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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject South Africa

message: Hello everyone! I've been preparing for a re-write of the Mfecane article and would really appreciate some feedback at the talk page. Thanks in advance! Pliny the Elderberry (talk) 18:50, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advice needed at Mfecane page 

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thread_title:  Wikimedia ZA Future Workshop Trainers needed 

message: Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries. 
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Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 11:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:DCWC|Developing Countries WikiContest]] 

message: :Talk:Israel has an RfC regarding apartheid. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. starship.paint (RUN) 05:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Talk:Israel]] has an [[Talk:Israel#RfC:_mention_apartheid_in_the_lead?|RfC on the topic: mention apartheid in the lead?]]
Talk:Middle Ages in history

message: :The Middle Ages in history is an overview of the historiography of the Middles Ages. Historians and propagandists alike have affected how previous generations have imagined, portrayed and interpreted the Middle Ages,  starting from the invention of the term "Middle Ages" in the 14th century.  In every century creators and consumers of the idea have created a range of visions: humanists, antiquarians, historians, the counter-Enlightenment, Romantic nationalism— the conflicted seeming realities of these images remain with us today in the form of film, architecture, literature, art and the folk history ofpopular culture.
Rewrote the opening. More simple and direct for the general audience for an opening. --Stbalbach 08:07, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Washi

message: The link to interlog.com remains broken, but an archived version is still available (minus the odd picture).
I'm rather confused by some of the "Applications" listed here. I thought kimonos were made out of silk, for example. And how is washi used for sewing? Can anyone back up these statements?
Sakurambo 20:46, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "To Do" list 

message: Where does classical 'Imperial Japanese paper' fit in? Since the 19th century, many deluxe editions of American and European books have been printed in a small number on this distinctive paper with its subtle gloss and vaguely fibery structure. What is the Japanese name of it? Is it 'Insetsu-Kioku'? But I don't see that name on the Washi- and Japanese tissue-pages. Glatisant 11:03, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 'Imperial Japanese'

message: How does it compare in price in Japan to Western-style paper? --Error (talk) 02:04, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Price 

message: Links to the totally wrong thing. Seems it should link to: Edgeworthia_papyrifera. Can someone confirm? Iameditingstuff (talk) 06:36, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I fixed the link. Thank you for pointing that out. Oda Mari (talk) 14:20, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mistumata 

message: Should this be 'rice straw?'  The term 'rice paper' is still in circulation for Japanese papers; for example, an educated Swiss German gentleman asked me in Feb 2016 about mulberry paper.  I pointed out that the word is similar in German - 'Maulbeere.'  The word 'kozo' is not in general use, I believe.  He said: 'Isn't it made from rice?'  I suggested he try to eat it.
--Steve (talk) 06:13, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Made from Rice?

message: We do not have to use a phrase,’via Korea’, when we talk about history of Japan.
Korea was just ‘path’, but paper came from China directly by shipping. 2400:2410:8182:A00:8898:D076:9AA2:521B (talk) 09:28, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: that sentence probably wrote by a south Korean loll 63.157.97.218 (talk) 22:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History
Talk:Tower Records

message: There is a lot of misinformation about Tower Records out there. You're contributing to the lie that is Tower Records. 2601:204:CC00:B8:2844:9FFC:A5FC:BDE1 (talk) 14:02, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tower Records 

message: Tower Records Sapporo was not originally opened by MTS Incorporated. It was opened by an individual Japanese man who admired the store in America. He had no permission to use the name or logo. When Sacramento found out about it that was the beginning of Tower Records Inc., Japan. They eventually bought the little store then opened Shibuya which was a huge hit. Mark Viducich was sent on a fact finding mission. It was not his idea to go retail in Japan as he says in the documentary. That statement should be examined. 2601:204:CC00:B8:2844:9FFC:A5FC:BDE1 (talk) 14:11, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tower Sapporo
Talk:Culture of India

message: H 175.101.106.36 (talk) 15:14, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Culture in ancient india 

