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Talk:Queuing delay

message: Is it by intention that "Queuing Delay" and "Queueing Delay" (note the additional "e") are distinct pages?
:This has been fixed with a redirect from "Queueing delay" to "Queuing delay" so no longer an issue. Bro4 (talk) 16:58, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Question
Talk:Sikaiana

message: The sovereignty issue is dismissed misleadingly in the current Sikaiana article (November 16, 2017).  The U.S. Office of Management and Budget report cited as disavowing U.S. sovereignty over the Stewart Islands was the opinion of an O.M.B. author stated in a footnote.  The United States, and the courts of the United States, have never decided the question; the U.S. Executive Branch has not ceded the territory or taken a formal position on it since at least 1898.  It is thus unfounded to state that "The United States disagrees..." based solely on the article's citations.
The Stewart Islands were independent and native-ruled until 1856.  Their cession to the Kingdom of Hawaii by the chief and people of the islands was delivered in writing, and it was completed by the written acceptance and assent of the King Kamehameha IV.  The Stewart Islands and Palmyra Island became parts of the Kingdom of Hawaii in the same way; the latter was formally upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court in United States v. Fullard-Leo.  (It is unclear whether the Stewart Islands/Sikaiana would now be a federal "incorporated" territory or not, if excluded from the State of Hawaii.)
Hawaii was not, as the article states, annexed by the United States from the Kingdom of Hawaii, but rather from the Republic of Hawaii which had replaced the Provisional Government of Hawaii, which had overthrown the Kingdom in 1893.  In the records of the annexed Republic, the individual  Stewart Islands are named as being part of Hawaii: Ihi Kai Ana, Te Perena, Taore, Matua Ati and Matua Ivoto. (Hawaii State Archives, M-313).
If, as the article claims, the Stewart Islands were not annexed in 1898, for the reason that they were omitted from a Hawaiian Comission report, then they would remain a seperate territory under the sovereignty of whatever technically remains of the Republic of Hawaii; its governmental successor now is the United States.  They were not ceded by treaty to The United Kingdom or to any other country.  (And if in fact an "incorporated" territory, then they cannot be ceded, under the United States Constitution.)
The cited Hawaiian Sovereignty Election Council decision, to exclude the islanders in 1996 from a fund for distribution, had no authority to decide a question of U. S. sovereignty over territory.
The Stewart (Sikaiana) islanders have a colorable and arguable claim to be entitled by law to United States citizenship.
The article should be revised to be WP:NPOV with full references.2605:6000:ED0D:9E00:F10A:410D:FBA3:6DDD (talk) 13:20, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Solomons/United States sovereignty question
Talk:Manis (orangutan)

message: It's hard to find reliable and consistent information, but the impression I was left with is that Eastwood has continued to visit Manis over the years and that it's C.J., who took over the role for the sequel (because Manis was seen as having grown too large) who was killed by his trainer.  Given the confusion I've seen, though, I can't rule out the possibility of it being the other way around. If this is the case, we may have Manis credited for the wrong movie. -- Strangelv (talk) 02:37, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Dead?

message: According to the Wikiproject Biography project page: "The Biography WikiProject concerns the creation, development, and organization of Wikipedia's articles about persons (including but not limited to biographies). It includes only articles about individual persons, not about an organization or group or association, unless a substantial section of the article is a biography of a person related to that organization or group. **It includes biographies of only real humans; thus, the project does not cover other animals or fictitious persons (such as pseudonyms) or fictional characters**." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography [emphasis mine]
Therefore I don't think that this talk page should have a biography tag. Other similar articles (J. Fred Muggs for example) do not have a biography tag either.--FeanorStar7 08:40, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Biography tag
Talk:Bingley Five Rise Locks

message: "During 2000-2004, famous Leeds Chartered Surveyor, Gerwyn Bryan, lived in the famous cottage looking down on the locks, which appears in many pictures of the locks."
This doesn't sound like NPOV, and it seems pretty redundant in this article. Who is Gerwyn Bryan? Not famous enough to have a wiki entry. And what is important about the cottage? I plan to delete this sentence unless anyone with knowledge about these items can tidy it up.Derek Andrews 15:36, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Gerwyn Bryan

message: The BBC are reporting the gates being replaced in early 2012 and that they are replaced every 25 years.  But this is only six years after 2006. --Rumping (talk) 00:31, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like different gates see . Keith D (talk) 01:05, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Gate replacement
Talk:Tikopia

message: Apparently there were seven distinct forms of birth control used by the people of Tikopia to keep their population more or less constant over a period of several thousand years. Can we mention those in the article? 76.190.213.189 (talk) 18:00, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which forms of birth control were used? 

