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Talk:Letters from Iceland

message: Although this book has been republished a number of times, including recently, it seems quite scarce, and sells for $50-500. -69.87.200.52 (talk) 15:00, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The above is still true in June 2010. -96.237.69.64 (talk) 20:04, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copies scarce and valuable
Talk:Liar! (short story)

message: "Liar!" also shows one of the first computers in science fiction not to always tell the truth, a paradigm kept by other writers for quite a while.
Which paradigm? The one that states that computers will always tell the truth or the one Asimov introduced which states that computers might not always tell the truth? Jubilee♫clipman 22:37, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which paradigm?
Talk:Libellus de Nativitate Sanctae Mariae

message: The title of this work is something of a sticking point in terms of further development of the article. "Libellus de Nativitate Sanctae Mariae" is the title of the Latin version found among the works of St. Jerome, but he certainly isn't the author; at it's earliest possible date this text did not exist before the ninth century. Brandon Hawk at https://www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-christian-apocrypha/nativity-of-mary/ calls it both "De nativitate Mariae" and "Nativity of Mary," and apparently the short form title used for scholarly purposes is "Nat. Mary." "Nativity of Mary" is problematical as it is already established as the title on the Wiki on the church holiday known by that name. The first modern publication of the piece in English was in "The New Testament Apocrypha" (1820), better known in its later edition as "The Lost Books of the Bible" (1926), and the title given there is "The Gospel of the Birth of Mary." This title also appears alongside of the "Libellus" title in the list of Gospels already established in Wikipedia. According to Rita Beyers, cited in the Hawk article linked above, this work exists in no less than 95 medieval manuscripts, none of which can be considered primary. It is my opinion that Wikipedia should adopt the title "The Gospel of the Birth of Mary" as it is the title of the best known English version of the work and has been in use for over two centuries.Pinikadia 19:43, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Titling
Talk:Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)

message: Was there not a Hereford constituency much earlier than indicated here?Peterkingiron (talk) 17:35, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Earlier History 
Talk:Southwest High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

message: If nobody puts an image on where it says "Image:Coming soon" by next week, I will delete it, unless you have a good explanation on why it has been saying "Image:Coming soon" for months and there is still no image.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by C4pt4in W1k1 (talk • contribs) 23:42, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: I've removed the following people from the Notable Alumni section until either (a) articles have been created about them, or (b) verifiable references can link their notability and connection to the school.
#Eric M. Calaluca, President and CEO, Paratext 
#Andy Karsner, former US Assistant Secretary of Energy
#Marc Istook, TV Host and Entertainment Reporter, TV Guide Network
#Nick Sunderman, Former professional baseball player
#Corey A. Norman, Deputy Mayor of Provo, UT to John R. Curtis and former State Director for Congressman Chris Cannon
Jrcla2 (talk) 20:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redlinked notables
Talk:Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency)

message: There seems to be some confusion between this page, and Ladywood. The ward of Ladywood and the constituency of Ladywood woudl appear two different things - can someone review both this page and the Ladywood page to make sure that there is:
# No contrasting information
# That the information relating to that specific definition of "Ladywood" is correct, and not on the wrong page.
I myself am starting to get confused between the two!! Willdow  (Talk) 11:46, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Ladywood, and Ladywood Constituency

message: The figures used here for the percentage changes in vote share between the 1970 and February 1974 results would seem to be based on a direct comparison between the two  results. However the Ladywood of 1974 was a very different seat in terms of the area that it covered when compared to the Ladywood seat that was fought in 1970. Indeed it was more closely the successor to Birmingham All Saints which had been represented by Brian Walden who became MP for Ladywood in 1974. Equally the pre 1974 seat had included Duddeston Ward, which was moved to Birmingham Small Heath in 1974. Thus the comparison is misleading as a 1970 election fought on the 1974 boundaries would likely have produced a very different result. It would normally be the case that where a seats boundaries changed between elections, that change in vote share would be shown by comparing with the 'notional' result if fought under the old boundaries. If someone has notional 1970 figures then I think these should be used otherwise the % change in vote share should be removed. Dunarc (talk) 20:48, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vote share changes 1970-February 1974
Talk:Coria (Corbridge)

