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Talk:Intelligent design/Off topic discussions

message: I need to stay away from this tar-baby.  I just read this comment from the 2005 subpage and I'm now quite convinced that I'm urinating directly into the wind:
::I thought it was getting closer, and working toward consensus and clear representation of both sides of the issue. But nearly every discussion on the Talk page gets side tracked into name-calling debate, and the long-term contributors jump right into the fray. Modest attempts to tone down the rhetoric and "hot-button" language have been thwarted. It seems too many contributors are concerned with winning the debate, rather than dispassionately summarizing it.--Gandalf2000 19:55, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: And you, of course, being completely innocent of the charges of name calling can then broadly condemn everyone else.  Nice.  Orangemarlin 18:16, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: History Repeats Itself All Over Again
Talk:Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame

message: While the list is now complete (as of this writing), the article itself is still a stub, since it doesn't really tell us anything about the HoF, its history, rationale, process, etc. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 19:07, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub
Talk:Mathematics Magazine

message: The last time I checked, it was published 5 times a year.... — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 02:06, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bimonthly? 
Talk:Archie Mayo

message: Shouldn’t we add a reference to the film ?
 Perhaps the best known film version was released in 1941, directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jack Benny in the principal role. This version slightly alters the plotline from the original version (for instance, Babbs is framed for accidentally setting off a fire alarm at Oxford University and faces expulsion).  (from Charley's Aunt#Adaptations)
— MetalGearLiquid  [chat] 12:32, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charley’s Aunt (1941)
Talk:José Luis Bustamante y Rivero

message: José Luis Bustamante y Rivero is described as the 33rd President of Peru from 1945 to 1948. His predecessor, Manuel Prado Ugarteche is described as the 50th President from 1939 to 1945. Can someone explain this?--Jeff (talk) 08:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  How is the 50th President of Peru succeeded by the 33rd President of Peru?
Talk:McElligot's Pool

message: MARCO WAS ALSO THE NAME OF THE BOY IN THE OTHER DR. SUESS BOOK AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.213.36 (talk) 03:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: NOTICE

message: I believe they were done in watercolor paint. They look nothing like colored pencil to me. 99.140.203.248 (talk) 19:58, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article claims "the illustrations are shaded colored pencil"
Talk:Aero Cóndor

message: Personally, I believe the company when it states that the suspending of the 737 flights was due to the higher fuel prices, and not to the Ministry prohibition. David Kaminski-Morrow (see External links) seems to suggest that the company maybe stopped 737 flights only because of the prohibition by the Ministry (since it kept silence about the government decision, which had to do with security issues). Belgian man (talk) 19:02, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  737
Talk:Atlantic Europe

message: Sources 16 and 17 under the Genetics section do not seem to support the claims being made. Someone else should review for a second opinion.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dinopt (talk • contribs) 20:01, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: May 2022

message: The original article was very good. The initial geographical approach is interesting, and I actually studied this with Prof O'Flanagan from UCC (cited as a source). Having some experience on the administrative and political aspects, I wished to include information on how the stakeholders (mostly regions) percieve this area today, what type of issues are to be addressed and what perspectives have been opened. Recent decisions on european policy have made this a real subject of public interest. My sources are all official and public. (Ronan Thomas (talk) 13:44, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sure you're right - I did some work on the Atlantic Arc concept myself in the 1980s.  However, you need to familiarise yourself with some of the basic rudiments of editing Wikipedia, some of which are set out in the welcome message on your talk page. It appears to me that much of the text you have inserted is a straight copy and paste from other sites.  That is not allowed - it is a clear copyright violation and therefore must be removed.  What you need to do is to use the sources, and summarise them in your own words, in a style which is appropriate for an encyclopedia. You should also find out how to include references.  So, I suggest that before you return to editing this page, you read articles like the ones linked from here.  I'm happy to help, but not to the extent of taking you through every step in the process.  In the longer term, by the way, I think there's a case for a separate article on the Atlantic Arc, linked from this more general one - but at present I've got no alternative other than to remove the text you've added.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:12, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: July 2010
Talk:Gonzalo Pizarro

message: I have changed "illegitimate" to "out-of-wedlock" because I think the latter is a more neutral, descriptive term.  The term "illegtimate" seems vague to me, mainly because it leaves one to guess at what is the source of the illegitimacy.  Ultimately of course it links to the discussion at Legitimacy (law) where it is obvious that marital status is what is at issue.  But still this discussion seems too narrow to me. Out-of-wedlock links to the same discussion for lack of anything better, but a discussion of various cultural (including legal) implications of circumstances of birth would probably be the best sort of article.  It is probably just a matter of finding it. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 14:05, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Illegitimate vs. Out-of-wedlock 

