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Talk:Flexibility method

message: After reading advantages & disadvantages section, I found myself hankering for references on recent use of Flexibility Method.  Sounds interesting, but where to go from here...?  Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.148.102.27 (talk • contribs) 01:21, February 2, 2007
:Try the FEM books by Carlos Felippa, available online. I have flagged the the article as missing references, and added category finite element methods which will make it show in the list of math articles as well. Jmath666 20:00, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: References
Talk:Horst (geology)

message: My understanding is that most of the hydrocarbons found in rift basins occur in 'tilted fault blocks' rather than horsts. I'll try to find some sources that discuss this. Mikenorton (talk) 08:28, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hydrocarbon exploration 

message: I'm not really satisfied with the article text claiming "Horst means heap in German", because a heap is actually a "Haufen" (that translation works in 99% of the cases, e.g. dungheap = Misthaufen), it usually means an artifical collection of something that can't be stacked orderly. 
If you take a look at the German Wikipedia article: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_%28Geologie%29 it explains that the naming of these geological formation is taken from miners' language where it was used for a fault in e.g. a coal bed. And it further states that it is related in its meaning to the topological term Horst, which is explained here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_%28Toponym%29 Basically Horst means brushwood, scrub (similarly the large but crude, scrubby nest of an eagle(=Adler) is called Adlerhorst) and you have to think about something like this: http://www.nikon-fotografie.de/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=16871&pictureid=248360 (this is in Africa, but was the best illustration I could find in a quick search) i.e. a dense group of brushes on a relatively small hill. 
So this "elevated" thought is definitely elemental of "Horst", but also the natural cause. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the geologist who coined the term was investigating some of these brushy elevations and found out that they were caused by geological faults, and consequently reused the term for his new discovery. But certainly not all (topologic) Horsts are caused by faults, a lot are caused by patchy sedimentation/erosion, e.g. a solitary brush on a flat surface will catch sand and other particles from the air or water, and over time a small hill may grow. The word Horst made it into a number of placenames of settlements in swamp/marsh areas, of course because you could only build a farm or village on these elevated and thus dry areas. The English suffix "-hurst" is exactly the same word, e.g. Sandhurst, quote: "The name of the village is Anglo-Saxon and originates from the sandy soils and the hurst (a wooded eminence) of the area."
I know that this is way too much and too off-topic to put into this article here, but maybe someone is able to condense it to a precise explanation of the origin of the word, at least better than "heap".--79.194.234.190 (talk) 11:36, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  German word origin
Talk:Klang High School

message: There are a number of plagues dated back to 1930's with the names of top scholars, athletes and school captains/head prefects. These plagues used to be hanging on the wall around the main auditorium. News from the grapevine: These plagues were taken down and burned not too long ago. Can these be confirmed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlbertChuanKim (talk • contribs) 03:55, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  School Honor Plagues
Talk:Bunnet Stane

message: As a Fifer I've only ever heard it referred to as the "bunnet stane", with the sole exception of the information board at the site. If it's going to be anglicised, surely it would be "bonnet stone"? I've changed the references in the article and added a link from "bunnet stane" but haven't changed the title (basically because I don't know how - can somebody help?).Mutt Lunker 01:25, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: bonnet or bunnet?
Talk:Romero Britto

message: *There was originally other content here (though no refs and reasoning), but it was rightly removed by another editor as not suitable for Wikipedia. In any case, the edit request was added afterwards, so it would still require a specific statement of what you wanted to add/remove, why, and any references. Nosebagbear (talk) 00:23, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: =

message: The page for Britto seems hardly unbiased. In fact, it appears to be more like a form of marketing for Britto rather than information about the fellow. Furthermore, some of the quotes of praise from Britto are taken out of context. This hardly seems like what Wikipedia wants to classify as an encyclopedia entry. 
Positivos (talk) 04:04, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seems Unbiased 

message: I agree with the prior comment.  This entry is purely marketing and not at all biography.  It should be removed and an objective bio should replace it.  It seems that this 'artist' has been very successful financially and the marketing engine is well fueled.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Plethorable (talk • contribs) 18:51, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pure Marketing
Talk:George Petrie (American football)

