text:
Talk:Left Behind (novel)

DELETE THIS POV RELIGIOUS ADVERTISING!
As currently presented this article is pure religious POV advertising and totally unacceptable as a NPOV work. It should be deleted immediately. If the intention is to create a NPOV review then all of the attached and equally obnoxious POV religious advertising on those pages should be removed and all of them combined into one single article.

 * Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a review site. That includes giving more or less accurate descriptions of notable book series.  Being based on a religious work doesn't make it NPOV.  Get over it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 05:48, 13 December 2006 (UTC).

 oh go away and get a life, zealot. There isn't all that much difference between fanatical religous nuts like you (presumably your faith is athiesm) and deluded fools who fly planes into buildings.

My concern is that thousands of evangelical Christians are under the assumption that any organization trying to foster world peace is bound to be evil and part of some "devil's plot" against god. I do agree that some people claim they are for peace when they really have ulterior motives (ahem, Bush admin), but the UN is respected worldwide, as are many other international peace and human rights groups. These organizations work against corruption, apathy, ignorance, intolerance and lies to try and make the world a better place for unfortunate, downtrodden people. You don't have to be a Christian (or religious at all) for these acts to be genuine and effective. The author is doing a huge disservice to those that work for human dignity, and should make a public apology to them.

I detest this novel and all that it represents. However, it reads just like any NPOV review. Since I would probably expend much more energy laughing at creationists than I would in reading this drivel, I did appreciate the summary. Now I know a little more about the Christian mythology. And being happy that I don't ascribe to this belief set. As books go, I wouldn't read it. As Wikipedia goes, it's a pretty good article.OrangeMarlin 23:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Let the article be. It meets Wikipedia criteria for existing and can certainly be improved. CyberAnth 23:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, I'm no expert on anything, but my little tidbit of opinion is that if an article on a religious book was written by atheists, it might not be quite as full of an article. It's a little bit like saying that an article on science is biased because it was written by scientists. But like I said, my opinion counts for little or nothing, so you don't need to listen to me. :) Bonjour123

"Science, in the broadest sense, refers to any system of knowledge which attempts to model objective reality. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:17, 2 March 2008 (UTC)Nina

There's a problem. This article is NOT religious (if religion in this case is Christianity...I'm a believer.) The THRUTH is that faith has to be put in JESUS for salvation and NOT just God the father. I doubt the film makers realised this. in any case, some articles have to be POV religious to be true. writing this from an atheist's POV is going to make the article an untrue reflection of the book and hence, wikipedia false.......... dklimitless....20 july, 08. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dklimitless (talk • contribs) 12:38, 20 July 2008 (UTC) I think the review is a model of dispassionate ~ and unusually competently written ~ reviewing. I see no religious bias or noxious "POV" in the article. I think it'st's a damn shame there's an audience for this stuff. Then again, is it good or bad that so many people are taking a few minutes away from their televisions?

David Lloyd-Jones (talk) 07:09, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Marked for POV-check
I find the article biased and tagged it for discussion "POV-check".

The main reason for this is the kind of criticism that is mentioned: only Evangelists criticism, not that of other beliefs. For instance, atheists could argue the story triest to frighten people into believing. The plausibility of only the interpretation of the new testament is disputed, nothing more. I agree though we shouldn't mix the bias in the book with a bias in this article. Because religion is always a controversial subject, I'd just like this article to be more sensitive. DWizzy 16:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

 * All of the criticism is directed at the series as a whole, not at this specific book. The main page for the series already includes criticism from both Christian and non-Christian sources, though it doesn't include most of the information on this page. Perhaps it would be better to merge the two sections there. We could also possibly include a link here to the criticism section there. Inexorability 03:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately, I believe you two are right. The entire article appears to be written from an Evangelical POV.  If some non-Evangelical Christian and secular POVs can be liberally inserted (no pun intended) into the article, I think the tag may safely come down.  For now, I'm changing the tag to straight-up POV. toll_booth 01:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

 * It's highly possible ya'll are stupid.

The article is about a book--a work of fiction. If you don't like the book, then don't buy it. And don't confuse the article with the book. As regards the issue of criticism by Evangelical Christians, the book is written by an EC, and its primary audience are ECs. How many non-EC people do think have bought and read it? Naturally, most of the criticism against it is going to come from other EC. And by the way, there is a line about Muslims opposed to the game in the article. --Danaidh 04:53, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * With all due respect, wikipedia is not an EC site but an impartial source of information. The POV issue has not been resolved, as the article is highly EC-centric.  As such, I ask that please nobody remove the POV tag; the sign does not mean that neutrality is definitely out of balance, but possibly out of balance, which several of us contend that it is.

 * Thanks for understanding. toll_booth 22:42, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I think all of you are missing the point of this series of books. I grew up in the christian faith and had a difficult time understanding the book of Revelations. I know this is a book of fiction, however, it gave me an idea of what could happen in the last days. People are so willing to listen and read about other religions, but they have no tolerance for the christian faith. Maybe you should open your Bible and read the book of Revelations and then read this series. Maybe then you will learn something substantial and maybe you will hear the words of Christ and become not one of the people left behind, but one of the people gone during the rapture. I would much rather read this series of books than read about sex, and lies. Everyone has critisize this site for putting this book here, yet there are many other books listed on this site. This series is not meant to be factual, but rather give the audience something to think about and encourage them to read the Bible to find the answers. Have any of you done this? I would encourage you to read the entire series, study the Bible, look at current world events and then make up your mind.--Nursemom1000
 * How about reading the Bible before "the entire series"? (Incidently, it's "Revelation" not Revelations.) Christians disagree on the end times, and these books follow a minority interpretation that many believe to be harmful. I may have missed the point of the series but I'd say its authors and fans have missed what the Bible says in many areas. That's by the by, however. Wikipedia is for neutral encyclopaedic articles and therefore I'm with toll_booth (though I don't know of any non-Christians who have criticised the books off-hand. Match 15:48, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Video Game Adaptation Section removed
I removed the section about the video game Left Behind: Eternal Forces because the game does not appear to be based on this specific book, but on the series as a whole. Also, the paragraph was extremely biased against the game, showing no semblance of neutrality. The game is already mentioned on the main article for the series, and I moved the info provided here to the article about the video game. Citadel18080 18:41, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Delete suggestion
The sentence that claims that the book brought new believers to Christianity is clearly POV and not facutal. There is zero evidence shown to support such a claim. Even if someone were to find some evidence, such as a person specifically saying that they joined a religion because of the book, it would probably be that the person joined the same religion as the writer. Those that are and those that are not considered Christian is a hotly debated topic and clearly sets up a POV problem for the statement. We must consider the fact that a lot of people that self describe themselves as Christians would not be described as such by other Christians or by objective observers. I do not even need to mention the utimate objective observer that really counts do I? There are some Muslims that claim that they can be Muslim and Christian at the same time. There are Hindus that do not accept the dual nature of Jesus but call themselves Christians, and then there are Hindus that do accept it but would never call themselves Chrisitans. There are actually a lot of Hindus that worship Jesus as an avatar of Krishna. Then we have the fact that the writer of this book does not accept Catholics as Christians, clearly showing that he did not look up the word in a Greek-English dictionary. Many Catholics do accept some but not all protestants as Christian but many Catholics, myself included in case you were wondering, specifically do not accept any outside of the Catholic Church as Christian and never will. Eastern Orthodox do not accept protestants as Christians either but they do accept Catholics.

I hope I have made a point with all of this. The sentence needs to go. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:38, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Way to rant about nothing. Can you site a source saying no one, ever, has converted to Christianity because of these books? Unless you can, you're just as biased as the sentence you accuse of being so. Hypocracy and POV have no place in Wikipedia. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Just to note the fallacy, can you cite any source saying no one, ever, has been turned into a dragon because of these books? Heck, I'll allow original research in this case: all you have to do is prove that no one's been turned into a fire-breathing dragon by reading these books.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:01, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Potentially laughable Statement
The author of this entry may have gotten carried away with enthusiasm, to the point of seeming absurdity (at least for those who haven't read the books): millions upon millions world-wide have vanished, the dead and alive,[...]