message: South Asian culture is basically connected to the local feudal languages. It is not to be mixed up with spirituality of the location. Check this> Indian Culture! What is it exactly? 117.195.100.60 (talk) 06:38, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Asian culture 

message: Please talk in Hindi 103.81.154.24 (talk) 13:49, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: No, this is the English Wikipedia. If you wish to use Hindi, please go to the Hindi Wikipedia - Arjayay (talk) 13:53, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sst
Talk:Night of the Long Knives (disambiguation)

message: I seem to remember Chiang Kai-shek's attack on Communists in Shanghai (precipitating the Long March) being called this, but I can't find anything to support it... Can anyone else?--Jack Upland (talk) 09:23, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shanghai 1927 

message: Moved here per WP:DABMENTION
*Night of the Long Knives, the Saturday Night Massacre during the Watergate scandal in 1973
Widefox; talk 15:42, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Not mentioned
Talk:Kumarakom

message: kumarakom is absolutely beautiful.I went for house boating and boy it was great!!!!
coconut creek kumarakom homestay and kumarakom houseboat offers budget stay in kumarakom and kumarakom backwater houseboat cruise in beautiful vembanad lake !!!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.140.168.140 (talk) 10:54, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  boating 

message: Water hyacinth has taken over Vembanad lake and the surrounding canals. It has become a big menace by clogging the waterways, obstructing free movement of boats and depriving the tourists of a nice view. Hyacinth also affects fish growth, water movement and environmental quality. Government of Kerala should take appropriate action to clear the waters of Hyacinth.Kumarrao (talk) 06:48, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Hyacinth
Talk:Meskhetians

message: Meskhetians are Meskhetians.They have nothing with Turks.
The theme about the Turks from Meskheti can be written on another page.
In Meskheti live and lived not only Turks but also Ukrainians,Armenians,Russians etc but this doesn't meen they all are Meskhetians.
The Meskhetians are a separate ethnoc and Turks,Ukrainians,Armenians etc who live in Meskheti are only Ukrainians,Russians etc from Meskheti...176.73.160.76 (talk) 12:08, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meskhetians
Talk:Ertapenem

message: The IUPAC name is lacking stereochemistry specifics.--ChemSpiderMan (talk) 02:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I switched to the IUPAC name given at the PubChem link which has stereochemistry.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:27, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was going to do that when I redrew the structure, but completely forgot :) Thanks, Ed. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 00:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

message: I think the correct IUPAC Name is
(4R,5S,6S)-3-({(3S,5S)-5-[(3-carboxyphenyl)carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-3-yl}sulfanyl)-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid
and the structure as drawn is incorrect--ChemSpiderMan (talk) 23:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  IUPAC NAme and Structure 

message: The  marketing slogan has been on this page for 15 years, since it was created in 2003. ARGH. Jytdog (talk) 04:04, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  15 years
Talk:Beckmann rearrangement

message: The first mechanism diagram has a minor error. The carbon 1 of the oxime starts off as a secondary carbon but switches to being a primary carbon in the 3rd step and remains a primary carbon until the end. I believe one of the 2 methyl groups attacheh to the primary carbon in the first 2 steps should really have been a hydrogen atom (which was indicated in the later steps).
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.32.146.81 (talk) 19:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Diagram Error

message: In my view Wiki has a problem numbering references.
* you cannot use reference twice: the count continues regardless
* including a url link will mess up numbering
* get the right order for the references is a nuisance
Solution: not have numbers at all in reference list. V8rik 22:20, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right.  Wikipedia has a rather poor mechanism for numbering references.  However, without numbers it's not clear which citation goes with which reference. ~K 01:26, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: V8rik, Go to Wikipedia:Footnotes.  They added a bunch of explaination since I went there last. It seems much more helpful. ~K 03:32, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Numbering references 

message: *-Stone (talk) 07:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Ref

