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Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (definite or indefinite article at beginning of name)

message: The redirect Wikipedia:NCT 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.   Jay 💬 07:38, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Wikipedia:NCT]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Should companies whose full name end with "Corporation" be written with an article (at least in the first sentence of the lead section)?
This is true for IBM ("The International Business Machines Corporation [...]"), but not so for Nvidia or Microsoft ("Nvidia Corporation [...]" and "Microsoft Corporation [...]"), for example.-- Maxeto0910 (talk) 00:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think we could make a general rule; usage is too varied. I'd look at reliable independent sources and follow them. SchreiberBike | ⌨  11:31, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

text: Think of it like country names. Basic descriptions (like International Business Machines or United Kingdom) get "the", specific names (like Nvidia or China) don't. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 16:25, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  That's a good general rule, but there are so many exceptions. Follow the majority of reliable independent sources. SchreiberBike | ⌨  23:26, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but for a first approximation it's pretty good. User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:10, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article for company names that end with "Corporation"
Talk:Infidel Guy

message: As I've mentioned on the vfd for this page, this article needs cleanup. I'll post a list of obvious problems:
* "The Infidel Guy remains one of the very few shows for freethinkers available on Internet radio." - remove the useless bold. Also a loaded sentence.
* "very active in the freethought community instigating cognitive dissonance wherever he goes" - BS language? Also loaded.
* "When he confronted them with the actual content of the Bible, they felt able to take charge of their own lives." - more loaded language: implies that the contents of the bible are bad. Also is poorly written.
* "Infidel Guy :: Rational radio and Debate - Critically examining what you believe to be true!" - can we tone this down so it doesn't seem so POV
- rernst 13:38, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: I'll point out that none of: 1) being secular, or 2) having an agenda are why this article was VFD'd.
Also remember that Wikipedia is not a soapbox - this is not a place to promote your views. It is an encyclopedia devoted to giving coverage to all sides of an issue. If you've got legitimate criticsm of Infidel Guy, then add it. - rernst 13:38, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: To Proponents of this Page
Talk:Arimaa

message: Hey everyone! It's me, Bulldozer BILL! I read this page recently and wondered what a "friendly piece" is. Could anyone clarify this for me and, ideally, put this on the page? Thank you all! Bulldozer BILL (talk) 10:50, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: A piece of the same color/in the same army. (Have added glossary link  to article.) p.s. New secs go to bottom of the Talk page. Ok, --IHTS (talk) 03:01, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a "friendly piece"? 

message: The article doesn't say anything about why Arimaa is so difficult for AI to solve. What makes it so difficult?Hypershock (talk) 07:31, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure how absolutely hard it is, but it was specifically designed to defeat a number of algorithms commonly used by chess programs which have very little to do with intelligence (as opposed to algorithmic optimization). AnonMoos (talk) 17:14, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: P.S. I guess most of that material was removed to the separate Computer Arimaa article... AnonMoos (talk) 17:23, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is it so hard? 

message: Wikibooks has a board diagram template at b:Template:Arimaa/board. It uses pretty SVG pieces instead of the ugly pixelated 3D things this article has. But I can't find its source code. Can someone take care of it? BenbowInn (talk) 06:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaner diagram template on Wikibooks
Talk:Right of initiative (legislative)

message: "unlike parliament, which is just a governmental body."
I can't disagree enough.  Certainly under the British model Parliament is not a governmental body in itself, rather the government is (mostly) a subset of Parliament.
Parliament is the supreme legislative body and does possess legislative initiave. Indeed in the UK Parliament is theroetically the sole soverign legislative body and all others (be they devolved assemblies or local councils) have their right to legislate anything devolved to them from Parliament.
I think the distinction intended here is that Parliament mostly enacts the legislation of the government (whose party comprises its majority) whereas in a congress there is greater freedom from Presidential influence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Virtual Monster (talk • contribs) 13:37, 29 November 2004
The US Constitution uses the term "legislative power". "Legislative initiative" seems to be used to refer to the general process of proposing a bill.  --Foggy Morning (talk) 20:29, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Dębica

message: See also this edit with lots of info not incorporated into the present version of the article. Halibutt 13:53, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)
pl.wikipedia.org/Alois Kurz , source Valleyspring (talk) 07:01, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Category talk:Wikipedia maintenance

message: Is there a "requests for categories" page?  So that people could keep an eye out for things which might fit into an empty category we're creating...
Ojw 13:58, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: There is :Category:Underpopulated categories.  If you want to create a category, feel free to just go ahead and do so. -- Beland 22:18, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requests for categories page? 

