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Talk:Clair Cameron Patterson

message: In the last sentence of the final paragraph that refers to an 80% reduction in Lead blood levels in Americans, a 'citation required' is denoted. Bill Bryson (p 204) quotes this finding and attributes this to the following reference, which I show in full; Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, Prometheus in the Lab: Chemistry and the making of the Modern World, p169.  
The Center for Disease Control in a report dated Feb. 20, 1997 and  entitled 'Blood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable' states that 'Average blood lead levels for both children and adults have dropped more than 80 percent since the late 1970s'. This archived page can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/1997pres/970220.html.
Doug McDougall 23:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That HHS release seems very clear and adequately sourced, so I've added that in as a reference for the 80% claim, which I've also adjusted very slightly. Mooncow 19:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This section fails to mention that Clair (Pat) Patterson's attempts to determine lead content in zircon took almost  six years due to his ongoing battle to reduce lead contamination in his testing environment. In the process, Clair (Pat) Patterson to built the first ultra-clean room. His lead research eventually guided him on his campaign to reduce lead in the environment.
Reference 1: http://www.space.com/25579-cosmos-recap-earth-age-lead-poisoning.html
Reference 2: http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000330
 William J Bean (talk) 14:55, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Estimate of the Earth's age

message: Some suggestions for improvement as the article is expanded:
*Template:Infobox Scientist should be added 
*The text contains a number of direct quotes from the Bill Bryson book without any citation. These should be rewritten in original language.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luyseyal (talk • contribs) 02:41, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Review comments

message: Here is a recently published article on Mental Floss about Clair Patterson. Editors here may be interested in using it for adding references to the WP article: http://mentalfloss.com/article/94569/clair-patterson-scientist-who-determined-age-earth-and-then-saved-it —howcheng  {chat} 16:48, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental Floss article 

message: I was surprised to see that Dr. Patterson's middle name is used in his page title, as that is not a common feature on biographical pages and it's not like the page is distinguished from another Clair Patterson.  Is there any reason that Clair Patterson is just a redirect to this page instead of the primary article? Balon Greyjoy (talk) 06:18, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe WP:MIDDLENAME was applied for this article? – The Grid (talk)  13:40, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of middle name in page title 

message: The radio program Radio Lab had a full program on Patterson on 11 Feb. 2024. 00:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Radio Lab
Talk:Hillwalking

message: I have copied almost all the content for a new article Walking in the United Kingdom.  It does not seem practical to globalise this article without recreating Hiking, so I am proposing a redirect to Walking in the United Kingdom.  Does anyone object?Mhockey (talk) 12:03, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, I'd suggest that Hillwalking and Rambling redirect there (as the latter goes to walking now).  I'm trying to write a blurb about the 19th century sport Pedestrianism, and the British tradition of hillwalking is a major source of sport.  T L Miles (talk) 03:08, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree, the target article looks good and seems to include all the essentials. Any objections? . . dave souza, talk 13:46, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

message: I have added a short section on guide books to help newcomers. Further additions welcome. Peterlewis (talk) 18:42, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand why you created the section, the only issue is the lack of references. The most significant was where it said "those written by W A Poucher remain among the most authoratative". I've reworded it to remove issues with neutral point of view, though it still needs a better introduction sentence. --Mrmatiko (talk) 18:59, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Refs come through cross-refs to other W articles, and are hardly needed for this topic. It is not an area where there are numerous academic or even any articles. Peterlewis (talk) 19:33, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

text: What about more recent guides? Poucher in particular is very dated. I now rarely hill walk in the UK, but own many Cicerone guide books, mainly for Europe.Rwood128 (talk) 14:10, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Guides

message: I suggest that Hillwalking be merged with Walking in the United Kingdom. Is there any logical reason for having two articles like this? Furthermore perhaps a further merge with Hiking is called for? Rwood128 (talk) 14:35, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with Walking in the United Kingdom
Talk:Josh Duhon

message: I would like a screen cap of Josh. would this be weird since its more his character than him? allie_collegegirl21 23:57, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Energomash

message: This article is basically wrong. There are multiple companies in Russia named Energomash or similarly, and they all can be different. This article describes not the Energomash, which creates liquid fuel rocket engines (which has site at http://www.npoenergomash.ru/), but another Energomash. Avmich 00:00, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Mr Hudson

