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Talk:George Stephanopoulos

White House Press Secretary
I cannot find any source mentioning that he was White House Press Secretary. olivier 03:07, May 11, 2004 (UTC)

 * I did some Google searches and also checked the Lexis/Nexis news database. It appears that Stephanopoulos was president-elect Clinton's press secretary during the transition period between the election and Clinton's inauguration. His title may have been press secretary for a brief period following the inauguration, and there are a number of news stories that refer to him as "press secretary" even later during his time at the White House. Usually, however, he was referred to as "communications director," while Dee Dee Myers was referred to as "press secretary." I'll change the article. --Sheldon Rampton 05:35, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

If you read Stephanopoulos' book he discusses the days where he was press secretary. You can also find transcripts of briefings here http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/legacy3.htm?dt=press+briefings

 * This is an interesting point, actually. He definitely mentions being Press Secretary in his book.  But when you read various reference materials that list, say, Clinton's Press Secretaries or his Communication Directors, they invariably do not mention George.  Very odd! Rlove 23:11, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Category:Clinton administration

 * Added Category | Clinton administration controversies Telecineguy

 * (rv Category:Clinton administration - he wasn't charged or accused of anything controversial)  Wasted Time R

 * add (Category:Clinton administration 'controversies not crime: Stephanopoulos spoke of his depression relentless pressures of conveying the Clinton White House message.)  Telecineguy

 * Removed: Category:Clinton administration (this sort of thing happens in many high government positions, hardly qualifies as a "controversy") Wasted Time R

Debate is was Stephanopoulos in the middle of the "Clinton administration controversies". Bill Clinton wrote that he was one of the men on the hot seat in defending Bill. I leave it here in talk for you to think about. Telecine Guy 00:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Under the Notes section, reference #2 http://www.hawes.com/1999/9904.htm takes you absolutely nowhere and needs to be fixed or removed.

Criticism
Is the August 5th debate the only criticism offered for Stephanopoulous? The observation seems trivial, and more complex than simply bias.

I suggest removing it, or finding more meaningful criticism.

''Can you explain your motives in wanting the "criticism" out? If this entry on Stephanopoulous is to an encyclopedia entry of any worth, any widespread public criticism is fair game as long as it fits the BLP guidelines. The facts are supposed to be in the entry. Who are you to vet what is "meaningful?" Isn't that a form of censorship? The "controversy" is important to include because it shows a particular devolution in American political media: a presidential "debate" that was "moderated" by a former operative/opposition researcher/spokesman of a candidate's spouse. Once the "debate" has generated a bit less heated comment, it will truly need inclusion in this article. G.S. is going to be remembered as somebody who once was a cool young Democrat in a previous incarnation but somehow got reduced to cribbing questions from Sean Hannity and getting exercised about flag lapel pins. The debate marks a moment in ABC's history when it got even more desperate to be like Fox, and why nobody much watches ABC anymore. Let ABC choose mediocrity and the banality of evil if it wishes --that doesn't mean Wikepedia has to die the same death.Phoebe13 (talk) 15:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)''
 * I for one have not encountered "widespread public criticism" of Stephanopoulos for the debate that happened YESTERDAY. I don't think anyone can declare that there is widespread public criticism 12 hours after the criticized performance ended. TheoMurpse 72.179.61.169 (talk) 17:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The point here is, even if there was widespread criticism, it certainly isn't enough to justify its prominence in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172.154.79 (talk) 04:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Most articles have a section called 'Controversies' to cover such things as the presidential debate. Flatterworld (talk) 15:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Criticism from anonymous bloggers on the Internet? Not notable. I removed two blog sources and generally cleaned up the pundit section per WP:BLP and WP:WEIGHT. WorkerBee74 (talk) 19:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

As of 11/19/19 we can all see that Stephanopoulos is just another elitist who is a huge part of the Fake Media. He can not claim that he is an impartial reporter but now known to be an active Clintonian and a main cog in the machine that is the Pravda of the deep state. Gordonwaite2 (talk) 15:03, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Ron Paul
Not everything Ron Paul does is noteworthy, regardless of what his internet fans believe. The interview does not belong in this article.--75.68.115.72 16:18, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The statement was done by Stephanopoulos and wouldn't have been less outrageous and unprofessional if said into the face of any other candidate. --217.233.236.77 03:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not noteworthy, it's completely miniscule. And you can bet your ass everyone would agree with him if he said it to Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo. --161.253.53.74 (talk) 17:01, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm deleting it because it's a waste of space Gang14 (talk) 07:56, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Born where?
So where is he born? The table says New York, New York, while the text says Fall RIver Massachusetts. Which is correct? Paploo 15:18, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Fall River MA 73.16.185.23 (talk) 02:46, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Is he related to...
the ex- Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos? Just curious. (oops, wasn't signed in) Zidel333 14:53, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Pop culture trivia removed
I took some of the pop culture references. Him being a model for characters in The West Wing etc. (IMO) is fairly notable. Jokes on TV sitcoms seemed less so. These also seemed to be partly used as a coatrack to mention rumors that he is gay. Since in our present culture any man with a refined, polite manner seems to become the target of gay rumors if he becomes well-known; these are not notable, nor should they be mentioned by WP. Borock (talk) 16:31, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Whitewater?
This sentence is currently the article:

On Feb. 25, 1994 George Stephanopoulos and Harold Ickes had a conference call with Roger Altman to discuss RTC's choice of Republican lawyer Jay Stephens to head the Madison Guaranty investigation, that later turned in to the Whitewater investigation.

It left me with the impression that this conference call was seminal in the Whitewater affair. Upon reading the CNN timeline referred to in the footnote, this call was in fact nearly irrelevant, and it is the only time where Stephanopolous is mentioned.

It seems me to that this sentence should be deleted, or at the least edited to make clear that the call was of no major importance.

Jrauser (talk) 16:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Liberal
Removed the adjective "liberal" from the introduction. He is a journalist, not a politician. Besides, the claim was unsourced. --Tsk070 (talk) 22:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

 * I think perhaps it ought to be reintroduced; don't treat it as if it's some kind of epithet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.255.132 (talk) 04:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Now that the truth is out (ABC "News"'s Stephanopoulos concealed his massive cash "donations" to the Clintons WHILE dismissing and badgering the author of "Clinton Cash" on ABC "News"'s main programs) I would say that anyone who calls this man a journalist is being ridiculous. For that matter, if ABC News keeps him on-board I don't see why they can be considered a "reliable source". This man is no journalist. He is a (rather dishonest) propagandist. From The New York Times ("George Stephanopoulos’s Gifts to Clinton Foundation Reinforce G.O.P. Doubts", MAY 14, 2015): ''"Criticism from both party leaders and news media experts was more acute, because Mr. Stephanopoulos had just last month conducted an aggressive interview with Peter Schweizer, the author of a new book about the Clinton Foundation. During the interview, Mr. Stephanopoulos seemed to dismiss Mr. Schweizer’s reporting about conflicts of interest among donors to the charity who also had matters pending before the State Department. "71.190.4.133 (talk) 06:07, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

ABC debate edit explanation
Quick explanation for my rewrite of the debate paragraphs. First, if you take a look at the AP article for the debate you'll see that the second paragraph was basically a direct lift of key sentences from that article, right down to which criticisms and praises of the debate are used. The only real difference I can see is that the criticisms/praises were sourced to the actual article that they came from, rather than the AP article. Second, why is a biography on George Stephanopoulos wasting an entire paragraph on controversies related to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton when Stephanopoulos's conduct on the debate more than enough? Third.. Why the heck are you guys edit warring over this? Seriously. This page has a talk page. Use it. --Bobblehead (rants) 23:05, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

corrections, comments
Biography section

1. "Purchase, NY" as a link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase,_New_York

2a. "whose father is a Greek Orthodox priest (former Dean of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York." (suspect the appellation of the cathedral is "The Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity" or more commonly "Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity" but probably NOT "Holy Trinity Cathedral" (except in rather casual use)   That's assuming i've found the correct website for the father's former affiliation - http://www.thecathedral.goarch.org/.

