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Talk:Deacon

message: In the text we have now: Female deacons are mentioned by the Roman author Pliny the Younger in a letter to the Roman emperor Trajan dated c. 112:I believed it was necessary to find out from two female slaves (ex duabus ancillis) who were called deacons (ministrae), what was true—and to find out through torture (per tormenta)This is the earliest Latin text that appears to refer to female deacons as a distinct category of Christian minister.
This is a wll known way to read Plinius. However, in the article "Pliny’s Tortured Ministrae:  Female Deacons in the Ancient Church?" by John Granger Cook in the book "Deacons and Diakonia  in Early Christianity (ed. by Koet&Murphy&Ryökäs, Mohr Siebeck 2018, pages 133-148) the writer arguments: "Although Pliny may not have perceived the ministrae to be “priestesses” of the Christian group, there is ample evidence in the literary and inscriptional material surveyed above to believe that Pliny would have associated various cultic and priestly duties with the term ministra." (page 147) According to this professor, to combine "ministrae" with "deacons" is not the best combination, if possible at all. 2001:14BA:5E93:ED00:CC4C:4ED0:4811:DD2B (talk) 11:42, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plinius about ministrae - a part of Deacon article 

message: Hi,  please note that you have violated the three-revert rule in adding the section "Awards" to the article. There are some significant issues with this addition. The initial addition was unreferenced, apparently plagiarizing content from this website. Since that original addition, citations to appropriate references have been added, but in the section heading itself rather than alongside the content the references support (see WP:CITEFOOT: "Citations should not be placed within, or on the same line as, section headings"). Additionally, there are commas where they don't belong. Perhaps most glaringly, there is no purpose for this contextless list, as the same material is already covered sufficiently several paragraphs earlier. I recommend that Pisarz12345 remove the 3RR violation containing the MOS issues and redundancy. Do feel free to append the citation to the patriarchia.ru source to the end of the paragraph beginning "Diaconal vestments are the sticharion", though, as that paragraph is currently unreferenced. ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:28, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards
Talk:Reconstruction era

message: A discussion is taking place to address the redirect :Reeconstruction. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 October 22#Reeconstruction until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  ~~~~User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 17:55, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Reeconstruction" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: There is full coverage at Forty acres and a mule -- Congress did pass such a bill but it was vetoed and nothing like it became law. According to historian John David Smith:
:"What does this history teach us? Yes, the historical record disproves assertions that the federal government reneged on promises to grant the freedpeople "forty acres and a mule." But the fact that the government never made such a promise in the first place tells us something about how black people were treated in 19th-century America. Moreover, it is important to remember that the freedpeople desperately wanted land, believed that they had been deceived, and felt betrayed. The legacy of that sense of betrayal lingers on. After 138 years, the stubborn myth of "forty acres and a mule" remains a political football and a sober reminder of the ex-slaves' broken hopes and shattered dreams." John David Smith, "The Enduring Myth of 'Forty Acres and a Mule'" Chronicle of Higher Education  2/21/2003, Vol. 49, Issue 24. Rjensen (talk) 00:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  This needs to be re-worded Sherman issued Special Order 15 and was approved by President Lincoln. After Lincoln's assignation it was retracted by Andrew Johnson. So it was promised and was eventually withdrawn. Robjwev (talk) 13:48, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  40 acres and all that 

message: I'm not well versed enough in editing Wikipedia, but wanted to raise for someone who is. The first line (typically the intro) is currently "The Reconstruction era was a period in American history where black people go die."
Not sure how to see who did that and what else they did, but raises concerns for the integrity of the whole article. Anyone able to address this or is it time for me to learn? 50.237.235.187 (talk) 14:09, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Figured it out. 50.237.235.187 (talk) 14:15, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racism in introduction 

message: "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
(Source: US Constitution, Fifth Amendment.)
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Promoting and providing for the general Welfare could have involved the federal Government to resort to eminent domain to abolish slavery in our federal Republic. 2601:204:E97E:D80:D4C8:E058:99A3:9C65 (talk) 22:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  What if eminent domain had been used by the federal government to "buy out" the South regarding their soon to be freed private property?
Talk:RS

message: Should research scientist be listed here? • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk · contribs • 01:09, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Research scientist

