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Talk:Alkyd

message: This article is written in an essay like and as such, I have tagged it for cleanup.Mouse Nightshirt 11:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Essay? 

message: Short oil alkyds dry faster than long oiled alkyds. The article is wrong.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.167.55.11 (talk) 08:48, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potential error 

message: The article is identical to that at:
http://www.articlepros.com/business/Chinese-Marketing/article-493611.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raffinate2 (talk • contribs) 11:00, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Looking at the article history, one can see that the content of this article on Wikipedia developed gradually over several years.  Therefore it is clear that articlepros.com has plagiarized the Wikipedia article.  ChemNerd (talk) 13:52, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy 

message: The definition given for aklyd seems to include triglycerides (animal and plant fats and oils) but does not come out and say so. In particular, stating that the original alkyds were synthetic seems to deny this fact. Later in the article it is explained how triglycerides are used as the feedstock for making synthetic alkyds.
Assuming triglycerides are indeed alkyds, this should be stated just before the "The original alkyds were compounds of..." part, and this sentence should instead read "The original synthetic alkyds were compounds of..." The mention of triglycerides could include common examples such as linseed oil.
Conversely, if triglycerides are by convention not considered to be alkyds, the article so state this and ideally explain why.
192.102.11.78 (talk) 15:13, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are triglycerides alkyds? 

message: I have worked with alkyds and alkyd paints and varnishes for over 40 years. I will spend time on this article and start cleaning it up. This will not be quick. I have loads of books and journals on the subject so I will also  expand the references. GRALISTAIR (talk) 13:59, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I am still working on it bit by bit. GRALISTAIR (talk) 15:51, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major clean up
Talk:Elijah Boardman

message: Elijah Boardman's biography says "Elijah Boardman was the largest slave-owner in his hometown of New Milford in 1780.  According to the US Census of 1780, he owned six slaves."  This should be deleted.  The first US Census was not until 1790--the Constitution had not been written in 1780.  In 1780, Elijah Boardman was only about 21 and living at home.  Elijah Boardman does not appear in the 1790 Census for New Milford.  The 1790 Census for New Milford lists Elisha Bostwick, on the same page as the Boardmans are listed, as having  six slaves in his household; perhaps this explains the misstatement about Elijah Boardman as a slave-owner.  The reference to Elijah Boardman as a slave-owner should be deleted.  There is no historical support for this statement.  Ragmop69 (talk) 18:24, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elijah Boardman Slaveowner
Talk:Abaoji

message: I've read that the ruling clan did not adobt Yelü as a surname until the 930s and so his given name would be just Abaoji. Fornadan (t) 11:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That is not clear.  It is clear that his wife's clan had adopted Shulü by the point of his marrying her, and this would appear to be strong circumstantial evidence that his own clan would already be Yelü by this point.  I think that there is no reason to remove Yelü at the moment.  --Nlu (talk) 17:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Yelü as a surname

message: I have begun expanding this page.  However, while I have re-written the introduction, I would like to run it by others first before I change it.  I think it addresses some of the disputes in a mutually agreeable manner that can result in removal of the dispute tag.
Taizu of the Liao Dynasty was emperor of the Khitan Empire (907-926). His given name was Abaoji (阿保磯).  Some sources also suggest that the surname Yelü(耶律) was adopted during his lifetime, though there is no unanimity on this point.
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This does several things.  One, it is quite obvious at any reading of Khitan history and culture that the Yila Tribe did NOT use surnames when Abaoji was born.  Regardless, surnames are not regarded as given names anyway, so even if it were, Yelu would not be regarded as a given name.  Two, it mentions the lack of unanimity on the date of the adoption of the surname.
I will make the other additions in the coming minutes and on Thursday, but I will leave the intro alone for now.  ludahai 魯大海 06:45, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That looks fine to me, but I think all of the possible names should be bolded.  --Nlu (talk) 06:48, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem with bolding all other names.  Let's wait to see what others think.  ludahai 魯大海 09:51, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion and disputes 

message: Abaoji=Apaochi??? Maybe is the same person?--122.90.101.174 (talk) 05:37, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course it's the same person. Timmyshin (talk) 08:25, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Abaoji=[[Apaochi]]???
Talk:John McNaughton (government official)

message: The article says that he had two sons, "Alexander “Alex” and Theodore “Ted” (born July 23, 1955)", and that the crash that killed him also took the life of his wife and younger son. Which son died? Google isn't much help. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 21:16, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It was Ted that died in the crash. 2600:1700:CA01:F20:FDCB:11B3:5EF9:A9F1 (talk) 06:45, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which son died?
Talk:BMX Bandits (band)

