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Talk:Bantu peoples of South Africa

message: I wanted to learn about the pre-colonial history of South Africa, expected an article and found a scrappy pamphlet. In this form, it should better be removed completely. 87.132.253.88 (talk) 08:33, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  this is a convoluted mess 

message: As far as I understand the Bantu peoples have been living in South Africa for about 2000 years. Shouldn't this section focus on that, and not just the 46 years of Apartheid? This section reads more like a socal justice undergraduate paper about Apartheid than Bantu History. It should be edited extensively.Johnmars3 (talk) 03:12, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: history

message: I'm not black I'm African, Get it right Wowu1010 (talk) 23:12, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Race 

message: I thought I was going read and hopefully learn something about Bantu history. 
(Apparently, Bantu is a derogatory term, at least I learnt that).
Where’s the history though? 
I couldn’t tell you anything about B*ntu history over the last 1000 years.
All I received from this article was that essentially some Europeans made up the claim that there was no significant B*ntu history in SA and this was their justification for colonialism. 
Okay, so where’s the history? 2A00:801:7B3:70B7:245C:11C9:1AE8:4298 (talk) 23:52, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where’s the history?  

message: The tone of the article is far from encyclopaedically neutral, being full of emotive "black is good, white is bad" over simplification. In particular this section talks of "the intrusion of Europeans on Bantu lands" leading directly to apartheid. No mention of Bantu-speaking people from east Africa "intruding" into "Khoisan lands", whether that happened just before the Europeans or a few hundred years earlier. There's no doubt that the Khoisan were the original inhabitants of what is now South Africa. 109.144.22.64 (talk) 02:48, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Empty Land Myth section
Talk:Treaty of Granada (1491)

message: I have just posted the full treaty of Granada in spanish , on Spanish wiki  . I plan on translating it into english , and posting it on WIkipedia english. However , if there are any eager beaver translators out there please feel free to roll up your sleeves and do the translating.--Aesed 05:14, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Mariotte's bottle

message: Is it possible to refill this without interrupting the water flow?
Coupdeforce 16:07, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Mandarin dialects

message: It states "A northeastern dialect speaker and a southwestern dialect speaker can hardly communicate." This is hardly true. People who speak the two can understand each other fully, just they will think they have a strong accent. The grammar in the two languages is the same, just the tones and pronunciations are a bit changed.
----  —Preceding unsigned comment added by FreeThoughts (talk • contribs) 09:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misinformation in opening paragraph 

message: Strictly speaking, mandarin (普通话) refers to the official pronounciation of the Han-Chinese language (Hanyu, 汉语), and does not include the one zillion dialects in China. Thus the term "mandarin-dialect" is an oxymoron. If the purpose of this article is to explain the dialects in China, I suggest changing the title to "Chinese language dialects". This probabaly entails extensive modifications to the article. However, if the goal here is to describe the variety of accents of mandarin spoken by Chinese in different regions, then I'm not sure if it is even meaningful. In that case, the best I can think of is to title it "Mandarin accents". Keep in mind that accent does not amount to dialect. Pseudotriton 05:19, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name change proposal

message: How can a Dialect have dialects ? --82.134.154.25 (talk) 13:00, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The term ! 

message: "North China dialects" or "North Chinese dialects" is already an alternative term in both English and Chinese and much clearer as "Mandarin" does basically mean an official language and the use of the word to refer to all the northern dialects is an extension. As far as I know it is in as much usage or more than "Mandarin dialects". I propose to move this article to that title. --JWB (talk) 02:09, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  North Chinese dialects / 北方方言 

message: Especially those from South East Asia, since Chinese in those area are mainly descendent of Southern Chinese, they have no idea that Mandarin has a lot of dialects, and putonghua/China's guoyu(national language)-- the official dialects of the government in both sides of the straights are merely one of the subdialect of this gigantic language group.
When I met this kind of "confused souls" online, I always guide them to wikipedia's "Mandarin dialects" page, and they understand the concept right away, without this page, where should i send them to?  The existance of this page is better than 10 millions words i used in educated them about the fact that Mandarin is the name for a language group, and it has numerous subdialects, putonghua is merely a member of this language group.24.90.19.27 (talk) 22:08, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Mandarin dialectS" page should remain to help those who thought Mandarin equal to putonghua
File talk:Han Civilisation.png

message: Please link Zhongguo lishi ditu to Historical Atlas of China. -- Toytoy 07:14, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Atlas of China 

