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Talk:Leonard Helm

message: Anyone know of a source for the claim that Helm died in action fighting Native Americans? This claim has been a part of the article since it was created by an anonymous user back in August 2004. I've yet to find confirmation of it. It certainly sounds plausible, but we need a reliable published source. Thanks! —Kevin Myers 22:04, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: William English's Conquest... says he died in the Spring of 1782, at or near Louisville, KY.  That's all I've found.  I'll keep looking. Mingusboodle 22:19, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Helm's death

message: I found this image (woodcarving) of Leonard Helm in Yesterday's Indiana by Byron L. Troyer, pg 25.  Perhaps the original author meant it to represent Helm, but it's very anachronistic.  The hat, jacket, and pants, as well as the beard, are 19th century styles.  I'm not comfortable putting it in the article, but it's the first representation of Capt. Helm that I've seen. Mingusboodle (talk) 00:41, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: The article seemed just long enough to deserve sections, but it was hard to find good "splitting" places, because the majority of this article describes events which took place within a one-year period.  I used subsections ( === ) to create headers for the main events, but I won't be offended if someone wants to revert or redo the sections. Mingusboodle (talk) 17:23, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sections
Talk:Leopold Joseph von Daun

message: I am not sure, whether the Daun's military ranks are translated correctly in the article. The rank of "Feldmarschallleutnant" is translated as "Major-General", while other articles I have read here use this translation for "Generalmajor". 
Similarly, the rank of "Feldzeugmeister" is translated as "Lieutenant General", but the article Lieutenant General says that it is "Generalleutnant" in German. I think that Feldzeugmeister is a rank which has no equivalent in English language (although I have already seen some attempts to translate it as "Artillery General") and therefore it may be a better idea not to translate it. Jan.Kamenicek 20:59, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military ranks
Talk:Levan of Kartli

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.
*Support as nominator. Jaqeli (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: It is stated in this article that he is a legitimate son of Levan whereas in his own article he is said illegitimate. Please correct if possible. E.Polti (talk) 12:06, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Svimon (1683–1740)
Talk:Lodovico Giustini

message: I've reviewed this article as part of the Composers project review of its B-class articles.  This article is B-class; more could be said about his missing works, and images and sound of the piano works ought to be found if possible.  The full review is on the comments page; questions and comments can be left here or on my talk page. Magic♪piano 02:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Composer project review
Talk:Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

message: Did he have any known--jeanne (talk) 17:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: A lot of unsourced edits are being uploaded rapidly to articles on French royalty. Some appear dubious, others wrong. Yet requests for reputable citations are ignored, deleted, or inadequately sourced (page numbers in books are essential to verify if the citation is accurate) -- while the wholesale editing continues. Please respond to these requests, either with reputable sources or more careful edits, before adding additional unsourced material. Also, much of the added material is redundant, excessive, or trivial. I've already recorded repeated objections to 1. unsourced allegations (e.g. that seem unprecedented, unlikely, or undocumentable) are apt to be deleted unless precisely sourced 2. redundancies (if it's in a box on the page, it's apt to be deleted from the text): 3. excess (details which belong in another person's article [e.g. parent, spouse, child], or which describe hard-to-verify details [e.g. "She felt envious": unless it's an attributed quote from a diary or correspondence -- how is it possible to know what someone who died hundreds of years ago "felt" or "thought"? Let's stick to what they verifiably said or did]), 4. gallicization (names and titles when combined, OK [but members of dynasties that ruled outside France -- Lorraine, Savoy, Modena, Bouillon, Monaco, etc -- shouldn't be gallicized, except for cadets born into a branch naturalised in France]; well-known phrases, yes; untranslatable terms, maybe; just for the sake of a more "French" sound or "feel" to the article -- not usually, and subject to deletion). Other editors will, of course, have their own views. I look forward to better mutual cooperation -- and better Wiki articles. Thanks. FactStraight (talk) 04:39, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Redundant & trivial content

message: Why so much space given to an affair that concerns Mme de Montespan & not her son?  In this article, l'Affaire des Poisons (early 1670s until 1682), is more developed than in its own article, the Poison affair, while it should only be blue-linked.  This lengthy section should be removed.  Frania W. (talk) 14:00, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: L'Affaire des Poisons and Mme de Montespan's Fall From Grace
Talk:Louis-Hector de Callière

message: These are two articles about the same gentleman with subtly differing dates Fiddle Faddle 17:31, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Support per nom. Richard3120 (talk) 03:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

text: Support; its the same guy! Luke (talk) 13:53, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Louis-Hector de Callières]]
Talk:Lucile Desmoulins