2b. don't know how long the father was Dean, but http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/pr_uni_070513.sju states "Stephanopoulos shared the stage on this day with his father, Rev. Robert G. Stephanopoulos, Ph.D., a Greek Orthodox priest and 20-year theology professor at St. John’s University." perhaps, father's 20-year relationship with St. John's is worth adding.

Education section

1. "While attending Columbia College, he says he "came into his own."  While perhaps subject technically attended "Columbia College," I generally see graduates (and attendees) referenced as attending "Columbia University."  Someone with better knowledge of Columbia style is better than I at sorting out.

2. "While at Oxford, Stephanopoulos earned a master's degree in theology at Balliol College on his Rhodes Scholarship.  "Oxford" vs. "University of Oxford" (my vote for first mention in an aritcle) vs. "Oxford University."  And is the degree conferred by Oxford or Balliol?  At moment, it's too much reading for me on the wiki article on Oxford (and it's sub-articles) to sort out (assuming the wiki articles are correct!).

Pundit section

"Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson still appear on the program on a very limited basis." it seems like Ms. Roberts is on the show quite frequently (almost weekly, if not each week) when i watch almost each week. Her frequency is probably because of election cycle. Also see next comment.

Boxes at Bottom vs. Pundit section language

The boxes at bottom indicate that subject's predecessors on "This Week" were Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts. I seem to recall them hosting as a team and agree with the box. However, language in the Pundit section suggests that title of show sequed directly from "This Week with David Brinkley" to "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." I think Donaldson and Roberts had their name on the program during the interim.

References section

Why no listing of subject's own book which is mentioned in text "His 1999 memoir, entitled All Too Human: A Political Education"? 68.173.2.68 (talk) 12:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Controversy
How is this controversial? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.61.26.164 (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

What is important about the real estate loan? Probably not really worthy of note in this bio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.79.165.242 (talk) 02:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Repair order: 1995 arrest
Please fix this to address any BLP concerns. What was the outcome of his arrest? Sometimes, people are arrested for murder but it turns out they didn't do it. If so, their article shouldn't say they were arrested for murder and then no further explanation. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:53, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

The subject
This deletion is a good edit, see "the subject of this work must remain central to it" Wolfe, Gene (1994-10-15). Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (p. 196). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition. User:Fred Bauder Talk 13:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * See the sad result of such bleeding over at Uranium One. User:Fred Bauder Talk 13:57, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Battering Hillary Clinton on your July 3, 2016 program - what an impartial and loathsome program!
By the way, George, please look up how to pronounce "irrevocable" - you and your guests all pronounced it wrong. And I hate the fact that you denounce Hillary Clinton as dishonest with all the lies and hate that Donald Trump has spread across this nation and the mind-set of Americans who have supported him! What did Americans ever do to deserve Donald Trump? 204.116.218.123 (talk) 14:55, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

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[Greek:(Στεφανόπουλος)]
I think that this is realy quite something - the Greek form of the family surname. George Stephanopolos obviously is largely configured by his being both Greek and in a Greek Orthodox family where his father was a leading priest in that community. I don't find it inappropriate to include that in the lede, but another Wikipedian seems to have taken issue with it. 16:57, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
 * You were probably reverted because you don't explain why this is relevant or provide a source. Why do you say that he is "obviously largely configured" by his Greek heritage? And does he take an interest in the Greek spelling of his name or the Greek language? The Greek language *is* very interesting, but unless *he* specifically takes interest in it, it is not really relevant on his page. Otherwise we would have everyone of German heritage with their name in German, etc. Please don't let this discourage you; I do recommend, however, you get a user ID and make sure you cite your sources. Peacedance (talk) 14:32, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Trump shooting
Can someone explain while shots going off and hit mr trump .. no one behind him did not panic or duck just shot footage on there phone.honestly I don’t understand it because shots fired you would have a reaction., 2601:547:1204:5000:19D7:DF93:4C9A:27B1 (talk) 02:19, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:NoPetrol

Welcome to my talk page. I will try to check this page every hour of every day for the rest of my life. This is the place where you yell at me when I mess something up. NoPetrol 03:39, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC){"cplatform":"mobile","cbr":"com.google.android.youtube","c":"android","cplayer":"ANDROID_EXOPLAYER","cmodel":"SM-A520F","cos":"Android","csdk":"26","cbrver":"13.42.52","cver":"13.42.52","cosver":"8.0.0","cbrand":"samsung","videoid":"tlES0DSjow8","cpn":"K0noTm31yWwM-jE9","fmt":"248 video\/webm 1920x1080@25","afmt":"140 audio\/mp4","bh":127027,"conn":3,"bat":"0.700:0","df":"0\/349","timestamp":"2018-10-27T22:49:50.698Z","glrenderingmode":"RECTANGULAR_2D","drm":"SD,L0","innertube.build.changelist":"218552951","innertube.build.experiments.source_version":"218939886","innertube.build.label":"youtube.ytfe.innertube_20181024_5_RC0","innertube.build.timestamp":"1540408851","innertube.build.variants.checksum":"7972b02ccd79ebc065072ebcdc161fb1","e":"11202606,11206158,11206652,11207610,11207727,11207906,11208765,11209426,11209588,23701349,23710476,23721698,23721898,23738543,23744176,23750530,23751767,23752869,23754502,23755886,23755898,23760558,23761571,23762649,23762709,23763106,23763126,23763473,23764135,23764993,23767581,23769830,23770944,23773505,23773551,9449243,9456940,9468275,9469074,9485000","logged_in":"1"}

Magnus
Welcome to Wikipedia. Its always a pleasure to have another Wikipedian, because we do need good editors.

About your article The Magnus. It has been listed on Votes for Deletion, because a large number of users feel that it is just something that someone made up and posted on the 'Pedia. If you want to contribute to articles, we greatly appreciate it. But it will save yourself and everyone else a lot of time if you could try to steer away from articles that are most likely irrelevant.

Cheers, •  →  Iñgólemo  ←•  03:21, 2004 Sep 29 (UTC)

I am very sorry. It won't happen again. I just intended to make an article in the sandbox then save it to my computer, but my coworkers in the (Magnus) project convinced me to leave it up. Again, sorry. --NoPetrol 05:43, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Neutralization's comment
In answer to your question, Xed has accused Neutralization of being me (in Wikipedia parlance, of being my "sockpuppet"). While I'm not sure exactly what Neutralization was saying, and he hasn't been exactly helpful in clearing up this whole matter, I think the gist of it was that he was insisting he was no-one's sockpuppet. Jayjg 14:18, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Arab-Israeli conflict page
Please do comment there, the more opinions the better the discussion will be. Jayjg 04:24, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Italics and Islamic terrorists
Okay, he's said he withdraws his statement. Perhaps we should drop it now. Why don't you edit that post, mister Poor, so that people don't get angry anymore. It seems like someone has italicized the words "all terrorists are Islamic", anyway. (By the way, I bet I can guess who did that in two tries.) --NoPetrol 20:49, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * - I hope you guessed right. - Xed 22:07, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Huh. I was wrong. --NoPetrol 01:00, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

New "Wikistress" meters are now available!
I'm helping! Yay!

Collect all four... Five points will be awarded to whoever can identify the place reflected in the glass. --NoPetrol 03:39, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Image:Wikistress3D 1 v3.jpg
 * Image:Wikistress3D 2 v3.jpg
 * Image:Wikistress3D 3 v3.jpg
 * Image:Wikistress3D 4 v3.jpg

 * Ha! That's great :). Do you have them in PNG? →Raul654 04:28, Nov 19, 2004 (UTC)
 * I can make it in PNG, but with a constant file size it looks better as *.jpg.

