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Talk:Desert rosy boa

message: Are you sure, that your picture shows a rosy boa? It looks completely different from the rosy boas on http://members.aol.com/lichanura2/rosyboa.htm --Bühler 04:14, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Er, no actually.  That image (that isn't in the article anymore) isn't a rosy boa after all, apparently.  I have no idea what it actually is though.  Any ideas?  --  TomPreuss 04:37, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a Red-tailed Boa, a Boa species indigenous to central & south america. Orca1 9904 23:02, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

message: Would anyone be opposed to moving this article to "Charina trivirgata", in line with the rest of the articles in this series? --Jwinius (talk) 09:20, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Move proposal

message: Since this article was written in 2008 (very few edits since then for whatever reason), Lichanura trivirgata has been broken into two species: Lichanura trivirgata, and Lichanura orcutti.. Californiaherps, iNaturalist, and reptile database all list the California species as L. orcutti. 
I propose this be re-written to reflect this change - this will require splitting the information into two species level articles. I some of these photos are actually of L. orcutti as well. Are there any thoughts/objections? Connor Long (talk) 16:04, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: @Connorlong90, the way to do this is have an article for each extant species (fossil species can sometimes justify a separate article, sometimes not) and a separate article for the genus. If a genus is monotypic then the genus and species articles are combined as per WP:MONOTYPICFAUNA. Lichanura now exists. Please feel free to create Lichanura orcutti (or whatever the common name is) and improve the set of articles. YorkshireExpat (talk) 20:40, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That was my plan. I wanted to be sure there were no objections to recognizing L. orcutti as its own species/document the reason why material had been moved. Connor Long (talk) 20:52, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I have created a page for L. orcutti and have removed some references in this article referring to L. orcutti. The photo of the child with a specimen from riverside is likely L. orcutti as that is the species present in Riverside, CA. I have left that in place for now but it should likely be removed. Connor Long (talk) 23:43, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taxonomy change
Talk:Samurai (board game)

message: What's the rationale for having "manual dexterity" a required skill?
Does anyone have information on a shareware computer implementaion? I think I played it a few years ago but I can't remember who developed it. Styracosaurus 23:31, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Larry Kudlow

message: I'm curious why this whole section is written in point/counterpoint style -- where rather than describing the general work during his time in this position, this section is used to select statements he has made and then make counterarguments to those statements. Regardless of the veracity of either Kudlow's points or the counterpoints cited, this type of format seems better suited for Politifact or other political sites, and seems to veer off the purpose of a biographical page. Indeed, source 19 is from Politifact. I don't see many examples of similarly formatted sections in most other political or entertainment-type figures on Wikipedia.
Another issue with using this style is that it almost seems dedicated against Kudlow as currently written and therefore biased or editorial. So, if the section focus remains as-is, it seems warranted that we include articles about his correct predictions/forecasts, etc as well (e.g., https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-14/kudlow-s-best-worst-calls-from-no-2007-recession-to-trump-bump). But either way -- I think it's a bit of an odd way to handle a biographical page.
Does anyone else agree and think this would be worthwhile to revise?
Loozana (talk) 03:39, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I too, agree 100%,a real a hatchet job. 2A02:C7F:DD00:9E00:50CB:A3E0:5498:5AB2 (talk) 08:11, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

text: Spot on. Yet another reason to close the constant pop ups from Wikipedia asking for $$. Total hack blog infested with truth denying marxists 32.219.198.98 (talk) 01:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Focus of "Director of the National Economic Council" section seems editorial 

message: This article is signicantly lacking in a neutral point of view and reads more like a hatchet job, a litany of purported mistakes and unfulfilled predictions.  From this article, one could only conclude that Mr. Kudrow never got anything right whatsoever.  A little fairness would be appreciated. 2601:648:8700:1F20:8E0A:525B:A36:ABF2 (talk) 20:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: What do you suggest be added to the article and what sources WP:VERIFY that content? SPECIFICO talk 23:01, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutral point of view lacking
Talk:Stavies

message: This article has been edited heavily by an anonymous editor who has a very mixed contribution history - some excellent and constructive edits and some clearly vandalizing edits.  Because of the way many ISPs assign IP addresses, it is likely that these are separate users who happen to have received the same address.  Nevertheless, the information in this article should be viewed with some suspicion until it has been independently sourced.  Would anyone who can verify the information in the article please take a minute to cite their sources on this Talk page?  Thanks.  Rossami (talk) 05:12, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Mesopotamia

message: mesopotamia 67.177.247.74 (talk) 23:20, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Gyu 2604:3D08:607E:3800:1C86:F200:6D08:D203 (talk) 00:05, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which accent Mesopotamia civilization covered modern day Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq? Iraq.

