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Afternoon, a story
The plot contains an incomplete sentence... Thanx 69.142.2.68 08:27, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

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Wow! I only just saw this! I am amazed that you would want to delete it - they have won multiple prizes and their work is cited in multiple scholarly papers which I think I referenced in the article! What can I do to contest the deletion at this point? Lijil (talk) 21:52, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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Hi. I moved your comments on that user's user page to their talk page. Drmies (talk) 14:07, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

 * Thank you! That makes sense. Lijil (talk) 14:26, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Joanne Roberts - possible mix up up another Joanne Roberts
Dear Lijil, Hope is OK to bother you with this. I was looking at the AFD on Joanne Roberts and was looking up things to try and see about notability. The first entry in Selected Readings -(Amin, Ash, and Joanne Roberts. 2008. Community, economic creativity, and organization. Oxford: Oxford University Press.)  which was added by User:DaffodilOcean  (who I have also notified) might be by another person with a similar/the same name (I thing she is not the same as the Joanne K. Roberts) See here:    https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x9xnm/professor-joanne-roberts. I think you added some reviews of this book to try to help with notability but.. . Just letting you know. Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 11:35, 29 July 2022 (UTC))

Oops! Thanks for catching that! I’m moving this weekend so don’t have time to work on this but would be grateful if you fix any errors I’ve made. Thank you. Lijil (talk) 17:37, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately the article has been deleted now...so no need to worry. Best wishes Msrasnw

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Introductions Category
Hello,

I noticed you added Category:Computer-related introductions in 1845 to The Eureka. What is the purpose of this category supposed to be? I don't know what 'introduction' means in this context. And the link to what is supposed to be its parent category is broken: it redirects to Category.

Thanks, Closhund (talk) 07:50, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

 * Scratch that; someone has fixed the typo in a way I couldn't. Please disregard. Closhund (talk) 10:45, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries, and thank you for paying attention! I hadn't noticed the typo, so it got picked up :) Lijil (talk) 07:05, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

ChatGPT and translation
Hey, Lijil. I recently came across the article Fugl (novel) and found a mistranslation from Northern Sámi that changed the quote to be about something completely different. I've fixed it now. I implore you, do not use ChatGPT to translate material. It does not have the prerequisite input to handle something like that, so it outputs complete falsehoods with no way of detecting it. If you need something translated from another language, then you should try to contact someone who speaks the language to aide you. I happen to be able to translate between Northern Sámi and English (and to a lesser extent other Sámi languages), so if you encounter Sámi-language sources, please message me on my talk page. Thanks. ArcticSeeress (talk) 15:06, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

 * Thank you!! I’ll remember this :) Lijil (talk) 16:23, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * I'm sorry, I've had a family emergency and wasn't able to do this as planned. Sorry. Lijil (talk) 18:27, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries and best wishes. — Bilorv ( talk ) 15:07, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Note about ELMCIP properties on Wikidata
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I just got back last night after midnight & am a little sick with stuffiness & post nasal drip, so a little slow due to sinus activity. I am in the Pacific time zone, PST UTC-8. I believe that you are in Central European Time, CET UTC+1h. Thus we are a seven hour difference.

I do not know what hours you keep for this, but I am sure that we can work out something for a Zoom call that is early morning  for me & a late afternoon or early evening for you. Meanwhile I will start working on the proposals for ELMCIP properties: Author, Organizations, Publishers and Journals. I think there was another that & I had discussed, but I will have to check with her. Peaceray (talk) 21:42, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

 * Thanks, Peaceray! I think the other database was The NEXT: https://the-next.eliterature.org/ I'll send you a few suggestions for times we could meet up! As I understand it there would need to be a proposal here and then there'll be a discussion and decision based on that? So probably we should make sure that ELMCIP is solid enough that the criteria are clearly met before proposing it? Having your help in figuring out how to meet those criteria and make ELMCIP work as well as possible will be very helpful. Lijil (talk) 08:21, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * Hi, a human here. I enjoyed the article; there are just a few comments and suggestions for your attention on the review page. I'll help as I can. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:00, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Lijil, this has gone very quiet? Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:21, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry, work has been busy this week; I'll be back tomorrow and through the weekend! Lijil (talk) 21:16, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Thanks! I only created the template that populates Category:WikiProject Electronic literature articles last week, so the category is not well populated yet. I think I need to request a bot to go through relevant categories. The template also has a women=yes parameter but I don't think I've got the code right to make it auto populate a category for articles about women. I figured joining Women in Red would help me learn more about working in a WikiProject while doing something important for the Wikipedia! Lijil (talk) 09:32, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

 * I've been populating it manually and there are now over 200 articles. I only discovered the women option later but I've started to work on it. In connection with possible assessment (see WP Electronic literature talk page discussion), I'm also working on Class in the banner shell which will then be reflected in Elit assessments. Given the very small number of biographies of men, it looks as if it would be useful to create red lists people can work on. (Don't forget to ping me if you want me to respond.)--Ipigott (talk) 09:35, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Wow, thank you, @Ipigott! I'll look into making a red list - you mean generally for all authors of electronic literature, right? And/or maybe one for works actually. Lijil (talk) 14:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * There's no rush but if we are to promote the project more widely, I think one of the best ways to gain interest and involvement would be to start with redlists on the main project page. Up to now we've concentrated mainly on women but we should now make sure deserving men are also included. And works by both men and women should also lead to more articles. I was thinking we could begin by including a section on "Requested articles" along the lines of Requested articles/Biography/By profession. If we start with perhaps 20 men and women authors and 20 works, that would provide an initial basis for creating new articles. Later we can perhaps develop a separate subpage.--Ipigott (talk) 14:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * On the basis of your project banner, I've created Template:User WikiProject Electronic literature which can added to users' talk pages. You might like to improve it.--Ipigott (talk) 15:31, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you @Ipigott!! Looks great! I made a Wikipedia-generated redlink list today - so exciting to figure out how to do this! I put a msg about it on the WikiProject Talk page: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Electronic literature Lijil (talk) 16:25, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for spotting this. I created the page my mistake and couldn't see how to delete it - I was planning to ask someone but forgot. Lijil (talk) 09:22, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem, always glad to be of help! Funandtrvl (talk) 20:37, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Progress on WP:Elit
As we now seem to be progressing pretty well on basics for the project, do you think it would be useful to bring it to the attention of related wikiprojects? I'm thinking of WP Literature, WP Women's literature, WP Books, WP Poetry, WP Novels, WP Science fiction, WP Children's literature, WP Computing, WP Writing, WP Video games, WP Internet and WP Internet culture. You may like to suggest more yourself. We could post a short message on their talk pages, suggesting that some of their participants might like to take part and inviting them to provide any feedback or suggestions on the Elit talk page. Perhaps and  will also have suggestions.--Ipigott (talk) 15:05, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

