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Talk:Possession (linguistics)

message: It's not clear to me that the possessable/not possessable category is correct, or at least that it is different from inalienable/alienable. One doesn't possess a brother (for one thing), but more importantly one *does* possess the farm or land, although the *way* in which one expresses that possession is different. Can someone help me understand this better? Stevemarlett 18:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think it is simply a grammatical distinction between some nouns that can occur with genitive constructions and others that can. Apparently in Maasai one can grammatically own a brother but not land - simply because land cannot occur with a genitive construction. Inalienable/alienable is the opposite because inalienaby possessed nouns cannot occur without a genitive construction. Maunus 12:56, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I would agree that it's a morphological distinction (not semantic--- therefore no "possessable vs. not possessable"--- and that it (appears to be) just the flip side of the same thing. So if it's the same, said in reverse, then it's odd to present it this way.... I think. Stevemarlett 13:26, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think it does make sense to distingish the two because a language may have a grammatical category of "inalienably possessed nouns" without having the reverse category of "unpossessable nouns". Maunus 15:24, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: It doesn't suffice for sections on "greater and lesser possession" and "locative possession" to tell us what languages have those features without telling us what those features are. Also, the section on obligatory possession doesn't tell us what it is, and distinguishes it from inalienable possession only in terms of semantics versus morphemes, still without saying what the difference is. Largoplazo (talk) 16:54, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where features are used is not an explanation
Talk:German Party

message: I edited the last paragraph, as it was obviouly added on by someone different, and the spelling and grammar needed urgent attention.  The rewrite I did is based off the German version of this page.  I deleted the reference to future cooperation between DP and CDU/CSU or FDP, as the chance of the DP even winning one seat in the Bundestag or Landtage is remote.  If you are unhappy with my edit, feel free to change, as this was just changing the more obvious errors.  Thx
Jonboyjon1976 18:17, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Push, Nevada

message: This page needs to better reflect the ARG that took place during the show.  Discussing clues and websites connected with the show among other things including final solution --Chalutz 18:21, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Reason For Expansion

message: I am pretty sure (but not 100% accurate, so I didn't make the change myself) that being the first person to call the number was not sufficient to win.  As I recall, the rules said that the first 25 people to call had to be "available for an interview" - as it turned out, each one would be called at some time, in the order in which they called the number, and the first person to answer the phone would win.  (If your phone was busy or you didn't answer it for any reason, you lost your chance at the prize.)
Also, I remember an article - I am not exactly sure where - that said that the only reason the winner started watching the show in the first place was, he thought it was going to be another announced (but never produced) show, The Runner, which was to feature someone traveling from place to place, and viewers could win prizes by identifying where the runner was located.
That Don Guy (talk) 22:18, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Determining the Contest Winner
Talk:Monica Tidwell

message: ''
I knew her when she visited SUNY at Stony Brook back in the early 70's. She was a young 16, living alone with relatives. Quite beautiful, fun and a charm to be around. It would be nice to know what's been happening since. Where is she now? 2007? Anyone know.
:According to The Playmate Book, staffers kept running into her all over town selling balloons, hawking ice cream from a bicycle, etc.  She wanted to be writer and hence had a passion for getting to know people; editors labeled her "Ubiquitous Miss."kencf0618 (talk) 14:45, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Blackmoor (Greyhawk)

message: I think the footnote makes notability obvious.  Also plenty of references.  We can argue definition of primary vs. secondary, but I think it's pretty obvious.  Please discuss before again tagging.  Hobit (talk) 21:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *None of the sources cited are secondary sources, as they originate from the publisher of the World of Greyhawk, TSR, Inc.. The ghits you refer to refer to fansites, in which the primary sources are regurgitated, and are not considered reliable because they do not offer any analysis, content or context about this fictional location. I would suggest to you that this article has no claim to notability at all, because it is a stock location created for an adventure module and has no fictional significance or notability outside the Greyhawk canon. For these reasons, the Notability Template is highly appropriate for this article. I would be most grateful if you would restore the template. --Gavin Collins (talk) 16:39, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note the importance Blackmoor plays in in the history of D&D (see last source which is NOT from TSR).  Further, 10000 ghits is a HUGE number of hits to just ignore. Could you distinguish "fansite" from any other active discussion of a topic?  Hobit (talk) 03:19, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