message: edit request 12.189.68.50 (talk) 14:13, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NotAGenious (talk) 17:53, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2023 

message: Mesopotamia, when you'll all say BC; which stands for before Christ, you believe in Biblical values! Wikpedia is known for their liberal values. Then why are you stating "BC" if you don't believe in Jesus Christ? Oh, I know why, if it doesn't fit the liberal Marxist Left progressive narrative, it has to be neglected. This only PROVES the HYPOCRISY of the Democrat Marxist agenda!
VOTE RED, or our world is OVER! Bwalker64 (talk) 05:18, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: ??? See WP:ERA, Johnbod (talk) 02:54, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mesopotamia 

message: I was reading the source material from a reference and I discovered that the article text is a verbatim copy of the source material. The following text is at the end of the History section:
"Scientists analysed DNA from the 8,000-year-old remains of early farmers found at an ancient graveyard in Germany. They compared the genetic signatures to those of modern populations and found similarities with the DNA of people living in today's Turkey and Iraq." Source (2nd and 3rd paragraphs). -- Ubh [talk... contribs...] 12:27, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Verbatim copy of text from source material 

message: In the Trade section, after the first sentence add " Cylinder seals found throughout ANE is evidence of trade between Mesopotamian cities" and in section under Medicine, add "Some treatments used were likely based off the known characteristics of the ingredients used. The others were based on the symbolic qualities" Sdotgoo (talk) 03:11, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: ABG  (Talk/Report any mistakes here)  14:49, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2024
Talk:Bioreactor

message: "A bioreactor may refer to any device or system that supports a biologically active environment." could that include the Earth? should that be added to the article?
:No and no. The definition was insufficiently precise. It is now more precise (but may not necessarily be more accurate).  Velella  Velella Talk   20:07, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: is the earth a bioreactor

message: Why is there a whole section on the NASA bioreactor? That would make an interesting "case study" in a larger article, but there it's just out of place and bizarre.I'm tempted to delete it.RSido (talk) 02:59, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  NASA Bioreactor? 
Talk:Bikini atomic experiments

message: I'm begining to wonder if this page would be better off merged and redirected to the Operation Crossroads page. TomStar81 06:21, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

message: I ok with cutting the article up; all relevent information contained in here can be pasted on both pages in question. Please drop me a line when and if you make this a redirect. TomStar81 05:54, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be helpful if the article could be verified with cited sources and then a good merge discussion could take place.  As I haven't read anything about why this article should be merged I am removing the long standing merge tags. Alan.ca 06:29, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Re:Merger
Talk:Vienna Festival

message: There's also a local weekend summer festival in Vienna, Virginia, with the same name. Maybe that should be mentioned? --Howdybob 20:43, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you sure you're not thinking of Viva Vienna?  That's the only festival here; it's Memorial Day weekend annually. -Etoile (talk) 02:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Virginia
Template talk:Listen

message: When media is given timedtext captions, the reader can no longer simultaneously scroll the article and listen to the media. I don't think this is an improvement. I'm not sure where this new change was made or how/if it can be modified. Any help? ili (talk) 14:15, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: See phab:T246035. Nardog (talk) 14:35, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent changes and timedtext 

message: Now that the media player shows the length for sound files, this template showing it, too, is no longer useful for those files. Maybe User:Nardog can remove that feature again. It would still be useful for video files, but I suspect the code is, and rightly so, agnostic about the file type. I don't think the template is used for many video files, so maybe the functionality could be flipped: don't show the duration unless . -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 04:32, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The new player shows the duration for some videos too. It looks like it depends on the aspect ratio. We can make the length show only for videos. Should we? Nardog (talk) 17:49, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That's weird. // IMO it's best to use , i.e. don't show by default, but allow where needed. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:41, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

text: it depends on height. A video has to be at least 150px high for the duration label to show. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 07:59, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Length

