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Talk:Steve McFadden

message: RADA is a conservatory for the dramatic arts - it is more than simply a drama 'group'.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.36.19.139 (talk) 11:28, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Acting 'group' RADA?

message: The only reference I can find that mentions his daughter's name is IMDb (which isn't totally reliable), which says Lily.  I will continue to revert changes to the name unless an alternate source is found. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 22:52, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Daughter's name 

message: (Sundersart (talk) 17:51, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Norberg played by Steve Mcfadden 

message: daughter Frankie born 24th March 2016 by his partner Karen Cairns  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.79.181 (talk) 22:43, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  5th child
Talk:Joe Slovo

message: This article is one sided and biased towards the subject.  The article fails to mention the terrorist acts in which Slovo participated. In some of these acts civilians were killed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.226.121.178 (talk) 21:42, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Indeed terrorist aspect, as well as any other negative aspects are omitted in the article. It reads like a hagiography. Maybe this will lighten things up a bit? https://archive.org/details/RivoniaUnmasked/page/n1 105.0.4.88 (talk) 15:35, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Bias

message: I reverted a recent edit because it was poorly sourced (it added multiple references to the website of the South African Communist Party, however) and included editorializing ("These clauses have sometimes been misunderstood as suggesting permanent and major curbs on the power of the new state. This is not accurate.") that is inappropriate for an encyclopedia biography. As an encyclopedia, we try to use reliable sources that are independent of the subject, preferable secondary sources, which means biographies of Slovo should be cited, not articles by Slovo. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 04:02, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edit 

message: The 3rd paragraph of #1	Life, after mentioning Slovo's marriage to Ruth First and their children, ends "Ruth First was assassinated in 1982 in Maputo, by order of Craig Williamson, a major in the South African Police.". The 4th sentence of the 5th paragraph is "In 1982, Slovo's wife, Ruth First was assassinated in Maputo, Mozambique, where the couple lived in exile.". Would it be better to mention the assassination in the 3rd paragraph or delete the 5th? Mcljlm (talk) 01:17, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplication 

message: By joe slovo 41.122.133.52 (talk) 18:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunset clause by joe slovo
Talk:Peter Stearns

message: many moons ago at carnegie mellon university i had peter stearns as a professor and he was my advisor for my honors thesis. i learned a lot from him and probably owe him gratitude 1000 times over. if you are lucky enough to be able to take a class from him, do not hesitate.
--holly 06:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal anecdotes 

message: Added reference to "About" page on Peter N. Stearns at George Mason University.  Also, edited linked Journal of Social History to note he has edited one of the "most widely-cited journals of historical research in the United States” -- http://chnm.gmu.edu/jsh/index.html -- since 1967, as sourced on that page's References section. 
Suggest removing no references warning.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulscrawl (talk • contribs) 03:35, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: I have only one question: why so many,to say very polite,"mistakes" in your books?Why you didn't explain main battle by village BORODINO in Russian campaign,which was the main cause of Napoleon loss?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.14.253 (talk) 15:20, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Human Legacy 
Talk:Robert K. Massie

message: I recall reading an obituary for Robert Massie several years ago (2003?)  Can anyone confirm this? JimBreen 00:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't believe so.  His latest book was published in 2003 and his imdb page  shows nothing about him dying.  Joshdboz 00:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: @Joshdboz 2019. At age 90. Complications of Alzheimer's. 24.117.204.197 (talk) 17:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I suggest that phrases like "hemophilia son" be replaced with "son with hemophilia" here and throughout Wikipedia. The correct usage should always be PERSON before CONDITION. 24.117.204.197 (talk) 17:03, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Person before illness or condition.
Talk:Shchuchyn

message: *This article is a tranlsation of the text posted in Russian (see Щучин); the source for the original is from this site. There is a passage inside the body of the article (hidden) that still needs a re-write, both to avoid copyright issues and possibly, to verify / correct some of the inaccurate info from the source cited above. I believe, the   reference (in Russian) linked externally from within the article may provide such more accurate info. Thanks - Introvert • ~ 01:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]
Talk:Forget What You Know

message: Image :Image:Forget What You Know.jpg is going to be deleted in Commons, consider to upload it here before proceeding. AnnaP 01:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Stjepan Gradić

message: Stjepan Gradic (1613-1683)
One of the most outstanding Dubrovnik mathematicians, physicists and astronomers of the 17th century, who was a Director of the Vatican Library. Some of his experimental results are cited by Jacob Bernoulli, and his tractate about navigation incited Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz to discuss the problem of steering ships using helms. Gradic's book Disserationes physisco-mathematicae quatour was published in Amsterdam in 1680. He died in Rome, where according to his last wish he was buried in the Croatian church of St. Jerome.
I think that adding that Dubrovnik is in Croatia should not harm anybody, right?:)
Ceha 18:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Quote and link on Gradić
Talk:World Fighting Alliance