message: I have removed the notability tags, as the band easily meet WP:MUSIC on several counts. These include: #1 - non-trivial coverage in reliable sources, #5 - has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (Creation Records), #6 - contains at least one notable musician (Blake, Stewart etc). Thanks sparkl!sm  hey! 21:26, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: yep, seen that. Thanks for the good work. --triwbe (talk) 21:28, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability
Talk:John Merryman

message: S. Frantz 18:29, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

message: Ex parte Merryman was decided by Chief Justice Taney, but he was riding circuit.  The case was not before the Supreme Court.John Paul Parks (talk) 05:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Not a Supreme Court Case

message: I added some references from Maryland State Archives and Jean Baker. S. Frantz 18:29, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article says:
While Merryman was in jail awaiting a hearing, Taney had furniture and home-cooked meals brought to him in his cell. Merryman later named one of his sons Roger B. Taney Merryman in the Chief Justice's honor.
This needs some clarification.  During the Merryman case, wasn’t Merryman locked up in a military fort where Taney couldn’t reach him or affect the conditions of his confinement? Anythingyouwant (talk) 08:49, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Furniture and home-cooked meals?
Talk:Tom Adams (politician)

message: Shouldn't this be either Jon Adams (which redirects to the other one) or Tom Adams (politician)?  He is nowhere refered to as John...  --Jubilee♫clipman 01:32, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Article

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect John Adams (politician). Since you had some involvement with the John Adams (politician) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so).  76.66.203.138 (talk) 15:14, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Adams (politician) listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 
Talk:Eliphalet Dyer

message: The statement that Dyer was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774 "as the Revolution began" is incorrect since the outbreak of hostilities did not begin until the next year. This needs to be researched and corrected. Dyer's faithfulness to "the cause" is not in question, though his designation as Founding Father is. The latter depends to some degree on the outcome of the current (April-May 2022) RFC. Perhaps sources can be found to support this designation. Equally important, this bio needs to be expanded. At present, it's a bit more than a stub. Allreet (talk) 04:06, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: For additional background on Dyer: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1879. To download the article, you need full access to JSTOR, which is offered to Wikipedia editors who qualify. Otherwise, you can set up a free account with JSTOR that at present allows access to 100 articles per month. In this case, however, you can read articles but you cannot download them. Allreet (talk) 07:29, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

text: None that I know of. Thanks for pinging me. Must have missed him while recently removing Founding Father status from the others unfounded by an RfC, and I'll get right on to the formal unfounding. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:21, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect information regarding start of Revolution
Talk:John Milton (Florida politician)

message: This entry doesn't cover his first marriage, killing of a man in Georgia, time in Texas, lawyering in Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana, his second marriage, or his numerous children much. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:04, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana
Talk:John Milton (Georgia politician)

message: This is a note to say that all information in the article is referenced. Practically everything comes from a short biography in the book The First Federal Elections. Chronicler3 11:09, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Criminal Justice Information Services

message: I'm concerned that this article is titled "Scottish Criminal Record Office", yet seems to be mostly about the negative press that SCRO has received in recent years. 
As one of the major sources of background checks in Scotland and the United Kingdom, SCRO do a great deal of work in ensuring that those who would be a risk to children and vulnerable adults do not get into jobs they should not. Surely this article should contain content on the role and history of SCRO in addition to the Shirley McKie referencing?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arcengal (talk • contribs) 22:44, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Scope

message: I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
::This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. Remove this template whenever:
::#There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved
::#It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given
::#In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:08, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  removing POV tag with no active discussion per [[Template:POV]] 
Talk:Elizabeth McCombs