message: Use of the template anywhere on a page seems to result in breaking the audio players of <score> tags?
Example:
{\hide Staff.TimeSignature c'1}
Assuming this talk page currently still has at least 1 usage instance of the Listen template, I'm getting a non-functional audio player for the <score> above that (when clicked to play) seems to try to play a null file (instead of the <score>'s content) and fails, and also simultaneously seems to put the page into a weird state that requires a browser page refresh to get out of.
I'm not sure if this is a bug with the template vs a bug in the implementation of <score>'s audio player feature. 50.47.241.61 (talk) 12:57, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, further testing shows that it looks like the page having any file wikilink that invokes the audio player will repro this issue, so it's not specific to the template.  It's looking more like a bug with <score>'s implementation. 50.47.241.61 (talk) 17:35, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. See phab:T363630. Nardog (talk) 00:38, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  conflict with &lt;score&gt; tags' audio players?
Talk:Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge

message: How do you provide references for something that is considered common knowledge (or in this case, a lack thereof)? We live here and we simply just know that few if any residents know the name of the northern span. This has always been one of the greatest irks of Wikipedia in general for me...how many of these 'Citation Needed' calls are placed in many of these documents. Monoblocks (talk) 10:55, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You're making a statement about a whole region.  You should either back up your statement--by finding a source (news article? poll?) that claims nobody knows the name--or remove it.  Also, I've lived in Seattle all my life, and don't refer to either bridges by their official names.  Combined, they are simply "the I-90 bridge". (And, yes, I know it's two bridges.)  But just because I call it something doesn't make it an official, or even a broad, colloquial term.  I'd recommend removing the two sentences at the end of the "Usage" section, since they provide questionable information and don't really apply to the rest of the content within the section.  Jayfr (talk) 02:05, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

text: Three and a half months, no discussion.  Removing the last two sentences of the "Usage" section.  If we revamp this article, we can discuss bringing these sentences back. Jayfr (talk) 23:03, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Citation Needed...I repeat...Citation Needed
Talk:Bob Hoskins

message: reinstated Hoskin's children's names with the edit summary:
:"As long as they're credibly sourced, these are perfectly fine to include regardless of whether they have/warrant articles, don't just delete those simply because you don't like their inclusion."
I take issue with 's claim the names of non-notable individuals are "perfectly fine to include regardless...", and I object to the imputation that I have deleted them just because I don't like it.
Wikipedia BLP policy states in section Privacy of names:
:"The presumption in favor of privacy is strong in the case of family members of articles' subjects..."
and
:"The names of ... family members ... may be part of an article, if reliably sourced, subject to editorial discretion that such information is relevant to a reader's complete understanding of the subject." (My italics).
If names are particularly outlandish, say, or if there had been a court battle over them, then maybe publishing them here could be relevant to a reader's understanding of the subject. Otherwise it's just intrusive trivia. This isn't Hello magazine.
The article states that Hoskins had two children by each of his wives, which is perfectly sufficient. BRD notwithstanding, policy mandates that there be an actual rationale for naming them so I have reverted until such rationale is forthcoming. Captainllama (talk) 00:39, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Names which are sourced can go in prose in the body of the article. It is the infobox where they should not be mentioned without some other form of notability. The notion that a person(s) name(s) are intrusive trivia is not supported by policy or guidelines. Also per WP:BRD C removed them (Bold) S restored them (Revert) this thread is the discussion. Further removal should not happen until the discussion is concluded. MarnetteD|Talk 01:25, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: MarnetteD has it right. Also, having children is a major part of one's life, so calling their names "intrusive trivia" is quite frankly absurd. This is legitimate information and WP:BLPNAME isn't an excuse to downplay well-cited identities. There is no privacy issue when their names are public knowledge. It's not like the parents tried to withhold their names from society or we're giving away people's addresses/phone numbers. I've often seen WP:BLPNAME get misconstrued as "don't include at all" for those without articles. That isn't the case as you seem to think. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:08, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming non-notables
Talk:Teak

message: Does anyone know of another common name for teak?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.240.78.42 (talk) 19:48, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Text now clarified. It refers to the age of the tree, and more importantly, how fast it grew; trees in natural forests grow slowly (due to shade and competition from other trees), and are very old (100-300 years old) by the time they reach merchantable size, whereas trees grown in plantations, with no competition, grow fast, reaching merchantable size while still young (30-50 years). MPF 12:24, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The main article states:
Tectona hamiltoniana (Dahat Teak) is a local endemic species confined to Burma, where it is endangered
But according to IUCN Red List, seaching for teak, only Philippine Teak is endangered http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32123/summ 
Anyone have reference to endangered rating for Dahat Teak?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.212.132.34 (talk) 15:21, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is nothing in this article about teak's endangered status. Can we see this added? Kortoso  (talk) 22:12, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which teak is endangered 

message: This article says it is about the common name for Tectona grandis. It is about Tectona grandis. It should be at Tectona grandis.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ConcealMyIPAddress (talk • contribs) 02:06, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is this at teak not Tectona grandis? 