message: why must there be public parties? i mean what is the difference between the parties. i think that we shouldn't have to be put into a party. so let me know ya feedback--Rebelchick2009 23:02, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no idea what you're talking about.  "Public parties"? -- Beland 22:18, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Either user was lost, or was refering to categories. I can't tell which. ⇒ SWATJester  Ready  Aim  Fire! 21:50, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Public parties
Talk:Early history of Thailand

message: I'd always heard that Buddhism got to Thailand after it moved south through India, across to what is now Sri Lankha and then across to Malaysia and finally north. I don't have a reference for this right now, but will try to find one. --KayEss 14:33, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I found the following on a not-very-authoritative website , but it's pretty much what had been my understanding: Buddhism was first introduced into Thailand as Hinayana Buddhism in about 329 B.C., later in about 700 A.D., Mahayana Buddhism came. However, in 1000 A.D. Hinnayana was again re-introduced from Burma. In 1253 A.D., Thai Buddhist Monks went to Ceylon and brought back with them the Pali scripts. Mark1 01:54, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Buddhism from Burma

message: Shouldn't this article be merged with the History of Thailand?Devraj Singh 05:49, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment
Talk:Metal matrix composite

message: Didn't the Formula-1 autority ban the use of such materials for engine blocks, etc., because their very high prices and large performance boost would have the combined effect of forcing smaller teams leave the sport? Thus it would be impossible to have 10 teams x 2 cars on the grid, possibly only Ferrari, Honda, Toyota and the Renault would remain. Therefore F1 engines must be made of traditional metals. 91.83.20.241 (talk) 22:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  May fit in the article. 

message: Isn't RCC the same material ? At least I don't see them seperated by technical definiton. Should both section being merged ? --89.60.249.55 (talk) 20:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Reinforced carbon-carbon]] 

message: Can anyone confirm that this is equivalent to 'single crysatal'? 135.196.96.66 (talk) 15:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monolithic Material
Talk:Drovers' road

message: Ken Watts, Droving in Wiltshire, apparently mentions droving of sheep still taking place in the 1930s. I don't have a copy yet but:
"In the prologue to his book, KGW tells a delightful story from the memoirs of Edith Olivier in the 1930s.  She and her father were driving in a carriage from Wilton to Wilsford when they came across a flock of sheep spread on either side of the road.  Not recognising the breed, her father got down to talk to the shepherd, who was from Dorset and whose boss owned one of the only two flocks of this breed in the country.  Every year, part of each flock was exchanged with the other, which belonged to a Hertfordshire farmer.  [Breeding purposes?] The sheep were upset by train travel and there was too much traffic - even then - on the main roads, so the shepherd had for years driven them by lanes and byways in May...2mph for 3 weeks.  All along the route he knew fields where he could turn them in for the night and inns that would provide him with a bed.  When he reached Hertfordshire he would rest for a week or two then drive back to Dorset the sheep he had come to fetch." Winelight (talk) 15:26, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Olivier's memoirs are "Without Knowing Mr. Walkley: Personal Memories by Edith Olivier ~ 1938" Winelight (talk) 15:29, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Droving in 1930s 

message: The redirect Drove 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.  Duckmather (talk) 03:54, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Drove]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:National Socialist Party of America

message: I hate Illinois Nazi's.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.206.78 (talk) 02:24, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Blues Brothers' Quote

message: What is the rationale behind identifying it as far left when it's parent organization is identified as far right? Cile112 (talk) 23:42, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fixed that. Beyond My Ken (talk) 00:00, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Far Left? 

message: this article lacks information on the rationale of the party's naming convention. was it named as such to make socialists look bad by causing public confusion? 2600:4040:5350:2E00:F2CB:854C:75D5:7D26 (talk) 03:39, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  WHY IS IT CALLED THAT
Talk:Whangamatā

message: It's a bit ironic that the paragraph which is included presumably to clarify pronunciation uses rhymes to explain pronunciation.  I imagine these descriptions come from a New Zealander, but that won't necessarily help an American, etc. English speaker to pronounce the word. --Theodore Kloba 15:39, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)
:You're right in that I can see how it's confusing. I don't know how you'd go about making it clearer though, unless you wanted to trudge through phonetic alphabets. The comparison between 'mata'/'MAT-er' and 'mata'/'mahTAH' seems to be fairly well described. --Dom 05:30, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shibboleth 

message: Have you noticed the many times that the word "safe" appears, along with "extremely" or "very" preceding it?...about 3 times in the same paragraph. I assume that it was definitely written by either a sarcastic person or a person depending on tourism or residence in Whangamata. The word "safe" can be used once to describe the character of Whangamata, especially when readers may think that there have been disputes about the safety there.Cosmicwaterfall 23:00, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  A "Very Safe" Region 

