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Talk:London Underground diesel locomotives

message: Should mention be made on this page of the Class 66 locos being used by Metronet for engineering works? Thryduulf 16:21, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No they should not.  These engines are hired not owned.  LU once hired BR class 25's and even thought about buying three but they should not be here either as this article is about the LU diesels. Jsp3970 05:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I strongly disagree on this removal, the class 66's will be seen on LU metals for a considerable time. It's not about ownership but about use on this particular railway with all it's peculiarities. The use of class 66's is special since they are basically mainline locos on a metro-network. If you want you could add the other diesels that have operated. By the way, the Schöma's are owned by Transplant, not LUL, so they wouldn't count as well in your definition. Ysignal 20:21, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since reverting what I consider your erroneous inclusion of the Class 66 would only result in you, or someone else reverting my revertion (again) I will not delete it as I have no desire to get into a revert war.  I did however make a couple of changes.  First I put it into a section 'Leased Locomotives' and deleted the technical data of the locomotives, instead adding a note where a reader can go for further info.  I do believe that you could well open a Pandora's box by adding the 66's here as there were LT trains running on BR tracks and vice versa for many years, indeed the GWR, LMS, and LNER owned tube cars as they ran on their respective tracks.  Also if you were the one that editied my talk page in the future please sign it with four ~.  Jsp3970 14:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metronet Class 66s? 
Talk:James Crichton (soldier)

message: I suggest moving this to James Crichton (soldier), as (VC) is generally not how we do these things. Any reasons why that shouldn't be done? Cheers, Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 08:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem with your suggestion, although I'm not familiar with the move process myself. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 08:50, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. It had previously been at that title, but somehow ended up as (VC). This is more NPOV. Cheers mate, Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 09:05, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested change to disambiguation 

message: Is Auckland hospital in Takapuna? (like it says in the article) Eddaido (talk) 08:02, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Have revised, I think the source meant Auckland City Hospital as Takapuna Hospital appears to have been a maternity hospital in the 60s. Will see if I can track down an obit to confirm. Zawed (talk) 12:27, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Place of death
Talk:Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)

message: South African Correctional Services need to rephrase their recruitment policy, by so doing; the department will gain more qualified staff. Their requirements should at least say “grade 12 but Correctional Services degree will be an advantage, because they are people who have specialised in this field rather that grade 12. We as Correctional Studies students @ UNIZUL are being neglected by the Department.
By STS Ngcobo (UNIZUL)196.11.140.249 10:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Enfield (heraldry)

message: A cartoon Enfield has been appearing on posters around the borough such as [this http://www.enfield.gov.uk/downloads/roadsweeper.pdf]. Perhaps a note to this effect in the article? --78.146.75.11 (talk) 00:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "The Enfield" character

message: There appear to be some citations under the following link saying what the enfield is made up of, if someone has the time to suitably rewrite the article to introduce some doubt.
http://www.enfieldsociety.org.uk/beast.htm  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zirion (talk • contribs) 12:42, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations
Talk:Questing Beast

message: This article is way too short and does not have as much sources as it should have. It needs to be expanded with more information added to the article.--Paleface Jack (talk) 23:10, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation and Expansion 
Talk:Yale (mythical creature)

message: "A Yale is sometimes referred to as a Shongmaw.
They are independent creatures, living in a set territory. Yales are known for their sparkling eyes that occasionally open, with much struggling. Their manes are spike-like. Yale are moderately sized and ranged from 100 to 180 pounds. In ancient Eastern legends, they are known to cure broken hearts of young maidens without seeking anything in return."
Is this a quotation from the source cited immediately above?  It is not clear.Polytrope 13:49, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

message: Yale is (I think) differently described according to the [Dutch] Wikipedia, as an elephant+horse+pig, but my Dutch is only very basic (so perhaps I've misread that?)
The Dutch entry also shows a picture of a statue of a Yale from Hampton Court and mentions Christ College cambridge
EdwardLane (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Dutch have a different description 

message: "The Yale of Beaufort is a Queen's Beast at Kew Gardens, amongst others placed there after the Festival of Britain outside the gardens' palm house."
The above is not consistent with the history given in the linked article on the Queen's Beasts, which says that the originals were made for the Coronation and are now in Canada, and that the ones at Kew are copies made in 1958.
I attended the Festival of Britain, aged 7, and have a vague recollection of seeing the Queen's Beasts there; so I'd be interested in a reconciliation of the two articles.
Avhfj (talk) 12:19, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen's Beasts at the Festival of Britain? 