Pray tell: how could the living left behind ever know that dead people have vanished in their millions - by digging up coffins? I suggest that this particular phrase be deleted. Textor (talk) 03:30, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Whether you like the idea or not is irrelevant. The point is, the authors see this as plausible. This is ignoring that fact that it would be pretty obvious that dead people disappeared when the morgues were randomly missing people. Wouldn't take long to realize it. Morte42 (talk) 00:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

The reason the author wrote that is because the series, both the children's version and adult, make multiple references to morgues and hospitals. It is conceivable, that, during the time of the Rapture in the book, millions upon millions of people were dead in morgues, funeral homes, and hospitals worldwide. It's common sense to read the books and infer that someone would have reported a lot of missing bodies. You don't have to dig up coffins to know that dead people have disappeared. Eowyngrey (talk) 21:35, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

The first book of the adult series explicitly states that numerous bodies disappeared from coffins on the days of funerals. In some cases the pallbearers for the coffins disappeared, dropping the coffin and breaking it open revealing the body inside was also gone. While its certainly bizarre to imagine, the authors of the book either actually believe or make it an active part of their fictitious story that dead bodies also get raptured. --LuciusPius (talk) 07:17, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Thriller genre?
This news report refers to the series as "thriller" novels. Should a thriller-related category be added to the article? Or should this genre be mentioned in the article? And I also want to say this book is great, it tells a lot of useful things. Chimeric Glider (talk) 02:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Plot summary
Someone ought to write a really plot summary rather than borrow the one from the film version's article. It looks idiotic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:40, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. A new summary is needed. Not only is this a summary for the film, but it is a poorly written one.Chris Goodson (talk) 12:50, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Is Chloe in high school or in college?
In one part of the article, she's driving to take a high school exam. Later in the article, she's a student at Stanford. I'm skeptical that the college admission process continues during the chaos of the rapture, so which is it? Is Chloe in high school or college in the book and/or film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stomv (talk • contribs) 13:44, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, I am reading the Series (Note: Spoiler Alert!)Chloe is in intended to be in College.  An you are correct she left Stanford not to return after The Rapture happened.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Etineskid (talk • contribs) 04:50, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Problem
The "plot summary" section currently needs a whole lot of work... AnonMoos (talk) 19:25, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

"Others have noted how a literalist interpretation of scripture and visionary experience can have a potentially dangerous impact on behavior, and may act as a factor in unnecessary violence."

This is a bizarre comment. There's nothing remotely literal about the interpretations in these books (they're works of fiction, remember?). A literal interpretation would be that the giant 6-headed beast with swords in its mouth means a giant 6-headed beast with swords in its mouth, that kind of thing. To say that it means the head of the United Nations is a decideded non-literal interpretation.

"Literalism" seems to be a kind of buzzword these days. Any time people disagree with the fundies, they claim they're rejecting literalism, even if the interpretation in question isn't the least bit literal.

I doubt anyone wants to change the passage to read "a non-literalist interpretation of scripture can be dangerous". —Preceding unsigned comment added by BurkeDevlin (talk • contribs) 15:44, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Left Behind (series) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RM bot 17:30, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Fred Clark/Slacktivist Left Behind exploration
Journalist Fred Clark has been publishing an ongoing series going through the Left Behind books (and movies) in detail since 2003, http://slacktivist.typepad.com/archives/2011/08/left-behind-at-patheos.html.

It is both comprehensive and popular. There are few resources on the LB novels as detailed and few discussions as revealing and animated. It does comply with WP:EL on the grounds of notability. Garth M (talk) 05:16, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Dead Links
Sadly two of the links to Christian views, one Catholic, one Protestant, on this meretricious little pile of pulp are dead links.

http://www.ilcatholic.org/bins/site/wrappers/default.asp?pane_2=cci-pages-Tyndale is a "not here" page, and the one listed above it gives me a "This page cannot be displayed."

David Lloyd-Jones (talk) 07:03, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Left Behind (novel). Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20131114004658/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/business/media/08book.html to http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/business/media/08book.html
 * Attempted to fix sourcing for http://torinmonahan.com/papers/MOB.pdf

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 06:26, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 5 external links on Left Behind (novel). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100427015915/http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/cohen_21_2.html to http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/cohen_21_2.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120414170017/http://slacktivist.typepad.com/archives/2011/08/left-behind-at-patheos.html to http://slacktivist.typepad.com/archives/2011/08/left-behind-at-patheos.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090125072625/http://www.catholicconferenceofillinois.org/bins/site/wrappers/default.asp?pane_2=cci-pages-tyndale to http://www.catholicconferenceofillinois.org/bins/site/wrappers/default.asp?pane_2=cci-pages-tyndale
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20071209145418/http://www.met-uk.org/met/article.php?cat=general&id=166&PHPSESSID=8ad757ca16cf2787c16b37cc03b3b1ce to http://www.met-uk.org/met/article.php?cat=general&id=166&PHPSESSID=8ad757ca16cf2787c16b37cc03b3b1ce
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090125071242/http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/onlinetv/?portal&video=432 to http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/onlinetv/?portal&video=432

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 23:52, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

title: Talk:Left Behind (novel)


text:
Talk:Chaupai

Untitled
I just reverted an edit as it appears to be a copyright violation of http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Benti_Chaupai, this site whilst a wiki doesnt' appear to give copyright permission. I would glad if I an admin could come along and deal with it as they feel appropiate. Jatos 22:30, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

 * SikhiWiki uses the GNU FDL like Wikipedia . However, that was pasted into the wrong section, should be in Chaupai (Sikhism). Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 01:31, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

source: wikimedia

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

title: Talk:Chaupai


text:
Talk:Des Smyth

Des Smyth (singer)
There was a showband singer Des Smyth as well, representing Ireland at the XVII Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar in 1976, see List of performing artists at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. He is also mentioned here. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:05, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Feel free to create the page if you think he's sufficiently WP:NOTABLE. We don't normally provide disambiguation links to non-existent articles. Nigej (talk) 09:34, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation, and have yourself a merry X-mas. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:24, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

title: Talk:Des Smyth


text:
2/23rd Battalion (Australia)

The 2/23rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in June 1940 from primarily volunteers from Albury, New South Wales, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.

Formation and establishment
Established at Victoria Barracks, in Melbourne, in June 1940, the 2/23rd Battalion was raised as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force and assigned to the 26th Brigade. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Evans, a small cadre of experienced personnel drawn from Victorian Militia units were concentrated at Victoria Barracks prior to the battalion headquarters being relocated to Albury, New South Wales, where a large number of volunteers were completing their recruit training at the 4th Recruit Training Battalion. Upon the conclusion of this course, these recruits were posted to the 2/23rd and the battalion – over 900 strong – moved to Bonegilla, Victoria, just across the border, where more complex collective training was completed prior to departure overseas. A large majority of the battalion's initial intake of volunteers came from the Albury–Wodonga region and as a result, the 2/23rd became known as "Albury's Own". Upon formation, the battalion consisted of a headquarters company consisting of various specialist platoons, and four rifle companies.

The colours initially chosen for the battalion's unit colour patch (UCP) were the same as those of the 23rd Battalion, a unit which had served during the First World War before being raised as a Militia formation in 1921. These colours were brown over red, in a diamond shape, although a border of gray was added to the UCP to distinguish the battalion from its Militia counterpart; this was later changed, though, following the unit's involvement in the fighting at Tobruk, when it adopted a T-shaped UCP.

Middle East
Embarking in November 1940 on the transport Strathmore at Port Melbourne, the 2/23rd arrived in Egypt in mid-December. The battalion's parent brigade was reassigned from the 7th Division to the 9th in early 1941 and just after this, the 2/23rd was sent to Cyrenica, in Libya. A German–Italian offensive from the west, resulted in the withdrawal of British Commonwealth forces back to the vital port of Tobruk. Over the course of eight months starting from early April, the 2/23rd formed part of the garrison during the Siege of Tobruk, during which they took part in defensive actions and counter-attacks as they were moved around the perimeter; casualties were heavy, with over 200 personnel being killed, wounded or captured.

The battalion was withdrawn from Tobruk in October 1941 when they were relieved by Polish troops. A period of reorganisation in Palestine followed before the 2/23rd was sent to Syria in January 1942 to undertake garrison duties. This came to an end in June 1942, when the 9th Division was hurriedly moved to Egypt to help bolster Allied forces fighting around El Alamein. The 2/23rd subsequently took part in both the First and Second Battles of El Alamein; its most significant actions came around Tel el Eisa with the battalion launching two main attacks, one on the ridge in July and another to secure a road to the west of the ridge in October. Both attacks resulted in heavy casualties, with the battalion's losses being around 400 in total; nevertheless, both resulted in some tactical gains before the battalion was withdrawn on 1 November 1942, when the 24th Brigade relieved the 26th. Lieutenant Colonel Reg Wall took over command of the battalion at this time, after Evans was promoted to brigadier to take over the 24th Brigade.