 * It's a good idea, though, IMO: (a) no rush to do it, and (b) I'd give consideration to copying/moving this message from Lijil's talkpage to a new section on the WP:Elit talkpage, with a clarifying title, e.g., "Notifying related WikiProjects" or some such. In that space, a group of interested editors could draft the message, decide who'll notify which WikiProjects, when they'll do it, etc. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:30, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

 * Great idea! I'm going to be pretty busy elsewhere over the next days, and also need to prioritise getting Electronic literature improved since it's undergoing GA review (thank you to the patient reviewer) so I don't have time right now, but perhaps it doesn't require too much? I was also wondering about sending out info on wider mailing lists (e.g. Association of Internet Researchers) to invite people we may not yet know about. Lijil (talk) 15:19, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

 * Good idea, Lijil. Again, I'd carry on the conversations regarding this topic on the WP:Elit talkpage, starting with a new header, something like "Notifying off-wiki mailing lists". Also, again, no rush. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:30, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

 * I certainly think it would be an excellent idea to notify people on the mailing lists you suggest, Lijil. You might have noticed, that I have been drawing on Electronic literature in connection with articles which should have Elit on their talk pages. In doing so, I undertook a bit of non-intrusive copy editing. I'm sure it will soon be promoted to GA. As for no rush, Rosie, I certainly agree that it would be great if Deena could participate more actively in all this but on the other hand, I also think it's important to let others know what we are doing sooner rather than later. I've accidentally run into contact with contributors in related areas and I feel we need to be open about what we are doing. But let's wait a couple of weeks and see if there are any responses on the Elit talk page. There has been some interest in developments there since the beginning of February. I'm actually not at all familiar with electronic literature but thought I ought to help the project along in its early stages. You, Rosie, are certainly much more familiar with developments than I am.--Ipigott (talk) 15:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I hope to have the content for our off-line Wordpress site, similar to Women Do News site relatively soon. I am also going to announce our Third Thursday event on our mailing list of 40 people. And I have just put in for a wikipedia editathon at the New Media UnConference and the ELO Conference. But yes, let's work on an announcement. Who should we send it to? LoveElectronicLiterature (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yay! Thank you!!! Lijil (talk) 19:01, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

 * Congratulations! It's a really good article.--Ipigott (talk) 07:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks!!! :) Lijil (talk) 08:05, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Cadence braking or stutter braking is a driving technique that involves pumping the brake pedal and is used to allow a car to both steer and brake on a slippery surface. It is used to effect an emergency stop where traction is limited to reduce the effect of skidding from road wheels locking up under braking. This can be a particular problem when different tires have different traction, such as on patchy ice for example. Its use in an emergency requires a presence of mind that the situation itself might preclude. Cadence braking is supposed to maximize the time for the driver to steer around the obstacle ahead, as it allows the driver to steer while slowing. It needs to be learned and practiced. For most drivers of modern cars, it has been entirely superseded by ABS, however it is still a valuable skill for drivers of non-ABS equipped vehicles such as classic cars.

Maximum braking force is obtained when there is approximately 10–20% slippage between the braked wheel's rotational speed and the road surface. Beyond this point, rolling grip diminishes rapidly and sliding friction provides a greater proportion of the force that slows the vehicle. Due to local heating and melting of the tires, the sliding friction can be very low. When braking at, or beyond, the peak braking force the steering is ineffective since the grip of the tire is entirely consumed in braking the vehicle.

Anti-lock braking system performs these operations automatically many times per second in rapid succession. A human driver can perform one lock-release cycle per second with practice.

This is done primarily to maintain steering control, at least in part. In wet, hard surfaces, this is useful to reduce somewhat total braking distance. When ABS is present the best emergency stop will usually be obtained by simply pressing very hard on the brakes, forcing the ABS to perform, and steering to avoid the obstacles ahead.

Cadence braking (or any other type of braking) will not help much on extremely slippery surfaces such as ice (in theory it would, but in practice the ice can be so slippery that it makes little difference—a winter tire would make more difference). Also, on very loose surfaces, a quicker stop can be achieved by simply locking the wheels, causing a wedge of loose material to build up ahead of the wheels and create a substantial braking force. This is useful only when stopping in a straight line, because locking the wheels means all steering control would be lost. In such conditions, ABS actually increases the stopping distances. On poor surfaces, in the past, rally drivers timed the pulsing of brake application so as to take advantage of the load transfer as the vehicle pitches forwards and backwards in response to the initial braking effort. With modern, over-dampened, and stiffly sprung suspensions this is less likely to be effective.

While cadence braking is effective on most surfaces, it is less effective at slowing the vehicle than keeping the tires continually at the optimum braking point which is called threshold braking. The latter is an expert driving technique that is even more difficult to learn than cadence braking, and again has been largely superseded by ABS.

Threshold braking, or a good ABS, generally results in the shortest stopping distance in a straight line. ABS, cadence and interference braking are intended to preserve steering control while braking.

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Wolfgang Bauer (Austrian writer)

Wolfgang Bauer (18 March 1941 – 26 August 2005) was an Austrian writer best known as a playwright who, particularly in his younger days, was regarded as an enfant terrible by the Austrian cultural establishment.

Life and career
Bauer was born in Graz, Styria. His breakthrough play was Magic Afternoon in 1967, in which he portrays four youths who interrupt their lazy and boring afternoon by unmotivated outbreaks of violence and aggression (Magic Afternoon was adapted for the screen most recently by Catherine Jelski in 2000 as The Young Unknowns). After two more successes, Change (1969) and Gespenster (Ghosts, 1973), Bauer's plays became increasingly surreal and experimental. Bauer though resisted any labelling by academia and critics alike until his death. Most of his plays during 1967 and 1990 were translated into English by Martin Esslin, remembered for coining the term Theatre of the Absurd. In the late 1970s and early 1980s San Francisco's Magic Theatre performed a play of Bauer's almost every season. In 1993 his play Tadpoletigermosquitos at Mulligan's was premiered at New York's Ohio Theatre.

