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Wikipedia talk:No talk page spamming

message: Rather than having yet another guideline/policy page surely this can be discussed on the talk page of some existing policy, and have it added to that if it gets consensus? Petros471 17:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense to me.  Alai 17:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[WP:SPAM]] or something
Talk:Transport in London

message: Although the ULTra system might be interesting I don't really think that it is relevant to the Transport in London page given that it is a personal transport system that is entirely internal to Heathrow Airport.  The section is also written in rather bad English, but I decided that it probably wasn't worth fixing it if it isn't relevant and should be removed.  Physdragon (talk) 15:28, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ULTra 

message: I propose that the section on London Overground be moved into commuter rail, as it is part of the national rail network (it is a member of the Association of Train Operating Companies) and is listed as a suburban system in it's own Wiki page. I also propose to remove the Ultra section as this is serves only Heathrow, and is not recognised by TfL.Williams119 (talk) 19:39, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overground 

message: The London transport editors community have mighty high standards. This article is only a C class! Really?? Sarah777 (talk) 09:02, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amazing Standards 

message: In the table "Management of London Transport 1933–2000" for the period 1970 to 1986 when London Country Bus Services Limited (LCBS) exercised control, the Organisation column states: "Green Line only". In fact, LCBS took over the whole of the Country Bus and Coach division of London Transport from 1970. This included all LT's country bus operations (route numbers in the 300, 400 and 800 series) as well as the Green Line coach services (route numbers in the 700 series). For historical accuracy, this should be amended accordingly. Haynesta (talk) 14:09, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History
Talk:Flags of German states

message: http://www.flaggen-server.de/dland2/badenw_3.png
this is the more common used flag of Baden-Württemberg
greetings from germany
*Should not the flag of Franconia appear somewhere? i could not find it on any of the flag pages It can be found under image:Flag_of_Franconia.svg --Panth 21:50, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: I removed the flag used by the Senate of Hamburg in its function as head-of-state. This is a purely head-of-state flag, and there are others in Germans states, mainly used (or rather formerly used) as car flags. These do not belong here. The Hamburg case is particular, because this flag is called "Staatsflagge", and therefore is very frequently mistaken (even in otherwise good flag books) for a general service flag like the other ones shown here. The general service flag for most Hamburg authorities (except for the admiralty) is the normal Hamburg flag.--82.135.28.22 10:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hamburg Senate flag removed
Talk:Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

message: :::::::: See also Talk:El Camino Real!
::::::::: - SquisherDa (talk) 11:40, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

message: There is a much more extensive entry for this in Spanish Wikipedia (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_Real_de_Tierra_Adentro). A quick, simple translation of it would improve this entry's quality significantly.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.81.82 (talk) 17:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:MonoUML

message: As follows from
  http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Monouml
the files of the software have been downloaded at least 3000 times. Surely that does not tell the number of users of the software. The software may currently be non-notable. However, chances are that it is going to become notable, given it is the only free software for UML on Mono platform. Instead of deleting this page, would not it be better just to start it with a warning that the software is probably not notable? What harm does it make to run the risk of entering non-notable software articles into Wikipedia? I do not see any kinds of costs associated. --155.56.68.221 17:46, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There was a recent delete discussion about articles like this one here. Some wikipedians are against articles like this one here. It is difficult to keep them. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WinA&D, which has been deleted. I wrote to keep it, because it is a well known UML product. For some reasons, those counting beans by doing google searches had other opinions. There are companies, that do not spam the internet with their products. They are then treated like this. The number of google hits is not such a stringent criteria. Google can be easily fooled. But well, my concerns didn't make it through. --Ligulem 18:02, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Talk:4026 IC

message: AfD closure note: default is to merge this article back to 4000 series. --Deathphoenix ʕ 00:09, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

message: Just a note to say that I have removed some [or an] image[s] from the page beacuse they were speediable under either:
*Category:Images with no fair use rationale
*Category:Images with no copyright tag
*Category:Images with no source
Or similar category. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 17:47, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed deleted image(s)
Talk:Straightneck squash

message: The photo is of yellow summer squash, not yellow crookneck squash. SB Johnny 17:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Strike that. The whole article is about yellow summer squash, and has been moved. SB Johnny 17:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

message: the Wiki article on zucchini says, if I read it correctly, that z were domesticated in Mesoamerica. Kdammers (talk) 05:01, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of zucchini 