A period of rest followed, and following a request by the Australian government to return the 9th Division to Australia to join the other two divisions that had been redeployed from the Middle East – the 6th and 7th – the 2/23rd began the journey back to Australia. Staging out of Palestine, they sailed upon the Nieuw Amsterdam, reaching Fremantle, Western Australia, on 18 February before proceeding on to Sydney, which was reached on the 25th.

New Guinea and Borneo
The battalion's personnel concentrated at Seymour, Victoria, after taking leave, and the 2/23rd subsequently began a period of training and re-organisation as it was converted to the jungle division establishment. This resulted in the issue of new equipment, and a decrease in the battalion's authorised strength and number of vehicles. Training was completed on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland, before the battalion moved to Milne Bay, in New Guinea, in August 1943. The following month, on 4 September, they took part in an amphibious landing to capture Lae, during which one of the landing craft the battalion headquarters was travelling in was bombed by a Japanese aircraft, killing the battalion's commanding officer of the time, Lieutenant Colonel Reg Wall. Major Eric McRae assumed temporary command of the battalion until Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Tucker arrived in October. The 2/23rd subsequently took part in a brief advance along the coast driving on Lae from the east through the jungle, with the battalion crossing several rivers along the way. Several minor skirmishes took place during the advance, although the most significant action was fought on the second day of the operation between an isolated platoon and the remnants of a Japanese company, during which the Japanese force was largely destroyed.

Lae fell in mid-September, more quickly than the Allies had expected, as troops from the 7th Division entered the town from the west, but a large part of the Japanese garrison managed to escape inland towards the Huon Peninsula. Shortly afterwards, the 2/23rd took part in a second amphibious landing north of Finschhafen, at a beach designated "Scarlet Beach" by the Allies. Between 22 September and 9 December, the 2/23rd took part in the Huon Peninsula campaign, taking part in significant actions around Sattelberg and Wareo as the Australians advanced inland. Early in 1944, the battalion took part in the advance to Sio as the withdrawing Japanese were pursued north. Their involvement was limited mainly to patrol actions, and no significant battles were fought before the 9th Division was withdrawn from New Guinea and transported back to Australia for rest in February 1944.

For the next year, the battalion was based around Ravenshoe, Queensland, where it was almost completely rebuilt. Strategic uncertainties and the changing war situation meant that it was not committed to a further campaign until very late in the war, when the 9th Division was assigned to Operation Oboe. Within this plan, the 26th Brigade was tasked with capturing Tarakan as part of the Borneo campaign. A preliminary move was made to Morotai Island in April and the following month, the attack was launched. The 2/23rd was assigned a lead role in the initial landing, and after negotiating the muddy landing beach fought its way into Tarakan town. Several actions were fought throughout the day as they came up against Japanese pill-boxes and snipers, but by the end of the first day, the 2/23rd had secured all but one of its initial objectives. The 2/23rd fought several actions to help secure the high ground around the beachhead before moving on to help secure the airfield. Throughout May and June, the fighting continued as the Australians advanced into the steep inland areas of the island. By the middle of June, the fighting had mainly subsided and the battalion began mopping up operations in the central sector of the island, conducting patrols looking for stragglers until July during which clashes continued to occur.

The fighting came to an end in August 1945 following the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima and afterwards the 2/23rd was slowly reduced in size as personnel were sent back to Australia for demobilisation or posting. In early December, the remaining members were transported back to Australia on the Stamford Victory and on 17 February 1946, the 2/23rd was disbanded at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Over 3,000 personnel served in the battalion during the war, and casualties amounted to 320 dead from all causes and 773 wounded.

Battle honours
The 2/23rd Battalion received the following battle honours:
 * North Africa 1941–42, Defence of Tobruk, The Salient 1941, Defence of Alamein Line, El Alamein, South-West Pacific 1943–45, Lae-Nadzab, Finschhafen, Borneo, Busu River, Sattelberg, Wareo and Tarakan.

Commanding officers
The following officers served as commanding officer of the 2/23rd:
 * Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Evans (1940–1942);
 * Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Wall (1942–1943);
 * Major Eric McRae (1943); and
 * Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Tucker (1943–1945)

Tarakan flag

In 2018, the Australian Flag Society announced the discovery of an Australian flag believed to have used by the 2/23rd Battalion and flown at Lingkas during the invasion of Tarakan. A photographed believed to have been of this event, has in recent years been reidentified as a flag being raised on Sadau Island, Tarakan by the 2/4 Commando Squadron, based on other photographs of this event.

title: 2/23rd Battalion (Australia)


text:
Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python 2.6/FAQ

 * Question: Can't use programs with input. : Answer: If you are using IDLE then try using command line. This problem seems to be fixed in IDLE 0.6 and newer.  If you are using an older version of IDLE try upgrading to Python 2.0 or newer.
 * Is there a printable version? : Yes, see the next question.
 * Is there a PDF or zipped version? : Yes, go to http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut for several different versions. Note that this will not always be up to date with the Wikibooks version. The Wikibook can be printed from the print version.
 * What is the tutorial written with? : Originally, LaTeX, see the  file.
 * I can't type in programs of more than one line. : If the programs that you type in run as soon as you are typing them in, you need to edit a file instead of typing them in interactive mode. (Hint: interactive mode is the mode with the  prompt in front of it.)
 * My question is not answered here. : Ask on the talk page. Please post source code if at all relevant (even, (or maybe especially) if it doesn't work). Helpful things to include are what you were trying to do, what happened, what you expected to happen, error messages, version of Python, Operating System, and whether or not your cat was stepping on the keyboard. (The cat in my house has a fondness for space bars and control keys.)
 * I want to read it in a different language. : There are several translations that I know of. One is in Korean and is available at http://home.hanmir.com/~johnsonj/easytut/easytut.html. Another is in Spanish and at http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut_es/.  Another is in Italian and is available at http://www.python.it/doc/tut_begin/index.html. Another is in Greek and available at http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut_gr/. Several people have said they are doing a translation in other languages such as French, but I never heard back from them.  If you have done a translation or know of any translations, please either send it to me or send me a link.
 * How do I make a GUI in Python? : You can use either TKinter at http://www.python.org/topics/tkinter/ or WXPython at http://www.wxpython.org/
 * How do I make a game in Python? : The best method is probably to use PYgame at http://pygame.org/
 * How do I make an executable from a Python program? : Short answer: Python is an interpreted language so that is impossible. Long answer is that something similar to an executable can be created by taking the Python interpreter and the file and joining them together and distributing that. For more on that problem see http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw.py?req=all#4.28. A project that does make executable python files is py2exe - see http://www.py2exe.org.
 * I need help with the exercises : Hint, the password program requires two variables, one to keep track of the number of times the password was typed in, and another to keep track of the last password typed in. Also you can download solutions from http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/
 * What and when was the last thing changed?

 * 2000-Dec-16, added error handling chapter.
 * 2000-Dec-22, Removed old install procedure.
 * 2001-Jan-16, Fixed bug in program, Added example and data to lists section.
 * 2001-Apr-5, Spelling, grammar, added another how to break programs, url fix for PDF version.
 * 2001-May-13, Added chapter on debugging.
 * 2001-Nov-11, Added exercises, fixed grammar, spelling, and hopefully improved explanations of some things.
 * 2001-Nov-19, Added password exercise, revised references section.
 * 2002-Feb-23, Moved 3 times password exercise, changed l to list in list examples question. Added a new example to Decisions chapter, added two new exercises.
 * 2002-Mar-14, Changed abs to my_abs since python now defines a abs function.
 * 2002-May-15, Added a faq about creating an executable. Added a comment from about the list example.  Fixed typos from Axel Kleiboemer.
 * 2002-Jun-14, Changed a program to use while true instead of while 1 to be more clear.
 * 2002-Jul-5, Rewrote functions chapter. Modified fib program to hopefully be clearer.
 * 2003-Jan-3, Added average examples to the decisions chapter.
 * 2003-Jan-19, Added comment about value of a_var. Fixed mistake in average2.py program.
 * 2003-Sep-5, Changed idle instruction to Run->Run Module.
 * 2004-Jun-1, Put on Wikibooks
 * Since then all changes are visible through the Wikibooks version keeping system.


text:
Filmmaking Basics/Thumbnail Storyboard/What are thumbnail storyboards?

{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="2" style="width: 99%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: LemonChiffon; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="1" |

Thumbnail Storyboards

 * Definition
 * Storyboards are pictures which show what your movie will look like.
 * Thumbnail storyboards are the first sketches of the storyboards for a scene. Usually, these quick sketches are no bigger than your thumbnail.  That is why they are called "Thumbnail storyboards".  Amazing, isn't it?