message: This article shouldn't be deleted - Mr Hudson and the Library are highly rated, already signed to Universal, and the members have been critically praised - the pianist especially. They have performed on Jools Holland, a highly-rated British television music programme (Music notability, point 1.12). GiantSnowman 16:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes - point 1 is "It has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician/ensemble itself and reliable" (they were in The Guardian newspaper and point 12 is "Has been the subject of a half hour or longer broadcast on a national radio or TV network" GiantSnowman 16:18, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion 

message: What does this mean: "When he was 11 years old, his father bought some friends, then as a source of recovery, his brother recruited him as a drummer for their heavy metal band. By age 16, his favorite artists included Nirvana and the Shitheads. He was accepted into Youngstown State University to read American.
If you mean read (e.g. study) American lit etc. say so. If you mean his dad bought some friends, explain.99.240.139.189 (talk) 01:10, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Bad writing

message: I am a bit confused about the name of the page. Is Mr Hudson an individual or is it the name of th band? Is "Mr Hudson & The Library" the old name for the band, or is it a band that no longer exists? Snowman (talk) 13:20, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names 

message: I've fixed the text of the NME source to remove "Date Rape"! However I'm doubtful as to whether this is a relevant source at all for the point in question. In particular, the biography section of the NME page, which is mentioned in the source description, cites Wikipedia... BurningSnowman (talk) 22:14, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations 

message: Sorry to say I can't find his date of birth (dob), tried to google it but nothing came up... If you know his dob please put it in the article, with a references please. — Mariah-Yulia • Talk to me! 15:22, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of birth 

message: he sounds so much like Matisyahu!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.122.70 (talk) 03:06, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: matisyahu
Talk:Detroit School of Arts

message: This article needs reliable sources attesting to notability, or it may be renominated on AFD in a few weeks. Saying that something is notable isn't enough, you have to prove it. --Coredesat 00:08, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So how about we delete it now as nn? Carl.bunderson (talk) 21:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreferenced

message: * http://detroit.k12.mi.us/schools/DetroitArts/index.htm was unfortunately not archived
WhisperToMe (talk) 02:05, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Old websites
Talk:The Wild Life (film)

message: The following is unsourced information:
* Writer Cameron Crowe's wife, Nancy Wilson (of Heart fame) appears in the film as the wife of the cop, David.  She also appeared in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, also written by Cameron Crowe.
**Note, in a comment it says "Unless someone else has noticed this connection and written about it in a valid source it is synthesis and original research"
* Art Linson stepped in as director when the original director dropped out and Universal Pictures told him to find someone else quick, or the film would be canceled.
* Eddie Van Halen's original score included pieces that later evolved into Right Now, A.F.U. (Naturally Wired), Good Enough, and Feels So Good on later Van Halen records.
** Note: in a comment it says "Sounds plausible. Is there anything on the VH website, etc. about this?"
* "The Wild Life" theme song was performed by British female trio Bananarama.
* Rolling Stone Ron Wood does a quick cameo during the house party scene.  He busts through the door with other partiers and heads straight for the fridge.
** Note: in a comment it says "Sounds plausible. Is he in the credits?"
* Fear lead singer Lee Ving has a cameo as the cable installer.
While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (talk) 06:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsource material
Talk:Sam Burley

message: First off, the question of his notability was decisively settled in the AfD.
Secondly, while the article doesn't cite sources, source citation only applies in cases where the sources involve elements that might be disputed or challenged.  The assertions in the article are almost completely athletic results both readily verifiable and a matter of public record.  Ravenswing 05:29, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I restored the tag. You still have to provide sources - there are no exceptions for athletes whether or not their achievements are "a matter of public record". Notability is not enough for an article to stand on its own - all material in it must be attributable to reliable sources, otherwise this article may end up on AFD again. --Coredesat 10:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  "Editors should provide attribution for quotations and for any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged." "Any edit lacking attribution may be removed, and the final burden of evidence lies with the editor wishing to add or retain the material. However, this policy should not be used to cause disruption by removing material for which reliable sources could easily or reasonably be found." (emphasis mine)  You're not only being needlessly officious, you're ignoring these key clauses in WP:ATT.  Now if there are any statements in the article you're actually challenging because you legitimately think they're shaky, let's hear it, but as a matter of course, we're not going to start sourcing every single stat and every single birthdate. Ravenswing 13:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not asking to cite every single detail in the article. Just add some external links and it's fine. --Coredesat 19:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: tag removal
Template talk:Refstart

