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Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-01-28/In the news

message: "Jimmy Wales backs a declaration to disrupt educational materials as open source software has disrupted proprietary software by introducing a process to help open-content material, while realising the difficulties that lie ahead."
AnonMoos (talk) 21:04, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed - I had to read it twice to unpick it - the first time I read it I presumed that there was a typo and it should be "Wales backs a declaration to distribute educational materials".  I have changed it to hopefully make more sense. SFC9394 (talk) 21:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Is this sentence unnecessarily hard to understand?
Talk:1877 Brooklyn Hartfords season

message: While it is true that the team played their home games in Brooklyn that season, it appears that they are still referred to as "Hartford Dark Blues" by all encyclopedias, including Retrosheet and Baseball-Reference.  I think it needs to be changed back until Baseball recognizes this change.Neonblak talk -  14:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Hartford
Talk:Chehalem Mountains AVA

message: The template box shown is not specific to the subject of this page.  The page is the Chehalem mountains AVA, but the box addresses all Oregon wine AVAs.  Is this intentional?
In any case, only a small fraction of wineries are listed.  There are over 700 wineries in Oregon, 53 in the Chehalem Mountains AVA.--Worldtraveler588 (talk) 23:40, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improper template box at the bottom 

message: I removed Clackamas County from the area covered by the AVA.  I later realized that the citation does state that Clackamas County is within the AVA.  I tried plotting the survey description cited, but it is stated in terms of roads and other landmarks that are no longer there.  If indeed there is a portion of Clackamas County in the AVA it is very small (a fraction of a square mile), and is in an area that is now urban.  There are no wineries or vineyards there (I live in Wilsonville).  Strictly speaking, by Wikipedia guidelines it should be included, so if someone wants to put it back, or wants me to put it back, I have no problem with that.Worldtraveler588 (talk) 02:05, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clackamas County in AVA
Talk:Claudia Leitte

message: Her surname is sometimes spelled Leite and sometimes Leitte - are both spellings used or is that a mistake ? -- Beardo (talk) 17:29, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surname 
Talk:Eriogonum heermannii

message: Hi, I noticed this page doesn't have any cited/general references, in addition to other Eriogonum species pages I've come across: Eriogonum microthecum, Eriogonum mohavense, Eriogonum thomasii. Does anyone know which source(s) might've been used? If so, I'll be glad to add them. Thanks. Eucalyptusmint (talk) 17:40, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  References
Talk:Adrian Pennino

message: This image is not of Adrian, it is of Talia Shire in a different movie. Can we get one of her in Rocky please? This is the same picture from the Talia Shire article, we really don't need it to be the same one. LastDodo (talk) 16:24, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Different picture please
Talk:Jet Grind Radio (Game Boy Advance video game)

message: Aside from the hardware limitations, there doesn't appear to be much difference between the two versions of the game so it may as well be merged with the main game article. Wonchop (talk) 01:51, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really. If you can literally sum up what's different about it in a few sentences at most, then you may as well just put that in a subsection on the main article. It's nothing more than a port of the original game with a few unique features that can be summed up briefly. Wonchop (talk) 15:22, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:   It's closer to a demake than a port. A port is the exact same game with minor reworks. For example, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D have their own separate article and the differences between the two are very small, smaller than this game. They had to make the game from the ground up for both of these. And not everything carried over from the original. It has its own reception and its own development. And it might be better to spin it out into its own article too seeing as the Jet Set Radio article is going to get expanded on the gameplay, plot, and reception.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 03:33, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:   Honestly, Ocarina 3D (along with the other standalone HD Zelda ports) really doesn't need its own article either, since the only relevant information is "it's got fancy new graphics and bunch of touch screen gimmicks". Judging from what you've got for the GBA article now, it's pretty much barebones when you remove all the filler (ie. Literally everything concerning plot and gameplay already covered in the Dreamcast version). It's common knowledge that downgraded ports are handled by different developers and have missing content, but other than that, they're just the same game, just on lesser hardware, same with other GBA ports like Space Channel 5 and Tony Hawk's. Pretty much anything unique about the GBA version (the unique features, graphic engine, etc.) can be summed up in a subsection on the main article. Wonchop (talk) 23:42, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think demakes don't get spun out very often because there's usually not a lot of coverage, not because they're too similar.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 09:07, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[Jet Set Radio]]
Talk:Hull and Hornsea Railway