message: Anyone have information on growth rate and how long it takes for the tree to mature?  How long until it can be harvested in a managed setting?MartinezMD (talk) 23:05, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Growth Rate 

message: The biggest teak tree in Asia has been discovered at Ottakallan area in Thundathil range of Malayattoor Forest Division. The gigantic tree reportedly beats the record of the teak tree at Kappayam, Edamalayar, which was the biggest tree in Asia till now. It has a girth of 7.65 metre and is about 40 metre tall. The tree in Kappayam has a diameter of 7.23 metre. Source http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article608154.ece Jee 12:21, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biggest teak in Asia 

message: My experience planing both teak and iroko is that the plane blunts very fast on iroko, due I had heard to the presence of silica (I spend more time sharpening the blade than I do planing!) whereas the blade glides through teak literally like hard cheese, a beautiful, satisfying experience.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.15.196 (talk) 11:04, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silica in teak? 

message: Types of forest
An types of place 2405:D000:A117:615D:326E:8330:2541:B090 (talk) 02:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Social studey
Talk:Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia

message: I've never heard anyone refer to their EAWS pin as a badge... EVER.  Although I'm not EAWS qualified (I'm just ESWS), we always call it either "EAWS pin", "EAWS qual", or just plain "EAWS."  I'm thinking the article should be renamed Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist.  Matter of fact, I think that ALL the warfare qualifications should be looked at and renamed as necessary (in my own stinky opinion).  I started an article on the new Expeditionary Warfare (EXW) qual and named it "Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist." Comments?  Hit me up on my talk page....
Supersquid 17:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Badges?
Talk:Talisker distillery

message: The ages listed in the infobox don't match the 'Bottlings' section within the main text.
Which is correct?? Nik The Stoned (talk) 09:20, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think either is "incorrect" as much as simply incomplete. There's definitely a 15-year out there, which is missing from the in-text list; but The Distiller's, for example, is a 12-year and missing from the infobox. There's also a 21-year missing from both lists. I don't know what the standard is as far as what is listed in the infobox - just figured I'd comment. --SesameballTalk 21:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bottlings

message: I am particularly keen on the recent move from "Talisker" to "Talisker distillery", given the existence of a place on the other side of the peninsula, Talisker (Talisker, Skye), which was called "Talisker" for centuries before the distillery was built. 45ossington (talk) 13:10, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I noticed a lot of distillery articles were named after the location and not the distillery so I have standardised the format across wikipedia. Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign) 16:42, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page move
Talk:NFL on CBS

message: I'm worrking on Lowell W. Perry and just read this:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880677.html
about a brief(?) broadcasting career.  Anyone ever heard of him in the world of sports broadcasting? Charles (Kznf) 19:37, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lowell W. Perry? 

message: This article does a great job explaining the history of the digital on-screen graphics that CBS has had over the years. However, we have no visual examples to show what these graphics look like. Without visual examples, this section is pointless. Low resolution examples need to be uploaded using File Upload Wizard and shown in this section to ensure accuracy of what the graphics look like. Thank you.  
Albino Geronimo 00:18, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, but I think it's trivia and fancruft. ViperSnake151  Talk   01:12, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Digital on-screen graphics 

message: Are the time slots in the schedules necessary? I know we don't usually put time slots on here per WP:NOTTVGUIDE, but I'm questioning this one. I think the tables can be here without having the time slots on here, as I don't see them as important information, but yet again I can see them being helpful. All that really needs to be there is the Date, Teams, and Announcers. I didn't want to remove the column without discussing it first. What are others' thoughts on this? Corky | Chat? 21:13, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It is also on NFL on NBC. Corky | Chat? 22:57, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Schedules 

message: Last Sunday, CBS Sports unveiled their new logo (stylized as 👁CBS | NFL). Is there a version somebody could find in order to update this page? Jimania16 (talk) 17:01, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  New logo? 

message: The entire on-screen graphics section is unsourced, and seems to be original research. Is it even worthy of inclusion? It seems like trivia. --fuzzy510 (talk) 05:17, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  OR tag
Talk:National Highway

message: What exactly does the term National Highway have to do with the Indian National Highway system? This page should be a list or category page for National Highways of any country which terms it's main road system as such, but definitely not a redirect to Indian Highways. Green Giant 16:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why the redirect? 

message: What is the name of national highway in USA ?
 Avirup Bhattacharjee (talk) 10:47, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:   National Highways