message: The article says, " A remarkable international effort by "friends of" the island, including many yacht crews who had had contact with Tikopia over the decades, culminated in the construction in 2006 of a gabion dam to seal the breach."
Very nice of all those people to make the effort, but apparently it didn't work. The dam failed. Current Google Maps satellite imagery (marked as 2023) shows that the channel to the sea is wide open, and apparently that has been the case for over 15 years. From what I recall, the dam washed out only a year after it was constructed. Fx12345 (talk) 15:54, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status of dam
Talk:Marc-André Grondin

message: Rv skeleton infobox as per WP:MOS (Wikipedia:Manual of Style (infoboxes)): “The most important group to consider are the casual readers of Wikipedia, who will never do any significant editing. Infobox templates that contain many blank fields, question marks and unknowns present an unprofessional appearance, diminishing Wikipedia's reputation as a high-quality encyclopedia.” Quis separabit? 18:59, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Skeleton infobox removal
Talk:Bow Locks

message: Hi. Please help. On the Locks and Weirs on the River Lee England template this lock isn't shown. All the books and canal websites state there are 19 locks on the Navigation including the two on Limehouse Cut, but this picture proves there are 20.Bow Locks. Can anyone shed some light on this? Cheers Northmetpit (talk) 15:53, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a double lock - is this 19 & 20? Kbthompson (talk) 17:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for the reply. I'm going to make some more enquiries with the canal people and establish why Bow Locks isn't included in their list of locks. I will keep you informed. Thanks Northmetpit (talk) 09:48, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

text: OK, so it's just not listed at all? Until 2000, it was a tidal lock - maintaining the depth in the navigation channels and Limehouse Cut - apparently that was causing too much silting. It explains why I once got a lift on a coal barge - when walking - he dropped me off on 'my side' of the tow path, and then picked me up on the way back, as he couldn't get through the lock - tide must have been out! Kbthompson (talk) 09:54, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Bow Locks added to template. Thanks Kb for the Waterworks river weir-a complete mystery to me. Entering uncharted waters as far as I'm concerned. Is it a River Lee weir? Thanks Northmetpit (talk) 20:06, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

text: It's the Middlesex Filter Beds Weir - a branch of the navigation scoots off to the east, past the filter beds (it's an overflow channel). There's a map - here. Kbthompson (talk) 23:15, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Torngat Mountains National Park

message: According to the Parks Canada website, Torngat Mountains is listed as a National Park Reserve.  Anyone know what the difference in status actually means?  In any case - this page should be moved back to Torgat Mountains National Park Reserve and the various links corrected.Vulcan's Forge (talk) 02:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A National park reserve is a National park who the claim of the firsts nations are open. For Torngat Mountains, they have some territory claims of the Nunavimuits (or Quebec Inuits), mostly about hunting and fishing right. In my idea, They will find a accord in 2008 or 2009 and they will give the National Park statute at the same time they will create Kuururjuaq National Park in Quebec. --Fralambert (talk) 22:32, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Since the park status as of June 2007 (according to the official web page) is still a National Park Reserve, I have reverted the original move.  If there's a reference which indicates a change in status, please cite it when reverting this.Vulcan's Forge (talk) 04:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Park vs Reserve Status 

message: — Assignment last updated by Lukedux8 (talk) 01:56, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Applied Ecology
Talk:Marc Macaulay

message: There is an inconsistency with his birthdate, one reference says 1957 and the other says 1948. -- OlEnglish (Talk) 21:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Birthdate
Talk:Canada national cricket team

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Talk:Scotland national cricket team

message: This article is really coming along well now. Do you want to nominate it for WP:GA? We'll need some photos though I think. --Mais oui! 06:53, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It still needs some work. There's a whole 150 years of history it skips over in a few paragraphs at the moment, and it leans too much on the present day. Photos are needed too. Andrew nixon 14:44, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA?
Talk:Marci Ien

message: Note that under WP:BLPNAME, Wikipedia does not care about and cannot publish the names of her non-notable family members without a reliable published source for the information. That includes both her own kids and her niece (who is not automatically notable as a child actor just on the basis of having been in television commercials, which was the only claim being made here.) Bearcat (talk) 17:25, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relatives 

message: I can't figure out how to edit the election tables, but one of you smarmy pants who can need to fix the typo that says that the PPC dropped down below 0% of the vote (It should say +1.19, not -1.19 change over the last election. Tatlayoko (talk) 03:33, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  fixing the table 