message: Does anyone else have doubts about the title George Petrie (American football)? At first blush it seems to suggest that George Petrie was the name of an American football -- a brand name, perhaps, like Wilson or Spalding. (Remember our global audience.) On seeing the portrait, one speculates that maybe he was a notable athlete. But no, he did not play in the football games he is remembered for. A sports promoter, then? Well, no, keep guessing.....
In short, the title of this article is vague at best, misleading at worst. The parenthesis ought to say what he was. What about George Petrie (educator) or George Petrie (professor) -- which is what he was paid for. Another option is George Petrie (Auburn University) because all his notable associations are with that institution. But that would only be a good choice if "educator" were not enough to distinguish him from some other George Petrie.
Any comments, concerns before I choose a new title and move it? -- Rob C. alias Alarob 19:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looking at it from the football prospective, there doesn't seem to be any real consistency (Tom O'Brien (football coach), Paul Johnson (American football coach), Dan Hawkins (American football), Bill Stewart (football coach), Brian Kelly (coach)) and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people) doesn't help much. I'd go with George Petrie (educator), as you suggested above, since he was more than just a professor (department head, dean, coach). - auburnpilot talk 18:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd suggest George Petrie (Alabama) to parallel George Petrie (New York) but with his Auburn ties I'm not sure how well that would go over, no how innocent the intent.  Does he have a middle name?  That sure would be convenient. - Dravecky (talk) 11:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "(American football)"?
Talk:Sylvia Lopez

message: On her grave in Montparnasse Cemetery her age is stated as 26. Is this true? JHvW 23:35, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age
Talk:National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

message: The coordinates need the following fixes:
-12.04736077, -77.02606919
173.12.21.129 (talk) 16:20, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the map on the museum's own Web site, the coordinates currently in the article are correct, and the ones you've given above are incorrect. Deor (talk) 17:28, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error
Talk:Nauta

message: Coordinates: 4°30′30″S, 73°35′0″W or -4.508333,-73.583333 - From the Spanish Wiki. 2A00:23C7:CA0C:4F01:CD2A:DB36:EE9C:96C7 (talk) 15:29, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location Coordinates:
Talk:Nazca

message: the article is lacking in any basic information on the nazca people themselves who hav a unike culture and deserve some recognition! 
Hweiss 95 (talk) 02:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: -- data is from this summary (Spanish): 
http://khatati.igp.gob.pe/cns/bds/121196-JT/sis121196.htm
http://www.inkascusco.com/02p_61pisco.htm
-- maps of the earthquake (Nasca and Vista Allegre) can be seen here (Spanish): http://www.cismid.uni.edu.pe/descargas/redacis/redacis21_a.pdf
-- Peruvian government table of all earthquakes in Peru in 1996 of INEI (Spanish):  http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0348/N44/AMBNA006.htm
-- summary and rebuilding concept with women included in house building can be seen here (with photos, Spanish): http://www.predes.org.pe/p_nasca.htm
Michael Palomino 24 August 2009 Michael.palomino-at-gmx.ch (talk) 18:07, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Earthquake of Nasca of 12 November 1996

message: Hello,
I'm new to Wikipedia. I'd like to help clean up this page's grammar and such. If anyone has any ideas or would like to collaborate on this, feel free to reply here or on my talk page. Thanks!
Adreac (talk) 20:38, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Here to help clean up this Wikipedia article 

message: Hello,
I would like to open a debate on the proper orthography of Nasca/Nazca in the English language. Locally the Municipality of Nasca uses the 's' and not the 'z.' Much of the archaeological literature (see works for example by Helaine Silverman or Katharina Schreiber) use a convention to refer to the geographical region and city as "Nasca" and the the archaeological culture as "Nazca." Although this is a relatively loose convention.
The earliest known spelling makes use of the 's' and not the 'z." Documents such as the property title of the Hacienda San Joseph de la Nasca (1622), make use of this orthography, as well as published documents such as Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's manuscript (http://www.kb.dk/permalink/2006/poma/1051/en/text/?open=id2978109).
It is believed that the confusion arose in the 19th century, and the use of "Nazca" is attributed to confusion with a form of the Spanish verb "nacer" - to be born.
I would like to hear the thoughts of others in the community, especially other historical professionals. I'm also new to Wikipedia and still learning the conventions and proper ways of doing things around here.
SouthAmericanEthnohistorian (talk) 20:11, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. The convention/guideline you need to read first is WP:COMMONNAME. Dougweller (talk) 09:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Open Discussion about Orthography: Nasca or Nazca 

message: I think the debate of the origin of the Puquios is still unresolved, to an extent that doesn't allow such a firm statement about the Nazca culture building them, in the introduction. Sander1453 (talk) 20:23, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Puquios
Talk:Omia District

message: This whole article makes very little sense. It is possible the original editor attempted to translate information from the official website reference, but did not have a firm enough grasp of English to do so. Vgranucci 15:23, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The link to the official website appears to be dead. Vgranucci 15:25, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-write/Clean-up
Talk:Casa de Osambela

message: I think this article should be moved to Osambela House as this is the more common name of this house in English as well as in Spanish (Casa de Osambela rather than Palacio de Osambela). Besides, let's face it, it is a house, not a palace. --Victor12 19:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right Victor12, but I've got a doubt about the capital letter usage: shall we move to Osambela House or Osambela house instead?--Awkawasi 01:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Checking out , it seems the convention on this regard is to use "House" with a capital "H". The same goes for Mansions, Manors and Palaces. --Victor12 01:18, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move request 
Talk:Highway Patrolman