text: *Comment Your first source is a fansite, so I am not sure it can be treated as a reliable secondary source because it is effectively self-published. The second source does appear to be a reliable secondary source, and does provide some evidience of notablity ass it says in its closing paragraph "Is Blackmoor of historical significance? Surely". However, it does suggest that Blackmoor could make an interesting section if it were to be merged into a larger article about the historical development of the D&D, rather than as a stand alone article. Without appearing to be disparaging, I would have to say that this source alone is not sufficient evidence of notablity according to WP:RS, which requires multiple secondary sources, and I would suggest to you that the notability template is still appropriate for this article.--Gavin Collins (talk) 15:56, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability
Talk:Jewish Bolshevism

message: used to support location restrictions:  Elinruby (talk) 05:42, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: if you remove a source you also have to add a citation needed tag in its place because there's no guarantee that the next source contains the information before the previous citation, unless you checked it yourself. (t · c) buidhe 05:47, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  and you of course assume I haven't, nor have you checked yourself. Never mind though, go you. I am glad you are using talk pages now. Elinruby (talk) 05:57, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  genealogy site 

message: There is a line under the Analysis header, saying among other things "Researchers in the field such as Polish philosopher Stanisław Krajewski". Krajewski is indeed a philosopher, but he's also an activist for the Jewish cause, as noted on his article page, so using him as a source to debunk a claim against the Jewish cause is probably NPOV. 100.16.5.2 (talk) 17:50, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased source 

message: Under the section under Jewish involvement in Russian Communism it is stated "Russian President Vladimir Putin erroneously said:"The decision to nationalize the library was made by the first Soviet government, and Jews were approximately 80–85% members".
Nothing in the source material stated that his statement is erroneous, the source material only states that he said the statement. please remove the word erroneous. 41.13.94.85 (talk) 22:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep reading. The article already explains this. Grayfell (talk) 02:10, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  I removed the word, which is SYNTH. It is fine to follow the statement by noting that other sources indicate the statement to be false, but it is not ok to write that in our own voice. This is not about the facts, but just basic wikicraft. We report reliable sources; we don't give our own opinions of them. Zerotalk 04:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sourced material is used in a misleading way
Talk:Navistar VT engine

message: I have an 03 Ford and have the 6.0 diesel motor. I recently began having starting problems. I have new batteries,clean posts and cables. Sometimes the ignition when turned does not do anything for the count of ten then turns over. The dead spot sometimes is much longer and is scary when cold and far from home. I hope someone else has had and corrected this issue so I may learn how.   Thanks  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.113.152.232 (talk) 20:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starting Issues 

message: These two engines may share a long block (non functional sub-assembly) but that is were the similarity ends. Ford provides their own engine controls, computers, software, injectors, turbo's, oil cooler, and all other accessories that make the engine function. The warranty claim rate is high on the Ford version because of all the failures in the systems, components, and software that Ford provides. Ford warranty claims on the engine dropped significantly after years of solving problems they introduced. The Ford head bolt problem is related to running the horsepower/cylinder pressures higher then Ford should have (IE: Ford's engine controls and software).  My point is that if one has a comments about the Ford Power Stroke engine it belongs in the Power Stroke page, just as the Navistar VT page should only have VT info. (24.13.175.91 (talk) 16:10, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Navistar VT and Ford's Power Stroke version are not the same engine 

message: The main article is written like an advertising brochure IMHO, references are lacking, jargon is amok, and what is "updated with CGI material" supposed to mean?
Terrific In Movies (talk) 00:26, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Written like an advertising brochure

message: Technology
* Computer-generated imagery, computer graphic effects in films, television programs, and other visual media
CGI animation
* Computer Graphics Interface, the low-level interface between the Graphical Kernel System (GKS) and the hardware.
* Common Gateway Interface, a standard for dynamic generation of web pages by a web server CGI.pm, a Perl module for implementing Common Gateway Interface programs
* Compacted graphite iron, a type of cast iron
* Corrugated galvanised iron, a type of molded sheet-metal
* Cell Global Identity, unique identifier of a cell site in cellular networks
My guess would be Compacted Graphite Iron, but who is to know for sure. 
Terrific In Movies (talk) 00:33, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Defintions for CGI
Talk:Maple Hill Cemetery

message: I'm well aware that there are many cemeteries named Maple Hill Cemetery, but until there's actually an article written for one other than the Huntsville one, I see no reason to disambig. (The Huntsville article, to which this one presently redirects, is at Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama). —LonelyPilgrim 18:32, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, well, 2+ years later, i just set up the disambig.  Good you had it set as a redirect which could be converted so i didnt have to move the Alabama one. doncram (talk) 23:52, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation
Talk:One Touch of Venus (film)