Most thumbnail storyboards are just tiny stick figure drawings. That is all you needed to explain your shots to me.

 * You say, "What is the big deal?"
 * Storyboards are important for two reasons.

 * Make Decisions
 * When you draw the storyboards, you make all the visual decisions for your movie. This is the step where the movie begins to have life.  Once the storyboards are complete, any skilled filmmaker can visualize how the final movie will appear.

 * Continuity
 * Storyboard are more than just pretty pictures. Anyone can make a good looking shot.

 * The storyboards explain the continuity of the shots. Do all the shots work together?  The storyboards are the first (and best) test of the continuity of the shots.

 * Tremendously powerful
 * All this comes from just those tiny sketches. It is amazing how something this simple can be so vital to the making of movie.

→   Thumbnails are very simple storyboard. Just enough to explain the shot. Can you see what is happening?
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: Lavender; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="4"|
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: Lavender; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="4"|

Storyboard by Mukesh Tiwari

3D frames by Robert Elliott

(1) Looking at poster

dolly in

dolly in

Young Person: "That was a great movie..."

(2) cut to

Young Person (continued): "but I do not understand one thing."

(3)

Cut to the Old Person looking towards the camera

Old Person: What's that?

(4)

Cut to

Young Person: "How can anyone be seduced by the Dark Side?"

(5)

cut to

The old person thinks for a while.

Old Person: "What computer do you have at home?"

(6)

The Young Person (eagerly): "A Macintosh!"

(7)

Old Person: "But what computer does your father use at work?"

(8)

The young person thinks for a moment.

Young Person (amazed and excited): "Seduced by the Dark Side!"

(9)

The old person smiles.

(10)

Old Person and the Young Person walk toward home together.

The End

 * style="width: 60%; background-color: #e0e0e0; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" |
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: #e0e0e0; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" |

How to draw thumbnail storyboard

 * A. Position of the heads
 * In simplest terms, a thumbnail storyboard is just the location of the heads of the people in the scene. If you can clearly show the position, size, and expression of each person's head, most everything else is clear.

 * B. Body optional
 * The bodies of the actors can also be drawn but this step is not required. By drawing the body, you help show how each actor relates to the others in the scene, however, drawing the head usually already shows this information.

 * C. Camera angle
 * This shows how you will frame the shot. This is what makes the shot visual appealing.

 * D. The Lens is the Thing
 * You need to explain the relationship between the characters in the scene. The relationship of the characters in a storyboard frame is not about acting but about the lens that will used to film the scene.  So when you draw the thumbnail storyboard to show the relationship between the actors, you also explain to the cinematographer what lens is needed to capture this image.  (More about lenses in a later chapter which is still under construction.)

Recommended Frame Size

 * Thumbnail storyboards are very simple. Therefore, the smallest possible frame size is the ideal size.  I find that 160 by 90 pixels is a good size for thumbnail storyboards for motion pictures that will be released in the 16 by 9 aspect ratio.  These numbers are easy to remember since, obviously, a frame which is 160 by 90 pixels has a 16-by-9 aspect ratio.

 * Note
 * If you are using a program like ArtRage where texture is important, a frame size of 160 by 90 pixels is too small and awkward. I use a frame size of 640 by 360 pixels and later reduce the completed image to 160 by 90 pixels.

More Advanced Storyboards

 * Thumbnail storyboards are only the first step. This is not the final step.

 * More accurate storyboards are needed for the camera person. These are the 3D storyboards.

 * Larger storyboards are needed for the animatic (a movie of the storyboards).

 * Beautiful storyboards are needed for the investors.

 * For the animated version, storyboards that become the keyframes of the animated version of the movie.

 * Fortunately, for now, all we need is rough sketches which is thumbnail storyboards. As simple as these pictures seem, they are the starting point for the entire filmmaking process.

 * style="width: 60%; background-color: #ffffe0; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" |
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: #ffffe0; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" |

The Vocabulary of Storyboards

 * When you create a storyboard, even a simple thumbnail storyboard, you are using the visual vocabulary of motion pictures. That means if you put two people in a shot, then you have created a "Two Shot".  And if your shot is a wide angle shot at the beginning of a movie, you are creating an establishing shot.

 * Start by skimming the required reading page from Medial College on the various shots in a movie. This only takes a few moments to scan.

→Dolly In→

Camera and actor's movements

 * When possible, include information such as camera moves and the angle of each shot in the drawings that you do.

 * If you need to show how the camera moves in a shot, you can simply draw two storyboards which show the beginning and the ending position of the camera and actors in the shot. Or you can draw an arrow in the storyboard frame to explain where the camera is moving during the shot.

 * Don't forget to draw the camera angle. If the camera is pointing up, draw the heads smaller than normal.  If the camera is pointing down at the actor, make the heads larger.

 * Also, the eyes of the actor's can explain the position of the camera and the position of the other actors in the scene.

Wide angle vs. Telephoto

Lens Distortion

 * Learn to draw the distortion of a lens. Use only wide angle and telephoto lenses, never a neutral (50mm) lens.  Here is why:

1. Wide Angle Lens (Good) [[Image:SBTDS OpeningShotFront.jpg|96px]]

 * A wide angle lens creates the feeling of distance and cold.

2. Telephoto Lens (Good) [[Image:SBTDS Close Up Telelphoto.jpg|96px]]

 * A telephoto lens creates the feeling of warmth and close together.

3. A Neutral Lens (Usually Bad)

 * A neutral lens has no distortion so everything appears as if viewed by the human eye. Without distortion, visual information is missing.  The pictures are neither warm nor cold, close or distant.  This lack of information makes the picture boring.
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: BlanchedAlmond; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="1" |
 * style="width: 60%; background-color: BlanchedAlmond; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="1" |

How Many Drawings are Enough?

 * Look at the unformatted script for Seduced by the Dark Side!. Each line is numbered.  Therefore, you probably need at least one picture for each numbered line.  If you have a special camera move or a special effect, you can create more than one picture. One picture for the beginning of the shot and one picture for the end of the shot is nice.

{| cellpadding="20" cellspacing="5" style="width: 99%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
 * }
 * style="width: 100%; background-color: LemonChiffon; border: 1px solid #777777; vertical-align: top; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 8px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 8px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 8px;" rowspan="2" |

The next page

 * If you wish, you can submit your thumbnail storyboards.

 * Otherwise, you are ready to go to the course on 3D Storyboarding. [[Image:Crystal Clear action forward.png|24px]]

 * }


text:
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steven Benedict

The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:45, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Steven Benedict

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

This article is solely serving as a promotional piece for the subject. The statements contained in it are directly from the subject and are false. Benedict has never ranked in the top 20 American men in any track and field event, nor has he competed in the Diamond League (let alone being a record holder), nor has he been an Olympic qualifier - his lifetime best would not have ranked him in the top 40 American women last year.

The outlets that have covered him or published him are not reliable, as they have not taken basic steps to verify the fact Benedict is not a 2020 Olympic hopeful, but rather a man in his 40s with no experience of national level track and field competition. SFB 16:18, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:27, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

 * Delete It would appear he is an Olympic hopeful in the same way I'm hopeful that a contract from my beloved Phillies has simply just been lost in the mail. best, GPL93 (talk) 22:10, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Article is promotional in tone and style, not encyclopedic, and no notability is established.TH1980 (talk) 03:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NATHLETE and WP:MILL. Curiously, the page doesn't discuss his actual wins or rankings. Olympic Trials qualifiers (my emphasis) are not automatically notable; otherwise Bruce Edward Logan, a multiple Olympic qualifier in the 20 K and 50 K for racewalking, would have an article. Bearian (talk) 22:33, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Olaf Kosinsky (talk) 22:18, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable -- Devoke water  (talk)  14:58, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


text:
Wikiversity:Template messages

Templates are pages in the template namespace. This means any page beginning with "Template:", such as Template:Templatename. The content of a template can be added to a page by typing.

Templates are used to add recurring messages to pages in a consistent way, to add boilerplate messages, to create navigational boxes and to provide cross-language portability of texts.

This page lists existing templates which you may find useful. For information on what templates are and how to use them, please see Wikipedia:Template namespace.

Related pages for specific types of templates

 * Category:Page creation templates
 * Welcome templates

Instructions: When you add new template messages to this page, please keep the tables in alphabetical order.