message: Night of the Johnstown Flood
This is mentioned in the article as a song, but I always thought he was referring to them dancing on the night of the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Flood in 1977. 66.194.50.2 (talk) 17:20, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The redirect of the common noun Highway patrolman to the common noun Highway patrol is appropriate and correct.   Wasted Time R 22:42, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

message: The roadhouse is out on the "Michigan Line," so it is set in an unnamed state which is not Michigan.  We also know it's not Ohio, because the narrator notes that the car has Ohio plates.  The "Michigan Line" is apparently the  Michigan County line, and Michigan County borders (or is a reasonably short distance from) Canada.  The unnamed state is probably New York, which does call its state police officers "Highway Patrolmen" and which does have a county which shares its name with another state (Wyoming County.)   Timothy Horrigan (talk) 23:11, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Out on the Michigan Line 
Talk:Companions of the Cross

message: Just wondering - is it necessary/appropriate for a list of members of the Companions? The person who added them all (Joel Mercer) does not have a talk page, so if no one replies, I'm going to delete them all and wait for further input. Thanks.
--... and m@ 01:46, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Deleted.--... and m@ 03:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Companions 

message: This is a religious community of Catholic priests recognized by the Vatican and listed in the directory of religious orders of Canada 
This satisfies WP:NOTE criteria. patsw (talk) 05:14, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criteria for Inclusion in the Wikipedia 
Talk:Corinne Calvet

message: According to the German book Das Geheimnis der unbekannten Flugobjecte (Adolf Schneider, Hubert Malthaner) it seems that Corinne Calvet had an UFO experience at the beach of Bermuda, and, because of the extraterrestrial origin of the UFO, plus several paranormal happenings related to the UFO experience, she changed her name to Corona. What to think of all this? DannyCaes (talk) 18:15, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corinne Calvet's UFO experience
Talk:Maïwenn

message: I inserted a source (in french, alas) which states explicitly that she has been using only her first name, professionnally, for about 20 years (though she did use her surname as a child actress). Indeed, film credits and posters only mention Maïwenn, not Maïwenn Le Besco. I renamed the page Maïwenn (actress) rather than just Maïwenn, because Maïwenn is a given name in France, which can be used by other people (it is not a very common one, granted, but it is used in Brittany). Jean-Jacques Georges (talk) 11:34, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Article move
Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-01-29/Advisory board named

message: It might be useful to list the usernames (if any) of all the people mentioned in this article. --cesarb 01:47, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The usernames can be found on the talk page of the article. See Talk:Mitch Kapor for example. JACOPLANE • 2007-02-3 23:49
Has anyone added up the nationality or the ethnicity of the board?  I'm interested in knowing its diversity. Katewill 02:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Usernames
Talk:Madeleine Lebeau

message: The English article here on Wikipedia states that she was born in Bourg-la-Reine, France, on February 22, 1921, while the French one  says June 10 1923 in Antony, France.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.46.179 (talk) 23:17, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  If the birth-date of 10 June 1923 is correct then her first marriage occurred when she was 15. I can't verify either. 71.206.217.214 (talk) 03:47, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actual date and place of birth? 

message: As long as we're using a Fair Use image, why not use  this one? It is by far her most iconic role for which she is best remembered. But because the existing photo added by  has been stable since 2016, I thought I'd propose it here first.  JGHowes   talk 12:54, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: There being no objection, I've replaced it.  JGHowes   talk 17:50, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox photo
Talk:Emmanuelle Riva

message: On 6 February, 199.119.246.36 (in Westmont, Illinois) altered the article to claim that Riva had died on 5 February.
On 9 February, 199.119.247.210 (in Westmont, Illinois) altered the article to claim that Riva had died on 8 February. 
The person in Westmont, Illinois is presumably able to use other IP numbers as well, in the pursuit of his career in fiction. I have therefore semi-protected the article. If you're from elsewhere, want to edit the article, but cannot do so, then please either (A) wait till this person in Westmont, Illinois has tired of attempts to add fiction to Wikipedia, or (B) register a username and log in with this username. -- Hoary (talk) 02:29, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Semi-protected
Talk:Provinces of Peru

message: By my map, Barranca is a town in Loreto, Peru.  r3 03:28, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barranca 

message: Please do not add Kimbiri as a province again without specifying a reliable source like INEI. The official web site of Kimbiri www.munikimbiri.gob.pe also mentions municipalidad distrital and not provincial. --ErickAgain (talk) 20:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kimbiri
Talk:Olivier Gruner