 * Great work ! Translated for fr: there. Give us some clues for the place ... ;) Greudin

Thanks alot for the great wikistress images, I especially love Image:Wikistress3D 4 v3.jpg, although I hope never achieving that level of wikistress. For my guess on the location, I'm thinking Dubai, looking at the Burj al-Arab? -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]] 12:33, Nov 22, 2004 (UTC)
 * Sorry, that is incorrect. --NoPetrol 23:00, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I definitely think that that is the Space Needle. →mathx314(talk)(email) 01:18, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * That is correct! --NoPetrol 21:56, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Woohoo! Feel free to leave the points at my talk page or something.  →mathx314(talk)(email) 00:06, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

emm...But I think Only 4 Wikistress images are not enough for use...Why not make the images of Wikistress0(just like zh:Image:Wikistress0.png) or Wikistress5 (broken glass at top)?--Killua=ZaoldyeckAre you talking to me?*^-^* 00:17, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments on "AIDS" page?
Did you really make the comment on Talk:AIDS? It's in very poor taste; the reason why I ask is it seems so out of character with your other edits. --Robert Merkel 00:24, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

He is talking about a comment I made in the talk page associated with the AIDS article (which has been deleted). I basically said that aids mostly kills stupid people in America and other developed countries. Is this not true? AIDS is completely preventable. Sex doesn't happen by accident. Why should a person who has given themself AIDS deserve more sympathy than someone who has given themself lung cancer by smoking cigarettes? --NoPetrol 02:25, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I agree with Robert Merkel that this comment seems greatly out of line, looking at your other contributions. You must realise that AIDS can be prevented quite effectively by modern contraceptives, but it is still a disease. A lot of diseases can be prevented in some way, but a compassionate society calls for healing and taking care of people whether they could have prevented harm done to them or not. This does not even include the vast amount of people especially in underdeveloped countries that contract AIDS because they are raped and abused by the men in their society, who could care less about women contracting a fatal disease. Then there is the issue of undereducation and poverty, there are simple millions of people that can't afford any means of contraception, which can be very expensive in poor countries, partly because of international patents on medicine. Then there is the group of people that do not even know about AIDS prevention, people that have no clue that they could be endangering their health directly by having sex. This is further aggrevated by religous groups that excert a large amount of power a lot of undeveloped countries and actively try to prevent people from using the appropriate contraceptives, as they feel it goes against their god's will. All in all, it is a complex topic and certainly does not warrant a comment like that, I hope you'll rethink it and maybe dive into the matter a little bit more before making such statements! Cheers and good luck, -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\talk]] 12:47, Nov 22, 2004 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I realize that a person doesn't deserve to die for making one mistake. --NoPetrol 22:06, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Really, the reasons behind my posting of that comment which at this point I judge to be very offensive and inappropriate can be summarized by this diagram:

I hope that this clears a few things up.

I will refrain from using Wikipedia or heavy/sharp machinery after ingesting a large amount of that molecule in the future. --NoPetrol 05:06, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Ask
...and ye shall have answered. Presenting the klinon wikipedia. →Raul654 01:43, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)

. . . . . . . . . . . Why? --NoPetrol 06:22, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Ellipse page
Thank you, NoPetrol!! Your animated GIF is a dream come true! I was thinking earlier today, "Boy, it sure would be nice to have an animation that goes around the ellipse, but I'd have to struggle for hours just to find the right tool and then learn how to use it." I never would have thought of having the lengths of the lines displayed like that (the blue line/red line). Fantastic!

I think I share your misgiving about the size of the graphic. Here's a thought: could you make the text a lot smaller? Then the image could be smaller, the ellipse animation itself would still be readable, and the image wouldn't de-emphasize the main-line text.

Anyway, thanks for a classic piece of work!

--Ben Kovitz

Reflections
May I ask what picture you used for the environment box of the reflecting wiki-thermometer? Is it a bottle near a tree? --chris 00:17, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Click here for the answer. --NoPetrol 00:31, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Thanks! :-) --chris 13:12, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Cool set of images, do you mind if I make a new final version based on your originals? BTW, the reflection looks more like a Turner watercolour in reverse to me ... sorry. --Cactus.man 19:35, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * You can do anything you want with them. Do you want me to send you the .3dm models?--NoPetrol 22:30, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the offer, but I will have to work in 2D. If the end result is crap I will not upload it. --Cactus.man 19:19, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Cockfight
I appreciate your desire to avoid opinions, but I don't see how you can say that calling cockfighting bloody is an opinion. It is called a bloodsport, after all, and the aim is for one rooster to kill or maim the other. It isn't possible to have a cockfight without blood. Now it may well be that using the word bloody in the Antonio López de Santa Anna article is intended to show him to be a brutal man, but I don't see that either. In any case, I think you may be going a little too far in bending over backwards for objectivity. No big deal, but it caught my eye. Cheers, -Willmcw 23:58, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Re: Andy Kaufman lives!
Heh: User:Paektu dates from before I joined the project, it seems. Wouldn't surprise me if it were the same troll (then again, my cynical side tells me there are enough people like this in the world that having two such polar opposites on Wikipedia isn't so unlikely either). To answer your question: I'm afraid I can't. Only developers can see a logged-in user's IP (by "see" I mean check the logs). That link will point you to a list of developers you may choose to contact. Note that they're busy people so don't take it personally if a reply isn't received soon. Happy editing, -- Hadal 03:56, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The Red One
I've gotta say, the red one is a bit phallic, is it not? :-/ Evercat 02:35, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

No, it is not. --NoPetrol 03:08, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Heh. :-) Evercat 03:09, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Ellipse & animation
I think the mediawiki 1.4 upgrade messed up something with external links in caption texts... I fixed the broken stuff on ellipse but since you saw it before it was broken, you may want to play around with it to get it to looking like whatever it looked like before the upgrade. Your image is really good, but do you think you could slow it down? I think it might be more effective if it was slower. Just my opinion though. Cheers. CryptoDerk 17:54, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * I can't do anything with that image until I am back home in four days. My grandparents' web TV isn't exactly capable of... well, anything.  --NoPetrol 18:08, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Empty product

 * Great article, Michael Hardy!

Thank you. Michael Hardy 19:40, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

My comments
Yes. Adam 06:45, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Wiki stress
image Image:Wikistress3D 1 v3.jpg was vandalised and I fixed it. Just to let you know. -- Cat chi? 12:11, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Heh. One of the less retarded vandalisms I've seen.  I think this might be a humorous alternative.  I'm going to upload that "vandalism" as an alternative version.  --NoPetrol 03:18, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikistress
I'm sorry if this is a bit stupid, but I can't figure out how to get the wikistress meter on my wikipedian page. Howabout1 03:44, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * You need to purchace a USB supported Wikistress monitor. Once you plug the monitor into your computer and insert the hypodermic Wikistress measurement probes into the back of your head, the meter will appear on your page automatically.  Oh, wait, April Fools Day is already over, isn't it?  Well, then, just put the images onto your page like you would any other image: by text such as [[Image:Wikistress3D NUMBER v3.jpg|thumbnail|325px|COMMENTS]], where NUMBER is a number from 1 to 4 measuring your current Wikistress.  --NoPetrol 07:35, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think I guessed it correctly
I think its an image of Easter Island cropped in some weird way. (If someone else guessed this before I would not know because I did not read your Discussion page)

User:Dbraceyrules

Sorry. Wrong. --NoPetrol 23:41, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Crap.

