User talk:Urbanus Secundus

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FYI

A revolver is a subset of pistols, which are generally synonymous with handguns (and the one redirects to the other on Wikipedia). Pistols include revolvers, automatics, and various types of singleshots. Before you go around replacing stuff in an article, make sure you look it up so you're sure of what you're talking about. S B H arris 23:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your comment.

A pistol is defined as a handgun with the magazine in the butt. A revolver is named so because it has a revolving barrel. Please do not use other Wikipedia articles for backing up your claim, use more reliable sources. My source is a "real" encyclopedia, ISBN 82-573-1402-1 (unfortunately not online, nor in English language). Urbanus Secundus (talk) 03:06, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

renaming Kolkata

Saw your comment at Talk:Kolkata. I've made a move request, if you would care to comment. — kwami (talk) 01:58, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the notification. Urbanus Secundus (talk) 01:13, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback at Talk:Apollo

Hello, Urbanus Secundus. You have new messages at Talk:Apollo.
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IMDb and Wikipedia references

Hello, Urbanus Secundus.

Thank you for your contibutions to List of programs broadcast by Discovery Channel (There were quite a lot). I noticed that you added 3 references citing IMDb, and 1 reference citing Wikipedia. Both of these are considered unreliable sources, as both are generated through user submissions. I know it seems weird, but you can't cite Wikipedia on Wikipedia. An alternative to this is to place a hyperlink using the brackets in the text. IMDb, on the other hand, can never be used to verify something. For more information see Wikipedia:IMDb.

Have a good day! – Nick1372 (talk) 02:14, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nick1372.

Thank you for your feedback.

@IMDb: I know that IMDb is not the best of sources, but having their approval on something is still better than their disapproval. I've not seen anywhere that references to IMDb is not allowed? If it is allowed then I suggest putting the references back again. If it is disallowed then we have a problem because so many Wikipedia articles do use IMDb as reference.

@Wikipedia: It's not weird that Wikipedia is a bad source, I would say it is worse than using IMDb as source. But I did it because I was lazy. For instance the Wikipedia article on Anthony Head and his filmography that I used as reference. If that article don't have any sources then the info here is basically unverified.

@Else: I see that you did some other changes, like removing "series". Many of the shows are a series and not single programs, but for some reason you think the list should not state wether a show is a series or not? Urbanus Secundus (talk) 09:45, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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