message: Isn't the Great Wall misplaced in this map? See i.e. :Image:Qin empire 210 BCE.jpg, :Image:Ming foreign relations 1580.jpg and :Image:Han foreign relations CE 2.jpg. – Elisson • Talk 12:20, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Great Wall was built and rebuilt over the course of many thousands of years. The route it took varied from period to period. The Han dynasty retained some of the Qin wall (the one that passes close to Fushi and Didao) and built new ones on the northern frontier, including an extension to the west. The Ming wall is another construction altogether. Yeu Ninje 12:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great Wall
Talk:Belinda Bauer (actress)

message: It is so hard to find any information about what's become of her after the disastrous Poison Ivy II. Does anybody know anything? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.155.140.70 (talk • contribs) 
The article says she is a psychologist in Los Angeles.  However, the California Board of Psychology does not list her among the psychologists who are licensed to practice psychology. 903M (talk) 00:13, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Where is she now?

message: I don't know where else to put this. I vaguely remember this movie from when I was a kid. She played a psychic alien (maybe telekinetic?) who was being chased by two "hunter" aliens. I remember a character asking why she looks human, and another character asking, "You believe in God right? You believe we were made in his image. How many images do you think he has?" or something along those lines...
I always thought that "The Brother from Another Planet" was a loose parody of this flick until I found out it was made first.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.169.223.49 (talk) 03:42, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, must be that movie!   ...see IMDB - Weapon X (talk, contribs)  16:24, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starcrossed? 

message: Took out reference to this being unusual because it seemed like a subjective statement.  If it is lead role in some type of film, then it would make sense...but this wasn't mentioned.  If someone gets a reference or something significant about it then I'm sure adding it would be good. Dreambeaver (talk) 18:46, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead role is a woman 

message: Some pictures and a gallery should be added. Oceanic84 (talk) 18:54, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery & Pictures
Talk:CountrySTAT

message: I have noticed the recommendation for deletion of CountrySTAT. I would like to object to the deletion. This mini article is giving an overview on CountrySTAT - a statistics handling solution by FAO of The UN for its Member Nations. The page will be updated as new countries apply this solution and can be a nice reference for other countries. 
CountrySTAT 05:32, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: using several sock puppets to vote and edit will not help your cause any... - Adolphus79 15:47, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

message: I don't have two accounts in wikipedia! I understand that the contents must be extended. Therefore I help Mr. Caprazli to improve this article. We had a training this week about CountrySTAT. Now i have perhaps time to supplement this article.
H. Mai 20:22, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sock puppets 
Talk:Ompompanoosuc River

message: Had to guess what the pronunciation was supposed to mean. Can anyone confirm? kwami (talk) 12:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Its been fixed now.  Though I still have to wonder .... did we really mean to put initial stress? —Soap— 21:52, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation
Talk:Panna Dhai

message: * How come this obscure stuff never has a reference? It sounds like a bunch of made up baloney to me. george 05:58, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Note:  Project Banner with Rajasthan workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article  falls under :Category:Rajasthan or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  TinuCherian     (Wanna Talk?)   - 07:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Rajasthan workgroup Addition 

message: Hi I'm a new user.I've edited the entire page to improve it,but am unable of adding images or citations;please help me.120.57.150.227 (talk) 12:15, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  citation and images needed 

message: The chieftain who sacrificed their lives in order to save Chittor fort 2409:4064:4D1B:9356:0:0:1E8B:9514 (talk) 14:50, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The chieftain who sacrificed their lives in order to save Chittor fort 

message: she was from gurjar caste. Why u are trying to change history. Jitna mrji dum lga lo gurjar itihas na kbhi khtm hua h na hoga. Sahil chamain (talk) 07:49, 9 September 2022 (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. >>> Extorc.talk 08:09, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2022
Talk:Indus (disambiguation)

message: :The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was move. Haukur 09:44, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Support as nominee. - AjaxSmack 06:01, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Talk:Legaia 2: Duel Saga

message: I suggest spliting the characters page from the game article. Since im new and inexperienced, i need help on doing it. Reinn 09:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character article 

message: Image was labeled as "candidate for speedy deletion". I updated the image page with fair use and then removed tags in the article.
Kresock (talk) 04:41, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Box cover image 
Talk:Cowbird

message: reverted last edit, does not apply to all cowbird species, jimfbleak 06:09, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The wikipedia article says: "The cowbird eggs do not look much different from the hosts' eggs"
This is not true at all. You can look at the photos of the eggs - they are different - the color is different and the size is different. There are two possibilities for the host birds that don't reject the eggs:
1. They can't distinguish between them. (which doesn't mean that the eggs look the same. It means that the eggs look the same to them.)
2. They have no adaptation to throw eggs out of the nest or destroy them. They don't know how to do it or never thought about it.
3. They can still profit somehow from growing Cowbird chick. (in some cases they still grow their chicks together with the cowbird chick)
I personally don't know the right reason or it might be even combination between them.
Anyways, the original sentence is wrong and should be changed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by M gerzon (talk • contribs) 19:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  This have to be changed
Talk:The Lorelei Signal

