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Talk:Network Time Protocol

message: As I write this, the article has the sentence "It is also designed for virtual machines, a more unstable environment." under the chrony section.  The main chrony article in the Wikipedia does not contain "virtual" or "VM" so it doesn't support this claim.  The reference attached to that sentence (Both, David. "Manage NTP with Chrony". Opensource.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019  https://web.archive.org/web/20190629174030/https://opensource.com/article/18/12/manage-ntp-chrony) does not make any such claim. 
I suggest that the sentence (and reference) be removed. MabryTyson (talk) 21:14, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Challenge to "chrony designed for VM" claim 

message: That's a common, but incomplete and sometimes confusing description. For example, later on we see: "[W32time] The version in Windows 2000 and Windows XP only implements SNTP".
But SNTP is the same networking protocol as NTP, and Win32time on XP and 2000 "has the ability to synchronize the computer clock to an NTP server"
The problems of course are that (1) the XP time server lacks "NTP's data analysis and clock disciplining algorithms", which is time server clock synchronization protocol, and (2) the word "synchronization" has been used in two different senses: NTP disciplined synchronization, and SNTP occasional synchronization.121.200.27.15 (talk) 04:52, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: This seems rather tautologous to me. NTP is the protocol; SNTP is a primitive subset of NTP; SNTP was eventually absorbed into NTP; therefore, NTP indeed remains 'a (the) networking protocol for clock synchronization'. The SNTP subsection of the article explains this.  cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 05:26, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "a networking protocol for clock synchronization"
Talk:List of sword parts

message: Those look like the visible parts. Don't forget the tang, the extension of the blade that forms a core within the hilt (grip) to transfer stresses to the blade, and which is commonly locked in place by the pommel. PML.
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I'd like to move details to specific articles (blade, hilt) and merge what's left into sword. Martin 22:11, 10 Sep 2003 (UTC)
Talk:Descriptive statistics

message: Define this Rohidas8308 (talk) 06:01, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Define primary data 

message: As per lead: "A descriptive statistic (in the count noun sense) is a summary statistic". fgnievinski (talk) 03:25, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: A descriptive statistic is a kind of summary statistic. But there are plenty of summary statistics that are inferential, not descriptive. An example from genetics is GWAS summary statistics. Inferential statistics are based on probability models, whose usual intent is to model a larger population. I suppose one could create a summary statistic article that is subdivided into inferential and descriptive sections. But I think the field of descriptive statistics is broad and deep enough that it warrants its own article. -- {Talk} 17:15, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

text: Oppose As per Mark viking. 2001:8003:913E:5D01:C8F0:E933:7B8F:4260 (talk) 13:13, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

text: Oppose As per Mark viking. Libcub (talk) 07:09, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[Summary statistics]] into [[Descriptive statistics]]
Talk:Haifa

message: The scripts only spot errors when templates are used. (I have them installed.) I added the template to the erisiting SFNs which reported the error. (I did not add the SFNs and the source cite was already missing.) I did not find the appropriate source cite searching Wikipedia articles. I noted this in the edit comment. Yes, this added another article to 9,500+ articles with a no-tartget error. However, it did accomplish my goal: error was fixed. User-duck (talk) 01:29, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  SFN errors 

message: Mount Carmel should be directly linked to in the first section of the page on Haifa, quite obviously! And the rest of the mentions of it on the page should likewise be links. A quality of life thing, but also to reflect its relative importance to the city in so many ways. Arrrmand (talk) 15:11, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: MOS advises against linking every instance (MOS:DUPLINK), but you're certainly right it should be linked in the first section, and I added a couple of links in prominent locations following that. CMD (talk) 02:11, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mount Carmel reference 

message: Please change
to
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to reflect the actual pronunciations. SuzieMillen (talk) 05:17, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: In general it's pronounced [ˈχajfa] in Hebrew also. Listen to this on the Israeli government's tourism channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWvp4zS6zzE GordonGlottal (talk) 15:27, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 February 2024 

message: Yona Yahav has been elected mayor of Haifa in recent elections. DeeTsameret (talk) 12:49, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please update name of mayor 

message: Need to add a sports to the sports section in the Haifa Article. The sports team is the rugby team Wild Boars which is part of Maccabi Haifa. It has the following wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa_Wild_Boars. Goldiceberg (talk) 11:19, 26 March 2024 (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.  Also please note: Wikipedia articles are not able to be used as sources per WP:CIRC. Shadow311 (talk) 15:08, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 March 2024
Talk:Grip