message: There was a "citation needed" tag on this sentence: "On April 5, 1794, Lucile Desmoulins was arrested on charges that she had conspired to free her husband (then imprisoned in the Luxembourg while on trial with Georges Danton) and for plotting the "Ruin of the Republic."[citation needed]"
I cited the 1911 Encyclopaedia Brittanica article, but that's a tertiary source. Can we find a better one?
- Kenirwin/(talk)  16:42, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Citation checking re: "Ruin of the Republic"
Talk:Luka Sorkočević

message: Is there any guideline as to the years he served in this post? If he lept to his death in Dubrovnik then I figure he was no longer doing ambassadorial duties over in Vienna, right? Ranze (talk) 18:48, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: ambassador to the imperial court

message: Gbook hits has "Luca Sorgo" (86), "Luka Sorgo" (34), "Luca di Sorgo" (13), "Luca de Sorgo" (8), "Lucha Sorgo" (2) vs. "Luka Sorkocevic" (95), "Luca Sorkocevic" (2). Bold move.--Zoupan 00:54, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It needs to be noted that "Luka Sorkočević" is a neologism.--Zoupan 07:11, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Zoupan, this page has been moved back and forth once already. Please discuss such controversial moves in future to obtain consensus instead of being bold. Daß Wölf 00:42, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name
Talk:Luke Collingwood

message: This article has no inline citations and its content is almost entirely covered by that provided in the Zong Massacre. I propose that the page be merged into the Zong Massacre article, with a redirect left behind. I will do this if there are no objections. Celuici (talk) 19:36, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree.Mannanan51 (talk) 19:57, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest merge
Talk:Malachi ben Jacob HaKohen

message: I am in the process of adding information in an attempt to fill in the obvious gaps in the article dealing with this major rabbinic figure, and will be adding some references. I am fortunate to be in possession of various editions of his major work published over the past 200 years, and will be using them as sources. Winchester2313 (talk) 02:05, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  More detailed information.
Talk:Manon Balletti

message: As far as I can tell, there is no evidence that Manon's mother Silvia had an affair with Casanova. In his memoirs (where he usually frankly talks of his affairs), he says nothing of seducing Silvia, in fact noting her chastity and faithfulness to her husband in an age when this was not common. He also says Sylvia was fifty years old at the time, and this might have been a tad old for Casanova, who was only thirty at that point. Pieces 23:17, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Affairs of the Mother
Talk:Marcus Meibomius

message: I have something to add to the confusion about his name. I think he should be called Meibom in English. Modern publishers (e.g. Nabu Press) call him Meibom. He is also called Meibom by author Paolo Gozza (, p. 72) JmCor (talk) 05:48, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meibomius or Meibom? 
Talk:Marguerite de Launay, baronne de Staal

message: This article is a 99.99 per cent copy of article published in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.  
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Marguerite_Jeanne_Cordier_Delaunay_Staal
Is not this called plagiarism?  
This discovery made me stop editing article.  Frania W. (talk) 23:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Talk:List of satellite map images with missing or unclear data

message: Almost all contributions to the page were deleted by LaundryPizza03 on 26 May 2023 with WP:OR as justification.
I believe WP:OR does allow those contributions, as it specifically excludes from Original Research “maps, charts, graphs, and tables may be used to provide source information”.
--Espadrine (talk) 20:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of the bulk of contributions by LaundryPizza03
Talk:Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours

message: Hey people, I would like to nominate Marie Jeanne as a good article! I'm sure you have noticed I have extended and rewritten it! Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated as well as input on how it can be improved further! Merci beaucoup HRH the Prince of Piedmont  (talk) 22:03, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I suggest removing predecessor and successor parameters from the infobox per :Template:Infobox Royalty/doc ("For use in succession whose titles are entirely and directly hereditary"). Those fields are never used for titles gained by marriage. Surtsicna (talk) 22:42, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Helloo! Thank you! Did it..but I removed the tenure field you put in and replaced it with consort – I don't like duchess consort of X – less is more, looks like it flows. Anything else you think? HRH the Prince of Piedmont  (talk) 22:54, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Also, you know the succession boxes at the bottom, they are not necessary are they? I think they look orphaned most of the time lol HRH the Prince of Piedmont  (talk) 22:59, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I dislike succession boxes at the bottom when they mention only a "low" title held by marriage. I do, however, think that having succession boxes for hereditary titles held suo iure is useful. As for "Duchess consort of Savoy", I thought including the word "consort" would be useful because she is called "Marie Jeanne of Savoy" and a reader might be led to think that she was Duchess of Savoy in her on right. I don't mind removing it, though. Surtsicna (talk) 11:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I agree; Marie Jeanne was Duchess of Aumale in her own right as well as Countess of Geneva but I was unable t find any dates relevant to this! I think it should be left tbh HRH the Prince of Piedmont  (talk) 14:09, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Be patient ;) Sometimes one has to wait for months, I'm afraid. This article is currently fifth in line for review - while Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, is second. Surtsicna (talk) 14:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Nomination