message: Aren't yellow crookneck squash and yellow straightneck squash the types of yellow summer squash?  As the article reads now, "yellow summer squash" refers only to the straightneck variety. --64.60.140.146 (talk) 21:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  nomenclature
Talk:Salem Hanna Khamis

message: ===Removed from article===
During the cleanup I did today I removed these 2 sections. I am not sure where to include them especially as I cannot check these refs to see how important they are to his bio. 
* Salem visited his homeland for the first time after the Nakbeh in 1952.
*He was also known for his strong support for all the underprivileged in the world, and for his continuous support of the Palestinian refugee camps and the Palestinian cause.
Lsjzl 17:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Talk page for Salem Hanna Khamis

message: During the cleanup I did today I removed these 2 sections. I am not sure where to include them especially as I cannot check these refs to see how important they are to his bio. 
* Salem visited his homeland for the first time after the Nakbeh in 1952.
*He was also known for his strong support for all the underprivileged in the world, and for his continuous support of the Palestinian refugee camps and the Palestinian cause.
Lsjzl 17:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed from article

message: Sources need checking out or rewriting. Lsjzl 17:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: To be completed

message: Hello,
I forgot to place a tag, though I think that my edit was more complete. If you disagree feel free to make changes. Cheers, TewfikTalk 18:31, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, hey that's great! This was my first try at a major re-write and I was hoping I wouldn't have to wait long to see someone elses changes. I like the organization and wasn't too pleased with the date breakups either. Also, the opening statement now makes its notableness more apparent. Lsjzl 18:47, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  EC
Talk:Rikky and Pete

message: Note: Brian Baker is not the same Brian Baker already on Wikipedia.  Which is why there is no internal link--Kylenano 17:53, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Talk:A.L. Brown High School

message: Just a note to say that I have removed some [or an] image[s] from the page beacuse they were speediable under either:
*Category:Images with no fair use rationale
*Category:Images with no copyright tag
*Category:Images with no source
Or similar category. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 17:56, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed deleted image(s)
Talk:Bakari Koné

message: Please note, the Ivorian FA website gives Bakari 'Baky' Koné as the chap's name. Mjefm 17:57, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Lev Sedov

message: Sedov was 11 in 1917 and had little to say about where he was living.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.251.193 (talk) 15:57, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: We are told that Trotsky was "facing life imprisonment". He seems to have escaped or been released in about three months.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.251.193 (talk) 16:01, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Odd
Talk:New York State Route 175

message: :GA review (see here for criteria)
#It is reasonably well written.
#:a (prose):  b (MoS): 
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#It is factually accurate and verifiable.
#:a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
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#It is broad in its coverage.
#:a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
#:: 
#It follows the neutral point of view policy.
#:Fair representation without bias: 
#:: 
#It is stable.
#:No edit wars etc.: 
#:: 
#It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
#:a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
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#Overall: 
#:Pass/Fail: 
#:: </div>
Let me know if you have any questions! —Rob (talk) 00:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Everything is complete. I decided rather to remove the Seneca Turnpike mention.Mitch32contribs 01:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks... looks good. —Rob (talk) 02:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

text: Thanks. I rewrote the article on the same standard as NY 174, so I probably screwed up in a few places.Mitch32contribs 00:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There's also at least a half-dozen non-breaking spaces that make no sense where they are used, including in the NY 174 boldface at the outset of the article, following "1800" in the lead, and between "174" and "and" in the second paragraph of the description. Also, common terms like "farmland" and "forest" shouldn't be linked per WP:OVERLINK. – TMF 00:46, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done I believe. Anything else?Mitch32contribs 00:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The history has the same problem with the non-breaking spaces: I found one instance where "175" and "at" were joined by one. – TMF 00:56, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I got them all, if you could give it a lookover?Mitch32contribs 01:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No...the one I pointed out above is still there. Third paragraph, second sentence. There's also one in the sentence that begins "Route 20N..." a few sentences later. After that's done, the history has serious prose issues, including misspellings, flow, and clarity ("The road went entirely unchanged again, and by 1989, was along its current alignment on Lee Mulroy Road (County Route 73)." - huh?) – TMF 01:10, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA review 
Talk:Catholic Church in Estonia