message: Tomlinson (see article sources) says the line was abandoned due to cost cutting after Hudsons Downfall, BUT , in "The Yorkshire Coast" it states that the line was included in the "York and North Midland (East Riding No.1) Railway Bill" ,  but it was excluded from the Act passed...
?
Shortfatlad (talk) 16:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarification in "early proposals" section

message: I've removed the victoria dock branch line section from the route map (since its not the right line)
However it is half the victoria dock branch and may be useful later - so I've pasted it here:








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Shortfatlad (talk) 20:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Tidy railway line

message: Expanded article a bit - does the station table look wrong  - should it be moved to a separate section?77.86.119.83 (talk) 21:49, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Also
Talk:Hornsea Town railway station

message: Removed some text diff - compare http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/h/hornsea_town/index.shtml
Either there has to be permission given under the relevant license, or some other solution - since the site that has identical text is copyrighted.Shortfatlad (talk) 19:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright problem

message: Can anyone explain how and where the trains turned round at Hornsea Town?  Especially when they were steam hauled trains?  There doesn't seem to be any extra track beyond the platform.
Thanks  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Judge (talk • contribs) 22:23, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Trains don't need turning - steam locomotives do, and then only if they are tender locos. Tank locos - often used on branch lines like this - run just as well backwards as forwards, so don't need to be turned after each trip. Anyway, there was a turntable at the southern end of the station (on the eastern side). --Redrose64 (talk) 23:34, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Turning trains
Talk:Side judge

message: Since side judges are not members of the bar, they can cut a lot of corners. For example, in a civil trial, they can talk to both sides "urging" a settlement during recess! The verbal twisting of arms can be incredible. They do not pull punches! Their goal is to step up the pace to make the court more efficient. They hate dwaddling and delays! The judge, a member of the bar, couldn't do this and wouldn't if he could. He might have to work with these people someday. And the worse the court system is the more judges and attorneys there are! Student7 (talk) 21:52, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Interesting feature

message: We need higher level articles on Vermont country government and Vermont town government that describe unique positions. something in between the Vermont article and this. Student7 (talk) 15:28, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Articles needed
Talk:Whitedale railway station

message: What is the huge brick and concrete ramp structure to the east of the station?
It's clearly been part of the railway station but it's very difficult to see what it might have been.
Matthewn5 (talk) 08:23, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you mean the one on the extreme right of this picture? It's the southbound platform; the northbound platform is in the centre, adjacent to the buildings. --Redrose64 (talk) 09:48, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  No, it's a large structure consisting of a ramped embankment and then a series of huge brick buttresses linked to a back wall. You can see it on this aerial view: [] It looks like a coal drop - or something similar, used to drop bulky goods out of the bottom of a wagon. Matthewn5 (talk) 16:14, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, looking at old OS maps, it looks very much like a coal drop. The North Eastern Railway provided a lot of these, together with appropriate hopper mineral wagons. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:22, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you! Should we edit the text to mention it? Matthewn5 (talk) 16:51, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not without a source that describes it as such, per the policies on verifiability and original research. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:48, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Large ramped structure to east of station yard
Category talk:Hurling clubs in Northern Ireland by county

message: :* Propose merging :Category:Hurling clubs in Northern Ireland by county to :Category:Hurling clubs in Ireland
:Nominator's rationale: Merge. As the Gaelic Athletic Association is organised on a 32-county, four-province basis, I propose merging this category to create a single 32-county "hurling clubs in Ireland" category. Brocach (talk) 13:11, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This proposal was defeated in the discussion closed here. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 22:53, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:SSi Canada

message: I would like to delete this page (created by me)- can you advise how to delete it in its entirety please. Charwalker (talk) 22:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I imagine you're overreacting to the  tag that somebody added to the article. Although I can see why they did it, as an administrator — and thereby one of the people who has the responsibility and the power to evaluate these things and delete them or not — I don't see it as deletable. A few minor adjustments wouldn't hurt, but for the most part it's really not at all inappropriate as an encyclopedia article. Bearcat (talk) 22:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I will review and revise further within a couple of hours from now. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:02, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Royal Philharmonic Society