message: The portrait as a widow is actually a quite bad copy of the portrait of Anne of Austria, queen of France, by Beaubrun. Same pose, face, clothes, jewels. Clearly wrong, this is not Marie-Jeanne. Where did the error come from? Should it not be corrected?
Riyadi (talk) 14:49, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portrait as a widow - probably wrong person
Talk:Marie Mancini

message: There's nothing wrong with this biography page, but
it might be useful to acknowledge that Hans Castorp,
the hero of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain",
smoked "Maria Mancini" cigars - this is noted in the
article,  The Magic Mountain .  I don't know
if Mann's name is historically-based, or made-up; in
the novel, the brand is claimed to originate in Bremen,
Germany.  These days at least one cigar makers offer
"Maria Mancini" cigars; there is even a "Maria Mancini
Magic Mountain" cigar. 206.248.138.250 (talk) 23:04, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Martha Ray

message: The intro to this article describes its subject as "a British singer" and says she is best known famous for her affair with the Earl of Sandwich.  Yet the body text of the article is almost entirely devoted to her affair with James Hackman (who is mentioned in virtually every sentence) and her murder, neither of which is even mentioned in the intro. It's as if the intro was the first section of the article, sliced off and forced to be an intro. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:33, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hunh?
Talk:Martin Martin

message: Always wondered why he had such an odd name (Martin Martin) but thanks to whoever wrote this article I can understand it perfectly now. Thank you. Fergananim 22:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Màrtainn MacGilleMhàrtainn
Talk:Mary Ball Washington

message: In this Article, it says Mary Ball Washington was 80 at death when she died at 1789, but it also says she was born between 1707 and 1709! Jimmyy68 (talk) 02:33, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed the infobox to provide a range for Mary Ball Washington's age at the time of her death. Shearonink (talk) 03:42, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age at Death 

message: Hi, short question: What do you think about the idea that she was born in Kosovo? There were some reports about a possible ancestry some years ago that she was born there. However, it's been stated as a fake (compare with Stopfake.org). Are there some sources which clearly refute this fact? Thanks from Germany --5lkdl (talk) 16:00, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: You are asking the wrong question. The right question is, Are there some reliable sources which clearly establish this fact? Without reliable sources, it will not be included in the article. Pemilligan (talk) 02:46, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth Place
Talk:Mary Leapor

message: Some great work has been happening on this article. I want to do a few small edits, but let's touch base here on the talk page if anything comes up. — scribblingwoman 22:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hey, 

message: This article is really growing! I think it would be improved, though, with some citation of sources, particularly for the more interpretive statements. There are some statements here that I can't confirm, given the materials I have at hand, else I would put references in myself. I am thinking in particular of the stuff on blason poetry, Leapor's themes and interests, &c. — scribblingwoman 13:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources? 

message: I know it must be annoying that I keep removing the word "untimely" from the sentence on Leapor's death. I don't think it's necessary; the sentence says that she died at 24 so it was obviously untimely. Also, the word implies, I think, an emotional attitude on the part of the writer that is not in keeping with the encyclopedic tone for which we are all striving. Quite a bit of the material I have edited from this article sounded like it was written by a real partisan, or defender, of Leapor, and as innocuous as that may seem, it could make readers doubt the reliability of the article. They might think, for example, that if the authors were so fond of the subject, perhaps they left some things out, or exaggerated others? I think it is better to let the verifiable facts speak for themselves: Leapor was obviously an extraordinary woman who achieved much in a short and difficult life. We don't need to editorialize or lead the reader; her achievements are clear.
Also, I would like to see more sources being cited here. Some of this material is not verified in my more general sources, so if anyone out there has anything more specialized, like the Green text, it would be wonderful if they could go through and add some references. Otherwise, other editors could justifiably ask us to cite sources or remove material. — scribblingwoman 19:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: it's the carlyle school of pathos history writing. removing all adjectives & adverbs is modern. 198.24.31.118 (talk) 19:35, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leapor's death; partisanship 

message: I took out some of the poetry because there was little context for it and if there is too much it will overwhelm the article. Perhaps shorter lines, intersperced through the article? (Also, remember to include line numbers).
Please read the posts on this page and discuss editing issues rather than just reverting the article. Engaging in conversation means we can all work to improve the article; reverting edits with no commentary or discussion is combative and, if it happens too often, is against Wikipedia rules and might result in being blocked.
Thanks! — scribblingwoman 23:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverts; use of poetry 

message: The article was assessed as C-class for lack of in-line citations. Boneyard90 (talk) 18:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  WP: Women's History Assessment Commentary
Talk:Mary of Modena