message: In the pop culture section there's a paragraph talking about a slot machine game named after Gonzalo Pizarro which seems very odd to include in the article. Seems like an advertisement. Doesn't seem like a relevant inclusion. 2601:1C0:C800:6C6:7134:F7BA:E15:E147 (talk) 07:44, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The casino game mentioned is basically an ad 

message: In the 'popular culture' section, I notice there is no mention of I, The King by Howard Clewes (1979), a novel in which Gonzalo Pizarro is one of the main characters. Although the story does not match historical records perfectly, and the representation of Gonzalo is somewhat hagiographic, this book should be mentioned in the article. 
Jarringly, bookfever.com has the only accurate jacket summary I can find. Every other review or seller description I see is either wrong or blank. 64.183.42.239 (talk) 23:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about that novel?
Talk:Guajira (music)

message: The material on the punto guajiro should be moved to an article by that nameRicardovacilon 19:22, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that two things were confused, and so have moved punto guajiro to a new article. Macdonald-ross (talk) 17:22, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reason for change
Talk:Medusa's Coil

message: I learned on the PRI show "To The Best Of Our Knowledge" that Gemma Files wrote a version of "Medusa's Coil" for the anthology "She Walks In Shadows" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_anthology#She_Walks_in_Shadows ).  See http://www.ttbook.org/book/racial-and-gender-problems-hp-lovecrafts-work Darci (talk) 06:11, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hairwork
Talk:Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player

message: I removed the notability tag because this book meets the following criteria:
*The book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the book itself,[5] with at least some of these works serving a general audience. This includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries and reviews. 
Big Deal has been referenced in several other poker books. I will have to go back and check my past readings to find specific refs, and will add those once I find them.
*The book's author is so historically significant that his or her works may be considered notable, even in the absense of secondary sources.
Anthony Holden arguably meets this requirement, even though he's not a household name.Alan 19:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability issues

message: This book has sustained enough sales that it has had several printings, and is scheduled for an additional printing in April, 2007.Alan 19:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Further Notability
Talk:Adolescents (band)

message: This article is complete crap.  They were not a Hardcore band.  Not even close.  Here's a tip:  If you don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about, DON'T EDIT WIKIPEDIA.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.41.153.42 (talk) 14:56, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a hardcore band 

message: I have recently rewritten almost the entire article, drawing on several key sources to flesh out the history. The areas that still need work are the sections covering 2001–the present; more sources and accounts of the band's activities during this time are needed. Who was in and out of the band at various times, and why? Other than releasing albums, what were they up to (tours, etc.)? Is there more to say about the albums other than that they came out and who played on them (subject matter, reception, etc.)? Since they signed to Concrete Jungle, a German label, information about their studio activities has been a bit scanter in the U.S. from what I can tell. However I know they have done several European tours in recent years as well as performed regularly in California and likely elsewhere in the States. I think there are also some interviews with Tony Reflex from local Orange County-area magazines and papers which delve into some of his lyrical topics; those would be great as sources. I have seen the Adolescents perform several times over the last 9 years or so and have some photos that I will contribute. Any help with identifying sources that could flesh out these later sections is appreciated. --IllaZilla (talk) 21:31, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: Really surprised that this article has not yet taken the Adolescents story beyond 2020 and hasn't made any mention of the "continuation" band rAdolescents, which brings ex-Adolescents members back together again. Radec (talk) 02:21, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beyond 2020
Talk:Mel Bay

message: Shouldn't there be an article about Mel himself?  It seems to me that Mel should be the topic and the publishing house a subsection of his article.  Thoughts??  Joe407 (talk) 08:38, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: And shouldn't it be original writing, not yanked wholesale from a book? What's here is directly copied from Mel Bay's own publications.PacificBoy 20:46, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't know that.  Let me see what I can do.  Joe407 (talk) 05:52, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mel Bay 

message: Here are a few sources I used.  I don't have time to put in proper citations.  Maybe later.
*http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-106887095/musician-mel-bay-his.html
*http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB050456310C5BB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
*http://www.azstarnet.com/business/199499
There should also be a bit on Mel Bay Records.  Joe407 (talk) 07:01, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately none of these links are active anymore. GrimmC (talk) 17:42, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  sources 

message: Hello,
I recently found  "Mel Bay's Hawaiian Uke Songbook" for ukulele.
by Ken Eidson and Ross Cherednik 
It was published by 'Mel Bay Publications' Pacific, MO 63069 
At the backside you can find just more sheet music for ukulele; 
maybe edited about 1975 I guess
--Metzner (talk) 11:59, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  what about Ukulele? 