message: what makes you think that she was "commonly known as Elizabeth Reid McCombs"? I'm asking because she wasn't known by her middle name. Schwede66 20:15, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, I see where your misunderstanding arises. Of the above, the one that I would consider the most authoritative is the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB). There are by now over 3000 biographies contained in the DNZB, and what you don't appear to be aware of is that each entry uses the official name of the person for the article title. Wallace Edward Rowling anybody? Yes, his official name is his article title, but everybody knows him as Bill, and many would not know the former finance minister any other way than Bill Rowling. One has to read a DNZB bio to figure out what the common name is, and sometimes DNZB is a bit subtle about it (because it starts with the official name, then refers to the subject by surname throughout the article, but in the last couple of sentences, the common name gets used). This bio is a bit more obvious, because it refers to her as Elizabeth throughout (partially to avoid confusion with her husband). Regarding the National Library entry, they always use the official name for disambiguation purposes. Ok to move it back then? Schwede66 20:31, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: No I'd understood this and in fact know several DNZB authors. What I hadn't understood is the Wikipedia policy on official names. Go ahead and move it back if you think it's better. According to the policy, there should also be a redirect from her official name. --Uenuku (talk) 20:46, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for resolving this. And yes, there should always be redirects from official names, and all sorts of other names including common spelling mistakes. I've set up a good dozen redirects this morning already while working on the 1945 New Year Honours. Schwede66 21:17, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article title
Talk:Elizabeth Rowley

message: "For many years Rowley has strongly opposed the NAFTA and other trade agreements that she believes threaten public services, promoted public education and medicare, as well as civil rights and labour causes."
English doesn't work like this. The first use of the comma would lead you to believe that you're going to receive a list of things Rowley opposes, but it isn't. The final comma is an extension of the last point meaning there is no list, just two points. It could probably be a list of three things, but the first point would still be in the negative and very long, while the others would be in the positive and very short (making things extremely unclear). At the very least the negative point should be moved to the end.
I could be conveying this poorly, but this is a poorly constructed sentence.
Furthermore (and fixing this would probably solve this issue anyways) "for many years" is extremely vague. Has she ceased these activities? I doubt it, so for how long, when?
I'd solve it myself but there aren't any sources cited at all, so I wouldn't be sure if I'd be damaging the article further. 174.89.61.74 (talk) 15:54, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poorly worded sentence 
Talk:John Ngu Foncha

message: I have deleted the following irrelevant text.  The same contributor removed the word "secessionist" which had been used to describe the 1994 delegation; I've let that stand.  
: "John Ngu Foncha did not lead a secessionist Cameroon group in 1994 to the UN.The reason why SCNC or the former British Southern Cameroons is not seceding from La Republique Du Cameroun, is because  both the British and French Cameroon were separate entities. They were both UN mandated Trust Territories  as defined in article 76 sub section B of the charter of the UN. It is true that the French Cameroun obtained her independence on January 1, 1960 with a clearly defined International borders and it is true that the Former British Southern Cameroons was not part of the territory which obtained independence on January first 1960." 
Obiara (talk) 22:12, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Ellen MacKinnon

message: The picture you have is NOT Ellen mackinnon, the polititician.    That Ellen MacKinnon was a pastor at st Joseph hospital.    Evabelle. Bennett.  ( sister) 2001:1970:59DE:7900:D95F:7A54:5F7F:D16B (talk) 00:51, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ellen Margaret Mac kinnon
Talk:Ellen Melville

message: See Elizabeth Yates, elected as Mayor to Onehunga Borough Council (which was certainly a municipal authority) in 1893, and as a councillor 1899-1901.  This well before 1913.
Possibly Ellen Melville was the first elected to a city council?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carid23846 (talk • contribs) 12:05, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Auckland City Council 1913 Election of Ellen Melville
Talk:Operation Bajadere

message: There doesn't seem to be any evidence that any of this ever happened.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.231.135 (talk) 16:29, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: True the page doesn't cite any reputable sources. Moreover the content doesn't make sense. The Battle of Stalingrad which took place in September 1942 could have had no bearing on an operation in January 1942. Qemist (talk) 01:16, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Room to Breathe (Reba McEntire album)

message: I mentioned this to the person who reverted my edits, and now I ask you guys as well. Are you sure he's on the album? I looked on the booklet in the CD case and there's no mention of Phil anywhere, not even as a duet partner. Heck, I don't even remember hearing him singing in the song he's listed with. I only remember Reba singing. Unless they meant backup vocal? But then, how is Phil Collins (I'm assuming the British 80s rock singer and the vocalist in Disney's Tarzan and Disney's Brother Bear is who you're referring to, right?) involved in country music? Sorry, just a little confused is all. Please discuss. If you have proof and evidence to this claim, please post them here as well. Thanks.
Hajiru (talk) 19:31, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.allmusic.com/song/if-i-had-any-sense-left-at-all-album-version-mt0044818397 Kellymoat (talk) 19:43, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