Hey
I just dropped in to say hey, because It looks like no one said anything to you for awhile. Dbraceyrules 21:21, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Uh, thanks? --NoPetrol 05:59, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

WikiStress Level 5 discovered 'in the wild'
It's official, several users have been discovered suffering from Level 5 WikiStress. A USB-enabled WikiStress Monitor is not a prerequisite for affliction; a standard monitor is, equally, not adequate protection: Check it out here.

Thanks go to NoPetrol for use of the original 3D images.

Have fun ... --Cactus.man 18:16, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Pretty cool. What did you use to do that?  --NoPetrol 18:22, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I used your L4 image, filled in the top of the flask, darkened down a bit, added a purple glow to the edge and then applied a motion blur effect. All done in Paintshop Pro 7.  Didn't quite manage to get the vibration effect I was after.  Might develop a V2 image?  --Cactus.man 07:40, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Which is now here.
 * I think the vibration came out faboluosly, and I rotflol'd al of 30 seconds when I saw it. Good Job! — Supuhstar  *  § 02:56, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

pantless wikistress level
hey,

i saw a level 1 version of wikistress that said "i'm not wearing any pants." Any idea where that is?-- ZeWrestler  Talk 19:17, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Never mind, i found it =) ZeWrestler   Talk 19:21, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Well could you tell me where it is? I think in some software update the image description pages got completely erased.  Even the histories are no longer there, and it was those description pages that linked all the wikistress things together.  I guess I'll fix it all later today.  --NoPetrol 19:52, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

pantless wikistress level
hey,

i saw a level 1 version of wikistress that said "i'm not wearing any pants." Any idea where that is?-- ZeWrestler  Talk 19:22, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Wikistress meters
I'm just wondering what the reflection is on the meters; it looks like Trafalgar Square... smurray  inch   e  ster  ( User ), ( Talk ) 22:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope. --NoPetrol 23:17, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * But what is it? I can see what looks like a church, a willow tree and a road. Possibly in the country? The Neokid 18:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Click here. --NoPetrol 22:08, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Image & fair use
I have been sent an image from a 1789 opera "Nozze di figaro". Searched and found it is part of an image from several website. I have uploaded it but not yet used it as uncertaint. According to Copyright it is expired sometinme ago (1789....) here is the link
 * Why are you asking me? I don't know. If it's from 1789 it's probably fair to use. --NoPetrol 00:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Micah Armstrong
Cheers for adding a photograph of Micah Armstrong to the article covering him. I'd been looking for one I could add for some time. Thanks again. Terrakyte (talk) 18:31, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks. I took that out. --NoPetrol (talk) 04:47, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Beelzebubs

Beezlebugs - can I use your snap of William D. Boyce for our Muthaiga Club, Nairobi, Kenya members coffee-table book - we need it to describe the first balloon flight he made in Kenya in 1909? Thanks Steve...--80.240.200.21 15:25, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hi BZ. Only 110 joined BSA since its founding by William D. Boyce? -- Rj 04:45, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out, Rj. I went back and fixed that.--Beelzebubs 01:13, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

Yo Patric dont be such a suck up. "Please stop vandalizing wikipedia" Dont Make me tell wikipedia that your the lyceum leader you backstabber i cant beleve you have the nerve---Yammy Yamathorn
 * Er.....gentlemen? I think you just "told wikipedia", not that most of us care who the lyceum leader is, as far as I know.  I hope you can both focus on contributing well and not on tearing each other down.  Thanks, Jwrosenzweig 22:58, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Thanks, Jwrosenzweig. Unfortunately, I know the above user, and he seems intent on vandalizing Wikipedia. As for the phrase "lyceum leader", it has little or no meaning here. And yes, I am focusing on contributing meaningful contributions to WP. --Beelzebubs 00:40, 13 May 2004 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome. Can you post your reason for nominating Philosophy of time to Votes for Deletion? The comment page is at MediaWiki:VfD-Debate Philosophy of time, you just had one extra space when you posted it. --Ben Brockert 00:50, May 13, 2004 (UTC)

 * Hi Ben. When I posted that, I somehow screwed up the format so I couldn't get onto the right debate. Thanks for fixing it.--Beelzebubs 01:02, 13 May 2004 (UTC)

 * No problem, it's what I'm here for. I'm always glad to see new people on VfD. --Ben Brockert 01:07, May 13, 2004 (UTC)

 * I would Be very pleased if you didn't use the word screwed, It's very Troll like.---Rick K. 23:12, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Please disregard this user -- that's his first edit. He's trying to masquerade as User:RickK, I believe.  I do think you and Yammy could botch watch your tempers a bit, but I think you've both improved quite a bit (and you seemed much calmer through the whole thing anyway).  Thanks for your contributions. Jwrosenzweig 23:16, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Anytime, Jwrosenzweig, anytime.

I noticed you started a Cub Scouts of America article and I just wanted to let you know that Cub Scouts already exists. Perhaps merge the two? – Jrdioko (Talk)  22:51, May 14, 2004 (UTC)

Sorry...I must have tried every possible combination of the words Cub and Scouting before thinking that no such article existed. Foolish me. Yes, it would be best to merge and keep Cub Scouts of America as a redirect to Cub Scouts. I'll get on it right away--Beelzebubs 22:58, 14 May 2004 (UTC)

 * I redirected my first article and added relevant info to the existing page. Thanks for alerting me--Beelzebubs 23:12, 14 May 2004 (UTC)

Hi Beelzebubs.. just wondering why you put a "speedy delete" message on "The Council"? We have articles on other Star Trek: Enterprise episodes. All this needed was an explanatory note at the top so the reader knew what show it was talking about, which I have placed there. --Stormie 02:02, May 18, 2004 (UTC)

 * About that...I must have gotten a little "deletion happy", and Star Trek is not exactly my area of "expertise". As you can see, I should have checked before adding the boilerplate. But it was good to add the explanation. Beelzebubs 02:07, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

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Aeolian-Skinner

Æolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts was an American builder of a large number of pipe organs from its inception as the Skinner Organ Company in 1901 until its closure in 1972. Key figures were Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960), Arthur Hudson Marks (1875–1939), Joseph Silver Whiteford (1921-1978), and G. Donald Harrison (1889–1956). The company was formed from the merger of the Skinner Organ Company and the pipe organ division of the Æolian Company in 1932.

Skinner period
The Skinner & Cole Company was formed in 1902 as a partnership of Ernest Skinner and Cole, another former Hutchings-Votey employee. By 1904 the partnership had dissolved, and the "Ernest M. Skinner & Company" purchased the Skinner and Cole assets, in the form of the contract for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City from the former company for $1.

Between 1904 and 1910, the firm produced approximately 30 instruments, including several new instruments of Skinner's design, in the 60- to 80-stop size range.

By 1912 the firm had perfected the "Pitman Windchest" to a state of simple technical elegance. (A "wind chest" is the large box, normally built of wood, upon which the sound producing pipes are "planted", and which contains the valves and mechanisms which control the wind supply to the pipes.) The Pitman chest allows the air to be held constantly pressurized, directly at the valves located beneath each of the thousands of pipes, which increases responsiveness to the player, and eliminates noise and other problems found with the "Ventil"-style chests, which apply wind only when a stop is drawn. Virtually all major builders of electro-pneumatic action organs, including M. P. Möller, W. W. Kimball (both firms now defunct), Schantz, and Reuter, use some form of the Pitman windchest to this day, although most have only recently begun to credit Skinner with the design and subsequent refinements that make it an industry benchmark.

Skinner also developed and perfected numerous parts of the "actions" for the instruments, as well as the Whiffletree Shade Motor, a mechanical device that moves the expression shades in a smooth, fluid motion without the "slam" that often accompanies mechanical expression shade controls. This allowed the instruments to provide quick and responsive control of the expression (volume) levels of the different parts of the instrument.