message: Reformation in Estonia actually happened earlier than the article claims, before the Livonian war. Also catholicism was definitely not replaced under Russian rule. However, South Estonia was under Polish rule for a while, and Poles did attempt to re-introduce catholicism (perhaps this has confused the writer). Rain74 18:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accuracy dispute 

message: "During the Soviet occupation, all Estonia's Catholic churches were closed" Under Soviet occupation Catholic Church in Estonia was under strong pressure, but 2 Catholic churches (one in Tallinn and another in Tartu) were open. Velirand (talk) 08:20, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:John A. Quitman

message: I've been working on editing Monmouth Plantation recently, and I've noticed that there's a lot of information in this PDF about Quitman.. I didn't really check to see if the information was in this article, but the pdf isn't listed as a source, so I thought I'd let anyone who was watching this page know about it. Cheers! --Dudemanfellabra (talk) 19:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Historic Landmark PDF of [[Monmouth Plantation]] with relavent information 

message: I would like to know if his father was lutheran Rev. Frederick H.Quitman. Can you help me about that? Thanks.--Diebu (talk) 07:36, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parents
Talk:Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts

message: I came across the reference to this book, like most people, in Borges. I investigated to see if it was real. When I read this page, I  thought it was a hoax--"Barns" and "Nobel"? "Fate" would prove otherwise? But alas, it's just a poorly-written entry, as the external link leads one to an actual text. Oh, well, I'm not going to change anything.
141.158.42.121 18:04, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I got hold of a first edition of this book easily through interlibrary loan.  I have a hard time believing an "exhaustive search" was necessary to "rediscover" the book.  On the other hand, Apalon has done a great service by publishing Fearsome Creatures on the web. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drgigantor (talk • contribs) 01:00, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that claiming that an "exhaustive search" was necessary to find an original seems far fetched.  There are many copies listed in OCLC.  Furthermore, I don't think that the 1984 edition is "condensed"; I believe it is a complete facsimile reprint.  I don't have the 1984 Bishop edition handy but I believe it says that it was reproduced from the copy held by the Library of Congress (or Smithsonian Institution?).  There was no copyright in force on the original so the work was in the public domain and could be copied freely.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.64.56.40 (talk) 19:15, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: This article is not as well developed as it should be and is missing several important sections that should be added, for example, sections detailing the book's development background (if possible), reception and legacy.--Paleface Jack (talk) 01:40, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion
Talk:Endgame tablebase

message: There is a contradiction between that statement from the introduction,
: "Tablebases are generated by retrograde analysis, working backward from a checkmated position." 
and "Step 1: Generating all possible positions" which considers positions that are obviously not checkmated positions (which require the enemy K to be on the border).
So I wonder which one is right. I do think that retrograde analysis should be the way to go. Then, for many standard "mates" [K+Q, K+R, ...], one can restrict the search to the case where the opponent king is on the border -- i.e., only 4, not 10 squares, and clearly much less positions of the mating material: one of the pieces must threaten the king; and if it is next to it, it must be protected by the own king or another piece. — MFH:Talk 21:56, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: While I agree that the searching principle(s) may be somewhat unclear in the article, I do not immediately agree that the ending positions can really be restricted to checkmated positions. A complete retrograde search would need to include stalemate positions, but also... any position that can be a repetition of an earlier position.Elias (talk) 14:43, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction: "generated by retrograde analysis" vs "Step 1: Generating all possible positions" 

message: DTZ metric is more popular than DTC and DTM and should be mentioned in bold. Can anyone think of  a simple position in which the difference between all 3 metrics is highlighted? Jack234567 (talk) 07:05, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some information about DTZ but we still need a better diagram. Jack234567 (talk) 04:08, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metrics are outdated
Talk:Lake Pontchartrain

message: This article is insufficently referenced. Also, some ofthe few references that are there incorrectly reflected the content of the reference. I tried to reword some sentences to more correctly reflect the referenced information. One link went to an error page so I removed it.
See:
* Wikipedia:Verifiability
* Wikipedia:Reliable sources
* Wikipedia:Citing sources
The article would be a good one with correct references.  KarenAnn 18:11, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your work. One thing I wondered is why you removed (twice) the pronunciation explanation. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 18:17, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Very sorry to have done that and I would not have done it if I knew you wanted it there. KarenAnn 18:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I am a life long resident of SE Louisiana specifically Covington. The correct way to say this word is Ponchatrain the first r is silent.208.54.14.95 (talk) 00:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to say it 