text: I don't have a clue what is correct. I only know what the sources say. But I will say this - back in the 1800's when this song came out, they weren't as big on promoting the "featuring" like they do today. In fact, today, you have a better chance of having a "hit" if there is a "featuring" because you get press from each artist. Kellymoat (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding Phil Collins on Reba's Room To Breathe album [DISCUSSION]
Talk:Ellis Arnall

message: Much more needs to be said about the 1946 election, which caused a sensation at the time and was characterized as a coup d'etat. As it stands, the article casts Arnall as the bad guy in this conflict, whereas it was the Talmadges who resorted to underhanded means to get Eugene's son Herman installed as governor. I'll look around for a reliable source for these events. -- Rob C. alias Alarob 14:53, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  1946 election 

message: The article does not yet mention that Arnall was briefly a "New South" political celebrity. He wrote a political manifesto, The Shore Dimly Seen (Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott, 1946), and I've read that he was considered as a running mate for Harry S. Truman. I'll look for  verification as time permits. -- Rob C. alias Alarob 14:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arnall and national politics 

message: This page includes a number of images of Arnall. Are any of them usable?Zackjolet (talk) 15:37, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: Seems a significant omission that Arnall's campaign to get the(Knights of the) Ku Klux Klan state charter revoked is not even mentioned.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.34.131.212 (talk) 19:42, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of dissolving the Klan? 
Talk:John P. Hale

message: A link to:
Hale house meseum offical website national registor of historic places
http://www.seacoastnh.com/woodman/hale/index.html
Thank you John-Nathan P Hale
mailto:hbhale2000@yahoo.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.10.118.167 (talk) 23:24, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hale house meseum offical website national registor of historic places 

message: Who was his VP in 1848? Шизомби (talk) 15:26, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  1848 Liberty Party running mate?
Talk:John P. Hannah

message: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11141191.htm 46.114.44.32 (talk) 16:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Senior Advisor to Arcanum 
Talk:Elmer Scipio Dundy

message: A temporary subpage at User:Polbot/fjc/Elmer Scipio Dundy was automatically created by a perl script, based on this article at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. The subpage should either be merged into this article, or moved and disambiguated. Polbot (talk) 19:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bot-created subpage
Talk:John Parker (Labour politician)

message: According to the Tony Benn page, Benn was an MP for over 50 years. Parker was an MP for 48 years. Was Parker actually the longest continually serving labour MP?
Apepper (talk) 12:00, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Benn served for around 47 years, with an interruption of well over two years when he inherited his father's peerage. Harfarhs (talk) 19:05, 23 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Longest serving labour MP? 

message: "Parker was briefly a junior minister from 1945 to 1946, serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Dominions Office, with James Callaghan as his Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS)."
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that junior ministers don't have PPSs. Is this particular statement sourced? As I understand it, the James Callaghan article doesn't refer to Callaghan having any government job until becoming a junior minister himself in 1947. Harfarhs (talk) 19:01, 23 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  As junior minister
Talk:Emanuel Schäfer

message: A discussion on SS ranks took place at my Talk page a short while ago and could be relevant here: SS ranks. I don't believe I'm alone in finding the obscure paramilitary ranks of Nazi Germany to not be helpful to the general reader, especially when placed in the lead with no context. Feedback? K.e.coffman (talk) 08:38, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't watchlist your talkpage, chief. Saying "high ranking" also means nothing without context, but it doesn't have a wikilink. Someone might think a Hauptsturmführer was high-ranking because that was an officer rank, others might think it was a shit-kicker that had no say at all in pretty much 9/10ths of bugger all. What does "high ranking" tell you in this context? Nothing. The link to the rank helps people to navigate to information that might help them understand how he fitted into a system. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 08:45, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: That's why I linked to the discussion above :-). Since there's no infobox (where the rank would normally be placed), how about this option diff? K.e.coffman (talk) 08:49, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Works for me. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 08:59, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: As stated in the article now is sufficient; it needed to be stated somewhere and context was needed. As for the linked discussion, I only agreed at the time, to letting lede sections of certain bio articles be stream-lined for concision reasons as that was the consensus for them (and their rank was listed and linked in the info box) and do not believe that should be the same for major articles of historical importance or for high ranking members. And certainly is should be properly noted for the reader somewhere as the RS sources do. Kierzek (talk) 14:25, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rank
Talk:Emil Jones

message: The NYT has confirmed it was Jackson Jr. and not Jones. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/us/politics/11jackson.html?hp  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.232.119.101 (talk) 20:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Candidate #5 