If you cannot find the template you need, you can request it on Requested templates. For help on creating templates, see w:Help:Template, or contact a user who has identified themself as an adept template coder.

title: Wikiversity:Template messages


text:
Gerald Willhite

Gerald William Willhite (born May 30, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round (21st overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

Willhite was born in Sacramento, California, and graduated from Cordova High School of Rancho Cordova, California, in 1977. Though Gerald's younger brother Kevin Willhite would become one of the top high school football stars in the state, he did not play football in high school, mainly due to his small size of 5'2 and 98 pounds. However, Gerald was a star at track and field and wrestling, finishing one wrestling season with an undefeated 24-0 record.

After high school, Willhite attended American River College, deciding to forgo wrestling and focus entirely on track and field. No longer concerned with wrestling weight restrictions, Willhite gained 90 pounds between his freshman and sophomore year. He also grew 7 inches, and eventually decided to join the school's football team. In his two seasons at ARC, he rushed for over 1,000 yards and caught at least 50 passes both times. He then transferred to San Jose State University, where he went on to rush for 2,364 yards and 20 touchdowns over his final two seasons in college football, while also catching 107 passes for 927 yards and 8 more scores. Willhite still holds the school records for most average yards gained rushing per game at 107.5 and pass receptions in a game with 18 in the 1981 California Bowl against University of Toledo.

After college, Willhite played for the Broncos from 1982 to 1988. In his rookie season, Willhite was Denver's leading rusher, rushing for 347 yards in a season shortened to 9 games by a players strike. He appeared in Super Bowl XXI against the New York Giants. In his 7 NFL seasons, he rushed for 1,688 yards and 17 touchdowns, with a 4.4 yards per carry average, while also catching 207 passes for 1,767 yards and 5 scores. On special teams, he returned 101 punts for 1,012 yards and a touchdown, along with 26 kickoffs for 512 yards. Willhite was inducted into the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

Willhite owned and operated GW Spices BBQ Restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

title: Gerald Willhite


text:
Mike Woelfel

Mike Woelfel is a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate representing the 5th district. The 5th district includes all of Cabell County and a small portion of northern Wayne County. In 2022, Woelfel was chosen as Minority Leader of the Senate.

Legislature
Woelfel was first elected in 2014 to succeed Evan Jenkins who left the Democratic Party and chose to run for Congress as a Republican. Woelfel's victory was a rare pick up for the Democratic Party during a year that otherwise saw major Republican gains in West Virginia. In 2020, Woelfel was appointed as Minority Whip for the Senate Democratic caucus. Two years later, Woelfel became the Minority Leader after his predecessor, Stephen Baldwin, lost re-election.

Personal
Woelfel maintains a private personal injury law firm with his son, Matthew Woelfel. Prior to his time in the Senate, Woelfel served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Cabell County and was appointed, on a part-time basis, to a juvenile judicial office for the Supreme Court of Appeals. He also served as an adjunct professor at Marshall University.

title: Mike Woelfel


text:
Warren Grove

Warren Grove is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was incorporated in 1985.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warren Grove had a population of $374$ living in $137$ of its $141$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $346$. With a land area of 10.16 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

title: Warren Grove


text:
Talk:Ormer Locklear

Untitled
What do y'all think about using this pic in the article? I'd say it should be rather safe as public domain, but someone with more surety than me in that field ought to look into it... Happy editing! V-Man737 06:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The article talks about "the airfield at Wilshire Blvd. and Cresent Ave. in Los Angeles". However there is no "Cresent Ave." in Los Angeles and Crescent Ave. is far away from Wilshire Blvd. I think the correct intersection would be Wilshire Blvd. / Crescent Heights Blvd., this would be consistent with the "Miracle Mile" location given in http://www.cecilbdemille.com/legacy.html

Wives
Locklear’s wife was called Ruby Graves. Was she any relation to Mabel Avis Graves, who married his colleague, aviation pioneer Calbraith Perry Rodgers? Valetude (talk) 06:42, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

title: Talk:Ormer Locklear


text:
Kirsten Kasper

Kirsten Kasper is an American professional triathlete.

College career
She was a cross country runner for the Georgetown Hoyas.

2016 season
She won world championship gold in the mixed relay.

Kasper won her first World Cup event in Salinas, Ecuador.

2017 season
Kasper finished 4th in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series rankings by virtue of a 4th place finish in the Finale. This final ranking was highlighted by her first WTS podium, a third in Yokohama.

title: Kirsten Kasper


text:
Gajadin

Gajadin is a Surinamese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 * Chitra Gajadin (born 1954), Surinamese author
 * Dewperkash Gajadin (born 1961), Surinamese chess master

title: Gajadin


text:
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Duke Nukem Forever

The result was speedy kept - WP:POINT. ➨  ЯEDVERS  14:22, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Duke Nukem Forever
SWGEmu was deleted for being unreleased, this should be no different. - Eiridan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eiridan (talk • contribs) 04:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep SWGEmu was deleted because it had no claim to notability, being just an emulator . DNF was announced by a major software company with regular updates on its progress.  Clearly meets WP:V and WP:NOTABLE. Hbdragon88 07:29, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Hbdragon88 07:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Agreed with the points made by Hbdragon88. Also the Team Fortress 2 and Phantom articles are much more comparible situations than SWGEmu and are currently unchallenged. Even if the project were cancelled it would still be a historically relevent and meets WP:NOTABLE. Charlie Wiederhold 07:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Only the single most famous example of vaporware in human history (with the sole possible exception of the Second Coming of Christ, which most of his original disciples expected to see before they died).  Marblespire 07:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep On the basis that there was little reason to nominate this for deletion. --<IP_ADDRESS> 07:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep See WP:POINT. Thsi game is notable whether it ever gets released or not, so crystal ball doesn't apply. Ace of Sevens 08:37, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Marblespire. Danny Lilithborne 08:39, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above, DNF is a obviously notable, verifiable game even if it never gets released. --SevereTireDamage 08:41, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Will be released any day now... —Viriditas | Talk 10:10, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep — Even though I'm not a gamer, I've heard of it (I guess I spend too much time around Slashdot). Mike Peel 10:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep The developement history alone is worthy of an article in this case. Konman72 11:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: Next to The Phantom this is the best known vaporware. It is likely that a writeup on the subject will be the only way to explain this gamer humor to future generations. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 11:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep: The only reason the article was nominated was to make a point, a weak one at that since obviously DNF meets criteria for notability and verfication. Mitaphane talk 11:26, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep, WP:POINT nomination. Weregerbil 12:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep One of the best known instances of vaporware ever. Also the game is suppose to still be coming out yes? Or so the company keeps saying. -- zero faults   ' '' 12:24, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


text:
Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/Local/paisa.co

Links

 * paisa.co resolves to [//<IP_ADDRESS> <IP_ADDRESS>]
 * Link is not on the blacklist.
 * Link is not on the domainredlist.
 * Link is not on the Monitorlist.
 * None of the mentioned users is on the blacklist.
 * Link is not on the whitelist.
 * Link is not on the monitor list.
 * None of the mentioned users is on the blacklist.
 * Link is not on the whitelist.
 * Link is not on the monitor list.

Selected additions

 * Displayed 14 additions out of 14 total.	 For more info see WikiProject_Spam/LinkReports/paisa.co

Entry
Log entry for the MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist:

\bpaisa\.co\b               # ADMINNAME # see  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/Local/paisa.co ]]

Discussion
See COIBot report for more details.

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 12:00, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 11:35, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 12:31, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 05:53, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 06:58, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 10:22, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. No links left in here mentioned edits. Marked stale. --COIBot (talk) 05:49, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 12:00, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

New data reported. --COIBot (talk) 07:03, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


text:
Leanne Franson

Leanne Franson (born 1963 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian illustrator and cartoonist. She illustrates picture books, children's novels, educational texts, pamphlets, and magazines. She currently lives in Martensville, Saskatchewan, near Saskatoon. She is bilingual in English and French. She has an adopted son from China who is homeschooled. She also has two cats, Sadie and Alley.

She is known for her semi-autobiographical comics featuring the female bisexual character Liliane, Bi-Dyke. These have been included in various anthologies and collected in books. Her comics bring a bisexual woman's perspective to the queer comic scene, including some controversy. For example, in Oh... (1992) her "full frontal" image of a woman putting on a bra without any underwear on, required a full-page warning prior to its appearance. "'Everything changes the world in some way. One person who feels alone who finds a like mind in a comic is a change. One person who is down and is inspired by a comic to laugh is a change. One person who had an unchallenged bigoted idea who was provoked to rethink it, and vote differently is a change.' - Leanne Franson"

Early life and education
Franson states that she, "collected only Betty and Veronica comic books" growing up in addition to spending much time at the library where she found refuge in the comics of the Leader Post. After studying Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, beginning in 1982, where she graduated in 1985. Leanne Franson also worked at Le Pavillon des Arts in retail sales from 1986 to 1991. During her time in school, around 1986, she began drawing comics. She studied ceramics from 1988, graduating in 1989, at the Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts.