message: What about the illness called grip? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 20:47, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ilnesss 

message: Sometimes in the credits there is a category 'Grip'. What is it?
-- 89.217.62.88 (talk) 19:26, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  shooting movies 

message: For whatever reason, this page listed neither power grips nor precision grips. It should probab;y list different types of pencil grips too. 72.66.39.198 (talk) 01:17, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added grips
Talk:Guard

message: After searching the Wikipedia for the rank hierarchy of prison guards (I searched the terms guard, prison guard, prison, penetentiary, warden & Corrections Canada) I finally happened upon corrections officer, which linked to prison officer. As you can see, I've added prison officer to the Person subsection. I hope my wording is appropriate. wbm 17:59, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Another small revision to the same line of text. wbm 07:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small addition under Person 

message: This is a disambiguation page, please familiarize yourself with MOS:Disambiguation pages before editing.  Dreadlocke  ☥  08:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Much better, this time.  I was actually going to suggest that you create a list of military guard units!  Perfect timing and nice job! Dreadlocke  ☥  16:59, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Dab page formatting

message: *My cleanup of March 20 2007 has just been reversed. This page is now again what it was: a dictionary entry and not a disambiguation page. A dictionary entry starts with "The word guard may mean:"; a dab page starts with "Guard may refer to:", meaning "Any of the following articles could be titled Guard:". May someone see the difference and make things right. (In the meanwhile, I'm putting the cleanup tag back on the article.)--maf 17:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, this current version  looks great!  Nice job maf! Dreadlocke  ☥  05:09, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Looks very clean and ordered. Good job. – sgeureka t•c 06:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is a disambiguation page, not a dictionary entry! 

message: Can we put a link to Garda Síochána here? Colloquially "guards" in Irish English. Kanjo Kotr (talk) 00:27, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Garda Síochána
Talk:Madeleine Albright

message: Körbel is a german family name, not a tschechosslovakia family name. Her father must have german ancestors. In Tschechoslovakia , formerly Böhmen (part of Austria), lived many german people since 13. century or earlier. 2001:9E8:B42E:FD00:DC6A:60E5:165A:6C3D (talk) 14:12, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: In Czech republic German surnames are very common and nowadays most bearer aren't German (and even before WWII not all were). It's because of hundrets of years of common history with Sudeten Germans, Austrians and neighboring Germany. (In Slovakia the most common surname is Horváth - Hungarian word for Croat - does it mean that all its bearers are Hungarians?). --Pan Někdo (talk) 07:08, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  german ancestors 

message: In the entire Wikipedia article, there are no references to the connections of Madeleine Albright to Herbalife.
"Albright was a longtime brand ambassador for Herbalife Nutrition, a dietary supplement company. According to the New York Post, she was paid $10 million for these efforts over six years. Below she can be seen enthusing about Herbalife in an infomercial, saying, “You have a great product. That makes all the difference. I’m a product of the product!”
Albright’s firm, the Albright Stonebridge Group, has used her diplomatic credibility to open doors for Herbalife abroad. She was particularly effective in getting Herbalife licenses in China, which takes a dim view of multilevel marketing companies, sources said.
In a 2016 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Herbalife agreed to pay $200 million in response to charges that it had “deceived consumers” into participating as the dupes in a pyramid scheme." Alexfactcheck (talk) 22:31, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: See WP:NYPOST. It's not a reliable source for politics, and the headline of that article claiming without any basis that Albright was "freaking out" shows why. That being said, there do appear to be some WP:RS when I google "Madeleine Albright Herbalife", such as . So what can be said about this with RS? – Muboshgu (talk) 23:33, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connections of Madeleine Albright to Herbalife
Talk:Sailing