message: "… they cannot find a treatment to restore their original age. Spock comes up with the idea of using their original transporter patterns from when they first beamed down." Seriously? They could have done the same to save all those redshirts! Does that belong in the article, in a "continuity revelations" section maybe? 2001:9E8:4637:A500:7D88:DF43:2369:7618 (talk) 20:43, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  original transporter patterns
Talk:Peshotanu

message: * Did you make this up, or are there references? george 06:16, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't think he made it up, but either his memory or his source failed him on a couple of salient issues. And,... either his memory or his source conflated Peshyotan with the Saoshyant. All fixed now though. -- Fullstop 08:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Apart from Peshotanu, the person, there also appears to be a Zoroastrian religious term called "Peshotanu". The Vendidad labels the worst offenders as Peshotanu. Is it some kind of derogatory term? I would be interested to know the opinion of scholars.-RavichandarMy coffee shop 03:49, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "Vendidad labels the worst offenders as Peshotanu" is too vague. People can't give you directions if you don't tell them where you are. You minimally need to state how you come to that conclusion (editor/edition/page if you are reading an analysis, else chapter:verse pointers and ms # if you are reading manuscript). -- Fullstop (talk) 13:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peshotanu and the Avesta
Talk:GameNOW

message: * Yawn. george 06:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Is the true reason for GameNOW's cancelation known? It would be a needed addition to the article. -Gaming King 17:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cancelation 
Talk:White Sea

message: As I know the Kislaya Guba is situated in the Barentz sea not in the While. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.248.232.16 (talk • contribs) 
:Good catch. Thanks for editing that. --NormanEinstein 14:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Kislaya Guba

message: The existing map (Image:White Sea map.png|Map of the White Sea) does a good job of illustrating the details of the bays, gulfs and significant communities of the White Sea, as well as of the peninsulas that jut into it.  It would be helpful however to have a larger contextual map in the article that would help the encyclopedia reader to place the White Sea in the broader global (and maybe even national political) context.  N2e (talk) 14:41, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the inset map placing it in Europe already does that, I'm not sure what a global one would add on top of that. Kmusser (talk) 02:19, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. No more maps are needed. Bazonka (talk) 10:28, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Context map

message: Why is it called "white"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.11.20.221 (talk) 04:10, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Because of the ice I guess. It should be mentioned in the article. --Little sawyer (talk) 21:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You can't mention something in the article based on a guess, it needs a proper citation. Bazonka (talk) 07:53, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

text: This should have a link to Mediterranean Sea, which is also called the White Sea in several languages, e.g. Arabic, Turkish.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.3.101.34 (talk) 21:04, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: Just curious, was there any notable strategic use for the White Sea during WW2?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schnitzi (talk • contribs) 12:01, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  World War 2 History?
Talk:Neosho River

message: How is the word pronounced? NotYourFathersOldsmobile (talk) 00:30, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Knee-oh-show 🎄 Corkythehornetfan 🎄 00:51, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I mean, the article should explain how to pronounce the name. NotYourFathersOldsmobile (talk) 05:56, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to pronounce? 
Talk:Whitewater River (Kansas)

message: Please review the following before editing:
# Please document your source by citing a reference to prove your text is verifiable.
# Please add text that has a neutral point of view instead of sounding like an advertisement.
# Please read the "Editing, Creating, and Maintaining Articles" chapter from the book Wikipedia : The Missing Manual, .
Sbmeirow (talk) 10:39, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important Notes Before Editing This Article
Talk:Chikaskia River

message: I have always heard this river pronounced "shi-KAS-kee" as opposed to having the letter A pronounced at the end as indicated by the pronunciation on the page.  Should this be changed to reflect this?
ConductorMTM 21:02, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 
Talk:Vince Gironda

message: Reads like an advert for his gym more than a biography about his life. That said, he certainly merits an article as a totable buisnessman and celebrity. V. Joe 06:30, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Why advert tag

message: Someone (not me) needs to edit this. The writing is atrocious.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.193.162 (talk) 19:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: The Writing

message: He was 79.
I'm baffled by the uncorrected error. There isn't a reliable source that doesn't have the correct date. JohndanR (talk) 04:12, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of death wasn't 1999, but Nov. 18, 1997
Talk:Brett Hodgson