Franson began working in illustration in 1991 for both trade and educational books. Franson published her first comic in 1992 since then has self-published more than twenty issues of her minicomic series Liliane. Franson would later move from Montreal to London in 1994 in order to learn about the comic scene abroad.

Comic publications
Franson is mostly known because of her reoccurring comic character and alter ego: Liliane the bisexual dyke. She has published three books, Teaching Through Trauma (1999), Assume Nothing: Evolution of a Bi-Dyke (2000), and Don't Be A Crotte (2004), which each contain a series of comics featuring Liliane. Just like Franson, Lilian's day time job is illustrating comic books.

Leanne Franson was influenced by the simple style of Ben Wicks, as well as Lynne Johnston's characters. Franson first created Liliane in 1992; her work has been described as closer to an "extended essay" than an average comic. Franson explores all things queer in her comic series, facing topics like IVF, interracial relationships, and bisexual butch representation in the LGBTQIA community. While she tackles heavy topics, Liliane the Bi-Dyke radiates light, with her simple drawing style. Franson also contributed comics to the British group Fanny created in 1991, which published cartoon anthologies via Knockabout Comics. Early in the 1990s, Franson contributed comic strips to a monthly publication LesboInfo. She took a break from publishing comics between the years 1999 and 2004.

Liliane, Bi-Dyke

 * Oh...: Her, Comic Quarterly, 1992.
 * Gregory, Roberta. "Fuckin' Faggot," Naughty Bits #6,1992.
 * "Hair... a True Happening...," Zine: Mousie #2, 1992.
 * Dyke's Delight!, Issue 1, 1993.
 * Real Girl #6, Holiday 1993.
 * What Is This Thing Called Sex?, 1993.
 * "Vladmira, The Lesbian Vampire," Gay Comix #18, Spring 1993.
 * "Differently Pleasured," Brat Attack, the Zine for Leatherdykes and Other Bad Girls, issue 4. 1993.
 * "Race, she said... and Interracial Relationships," Zine: Mousie #3, 1993.
 * "Toaster: A Story of Unplanned Parenthood," Gay Comix #22, Summer 1994.
 * Strange-Looking Exile #5, 1994.
 * Action Girl Comics, Issue 1, 1994
 * Dyke's Delight! Issue 2, 1994.
 * Action Girl Comics, Issue 2, 1995.
 * Gay Comix #24, Fall 1996.
 * Assume Nothing: Starring Liliane: Evolution of a Bi-Dyke, 1997.
 * "Impeccable Taste" "Loose Skin in old Montréal or in other words: epidermis anonymous erraticus" "Proximal Possibilities" "Of Dating and Dogs" "Mixed Blessings" "Flicks and Finales" "Breeders" "Do It Myself (a slice of the life of a massothérapeute!!)" "Breeders Too... reprise of a theme..." Assume Nothing, Slab-O-Concrete, 1999.
 * "l'il Liliane in Untimely Hamster Deaths" "Liliane in Old Wives Tales" "Real Lesbians Don't Procreate (The Continuing Breeder Saga)" "Anal Appointment Accuracy" "Differently Pleasured'" "The World of Phantom Relationships "Liliane in Real Bisexuals Do (Sometimes!) Shoot Sperm (The Breeder Saga Swims On!)" "Playing with Perruques," Teaching Through Trauma, Slab-O-Concrete, 1999.
 * Howard, David. "Old Wives Tales," Don't Touch Me, volume 1, issue 6, 1997.
 * Men Are From Detroit, Women Are From Paris, 1999.
 * Dansereau, Paul. "Liliane in I Posed for a Pornographer!!" "A Rental Disaster (A Compendium of Do's and Don't's in One Twisted Tale of Crazy Colocation!!)" "Yes We Don't Want No Bisexuals! Part 1" "The Ex and the VCR" "How to Screw Someone Around (A Series of Tips)" "Yes, We Don't Want No Bisexuals Part 2" "Attack of the Inflated Ego!!" Don't Be a Crotte!, 2004.
 * Kirby, Robert. Boy Trouble: 10th Anniversary Issue, 2004.

Articles & Anthologies

 * Warren, Roz. Dyke Strippers: Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z, 1995.
 * Bell, Brandi Leigh-Ann. Riding the Third Wave: Women-Produced Zines and Feminisms, 2002.
 * Camper, Jennifer. Juicy Mother: Celebration, 2004.
 * Elfodiluce, Valeriano. Happy Boys & Girls: Storie Sentimentali di Gay e Lesbiche, 2006.
 * Camper, Jennifer. Juicy Mother 2: How They Met, 2007.
 * "... and Then She Wrote," Women's Review of Books Volume 24, No. 4, 2007.
 * Marni, Stanley. Drawn Out, 2010.
 * Hall, Justine. "Bof and Buzz in Rip Up those Roles!! (1993)" & "Liliane in the Sensitive Straight Boy (1996)" from No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, 2012.
 * Christensen, Charles "Zan." Anything That Loves, 2013.

Current work
Franson works as a children's book illustrator for several Canadian publishers, in both English and French. She has published under the following publications in French: Soulières Éditeur and Les éditions de la courte échelle. As well as English publications such as Scholastic Canada and Bayard Canada, as well as Orca Press and Annick Press. Leanne Franson's main focus is now on her illustrations. According to Scholastic, she has illustrated close to 80 different books. In addition, Franson's work has been featured in magazines, textbooks, and even a commercial.

Leanne Franson first works with pencil, then technical pen and dip pen. She then layers her images with acrylic ink and/or India ink, but also does digital drawing using a Wacom Cintiq touch monitor.

In early 2016 Franson began making ceramic goods again and works in her home studio. She, as well as her son, work with both stoneware and porcelain. Franson prefers hand-building her tiny pieces but also throws on the wheel.