message: This edit fails on more than one point.
(1) The substitution of the term "in irons" for "the eye of the wind". Here are some definitions of the two terms."In irons
A sailing boat is in irons when she comes head to wind and fails to Pay off on either tack. The answer is to make a Stern board, to let the wind push her backwards and then to use the rudder to throw her stern off to one side or the other.""in irons head to wind and failing to pay off on either tack.""Irons, in. Position of sailing boat into wind and unable to pay off on either tack."The term "eye of the wind" is defined less often (perhaps because we all know what it means) but you will find:"Eye of the Wind. The direction to windward from whence it blows.""Eye of wind. Directly up wind."Also definition h (a) under "eye" in the Oxford English Dictionary: "Nautical. the wind's eye: the direction from which the wind is blowing. Frequently in in the wind's eye. Also the eye of the wind."From this we learn that the two terms are different in meaning, with "in irons" being the result of a tack going wrong. Hence this edit is inappropriate.
(2) The offered reference for this change is not an RS as it is a blog. The misuse of terminology discussed above demonstrates why a blog is often not a good referenceit is usually the work of one person and has no editorial checking or other review. See WP:USERGENERATED, which is part of WP:RS 
Hence I have reverted the edit. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 13:14, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that it is not appropriate to say  It makes no logical sense like that. "In irons" is when a tack fails and the boat ends up "head to wind"; it is not part of the process of a normal tack, which is bringing the boat though the eye of the wind. Good call on the revert. - Ahunt (talk) 13:32, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's wrong with this edit 

message: I just modified the "heeling" section and appreciate any input or edits (or reversions are ok too).   I would like to add a section about knock down and reefing.... Regards  Flibbertigibbets (talk) 20:10, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Isn't reefing handled by the section titled "Reducing sail"? ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 20:31, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I did not notice the wikipedia reference -- a whole section on reefing.  Flibbertigibbets (talk) 23:54, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Knock down? & Reefing
Talk:Names of China

message: Aksai Chin (a Hindi name) is a region that India claims over China as a part of India. Given that the Hindi name for China is Chin, doesn't the name Aksai Chin actually give the game away because even in Hindi the region is named as a part of China? 81.129.180.47 (talk) 00:40, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Chinatowns are named after China. Does that mean all Chinatowns are part of China? --Voidvector (talk) 22:17, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aksai Chin 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Sinica. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 18:50, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sinica listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: I want to point out historically "Chin" didn't always refer to China in other languages, even though its etymology was clearly from "Qin" even at the time. See the article about the Urdu poem Tarana-e-Milli. --Voidvector (talk) 22:19, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Chin" didn't always refer to China in other language 

message: Why doesn't Tibet link to anything? There is a Tibetan Autonomous Region Wiki that it could redirect to. 2601:1C2:F00:940:947:8332:7469:6BD8 (talk) 15:03, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tibet 

message: Some characters (found here would it be possible to add a notification about text rendering? I am not familiar with how to do this, so would anyone be able to fix this issue?
165.161.20.33 (talk) 15:49, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters not properly rendered 

message: I added a section regarding sign language names for China, and pointed out that Hong Kong & Taiwan SL have unrelated signs—can anyone point out where those come from? Also, a handful of languages have other unrelated signs—what about those? I suspect the Polish and Turkish ones (see Spread the Sign) indicate a Mandarin’s long mustache…? שונרא (talk) 14:29, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymologies for sign languages 

message: Since WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary, I will be removing the exhaustive lists of translations for each name. They are fun, but ultimately not helpful for the vast majority of readers. Let me know if you have any concerns. Remsense诉 03:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing exhaustive translations
Talk:Opuntia/Archive 1

message: While nothing on this page is wrong except the staement that there are only twelve plants known as "prickly pear", it is oddly skewed toward the American east, which is in no way the exemplary home of the thing under discussion. It would be like describing "Elephant" as a genus of small mammals once common on Mediterranean islands now mostly extinct but with two remaining species elsewhere in the world. ;')
I believe that since "prickly pear" is a common name and worse yet an inexact term, the plants in question should be addressed in in article on the genus Opuntia.
Prickly pear is a vernacular name for a species in the Opuntia genus. As such it is known in the USA as a "pricly pear". So in my opinion it should be the other way round: prickly pear referring to Opuntia. and Opuntia being the meat of the subject. GerardM 19:22, 31 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: In general the rule is to use common names wherever possible, but Opuntia does include chollas and so forth that are not "X prickly pear", so yes, in this case it makes sense to put things under the generic name. Stan 21:08, 31 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: One problem with the rule is that they are often different names for the same species are used. Not only that, the same common name is sometimes used for different species or a bunch of species. Technically it is not a BIG problem you just refer to an other page... GerardM 07:41, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Amen, check out sardine or mackerel for some fish disentanglement I did a while back. Conversely, in several areas, especially birds, there have been recent efforts to settle on a set of English names that are as precise as the Latin ones. So we want to use an English name for the type if we have one that's sufficiently precise, and fall back to Latin otherwise. If you haven't seen it, Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna) plus the associated talk pages have extensive argu^Wdiscussion :-) about all the fine points. Stan 08:50, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Talk:Baton