message: There is a print biography available for those interested, find it here:
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Mel_Bay_Story.html?id=M9twEY9F7JkC
GrimmC (talk) 17:41, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography 
Talk:Bartolomeu Perestrello

message: The article reads "Nobleman of Genoese origin and Fidalgo-Esquire of the House of Infante João," can someone explain how a family from Lombardy and Pavia ends up in the next paragraph described as "Genoese origin"?152.16.51.250 (talk) 19:01, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genoese ???

message: In these Columbus related pages, including all those of his extended Portuguese family, we are in a continuous struggle between what are reliable and unreliable sources. Any entries referencing "Colon. La Historia Nunca Contada" are immediately described as unreliable and removed. This should not be so since the info added is clearly verifiable, pertinent to the subjects and has been accepted by Historians and Professors who read the book, including the writer of the book's Preface, Prof. Serrão,  who wrote the author a personal letter claiming that his work "...was the subject of reading and re-reading and I am convinced by the force of the argument that you present. I can say that I am in complete agreement..." Professor Serrão is the top Historian in Portugal, a trusted academic the world over who has authored hundreds of history books including 19 Volumes of the History of Portugal. Any contributions made referencing "Colon. La historia Nunca" are meant to improve the articles and should not be removed simply by stating its author is an IT Analyst and thus "stupid or incompetent" to write about history, even though its author has been an IT Analyst for only 12 years and has been an amateur Historian for over 20 years.  It would be helpful if the intervening wikipedia editors who remove these references can point to specific proof or errors or mistakes contained in the book, or even misinterpretations or mistranslations or other erros that make the work an unreliable source.Colon-el-Nuevo (talk) 14:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreliable vs. Reliable Source. Who decides?
Talk:Melting Stones

message: I changed "will be" into "was" because the book is now for sale in paper form.(124.179.43.86 (talk) 23:39, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The book is out 
Talk:The Memoirs of a Survivor

message: Harlan Ellison may not have won a Noble yet but A Boy and his Dog is a much much better read...Did Lessing read him before writing this?Andycjp 16:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

message: :Maybe (and yes I understand I am relpying to an 11 year old comment), but Hugo plays only a minor role in this novel. Also, the apocalypse in MoaS is lower key than the one in A Boy and his Dog.--SamHolt6 (talk) 15:46, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Siege of Rome (509 BC)

message: I'm sorry - but surely you don't actually mean "invested", do you? Should this read "invaded"? LordAmeth 20:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Invest: to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.  - PocklingtonDan 07:44, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WPMILHIST Assessment
Talk:Berlengas

message: Er... sorry, but where did you get your area and distances data from? 'Cause it's all wrong. The main island is only some 0.8 sq. km in area and a bit over 1 km in maximum length, and the whole archipelago is probably only a bit over 1 sq. km in area. I'm not editing, because I don't have solid values, but I'd suggest those to be removed from the page.
You may have been fooled by the size of the Berlengas Natural Park. This, however, is mostly submarine. The islands themselves are much smaller.
--89.180.160.185 (talk) 02:03, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

message: I like 39.41, -9.51 50.39.175.148 (talk) 02:42, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinates may be wrong.
Talk:Hammond Innes

message: Date of birth is given as 1913.  Article is however placed in "1914 births" category.  Which is correct? GardenQuad (talk) 01:46, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth date? 

message: A bit salvaged from the Blue Ice dab page, in case anyone wants to integrate it here:
'The Blue Ice' is a 1948 adventure novel by Hammond Innes set in Norway in the immediate postwar period.  The plot is based on the competition for the source of a mineral (Thorite) in the Norwegian mountains.  Parts of the novel are set on the Hardangerjokulen Blaisen glacier near Finse.
--NapoliRoma (talk) 23:08, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''The Blue Ice''
Talk:Étude Op. 10, No. 5 (Chopin)

message: Shouldn't the pedal in the sheet music use the Ped. * method that Chopin used?  Asmeurer (talk  ♬  contribs) 19:30, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The image is simply a representation of the song, as one that should be used in a Thematic Index. I don't think that discrepency warrants a total replacement, but as I'm going through the rest of the étude pictures, I'll keep that in mind (unless of course, someone else decides to recreate it). z ε n  05:56, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sheet music 

message: Sorry, I screwed up twice. Someone please fix it to standardize. z ε n  03:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page name 