Wolfgang Bauer was a heavy smoker and drinker. After a series of cardiac operations, he died in his native Graz of heart failure. His friend, the composer Kurt Schwertsik wrote Ein Kleines Requiem partly for him.

Works
Bauer's plays have been translated into 24 languages and have been performed in 35 countries. This is a complete list of his published works in German:

Plays

 * Der Schweinetransport (1961)
 * Maler und Farbe (1961)
 * Batyscaphe 17-26 oder Die Hölle ist oben (1961)
 * Totu-wa-botu (1961)
 * Zwei Fliegen auf einem Gleis (1962)
 * Katharina Doppelkopf (1962)
 * Der Rüssel (1962)
 * Mikrodramen (1962/63, 21 very short "unplayable plays", engl. title: Microdramas)
 * Pfnacht (1963)
 * Die Menschenfresser (1963)
 * Party for Six (1964)
 * Ende sogar noch besser als alles gut! (1965)
 * Der Tod des Ingenieurs Leo Habernik aus Linz (1965)
 * Magic Afternoon (1967)
 * Change (1968/69)
 * Film und Frau (1971, engl. title: "Shakespeare the Sadist")
 * Silvester oder Das Massaker im Hotel Sacher (1971)
 * Gespenster (1973, engl. title: Ghosts)
 * Magnetküsse (1975, engl. title: Magnetic Kisses)
 * Memory Hotel (1979/80, UA + ED 1980)
 * Woher kommen wir? Was sind wir? Wohin gehen wir? (1981, engl. title: Singapore Sling)
 * Das kurze Leben der Schneewolken (1982)
 * Ein fröhlicher Morgen beim Friseur (1982, engl. title: A Wonderful Day at the Barbershop))
 * Ein schrecklicher Traum (1986, an adaption of Shakespeare's A Midsummernight's Dream)
 * Herr Faust spielt Roulette (1986)
 * Das Lächeln des Brian dePalma (1988)
 * Ach, armer Orpheus! (1989)
 * Insalata mista (1992, engl. title: Tadpoltigermosquitos at Mulligan's)
 * Die Kantine. Cappricio à la Habsburg. (1993)
 * Die Menschenfabrik (1996)
 * Skizzenbuch (1996)
 * Café Tamagotchi (1998)
 * Foyer (2004)

Libretti

 * Magnet (1978)
 * Café Museum - Die Erleuchtung. (1993)
 * Das gestohlene Herz (2004)

Novel

 * Der Fieberkopf (1967, engl. The Feverhead)

Poems

 * Das stille Schilf. Ein schlechtes Meisterwerk: schlechte Texte mit schlechten Zeichnungen und einer schlechten Schallplatte. (1969)
 * Das Herz (1981)

Radio Plays

 * Zisterne (1961)
 * Die Entfernung (1972, alt. title: 1431)
 * Dream Jockey (1998)

Screenplays

 * Die Edeggerfamilie (1970)
 * Häuptling der Alpen (1974)
 * Es war nicht die Nachtigall (1974)
 * Reise zum Gehirn (1975, adaption of Bauers novel Der Fieberkopf (The Feverhead))
 * In Zeiten wie diesen (1983)
 * 22, schwarz... (1987)
 * Der Weihnachtstraum (1994)

Decorations and awards

 * Peter Rosegger prize (1970 and 2004)
 * Franz Theodor Csokor Award (1970)
 * Austrian Prize for Literature (1979)
 * Manuscripts Award (1987)
 * Kainz Medal (1989)
 * Golden Medal of Honour of Graz (1991)
 * Honorary Medal of Vienna in Gold (1991)
 * Drama prize of the Goethe Institute (1994)
 * Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature (1994; presented on 20 April 1995)
 * Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (2000)
 * Styrian cultural award (2004)

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Talk:Melee weapon

this stub is better placed in the mêlée weapon category

Meelee vs cold
What is EXACT difference between Mêlée weapon and Cold weapon? I see here A melee weapon (...) or cold weapon is any weapon that does not involve a projectile but on Cold weapon page I see that mêlée weapon is actually a subcategory of cold ones. --Wicked 03:31, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Yea. Someone screwed up.  I was thinking the exact same thing.  I'll fix it now. 66.188.208.146 13:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I'll be honest, I've never heard that term : "cold weapon". --MaximusEditor (talk) 10:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Merge
I've suggested merging List of mêlée weapons with this page with since they duplicate much of the material. (see lead paragraphs). The list is also and serves mainly as a directory; a category would be better. Gwinva (talk) 03:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. The separation into two separate articles is in accordance with the wikipedia standard. One article discusses the history, social and cultural significance, etc. and the other article lists the items which are of the article's topic but would be messy to include in the original article. True, right now the lead in paragraphs are very similar, but perhaps it is the "list of" article who should lose those paragraphs. Ordosingularis (talk) 12:51, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

 * If the wikipedia rule is to separate lists from content then fair enough. However, it is difficult to see the Melee Weapon article developing further than a few paras which it shares with the list, because most of the social context is in Melee.  A longer article could be made here by discussing the use of melee weapons through the ages but it would take a dedicated editor.  Merging the content here (because it is fuller) as context to the list then deleting Melee Weapon is simpler.  Suggest someone takes action or removes the tag though - this discussion has generated 3 posts in 18 months Monstrelet (talk) 17:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Incorrect redirection
The top of this page says that it redirects from the page about mêlée weapons, however this is seemingly the wrong way around. In following the common style of Wikipedia and indeed the English language, accents can't be dropped when using the word in English if the dropping of the accents would lead to the word being pronounced differently. Owen214 (talk) 14:38, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Damascus Steel Myth
Damascus Steel Myth present in article for no apparent reason. Have deleted. Despite countless just as important advances in metal work and so forth, the Damascus Steel myth was picked out for no particular reason.

Origin of this term
Earliest use of this term seems to date to the 1980s. A survey of 1990s usage on google books shows it was overwhelmingly a term of gaming culture.

The earliest occurrence outside of gaming culture or fantasy literature I can find dates to 1995:
 * Steven Eden, Military Blunders: Wartime Fiascoes from the Roman Age Through World War I, MetroBooks, 1995, p. 33

and in a more academic setting 1996:
 * Hugh Elton, Warfare in Roman Europe Ad, 350-425, Oxford Classical Monographs, Clarendon Press, 1996, p. 67, 109.