message: I found the statue story in an antiques article in today's (March 2, 2012) San Jose (CA) Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com/home-garden/ci_20080905, 03/02/2012 - but I forget how to add the literary citation or footnote or whatever, and I don't have time right now - can somebody help out here, please?  (An endnote said to expand the article, and I thought this would be okay.) Paulburnett (talk) 18:52, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Story Behind The Statue
Talk:RJ Mical

message: So the print references include much more information than is here currently, perhaps we extend this. Also, the German French and Italian Wikipedia pages for RJ are more extensive. Could someone help translate that content back to English?
Possible things to mention:
* Involvement in the development of Sinistar with Sam Dicker, Jack Haeger, and Noah Falstein. (Burnham p. 320)
* He was the director of the Amiga interface and titled "Director of Intuition" at Amiga because the interface was "Intuition" (DeMaria p. 109)
Also need to add references to RJ in pages like Amiga and Amiga_Corporation. He's already mentioned briefly on the Atari Lynx page for example. Owlmonkey 05:45, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: added information and citation to Sinistar page - Owlmonkey (talk) 08:38, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional History
Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Voidism (2nd nomination)

message: * Comment - The philosophy is entirely valid; the connection to Buddhism has been entirely established.  Obviously the subject is a larger extension of the concept of voidism as an ontology superseding its limit to Buddhism, although that particular philosophy is cited as a prominent example . . . the void is a universal concept, the same as 0 - 0 being equivalent to the void even in Buddhism, yet of course not nihilistic - and philosophies have been developed of it around the world outside of Buddhism - see Plotinus, who is cited in the article - this article clearly represents an elucidation of voidism beyond a view of nihilism, to which the notion of 0 has been erroneously inextricably linked in western thought; that purpose alone justifies the article.  It is also concerned in connecting epistemological thought around the basis of 0, thus transcending a purely religious or metaphysical connection with Buddhism, and validating its independence.  The essay seems of amply sufficient quality; a reason a catholic institution wouldn't officially endorse its stance is due to the certainty asserted towards the ideas in the essay, and perhaps it was a personal wish of the author to have no such official connection with the institution.  --HelloThere1 22:17, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Tea chest

message: There's at least a few links now, and some useful redirects, so I removed the  notice. — Johan the Ghost seance 18:37, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

message: What weight of tea does a standard chest contain? 82.163.24.100 (talk) 19:42, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight of tea? 

message: The sort of box that tea was shipped in from india etc, is a plyboard box, typically three-ply, with metal strapping down the edges.  Inside, it was lined with aluminium foil.  
They used to be quite commonly available over here (australia).  Looking at the samples on e-bay australia, there were boxes with 40 kg, 48 kg, 50 kg, and 58 kg net, the tare was in the order of 5.3 to 10 kg.  The typical quoted dimensions is 40 × 40 × 60, or sometimes 50 x 50 x 75, or around 3 to 5 bushels.  One site suggested six to the metre, which might suggest the latter is a typical size.  In any case, these suggest a shipping density for tea is in the order of 1/2 of water.  
The correct google-search is "vintage tea chests"  "bushells tea chest" also works.
http://aso.gov.au/titles/ads/bushells-tea-factory/clip1/#
All of the boxes i saw on ebay had weight in kg, but the quoted sizes reflect what i recall them to be.  Wendy.krieger (talk) 11:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tea Chests 

message: This section needs reworking and expanding significantly as it has almost no history in it. i.e.:
  When did they come into use?
  When did they fall out of use?
  etc.
Units really need auto conversion too, although metric is better for me.
Lkingscott (talk) 09:51, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History needs expanding
Talk:Twin paradox/Archive 4

message: I copy and paste from above:
:It seems that you have got everything backward. There were compelling physical reasons to assume that light speed was 'constant'. [...] DVdm 19:09, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you on this, but relativity is not a logical system. It is a physical system. I.m.o. saying that the speed of light is constant because spacetime has a particular metric, is "backward", whereas saying that we model spacetime with a particular metric because (a.o.) we have compelling physical reasons to assume that light speed is constant, and this particular metric is compatible with this, is "forward". DVdm 14:14, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is my pov as well. I see nothing physically compelling about the fact or postulate that the metric is frame-invariant. However, the principles Einstein used for SR in 1905 are physically and logically compelling and imply an invariant metric. (Btw, what does "a.o." stand for?) green 65.88.65.217 20:21, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: (Off topic but interesting) "a.o." = "among other(s)". I doubt whether this is a standard acronym when one is talking about things. For persons "a.o." clearly means "among others", but for things the s in "others" shouldn't be there. Perhaps I should have used "a.o.t.", meaning "among other things". In Dutch we use "onder andere" and in French "entre autres". DVdm 19:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I believe it is a common misconception that the speed of light is constant in GR. It varies depending on the strength of the gravity field. green 65.88.65.217 17:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps you should mention that the locally measured speed of light is indeed constant in GR. DVdm 17:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes, but iiuc this is for an infinitesimal (frame) displacement only where the principle of equivalence holds. I am not sure what it means for lightspeed to be constant for infinitesimal displacements only. green 65.88.65.217 20:21, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In this case 'infinitesimal displacements' would be displacements 'in a sufficiently confined region of spacetime'. DVdm 21:25, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  But the principle of equivalence holds only for infinitesimal displacements. For any finite displacement, the observer can in principle detect that he/she is not in an inertial frame. This is beccause a test mass will not fall straight down in a gravity field, but toward the center of mass. green 65.88.65.217 22:05, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

