User talk:Deor/Archive9

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		For fixing a ten year question at WP:RD in ten minutes! S.G.(GH) ping! 14:00, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

I agree, thanks for the image on the Sutton Green page. Good information. I will try to get a gallery and add more images!

Thanks, pbl1998

Clarification of consensus issue

In this archived discussion it is claimed that, in this other archived discussion, "the consensus has been to avoid geocoding the articles until a satisfactory way to display the coordinates without cluttering the articles is found.". I wonder whether, as a participant in the latter discussion, you could kindly say whether or not that was you conclusion at its end? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 20:43, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Well, it's pretty clear that there's an entrenched opposition to geocoding among a vocal group of editors who focus on U.S. road articles. Whether that represents the view of most editors who work on articles about roads around the world, I can't say, much less whether it represents a consensus of Wikipedians in a wider sense. The main objection seems to be to the geocoding of every junction in tables of road junctions, and I can see that that might well be considered unattractive or unnecessary; but I frankly don't understand what the problem is with the endpoints-plus-midpoint practice I described in the 2010 discussion you refer to. Perhaps an RFC "advertised" as a Wikipedia:Centralized discussion would attract a broader range of opinion that might be construed as a consensus. Personally, I don't really have much more to say on the topic than I said in that archived discussion. Deor (talk) 21:28, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you; I'm aware of the issues, and options, and was specifically interested in whether or not you thought the cited conclusion was a reasonable view of that particular conversation.. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 21:51, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

In that case, no, I don't read that old discussion as having established a consensus of any form. Deor (talk) 22:16, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

That's what I thought, too. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 22:48, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

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Primum Mobile

Deor--

I'll look at the Primum Mobile discussion soon; I'm involved in several real world issues so it will take a few days before I get up to speed on things. Off hand, I'd suggest referencing to the Dynamics of the celestial spheres article too. Machine Elf 1735 has made some useful recent edits there. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 17:11, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Philip Kearny , thanks

Thanks a lot for your answer about "Kearny Cross", I'll account for you in the french article. As for the WP en article, why don't you add into it a small chapter "Kearny's decorations" like the one I put in WP french, it seems to me to be missing indeed. T.y. Arapaima (talk) 06:52, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011

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book related to the Aeneid

OK, I guess I accept your rather terse verdict on what is a very interesting book Nevertheless I still think that readers coming to the article might well like to know about the book. Would a footnote or an inclusion in the "Translations" section be appropriate and acceptable? Awb49 (talk) 01:33, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Since Lewis's partial translation is not on-line, there's nothing to link to in the "Translations" section of the external links. I don't really see any place where a mention would fit in the article; many folks have tried their hand at translating the Aeneid, and there's no particular value in trying to mention all such works. Deor (talk) 03:39, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Stubs

You contributed to a recent discussion about an editor who was creating many stubs. The conclusion was that this was just a case of a prolific editor, with no violation of policy. There remains a question about whether very small stubs are useful, regardless of how they are created. You may want to contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Stub/Archive 15#Minimum size. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 19:26, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

For catching this. That's not something I would want to be known to have said. Nightw 00:46, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Strathpeffer railway station

Hello Deor! Yes - of course, you're obviously right - and this ties up with my reference to the goods yard having been located at the east end. I'm sometimes 'challenged' by points of the compass. Will amend. And thank you also for adding the co-ordinates - something which is beyond me . . . Hope you liked the rest of the article - but please don't hesitate to alter and/or improve wherever you can! RuthAS (talk) 16:07, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

See you at ANI, I reckon

Seriously, this editor is arguing that the dates are incorrect? And which translation did you have above your dorm room door? Drmies (talk) 04:33, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

I have no idea what he's on about. I didn't even change the date; an IP changed it from 1970 to 1954, and (after checking that the revised date was correct) I merely moved the entry to the correct chronological position. Must be some incomprehensible Dutch thing. Deor (talk) 10:36, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey, don't blame the Dutch for everything. Keep going with your baseless unsourced ethnic/cultural/geographic insults and you'll have two sections at ANI (see below, where your presence and mine are wholly unnecessary). Drmies (talk) 22:46, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

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Controversial image use

Hi. I noticed your comment at WT:NOT. Not sure if you think there is one but, if you think there is a problem with the way Wikipedia places controversial images, would you mind explaining what you think the problem is for me here? I'm trying to see if I can distill a coherent issue out of the various points of view. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 10:59, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Sydney v.s. Sidney

Hello,

I have been researching O'Henry for a school essay project, and I have found on numerous occasions that his name - William Sidney Porter - is actually spelled with the Sydney as Sidney. This may be controversial - he changed his name to Sydney - but I believe that it should be spelled the way he was born with it. If you disagree, I suppose we will just agree to disagree.

Sincerely, Bridgette Elizabeth Andrews — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bridgette Elizabeth Andrews (talk • contribs) 01:53, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	For amazing work in the vital but under-recognized field of geocoding -- The Anome (talk) 19:34, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

The new map is easier to read

That's why I added it; why not remove the other map? --Tomwsulcer (talk) 02:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

I think that it would be wise to seek consensus on Talk:Aeneid before replacing the map. (Personally, I find the one that's already in the article more aesthetically pleasing.) In any event, two maps are certainly not needed. Deor (talk) 02:07, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Fair enough. Let's go with your judgment here.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 02:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)