message: — Assignment last updated by Rockethound (talk) 20:35, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: HUM 202 - Introduction to Mythology
Talk:Wildlife Warriors

message: One of the three sources is a primary source.  The links for the other two sources do not work.  Consequently, this article does not cite often enough.  The lead has 0 cites for what is stated, as well as the projects, and objective section.  
An organization with the prominence of Steve Irwin should be capable of providing more sources than what is used.  I feel like there is more information about this organization that could be added - i.e. accomplishments/work done, links to the projects that are reference (maybe a description), more about the organization during Steve Irwin's life and elaboration the organization after his passing.  Ntfugate (talk) 22:28, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi  please feel free to expand the article and find some more references and citations as indicated above, this is wikipedia and anyone is free to edit and expand the articles. :) if you need any help or advice please feel free to drop me a message on my talk page or here and I will see it and reply. Cheers ZooPro 02:22, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

text: Is there an easy way to find archives of the dead links? Toad02 (talk) 13:40, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources and Content Expansion
Talk:Fimbriation

message: The example provided, Mozirje, is not particularly good, in fact not good at all. Cf. http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grb_Ob%C4%8Dine_Mozirje The double fimbriation example refers perhaps to the golden and white outline around the shield. This outline is technically not fimbriation, as the fimbriation divides different fields of the shield - and in this example, these outlines has "nothing" on the outer side.
The double outline is characteristic of numerous Slovenian municipal shield, but technically - these are not parts of the blazon, only ornaments for the shield and may be omitted (as it is explicitly stated in the official descriptions of most of those coats of arms, e.g. "Zlati trak, ki ga nosi ščit na svojih zunajih robovih, lahko služi le kot grbovni okras." čl. 8, Odlok o grbu in zastavi Občine Pivka, Uradni list RS, št. 37/98). Anyway, one should drop the Slovenian examples like this.
Double fimbriation is often technically prefferably described as cottice (cotise), when the inner fimbriation is of the same colour as the outer field. An example where double (and triple) fimbiration is not a cottice is e.g. the ADAC Yacht Club pennant  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.136.187.75 (talk) 10:28, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Double fimbriated 

message: Does the Flag of the Solomon Islands really demonstrate fimbriation or just a bend(let) sinister on a field that is divided per bend sinister?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.137.128.52 (talk) 13:28, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flag of the Solomon Islands 
Talk:Vol (heraldry)

message: missing an image or example, obviously  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.215.154.5 (talk) 21:53, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

message: : All derivatives of this symbol in the twentieth century ultimately derive from its use by the French Armée de l'Air, one of the first Air forces in the world.
I wouldn't question an assertion that the French air force was the first prominent modern user of the vol — but this, that all other recent usage derives from that one, is unverifiable even if true. Let's talk paraphrases. —Tamfang (talk) 05:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  sweeping claim
Talk:Torse

message: : The torse is a protective cloth crown worn under a knight's coif and helmet and is represented in two colours, generally the same pair of colours used on the mantle. The torse was made up of a thick heavy sewn pad covered by a pair of ribbons twisted together, tinctured of the principal metal and colors of the shield, the livery colours who's  ribbons extended far enough down the back to be seen beneath the knights helmet from the rear.
If the torse was originally worn under the helm (it seems thoroughly impractical as padding), why was it made of the liveries, and why did it have trailing ribbons? —Tamfang (talk) 23:43, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I too am skeptical. "It was originally a protective pad worn under a knight's coif and helmet, covered by a pair of ribbons, of the principal tinctures of the shield, twisted together and extended far enough down the back to be seen beneath the helmet from the rear.[citation needed] The torse is sometimes mistakenly said to be the token, such as a handkerchief or sleeve, which the crusader’s lady-love gave him when he left for the wars, and which he twisted round the top of his helmet, masking the join where the crest was fixed to it. This is due greatly to its original use being lost in history as the heraldic crest became more and more stylized rather than representative of actual use" This all sounds like romantic nonsense to me. The original editor has contradicted himself. Either this totally impractical system was used universally OR its original use being lost in history - it can't be both. Kiltpin (talk) 09:01, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  origin story: I'm skeptical
Talk:Millrind

message: Gotta say I've never seen it with y in my heraldry books. —Tamfang (talk) 18:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spellyng 

message: The heraldry section has little in common with the lead section, which is about the millstone clamp; the only connection is an ancient inspiration for the symbol. Since both topics seem substantial enough on their own, the heraldry section should eventually be split off to a separate article, e.g. "rind (heraldry)". --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 18:47, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems a reasonable proposition. Mjroots (talk) 12:24, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagree. The heraldic device of a fer de moline is an accurate  depiction of an "iron of a mill" (literally translated from French) or millstone clamp, pure and simple. I do not follow what is meant above by "an ancient inspiration for the symbol". In the mediaeval age of heraldry such an item was in common use in industry carried on in mills, and therefore was instantly recognisable to all. It could therefore have been adopted as an armourial by a family which derived its wealth from milling, but more commonly as a canting device for the family name "Ferre". There is not enough to say about each subject to form valid separate articles larger than stubs, rather the inclusion of both aspects, practical and heraldic,  adds strength and interest to a single article. Other common mediaeval heraldic charges were horseshoes and water buckets, and many other commonly used items, which likewise surely do not merit separate articles of a purely heraldic aspect.(Lobsterthermidor (talk) 12:40, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: As no further response received, have removed the "split" tag:"Split|rind (heraldry)|date=July 2009". (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to split off the heraldry section 