message: "In recent years they have been all but replaced by more modern side-arm and telescopic batons."
Most British Police carry a side-arm or telescopic baton? I don't think this is true.
Edward 01:32, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Police baton

message: Quote:  A dildo is sometimes called a baton -- is this really relevant? Maikel (talk) 09:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Dildo

message: It seems like there are many baton articles for batons that are basically sticks (conductor, military, twirling).  Why not have one article on the overall concept and then separate sections on each type?  Or at least some summary article that links them all?  TCO (talk) 18:40, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge, or meta-article?
Talk:1936 Winter Olympics

message: I guess 2012 London olympics medals were heavier, 420g?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.61.54.188 (talk) 20:45, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  New record for medal weight 

message: The article on the Summer Games describes at length the issues regarding it being influenced by the Nazi ideals,threats of boycotts, etc. But what about the Winter Games? They were held in Germany under Hitler too. Were there no similar controversies (calls to ban black and Jewish athletes, for example?)? 70.72.211.35 (talk) 15:25, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Political aspects?

message: The infobox has the 1948 games as successor to these games. Yet the navbox has the cancelled 1940 games as these games successor. GoodDay (talk) 08:26, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency with infobox & navbox
Talk:Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

message: I know this discussion is probably dead and no one will see this, but I'm going to try anyway.  On their debut album Jive Bunny: The Album, all the songs were done by the original artists, with the exception of Elvis' songs, they couldn't get the rights to it.  This is the U.S. released version I'm talking about.  Should we mention it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meet Me Outside (talk • contribs) 11:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say it's probably worth adding only to a page for the album itself, which doesn't (as yet) exist. You could create one, and then discuss the different versions that existed around the world, and the copyright reasons that led to the differences... if you can find some info about it on the web somewhere.Tobycek (talk) 00:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Real Singers
Talk:Stephen Schneider (scientist)

message: Stephen Schneider appeared on an episode of "In Search Of" where he discussed the next ice age.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.122.202.130 (talk) 22:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Appearance on In Search Of. 

message: I've restored some of the early stuff. It is constantly being referred to, so having a correct version available is good William M. Connolley (talk) 12:01, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restore: why 

message: Schneider coauthored a book that will be published this fall by MIT Press. Should it be included on the page? http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12333 76.119.237.37 (talk) 16:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Added to the selected publications section. NW (Talk) 04:36, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Posthumous book

message: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7309/full/466933a.html William M. Connolley (talk) 17:45, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Add as external link?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.232.214.10 (talk) 09:50, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Obituary: Stephen Henry Schneider  

message: The article says Schneider won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.  That is not correct.  That year's prize was shared by Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  See http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/.  Individual members of the IPCC  are not Nobel laureates, just like individuals who served with UNICEF and the Red Cross.  Each Nobel Prize can be awarded to no more than three winners per year, but the IPCC had perhaps hundreds of members and staff.
I will delay in removing this information for a few days to see if anyone offers a persuasive counterargument.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.160.106.224 (talk) 18:26, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a Nobel Prize Winner  

message: There are three people with this name.  The actor is viewed almost ten times as often as the climate scientist/  Rather than change which is primary, I will be boldly making Stephen Schneider (disambiguation) primary.  Robert McClenon (talk) 15:33, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reviewer Note
Talk:List of Imperial Diet participants (1792)

message: I liked to read this ineresting article about the last period of the Holy Roman Empire, but i found some mistakes. For example, i didnt' find the vote of the Free Imperial City of Regensburg (it had a vote in the circle of Bavaria, as the seat of the Reichstag). Moreover, this article doesn't explain the situation of the Duchy of Burgundy (in the 18th ita was under the Austrian sovereignty from 1714). I read, finally, confusion about some personal votes of the Counts' Counsil (as counts von Traun, i'm sure i've never find any seat and vote in the Diet for this austrian noble family).
* Huh? ... Stevenmitchell (talk) 18:10, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caesar  -I 

message: I think that Kingdom of Hungary shouldn't be mentioned in this article because it was never a part of Holy Roman Empire.
:it just says that the king of Bohemia was also king of Hungary (and ruler of Austria and the Kaiser) - and that is an interesting fact134.3.76.108 (talk) 22:19, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Foreign states