message: This lake is quite widely referred to as 'Ponchartrain' (without the 't') - even within the article. Is this simply a misspelling, needing to be corrected, or an acceptable alternative spelling? Colonies Chris (talk) 09:51, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling 

message: This article is subject to B-class criteria (#1) as assessed. There are several inline "citation needed tags as well as potential link farming that needs to be addressed.  Otr500 (talk) 00:13, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article issues 

message: section starts with "Owing to past exploitation..." but the entire page never even mentions what.
OIL&gas .- how can that be?  Has this been edited out ?
Platform explosions anyone? Wuerzele (talk) 21:43, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:   past exploitation
Talk:Tikki Tikki Tembo

message: Some folks here assert that there is actually a Japanese folktale with this idea. - Vonfraginoff 07:36, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jugemu 

message: I am sure there is a version of the story in which Tikki tikki tembo drowns as it says on the page. But the discussion at the first of the external links indicates that he survives in the book to which most of the article refers? Jess Cully (talk) 22:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A 2002 print reads, "But little Tikki ... had been in the water so long, all because of his great long name, that the moon rose many times before he was quite the same again." -- Suntag ☼ 01:30, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's how I remember it ending when I was a kid (he survives), too. - Montréalais (talk) 04:58, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

text: Cf. bowdlerization. — LlywelynII 01:25, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did Tikki tikki tembo drown? 

message: Editor Shrigley added (Chinese: , Dìjī Dìjī Téngbó) to the lede as though this were actually some kind of original title similar to the Analects of Confucius and Lunyu. Thing is, though, this is not anything like a translated actual story; it's a native English story full of nonsense Chinese and we should avoid making it look like anything else (WP:OR; WP:UNDUE).
If there is a Sinified version that translated the story into Chinese, source it and include it in the variations at the bottom of the article, but don't give the impression that this story has anything to do with actual Han culture or any native Chinese version. (See above.) — LlywelynII 01:32, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "Chinese"

message: I have made one edit to this page and that is just listing the full name, Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. There is one user, somebody named slimjims_2006 who has been making inappropriate changes.
 Señorabrooklyn (talk) 00:57, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing this page 
Talk:Nisbet House

message: Hi Mark:
My understanding is that there is no remaining structure from the original castle. See the link I've added to the 1887 report, which shows no tower on the east side. Please clarify.
cheers
Nesbit 18:19, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi - evidence for the tower on the east side is from two sources: (1) architect who carried out the restoration work for the current owner and examined the fabric in detail and (2) the account in Pevsner's Borders (2006, p. 598) which states that "The walls of the E portion are thicker than the remainder...suggesting that part of the earlier castle is incorporated at this end of the house".
By the way, this vol has a very good account of the House - one of us should digest and add to the Wiki account in due course.Mark Nesbitt 13:50, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Should we say The house was incorporates, at its eastern end, the remains of a square pele tower from the former Nisbet Castle ? Nesbit 15:22, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Have tried some wordingMark Nesbitt 15:24, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Castle

message: I have removed the reference to Nisbet Castle - as far as I understand there was no such place. There were fortified structures at both East Nisbet (shown as castle on Blaeu map) and West Nisbet (shown as house on map, referred to as a castle in Pevsner), but these have always been known as East Nisbet and West Nisbet, neither as Nisbet Castle. There is published architectural evidence, in Pevsner, that Nisbet House incorporates a former pele tower on the same site, but no evidence that stone from East Nisbet was used in its construction.Mark Nesbitt (talk) 21:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nisbet Castle

message: Shipsview has suggested these three articles be merged, I have added the merge tags. It seems that Nisbet House is the same building as "Wester Nisbet", or "Nisbet Castle", this appears to be a clear merge. There is also mention of an "Easter Nisbet", which is now "Allenbank", though the castle does not exist. There is an "Allanbank" on the 25k OS map near Allanton. As for the "village", examination of the OS map yields nothing named Nisbet, though there are 4/5 houses and a farm some half mile to the south, labelled "Nisbet Hill". In short, I agree with Shipsview, and supprt merging all three articles under the title Nisbet House. Regards, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 16:35, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Following no comment, Nisbet Castle now merged in. Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 15:55, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal