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Talk:List of Indian film directors

message: I moved director lists out of Bollywood and Cinema of India to reduce duplication and shorten both articles. I haven't coordinated this article with the other Indian regional cinema articles yet. Nor have I added best-known films and their dates to all directors, which I think would make the article more useful.
I'm weak on Indian cinema outside Bollywood and help from anyone knowledgable re the other regional cinemas is highly welcome! 
Zora 23:31, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Dear Italo, 
You seem like a thoughtful person and I appreciate what you're saying. I think it might be indeed possible to drop the term "art cinema" and just use "Indian neo-realism" and "Indian New Wave". But it's all coming back to me now ... the fights I had with Lord Surya of Shropshire (a Bengali college freshman with intellect and chutzpah) over the terms to be used. I think I might have used INR or INW, as used in The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, and been roundly denounced by Surya as an elistist who knew nothing about India, where everyone called these films !!!ART FILMS!!! He's less active now -- perhaps college is proving a challenge -- but I used to have prolonged battles with him over everything related to Indian cinema, Bollywood, filmi, etc. If we change the article, will you promise to stand up for it if Surya objects? I am at a disadvantage arguing with him because I am indeed a clueless foreigner. Zora 05:59, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  The problem with abandoning "art cinema" 

message: An anon IP erased John Abraham's name in the Tamil film director list and added Cheran. Abraham did do one film in Tamil, so his name should stay. So should Cheran's, I guess. Zora 06:06, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Abraham DID do one movie in Tamil
Talk:Arthralgia

message: I am trying to find out what exactly arthralgia is, what causes it and what the treatments would be for it.
:In plain language, arthralgia is "my joints hurt", the causes are legion, and the treatments are either "make it quit hurting temporarily" (for example, by taking painkillers) or "fix the underlying cause".  WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:18, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: I

message: Can someone make sure that Polyarthragia(s) point to this page, it's the same thing just multiple joints affected (hence the poly).
:*I will remove the medication list and substantially shorten the associated conditions list in a few days, if there are no objections.
:*Rationale: Having a comprehensive list of associated disease and medications does little towards answering the question "What is arthralgia?", in terms that are based on a solid body of knowledge.  What it does is consumes space with trivia.  -- Jason C Daniels 01:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Can

message: Joint hypermobility is a known, mechanical cause of joint pain. "Hypermobility syndrome is generally considered to comprise hypermobility together with other symptoms, such as myalgia and arthralgia." 24.202.187.233 (talk) 09:11, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Joint Hypermobility
Talk:Mel Lastman

message: Mel Lastman would not be considered the "longest serving mayor" by any measurement, because of the simple fact that the former City of North York and the current City of Toronto are two different entities, even though North York is now a part of the amalgamated city.  If we were to use this logic to determine longest serving mayor (which is such an ambiguous description and is not particularly useful anyway), then Hazel McCallion would get that title, as she was Mayor of Streetsville, Ontario from 1970 until 1973, before she became Mayor of the merged City of Mississauga, Ontario, of which Streetsville is a part.  Darkcore 00:12, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Mel grew up in Kensington market, which used to be a Jewish community in Toronto. There is no mention of Mel's upbringing, and also no mention of his family much beyond a brief mention of his son's ressurection of "Bad Boy Furniture" and Mel's affair. Perhaps someone could add more of this info? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mista-X (talk • contribs) 21:37, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kensington Days 

message: Surely Lastman's 1997 victory against Hall merits more attention than his 2000 victory against a near-fringe candidate.Homey 06:44, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Election campaigns 

message: Having failed to file the necessary documents with the court, the "company effectively made an assignment of bankruptcy, meaning Bad Boy has to turn over its assets and property to a trustee in order to make a distribution to the creditors."
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/it-s-official-bad-boy-furniture-is-bankrupt-1.6741144  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.235.193.91 (talk) 15:56, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Badboy Furniture Bankruptcy
Talk:Caernarfon Castle

message: There's another article at Caernarfon castle. You might want to merge the two or something. -Nommo  — Preceding undated comment added 12:53, 3 July 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: I've done it instead. More stuff linked to this version, so I've put it all here. -Nommo  — Preceding undated comment added 15:47, 3 July 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Caernarfon castle or Caernarfon Castle?