In 1914 the Skinner Organ Factory company moved into a new factory building in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston at Crescent Avenue and Sydney Street.

Harrison period
G. Donald Harrison joined the Skinner firm in July 1927, and slowly began to influence how Skinner organs were built. After several years of conflict between Ernest Skinner and Arthur Marks, Harrison was appointed Vice-President and Tonal Director of Æolian-Skinner in 1933. The company’s tonal philosophy continued to turn from the romantic-style orchestral instruments built under the direction of Skinner to a classically eclectic style. Organists began to look to the past to find direction for the future, and in doing so they found that they were in sympathy with the ideas being developed by Harrison. These ideas included the provision of smaller-scaled diapasons, along with more higher-pitched and mutation stops in place of large-scaled unison diapasons, color reeds and flutes.

During Harrison's tenure from 1933 until his death in 1956 (while doing tonal finishing on the organ at St. Thomas Church, New York City, which was completed by Arthur Birchall after Harrison's death), the tonal design of Æolian-Skinner organs changed a great deal, but retained and perfected many of Ernest Skinner's mechanical innovations. The company used Skinner's Pitman windchest, for example, throughout its existence. Also the high quality and distinctive design details of the Æolian-Skinner console were preserved.

Instruments built or rebuilt during the Harrison period include (date, consoles/ranks):

 * Rochester, Minnesota: St Marys Hospital Chapel (1932)
 * San Francisco, California: Grace Cathedral Opus 910 (1934, IV/125) G. Donald Harrison signature organ.
 * Groton, Massachusetts: Groton School (1935, III/95)
 * New Haven, Connecticut: Trinity Church on the Green (1935, III/78)
 * Boston, Massachusetts: Church of the Advent (1935, III/77)
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Church of the Advent (1935, III/77)
 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: St. Mark's Episcopal Church Opus 948 (1936, IV/112) G. Donald Harrison signature organ.
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota: Northrop Auditorium Opus 892C (1936, IV/102)
 * Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Sage Chapel (1940, III/69)
 * New York, New York: Church of St. Mary the Virgin (1942, IV/76)
 * Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Tabernacle (1948, V/204) G. Donald Harrison Signature organ
 * Boston, Massachusetts: Symphony Hall (1949, IV/80) G. Donald Harrison signature organ
 * St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Mt. Kisco, New York (1952) G. Donald Harrison signature organ
 * Boston, Massachusetts: The First Church of Christ, Scientist Opus 1203 (1952, IV/241 )
 * Jacksonville, Illinois: MacMurray College Annie Merner Chapel (1952 Opus 1150, IV/59)
 * New York, New York: Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1953, IV/141) Opus 150-A first organ to have the state trumpet. G. Donald Harrison signature organ
 * Rock Hill, South Carolina: Winthrop University Opus 1257 (1955, IV/78) G. Donald Harrison signature organ
 * Seymour, Connecticut: Seymour Congregational Church, Opus 1262 (1955)
 * New York, New York: Saint Thomas Church (Manhattan) (1956) G. Donald Harrison signature organ (Harrison died while finishing the voicing)

Whiteford period
After Harrison's death in June 1956, former Vice President Joseph S. Whiteford was appointed President. Whiteford joined the company in 1948 and had distinguished himself through research in the field of musical acoustics as it relates to church music. Under his direction, Æolian-Skinner built pipe organs for five of the foremost symphony orchestras in America. His love for vocal music led him to emphasize the role of the organ in accompanying singing. He had a charismatic personality that was well suited to the prestige of the Æolian-Skinner name. In fact, his personal involvement secured major contracts that were directly commissioned without competing bids. His tonal work was not without criticism, including from within the company- e.g. Donald Gillett's unhappiness with Whiteford's "string quartet Greats". For more information see Dr Charles Callahan's book Aeolian-Skinner Remembered.

Instruments from the Whiteford period include:
 * Detroit: Ford Auditorium (1957, III/71). Dismantled immediately prior to the auditorium being demolished in 2011. The organ will be installed in St. Aloysius Catholic Church in downtown Detroit.
 * Westminster, Maryland: Baker Memorial Chapel (1958)
 * Independence, Missouri: RLDS Auditorium (1959, IV/113)
 * Honolulu: St. Andrew's Cathedral (1960, IV/72)
 * Ypsilanti, Michigan: Eastern Michigan University Pease Auditorium (1960). Still in full working order and used for regular performances.
 * New York City: Church of the Epiphany (1962)
 * Atlanta: Cathedral of St. Philip (1962, IV/98)
 * New York City: Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (1963, IV/98). Removed and incorporated into the Crystal Cathedral (Christ Cathedral) organ, Garden Grove, California.

After the Whiteford's resignation in 1966, John J. Tyrell, Donald M. Gillett, and Robert L. Sipe served as president until the company ceased operations in 1972.

Aeolian-Skinner Records
Beginning in 1954, Aeolian-Skinner produced a series of LP records titled The King of Instruments. These LPs are devoted to the tone and history of the modern organ. Volume 1, The American Classic Organ, contains a descriptive discussion written over both sides of the LP cover by Tyler Turner and Joseph Whiteford on the beginnings of the American classic organ. The five recorded sections on the record, with G. Donald Harrison as narrator describing the five selections, are "I-Principles", "II-Flutes", "III-Strings", "IV-Reeds", and "V-Mixtures and Mutations". Organ demonstrations come from the Aeolian-Skinner organs of St. John the Divine, Symphony Hall, St. Paul's Cathedral (Boston), and First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore, Texas.

 * Volume 1: "The American Classic Organ"
 * Volume 2: "Organ Literature-Bach to Langlais"
 * Volume 3: "Organ Recital" – Robert Owen, Christ Church; Bronxville, New York
 * Volume 4: Edgar Hilliar at St. Mark's; Mount Kisco, New York
 * Volume 5: "Music of Richard Purvis" – Grace Cathedral; San Francisco, California
 * Volume 6: "The Cathedral of St. John the Divine" Alec Wyton-Organist
 * Volume 7 "Marilyn Mason in Recital" St. John's Chapel; Groton, Massachusetts
 * Volume 8: "Norman Coke-Jephcott at St. John the Divine
 * Volume 9: "The Mother Church; Boston, Massachusetts" – Ruth Barrett Phelps
 * Volume 10: "Music of the Church" – Organ and choir recital at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Kilgore, Texas
 * Volume 11: "Henry Hokans at All Saints" (Worcester, Massachusetts
 * Volume 12: "Pierre Cochereau at Symphony Hall" (Boston, Massachusetts
 * AS313:    "Organ Music and Vocal Solos" – Ruth Barrett Phelps and Frederick Jagel, tenor, at The Mother Church, Boston
 * AS315:    "Catharine Crozier Program I" – RLDS Auditorium, Independence, Missouri
 * AS316:    "Catharine Crozier Program II" – RLDS Aufitorium, Independence, Missouri
 * AS317:    "Phillip Steinhaus" – organ of All Saints Church, Pontiac, Michigan
 * AS318:    "Two Great Organs" Albert Russell, organs of Philharmonic Hall, New York, and Asylum Hill Cong. Church, Hartford, Connecticut
 * AS319:    "Duruflé Requiem" Albert Russell and choir
 * AS320:    "John Weaver Playing Liszt and Mozart" – Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, New York
 * AS322:    "Maurice and Marie-Madeleine Duruflé" – organ of Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Missouri
 * AS323:    "Ronald Arnatt" – organ of Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Missouri
 * AS325:    "Clyde Holloway" – organ of National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC
 * AS327:    "Robert Anderson in a Program of 20th Century Music" – organ of Zumbro Lutheran Congregation, Rochester, Minnesota
 * AS328:    "Robert Anderson in a Program of 19th Century Music" – organ of Zumbro Lutheran Congregation, Rochester, Minnesota
 * AS329:    "Robert Anderson in a Program of 18th Century Music" – organ of Zumbro Lutheran Congregation, Rochester, Minnesota
 * AS 306: Ruth Phelps at the Mother Church; Boston, Massachusetts
 * AS 322: Maurice and Marie-Madeleine Duruflé at Christ Church Cathedral; St. Louis, Missouri
 * AS 326: Alexander Boggs Ryan at the Cathedral of Christ the King; Kalamazoo, Michigan
 * ASC 501: "Two Great Organs" Albert Russell, organs of Philharmonic Hall, New York, and Asylum Hill Cong. Church, Hartford, Connecticut (Ampex reel-to-reel tape)
 * ASC 502: Catharine Crozier at the RLDS Auditorium, Independence MO (No. 1309, 1959) – Program I (Reubke, Langlais, Roger-Ducasse, Alain) (Ampex reel-to-reel tape)
 * ASC 503: Catharine Crozier at the RLDS (Community of Christ) Auditorium; Independence Missouri (Ampex reel-to-reel tape)