message: Coriosopitum is by no means the universally accepted name for Roman Corbridge and in fact has no greater claim than the old Corstopitum, favoured (to the point of being on road signs) until the last couple of decades of the 20th century. Andrew Breeze has even suggested Corsobetum, but he is in a minority of one on that. The Vindolanda tablets have more than one mention of Coria, which Rivet and Smith considered before opting for Coriosopitum, and that has gained wide modern acceptance (this whole mess is summarised in the latest edition of the Handbook to the Roman Wall, p.416). Given the dispute over the ancient name, an article about Roman Corbridge would be much better under the heading of, say, Roman Corbridge, which should mention this uncertainty and have disambiguation links pointing to it. The point of Wikipedia is surely objectivity and opting for one disputed name over another could be seen as compromising that.Mcbishop 17:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: On reflection, I think you're probably right. A reconstructed form may not be the best way to go. I chose it as it seems to be favoured by English Heritage in their guide. You could argue for Corstopitum on grounds of familiarity, but the Vindolanda tablets reference seems to be pretty definite. I have moved the article to Coria (Corbridge). However, if discussions conclude that even this is still too contraversial, the form to match other similar articles would be Corbridge Roman Town. Walgamanus 14:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Can we go for Corbridge Roman Town then, please ? At the moment, Dere Street runs through Coria and Stanegate through Corstopitum.  I can appreciate that 'Corstopitum' is probably no longer tenable, and if a new definitely correct name is established, then that should be adopted.  But if all we have is a view that the full name was 'Tribal centre of the Xs', then opting for 'tribal centre' alone doesn't seem to have much more going for it than any other fuller 'reconstruction'.  The Vindolanda tablets aren't that conclusive; using only the first element of the full name seems to me vaguely analogous to people living near the various Kirby Stephens, Lonsdales, Kendals of N Lancs/ S Lakes refering to those places as 'Kirby'.  --Rjccumbria (talk) 14:11, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Life and Labour of the People in London

message: Poverty Map is from Life and Labour Smasongarrison (talk) 22:00, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  If the Poverty Map is from Life and Labour then any proposed merge should ensure that Life and Labour is the main article, and that the poverty map is a section. The book, Life and Labour of the People of London was an important 19th-century social commentary, and remains valuable source of information about London's street life and street culture in the 19th-century.    BronHiggs (talk) 05:31, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Oppose, as Poverty map is a broad topic with scope beyond the book. The book might well have provided the first examples of such maps, but that doesn't mean that it is the only place where such maps are used. Klbrain (talk) 21:17, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Poverty map]]
Talk:Life Application Study Bible

message: I have recenltly updated the article to include the fact the Life Application Study Bible used to be available in the New Revised Standard and the Living Bible. See these eBay auctions for both Bibles on sale: NRSV, Living. The Living Bible auction has detailed pictures of the Bible itself. The website doesn't have any Living or NRSV bibles listed, which makes me believe that they are OOP. While I don't know the reasons for this, I suspect The Living Bible got replaced by the NLT and the NRSV was discontinued due to that version not being popular amongst the Life Application Study Bible's buying demographic. - Thanks, Hoshie 07:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  recent edit: Living Bible and NRSV
Talk:Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach

message: This article has had a neutrality tag since 2007. What is considered not neutral? Hepcat65 (talk) 09:50, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Tag removed. -- LWG talk 02:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality tag

message: There are assessments of the book by experts in aging research that can be included, so there is no reason to include the view of a non-expert like Stephen Barrett. He was a psychiatrist who did no aging research and has never been recognized as an expert on the subject. Nicmart (talk) 00:50, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I’ve added two quotes about the book by actual aging researchers, but there are still criticisms of the book in the entry by non-experts. John Renner, for instance, was a psychiatrist with no expertise in aging research. Antony Thomas is, I believe, a documentary film maker with no biomedical research credentials, and Frederick Stare has been discredited in recent years for accepting support from the sugar industry while publishing research that cleared sugar of any role in the development of heart disease. If this entry exists, it should focus in part on expert criticism. It is reasonable to include evidence provided by non-experts, but not merely their opinions. Nicmart (talk) 01:15, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I’ve searched Kurt Butler, who is described as a “nutritionist” in this entry. I can find no evidence that he has a relevant degree. He identifies himself as a nutritionist, but I’m not aware of that being a major in which one can obtain a degree, as with dietitian. I’m removing the reference to him. It is pretty ridiculous to use non-experts to criticize a book for offering unscientific recommendations. Walford, Harman, and Hayflick, and Harris are the real deal. More expert opinions should be included, and the non-experts removed. Nicmart (talk) 01:29, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: It occurs to me that Pearson and Shaw may have shared a portion of the revenue generated by the book with Denham Harman. I believe that a company set up by acquaintances of the pair, recommended as a source in the book, may also have shared a portion of its profits with Harman. If I’m right then Harman had a whopping conflict of interest in recommending the book. I do not have a copy of the book at hand to see if the relationship is mentioned. Nicmart (talk) 02:44, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harman
Talk:Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am'