message: I see this template is not actually being used and is only linked to from two pages, both user talk pages. I was wondering if anyone would mind if I change the template to the one here. The reason is because I am trying to make the above template mimic Reflist so everything is more simple. I will check back here soon and see if anyone disagrees with the move. --Anthony5429 00:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I strongly disagree. I had a look at the Sourcesstart template you mention. It's far too difficult for new editors to deal with. Refstart is a simple, basic guide to get people going. It works very well to do that, and is on quite a number of user pages. The reason it's not linked from user pages is because its usage is with subst: so there's no further pull on the servers. It's still being field-tested and developed, which is why I haven't given it wider publicity as yet. Tyrenius 00:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Replace Refstart with code currently in Sourcesstart
Talk:Piston engine valve

message: Because there are to many types of engines not mentioned, I suggest moving this article to 
"Internal combution engine valves"  Both two-stroke and four-stroke engines use these valves
that are common to internal combustion engines.  Comments please. Jobst 00:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good to me. If it included a table that related valve types to engine types then that would be a great addition as well. --Hooperbloob 01:34, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I was thinking something like this:
Valve type 	four-stroke           	two-stroke  	
Poppet     	fuel & exhaust control	            	dominant engine values in modern cars
Rotary     	                      	fuel control	
Reed       	                      	fuel control	
Desmodromic	fuel & exhaust control	            	Used in motorcycles (Ducati)
Aspin      	?                     	            	?
EGR        	crankcase fume control	n/a         	
--Hooperbloob 00:20, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

text: This article concerns primarily cam dirven poppet valves and someone looking for that subject ought to find it readily under "Internal combustion engine valves".  For the less common valve mechanisms, like reed and rotary valves, a link to those subjects could appear at the end of the article.  Too much information up front is a hindrance as I see it.  The various uses of the valves has more to do with the type of engine than the nature of cam driven poppet valves and should appear in the descrition of those engines.  So how about changing the name to "Internal combustion engine valves" and appending a table of links to other types of valves?Jobst 00:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
Template talk:Refend

message: I feel this template should be protected from edits by non-registered or newly registered users. Does anyone else agree? --Anthony5429 00:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I see it has been. Thank you. --Anthony5429 (talk) 16:03, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protection Request 

message: Could someone change the Norwegian interwiki from Mal:Refbegin to Mal:Refend? KristofferAG (talk) 18:08, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not easily since both refbegin and refend share a documentation page here, Template:refbegin/doc, which contains all interwikis. If it's particularly important then there's the somewhat established option to change the documentation page of this template to a soft redirect, which can then have specialized interwikis. Amalthea 21:32, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Norwegian interwiki 

message: Remove the  tag, it is not a valid tag.
85.178.82.244 (talk) 07:15, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not a good idea: in the first place  pairs up with a previous , and  opens a  and all HTML tags should be properly closed (unless they are self-closing such as ); secondly, it is a valid tag (see here) and has been since the start (HTML 1.0). --Redrose64 (talk) 12:26, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 85.178.72.22, 23 August 2011 

message: I have a wiki on my corporate network. When I use this template it produce the html code for </dl>: <dl>.
Basically, how does  know that  had the indent parameter?
DarkFrog (talk) 14:22, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't.  generates either one or two opening tags: there is always a , and there might also be a  (this occurs when  is given a non-blank value).  always generates two HTML closing tags: . The presence of the  when there may not have been a  is essentially harmless - it takes advantage of a quirk of HTML whereby a closing tag for which there is no opening tag is effectively ignored. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:19, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: But my problem is that  is displayed in the output.  When I check the source I see the escape code: <dl>.  What could be causing that?  And I see it another templates. -DarkFrog (talk) 22:13, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That means  is not on the list of permitted HTML tags in your configuration. All non-permitted tags are converted to text.  — Edokter (talk) —  22:34, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and set $wgRawHtml = true;  But to no avail. Can I post a screen shot someplace to show what is happening? --DarkFrog (talk) 15:32, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  DL tag in refend
Talk:Fault injection

message: Hi, article seems dated. I currently have no time unfortunately. Just walking-through. Missing for example: Fault injections are a safety-systems critical testing method, not mentioned in article. Example here https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/des_s99/fault_injection/index.html or https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-38789-0_11. I may come back and edit/add content.--𝔏92934923525 (talk) 10:17, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating
Talk:Bruce Gordon (American actor)