message: ::: A Winner of the August 2004 West Dakota Prize
This entry has won the West Dakota Prize for successfully employing the expression "legend states" in a complete sentence.
A Winner of the March 2005 West Dakota Prize
This entry is one of only seventeen that have won the March 2005 West Dakota Prize for successfully employing the expression "legend states" in a complete sentence. --Wetman 08:25, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "legend states"

message: What are the castle's dimensions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.199.41.135 (talk • contribs) 14:27, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Castle Dimensions 

message: My recollection was that the Roman fort was on a different site, near the town, rather than literally on the same site (as the article says).  I may be wrong and am thereofre not altering the article.  Peterkingiron (talk) 09:31, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Roman Fort 

message: Never heard of this before. I have reverted the edit (made on 1/11/09). This should be in the Caernarfon article anyway. Please provide references if you want to include the quote. Mei (talk) 19:59, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caer Myrddin? 

message: I had been planning to take this article to FAC, however after consulting a bibliography on Caernarfon to see what was missing, the following book seems essential if the article is to satisfy criterion 1c: . While the books by Arnold Taylor currently used in the article certainly cover the main points on the subject, the volume edited by Williams would seem to include the latest research on Caernarfon and should probably be consulted before this article goes further. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the book so for the time being Caernarfon Castle will not be visiting WP:FAC. Nev1 (talk) 18:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Towards FAC
Talk:Koreatown, Los Angeles

message: Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
A: The sources for this article are mostly from newspaper companies like the Los Angeles Times or the New York Times. However, there are multiple sources from academic journals, as well as some input from local Universities with their views regarding Koreatown in Los Angeles. Many of these sources are neutral and are heavily factual, backing up their claims with logical explanations and statistics rather than having a bias and putting forth opinions. 
Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
A: The links are fully functional, and provide direct access to the sources cited by the author. The paraphrasing in the article are mostly reinterpreted in the author's own words, and show no obvious traces of plagiarism. There is, however, very minimal content in this article. I believe that the author can utilize the sources even further to gain more information out of them.Sryu23 (talk) 17:08, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the note. Some of the links don't go to the sources cited. I've asked for some quotations. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 05:55, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evaluation of this article GLAS 120 

message: Why did you guys/gals not add? The Latasha Harlins story. I know south central was the city that she passed away in. 68.34.121.94 (talk) 23:36, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Storyline
Talk:Wiryeseong

message: (Standard disclaimer: I'm not a historian.)  I seriously doubt that any respectable scholar would consider the possibility of Wiryeseong in anywhere but near the Han River.
The edit is made by an unnamed user from 75.49.2.82, destroying a lot of (that is, relative to the length of the article) useful information:
:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wiryeseong&diff=89358720&oldid=72502962
He also added similar stuff into a bunch of articles on the same day:
:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/75.49.2.82
Now, now, it becomes interesting, because he apparently added to a remark by User:Hairwizard91, as if he is the same guy:
:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unified_Silla&diff=prev&oldid=89298508
And, finally, when I visit User:Hairwizard91, I find that he is blocked for being a sock puppet of User:Goguryeo!  Who the hell is this "Goguryeo" guy?
Anyway, talking of this page again, the article references a book by a Song Jongseong (송종성).  I did a quick google search and can't but suspect that he's one of those non-mainstream history cranks.
:http://www.cheramia.net/board/zboard.php?id=bbs1&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=reg_date&desc=desc&no=268
I don't know how long this URL will last, but some guy just scanned and posted a section of Song's other book, and Song seriously believes that the Three Kingdoms (all three of 'em!) started somewhere in Manchuria.  (Sorry, maybe even further.  Where in the hell is Chinese Habuk (河北)?)
Can somebody look into this?  I think we may need to revert his edits...  (Fortunately there aren't many.) Yongjik 09:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.baedalguk.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=bekje&page=2&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=80
LOL, look at that site.  "National Movement Headquarter for Reclamation of History of Baedal Nation and Manchuria," (배달국 국사찾기/만주찾기 국민운동본부) indeed!  He is a crank.  Ladies and gentleman, this case is closed. Yongjik 09:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Thank you for your timely work!  :)  Yongjik 06:43, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I just purged two references to 송종성 from Biryu and Onjo of Baekje.  It seems they were the only articles in the wikipedia where the guy was referenced...  Unfortunately the misinformation survives in :vi:Ôn Tộ.  Anybody speaking Vietnamese here?  :(  Yongjik 18:57, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I asked in the Vietnamese wikipedia guestbook and somebody kindly removed the misinformation. ^.^ Yongjik 02:11, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wiryeseong in Liaodong? Are we serious?
Talk:Jeong Mong-ju