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Chebyshev nodes

In numerical analysis, Chebyshev nodes are a set of specific real algebraic numbers, used as nodes for polynomial interpolation. They are the projection of equispaced points on the unit circle onto the real interval $$[-1, 1],$$ the diameter of the circle.

The Chebyshev nodes of the first kind, also called the Chebyshev zeros, are the zeros of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind. The Chebyshev nodes of the second kind, also called the Chebyshev extrema, are the extrema of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind, which are also the zeros of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. Both of these sets of numbers are commonly referred to as Chebyshev nodes in literature. Polynomial interpolants constructed from these nodes minimize the effect of Runge's phenomenon.

Definition

For a given positive integer $$n$$ the Chebyshev nodes of the first kind in the open interval $$(-1,1)$$ are $$x_k = \cos\left(\frac{2k+1}{2n}\pi\right), \quad k = 0, \ldots, n-1.$$

These are the roots of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind with degree $$n$$. For nodes over an arbitrary interval $$(a,b)$$ an affine transformation can be used: $$x_k = \frac{(a + b)}{2} + \frac{(b - a)}{2} \cos\left(\frac{2k+1}{2n}\pi\right), \quad k = 0, \ldots, n-1.$$

Similarly, for a given positive integer $$n$$ the Chebyshev nodes of the second kind in the closed interval $$[-1,1]$$ are $$x_k = \cos\left(\frac{k}{n-1}\pi\right), \quad k = 0, \ldots, n-1.$$

These are the roots of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind with degree $$n$$. For nodes over an arbitrary interval $$[a,b]$$ an affine transformation can be used as above. The Chebyshev nodes of the second kind are also referred to as Chebyshev-Lobatto points or Chebyshev extreme points. Note that the Chebyshev nodes of the second kind include the end points of the interval while the Chebyshev nodes of the first kind do not include the end points. These formulas generate Chebyshev nodes which are sorted from greatest to least on the real interval.

Both kinds of nodes are always symmetric about the midpoint of the interval. Hence, for odd $$n$$, both kinds of nodes will include the midpoint. Geometrically, for both kinds of nodes, we first place $$n$$ points on the upper half of the unit circle with equal spacing between them. Then the points are projected down to the $$x$$-axis. The projected points on the $$x$$-axis are called Chebyshev nodes.

Approximation
The Chebyshev nodes are important in approximation theory because they form a particularly good set of nodes for polynomial interpolation. Given a function $f$ on the interval $$[-1,+1]$$ and $$n$$ points $$x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n,$$ in that interval, the interpolation polynomial is that unique polynomial $$P_{n-1}$$ of degree at most $$n - 1$$ which has value $$f(x_i)$$ at each point $$x_i$$. The interpolation error at $$x$$ is $$f(x) - P_{n-1}(x) = \frac{f^{(n)}(\xi)}{n!} \prod_{i=1}^n (x-x_i) $$ for some $$\xi$$ (depending on $n$) in $x$. So it is logical to try to minimize $$\max_{x \in [-1,1]} \biggl| \prod_{i=1}^n (x-x_i) \biggr|. $$

This product is a monic polynomial of degree $x$. It may be shown that the maximum absolute value (maximum norm) of any such polynomial is bounded from below by $2^{1−n}$. This bound is attained by the scaled Chebyshev polynomials $2^{1−n} T_{n}$, which are also monic. (Recall that $|T_{n}(x)| ≤ 1$ for $x ∈ [−1, 1]$. ) Therefore, when the interpolation nodes $x_{i}$ are the roots of $T_{n}$, the error satisfies $$\left|f(x) - P_{n-1}(x)\right| \le \frac{1}{2^{n - 1}n!} \max_{\xi \in [-1,1]} \left| f^{(n)} (\xi) \right|.$$ For an arbitrary interval [a, b] a change of variable shows that $$\left|f(x) - P_{n-1}(x)\right| \le \frac{1}{2^{n - 1}n!} \left(\frac{b-a}{2}\right)^n \max_{\xi \in [a,b]} \left|f^{(n)} (\xi)\right|.$$

Even order modified Chebyshev nodes
Many applications for Chebyshev nodes, such as the design of equally terminated passive Chebyshev filters, cannot use use Chebyshev nodes directly, due to the lack of a root at 0. However, the Chebyshev nodes may be modified into a usable form by translating the roots down such that the lowest roots are moved to zero, thereby creating two roots at zero of the modified Chebyshev nodes.

The even order modification translation is:

$$X_kEven = \sqrt{\frac{X_k^2-X_{n/2}^2}{1-X_{n/2}^2}} \text{ For } n>2$$

The sign of the $$\sqrt{ }$$ function is chosen to be the same as the sign of $$X_k$$.

For example, the Chebyshev nodes for a 4th order Chebyshev function are, {0.92388,0.382683,-0.382683,-0.92388}, and $$X_{n/2}^2$$ is $$0.382683^2$$, or 0.146446. Running all the nodes through the translation yields $$X_kEven$$ to be {0.910180, 0, 0, -0.910180}.

The modified even order Chebyshev nodes now contains two nodes of zero, and is suitable for use in designing even order Chebyshev filters with equally terminated passive element networks.

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so in this instance, which piece is being felt through which? Doops 03:21, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Sorry I didn't see the question and reply sooner. The white rook is felt through the black rook.  Specifically, the white rook on c8 defends the white queen on f8, even though the black rook on d8 is in the way.  --Fritzlein 02:50, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Define felt? lysdexia 05:01, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

The x-ray is a good thing to know, but I did not feel it showed it clearly enough. I added the second image to show the position after 2. Qf8+ where the x-ray is most clear. The variations in black's play are not illustrative given the topic at hand so I removed them, I hope that doesn't offend, I just felt that the point here is to illustrate the x-ray attack, not cover alternate moves possible and why they were not any good. The x-ray attack is subtle to chess novices and I think the second image and the additional discussion added makes it very clear. erislover

Would not the best move be to exchange the rooks to avoid this, or is this what the mistake of the novice would be? -Avochelm 12:16, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Exchanging rooks was the line that erislover deleted in the interests of clarity (I understand the reasons for doing so, but I wonder if it's going to cause more confusion than englightenment; perhaps it's better to find a "cleaner" example of the X-ray which doesn't have such sidelines?). The line is question is: 1.Rc8 Rxc8 2.Qe7! Qxe7 (if 2...Qc6 3.d8Q+ is neatest) 3.dxc8Q+. --Camembert 13:01, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

 * The alternate lines can get pretty complicated, but since someone asked about it almost immediately after I removed it, I guess it was best to have it in. In that case, I have tried to be thorough. It still strikes meas distracting, but these are the compromises that must be reached. Players advanced enough to see the possibilities without mentioning it would already know the x-ray attack anyway, so the alternate lines do make sense in that light. Erislover 15:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

question
I have a question.