message: I don't know the dates of operation, but there also was a Frank Nitti's Place in Kansas City, MO.  It was in an area called the River Quay (now called the River Market - the name was changed due to mafia activity in the 1970s and 1980s). Jtyroler (talk) 06:42, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frank Nitti's Place
Talk:Hydrophone

message: does anyone know how hydrophones actually convert sound into energy?
It's my understanding that hydrophones commonly use piezoelectric devices (eg. quartz) that convert mechanical deformation into voltage. Cruise332 00:45, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I think the link is the most efficient way to provide details re transducer physics.  My understanding is that most hydrophones use crystals (natural or synthetic) and ceramics...  I'll add your kit link to the external links...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scottveirs (talk • contribs) 19:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added link to piezoelectricity article 

message: Vector sensors (integrating accelerometers with conventional pressure sensors) represent a third type of directional hydrophone.  The article "Underwater acoustic communication" contains a detailed description, with references.   Psalm 119:105 (talk) 14:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Vector sensors

message: Some of the external links in the article look to me like advertising.  I reverted some added earlier today, but the editor is gradually adding them back.  Some of the existing links look to me to be equally inappropriate.  Could someone else take a look, and deal with them as appropriate.  David Biddulph (talk) 15:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, agreed, ten years later some are still there. Why are links leading to the pages of firms selling them relevant? Jergas (talk) 07:38, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links - advertising? 

message: The second paragraph begins with the following incomprehensible three sentences, perhaps due to vandalism:
"A hydrophone can detect airborne sounds, and is capable of Holdoff tripper scope bonds. Both influenced at Paralloidia Tau as well as Responding to. Charged Messanger particles refract with intensity because it is designed to match the acoustic impedance of water,"
Jergas (talk) 07:46, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Well spotted.  It was vandalism in the most recent edit (more than a month ago).  I have reverted the vandalism, and warned the user, all of whose edits seem to have been vandalism. --David Biddulph (talk) 07:52, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you! Wow! This was prompt! I was reading help pages on what to do about it, suddenly reloaded the pages and it was fixed, lol! Jergas (talk) 08:06, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  As an interesting aside, when searching for the strange phrases inserted (to try to figure out whether it was vandalism, or I just wasn't understanding), one of the first hits took me to kind of spammy click bait article, which leads me to wonder whether the vandalism was carried out for that purpose. Jergas (talk) 08:09, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  beginning of second paragraph is incomprehensible
Talk:Scala Theatre

message: Based on the date, it seems it must have been his father, James Wyatt, no?  -- Ssilvers 01:08, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Got me, they started them young then ..... Kbthompson 09:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Architect Wyatt

message: Just for my own Wiki-education, what does the cite tag add?  -- Ssilvers 18:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I took most of the text I added from the University websites, I cited them ... the booklist really was a bibliography ... Kbthompson 21:00, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: A long time coming ... the cite tag causes auto archiving of the source web page, it means if it has been deleted it can be retrieved for confirmation. Kbthompson (talk) 00:53, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cite tag
Talk:Baeyer–Villiger oxidation

message: Bayer villiger reaction also seen for para nitro benzaldehyde with mcpba or cf3coooh giving para nitro benzoic acid...so migratory aptitude of hydride should be even higher...exceptions when benzene ring attached to c double bind o has very electron donating/releasing group then benzene ring migrates....so hydride should have highest migratory aptitude isnt it? Itsnotsarthak (talk) 13:59, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Migratory aptitude of hydride highest(excluding exceptions stated below)
Talk:Benzisothiazolinone

message: you deleted a reference saying not considered reliable by I think it was EDMRS.  What is that, please?  Looking again at the referenced webpage I would consider that it is an excellent one!   It lists the findings of various international and I would say well-regarded regulatory bodies.  What in heaven's name can be wrong with that?  Altho I do expect that the chemical's manfacturer would not like the reference to be included.  Boscaswell talk 15:28, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of reference
Talk:List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons

message: I think this should be renamed to West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons , to follow the naming convention used by other teams (Chelsea and Arsenal to name but two) --Jameboy 01:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update - the above move was carried out some time ago. --Jameboy 21:44, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed renaming

message: An update is needed for the 2018-19 season.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.67.13.101 (talk) 07:08, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Update needed
Talk:Bush band

message: Could the persons editing out and in the volume of links on this article come here and explain their positions with WP:AGF and civility so that we can get something straight about why the material is floating in and out of the article? Please SatuSuro 11:13, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Reversions and additions