message: : Tempore corrected to Tempus, well spotted
Since this edit undid my correction from tempus (nominative/accusative) to tempore (locative: in the time of...), I'm wondering what was "well spotted". —Tamfang (talk) 01:04, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, your correction re-instated, misunderstanding on my part. (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 12:20, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  why nominative/accusative?
Talk:Label (heraldry)

message: In Royal Labels of the United Kingdom, an editor recently changed "a label of three points (which has also been termed a file with three labels)" to "(which has also been termed a label with three files)" — my emphasis.  I've heard of file as a synonym for label — Woodward, I think, cites a canting coat for Belfile: a label with a bell hanging on each point — but not file as a synonym for point or pendant.  Can someone enlighten me? —Tamfang (talk) 19:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Woodward & Burnett, page 420: "In the early Lyon Register Sir JOHN HAY, heir-presumptive to the Earldom of ERROLL (to which he afterwards succeeded)[,] records his arms with a 'file of three lambeaux' in chief for difference." —Tamfang (talk) 07:03, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

text: Yes, Belfile is on page 189. —Tamfang (talk) 06:09, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  labels, files, points 

message: The title of this article is simply wrong. It should be LAMBEL (see the definition of this in the OED), not "label". I discovered this when I looked up the word "barensteel" in Dutch (I translate from Dutch to English), and found this heraldic term defined in English as a "lambel". So someone has omitted the "m" -- making a nonsense of this whole article and countless related articles.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.82.79.24 (talk) 10:35, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for amending yourself so quickly. ;) I'll look for a graceful way to add lambel to the article. —Tamfang (talk) 22:14, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  lambel 

message: :
 moved the closing stop outside the quotation (WP:LQ). I think it likely that the sentence ends there in the source, and so the stop ought to be inside. But I can't find it in The Art of Heraldry (the only work by Fox-Davies that I have). Can someone cite the source, and confirm the punctuation? —Tamfang (talk) 17:58, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a trivial point, but: the full stop after a sentence fragment should be outside the quotation marks. It only goes inside if it's a split quotation or full sentence, which (judging from the first letter being lower case) it isn't. That doesn't change the fact that it needs a citation, of course. Hairy Dude (talk) 20:38, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I'll just say now that I find that rule VERY WEIRD. —Tamfang (talk) 04:04, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  quotation from Fox-Davies
Talk:Shinken

message: DigitalRonin:
My Iaido sensai says that Shinken translates into "Spirit" or something like that... if this is true then this Wikipedia article is inaccurate...
However if the article IS accurate I'd like to know
MightyAtom:
: Like most languages, Japanese words can have several meanings.  With this particular kanji shinken can mean:
* 真剣 - Shinken - A real sword. As described in the article.
* 真剣　－Shinken - An adjective meaning "earnest" or "serious," as in 真剣に猿を買う(Shinken ni saru o kau) or "I'm seriously thinking of buying a monkey."  If you want to really do your head in, then you can say 真剣に真剣を買う。(Shinken ni shinken o kau) "I'm seriously thinking of buying a real sword."
:However, only the "Real Sword" definition is an encyclopedia entry.  The other meaning is more of a dictionary entry, and isn't really related to the sword. MightyAtom 05:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem!  One bit of advice.  In the future, be sure to sign you posts with four tildas, like this ~~~~.  MightyAtom 02:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shinken Translation 

message: The 'Shinken' article suggests that 'Mukansa' and 'Ningen Kokuho' are types of blades.  This is not the case.  These two terms of rank refer to the swordsmiths, not the swords themselves.  Mukansa is the second-highest rank of swordsmith and means 'above competition' as Mukansa smiths may still enter their swords into competitions but they are no longer judged as they are assumed to be of a level above judgement.  Ningen Kokuho is the highest level of craftsman (not limited to swordsmiths) and means, literally, 'Human National Treasure'.  123.219.158.185 (talk) 23:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misuse of the terms 'Mukansa' and 'Ningen Kokuho' 

message: Ham in Deutsch הראש (talk) 08:02, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Schinken 

message: There are 3 external links at the end of this article.  All of them are no longer active.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:A0B0:1E70:395B:EE65:52D6:896 (talk) 01:53, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links
Talk:Bernard Diamond (VC)