message: Really? I see nothing in the article that could justify that label. Attempting some reforms (which aren't described properly, so I don't even know how major they were) doesn't make one a revolutionary. For that matter, the description of the first Joseon king as a 'radical revolutionary' is odd, too. Just overthrowing an old dynasty and founding a new one doesn't make one a 'radical revolutionary'. The main article about the man says: 'Taejo emphasized continuity over change. No new institutions were created and no massive purges occurred during his reign. His new dynasty was largely dominated by the same ruling families and officials that had served the previous regime.' Doesn't sound very 'revolutionary' to me even by the standards of medieval founders of new dynasties. 62.73.69.121 (talk) 10:27, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Revolutionary'?
Talk:Binghamton University

message: This section is unusual for an article about big universities. The contents about Greek life are unreferenced and since it is just a rote list of various fraternities and sororities without any further detail, I question whether there is any useful information being shared here. I propose deletion. -- Melchior2006 (talk) 13:29, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Since no one chimed in on this one, I will go ahead and streamline. --Melchior2006 (talk) 15:46, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek life
Talk:Mohair

message: Can anyone confirm the existence of this "Moe Goat"?  All the sources I can find claim it's the Angora.
Is mohair really a popular material to make teddy bears? None of mine are made out of mohair, and I can't see mohair as the best material for a teddy bear. Loggie 22:34, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

message: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/units/doc/20109.doc - this page from NZ government allows for skin cuts while shearing sheep. Other references support this, so I removed comparison to sheep not being harmed. Bob98133 17:37, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: shearing injuries to sheep

message: Why is it called "mohair"?  Readers of this article want to know. Chrisrus (talk) 00:32, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Try reading the first paragraph in the article. Bob98133 (talk) 15:09, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's in a name? 

message: The subsidy discussion says "as of 2002". It's now 2010. Does anybody know the current status of mohair subsidy? I know that this is more difficult given the fact that the US doesn't actually have a budget but there should be some way of figuring it out. TMLutas (talk) 21:30, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  out of date subsidy talk 

message: This line from the article:
"It is one of the oldest textile fibers in use."
Seems unsupportable to me. If there's a citation, it should be in there, but I don't see how anyone could work out relative dates for the beginnings of fiber production from things like flax, wool, mohair, and all the other early domesticates--not to mention all the fibers derived from non-domesticated sources (like tree bark). Perhaps it is one of the oldest in widespread industrial use? TCSaint (talk) 16:12, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone at the office says it may be one of the oldest animal fibers. That seems more likely.TCSaint (talk) 22:31, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  One of the oldest fibers? 

message: On the article List of soft drinks by country the entry
Tonik redirects here for unknown reason.
Karmazyn16 (talk) 06:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like a redirect mistake, Tonik was a blend of mohair and wool suiting fabric and there appears to be a drink of the same name. I have changed the wikilink in the list of drinks article so it doesn't redirect here. Greyjoy talk 06:46, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does "Tonik" redirect here? 
Talk:Economic surplus

message: I think a clarification on this issue would be helpful. Does increased competition reduce my consumer surplus? An example will help:
I am looking to buy a car that I would pay $30,000 for but it is on sale for $20,000. My consumer surplus is therefore $10,000. However I then hear that another dealer will sell me an identical car for $22,000. Now I will still take the first option. But it is no longer the case that I am willing to pay $30,000 for it. I will in fact only be willing to pay $22,000 for it. If the first dealer raised the price above that, I would go to the second dealer. Does that mean my consumer surplus is now only $2,000? That kind of makes it seem that I am worse off, when I am clearly not.
Thanks. LastDodo (talk) 15:48, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Is consumer surplus affected by competition?