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:American Deserters Committee

message: The text of article was obtained from U.S. Federal government site. Darwin 13:27, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: When was this? I'm guessing Viet(?)nam, but someone who knows needs to add the date-infos. Thanx 68.39.174.238 20:22, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be Vietnam-era, though the ADC I've heard of is based in Stockholm... obtained via Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman- yeah not the best source, but hey it was intended to be a guidebook for folks of the era. --/Mendaliv/2¢/Δ's/ 18:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of text
Talk:Black bag operation

message: The text of article was obtained from U.S. Federal government site.
Darwin 13:47, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Oppose -- we are talking about different concepts here. A black bag operation is a burglary by officials, black bag cryptanalysis refers to the use of physical break-ins to compromise computer data security. Possibly this SHOULD be merged with "rubber hose cryptanalysis" into an article or section about non-mathematical means to compromise cypher systems.
Eleland 01:58, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger 

message: Is it fair to say the term is used primarily, or even exclusively, in the US? Pikemaster (talk) 15:35, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Usage
Talk:Person on business from Porlock

message: I disagree this should be merged with Porlock. There's enough there to justify its own article; if it has to be merged it should be with Kubla Khan.--Cúchullain t/c 00:56, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I can go with that. After all, the place is notable for other things. —Keenan Pepper 18:00, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge
Talk:Diedrich Hermann Westermann

message: Some info from http://www.bmpix.org/source/search/biography.php?identifiant=22839, to be incorporated in this article:
* place of birth: Hannover
* entered Bremen Mission in 1895 (not sure about Bremen or Basel)
* sent out by Bremen mission in 1900
* missionary work in Togo
* professional training: post office assistant
* after 1909 Westermann was a professor for African languages in Berlin
 — mark ✎ 14:10, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely! Thanks for your suggestion. If you feel a change is needed, please go ahead and make it yourself!  Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone (yourself included) can edit any article by following the  link. You don't even need to log in, although there are several reasons why you might want to.  Wikipedia convention is to be bold and not be afraid of making mistakes.  If you're not sure how editing works, have a look at How to edit a page, or try out the Sandbox to test your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. — mark ✎ 20:23, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Germ layer

message: Mannintg (talk) 22:36, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

message: I'd love some drawings and diagrams added to this article. TheLimbicOne 23:39, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request 

message: Bryozoa don't fit the description of what each germ layer develops into. The larval endoderm appears to be completely lost during metamorphosis (after settlement on a substrate), while most of the adult tissue (including the gut) is derived from the ectoderm. Should this be noted in the article? Also, should it be described in a separate heading? Rolf Schmidt (talk) 05:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bryozoa 

message: I think it should be mentioned from which germ layer: ecto-, meso- or ondoderm bone is formed in the body of the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SaminTietokirja (talk • contribs) 00:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Give an example about from which layer is the bone going to be formed in the main article 

message: I deleted the statement "The appearance of the archenteron marks the onset of gastrulation." because I believe that the term archenteron is not used in all species (including humans which is the topic in the next paragraph). I also added several references.--Biolprof (talk) 03:06, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted statement about archenteron 

message: This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2022 and 27 April 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Croan2019. 
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thread_title: Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

message: Layer 102.149.6.196 (talk) 16:46, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biology
Talk:IHTFP

message: Mike Bauer reports several non-MIT-connected IHTFP sightings.  
Given how many other in-jokes have their own wikipedia articles..
--Sommerfeld 15:58, 2005 Feb 3 (UTC)
:Added this reference to Hacks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology#IHTFP Lentower (talk) 15:18, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Shouldn't the hacks be given their own category? They're not directly related to IHTFP.
:Was thinking the same. We should merge... Isopropyl 22:34, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, Roof and tunnel hacking does not really encompass the various hacks around MIT. Is there a more specific category, or shall we create one? Isopropyl 22:36, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split Hacks? 