text: Nicely put. After a century of success SR and GR will remain embedded in the scientific description of nature even if they turn out to be approximations, space and time will always be somewhat Minkowskian. Geometer 08:54, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  SR = the metric of the spacetime continuum
Talk:The Judge and His Hangman

message: I'm not sure "hangman" is such a good translation for the word "Henker."  I think "henchman" makes more sense in this context.  Thoughts, anyone?
Kristy 18:42, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think "hangman" is more accurate. (Did you read the book, btw?) --VHF 21:56, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: December 2006
Talk:New Atlantic

message: The act has had 2 UK Top 20 hits, and chart placements in several other countries too. Furthermore the track "I Know" is often seen as a defining track of the era, being one of the first wave of rave tracks to crossover into the charts. To my mind there is no question of notability according to the guidelines for bands. I don't have any online citations to hand, nor have i managed to decipher the correct procedure for responding to a challenge to notability, so I am sure this comment will only be part of the information required. However, I thought I would at least mention it. PeteMoore 18:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability tagging

message: There now seems to be a clash here. There was an early 1990s group called New Atlantic, see the entry under the singer Berri. Not sure how to set up a disambiguation page for the name 'New Atlantic'
'Dfb1220' has just overwritten the old article with stuff about the American band. Against Wiki rules surely?
I'm really tempted to just revert this to the English New Atlantic, but I suppose that would just lead to a tedious edit war. This current article reeks of PR.
:Indeed. I have reverted the article to its original state, dealing with th UK rave band. If someone wants to write a real encyclopedia article about the newly formed U.S. band (possibly using some of the material that User:Dfb1220 added, although most of it really seems like advertising stuff and should be stripped down to encyclopedic facts), Wikipedia:Disambiguation contains advice on how to handle such cases. In any case it is not acceptable to overwrite an existing topic, essentially deleting the old article.
:Regards, High on a tree 11:39, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Overwritten article
Talk:1515

message: I don't know what the part 
Detta året föddes Tommy Josefsson som senare blev lärare på en skola i västra götalands området, han blev en stor börda för skolan och samhället, han försökte senare att bränna ner skolan.
... means. But it is not in English and I guess it should be translated if it is relevant to this year. As I don't speak that language (norsk? swedish?) I can't do it myself. --Joanenglish 18:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: According to about.com he was indifferent to African slavery  but in 1515 he had not met with Emperor Charles V on this subject yet.  
Ah1270 (talk) 06:44, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bartoleme de Las Casas 
Talk:Cat Street (manga)

message: Removed introduction per WP:CP, it was a direct copy of the one on ANN. Do not place it back. Ninja neko 21:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  into removed 

message: The plot is just a rewording of the summary on ANN. Can someone rewrite this? Ninja neko 15:18, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Working on it! :D Hyakurei (talk) 21:05, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot 

message: I added a to do list. I don't know how many people are working on this article, but I hope that helps. I'm working on the article myself and will added more references soon. Hyakurei (talk) 21:38, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  To do list 

message: That character section is massive! Someone really needs to cut it down (preferably someone who, unlike me, has watched the show). 94.72.227.236 (talk) 10:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters
Talk:Dorothy Dehner

message: In editing the page on Dorothy Dehner I expanded the breadth of the biographical information and included information on key attributes to her art.  Additionally, I organized the information based off of key events in her life and noted particularly pertinent influences, such as her trip to the Virgin Islands and her two trips to Europe.  Dehner's brief excursion to the Soviet Union was also not included in the previous version of the article.  At the end of the article I have included external links to images of Dehner's artwork so readers and see the correlation between the work and her life experience.  The initial article did not highlight as needed the importance of Dehner's relationship with Smith nor her life following the divorce.  I increased the overall content of the page and emphasized particularly important moments in Dehner's life.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Score123 (talk • contribs) 18:26, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Info Needed