message: Article says Hodgson was the last former Magpie to play in the NRL until Skandalis returned in 2009.  Even though there is a source for this info it is not thorough - Ray Cashmere played in the NRL until 2008 & he was also a former Magpie.  Cashmere then returned to the NRL in 2012.
--Skyworlka (talk) 02:58, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magpie Info Not Thorough 
Talk:Fiji Women's Crisis Centre

message: ==Untitled==
Although a woman's center/centre is a worthwhile endeavor, its still something that should be discussed as a neutral point of view/ not advert on wikipedia. V. Joe 06:33, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Certainly an advert=

message: Although a woman's center/centre is a worthwhile endeavor, its still something that should be discussed as a neutral point of view/ not advert on wikipedia. V. Joe 06:33, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:John Skandalis

message: Not that I mind, but a lot of people (especially in the USA) don't know how much a "stone" is.  Is there any reason it is better to list his weight as stones and pounds rather than just pounds? Rugbyhelp (talk) 03:24, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Weights and Measures
Talk:Scott Sattler

message: Popping some links in here until I get time to work on the article. 
~ Florrie • talk • 01:30, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ''That'' tackle

message: Hi mate was just wondering if you played for Murwillenbah in 1988-1989 did you mate,if you did I actually made my first grade debut with you back then mate,Mark Wakefield was the coach. 112.141.156.140 (talk) 14:26, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Football in group 18
Talk:Jason Ryles

message: In this article, it says Jason played 15 Tests for Australia - but it says 15 in this article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australia_national_rugby_league_team_players
I don't know which is true.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.120.98 (talk) 07:01, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of Tests played for Australia
Talk:Mallory Lewis

message: Calton has aimed his delete gun at this entry, so here is notability proof to stop him:
USA Today (you know..that BIG newspaper) story: 
Wow look here, the USO (you know..that BIG Government organization) sent Mallory Lewis and Lambchop to WELCOME HOME THE TROOPS: 
Lookey here the US AIRFORCE (you know, those men and women who protect the USA) had Ms. Lewis and Lambchop visit Kadena airforce base...wow...if the US Airforce sends you somewhere that doesn't make you notable? Maybe in someone's sick anti-american mind. 
But enough from me....TruthCrusader 06:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not to mention that the fictional character Lamb Chop is certainly notable and worthy of an entry and Mallory is now the official voice and puppetry talent behind Lamb Chop.  The performer behind a famous character (one with a 49-year long history, no less) is certainly notable. Rob T Firefly 11:06, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I loved Lamb Chops as a child.  SAVE!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.180.65.118 (talk) 23:07, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Don't worry, gentle reader. That deletion issue went back almost four years ago. Lewis' article is notable because of the awards she has received and the reliable citations to the article. Kick back and watch the Mundial! ----moreno oso (talk) 15:35, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Here is proof of notability
Talk:David Waite

message: GB Coach, needs attention drawn to this. Londo06 17:59, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:André Le Nôtre

message: Hello I'm spending the day expanding this article based on the version on fr. I was wondering about the virtues of these two portraits: :Image:Andre-Le-Nostre1.jpg and :Image:andrelenotre.jpg I'm thinking of the former instead of the latter as I see them as the same painting with the second one filtered somehow, I'm not sure though. What do you think?  DVD+ R/W 15:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The 1st one does look better. I see no reason not to delete the 2nd. Angela. 16:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree, the first one is better I think, because it shows the background trees, fitting for un jardinier.24.15.3.112 00:59, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  portraits
Talk:Change of Xianbei names to Han names

message: sources please  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hanfresco (talk • contribs) 
:Already cited.  (The Wikisource link to the particular chapter in the Book of Wei.)  --Nlu (talk) 14:49, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

message: Please clarify the dates. Not everyone has a running history of Chinese dynasties in their heads.--Hitsuji Kinno (talk) 22:11, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's CE. AD and BCE don't go together. See WP:ERA. Does that help? --Florian Blaschke (talk) 22:09, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: AD or BCE?
Talk:Felt (hip hop group)

message: I removed the "the story" section, as it was a copyvio from here.  It's pretty notable info though, so if someone wants to rewrite it that would be great. -Elmer Clark 21:55, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Story" section 

message: I think it meets criteria #4 Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable). as Rhymesayers Entertainment is the primary hip hop label of Minnesota. ReverendG 23:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Regarding the deletion proposal

message: Recently confirmed by Murs that this is coming; somebody might want to add it to the discography. --Kinetix7 (talk) 20:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Felt 3