message: The redirect Social surplus has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Steel1943 (talk) 21:17, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Social surplus]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:United States Department of Veterans Affairs

message: The article references the executive biographies as a source for what are appointments by the president and what are appointments by the senate. This source doesn't seem to provide clarity on which positions are appointed by what party. As this page was last referenced in 2014, it may call for some added clarity on new titles and which are relevant to the Organization section of the article. --Engineerchange (talk) 15:43, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Appointments in Department of Veteran Affairs 

message: Hello 
I am a Vietnam veteran and am looking to get a Military ID. Can you help me please?
Armand Giachelli  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C64:647F:F63A:E498:188:9444:CF81 (talk) 20:22, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not the VA's web-page.  X1\ (talk) 20:26, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military id 

message: The VA removed its mission statement to serve as a backup health system in times of crisis from its website. 
The VA’s main three missions are to serve veterans through care, research and training, but a “fourth mission” was added by Congress in 1982: to provide hospital care and medical services to civilians during disasters and emergencies. 
On Friday, March 13, all references to that fourth mission were removed and replaced with information that contains no reference to the mission whatsoever. 
It is unclear why the page was edited.
*https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/16/va-fourth-mission-website
Particularly in light of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States, this is significant.
X1\ (talk) 20:21, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mission statement altered on its website, add?
Talk:Birdsill Holly

message: Here is some information on the author Conrade C. Hinds = the person that wrote "The Great Columbus Experiment of 1908: Waterworks that Changed the World." --Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:53, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conrade C. Hinds 

message: This article is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems.  An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements.  Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page.  MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment
Talk:Hassan al Banna

message: This article still has "Hassan al Banna does not need me to defend him....". This needs editing and NPOV'ing.—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 00:40, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC)
====POV again====
Portraying al-Banna as benevolent reformer, while not mentioning the term Islamism even once, is entirely POV, as he was, together with Maududi, its intellectual father. --tickle me 03:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

message: Portraying al-Banna as benevolent reformer, while not mentioning the term Islamism even once, is entirely POV, as he was, together with Maududi, its intellectual father. --tickle me 03:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: POV again

message: This article was lifted straight from here. Graft 17:33, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: This article contains gross inaccuracies.  I have added the POV template.  See the discussion under Muslim_Brotherhood#Research_in_Progress.  According to Brynjar Lia's book which I've cited there, neither Banna nor his father studied at Al-Azhar.  According to Lia, Banna was not an admirer of Hitler and strenuously denounced racism as well as the aggressive militarism characteristic of fascism.  According to both Mitchell and Lia, the Brotherhood maintained a policy of avoiding any involvement in World War II.  I've removed these sentences for now, but I will correct this article more thoroughly within the next few weeks. --Beroul 14:08, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Do not delete large portions of the article.<BR>Please follow the Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute policy. If you come across content that seems or is inaccurate use the dubios tags.  For entire sections which may be innacurate use disputed tag.--AI 00:02, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grossly Incorrect 

message: Shouldn't this article mention that he was assasignated? --Schwael 20:54, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: I deleted this paragraph-
He was a devout admirer of Adolf Hitler and used the Muslim Brotherhood as a wing of Nazi intelligence during the war.  Incidentally after the war the Muslim Brotherhood was co-opted by British intelligence which based them in Egypt.  After they were expelled by Nasser they were transferred to saudi Arabia by the CIA.  Here they came into contact with the Islamic sect known as Wahhabism from which they borrowed much.  To occupy their time many of them were given careers as teachers in the Madrasas and their was a young pupil who paid close attention by the name of Osama bin-Laden.
since so far as I can ascertain there are "rumours" of CIA involvement etc but nothing verifiable, and the bit about Osama isn't really relevant to this biographical page, even if true, etc. This seems to be POV to me and not really appropriate.82.71.30.178 00:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: CIA, Osama etc

message: I recently changed all citations from Harvard referencing to footnote, because those seem to be the most commonly used now. If anyone objects feel free to revert my edits. Joshdboz 14:53, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation style
Talk:Willie Mosconi

message: The only vital stat missing is place of birth. — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 12:56, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs birthplace 

message: Needs a list of titles/events won; this is the one really glaring omission for a sportsperson article. — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 12:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of titles/events 

message: This uncited section contains a whole lot of nonsense because its premise is that 4 x 8 was the standard then and 4 1/2 by 9 is the standard now. That's incorrect. Nine footers were tournament standard then too, and they sometimes played on larger 5 x 10s, a table size you almost never see today. This match just happened to have been played on a smaller table, of a size you also see commonly today.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:18, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Today's tables may be harder to play on because... 

message: ?? 2603:6010:BB00:DED:E89A:17AE:3D5C:6667 (talk) 01:00, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  What kind of stick???