These two examples are everthing google books has from the 1990s, all other occurences are from a gaming or fantasy setting. From about 2004, examples of use in popular literature dealing with a historical topic becomes slightly more widespread, but the term is still overwhelmingly one of gaming culture. It still does not appear to see any use in specialist literature. So it would appear that this is another example of a term that owes its notability outside of gaming/roleplaying/fantasy subculture to the existence of an unverified Wikipedia article. This article was created in 2005, exactly the time when usage began to become more widespread. Wikipedia should be extra careful about re-importing terms it has helped popularize from less than excellent publications which date to after the creation of the Wikipedia article. It is no secret that even academic authors are guilty of doing research-by-Wikipedia (not that there is any guilt in that, if you remember to painstakingly verify everything you found on the wiki, the guilt is in forgetting this more labour-intensive part of the process of consulting Wikipedia) --dab (𒁳) 09:33, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Sniper Rifle
How is this listed as a melee weapon? The expected usage range is far from "hand to hand" lengths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.134.139.78 (talk) 01:37, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * You've clearly never played GoldenEye 007. Silliness aside, next time, just remove things that are obviously, indisputably wrong. WP Ludicer (talk) 18:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

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Sabah Tanah Airku

Sabah Tanah Airku (Jawi: سابه تانه ايركو, ; "Sabah, My Homeland") is the official state anthem of Sabah, Malaysia that was composed by HB Hermann, a Singaporean resident who submitted it to a competition made for selecting the state anthem. It won the competition on 16 May 1963 and was aired for the first time on 18 July of that year. It became the state anthem upon Sabah's accession to the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September that same year.

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User talk:Shinx~enwiki

Hi,all! I'm Shinx from zh.wikipedia, and I just set up my account in en.wikipedia today. If you want to say anything to me, please feel free to leave your words here. Note: please use " --~ " to give a signature, thanks. --Shinx 07:49, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Anamnesis

Incarnation
In the translation of Meno I have read (Benjamin Jowett), Plato does not specify a theory of reincarnation. Although that is a reasonable extrapolation of the dialogue, other interpretations should be at least noted. The one incarnation of birth only needs happen once in Plato's anamnesis, for knowledge can be imparted during the time "when he was not a man." Also in the Apology he describes death as one of either two states: sleep or eternal life. It seems erroneous to assume Plato required reincarnation as a part of anamnesis. If someone has a better translation or scholarly evidence to refute this, I would be happy to hear it. Timjim7 02:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Definition
The article reads:

Anamnesis (Greek: αναμνησις = recollection, reminiscence) is a term used in medicine, philosophy, psychoanalysis and religion.

But leaves it at that. The article should at least indicate the most popular meanings of anamnesis right at the beginning section. VTaltos 21:21, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I question the entire premise that anamnesis means medical history (which is where you end up if your follow the link). Here in Finland the word, in it's Finnish derivative anamneesi, refers to the information that the patient gives the doctor when presenting and the answers to questions the doctor raises. That corresponds well with the original root Greek word meaning recall so I am convinced that the Finns use the word correctly. The recollections of the patient with or without prompting. For example "I have seen what looks like blood in my urine. I had a similar thing years ago but I was prescribed tablets and it went away". This is quite different from the much more comprehensive medical history which is something written up by medical professionals and which these days is held on a national database. This will contain the anamnesis, but also much more such as test findings, examination findings, previous presentations and earlier diagnoses. The full medical history is accessible online by the patient who can authorize (and more usefully pre-authorize) all medical professionals to access it. A citizen can always see who has accessed the record and when.

I do not think that there should be an automatic redirect to Medical record from Anamnesis in Wiktionary and nor do I think the article Medical Record in Wikipedia should infer that medical record and anamnesis are synonymous when they are not. There is a discussion about the redirect in Wiktionary where users have said that they have never come across the term Anemnesis but really that is no excuse. It is a word in English and yes, Dictionary.com gives medical history as one meaning, but I do think that this should not override the prime meaning of patient recollection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:14BA:27ED:8900:1C7C:FDE8:96D6:7BA7 (talk) 14:52, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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Zandalee

Zandalee is a 1991 American erotic thriller/romantic tragedy directed by Sam Pillsbury and starring Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Viveca Lindfors, Aaron Neville, Joe Pantoliano and Steve Buscemi. The screenplay by Mari Kornhauser is based on Émile Zola's 1867 novel and 1873 play Thérèse Raquin.

Although the film played theatrically in some countries, it was released straight to video in the United States. The film received negative reviews.

Plot
Zandalee Martin is a young boutique store owner living in New Orleans who is sexually frustrated and feeling unfulfilled with her marriage to Thierry Martin, and eventually gets tangled in a passionate, sensual and torrid adulterous affair with her husband's mysterious and free-spirited old friend Johnny Collins. Zandalee and Thierry's marriage has hit a snag and seems to be eroding due to his lack of passion.

Zan needs to explore, while Thierry wants to withdraw, and has become more and more distant and impotent in their relationship. He used to be a poet, but now has taken over the family's communications business after the death of his father. As time goes on, Thierry has to sell the business and essentially a figurehead. He is emotionally adrift as his dreams give way to disillusionment.

Johnny, an artist painter by trade, has been working for Thierry's business to help support his paintings. His only religion is self-gratification. Johnny also sells and mules cocaine for a local drug dealer as another source of income for himself. Having not seen each other in a while, the two run into each other at a bachelor party. After the party, Thierry brings Johnny home to meet Zandalee and his grandmother Tatta. While talking about old times, Johnny offers to paint a portrait of Thierry at their home.

Later, after finishing the painting, Johnny shows it to Thierry, Zandalee and Tatta. Sensing Zandalee's frustration and vulnerability, Johnny makes a pass at her. Johnny continues to pursue Zandalee and when they run into each other during a rainstorm, he takes advantage and seduces her. Their sexual liaisons continue to occur in various places, including her laundry room atop a washing machine while Thierry and guests are having dinner. Thierry soon suspects the two are having an affair.

As the affair intensifies, Johnny meets Zandalee in a church and asks her to leave her husband. However, Zandalee feels that she must never abandon Thierry, and quickly ends her affair with Johnny after he forces himself on her in the confessional. She and Thierry re-commit themselves to each other, but Johnny, now obsessed with her, will not be brushed off that easily. He tracks them to their vacation spot in the Bayou.