message: RS can also stand for Religious Studies, a subject taught in many schools. The abbreviation R.S. is frequently used for this subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_studies  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:7AF0:FA00:AD92:834:AD47:2FA0 (talk) 14:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Religious Studies

message: According to the RS-232 page the RS stands for RETMA Standard, not Radio Standard Cocjh1 15:36, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  RS-232 

message: The two articles are almost identical! --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 08:03, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: Please note that a person should be generally known as "RS" before adding him/her here.  Having the initials R.S. is generally not enough. --NeilN talk ♦ contribs 19:39, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding People 

message: The conversation on talk:Oathkeeper has branched out into whether a single source must support a given statement or whether multiple sources may be used.  This topic may be of interest to Wikieditors interested in WP:RS. Darkfrog24 (talk) 04:55, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Participation requested 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :RS Management Consulting House and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 15#RS Management Consulting House until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 16:29, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "RS Management Consulting House" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Individualist anarchism

message: It helps to have a diagram of the various schools of anarchism. PhilLiberty (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you please stop vandalizing pages using some diagrams you created. Per WP:BRD, you are making a bold change that warrants discussion. There is a large number of sources indicating that anarcho-capitalism has nothing to do with anarchism, let alone individualist anarchism. If you disagree, discuss this first before engaging in an edit war. BeŻet (talk) 20:58, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I'm pretty good at the bold, revert, and discuss cycle.  By the definitions given in Wikipedia articles and this article, anarcho-capitalism qualifies as individualist anarchism. This is supported by Benjamin Tucker and Voltairine de Cleyre among others. It is true that a large number of sources, virtually all sectarian anarcho-socialists, that cite the old "true Scotsman" aka dildo fallacy. I would say that this position was refuted long ago in essays like this: http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/rg-anarcho-cap.html Now I will boldly revert again. PhilLiberty (talk) 21:16, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: But that's not true. Benjamin Tucker wasn't even alive when Rothbard came up with his ideology. Stop edit warring, or you will be reported. BeŻet (talk) 21:18, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anarchism Tree Diagram 

message: I don't even know where to start with this. This article is so absurdly long due to its apparent commitment to throw everything but the kitchen sink in. There is no rhyme or reason to its structure, it just bounces randomly between sub-subjects, individuals and areas even remotely associated with the subject. The sources also appear to be a mix of clearly reliable sources, primary sources and random blog posts from even more random authors. I don't understand how any of this is remotely useful to anyone, whether they be unaffiliated casual readers or dyed-in-the-wool Stirner fans. Does anybody have any idea for how we could improve this article that doesn't involve just blowing it up and starting over? Grnrchst (talk) 11:22, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. I don't see how it's salvagable. WP:TNT it is. czar 14:58, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is an unreadable mess
Talk:15th century

message: Which commonwealth? JackyR 00:11, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commonwealth? 

message: It repeats information about Columbus twice. Viriditas (talk) 20:14, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead needs to be rewritten
Talk:Granny knot

message: how come the granny is praticaly the same knot as the square knot ? is the knots the same with just different names or did the person who invented knots wanted to be crazy ?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.88.242 (talk) 
:Unclear if this is a serious question, but...  Both the square knot and the granny knot are extremely ancient and have been tied by humans (and probably apes) for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years or more.  Though they appear similar, the two different knots have quite distinct properties.   So, no, the verdict would be not crazy.  :)  --Dfred (talk) 15:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  is the person crazy? 

message: The article gives a possible etymology from "granary". Looking at the interlanguage links, it looks unlikely to me. Several literally mean "grandmother's knot", a few others mean "old wives' knot", and none that I understand mean anything like "granary knot". phma (talk) 07:44, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology

message: It's called "Granny Mesh Knot" in ABoK, but it is quite different from the Granny Knot (and much more stable). 79.218.246.145 (talk) 16:06, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: ABoK #3786 is not a Granny Knot
Talk:Overhand knot