message: Burke’s Peerage says she was born at Modena on 25 September 1658.  This is the Julian calendar's equivalent of 5 October 1658 in the Gregorian calendar.  Italy had been using the Gregorian calendar since its inception in 1582, so either:
*(a) Burke's converted 5 October 1658 to the relevant Julian date for the sake of consistency, given that they were describing a queen of England and England was still Julian at that point, or
*(b) they just got it wrong, or
*(c) she really was born on 25 September in the Gregorian calendar, and everyone else who says she was born 5 October has got it wrong.  If this scenario is correct, the appropriate Julian date would be 15 September. 
Burke's also says she died on 8 May 1718, whereas we prefer 7 May.  
Anyone have any comments on this?  --  JackofOz (talk) 15:06, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Mary of Modena was born 5 October 1658 in Italy, which is the correct date as this is also the Gregorian Calendar date. The English used the outdated Julian calendar, thus subtracted ten days from Mary's DOB. Her correct DOB should read 5 October 1658. The English did the same thing with Henrietta Maria and the French did the opposite with her daughter Henriette Anne when she went to France to live.--jeanne (talk) 06:41, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Vital dates

message: The section abut her after 1688 is named "Queen ower the water", but did she not become queen dowager in 1701, even in the eyes of the jakobites? Perhaps its better to remove the years of the section-title. --Aciram (talk) 13:04, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen dowager 

message: In 1685, Mary succeeds Catherine as Queen Consort of England upon Charles II's death and James II's accession. Judging from the table, this is the only instance of such an event (one consort instantaneously replacing another with no vacancy between) between January 1066 (Ealdgyth replacing Edith) and May 1910 (Mary replacing Alexandra). Given that one is (just) before the Norman Conquest and the other is after two unifications, this event might be described as unique in the history of the Kingdom of England! Robin S. Taylor (talk) 16:02, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Succession as Consort
Talk:Matthias Vanden Gheyn

message: I am not Flemish specialist, but isn't normal name from Matthias van den Gheyn?--Estopedist1 (talk) 03:51, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a set of sources that use "van den Gheyn" and another that use "Vanden Gheyn". I moved Matthias's article to its current title to match it with the format of the related article Vanden Gheyn family (which was originally titled "Vanden Gheyn" before I added the suffix "family" to it). Thrakkx (talk) 00:46, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Propose to move
Talk:Higa Peechin

message: There is a discrepancy in the birth and death dates of the subject.  A blog discussion on the topic can be found at http://www.e-budo.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-13221.html Jeepday (talk) 14:50, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The dates can't be true. If he lived between 1790–1870, how can he been have the teacher of Peichin Takahara (1683–176x). --Mps (talk) 20:10, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Discrepancy

message: Your following the wrong higa through history, there was more then one.
this mistake was first published by richard kim in one of his books, but because of his notoriety no one corrected him.
unfortunately i dont have the correct dates either, for the other higa
Joe  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.99.74.146 (talk) 17:02, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Higa 
Talk:Matthew Tilghman

message: Multiple sources are needed to support a claim that as far as I know has never been made specifically about Matthew Tilghman. I understand @User:Randy Kryn added this title believing Tilghman qualifies because he signed the Continental Association, but I contend reliable sources are needed for an assertion that's being made as of this writing in 25-30 articles. All based on one source and often, as in the current case, without a citation.
For those who don't know, this is part of an ongoing dispute over a single source where the text being cited does not directly support the claim. Other sources have been provided but they too are lacking, though on other grounds, namely reliability.
To be clear, the issue centers on one of Wikipedia's most basic principles, verifiability (WP:VER). Nothing else is at issue. Feedback from other editors would be appreciated. Allreet (talk) 23:01, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Will get back to this as I try to keep up with  who has been at his crusade of canceling founders for what seems like months on dozens of pages and tens of thousands of words. For example, he has opened and closed three (3, III) simultaneous RfC's on the same question because he didn't like the results (a Wikipedia record?), and is now looking for a different conclusion (which wouldn't count anyway given the results of three simultaneous RfC "loses") I'll answer further within a day or two, can only juggle so many of his new discussions at a time (which he knows and is maybe - surely? - counting on) but I do ask him now, is he going to add this campaign to the Peyton Randolph page, who, given Allreet's wishes, would lose Founding Father status on Wikipedia? Randy Kryn (talk) 23:38, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dispute regarding Founding Father claim
Talk:Matthew Tindal

message: Can somebody who knows how please clean up this portrait.  Many thanksFrancis Hoar (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 14:26, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Portrait of Matthew Tindal

message: "Tindal articulates many prominent facets of deism that held true through the subsequent centuries and still hold true among many deists today:"   The word "many" implies there should be more than one bullet at the end.  Please change the sentence or provide the rest of the bullets.
Patrij (talk) 16:02, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  please clean up end of article