When Thierry figures out that Johnny has been having an affair with Zandalee, he becomes drunk and confrontational, leading to his becoming reckless when he takes Zandalee and Johnny for a speedboat ride on the Bayou. Thierry falls off the boat and drowns, refusing to be saved by either Zan or Johnny who dive into the water to save him. Both Zandalee and Johnny become distraught by Thierry's death and begin to isolate themselves with Zandalee jogging for long periods and Johnny working on his paintings, but becoming more self-destructive. Johnny rips up some of his paintings and pours black paint all over himself. He also consumes some of the cocaine he is supposed to sell, which gets him in trouble with his supplier.

When Johnny meets with Zandalee in order to restart their romance and have a possible future together now that Thierry is out of the picture, she remains emotionally distant and instead goes for a walk along the Old Quarter with Johnny following her. When Johnny's drug supplier attempts to kill him in a drive-by shooting outside the church that Zandalee frequents, she shields Johnny and is killed. The drug dealer flees from the scene of the crime, leaving behind Johnny, now alone, as he cradles and holds Zandalee's dead body. He then walks in front of the church with the lifeless Zandalee in his arms.

Cast

 * Nicolas Cage as Johnny Collins
 * Judge Reinhold as Thierry Martin
 * Erika Anderson as Zandalee Martin
 * Viveca Lindfors as Tatta
 * Aaron Neville as Jack
 * Joe Pantoliano as Gerri
 * Marisa Tomei as Remy
 * Steve Buscemi as OPP Man
 * Ian Abercrombie as Louis Medina
 * Zach Galligan as Rog

Production
Erika Anderson said that in the scene where Nicolas Cage paints her naked body, the actor "put in such brutality and such participatory violence, that I was terrified, I felt really violated. We had to stop shooting and do it all again the next day. The rushes were pure pornography, they traumatized me."

Release
Zandalee was released in the United States on July 18, 1991 as a video premiere. Other countries releasing the film were Germany, on May 9, 1991, the United Kingdom on May 10, 1991, Hong Kong on May 16, 1991, the Netherlands on November 15, 1991 and Australia on February 13, 1992.

Rating
Originally rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America, Zandalee had its rating surrendered before release. There is both the original "unrated and uncut" version and an "R rated" version. The international version has a few more scenes which help explain the characters a bit better than the U.S. versions. Some versions have enhanced color as well.

One German version of the movie was titled Love Affair, but it is the same movie. According to the May 1991 issue of Premiere magazine, the movie was originally called Adios, then Adios Thierry, and finally it was settled on Zandalee.

Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews. It holds a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.96/10. Nathan Rabin called it a perfect vehicle for Nicolas Cage and dug it up as a lost gem for his My Year of Flops column in The A.V. Club. According to Rabin: "I'm going to argue that it's a Secret Success, especially for Cage buffs. It's right up there with Wicker Man on the Nicolas Cage guilty pleasureometer, a lost camp gem filled with inadvertent hilarity and populated by heavyweight actors who would go on to do great things, including Steve Buscemi as a zany, horny, oddly philosophical thief who pops up at random intervals."

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II. Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, and is now operated by the National Park Service to interpret their history and achievements. It was constructed in 1941 as a new training base. The field was named after former Tuskegee Institute principal Robert Russa Moton, who died the previous year.

Overview

Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all African-American pursuit squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

"Tuskegee Airmen" refers to all who were involved in the so-called "Tuskegee Experiment," the Army Air Corps program to train African Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen included pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors, and all the personnel who kept the planes in the air.

The military selected Tuskegee Institute to train pilots because of its commitment to aeronautical training. Tuskegee had the facilities, and engineering and technical instructors, as well as a climate for year-round flying. The first Civilian Pilot Training Program students completed their instruction in May 1940. The Tuskegee program was then expanded and became the center for African-American aviation during World War II.

The Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II. They proved conclusively that African Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements, together with the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

History
Moton Field was the only primary flight facility for African-American pilot candidates in the U.S. Army Air Corps (Army Air Forces) during World War II. It was named for Robert Russa Moton, second president of Tuskegee Institute.

Moton Field was built between 1940 and 1942 with funding from the Julius Rosenwald Fund to provide primary flight training under a contract with the U.S. military. Staff from Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama, provided assistance in selecting and mapping the site. Architect Edward C. Miller and engineer G. L. Washington designed many of the structures. Archie A. Alexander, an engineer and contractor, oversaw construction of the flight school facilities. Tuskegee Institute laborers and skilled workers helped finish the field so that flight training could start on time.

The Army Air Corps assigned officers to oversee the training at Tuskegee Institute/Moton Field. They furnished cadets with textbooks, flying clothes, parachutes, and mechanic suits. Tuskegee Institute, the civilian contractor, provided facilities for the aircraft and personnel, including quarters and a mess for the cadets, hangars and maintenance shops, and offices for Air Corps personnel, flight instructors, ground school instructors, and mechanics. Tuskegee Institute was one of the very few American institutions to own, develop, and control facilities for military flight instruction. In addition to the flight training at Moton Field, the following known sub-bases and auxiliaries were used:

 * Calabee Flight Strip 32.36389°N, -85.76389°W
 * Hardaway Auxiliary Field (location undetermined)
 * Kennedy Auxiliary Field (Tuskegee Institute Field #1) 32.35139°N, -85.65639°W

In late March 1941 Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, visited Kennedy Field in the Tuskegee area and was taken up in an aircraft piloted by C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson, Tuskegee Institute's chief instructor pilot. Mrs. Roosevelt was a Rosenwald Fund trustee who helped secure financing for the construction of Moton Field at Tuskegee.

The first class (42-C), which included student officer Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., began training on July 19, 1941. who served as Commandant of Cadets. Twelve cadets served with him under Captain Noel F. Parrish, a white officer, and 2nd Lieutenant Harold C. Magoon, another white officer, who served as the adjutant. The other cadets were John C. Anderson, Jr., Charles D. Brown, Theodore E. Brown, Marion A. Carter, Lemuel R. Custis, Charles H. DeBow, Jr., Frederick H. Moore, Ulysses S. Pannell, George S. Roberts, Mac Ross, William H. Slade, and Roderick C. Williams. Only five of these cadets completed the flying training at Tuskegee, in March 1942.