message: I don't know how to flag it as such, and I'm not sure how to remove that status.... zenbobby (talk) 16:42, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This article has not been a disambiguation page for years.  I removed the project tag. Lentower (talk) 15:19, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this really a disambiguation page?
Talk:Seed saving

message: What is the case with genetically engineered seed, can it reliably be saved? Tsavage 16:01, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Go-go

message: * User:RadioKAOS/UBX2. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  10:10, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Go-go (or specifically, Chuck Brown) userbox

message: https://www.dclibrary.org/node/68645 108.28.194.132 (talk) 19:58, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  On August 22, 2021 (Chuck Brown Day) It was announced that just under 2000 photographic images taken by photographer Chip Py added to Go-Go Archive at DC Public Library
Talk:Churchill, Oxfordshire

message: You'd expect someone called Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) to understand what was wrong with "monolith of stone". Complete the following syllogism: If philosophy depends on precise use of language... Jacquerie27 16:51, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the monolith wasn't found in the nearby wood, it's made of stone found in the nearby wood — hence what I wrote.  Most of Jacaquarie27's changes (as with the others he or she has made in his or her mission to discover and edit – with or without snide remarks – my pages, following our disagreement on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Jewish ethnocentrism) are merely matters of personal preference as to style; some are genuinely useful; some assume that I'm semi-literate, and thus fail to notice that the change distorts my meaning, the original wording having been carefully chosen (as with the monolith example, "the jumble of imitations", not of different architectural styles), and the windows of the church being based on not copies of Oxford-College windows.  I await with breathless excitement the next instalment of this obsessive Wikistalking. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 19:02, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: ...some are genuinely useful... Thanks. I'm not arguing about any of the rest: you're too verbose and know too little about English usage, so I can only repeat my previous advice: read The Guardian less and George Orwell more. ("...obsessive Wikistalking" is another example of tautology, btw.) Jacquerie27 19:13, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Vision (spirituality)

message: I removed a link to :Category:Religion from the "See also" section, because I felt it was redundant: articles in the same category are related to one another by definition.  However, I can't find anything relevant in the Manual of Style.
Simon 16:56, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:   Religion category 

message: The Native American's would go on vision quests.  They would be out in the elements around four days.  It was a means to gain insight on what Grandfather(God) would have them do.  I have yet to go on my vision quest, but hopefully Grandfather will lead me and give me the endurance necessary to accomplish this very spiritual undertaking.  --Bumpusmills1 00:53, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Native American Vision Quests 

message: Since it's under religion as in historical, I've removed the fictional links. If they go back, I suggest the proper reference identifies them, as in Lego's Bionicle. Also I've returned the category - it may seem redundant but a lot of obvious categories do, don't they? It's so that when you clickk on that link you get all the relevant pages in a list.Julia Rossi 22:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fictions 

message: I have commented out the Nat Turner entry. Nat Turner's "vision" as described doesn't seem to meet the definition as it was in fact a solar eclipse that he saw - unless that in addition triggered a visionary experience that does meet the definition. If so, that should be clearly stated. Cgingold (talk) 22:06, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nat Turner? 

message: Seeing the numerous tags on the article and multiple issues especially not meeting quality standards for such an important topic, I have started working on this article and have already added considerable amount of content (which was required the most as the lead section had no appropriate definition for vision and it was poorly written) while maintaining the context of the article and have also added references and links. I hope my contribution helps. Pixarh (talk) 18:41, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  In response to the tags 

message: I am taking this to a sandbox to rewrite and expand. If anyone wants to collaborate with me that would be great. Ping me or just comment here. Cheers. Rap Chart Mike (talk) 16:29, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Step one of the expansion has been pasted in and sandbox will be blanked again momentarily. Further editing work will occur live and here. Rap Chart Mike (talk) 19:57, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sandbox rewrite in progress 

message: This article is not really in line with the NPOV. For example, the section on categories of visions heavily relies on the writings of one Catholic writer, and does not explore other perspectives. 74.83.67.36 (talk) 03:56, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overemphasized Christian Perspective