In French

 * Brousseau, Linda. Marélie de la mer: roman, 1993.
 * Anne Legault, Une fille pas comme les autres, 1997.
 * Jasmine Dubé, L'ourson qui voulait une Juliette, 1997.
 * Legault, Anne. Une première pour Étamine Léger,1998.
 * Manjusha Pawagi, La petite fille qui détestait les livres, 1998.
 * Girard, Éric. Drôle de singe!,1999.
 * Therrien, Maurice. Éloïse et le cadeau des arbres,1999.
 * Legault, Anne. Un message d'Etamine Léger, 1999.
 * Therrien, Maurice. Éloïse et le vent, 2000.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Le mystère des nuits blanches: roman. 2000.
 * Chrystine Brouillet, Une chauve-souris qui pleurait d'être trop belle, 2000.
 * Boisvert, Nicole M. Crapule, le chat, 2000.
 * Gagnon, Cécile. Le chien de Pavel: un roman, 2000.
 * Bergeron, Lucie. Bout de comète!, 2000.
 * Desrosiers, Sylvie. Au revior, Camille!, 2000.
 * Andrée-Anne Gratton, Simon et Violette, 2001.
 * Brochu, Yvon. Sauvez Henri!, 2001.
 * Desrosiers, Sylvie. Le concert de Thomas, 2001.
 * Andrée-Anne Gratton. Simon et Violette, 2001.
 * Sylvie Desrosiers, Ma mère est une extraterrestre, 2002.
 * Raymond Plante, La curieuse invasion de Picots-les-Bains par les zèbres, 2002.
 * Louise-Michelle Sauriol, Siara et L'oiseau d'amour, (French and Inuktitut), 2002.
 * Desrosiers, Sylvie. Ma mère est une extraterrestre, 2002.
 * Rose, Indiana. Benten et le dragon, 2003.
 * Gagnon, Cécile. Justine et le chien de Pavel: un roman, 2003.
 * Desrosiers, Sylvie. Je suis Thomas, 2003.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Le secret de Simon: roman, 2003.
 * Plante, Raymond. Un canard entre les canines, 2004.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne, Un espion dans la maison: roman, 2004.
 * Sauriol, Louise-Michelle. Les trouvailles d'Adami, 2004.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Simon, l'as du ballon: roman, 2004.
 * Plante, Raymond. La vedette de la ronflette, 2005.
 * Blanchette, Chantal. Les chaussettes de Julien: roman, 2005.
 * Robert Soulières, Le chien de Léopold, 2006.
 * Plante, Raymond. Le chaud manteau de Léo, 2006.
 * Bertrand, Nathalie. Les pieds dans les plats, 2006.
 * Gagnon, Cécile. Justine et Sofia, 2006.
 * Sauriol, Louise-Michelle. Les aventures du géant Beaupré, 2006.
 * Desrosiers, Sylvie. Audition de Thomas (L'), 2006.
 * Nathalie Bertrand, Les Pieds dans les plats, 2007.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Mission chocolat pour Simon: roman, 2007.
 * Poirier, Nadine. Au voleur!, 2008.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Simon et Zizou: roman, 2008.
 * Cécile Gagnon, Justine au Pays de Sofia, 2008.
 * Jarry, Marie-Hélène. À la recherche du tikami, 2009.
 * Somain, Jean-François. Le béret vert: un roman, 2009.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Simon est amoureux: roman, 2009.
 * Mativat, Geneviève. La sonate des chatouilles, 2009.
 * Brousseau, Linda. Marélie de la mer: roman, 2010.
 * Bergeron, Alain M. Le petit maître, 2010.
 * Gagnon, Cécile. Justine et Sofia au pays des bleuets: un roman, 2010.
 * Brousseau, Linda. Le vrai père de Marélie, 2010.
 * Luca, Françoise de. Jason et la tortue des bois: un roman, 2011.
 * Brousseau, Linda. Marélie et les sanglots de l'oie bleue: roman, 2011.
 * Gratton, Andrée-Anne. Simon et les grands cornichons: roman, 2012.
 * Sauriol, Louise-Michelle. Les ogres du printemps, 2012.
 * Renaud, Anne. Les pierres d'Emma, 2012.
 * Hughes, Susan. Adorable Choco, 2013.
 * Hughes, Susan. Gentille Mirabelle, 2013.
 * Sauriol, Louise-Michelle. Le mysterère du trésor noir: roman jeunesse, 2014.
 * Hughes, Susan. Incroyable Zorro, 2014.
 * Arsenault, Marie-Andrée. Les souvenirs du sable, 2014.
 * Canciani, Katia. Le dromadaire au nez rouge: un conte de Noël avant Noël et dans le désert, 2014.
 * Papineau, Lucie. Petit Écureuil à l'école des couleurs, 2014.
 * Hughes, Susan. Houdini a disparu, 2015.
 * Bellingham, Brenda. Les princesses ne portent pas de jeans, 2015.
 * Brien, Sylvie. Valentin, ni trop petit, ni trop grand, 2015.
 * Canciani, Katia. Le voyage en Chine, 2015.
 * Brien, Sylvie. Jérôme et son fantôme, 2015.
 * Hughes, Susan. Cajou en spectacle, 2015.
 * Héloua, Laïla. La disparition de monsieur Bonjour, 2015.
 * Hughes, Susan. Fripon le curieux, 2015.
 * De Repentigny, Myriam & Pratte, Guy. Le mur de feu, 2016.
 * Brien, Sylvie. Les têtes coupées, 2016.
 * Hughes, Susan. Muscade s'ennuie, 2016.
 * Arsenault, Marie-Andrèe. La traversée des mers, 2017.
 * Pratte, Guy. Ted et les oiseaux de paradis, 2018.
 * Labrie, Francine. Dans la peau des autres, 2019.

in English

 * Allen, Eleanor. Ghost From the Sea, 1995.
 * Bennett, Leonie. Pattern and Rhyme, 1996.
 * Snihura, Ulana. I Miss Franklin P. Shuckles, 1998.
 * Pawagi, Manjusha. The Girl Who Hated Books, 1998.
 * Tregebov, Rhea. What-If Sara, 1999.
 * Larose, Linda. Jessica Takes Charge, 1999.
 * Martenova Charles, Veronika. Don't Open the Door!: Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales, 2000.
 * Marlowe, Pete. The Trailer Park Princess, 2000.
 * Adler, David A. Andy Russell, NOT Wanted by Police, 2001.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Big Book Special Edition, 2001.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! World's Weirdest Critters, 2001.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Amazing Escapes, 2001.
 * Roberts, Ken. The Thumb in The Box, 2001.
 * Ross Enderle, Judith & Jacob Gordon, Stephanie. School Stinks, 2001.
 * Martenova Charles, Veronika. Don't Go Into the Forest!, 2001.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Creepy Stuff, 2001.
 * Poploff, Michelle. Pajama Party, 2002.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Odd-inary People, 2002 .
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Bizarre Bugs, 2002.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Awesome Animals, 2002.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Weird Science, 2003.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! Blasts From The Past, 2003.
 * Packard, Mary. Ripley's Believe it or Not! X-Traordinary X-Tremes, 2003.
 * Sauriol, Louise-Michelle. Les trouvailles d'Adami, 2004.
 * Il était une fois: 12 histoires à raconter, 2005.
 * Adler, David A. It's a Baby, Andy Russel!, 2005.
 * Roberts, Ken. Thumb on a Diamond, 2006.
 * Wishinsky, Frieda. Far From Home, Canadian Flyer Adventures #11, 2008.
 * Wishinsky, Frieda. Lost in the Snow, Canadian Flyer Adventures #10, 2008.
 * Wishinsky, Frieda. All Aboard!, Canadian Flyer Adventures #9, 2008.
 * Roberts, Ken. Thumb and the Bad Guys, 2011.
 * Pierce, Jacqueline. The Mystery of the Missing Luck, 2011.
 * Pierce, Jacqueline. Flood Warning!, 2012.
 * Hughes, Susan. Bailey's Visit, 2013.
 * Hughes, Susan. Riley Knows Best, 2013.
 * Hughes, Susan. Murphy Helps Out, 2014.
 * Hughes, Susan. Bijou Needs a Home, 2014.
 * Hughes, Susan. Piper's First Snow, 2015.
 * Bellingham, Brenda. Princesses Don't Wear Jeans, 2015.
 * Hughes, Susan. Cricket's Close Call, 2015.
 * Gjenero Bilich, Mary. Marko Gets a Puppy, 2015.
 * Hughes, Susan. Nutmeg All Alone, 2016.
 * Hughes, Susan. Houdini's Escape, 2016.
 * Hull, Maureen. Rainy Days with Bear, 2016.
 * Renaud, Anne. Emma's Gems, 2019.
 * Hughes, Susan. Puppy Pals, 2019.
 * Alistair, Gwynevere. Calm Before the Test, 2020. t

Awards
In 1997, Franson was a finalist for a Governor General's Award for her illustration work on L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette.

Exhibitions
Leanne Franson was featured in "She Draws Comics," curated by Trina Robbins. The exhibition began in 2002 in Vienna at Secession Gallery, traveled to Gijon in that same year. The exhibition would then go to San Francisco in 2003, and finally end in 2006 in NYC at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.

title: Leanne Franson


text:
A Fighting Chance (memoir)

A Fighting Chance is a 2014 memoir by the American academic and senior Massachusetts United States Senator Elizabeth Warren. The book details Warren's life from her upbringing in Oklahoma City to her unexpectedly successful bid for the United States Senate in 2012.

Content
The main theme of Warren's book centers on the values of hard work and the benefits to be reaped from never giving up. In it, she describes how her experiences as a child affected her worldview of things, especially in regards to the financial status of middle class America. Warren also discusses how, over the decades, big banks and transnational corporations have managed to control almost every corridor of Washington "with armies of lobbyists and lawyers" at their beck and call.

Sales
Warren's book has garnered praise from a number of sources and sold better than some of her Republican counterparts. The release of the book prompted pundits to say that she is leaving open the possibility to run for president in 2016 or even 2020, in spite of the fact that she repeatedly declared that she is not running. More than 65,000 copies were sold by the third quarter of 2014, eventually leading to a paperback release one year later.

Critical reception

A Fighting Chance was praised by Amy Chozick of The New York Times, who wrote, "The book is a potent mix of memoir and policy that makes politics seem like a necessary evil, and yet it's impossible to read Warren's story without thinking about her meteoric rise in the Democratic Party and those Warren groupies on Connecticut Avenue. That makes the aw-shucks, I-just-stumbled-into-the-Senate anecdotes that propel her narrative feel inevitably like the savvy (critics would say self-serving) story lines that would play so well at an Elks Club in Iowa." Maura J. Casey of The Washington Post observed that "the book's message is that one person can make a difference, but change is painfully slow, uneven and the work of a lifetime. After reading this book, it is comforting to know that Elizabeth Warren, with her passion, anger and bluntness, will not be silenced." A Fighting Chance was also praised by John Cassidy of The New York Review of Books, who remarked, "If Warren has a big idea, this is it: the conception of society as an organic, mutually dependent whole." Writing for The New Yorker, the historian Jill Lepore compared the book favorably to Louis Brandeis's 1914 book Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It, writing:"Warren is also smart enough to use the conventions of political biography, old and new, to insist on the existence of a relationship between caring for other people and caring about politics. Her brief is really about the abandonment of children, not by women who go to school or to work but by legislatures and courts that have allowed the nation's social and economic policies to be made by corporations and bankers. Writing about her children and grandchildren—rocking that baby—is more than the place where Warren leaves Brandeis behind. It's an argument about where our real debts lie." A Fighting Chance was similarly praised by Michael Jonas of The Boston Globe and David Lauter of the Los Angeles Times.