message: "Spontaneous composition method"? This should go to Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense - I've never seen 3 or 4 knots spontaneously appear in anything.
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3 or 4 may be hyperbole, but try it sometime.  I altered the entry a little.  It really was known as "the knot that ties itself". Ortolan88
It happened to me just yesterday.  One way 3 or 4 knots can tie themselves "spontaneously" is to start with a coiled rope (outdoor extension cord in this case).  If you are careless, one coil can pass through another as you uncoil the rope (particularly if you start to uncoil it and then drop the coil), and before you know it, you have created a series of overhand knots in the bight without having touched either end of the rope.  Even thick water hoses will pull this trick.   Ortolan88
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It should probably be mentioned that this is called a Single_hitch when tied around an object.  That page already points this out. --NormalAsylum 02:51, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I Don't know what you guys are talking about......  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:4455:32B:4600:CCAD:80E4:4B65:DBB6 (talk) 10:19, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: 2020

message: *Water knot
*Reef knot
*Surgeon's knot
*Fisherman's knot / Double fisherman's knot / Triple fisherman's knot / etc,
*Honda knot
The indirectly related list could obviously get pretty huge.  For our purposes here, fleshing out the directly related list is probably most useful... --Dfred 13:30, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added Trefoil knot.  Although it is used in knot theory, it's probably good to have a link between practical and theortical articles for such a fundamental knot in both fields. --Dfred 16:52, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Indirectly but closely related
Talk:It's a Wonderful Life

message: See MOS:LINKONCE. Also, who in their right mind skips past the synopsis right to the cast section? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:01, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, "but it may be repeated if helpful for readers". Look at most iconic films which have character articles, they are usually linked in the cast/character section (or should be). This is quite helpful to readers. Not everyone reads the plot sections, and in scrolling down come upon the cast which then would pick up more clicks to the character pages. On this page the links to characters in the cast listing has been long-term. Christmas Eve may not be a good time to even talk about such a major change in a Christmas classic film, if an RfC is needed let's do that after the New Year. Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you and yours. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:18, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

text: I skipped past this synopsis right to the cast section two days after you posted this. Call me crazy, but I'd already learned the gist of what happens by watching the movie a few times and just wanted to see who was still alive in "the real world". Happy New Year to Janie, Tommy and Zuzu! InedibleHulk (talk) 15:34, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overlinking characters 

message: I am starting a new question.  I cannot find the name of the actual, real artist, original person who drew the moon and lasso art work.   Can anyone help me?  2601:500:817F:ACD4:ED47:62CD:73A0:BF69 (talk) 07:12, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: And if it still exists (what a great piece of film memorabilia that would be, Smithsonian worthy). Off topic, but just noticed that the senior angel is named Franklin, the film was released a year after FDR died. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Artist of moon and lasso?
Talk:Marketing

message: 1.      Explain the major types of wholesalers and their marketing decisions 154.74.142.6 (talk) 05:42, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  9.	Explain the major types of wholesalers and their marketing decisions 

message: Please correct typo / spelling error of "product" in 2nd paragraph per :"The marketing mix, which outlines the specifics of the product and how it will be sold, including the channels that will be used to advertise the prodcut" Harrisonhale1998 (talk) 11:36, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Shadow311 (talk) 14:52, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2024
Talk:Saxophone

message: I would love to see a fingering chart in the article even if this isn't a "how-to" it would still greatly benefits users who would like to learn more on the saxophone and how to use it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanasia4 (talk • contribs) 03:25, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please add a fingering chart! 

message: The redirect Strich 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.  -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 12:41, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Strich]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: I was going to add the C Melody saxophones, Mezzo-Soprano and Conn-o-sax to the table of saxophones along with their SPN ranges, but the page is semi-protected and I haven't edited 4+ articles. I see you decided not to include/removed the C Melodies, or maybe that was another editor/author, but has this page really seen so much vandalism that semi-protection is necessary until 2028?
Have a care,
P. James Norris Pjamesnorris (talk) 23:19, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table of Saxophones
Talk:Tar (disambiguation)

message: Doesn't 'tar' also mean 'thanks'? DirkvdM 09:08, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ta is the spelling of the short form of thanks. --Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 15:02, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thanks 

message: The photo, for anyone who has been there, depicts a fake mastodon being submerged not in tar but in water; that is the small lake just outside the La Brea Tar Pits Museum in Los Angeles -- though some amount of tar does bubble up from the bottom.  So it's doesn't depict what people may think it does.  Badagnani 18:16, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: The redirect Tar(instrument) 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) 04:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Tar(instrument)]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Abstract machine

message: Where does the taxonomy in section 1 come from? The use of Linnean ranks and the numbering are not standard in the field of automata theory. Gdr 13:38, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Since the editor who added it is still with us, I've solicited him on this talk page. JMP EAX (talk) 23:01, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