message: Added in Events held on main page and put down the 4 they have had, Source is sherdog.com using thier fight finder.Rhythmic01 01:11, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

message: I am gonna go ahead and delete the merger tag becase that article features enough champions and notable fighters to stand on its own legs. Mayhem Miller, SOuthworth (strikeforce champ),Machida, Rampage, Lindland, Rutten, Ron Waterman(WEC champ and UFC/pride competitor), Ricco Rodriguez. Plus bas failed his pee test for painkillers. Thats notable hahaPortlandOregon97217 (talk) 21:41, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  merging King of the Streets
Talk:Sue MacGregor

message: Did she have some prominence in the anti-apartheid movement? Her autobiography seemed to indicate she felt she and her parents could have done more. 80.225.12.154 22:58, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Apartheid
Talk:Night Probe!

message: I added a small element to the criticism of the book. Frankly I've never liked the book much as it fails to comprehend the way that the Empire worked. Ah well, it's just a novel. Darkmind1970 14:07, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

message: I added a few words to the sentence describing the origin of the title to distinguish between the CLAIM made by a character in the novel and verified fact. Cussler's a bit like Ian Fleming in that he makes up some of his "facts". Not as egregiously as Fleming did, but he isn't as meticulous as many genre writers. This particular factoid, to use Mailer's word, needs to be verified and referenced to some credible source, before someone edits out my weasel words of skepticism. Maybe some cave divers have used the expression that way, but none of the ones I've dived with have. I am certified by 3 agencies, and have 30 years of experience in sport diving. I don't know everything (only almost ;-)) and "night probe" may be local usage somewhere, but show me some article in an an old issue of Skindiver that predates this novel, or some equally credible example of actual usage in this sense, not just usage in another work of fiction. If you can do that, put a ref on it and remove my edit. Otherwise, uncritical acceptance of Cussler's (excuse me, Pitt's) definition is inappropriate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.210.230 (talk) 01:44, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: ===
Talk:Susan Rae

message: There is an article on an American country western singer called Susan Raye. Given that their names are so similar, I think it would be a good idea if this article were headed by a notice saying "Not to be confused with American singer Susan Raye". Vorbee (talk) 17:33, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah. It's not only a different spelling, but the first line of the lead makes clear it's a different person. WP:Disambiguation doesn't apply. Emmentalist (talk) 13:14, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
Talk:John Howard Davies

message: The article mentioned, unreferenced, that  Davies had been in  a Signals Regiment. There is apparently no  such  unit  in  the British armed forces which  has a Royal Corps of Signals. Moreover, according  to  the Daily Telegraph  obituary  of 24 August, Davies did national  service in  the navy. This has been corrected, and a reference provided. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:12, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections 

message: Davies' daughter appeared on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow on 15 October 2017 with some memorabilia of her father's life: . Martinevans123 (talk) 20:30, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''[[Antiques Roadshow]]'' 
Talk:John Freeman (British politician)

message: According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ym8bb, Harding was not reduced to tears.
213.105.6.71 (talk) 20:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The article was updated this morning to show Mr Freeman dead, but with no citation. Twitter and Google News have no mention of this, I'll revert if nothing comes out in a couple of days. 86.145.48.47 (talk) 15:35, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've reverted, as it is without a citation. Another twist in the life of this fascinating man... Gareth E Kegg (talk) 19:18, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Reliable sources now springing up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30565798. 86.145.48.47 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evidence of his death? 
Talk:John Kampfner

message: I removed the statement that "he is a big Chelsea fan." because it's not encyclopedic content as it's written. 
What might make it note-worthy if there's something more to expand upon - something that makes the press or was published in a book, for instance. Is there something special that I'm missing?--CaroleHenson (talk) 02:26, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big fan...
Talk:Saira Shah

message: The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Sdsouza 19:42, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: Saira Shah's mother is half-Parsee and half-English and her father had a father born in India and a Scottish mother.
So how come we have the categories:
Category:British people of Pakistani descent
Category:Pakistani filmmakers|S ? EricT (talk) 20:27, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I was wondering that too. They do have relatives in Pakistan, but I think Afghanistan and India have prior claims to Pakistan. Jayen466 22:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Have removed 'pakistani' categories: "father was afghan/scottish, mother parsee/english. 70% parsees in india, .0017% in pakistan. Please discuss." Esowteric (talk) 12:49, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pakistani categories? 
Talk:Shirley Clarke