message: As a retired CEGEP teacher, my books have been written up in major newspapers and have won awards. One of my books titled 'The Old Man who Watered the Hockey Rink' is about a bitter old black man finding redemption by helping a young black boy to succeed. A month ago I got a call from a student who graduated '40' years ago. They were having a reunion and they invited me to their reunion. It was probably the nicest compliment I have ever received. ALL my books stress the value of staying in school. Anything that helps a young person to stay in school is valuable. I would like to forward a copy of two of my books by email. And perhaps you can advise me as to how I can continue to help students to stay in school. Kind Regards, Tom Holmes. linkedin.com 173.176.216.131 (talk) 14:29, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Author of Award winning hockey books for young readers
Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-04-16/Britannica

message: How do you know the IP edit was from Preece's son? -- lucasbfr talk 15:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevermind, the following edits of the page make it clear. -- lucasbfr talk 15:28, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Preece's son 

message: A suggestion: All instances of "Britannica" or "Encyclopaedia Britannica", which refers to the Britannica article instead of the encyclopedia, should be italicized or otherwise marked to avoid confusion. --Deryck C. 05:00, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Italicize
Talk:Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension

message: Though this article is about the attraction at Movie World in Australia, the film was offcourse made in the USA (according to IMDB).Tehd 15:27, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The introduction to this page asserts that this film was the first 3D/stereo 3D/CG (as in computer animated/graphics) film in the world.   I am cautiously skeptical of this.
3D/CG had been used to generate stereo for a long time previously, particularly in the world of special venue (e.g. theme parks).
It may be the first *completely* 3D/CG film of that type, but I rather doubt it.  
In 1991, there were at least two ridefilms that were stereo 3D/CG produced.  Does anyone know any more 
about the production of this film and why they make this claim?
Thank you.
Michaelw newyork (talk) 00:27, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  First 3D (stereoscopic) CG Film in the World ? 
Talk:Shalva Natelashvili

message: I'm a bit concerned about the adherence of this article to WP:NPOV, especially in § Elections and § Controversies:
Emphasis mine. In this paragraph, there are no citations, and some may object to the characterization of the 2008 elections as violent (I couldn't find any good sources saying this, although the procedures were criticized), especially with no citations backing it up. In particular, the statement that Natelashvili only gathered 6.5% as a result of vote rigging seems like it certainly needs a citation for backup -- Levan Gachechiladze would probably be most targeted by any vote rigging or violence, not Natelashvili, who didn't have a chance of winning the election. Even then, the language may need to be revised so as not to be POV-pushing.
In § Controversies, we have 
Whether Ivanishvili is a Russian oligarch is debatable, and it would probably be less contentious to just state "Russian-Georgian billionaire" or something else that objectively summarizes him. "Seized power" implies a coup or revolution, not being simply elected like Ivanishvili's party was. Also, calling Ivanishvili the de facto ruler of the country at that time may be inaccurate. He was the prime minister and the founder of Georgian Dream, so he certainly had a lot of political sway, but it could probably be worded better.
I'll be cleaning up some of these issues, but I'm not completely sure about some and I don't want to accidentally delete something that should remain, so I would appreciate further discussion on this article's neutrality. Snorepion (talk) 02:54, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality
Talk:Margot Bryant

message: I'm not going to alter it, but I was wondering if it's entirely accurate to describe her as being in a nursing home until her death. She was actually a permanent resident of Cheadle Royal Mental Health Hospital (Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire) (sorry, but I've forgotten which ward it was). Her "memory loss" was actually Alzheimer's . --WebHamster 00:08, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nursing Home?
Talk:St Marylebone Parish Church

message: Most of the text of this article was apparently copied and pasted directly from the parish's website, with little attribution (merely a link in the External Links section).  This is IIRC a violation of Wikipedia policy, and the article should be revised.  Laura1822 (talk) 23:42, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I felt it had been sufficiently copyedited to avoid it being a copyvio, but if you think it still needs more, then go ahead - be bold! Neddyseagoon - talk 09:10, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text copied
Talk:Solomiya Krushelnytska

message: I have changed the spelling of her name to that used by Grove: Salomea Krusceniski. A series of other spellings are used for redirects. --Kleinzach 09:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: she also recorded in polish ED GRIEG1903!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by WearBoxing (talk • contribs) 23:03, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Name
Talk:RCN Corporation

message: RCN Corporation is a more proper name, as RCN (company) is misleading - there are several "companies" with RCN name, but only one "RCN Corporation". Rarelibra 15:32, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: RCN went bankrupt and "reorganized" a few times in its history. That info is missing. Patcat88 (talk) 13:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  bankruptcy info missing 
Talk:Caistor Canal