text: You could have taken out just the "genification" you've added which is not in van Emde Boas. JMP EAX (talk) 22:49, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

text: I agree however that the FOLDOC material plus the random bag of machines listed after it is very weak sauce. JMP EAX (talk) 22:53, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for taxonomy 

message: Don't cellular automata, such as Conway's Game of Life, deserve some mention here?  I mean, the Game of Life is simple, somewhat well known, and Turing-complete.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jesin (talk • contribs) 02:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  CA 

message: I propose we reword the old second paragraph:
In the theory of computation, abstract machines are often used in thought experiments regarding computability  or to analyze the complexity of algorithms (see computational complexity theory). A typical abstract machine consists of a definition in terms of input, output, and the set of allowable operations used to turn the former into the latter. The best-known example is the Turing machine. (Italics mine.)
Doesn't "or" mean "in other words" here?  It could mean as in "either or"?
Does "former" refer to "thought experiment"?  And what does "later" refer to?  
"Later" refers to the completed model, the abstract machine itself?
May we say, (and I attempt to copy the exact idea):
In the theory of computation, abstract machines are used in thought experiments regarding computability in general, and in order to analyze the complexity of algorithms in particular. (See computational complexity theory). To analyze an algorithm an abstract machine must first be defined (typically terms of input, output, and the set of allowable operations).  The abstract machine then becomes the theoretical platform from which to analyze algorithms. The best-known example of an abstract machine is the Turing machine.
CpiralCpiral 04:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abstract Machine 

message: It seems pretty clear to me that both abstract machines and automatons are models of computation, and it's apparently also the case that they aren't identical.  I feel the article could do a better job of distinguishing these models, or if it turns out they are really the same, then the two articles should probably be merged.  75.139.254.117 (talk) 20:10, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abstract machine versus automaton 

message: Removing the Deleuze/Guattari reference. If the “abstract machine” concept from D+G’s work isn’t important enough to appear in either man’s Wikipedia entry, it more than stands to reason that it isn’t needed here. Jlaffan (talk) 12:40, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleuze/Guattari
Talk:File viewer

message: It would be nice to have some links to file viewer....
What about GNU info ? How does this relate? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.186.170.75 (talk • contribs) 00:08, 6 July 2002 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I suggest Image viewer be merged into this article. An image viewer is a type of file viewer, and the material in that article would be very much at home here. Rwxrwxrwx 19:35, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: Whether this topic is merged or dissected, an orientation for context is needed, and references to open source & free software, & public or open standard formats is important to understanding this subject.<BR>
Irfanview, VLF, NoScript, AVG, ... and other such tools are important to researchers and users.
Understanding the licensors motives in increasing the audience of potential licensees (authors using the paid software) & reputation building.  Also security software companies which give free security software as a loss-leader or scan only (perhaps with a mention of misleading, fraudulent, intrusive, or infective free scanners).<BR>
There are existing lists of file formats (file name extensions), each extension has its own history and operational / commercial / social environment.<BR>Wikidity (talk) 21:15, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Operational and commercial '''context''' for file access apps and perhaps other freeware 

message: The article is missing links to actual file viewing programs.  Three free portable ones are listed here: 
* "Universal Viewer Free (formally ATViewer) is a file viewer that supports many different formats like text, binary, rtf, images, videos, audio, etc. One nice feature is that it can open large text files very quickly without eating memory. One downside is that there is no editing of these files, but useful if you have to go through large log files."
* "DAMN NFO Viewer is an utility for viewing text files containing ASCII art (eg. NFO and DIZ files). The viewer displays graphical block characters correctly, and automatically detects and displays hyperlinks/email addresses as clickable links."
* "Large Text File Viewer is designed for viewing large text files. It uses little memory and is able to open very large files (> 1GB) instantly. Background file indexing makes browsing even faster. It also allows the user to perform high-speed complex text search by means of plain text or regular expression."
-69.87.199.227 18:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text file viewers 

message: There is a class of file viewers found in record management and search software which exists to display a huge variety of files.
Examples are:
* Oracle's Outside In which can render files from 300+ applications.
* HP IDOL KeyView  — Preceding unsigned comment added by John hartley (talk • contribs) 03:50, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  General File Viewers