message: Could a moderator explain to me why XLinkBot deleted all my today's work on this profile? (which I undeleted)
What I have done so far is as follows:
1. Completion of the Infobox section corresponding to an actor
2. Completion of the categories section at the bottom
3. Completion of the External links section
I will complete the body and its content tomorrow or another day, when I have time to finish.
If there are any links that do not respect Wikipedia rules, it is a mistake of my part and it will be corrected appropriately. Please let me know. But it does not justify to destroy all the work I have done... does it?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.218.219.56 (talk) 22:14, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion by XLinkBot  

message: It is widely reported that Gruner is a World Champion kickboxer. However...
Reports vary, some state "1986 World Champion", some just say "World Champion", this Czech reference (https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/20850-olivier-gruner/biografie/) describes him as being a three-time World Champion (1985/86/87).
What is verifiable is that:
* Gruner won a silver medal in the 71kg class at the 1985 WAKO World Championships.
* He did not medal at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987.
* WAKO World Championships are every two years. There was no 1986 World Championship.
Now it is possible that he won the World Championship of some other organisation or code. But I can't work out what that might have been. I am developing the unfortunate suspicion that he might have taken his silver medal and claimed a win in 1986 (at a time with no google) to pad his Hollywood resume and build his action-man myth to support his film career (because being an elite counter-terror/piracy marine isn't enough I guess). Or he referred to himself as a World Championship medallist and the press did the rest. This would be unfortunate, but all the sources claiming that he is a World Champion appear to be a feedback loop of film-industry reporting which sound like they've read his personal website or are repeating "common knowledge" without any independent verification.
As a WP:BLP article, we need statements here to be accurate and verifiable. We should also be concerned that a user who is probably the subject has edited this article in the past (@OGruner), and more recent WP:PUFFERY edits from 203.218.219.56 and 203.218.219.244 are probably the same person on a dynamic IP from their ISP (which could be a fanboy, not necessarily the subject. But it's suspicious).
Per WP:BLPREMOVE I'm removing such claims until a verifiable source is provided. Hemmers (talk) 10:38, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kickboxing World Champion
Talk:Titanosuchus

message: Hey. I think it's very unencyclopedic to not list the recent theory that Titanosuchus ate plants, as seen in Dougal Dixon's book World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
...And plus, it's the 21st century, year 2011. Why are we still citing a book that has naked raptors, flexible-necked plesiosaurs and (if memory serves, which it may not) lists Teratosaurus as a dinosaur? It's stupid. 70.80.215.121 (talk) 11:07, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outdated 

message: Moschops has the special elbows that allow for less crawling and more striding. What about the other dinocephalians? These guys, for example? Jonathan Tweet (talk) 20:14, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  elbows like Moschops?
Talk:Puerto Maldonado

message: Do people agree that the second half of this section reads like an advertisement for Sandoval Lake Lodge?
Should this possibly be its own page as its expanded in the future, as its not in Puerto Maldonado?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ando228 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lake Sandoval

message: The galleries could be nice in the future but seemed like too much clutter right now. I moved them to the commons page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ando228 (talk • contribs) 17:25, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Page Cleanup
Talk:Louis Feuillade

message: https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73006600/
Victor Grigas (talk) 18:31, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  He made a movie about Columbus?
Talk:Padparadscha

message: This article reads like an essay to me. We all like essays (don't we?) but that is not what we understand Wikipedia to be about. I like Padparadscha sapphires very much too. There is some good information here that needs to follow the format of the other gemstone articles. Right? T.E. Goodwin 11:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikification 

message: Reasons for proposal to merge Padparadscha with this article: 
1) Information can easily be summarized in one paragraph and included into this article. Most information is redundant and article is not really written as encyclopedic entry (but more of an essay). 
2) Given the not enormous resources for all gemstone pages, it is better to reduce amount of pages and make high quality of the combinations (in other words, do we really have the resources to write a proper article on Padparadscha). Merging would improve the quality of the Sapphire article.  
3) Does Padparadscha warrant its own article ? How about so many other varieties, fancy named gemstones etc etc
PLEASE ADD COMMENTS ON DISCUSSION PAGE OF SAPPHIRES to keep all arguments and input in one place. 
Gem-fanat 17:32, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Padparadsha (and yes, most people spell it without the 'c') is sapphire. Therefore it needs to be in the sapphire article. --98.232.182.66 (talk) 11:04, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed Merger with Sapphire

message: I've seen a lot of padparadshas, and this one (at least in its photo) is far too orange. Orange sapphire doesn't equal padparadsha, although a lot of Ebay dealers in Thailand would like you to believe otherwise. Padparadshas are salmon colored. Pinkish-orange, orangy-pink, pink-orange. You get the idea. Its a great photo of a gorgeous stone though, but I think it'd be better in the Fancy Sapphire paragraph in the sapphire article. --67.189.16.236 (talk) 03:51, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Example stone too orange