Rigorous training in subjects such as meteorology, navigation, and instruments was provided in ground school. After pilot cadets passed primary flight training at Moton Field, they transferred to Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) to complete their training with the Army Air Forces. TAAF was a full-scale military base (albeit segregated) built by the U.S. military. The facility at Moton Field included two aircraft hangars, a control tower, locker building, clubhouse, wooden offices and storage buildings, brick storage buildings, and a vehicle maintenance area.

Many cadets got their primary flight instruction at Moton Field. Support personnel were trained at Chanute Field in Illinois. Between 1941 and 1945, Tuskegee Institute trained over 1,000 black aviators for the war effort.

Moton Field was closed in 1946. In 1972, a large portion of the air field at Moton Field was deeded to the city of Tuskegee for use as a municipal airport which is still in use today.

National Historic Site
Established on November 6, 1998, the National Historic Site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places the same day. Hangar One has been restored and the grand opening of the site was October 10, 2008. The Hangar One Museum is open for tours Wednesday–Sunday. Tours are free of charge to the public.

An oral history project, consisting of interviews of hundreds of people involved in the Tuskegee Experience, was completed in 2005 and will eventually be available to the public.

In January 2021, the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site was depicted on the 56th and final quarter in the America the Beautiful Quarters series.

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User talk:Ambar

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Firestarter disambiguation
Actually, as of recently it has been more common to link to an article first and link from that article to the disambiguation page. And as for web hits, they aren't the only deciding factor; general, non-net use needs to be considered as well. -- LGagnon 21:25, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

Wikimedia Stories Project
Aloha!

My name is Victor Grigas, I’m a storyteller at the Wikimedia Foundation working on collecting stories of Indian Wikipedians for the 2011 fundraiser.

I found your name on this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Bangalore

I’ll be traveling to India from the 12th -20th of November to conduct face to face interviews with Indian Wikipedians. I’ll be in Bangalore from November 12-15 and in Mumbai for WikiConference India from November 17 - 20.

If you are interested, and would like to schedule an interview with me, please mark your time and place of interview on this page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2011/Indiastorytelling or send me an email (vgrigas@wikimedia.org) with any questions or concerns you may have.

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Miriam Vale

Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 493 people.

Geography
The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, 464 km north of Brisbane, the state capital, and 170 km south of Rockhampton.

Economy
Miriam Vale is renowned as a traditional cattle growing area, and also supports timber, beef and dairy cattle. Tourism is an emerging industry within the shire and the town is a gateway to the tourist resorts of Agnes Water and the Town of 1770.

In the 1970s signs at the entry to town proudly proclaimed "Welcome to Miriam Vale – Cattle, Tobacco, Timber and Dairy". The tobacco industry faded in the late 1970s followed by the dairy industry in the 1990s.

History
Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry.

Miriam Vale Post Office opened on 1 April 1877.

Miriam Vale Provisional School opened in March 1897 and became Miram Vale State School on 14 July 1897.

St Mary's Anglican Church was opened on Sunday 18 February 1912 by Bishop George Halford. It was a timber church. It was replaced by a new church built circa 1975.

Miriam Vale War Memorial was unveiled on 14 December 1921 by John William Fletcher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis.

St Peter Chanel Catholic Church was opened in September 1954 by Bishop Andrew Gerard Tynan. It was a timber church.

Timber industry
The timber industry has roots in the late 19th century, with early timber cutters working along the Bobby Range cutting hoop pine. In these early days hoop pine was cut and two timer chutes allowed logs to be shot to the foot of the range where bullock wagons were waiting. Evidence of these old chutes can still be found at the back of Boreelum on the sides of the range. The southern chute was on tram rails and consisted of two carriages. As the log was lowered down the mountain the other empty carriage was drawn to the top. This was achieved by a small overtaking siding in the middle. The other chute to the west was smaller and built out of logs. The timber was in most cases ferried to rail at Lowmead.

There were also many timber mills in the district but many of these closed in the late part of the century. Perhaps the closest mill to town was located on the flat at House Creek.

Dairy industry
The dairy industry has the most claim to fame with a massive fig tree near the railway station being the drop off point of "cream cans" full of milk. This depot (being no more than a wooden stage) was the district dairy focal point. Locals would deliver the fresh milk to the depot where it was then loaded onto Claude's Truck for the trip to the Port Curtis Dairy (PCD). Fresh milk wasn't always the delivery and in the 1950s cream was separated on farms and delivered to town. Cream in those days was sold on "degrees of Rancid" (fresh, ripe, stale) as there was no refrigeration. The cream even then was going to the PCD in Gladstone.

Racing
A car rally passed through Miriam Vale in 1924; the stretch of road between Miriam Vale and Gin Gin was said to the roughest of the rally.

Across House Creek there is also evidence of an old speed way ground (circa 1970s). There are some old horse race tracks in the area.

Demographics
In the, the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 361 people.

In the, the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 422 people.

In the, the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 512 people.

In the, the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 493 people.

Heritage listings
Miriam Vale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including
 * Miriam Vale War Memorial, Blomfield Street (-24.3293°N, 151.5633°W)
 * Big Fig, Station Street (-24.3292°N, 151.5637°W

Education
Miriam Vale State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 15 Roe Street (-24.3297°N, 151.5616°W). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 135 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 129 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

For secondary schooling beyond Year 10, students go to Tannum Sands State High School in Tannum Sands to the north.

Amenities
The Miriam Vale Library is at 41 Blomfield Street; it is operated by the Gladstone Regional Council.

There is a Gladstone Regional Council administration centre at 36 Roe Street.

The Miriam Vale branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at Blomfield Street.

St Peter Chanel Catholic Church is at 40 Bruce Highway (-24.32775°N, 151.5592°W).

St Mary's Anglican Church is at 10 Larson Street (-24.33064°N, 151.5637°W). It is part of the parish of Boyne River within the Anglican Church of Central Queensland.

Attractions
Miriam Vale has a nine-hole golf course with small greens and mature gum trees. At times in its history the course was stretched to twelve holes but the members and district could not sustain the extra work needed to keep these holes open. Miriam vale is the gateway to the Coral Coast of Agnes Waters and 1770. The Main street of Miriam Vale, is home to the historical Miriam Vale Cafe. The main street boasts a child and dog friendly park.

Transport
Miram Vale is on the North Coast railway line and is serviced by the Miriam Vale railway station.