message: I am a frequent visitor of Whangamata myself, and I have never heard Whenuakura Is. referred to as "Donut" Island, but I have often heard of it referred to as "Middle" Island.  I have also heard that there are still tuatara on the island.
"Donut" sounds - and looks - rather un-Kiwi. However, Hamilton Maps gives this alternative name to Whenuakura. There is a downloadable map in pdf format at http://www.hamiltonmaps.co.nz/othermaps/whangamata.pdf
As a point of interest, the island used to be known locally as Rabbit Island - perhaps because of the many burrows were shared by shearwater and tuatara that are there. I have not attempted to locate all the Rabbit Islands that exist around the NZ coast, along with the multitude of Bird Islands and Goat Islands!
Kawhai (talk) 02:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Donut Island 

message: Could someone with a little knowledge on the Whangamata marina issue add a little to the article? I've also added a photo request, hopefully someone living nearby can upload something appropriate, like a view of the beach and nearby islands for example. Richard001 05:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Marina
Talk:F. R. Scott

message: The article for Francis Scott is redirected to Frank Scott, but it would be more appropriate to apply disambiguation to Francis Scott, wheras I followed the link from the page on the Duke of Monmouth, where Francis Scott is one of his legitimate children. I'm not entirely sure how it is best to go about fixing this - shall we disambiguate it, and move the current redirect from Francis Scott to Francis Scott (poet)... or what?
I don't think it would be wise to create Francis Scott (son of the 1st Duke of Monmouth) - it's just way too far fetched.
::--Smári McCarthy 16:08, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation request

message: The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Abebenjoe 02:08, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment
Talk:List of compositions for organ

message: I have removed Mozart's name from the list seeing as there were no pieces under it and so his name is somewhat pointless as an appearance if there are no pieces to name. Hydraton31 17:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: Are there many concerti for organ and orchestra? I can't name any besides Max Baumann's concerto for organ, timpani and strings. Dmetric 21:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organ concerti 

message: A discussion on Talk:List of major opera composers concerning NPOV issues is currently underway and the definition used in this article has been cited because it is not sourced and is not clear as to exactly the criteria should be for inclusion. Since this discussion is escalating, I'm rewriting this definition using less selective criteria.  I've also added John Henderson's excellent book of Organ composers as the main reference and plan on adding Gilles Cantegrel's Organ repertoire book.  Between the two of these references, all of the names currently on this list can be sourced and should therefore be considered suitable candidates for this list.  Musikfabrik 16:17, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV issues concerning the definition used on this page  

message: There are concerns about the selection procedures used to make this list. The list may not be neutral or sufficiently representative. This page is also potential evidence in an NPOV dispute elsewhere. Please do not edit the main page until issues have been discussed on this talk page. --Folantin 08:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV problems
Talk:Life of Samuel Johnson

message: This is a slim article for a very thick book. Dugong.is.good.tucker (talk) 23:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: We are busy finishing the Samuel Johnson page. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 23:18, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: More, or, not enough?"

message: I wanted to note that this is a discussion about the template at Template talk:Samuel Johnson. Ottava Rima (talk) 15:56, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Johnson Template 

message: The book title includes The. I don't see why Wikipedia would remove a word from the book title. You don't do it with film titles. Equinox ◑ 23:58, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn't the article title be "THE Life of Samuel Johnson"?
Talk:E. U. Essien-Udom

message: I think this article should be deleted because it's irrelevant. Does anybody know how to delete this article?
: The article is of 'importance' as providing background history to Nigerian political scientists. Essien Udom was, I think, the first black professor in Political Science at the University of Ibadan, setting the scene for Nigerian explorations of aspects of Nigerian political thought. In addition he is mentioned on three other Wiki pages (Malcolm X; Amy Jacques Garvey; and Harlem), so that having some background to him would be useful. 82.46.20.84 21:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: E. U.
Talk:Romas Kalanta

message: Reference 6: The link is broken (404) - https://books.google.com/books?id=Udl9U-0OY9gC&pg=PA291
The same in Baltic states under Soviet rule (1944%E2%80%9391) (reference 3).
--Mortense (talk) 23:53, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Mortense. Fixed both. Renata (talk) 05:29, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken link
Talk:Open-source culture

message: There are at least ten people who will be contributing to it over the next two weeks who have a vested interest in OSC as artists, lawyers, and scholars. If, after this time, you still really have a twitch about it, help us redistribute this body of knowledge across other pages on Wikipedia (or nix it).Brianh 05:27, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)