message: As per the redirect outcome of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am', blank and redirect the page to George Gurdjieff#First car accident, writing and visits to America. Esquivalience t 00:09, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Esquivalience: By the way, you shouldn't close deletion discussions that you don't have the user rights to implement, per WP:BADNAC (although by the time I saw this the protection had already expired). — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 05:02, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protected edit request on 27 March 2015
Talk:Life of John the Baptist

message: Is one to infer from the introductory sentence that there is some doubt as to the work's authorship?  Please clarify this article.  allixpeeke (talk) 10:22, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Authorship
Talk:Life on the Mississippi

message: As I see no relevance to the link to "firefighter", I would like to remove it. The link has been there since 2007. 103.85.206.31 (talk) 14:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevance of "Firefighter" in external links section?
Talk:Lincoln the Unknown

message: The "Praise" section contains three glowing recommendations, two of them without sources (I added "citation needed" markers) and the third drawn from the dustjacket.
Given that Wikipedia is not a marketing vehicle, I retitled the "Praise" section to a more neutral "Reception".  It would be good to expand the citations from reviews to provide a more complete picture of how this book was received.  Broader citations might yield a picture of how accurate this book is deemed in terms of historical facts, how it compared with other Carnegie books, etc.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ScribeMonk (talk • contribs) 23:54, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 

message: This is probably the most amazing detail about this book: A portion of the binding in the copy of Dale Carnegie's Lincoln the Unknown that is part of the collection of Temple University's Charles L. Blockson Collection was "taken from the skin of a Negro at a Baltimore Hospital and tanned by the Jewell Belting Company".(Temple University Libraries and Charles L. Blockson, Catalogue of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection: A Unit of the Temple University Libraries, Temple University Press, 1990, p. 16. ) Tiphareth (talk) 17:04, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anthropodermic bibliopegy
Template talk:Pacific Coast League

message: The user made major changes to the template. He/she attempted to make it look similar to the Template:MLB, but it was a mess: too large, links to MLB articles, etc. I have changed it back to the previous version. It was a nice effort, but I think the current template is exactly what is needed. -NatureBoyMD 01:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent edits by [[User:74.98.29.184]]
Template talk:Seattle Mariners roster

message: Gaby Hernandez was already listed with #33. But now a NRI is listed with it.-DANO- (talk) 21:14, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What do you mean? – Michael (talk) 02:00, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It was updated within a minute of his inquiry. JustSomeRandomGuy32 (talk) 02:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplication
Talk:Telford and Wrekin

message: Having come across this page, I was wondering where the part name Wrekin came from. After brief search I found the eponymous hill The Wrekin in its own right. Yet it is not linked to this page, which it ought to be, IMHO. (Or am I missing it?) 
Any idea where to set this link?
Jochen64 (talk) 06:28, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to ''The Wrekin''
Talk:Goodbye Bafana

message: I am trying to expand this article, mainly focusing on the differences between this book and other accounts (books and otherwise) of South Africa throughout this period. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated on the talk page.BillMasen 13:24, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Mandela: The Authorised Biography]]

message: Wording should be changed in the second paragraph to avoid duplicating information available in the Nelson Mandela article.
: : By definition, wiki entries exist to be copied and distributed. As it happens, I wrote the text in both cases. BillMasen (talk) 13:14, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Be careful not to lift from other Wiki entries 

message: Shouldn't there be a redirect to this page from "The Color of Freedom"?  Dobermanji (talk) 03:49, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is one now, since 19 July 2009.Thomas Blomberg (talk) 00:06, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect
Talk:South Staffordshire

message: I have removed the phrase countryside area as it seems a clumsy description for an area that is mostly countryside.  I think beauty spots are more appropriate to describe those areas within the countryside that are particularly attractive and generate the most visitors.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aprhys (talk • contribs) 19:26, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Countryside 
Talk:Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

message: The paragraph seems solely taken up by Keele University.  Was it a service of the Borough Council - if so it should be mentioned.  If not, it is surely not germane to an article on the Borough and perhaps belongs to another article (say about Keele or Newcastle itself).(Not a local person.)Cloptonson (talk) 15:39, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Question - Education
Talk:Walter Tevis

message: The article indicates Far From Home is a novel; is that accurate or not? I thought that Tevis wrote only six novels, not seven as the article currently states. --Mathew5000 (talk) 11:43, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Thanks. Pepso2 (talk) 13:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  is ''Far From Home'' a novel, or a short story collection? 