My question is: Why didn't Black King move to h8 instead of h7? How is h7 a better move than h8? Or is either move as checkmate-able as the other? Thank you. bananaketchup (talk) 06:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * They are equivalent. Bf8 checkmates with either.  Bubba73 (talk), 15:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Accuracy of this article
I think the definition of X-ray given in this article may be wrong, and no sources are given. See Wikipedia talk:Wikiproject Chess for discussion. Quale (talk) 07:39, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

 * Redirected to Skewer (chess) per aforementioned discussion. Quale (talk) 16:43, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I un-redirected it, restoring the supported usage, and deleting the usage that is, as I had indicated by my fact (citation needed) tag, unsupported. Krakatoa (talk) 01:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

example
Silman's Complete book of chess strategy has two pages about x-ray on 132-33, one example here. Bubba73 (talk), 03:09, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I will have to check and see if I have that book (I'm not at home now). That is very interesting, since it supports the controversial meaning of the term - one piece supporting a friendly piece through an enemy piece. That meaning was in the original version of the article, but no one could find a source to support it. As you'll recall, Quale (understandably) was insistent that without a source for that meaning, it had to go. This is an important tactical concept, and one that is sometimes hard to see. Another, flashier example is IM Andrew Whiteley-Dunn, London 1989, a big upset apparently: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 Qh4 5.Be3 Bc5 6.Qd3??? Nxf2 0-1 Krakatoa (talk) 21:05, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

 * As I thought, I don't have the book, so I just ordered it. Nice find! Krakatoa (talk) 09:59, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It is a pretty elementary book. Bubba73 (talk), 11:16, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh well. It was only five bucks. Krakatoa (talk) 14:34, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Two dark square bishops
Um, why are there two dark square Bishops on the upper left picture? O.o Thewriter006 (talk) 09:21, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

 * It must be an error. The Bishop on e3 was probably supposed to be on e2 (or maybe d3). I'll change it, but I don't know if it is correct for that opening.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 16:58, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

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Duchy of the Archipelago

The Duchy of the Archipelago (Δουκάτο του Αρχιπελάγους, Ducato dell'arcipelago), also known as Duchy of Naxos or Duchy of the Aegean, was a maritime state created by Venetian interests in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, centered on the islands of Naxos and Paros. It included all the Cyclades (except Mykonos and Tinos). In 1537, it became a tributary of the Ottoman Empire, and was annexed by the Ottomans in 1579; however, Christian rule survived in islands such as Sifnos (conquered by the Ottomans in 1617) and Tinos (conquered in 1715).

Background and establishment of the Duchy
The Italian city-states, especially the Republic of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice, had been interested in the islands of the Aegean long before the Fourth Crusade. There were Italian trading colonies in Constantinople and Italian pirates frequently attacked settlements in the Aegean in the 12th century. After the collapse and partitioning of the Byzantine Empire in 1204, in which the Venetians played a major role, Venetian interests in the Aegean could be more thoroughly realized.

The Duchy of the Archipelago was created in 1207 by the Venetian nobleman Marco Sanudo, a participant in the Fourth Crusade and nephew of the former Doge Enrico Dandolo, who had led the Venetian fleet to Constantinople. This was an independent venture, without the consent of the Latin emperor Henry of Flanders. Sanudo was accompanied by Marino Dandolo and Andrea and Geremia Ghisi (as well as Filocalo Navigajoso, possibly). He arranged for the loan of eight galleys from the Venetian Arsenal, set anchor in the harbour of Potamides (now Pyrgaki, in the southwest of Naxos), and largely captured the island.

The Naxiotes continued to resist, however, and established a base inland, around the fortress of Apalyros/Apalire. The latter fell to Sanudo after a five or six weeks' siege, despite the assistance rendered to the Greeks by the Genoese, Venice's main competitors.

With the entire island occupied in 1210, Sanudo and his associates soon conquered Melos and the rest of the islands of the Cyclades, and he established himself as Duke of Naxia, or Duke of the Archipelago, with his headquarters on Naxos. Sanudo rebuilt a strong fortress and divided the island into 56 provinces, which he shared out as fiefs among the leaders of his men, most of whom were highly autonomous and paid their own expenses. Navigaojso had been granted his island domain by Henry of Flanders and was technically a vassal of the Latin Empire; Sanudo himself recognized the Latin Empire's authority rather than making the Duchy a vassal of Venice. The conqueror himself ruled for twenty years (1207–27). He held in his personal possession Paros, Antiparos, Milos, Sifnos, Kythnos, Ios, Amorgos, Kimolos, Sikinos, Syros, and Pholegandros.

Sanudo's fellow crusaders conquered lordships of their own, sometimes as vassals of Sanudo like Dandolo for Andros. Although they are often considered to have become Sanudo's vassals as well, the Ghisi brothers, who held Tinos, Mykonos, and the Northern Sporades (Skiathos, Skyros, Skopelos) never recognized the suzerainty of Sanudo. Instead, like him, they were directly vassals of the Latin Emperors. Some families thought earlier to have settled at this time in the islands were in fact established later, in the 14th century (Barozzi etc.) or the 15th (Querini). Further south, Kythera (or Cerigo), held by Marco Venier, and Antikythera (or Cerigotto), held by Jacopo Viaro chose to become vassals of Venice.

Administration, faith and economics

The institution of European feudalism caused little disruption to the local islanders, who were familiar with the rights of a landowner class under the Byzantine system of the pronoia. The significant legal distinctions between the Byzantine pronoia and feudalism were of little immediate consequence for those who farmed the land or fished the waters in question. In most cases, the local population submitted relatively peacefully to the authority of their new Venetian lords. Sanudo and his successors prudently followed a conciliatory course with their Byzantine subjects, granting even fiefs to certain among them, in an effort to bind them to the dynasty.

The Venetians brought the Catholic Church with them, but, as they were a minority of habitually absentee landowners, most of the population remained Greek Orthodox. Marco Sanudo himself established a Latin archbishopric on Naxos, but in contrast to his successors, did not attempt to forcibly convert the Greek Orthodox majority. These moves consisted primarily of imposing restrictions on Orthodox clergy and the exclusion of Orthodox Christians from positions of authority.

The islands were of great importance in Venetian grand strategy, with their valuable trade routes to Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean, which the Venetians could now control. Aside from providing safe travelling routes to Venetian ships, the Venetians also exported corundum and marble, which they mined on Naxos, to Venice. Certain Latin feudal rights survived on the island of Naxos and elsewhere until they were abrogated in 1720 by the Ottomans.

Later history
The Annals of the Latin Archipelago center on the family histories of Sanudo and Dandolo, Ghisi, Crispo, Sommaripa, Venier and Quirini, Barozzi and Gozzadini. Twenty-one dukes of the two dynasties ruled the Archipelago, successively as vassals of the Latin Emperors at Constantinople, of the Villehardouin dynasty of princes of Achaea, of the Angevins of the Kingdom of Naples (in 1278), and after 1418 of the Republic of Venice.

In 1248, the Duchy was nominally granted to William of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea. Marco II Sanudo lost many of the islands, except Naxos and Paros, to the forces of the renewed Byzantine Empire under the admiral Licario in the late 13th century. The Byzantine revival was to prove short-lived, though, as they relinquished control of their gains in 1310.

In 1317 the Catalan Company raided the remnants of the Duchy; in 1383, the Crispo family led an armed insurrection and overthrew Sanudo's heirs as Dukes of Archipelago. Under the Crispo dukes, social order and agriculture decayed, and piracy became dominant.