message: A related article is in the works for Skyscraper at Draft:Skyscraper (1959 film). --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 22:21, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related article ''Skyscraper''
Talk:David Duchovny/Archive 1

message: Could'nt someone get a better picture than the one up currently?
--Konstantin 22:20, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture

message: David Duchovny isn't Jewish, his father was (he passed away), but I'm fairly certain he wasn't raised Jewish. I'm not sure what his mother is, but I think she's Catholic or Christian.
: Of course he isn't. Halacha tells us, only a person with a Jewish mother is a Jew.
David Duchovny rocks! --Yancyfry jr 03:32, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Duchovny 
Talk:Siegfried Kracauer

message: The Pauline Kael quote under the heading "Reception" is amusing and addresses some long-held complaints about Kracauer's method. But in the interest of balance and neutrality a quotation from a countering viewpoint, or at least provision of the context of the Kael quote, should be supplied. If this does not happen, then the Kael quote should be removed from this article.Pinikadia 13:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kael Quote
Talk:Simon Towneley

message: "Worsthorne assumed the surname and arms of Towneley, an old recusant family, by royal license."
Who does "Worsthorne" refer to?  Simon (who it appears was never called Worsthorne), or his brother Peregrine?
"At the time of his wedding, he changed his name ..."  Who did, and what to?
This family, using at least three different surnames, is already confusing enough. Sentences like the above do not make things any clearer. Maproom (talk) 13:36, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unclear 
Talk:Mary Winkler

message: Missing Aspects of the Case
This article does not mention that Mary Winkler, deposited $17,000 worth of bad checks into the family account and then transferred the money to a private account just before the shooting.  This shows premeditation and I think it is an important aspect of the case. The only thing i found detailing this was at this website.  Someone should make the decision if it is credible. http://www.oxygen.com/TvShows/Detail.aspx?code=SNP&view=profiles&sub=MaryWinkler  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.24.81.103 (talk) 17:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: As we all know, there are several homicides every day and they don't make it to wikipedia... How does this one differ?  It's a preachers wife, that's the only thing that really stands out about this... Not sure how every else feels about it, but I could really care less.
:azakly- she is the preachers wife. Any the case was all over the news when it happened. Many were discussing the pressure that preachers wives are under. Muntuwandi 23:05, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If blogosphere is abuzz with the name and it's all over the news then it's most certainly a must to keep the article for as long as people show interest in it. --Dennis Valeev 12:05, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Many people feel she got away with murder --almost scar free.  Nothing about her defense is reasonable.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.118.161.59 (talk) 01:32, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability requirements... 

message: I am adding to this article as a part of a class assignment to as theoretical explanation to this women behaviorJoseph Roman (talk) 16:36, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality
Talk:Johnny Smith

message: Added a section on Johnny Smith guitar models. Respectfully, SamBlob 01:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Johnny Smith guitars section added 

message: At the moment of posting of this note, neither Reuters, nor the Los Angeles Times nor The New York Times (US papers) nor The Guardian or The Independent (UK papers) have made any mention of the passing of Johnny Smith. As the two IPs who have edited the article today have not provided any reference, any such claim violates WP:BLP and should obviously be reverted. --Technopat (talk) 16:46, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Sources are still scarce, but Jazz Guitar Life, used on the Deaths in 2013 page, looks genuine, sadly. Philip Cross (talk) 19:11, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  This page from a Colorado Springs funeral director would appear to confirm the passing of Johnny Smith. ReverendWayne (talk) 19:25, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hoax?
Talk:Jonathan Dimbleby

message: The above is a common name in the BBC.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.139.169.42 (talk) 19:31, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dimbleby 

message: The subject has indicated he is responsible for this edit. That edit substantially alters the text without altering the sources that back it, so that his claims about himself are inconsistent with the sourcing about his actual historical claims.  This is particularly significant, because Kapuscinski (via Eldrige) is describing Dimbleby as an "unprincipled calumnator" whose "demagogic trick" contributed to the fall of the government, its moving to the Soviet sphere of ideological influence, and, by implication, the massive famine which killed hundreds of thousands upon hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians.
It's a testy political point which requires careful wording and citation.  Surely Jonathan Dimbleby has proven himself at the very least not to be "unprincipled", as he is honestly representing himself here on Wikipedia.  Still, his edits inadvertently misrepresent the citations, which state that he presented inflated claims of the dead, claims which were disastrous for the government and ultimately the people of Ethiopia.  Hope someone can address this, I will try to find the time, cheers, DBaba (talk) 01:27, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Jonathan Dimbleby's edit to this article