message: He had one explicit chess novel and I suggest that The Hustler was another -- I think how much the young Paul Newman resemmbled the young future world champ Fischer.--71.132.196.181 (talk) 09:12, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tevis was a tournament chess player 

message: I have commenced a tidy-up of the Bibliography section using cite templates. Capitalization and punctuation follow standard cataloguing rules in AACR2 and RDA, as much as Wikipedia templates allow it. ISBNs and other persistent identifiers, where available, are commented out, but still available for reference. Feel free to continue. Sunwin1960 (talk) 11:07, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography 

message: Article states that Tevis was born in 1928 and went into the military on his 17th birthday, which would have been in 1945. But it goes on to state that he was also discharged in 1945. Whilst possible this doesn't seem probable, especially given service abroad and so forth, and if right should have an explanation..? Scifiandotherthings (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military service
Talk:Politics of Oregon

message: I believe the tone of this page should be entirely different. I don't think the article should be centered around the notion of whether Oregon is more "Blue" or "Red," or more "conservative" or "liberal," or whatever - that would just be an invitation to endless pointless debates. Rather, it should be an overview of the issues that dominate Oregon political discourse: land use, education funding, "independent spirit," environmental stewardship, death with dignity, OCA, … And maybe also include a FEW notable political figures whose influence has transcended their office (maybe Morse, McCall, Goldschmidt. Certainly no more than one per decade.) Thoughts? -Pete 06:20, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  poorly conceived 

message: ...or is there an unusually strong presence of anti-Semitism in Oregon? Radio station KOHI-AM airs an anti-Semitic radio show (The Political Cesspool), while there is also the Pacifica Forum and Ted Pike's National Prayer Network. I dunno, maybe I'm just imagining it. Stonemason89 (talk) 13:58, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: KOHI has discontinued The Political Cesspool since I wrote my last comment, but my point still stands. Stonemason89 (talk) 20:40, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Now KOHI is broadcasting Cesspool again... Stonemason89 (talk) 18:14, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  And looks like Mark Weber is from Oregon, too. Creepy, even if it is just a coincidence. Stonemason89 (talk) 20:14, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Oregon has a racist history. https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/state-chinese.aspx. And it was written into our constitution that blacks werent allowed here. Since it was admitted as a pre civil war free state. More chinese hate http://archive.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ca/ca.htm PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 06:28, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it just me...
Talk:The Fall of America: Poems of These States

message: The original City Lights pocket poet release of The Fall of America, did not contain most of the poems indicated in the list on the page. Ginsberg sequenced poems from three books (Wichita Vortex from Planet News, most of Iron Horse, and all of The Fall of America) together under the title Fall of America, for the release of his Collected Poems (1947-1980). So the list is correct in the context of Collect Poems. Ginsberg says of this:
Cross country auto posey chronicle starts 1965 at Northwest border (The Fall of America) continues through Wichita vortex East (Planet News), recrosses U.S.A Oakland to New York (Iron Horse) and Tarries 1966 East, returns via Chicago North of the Vortex 1967, and comes back through Northwest passage 1969 (The Fall of America). 
 
In the pocket book version of the book the following Bibliographical notes are given:
"Wichita Votex Sutra" (in Planet News, City Lights Books, 1968) fits in sequence following "Hiway Poesy LA-Albuquerque-Texas-Wichita' in this book.
And 
Iron Horse (Coach House Press, toronto, 1973) fits in sequence at the begining of the section "Zigzag Back Through These States 1966-1967." 
I will attempt to clarify this; that The Fall of America is a book Released in 1972 which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1973, and can also be considered a sequence of poems conjoined by a “Seasons of experience,” in the Collected Poemes.   
gypsy.
Actually the award was given in 1974 for 1973. The book was released in 1973.
gypsy
Gypsylud 20:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Metropolitan Borough of Walsall

message: Can we please do something about the long list of suburbs?RJD.1887 (talk) 15:10, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Lists

message: I've split out Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council as a separate article. Please help to improve it. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 15:39, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council 
Talk:Roald Dahl short stories bibliography

message: Can't find these stories in any book and there were no sources cited so have removed them...
"Birth and Fate"
"Claud's Dog"
"The Sword"
"The Upsidedown Mice"
"In the Ruins"
"Mrs. Mulligan"
"Smoked Cheese"
--93.97.23.110 (talk) 01:15, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Torre do Tombo National Archive

message: Someone mentioned that the Torre do Tombo archive has Salazar's papers. I haven't checked it directly and so don't want to put it in the main article, but it would seem worth mentioning if it's correct information.FurnaldHall (talk) 07:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Salazar's Papers at Torre do Tombo? 

message: Can somebody point out the correct Internet-address to the National Archives? When I click on the external link, my browser just says that I've tried to request a bad hostname.
Thanks in advance!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.250.199.197 (talk) 19:07, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct address? 

message: Can the architectural style of the new building be mentioned?--Adûnâi (talk) 00:01, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The architectural style?