message: The grave stone gives 25-1-1892, the newspapers (ref.2) gives 24-1-1892. Wouterhagens (talk) 20:01, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of death
Talk:Steven Davis

message: This is a fake article. It is a fictional representation of West Midlands midfielder Snake Derek. I propose it be deleted asap. Saveourcity 00:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Fred Daly (golfer)

message: "He went on to say that the trophy had never been to Ireland and that he was hoping that the change of air would help it. There was much applause and laughter at his humorous comments."
I don't get the joke, could it be made clearer for slow readers like myself? --sony-youthpléigh 13:09, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Don't get it 
Talk:James Gordon (New York politician)

message: Someone recently claimed that James Gordon was a serial killer and was in time magazine, can someone confirm this or is it vandalism? Vaniac 04:08, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Serial Killer
Talk:Seán Lester

message: Sean Lester was educated at Methodist College Belfast, as it says in the first biography cited. Perhaps this should be added to his 'Early Life' section? He is already listed on the school's notable alumni list. This is of similar interest to his background in Carrickfergus, as Methodist College would have been a predominantly protestant/unionist background school - evidenced by the fact it appears to have been a recruiting ground for unionist politicians. 93.97.250.58 (talk) 21:19, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Educated at Methodist College 

message: Today while looking for info about Dag Hamerskjold I wound up in this series of articles.
The continuity struck me as OK, but his pedecessor had a bit of info about him in his article and I thought it belonged here instead. I created a subsection for the League of Nations in the Diplomatic Career section and grafted the info into the last Par., which I made into the new subsection. I will wait for comments prior to making any further changes. My next thought if this is not found objectionable so far, is to remove some of the info from the predecessor's article (that is some of the info I have added here). John5Russell3Finley (talk) 15:41, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  League of Nations
Talk:Valerie Hobson

message: Her response to her husband's infidelity was characteristic of a truly noble, lofty, exalted character. Was this evidenced in other aspects of her life?Lestrade (talk) 21:06, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Natural nobility

message: I wonder about her age. She looks to be 21 or so in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Werewolf of London (also 1935), but if she was really born in 1917, she would have been just 18 years old and playing the wife of much older men. Colin Clive in Bride was 17 years older, as was the man who was supposedly her childhood playmate in Werewolf. Henry Hull, her husband in Werewolf, was 27 years older! --Tysto (talk) 23:33, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Valerie was indeed born in 1917, and was 17 during the filming of Bride of Frankenstein. This was reflected in her salary for the film, which was only $800. Crisso (talk) 00:17, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Birth year
Talk:Armiger

message: : The possession of such an achievement once entitled the right to use swords and, later, rifles; hence the verb to bear arms carries both possible meanings.
When and where has there been such a legal link?
In feudal times the armigers were roughly those wealthy enough to supply their own equipment for war; later, there was a Prussian saying that das Portepee adelt (the sword-knot ennobles), meaning that to become an officer (whose uniform included a porte-épée) was to join the gentry.  But these points are not equivalent to the claim made.
One thing that comes to mind is language of the English Bill of Rights 1689, promising (to Protestants of good character) the right to possess arms befitting their station, whatever that means. (Paraphrased from fallible memory.) —Tamfang (talk) 20:33, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  RKBA
Talk:Arrondi

message: Per my declined PROD, searching reliable heraldry sources indicates that "cross arrondi" doesn't exist in historical heraldry. Stripped of the information about "cross arrondi", this article is a dictionary definition about the word "arrondi". Therefore I have made it a redirect to Wiktionary instead. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:16, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  redirected to Wiktionary
Talk:Cornerstone College

message: Victuallers 20:09, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

message: "Although regarded as being one of the best secondary schools in the Adelaide Hills, Cornerstone College is an extremely mono-cultural community, where cultural diversity is not fully understood neither nurtured by its students or staff."
Is this comment appropriate for the "Other Attributes" secion of the article?
Also, is this a POV and not fact? If it's fact I'd say it should be cited and stated at an opinion by someone, not like the school has said that is what they are. Sem boy (talk) 23:48, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Claim of culturual non-diversity 
Talk:Robert McCall (barrister)

message: What does "not making the first rank of Winch and Candy" mean?Paulturtle (talk) 15:35, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs clarification
Talk:Tokonoma

message: Are these features incorporated into newly-built houses in Japan? If so, are they everywhere or are they a luxury, perhaps very approximately comparable to an inglenook fireplace? What about flats/apartments or other dwellings where space is limited? Are there some people who use them for mundane purposes like storage or putting a TV in, or who have the raised part removed completely to give themselves more room? Are there people who use them as a sacred space, but with unconventional objects instead of the traditional arrangements? Do people who live alone bother to stick to the traditional etiquette (mentioned in the article but not elaborated on) when stepping into the tokonoma to change the display? Credulity (talk) 19:22, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contemporary prevalence