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User talk:Corti/Archive 1

Photo of Adare
Hi there! Thanks for the addition of the photo Image:Adare.jpg to Adare. Just one thing, I wonder could you add the licensing conditions to the image page or else it may be deleted or not accepted in future versions of Wikipedia. If you took it yourself, possible options are the GFDL licence (add to the page), or releasing it into the public domain. In the former case, your authorship is respected despite a freedom to copy/modify the image.

Regards, zoney ♣ talk 11:34, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Also the same for Image:Ring of Kerry.jpg, could you also add for that photo where specifically on the Ring of Kerry the view shown is? Thanks. zoney ♣ talk 11:40, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hi,

mmm I completely forgot :-) I'put the licensing conditions on all the pictures and I'll try to remember where I took the picture on the Ring of Kerry but this will be difficult ...

Matteo 12:58, 2004 Nov 1 (UTC)

 * Thanks! As regards the Ring of Kerry picture, do you remember whether it was taken on the north, west or south of the Iveragh peninsula? Perhaps Valentia Island? zoney ♣ talk 13:08, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * I asked the others that were with me on this trip but I doubt that someone will remember (at the time I only wrote down Ring of Kerry).
 * Matteo 14:44, 2004 Nov 5 (UTC)

The Humungous Image Tagging Project
Hi. You've helped with the WikiProject Wiki Syntax, so I thought it worth alerting you to the latest and greatest of Wikipedia fixing project, User:Yann/Untagged Images, which is seeking to put copyright tags on all of the untagged images. There are probably, oh, thirty thousand or so to do (he said, reaching into the air for a large figure). But hey: they're images ... you'll get to see lots of random pretty pictures. That must be better than looking for at at and the the, non? You know you'll love it. best wishes --Tagishsimon (talk)

Arecibo message
Thanks for posting the explanation of the parts of the Arecibo message. I thought to colorize the bits in your contribution in order to correlate them to the colors in the image. I backed out of that until I have a chance to look at it more closely and make sure I get the right colors with the right parts. You can see my initial effort here. It might help if you could tell me which color each set of bits should be based on the image as shown. Thanks. -- Kbh3rd 20:34, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi I tryed to color them as you suggested but the results are not so visible for many colors (red is great but blue and white are not wonderful :-)

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 * I could try to generate bitmaps as the original drawing (it should not be so difficult...) Matteo 22:28, 2005 Jan 7 (UTC)

 * I adjusted the original figure so that the pixels are square and split it up for the explanation. Matteo 00:14, 2005 Jan 8 (UTC)

Zürich to Zurich
Zürich has been nominated on Requested moves for a page move to Zurich. Being a contributor to the previous vote you might like to express your opinion about this proposed move in the new vote on talk:Zürich. Philip Baird Shearer 09:17, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pardon me, but...
You reverted my edit here calling it vandalism. I think this was innapropriate. First, the only change was delinking the word punk, hardly vandalism done by anyone. Second, I explained my action in the edit summary: "(de linking punk, we have no article corresponding to that usage)." I came to the article because I was working to repair disambiguation links to the article punk. Bip should link to the specific article that corresponds to that usage of punk, since we don't have an article of this type it should either be a redlink or no link. --best, kevin · · · Kzollman | Talk · · · 23:12, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry I wanted to revert an older edit and due to my distraction I didn't notice it was old and already reverted.Matteo 13:56, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem! I have removed the link again.  --best, kevin  · · · Kzollman | Talk · · · 17:44, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

New Engineering Wiki
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HALO photographs
Hi, If a few more people are in agreement - then I'll just delete the image. Dl yo ns 493  Ta lk  23:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Why so few Wikipedians are engineers?
I am trying to understand why there are so few Wikipedians who are graduate engineers. Once I get a grasp on that, perhaps I may be able to formulate some ideas on how to attract more experienced engineers to become Wikipedians. It would be very helpful if you would respond to these a few questions:

 * Are you a university graduate engineer? yes
 * Please indicate in which of these engineering disciplines you obtained your degree:
 * Computer science engineering
 * In what year did you obtain your degree? 1998
 * What attracted you to participate in Wikipedia?

If you would rather not answer these questions on your Talk page, then you may respond on my User talk:mbeychok page. Or you may respond to me via Wikipedia's email which I have enabled on my User:mbeychok page.

If you would rather not respond at all, that's fine also. Regards, - mbeychok 04:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

warning
Dear Corti,

On page User_talk:65.70.89.241 I see a "warning".

About what are you warning me ? How could I do better in the future?

--65.70.89.241 13:30, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Oh my ... Sorry I warned the wrong user. I removed some vandalism to IP Address and instead of warning User:64.109.2.202 I clicked on the wrong line. Sorry! Matteo 14:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Dog's Cock
Thank you for your message. You might like to have a look at Discussion:!, where I cite two sources for the exclamation mark being called "Dog's Cock" in journalist lingo. What might look like vandalism to the uneducated eye is a valid submission, which I expect you to put back up.
 * Hi, I saw the sources but I really don't think that such a slang should be put in the first sentence of the article. To do it just to have something vulgar at the beginning is bad taste. If a small minority of the speakers use it it could be mentioned in the article but not in the header as it was common practice. Matteo 14:25, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Corti! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Computerjoe 's talk 11:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Number of harp strings
I'm looking at Kent Kennan Wheeler's orchestration book and I don't see how a standard harp can have 47 strings if it has the range listed in that book. I would expect a number of the form 7x + 2, where x is the number of complete octaves and the 2 is for the two independently tuned strings at the very bottom of the range. Anton Mravcek 15:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi Anton, I found the entry in the harp article but I'm not an expert ... Matteo 12:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If I may butt in: The Wheeler book gives the range as going from a low C-flat below the bass clef with 8ve, to a high G-sharp above the treble clef also with 8ve. So this means there are the sets of C to B strings (7 in each) plus four more that don't complete an octave. So the number we're looking for is 7x + 4, assuming the Wheeler book is correct. Volunteer Sibelius Salesman 17:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dance Schools in Oregon