message: I would argue that what you are defining is a position on intellectual property, not open source culture. I would define open source culture as culture that is de facto open source: i.e. cultural artifacts and pracices whose sources are open. As a model, we might look at the open source software article. Mtribe 19:16, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)
:Maybe this could be merged with free content or free culture movement (which should probably be at free culture (which currently redirects to Lessig's Free Culture)).
:I don't think the movement for (and culture surrounding) wider FLOSS-like copyright licensing and (where applicable) development models really has a definite name (although `free culture' is probably what I have heard used most often).  There probably needs to be a large discussion about what we call this in WP and better categorisation, linking, and, maybe merging of articles in this area.  Is there a Wikiproject?
:--Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 00:44, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've rved the redirect to promote discussion of the merge. --Karnesky 01:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

text: It is usually best to make your case on the talk page you want to merge to & wait about a week (depending on comments and consensus. --Karnesky 17:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Definition of Open Source Culture (and relation to ther articles)
Talk:Hard drug

message: The definition of a hard drug, is one that is hard to give up, and generally reserved for highly addictive drugs.
Since most hallucinogens are not positive reinforcers, and do not really provide escape from sorrow, they aren't considered hard drugs.
Addictive drugs would include (from order of least addictive, to most addictive):
PCP, caffeine, snorted cocaine, snorted methamphetamine (crank), heroin, alcohol, barbituates, quaaludes, valium, injected methamphetamine (crystal), smoked cocaine (crack), smoked methamphetamine (ice), nicotine
PCP (a dissociative hallucinogen) is at the low end of the list, and would be the only hallucinogen that could qualify with the possible exception of DXM.  --Thoric 18:05, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:The Mighty Boosh

message: The latest Ad campaign by Sugar Puffs has been criticised by many Boosh fans, calling it a blatant rip off of the shows funny short songs, known as 'Crimping'
I found this by accident when I stumbled on the Sugar Puffs advert on Youtube, but am not exactly great at major edits on these things.
If someone would be so kind as to add this to the article, Im sure it would be a good thing to have in it.
How dare Sugarpuffs steal the crimp... Their advert is still on T.V, I guess the Boosh didnt sue them in the end.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.73.216.125 (talk) 16:24, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mighty Boosh Vs Sugar Puffs 

message: Anyone have any info on the derivation of their name or it's meaning? AP (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 01:13, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a Boosh? 

message: Nowhere does it tell me about what this show is, other than it's a sitcom. What an unhelpful article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.24.246 (talk) 19:08, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about the comedy group. For the TV series they produced, see The Mighty Boosh (TV series). Also, please sign your posts with ~~~~. Thom (talk) 21:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the programme about? 

message: Think about removing the last link to book of boosh, someone is link farming on that url now.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.64.85.233 (talk) 11:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, removed the link (and the one to vexedmag, as it no longer works, too). --Six words (talk) 21:08, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch, well done Manning (talk) 22:38, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to book of boosh 
Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach

message: BWV 563 (The 'Fantazia con imitazione') seems to have the wrong key in the list. Every source I find lists it as being in B Minor, yet it is classified as C Major in the listing. Is there something I'm missing or is it just a simple mistake? 2804:38A:C044:A4C:0:24:FED7:4101 (talk) 11:49, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  BWV 563 

message: This page will maybe merged into Johann Sebastian Bach. Thank you. 2604:3D09:A984:F000:D9F1:1BB2:BBF6:9B56 (talk) 15:59, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed per Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 1#Page length, Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 2#Splitting article, & Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 3#Size.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  16:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merging into page Johann Sebastian Bach.
Talk:Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson album)/Archive 2

message: Since both sides can't come to an agreement on how to discuss the recent edit without resorting to an revert war, maybe a polling the community might help?  This still would depend if each side would accept the outcome of the community consensus of the poll of which version is displayed to readers.  How long should the poll last? Shard 00:47, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Version Poll

message: # Shard 00:47, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Everyking's Version

message: *This album is Ashlee's debut album.  Including as many details such as the quotes, reviews, week by week sales amounts, interviews, etc... helps inform readers, especially those who know nothing about the album.  I don't see how adding all those quotes and citations can make the article less readable or cumbersome. Shard 00:50, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Pros

message: This is not an either/or thing, it's a content dispute that requires discussion, not a policy that needs to be voted on.  Polls are a limited tool in reaching consensus -- sannse (talk) 00:52, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've thought about what you've said.  I tried to find something to disprove it, but only found evidence supporting your statement.  If it didn't work in Talk:FOX News/Archive two, then it probably won't work here.  Thank you. Shard 06:07, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: I don't think a poll is a good idea