message: I think this article is no longer B class. Chris Padley has rewritten it using the text of his own book, and has deleted all inline references, so that the entire history section is unreferenced. Bob1960evens (talk) 13:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Certainly not B-class, may just about get C-class. Keith D (talk) 14:08, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reinstated most of the references, which still support the text as written, even though they were deleted by Chris Padley. There is some new material, which I presume comes from his book, so I may just buy a copy so we can cite it properly. Bob1960evens (talk) 14:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: No longer B class?
Talk:Shoka Khamis Juma

message: I did thorough research over the subject. I do not believe the subject is noteworthy enough for Wikipedia. That is why I am requesting deletion of this page. You all are free to pitch in, if there are any references that are supporting the subject's notability, feel free to share. 
--Discologist (talk) 12:16, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requesting Deletion of Page
Talk:Calder and Hebble Navigation

message: I have expanded the history section and added my source. Who removes the references needed designation? Bob1960evens 19:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: I have checked the article against the criteria for B-class.
* Suitably referenced, with inline citations
* Reasonable coverage - no obvious omissions or inaccuracies
* Defined structure, with adequate lead
* Reasonably well written for grammar and flow
* Supporting materials - Infobox, map, images, POI table
* Appropriately understandable
As it meets these criteria, I am uprating it to B-class. Bob1960evens (talk) 17:07, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment
Talk:Caldon Canal

message: Does anyone know why the image of the Brindley Status is in this article? He died in 1772, and the first plans for the Caldon were not conceived until 1773. I will remove it until someone can explain. Bob1960evens (talk) 12:00, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I have found an answer. I think it just needs its caption changed to give it context. Bob1960evens (talk) 12:37, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Image of Brindley Statue
Talk:Maria Orska

message: I'll take a crack at it 82.65.52.47 (talk) 19:56, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs, narrative coherence, grammar and spelling clean up.
Talk:Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet

message: The last time this article was moved to 'Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet', i.e. to take out the 'Sir', it was because of removing the honorific. The relevant part governing the naming conventions for baronets is Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)#British nobility, #3. "A baronet should never be referred to with the title but without "Sir" preceding (e.g. do not use "William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton")." Categories like :Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain show this convention in action. Benea (talk) 03:12, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name
Talk:Germany national cricket team

message: This article is outdated as to the future of the team and the current squad.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.91.228.208 (talk) 14:28, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

message: I am an Afghan who is very fond of cricket and I am currently in Leipzig, Germany How can I play for the German state in the future. There is no cricket department in this city 
I have three years of experience in cricket. I was also the head of the cricket department of a municipality in Afghanistan 146.52.148.19 (talk) 20:46, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hi
Talk:Italy national cricket team

message: Io sono shikder sohan.io sono italia so giocarebene a criket. Voglio giocare per italia. Il mio numero di 3509663491 93.147.218.3 (talk) 05:22, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language
Talk:Chester Canal

message: This article was split from Chester Canal in an attempt to stimulate some more interest... Hmallett 22:52, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[Chester Canal]]

message: I have assessed the article against the criteria for B-class.
* Suitably referenced, with inline citations
* Reasonable coverage - no obvious omissions or inaccuracies
* Defined structure, with adequate lead
* Reasonably well written for grammer and flow
* Supporting materials - Infobox, map, images
* Appropriately understandable
The following need adressing before it reaches B-class.
* The lead does not summarise the article. 
* The Today section needs expanding and has no references.  - expanded as Leisure era
* The Route section needs expanding and has no references. 
* Some information on traffic is needed.  - Traffic section added
I am therefore rating it as C-class for the moment. Bob1960evens (talk) 09:14, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: All of the above issues have now been addressed, and I am rating the article as B-class. Bob1960evens (talk) 17:31, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Does anyone know what restricts the size of boats on the Ellesmere to Nantwich section? The locks still appear to be over 14 ft wide, but the width of boats is currently quoted as 9 ft in Cumberlidge 2009. Is there a bridge / aqueduct / other feature somewhere which restricts the width? Bob1960evens (talk) 13:27, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Boat sizes

message: There is no length given for this canal in the Specifications box.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.185.92.26 (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length of Canal 

message: Connection to which point of the Chester Canal? There would have been a connection in Chester. So does connection mean to the Chester Canal near Nantwich? (The actual connection that was built being the one at Hurleston Junction.) Zin92 (talk) 06:27, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Chester company [...] noticed that the 1796 Act failed to mention a connection with their canal"