message: I've attempted to begin some references here, but I'm not sure which biut the R.Elkin book reference attaches to (possibly most of the history). Someone who knows please put the reference in the right place. Thanks! 82.71.0.229 (talk) 22:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: There is lots of new information at St James's Hall that I think ought to be added also to this article.  If anyone agrees, please go ahead and copy.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:10, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: More content
File talk:JohnHancocksSignature.svg

message: This signature was uploaded to be used in his article.Λua∫Wise (talk) 22:17, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Purpose

message: Its so pretty looking *_* Noitanod  —Preceding comment was added at 06:19, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And it is the most famous signature.. Λua∫Wise (Operibus anteire) 18:54, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wow
Talk:Dacryodes excelsa

message: I added a picture to the article. However, the image is so poor that, IMO, the request in this page for a picture should continue until a better picture has been added.  Mercy11 (talk) 17:27, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture Photo Image 
Talk:Laplacian smoothing

message: In statistics, "Laplace smoothing" means add-one smoothing. See additive smoothing. I wonder whether it is in any way related to "Laplacian smoothing" discussed in this article. Took (talk) 04:48, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I also expected to see a description of Laplace smoothing as you described it. Apparently, the two are not related. A consequence of idol worship, I guess. Maghnus (talk) 15:36, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I edited the disambiguation line to make this clearer. It seems that Laplacian smoothing gets its name from the Laplacian transform (and hence only indirectly from Laplace), while Laplace smoothing is named after Laplace himself. -AlanUS (talk) 18:42, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laplace smoothing
Talk:SMS Kaiser (1874)

message: Displacement is wrong (contradicts Conway's and Sondhaus) and she had no sister ship. Have mörser, will travel (talk) 10:33, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Displacement figures are from Erich Gröner's German Warships 1815-1945 and are essentially the same (cf full load displacment 8800 long tons vs 8799 long tons, which is probably a rounding error from the convert template). As for the sistership, of course Kaiser and Deutschland are sister ships - Conways and Sondhaus both refer to them as sister ships. I don't know where you got that idea. Please remove that silly tag. Parsecboy (talk) 10:42, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  The confusion was all mine. There was a SMS Kaiser in the Astro-Hungarian navy as well, and it was also a center battery ship! I thought the article was about that one. There don't seem to be any articles on Wikipedia about any of those. See list on talk of Central battery ship. Have mörser, will travel (talk) 10:49, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, yes, that Kaiser - she was significantly smaller than this Kaiser. That article should be at SMS Kaiser (1871) (which is can be confusing with this ship at 1874). If you want to work on that article I can lend you a hand with it. Parsecboy (talk) 11:16, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm not sure how much can be said about the individual Austrian casemate ships, as they didn't have much of a combat role. I wrote a paragraph in the central battery ship about all of them. If you could improve that article with the other countries (GB could be expanded, and France is completely missing), that would be nice. Have mörser, will travel (talk) 11:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought the same about the German ironclads, but I have managed to write some half-way decent articles on them. You might be surprised what you can glean from old naval annuals and newspaper articles some times. I'll look at the central battery ship perhaps later tonight or tomorrow and see what I can add (unfortunately the copy of Sondhaus's Naval Warfare I had is back at the library, though). Parsecboy (talk) 17:59, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article appears very wrong
Talk:Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

message: *Burkes Peerage says that Thomas Foley was elected in 1734, not merely in 1742.  It looks as if an election has been omitted from the list, but I do not have the sources to verify what is wrong.  
*I cannot idenfiy a Thomas Foley (listed here as IV) who lived 1778-1822.  The dates of the 3rd baron were 1780-1833.  
*Also could some one with access to the sources improve the list of MPs for the city of Hereford, which seems very incomplete - or is there an article that I ahve missed?  Peterkingiron (talk) 00:26, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thomas Foley (d. 1749) was returned for Hereford in 1734. He did not stand in 1741, but was returned for Herefordshire in 1742 in a by-election to succeed the 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, late acceded to the peerage. Choess (talk) 01:35, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thomas Foley IV (1778–1822) represented Hereford & Droitwich; son of Hon. Andrew Foley (c.1748–1818), he the 3rd? son of Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1716-1777). Choess (talk) 01:48, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you.  Hon. Andrew was indedd the 3rd son and another longterm Foley MP.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:39, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  1734 election etc.   
Talk:Invermay, Saskatchewan