Collapse and Ottoman conquest
Before the last Latin Christian duke, Jacopo IV Crispo, was deposed in 1566 by Ottoman Sultan Selim II, he was already paying the Sultan tribute. The Sultan's appointed representative, the last Duke of Archipelago (1566–79) was a Portuguese Jew (Marrano), Joseph Nasi.

Latin Christian rule did not come to a complete end on that date: the Gozzadini family in Bologna survived as lords of Sifnos and other little islands in the Cyclades until 1617, and the island of Tinos remained Venetian until 1714. The last Venetian ports in Morea (the Peloponnese) were captured in 1718. Gaspar Graziani, a Dalmatian nobleman, was awarded the title of Duke of the Archipelago in 1616, but the island was again under direct Ottoman rule at the end of 1617; he was the last to hold the title.

Legacy and influence
Today, Cyclades islands such as Syros and Tinos have some entirely Catholic villages and parishes, while many Greeks from the Cyclades have surnames with a distinctly Italo-Venetian origin e.g. Venieris, Ragousis, Dellaportas, Damigos etc.

Sanudo dynasty

 * Marco I Sanudo (1207–27)
 * Angelo (1227–62)
 * Marco II (1262–1303)
 * Guglielmo I (1303–23)
 * Niccolò I (1323–41)
 * Giovanni I (1341–62)
 * Fiorenza (1362–71)
 * Niccolò II (1364–71)
 * Niccolò III dalle Carceri (1371–83)

Crispo dynasty
(interregnum) (interregnum)
 * Francesco I Crispo (1383–97)
 * Giacomo I (1397–1418)
 * Giovanni II (1418–33)
 * Giacomo II (1433–47)
 * Gian Giacomo (1447–53)
 * Guglielmo II (1453–63)
 * Francesco II (1463)
 * Giacomo III (1463–80)
 * Giovanni III (1480–94)
 * Francesco III (1500–11)
 * Giovanni IV (1517–64)
 * Giacomo IV (1564–66)

Ottoman representative

 * Joseph Nasi (1566–79)

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First section
There should be a reference to the phrase "Pull out all the stops" in this article. What would the correct heading for this be? AtomSmith 08:57, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I was just thinking of this, sadly about ten years later nothing has come up.

Second section
I tried to describe the mechanics of organ stops the best way I could think of, without making the description excessively long and detailed. If anyone can think of a better way to describe what happens when a stop is opened or closed, please feel free to change what I added.
 * JesseG 03:31, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

"Open" and "stopped" pipe actually usually refers to an uncapped or capped resonator, the former being twice as long as the latter for same pitch. And that belongs on a page about pipe construction...Kwantus 00:12, 2004 Dec 10 (UTC)

In ignorance of this article I created stop (pipe organ) which will now need to be merged with this one. While I guess either name will do, I've never heard of a stop described as an organ stop, any more than I've heard of a rank of pipes described as an organ rank. Organ pipe, yes, but not organ stop. Other thoughts?

I've also now created a "grenade" (terminating) project to look at such things, and I've been adding articles to the existing category:pipe organ to help keep them in order after the project terminates. Andrewa 02:42, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Merge to Pipe organ?
Hi.

I don't think that this page says anything that isn't documented in Pipe organ. I am proposing that it is merged into Pipe organ which has reached WP:GA status, unless this page is updated and expanded. Personally I don't feel that it is worth saving this article as most of the information is now duplicate or redundant.

Mdcollins1984 13:44, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The pipe organ article is already pretty long as it is. Would it be possible to take out some of the information on the pipe organ page about stops, and simply link to this article for further information?

- SuperOctave - 26 November 2006

 * That's a better idea, although if we can get stops and voicing combined into a single article that would be good. Guy (Help!) 09:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Mutations
The information in this section (stop name, pipe length, sounding interval, translated interval) is curiously organized… it is information that should be contained in a table, but it is squished into a list format instead. Maybe at some point this information should be reorganized and put into wiki-table format? —Cor anglais 16 00:31, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Classifications of stops
Two observations:

First, I wonder if it would be as well to note here that among the pipes used for the first three classifications are all of the same basic design (i.e., flue). This is covered adequately in other articles, but it might be useful to mention here as well. It's not just the physical construction but the sound: with few exceptions, a flute stop sounds more like a diapason or even a string than it does any reed.

Second, I'm wondering about the blanket designation of the flute, string, and reed stops as imitative. It's true that diapason stops are never imitative, but the others aren't necessarily imitative either, despite the names of some of them. In many cases, I think it might be more accurate to say they're suggestive rather than strictly imitative. Rivertorch 03:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I absolutely *love* those suggestions! I was on the fence, when writing that section, as to whether or not I should designate the diapason/flute/string/hybrid stops as flues, to differentiate them from reeds. I thought the same thing you did -- since they're mentioned in other articles (flue pipe, reed pipe), I decided not to go into detail about them. But seeing what you wrote here, I think it may be a good idea to add links to those two articles as headings under which could be the subheadings for different classes of pipes. I think I'm going to go do that right now, as a matter of fact. Your second suggestion, about imitative quality, is something which -- while it has merit -- falls outside the scope of this article (in my opinion). That is something which belongs in the article about organ pipes in general (again, in my opinion). Now having said that, there definitely are string, flute, and reed stops which are more imitative than others -- case in point being that the "Orchestral Oboe" or "Viol d'Orchestre" are far more realistic than a standard "Hautbois" or "Viole" -- however, the degree to which any given stop is imitative is a matter of opinion...it's in the ear of the beholder, so to speak, and so is inherently a POV subject. As far as I can tell, all mainstream sources about the stop classes (Irwin, Audsley, etc.) make the distinction that diapason-class stops are "organ sound" (the one sound that is entirely unique to the pipe organ), while the other stop classes (flute, string, reed) are imitative of other instruments, to one degree or another. And again, that degree is in the ear of the beholder, so POV. So, I based my usage of the terms "imitative" and "non-imitative" strictly on the common, mainstream, long-standing and widely-accepted general definitions. Just my $0.02. Any thoughts? Piercetheorganist 03:43, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

 * The changes you've made are worthwhile, I'd say. I've pored over Irwin (don't have a copy handy now) but didn't remember his description. "Imitative" is subjective, I guess, and you're right—it is in the ear of the beholder—although I'm not sure when I draw chimney flute whether I'm imitating a flute or a chimney. . . . Rivertorch 18:47, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

64 foot stops
Don't Worcester cathedral in the UK and the Spreckels organ in SD have true 64 foot stops. References: http://www.nazard.co.uk/organ.html#pitch and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreckels_Organ respectivly. 129.67.121.34 (talk) 10:21, 8 June 2008 (UTC)f0088

 * Gravissima is usually equivalent to Resultant: not a true 64' stop. Rivertorch (talk) 16:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Organ stop
This section includes a typical organ stop list. Who are we trying to kid?. Find me your average (to slightly larger) 2-manual parish church organ with 5 Great reeds (including one en chamade), two pedal 32' including a Contra Bombarde, a Great 2' "Night Horn" and a VI, a Swell 1' Sifflet...

It looks like it has been taken out of a larger 4/5 manualled beast. Yes it is hypothetical, and shows examples of flues, reeds and mixtures, but "typical". Nada. Perhaps we could list a real specification?—MDCollins 15:06, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

pull out all the stops
belongs here 69.201.150.69 (talk) 22:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Why don't you write a sentence or two and put it in? Rivertorch (talk) 17:54, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

How are we to understand IV-VI Mixture?
Is this a shorthand for what are actually three stops one a four rank mixture, one a five rank mixture and one a six rank mixture?

Or is this one mixture stop, which uses, at different octaves say, either four, or five, or six ranks?

Contact Basemetal   here  14:50, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * It's the second; one mixture starting out at 4 ranks in the bass then progressing to 6 ranks further up. --Danmuz (talk) 15:16, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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