message: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/30/jonathan-dimbleby-resigns-ucl-sir-tim-hunt
His honorary fellowship should be put in past tense or perhaps explained in a footnote.
2001:1A80:2000:0:0:0:0:2 (talk) 09:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: He resigned from his honorary fellowship of UCL over Tim Hunts treatment

message: Is the "revelation" that Jonathan Dimbleby appears in Jeffrey Epstein's contacts book really worthy of inclusion in this article? Presumably it isn't false, but it does seem unfairly and pruriently calculated to compromise Dimbleby's reputation. I suggest it be removed. Ralph Fiennes, Chelsea Clinton, Tony Blair, User talk:77.98.206.79, and perhaps an army of restaurateurs and businesspeople: do all their articles need a line or two about Jeffrey Epstein's address book too? --Frans Fowler (talk) 19:52, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Removing the sentence now. --Frans Fowler (talk) 12:42, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other work: Jeffrey Epstein's contacts book
Talk:Ray Brown (musician)

message: In making the last edit, my fingers hit the enter key too soon. I had meant to say that I think it's better to integrate the mention of the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame more smoothly into the narrative of the article, which I have tried to do. --Alan W (talk) 02:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hall of Fame 

message: Have deleted attached image as the subject of the article, Ray Brown, is very much in the background, the foreground  filled with another musician - surely someone can come up with a better one? --Technopat (talk) 09:01, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It isn't that easy, acquiring such photographs. I think we should include this in the main article still, despite its shortcomings. It does, afterall, represent Ray Brown. Better than no image at all, really. (Mind meal (talk) 12:45, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think this image is worse than no image.  Based on my understanding of the license for this image I think we could crop it, which would be OK with me.  Surely someone in the world has an image of Ray Brown they'd be willing to release. -- Rick Block (talk) 17:07, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for responses. I agree with Rick Block that it would be better to have no image until someone comes up with a suitable one. Regards, Technopat (talk) 17:20, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  deleted image and posted it on discussion page 

message: Should the "private life" section be renamed to "personal life", to reflect (supposed?) convention on other wiki articles of celebrity figures? (If not, can someone explain why?) Thanks. -Achiox 23:00, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Graham87 06:02, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Private life? Personal life?
Talk:Sergeant major (card game)

message: What happens in the exchange-phase, if a player gets a suit he does not have? Granted this is not very likely, but also not impossible. Does he give back any (likely bad) card?
:Actually it's quite likely that if a player were void in one suit that another player would try to trade cards of that suit, in which case that/those card/cards would simply be returned to their issuer instead of being exchanged. Glad you asked that question. I'm putting it in the article. – Morganfitzp 02:24, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There's nothing stating the order of cards, apart from something about Ace being low in the exchange phase.
I'd presume it's Ace-high, two-low. There doesn't seem to be anything on the pagat page, although it's grouped with the Whist games, which have A K Q J 10 ... 2.
In Australia (where we are mad about 500 and Euchre), the usual order is Joker - Right-Bower - Left-Bower - A K Q 10 ... 2 for the trump suit, and Bridge order for off-suits. This game is more seen as a good three-hand version of 500 than a separate card game.
Is this rank-order worth including as a Variation? 106.69.215.147 (talk) 05:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Rank of Cards

message: When I played this game in the 1970's the exchange of cards was called "plucking".  Eric Myers 18:12, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Plucking
Talk:Ariel Weinmann

message: I edited the page to bring it back to the revision as of 17:50, 2 July 2019, before spurious un-referenced information was added.
I also added references to address the lack of citations in the earlier revisions.
Liquidtash (talk) 18:06, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverted vandalism
Talk:Calabar bean

message: Being bold, I moved the vast majority of the info on the drug uses of the calabar bean to the article on Phytostigmine, the drug compound made from this bean.  I think there's a better chance of getting a good quality, up to date information on the pharmeceutical side of this bean in that article.  RainbowCrane 01:48, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moved phytostigmine info 

message: The German Wikipedia has information that there was some point to the ordeal, in that swallowing the bean quickly (as could be expected of an innocent person who was told the bean would not damage him) was not nearly as dangerous as keeping it in the mouth as long as possible and/or chewing on it (as a guilty person would be more likely to do, having been told the bean would kill him). While this certainly does not justify the practice, it would make the ordeal somewhat more meaningful than other ordeal rituals. If you have reliable source material on this, feel free to add it. -- 92.229.142.182 (talk) 21:43, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ordeal mechanism 

message: Hi. The last sentence in the intro says that "though solid, was supposed to be hollow". What is exact is this this trying to say? How can anything in the natural world de described as "was supposed to be xyz"? Things are the way they are, they are not supposed to be anything else. Rui Gabriel Correia (talk) 19:37, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange wording