message: I do not know who wrote this, but he is wrong! There is not enough musical contrast to call the middle section a B-section! 
The work is simply in BINARY form: Exposition of the theme, little developement (with a very long retransition) and reexposition.
The development is not a new musical idea, its lacks 'entity'. Chopin's Etudes Op.25 No.5 and Op.2 No.10 are in ternary form (just compare!!) but this one is not.
Thanks.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.184.12.213 (talk) 13:14, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ternary form??
Talk:Memory (H. P. Lovecraft)

message: This page is certainly at the level of stub, beyond the rudimentary stage where an article may be speedily deleted. Nareek 02:58, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't tag the article for deletion, only this talk page, because it was blank and hence useless. Now that we've posted to it, though... it's not blank anymore... so I've removed the tag. Hmph – Qxz 03:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Sorry--I was confused. Nareek 03:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

message: Removed the bit about white-haired apes appearing also in other Lovecraft stories: the little apes of "Memory" are not said to be white! Orcoteuthis 17:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Little apes
Talk:Kings Manor Community College

message: Even the article is a toilet. 86.141.93.211 (talk) 04:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quelle surprise! 
Talk:Capture of Fidenae (435 BC)

message: How can the Romulus named here be the same as the legendary Romulus who founded Rome? The two events are seperated by 300 years!1812ahill (talk) 13:42, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Or, you know, improve and correct it as needed. All articles are weak when they are stubs. They never get any better if they are deleted... - PocklingtonDan (talk) 17:32, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: But this is absurd, something must be done about it. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 17:32, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
Talk:Menexenus (dialogue)

message: I don't agree that Plato's Socrates "satirizes" Thucydides' funeral oration of Pericles in the speech that he gives.  That's simply not an accurate reading of the speech, and I invite anyone who thinks differently to reread it.
Socrates mocks the flattery typical of such speeches, but the speech he gives is meant to be an example of a funeral oration that doesn't flatter either the Athenians, the dead, or their city.
To put it simply, Plato, through his mouthpeice Socrates, criticizes somethnig, flattering funeral orations, and then gives, to his mind at least, a proper example, a funneral speech that doesn't flatter.
Reread the speech.  It is no satire.
76.19.63.222 (talk) 22:08, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Michael.  Yes, that it is a satire as such is one opinion, of which there are a few.  I changed the text so that it just says that it references Pericles' speech.  Obviously this article could include more content covering the different understandings of the work. --Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 22:21, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does Plato's Socrates really satirize Thucydides' funeral oration of Pericles?
Talk:Ilhéu Chão

message: Both the Portuguese and the French Wikipedia articles mention vestiges of a threshing floor from when locals attempted to grow grain there. However, I have not found a source for that information. --Bejnar (talk) 01:03, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Threshing floor
Talk:Merck Index

message: The External References Identified as 'Merck Index', in actuality forward to Fee based Search Engines. I would (IMHO) NOT consider this a valid reference to the 'Merck Index', since it is not acessable publicly, however , I would not object if it was corrected to read 'an fee-based online reference provided by...' as part of the reference.
Richard416282 (talk) 20:16, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Reference Corrections 

message: The first edition of the Merck Index that was electronically composed was the Ninth, published in 1976.  Desktop publishing did not yet exist so the needed composition system was created by a department in Merck.  All monographs were converted to digital form (keyboard entry) using software on an Imlac terminal.  These were ultimately converted to magnetic tape form and the typographic composition done using an RCA-designed system.  Entire pages were composed, including page numbers and headers.  Blank spaces were left for the manual insertion of artwork.  The main index of the volume was created in-house using a CDC 6400 computer. 184.60.39.183 (talk) 14:29, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Computer-based typographic composition
Talk:V+

message: 'Unlike the Explorer 8300DVB, the on-screen display and subtitles are outputted on the VCR Scart, when set to standard definition it is impossible to watch another channel during the archiving process...'
Could somebody translate this into English please?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musungu jim (talk • contribs) 15:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The EPG and subtitles are displayed on any device (e.g. a DVD Recorder) connected to the VCR Scart socket. If the Samsung V+ isn't connected to the TV using HDMI in a HD mode, then your forced to watch the archiving of your recorded content onto an external device when you choose to do so. See page 13 of  - Jasmeet_181 (talk) 16:01, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Samsung v+ box
Talk:Constanza Manuel

message: I think the article should be moved back to Constance Manuel.  Manuel is her surname and she was known as such, Constanza Manuel. --Maragm (talk) 19:44, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Again, Constance Manuel is the most widely used name, not Constance of Peñafiel. The former has 35,500 hits in google books vs. 1,500 for Constance of Peñafiel and most reputable sources call her Constance Manuel. --Maragm (talk) 09:44, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested page move