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Delete. See talk page for commentary on rationale. Fernando Rizo T/C 00:23, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Dance Schools in Oregon
Page was created by new editor, whose only other page edit was to the Willamette Ballet Academy. At best, move to List of Dance Schools in Oregon, but I was under the impression that WP:NOT a directory. --Alan Au 07:58, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, it's good behavior to create horizontal links between related topics. Kappa 08:38, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, move to List of Dance Schools in Oregon. Newager 10:50, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, move to List of Dance Schools in Oregon. Notable subject. Klonimus 22:01, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete schools are bad enough, but dance schools?!?!?! not notable. Dunc|☺ 12:31, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nominator. The policy being cited is: Wikipedia articles are not "Mere collections of internal links, except for disambiguation pages when an article title is ambiguous, and for structured lists to assist with the organisation of articles." Dpbsmith (talk) 14:32, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * How does that apply? Kappa 15:00, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * It didn't. Sorry. I've now edited my remark and it now cites the policy that applies. Dpbsmith (talk) 16:15, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Quasipalm 16:18, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator, Dpbsmith. Dottore So 17:09, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but not as a list, write something on, erm, dance schools in Oregon! Trollderella 17:36, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this doesn't serve a useful purpose. I'd say categorify, but 4 articles doesn't justify a category either. -Splash 19:00, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. I'd also point out to Trollderella that VFD isn't a suggestion box. To whom, exactly, are you directing your order to expand, rewrite, and otherwise completely overhaul this article? Soltak | Talk 19:02, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Anyone who's interested in writing or improving articles. I guess there are not very many of those hanging out at vfd? Trollderella 19:21, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Not about dance schools in Oregon, at least I'm not. If you think it's worthy of being altered in the way you outlined than alter it, you'd likely also change some votes. Otherwise, please just vote on the article as it stands not on what you hope the article might someday become. If the time arrives that someone is knowledgeable enough to write a comprehensive article on dance schools in Oregon, they would have my happy support in doing so. Until then, this is a meaningless directory. Soltak |

Talk 19:26, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

 * What an incredibly bitchy thing to say. Who the fuck are you to tell this person what they can and can't say? Fuck off and get a life!
 * In general, if an article appears to have potential, it should be kept. Most wikipedia articles start off as stubs and such, and people wander in off the internet to fix them. Sdedeo 20:01, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't have any problem with stubs, if written correctly they're great. The problem is this article isn't a stub, it's a list of links. While the possibility might exist for an actual article to be written on dance schools in Oregon, this isn't it. I can start an article about my non-notable local councilman because, potentially, he could become a senator. Potential isn't the issue. Soltak | Talk 21:38, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I'm sorry you find my aspirations for this article inapropriate. Trollderella 20:21, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. Just a list of links.  ManoaChild 20:44, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmmm Prefectures of Chad appears to be little more than a list of links, although it does have a nice map. Do you think that should be deleted too? Kappa 21:45, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I know the question wasn't directed at me but I'm going to jump in anyway: Prefectures of Chad is a list, but it's a notable and encyclopedic one. Dance Schools in Oregon is nothing more than an incomplete directory. If you can quickly find the information in the yellow pages, it's not encyclopedic. Hardware Stores in Milwaukee and Plumbers in Little Rock don't exist for that reason. Soltak | Talk 21:48, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't believe we have any articles about hardware stores in Milwaukee, correct me if I'm wrong. Kappa 21:51, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * "Hardware Stores in Milwaukee and Plumbers in Little Rock don't exist for that reason." I believe that was exactly my point. Soltak | Talk 21:56, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * OK I'm confused. Kappa 22:03, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * My point was that as those things don't exist, neither should Dance Schools in Oregon. I was arguing the fact that if one can find the information in the yellow pages, it shouldn't have an article. Soltak | Talk 22:05, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Prefectures of Chad is basically an addendum to the article on Chad, and is thus worthwhile. No reasonable comparison is possible. ManoaChild 00:09, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. Groeck 22:16, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. Nandesuka 23:22, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a directory, web or otherwise. --23:38, 29 August 2005 (UTC) (Unsigned by Carnildo)
 * Delete. This ain't Yahoo! or the Yellow Pages. --Calton | Talk 02:40, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, bad precedent to keep this. We'd then have all sorts of business listings for every location in the world.  Zoe 07:39, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as per nominator's WP:NOT argument. —RaD Man (talk)  07:55, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * So you're saying we should keep this because Wikipedia policy is not to keep it? Zoe 08:22, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * Familiarize yourself with what WP:NOT is. —RaD Man (talk) 08:26, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I am completely familiar with what NOT says, thank you very much, and I would appreciate it if you would explain your vote. I see no reason to be uncivil.  Zoe 20:57, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * My guess is that he's referring to WP:NOT paper (but nomination refers to WP:NOT directory). --Alan Au 05:51, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not the yellow pages. Gamaliel 08:58, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, pointlessly unencyclopedic.Gateman1997 23:48, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

 * If wikipedia isn't a place for lists, then why has this page been allowed to remain? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planets_in_Futurama — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.195.11.62 (talk • contribs) 09:42, 31 August 2005
 * 1-That's not advertising. 2-That's pop culture, not advertising.  3-Because one article exists does not require that other articles have to exist.  Zoe 05:14, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

 * So inconsistency in policy and governing of Wikipedia is fine by you? This list of dance schools in Oregon is not advertising, as it doesn't contain any contact information about the listed schools, nor mentions anything about the schools other than the fact that they are in Oregon. All this page does is link to pages within the Wikipedia database. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.200.116.10 (talk • contribs) 08:53, 1 September 2005
 * If you think that similar articles shouldn't be here, then by all means list them for deletion, but please peruse WP:POINT. Zoe 18:53, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Inconsistency is fine by me. Whenever there is no perfectly "bright line" and decisions must be made by human judgement, there will be inconsistency whenever things fall close to the borderline. If a cop stops you for speeding it is not usually helpful to tell the judge that there were other drivers going faster. Dpbsmith (talk) 19:05, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * But then we're not in a court of law talking about a speeding ticket, are we? No. We're on wikipedia talking about the fact that this is all subjective and up to the whims of a clique of wikipedia editors who for some strange reason think the list of fictional planets on Futurama are more deserving of mention than the very real dance schools in the very real state of Oregon. Trekkie convention, anyone? And on the topic of speeding tickets: if it can be proven that the police officer was indeed singling a person out it is actually feasible that charges could be dropped. This sort of thing happens all the time. Maybe someone can make a list for you about the times it has happened, and then you can request the list be deleted as it relates to something in the real world and not a cartoon, hence it is not substantial enough for you.
 * I apologize for wikipedia being inconsistent and wasting your time. Kappa 20:54, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. To the anon commenter(s): did you mean to vote "Keep/Rename" then?  We could debate the merits of consistency indefinitely, but this really isn't the place for that discussion.  --Alan Au 05:47, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.