message: Techgod (talk) 18:55, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Roger Espinoza

message: Why would you delete a perfectly good article?
The kid played the NCAA soccer finals and is drafted to the Kansas Wizards. Lets just think about it, you delete this and it will come back in March when he plays. That's kinda stupid. Chupu (talk) 22:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Surely claiming that he'll definitely play is "kinda stupid", as well as being a violation of WP:CRYSTAL. The policy is straightforward; no appearances, no article. пﮟოьεԻ 57 22:58, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

text: I don't know, but I'm not involved in basketball articles as I know nothing about the sport.  пﮟოьεԻ 57 23:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Delete?
Talk:Roy Fedden

message: This is a bad link.  Trekphiler (talk) 22:48, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it was just going to the RR homepage (was probably ok originally), I found a better one but it could not really be used as a reference so I have moved it to 'external' links. Have added a reference section, an infobox, headers and some cites, a photo would be great. Happy New Year. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 17:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: My name is nowhere
Talk:Mitja Nikisch

message: While most of the information of Mitja Nikisch's death and piano concerto comes from here and it is pretty clear that Nikisch was suffering from cancer, according to this, Nikisch committed suicide, which could explain how he died the same day as he complete the piano concerto. Thanks - RandomEditorAAA (talk) 03:50, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suicide?
Talk:Jansen, Saskatchewan

message: (Cocopie (talk) 23:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Keeler, Saskatchewan

message: (Cocopie (talk) 23:27, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Talk:White Elephant (building)

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Hello! This is to let editors know that :File:Стара обсерваторія Білий слон на горі Піп Іван Чорногорський.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for July 29, 2038. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2038-07-29. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page.  If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you!  — Amakuru (talk) 16:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Talk:Orana Wildlife Park

message: indefinite closure lasted 10 days
 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1309/S00767/orana-to-re-open-tomorrow-after-10-day-closure.htm
i modified the page to reflect this, could someone please clean this up for everyone.
thankyou  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.121.5 (talk) 15:28, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Orana is no longer an "open-range zoo", and has not been one for many years.Royalcourtier (talk) 19:30, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Open-range zoo
Talk:SS George Washington Carver

message: Although the current incarnation of the article has more on service as Dogwood, I selected George Washington Carver for the title because I suspect — but don't currently have the sources to consult — the ship was the first Liberty ship built entirely by African Americans, especially given the OWI photographs, having Lena Horne sponsor the ship at launching, etc. In the mean time I will be looking for sources that may shed some light on this. — Bellhalla (talk) 14:58, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article title
Talk:Ifeanyi Chijindu

message: Hey Todd...I'm new to Wikipedia, so I'm still learning the ropes and etiquette here...I used some other articles as models while writing Ifeanyi Chijindu's, so maybe I'm missed something? I've seen untagged articles that have the person's business all over it and there's hardly any sources. I don't know why my article got tagged for "advertisement" when I didn't include her company's website in her external links or in the thumb picture to the right. According to Wikipedia's style definition, it says in RE: to tagging articles for blatant advertising that "Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion." So just because Ifeanyi's career is the main subject, doesn't mean it's advertising her. I think my tone was pretty neutral as I was just reporting her bio and career without making a judgement about whether it's good or bad...it just simply is. I don't see how this is considered advertising...
If you or someone could offer a more concrete example of how to remedy this in my article would be great. Also, I don't know why it's been tagged for "dispute" when there's lots of sources, online and printed. I'd really appreciate if you could help clarify these things for me since I want to do a good job on the article. Thanks! --Just The Facts Plz (talk) 23:33, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There were several citations pointing to http://ifeanyi411.com that were dead links on what appeared to me at the time to be a puff piece.  It looked pretty fishy.  Frankly, looking at it again, I don't see it either.  I've removed the tags. Toddst1 (talk) 02:10, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: About Advertising