Conversely, Mary Kissel of The Wall Street Journal was heavily critical of the book, describing it as "the story of how a middle-class girl rose to the Senate—and came to see the market economy that gave her the chance as 'rigged.'" The book was similarly attacked by Christopher Bedford for the conservative magazine National Review, who perceived it as a campaign book for Warren's anticipated entry into the 2016 presidential election. Ultimately however, Warren ended up endorsing Hillary Clinton during the last week of the Democratic primary.

title: A Fighting Chance (memoir)


text:
Talk:Grand Kremlin Palace

Old talk
The caption under the image: "Grand Kremlin Palace is famous for its obscenely lavish interiors. Even private apartments of tsars were decorated with shameless, unparalleled splendour." is clearly in violation of Neutral point of view. Some might consider the interior obscenely lavish, other might find it in perfect taste. But Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum for debates about what constitutes good or bad taste. And the second sentence "shameless, unparalled splendour" is so POV it's mind-boggling. Unless convincing reason can be given, these parts will be completely striken or changed. Gryffindor 21:15, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Your generalized allusion to WP:NPOV is not helpful at all. Why do you think the words "shameless" and "obscenely lavish" imply bad taste? The taste or lack thereof is an arbitarary concept. If you contend that the decoration was "obscenely lavish" or "shameless", please state your objections here and don't forget to cite your sources. Otherwise, I'll have to restore your frivolous deletions. Cheers, Ghirla -трёп- 09:18, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * State my sources? On what? The words are clearly not neutral and have no place in an encyclopedia. As I have stated above, if one find the interiors "obscenely lavish" is a point of view. Some might find it so, others not. However an article has to stay neutral. And if a splendour is "shameless" or "magnificent" is also a point of view. I personally have no problems if someone wants to decorate their homes lavishly, alone the fact that we are having this discussion proves my point that the statements are not neutral. If they were neutral, this wouldn't be a topic of discussion right now. Gryffindor  09:40, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I cut the words "obscenely" and "shamless" from the caption. They're obviously statements of opinion. Sumergocognito 04:00, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Current use
The article says that the halls are being used for representative occasions. But what about the rest? The first weblink suggests that the palace is the current residence of the President of Russia? This should be made clear. --Ikar.us (talk) 16:16, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Part Of Caption That Was Removed
"Even private apartments of tsars were decorated with unparalleled splendour" needs a citation.Curb Chain (talk) 02:19, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Grand Kremlin Palace. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121213025518/http://kreml.ru/en/kremlin/buildings/BKD/ to http://kreml.ru/en/kremlin/buildings/BKD/

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 23:12, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Vandalism on Map
get rid of that corny ass caption on the map

 * 1) STANDWITHRUSSIA <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:43, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

"Kremlin Palace" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Kremlin Palace and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 16:16, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

title: Talk:Grand Kremlin Palace


text:
User:Tameshiron14/sandbox

Anjanie Mohabir  (born Anjie; October 19, 1999), is a Writer from Guyana.

Background
Anjanie is an awesome person.

It's all Her
Her latest piece is coming out soon, it is about the struggles teens have with relationships and how they handle situations and problems they face everyday. Anjanie tries to portray the longing for trust among teens and she portrays teens as finding such kind of trust through relationships.

Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Writer

title: User:Tameshiron14/sandbox


text:
List of ship commissionings in 2019

The list of ship commissionings in 2019 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2019.

title: List of ship commissionings in 2019


text:
estancia

Etymology
From. .

Noun

 * 1) A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) stay, residence, sojourn
 * 2) large farmstead
 * 3) room
 * 4) stanza
 * 1) room
 * 2) stanza
 * 1) stanza

title: estancia


text:
User:Farquan17

Farquan Boshir uddin (born 18 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northampton Town

title: User:Farquan17


text:
Kudagu

Kudagu (Кудагу; Dargwa: Ккудау) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Kudaginsky Selsoviet, Dakhadayevsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 561 as of 2010. There are 7 streets.

Geography
Kudagu is located 12 km southeast of Urkarakh (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zilbachi and Zubanchi are the nearest rural localities.

Nationalities
Dargins live there.

title: Kudagu


text:
Talk:Wiki 101

Welcome to the Wiki 101 Talk page!

Notice that this page is in the  Talk:  namespace. Feel free to ask questions about Wiki 101 here. Many times, those with more experience editing wiki pages forget what it was like first learning how to edit, so don't be shy asking questions!

You can use the + tab at the top oif this page to start a new thread or click on the closest edit link above an existing thread to join it.

What is a thread?
All Wikiversity pages have an associated  Talk:  or  _talk  page. These are where participants talk with each other about the topic discussed on an article, category, template, or other page. It provides a separate area for discourse, questions and answers, debate, brainstorming and many other activities that revolve around its associated page.

In the same way that an article page is broken down into sections, its associated discussions may be broken into threads. When you use the + tab at the top, you are presented with a box for a heading for a new thread. This can be in the form of a question (such as What is a thread?) or may be some discussion about a section (such as Wiki 101) covered on the Wiki 101 article.

To join the What is a thread? thread, click the edit button directly below the heading. You will see my text in the editor. To respond or comment on what I've typed, simply begin your first paragraph with a colon. That will indent your text one level. If your comment exeeds one paragraph, just begin each paragraph with a colon. If someone else has responded before you, add two colons to each of your paragraphs. When you are finished typing, use four tildes ( ~ ) to automatically sign and date your post. CQ 17:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

namespace suggestion
I having been thinking about the "user" namespace, would like to suggest offering users the possibility if being defined as either primarily a "student" or a "teacher" rather than just a "user". What do people think? AlistairReece 14:49, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I think there is wide agreement that in a learning environment like Wikiversity it is important to have efficient ways of knowing what other people are trying to learn and who can help them towards their learning goals. In a conventional learning environment there is often a well-defined distinction between learner and teacher and everyone functions efficiently while wearing those labels. There can even be situations at Wikiversity that replicate the conventional learner/teacher relationship in wiki format, such as when a teacher brings students to Wikiversity from a conventional classroom. However, new namespaces are almost never the best solution to organizing things in a wiki. One powerful and flexible tool available to us is the "template". In particular, use of "userbox templates" has become the established way of quickly informing other wiki participants about one's interests and skills. See for example User:Teemu. --JWSchmidt 15:14, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with the userbox route - one could put multiple userboxes on a page and say "this user is a teacher of ...", "this user is a student of ...", or even combinations of these. --HappyCamper 15:36, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

I was pondering that further after I put the original idea here. Was thinking about my own experience and how I would regard myself as a "student" of technical writer, but I am keen to get involved in developing the theology school - when time allows - which I would imagine make me a "teacher" in that sense. The userbox idea looks very useful. AlistairReece 05:46, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * As I go from page to page at Wikiversity my role changes. On one page I might be trying to teach another participant something. On the next page I might be trying to learn from other Wikiversity editors. My role can even change on the same page, depending on who else is editing the page. In general, I just think of myself as a Wikiversity participant. We are all collaborating to create a community and environment that facilitates learning. In a wiki community, actions are what counts, and the actions are page edits. If your edits help me with my learning goals, then I guess you could say I'm your student. --JWSchmidt 14:30, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Learning and Thinking

 * lol May have to wait for an alumni club to publish testimonials, rags to riches stories, etc. and attempt to compare to other prestigious institutions. I wonder if we could get the traditional magazines who rank credentialed institutions to starting a ranking or selection or evaluation guide for institutions with no accreditation? <IP_ADDRESS> 01:11, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Going back to the actual Wiki 101 resource
There had been many edits to this page that transformed it into a description of The Magic of Xanth. I must have copied the wrong link into this, the link seems to have nothing to do with the Magic of Xanth. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 02:42, 23 October 2013 (UTC) (See Xanth.) This was all done by IP editors, one or many. The content is "fan" content, probably not appropriate for Wikiversity, though it's not impossible to create an educational resource here to study some topic in fandom, just as there are university courses that cover many aspects of popular culture and literature. The content may be fantasy, that's fine in user space. There is no question but that the content would be routinely be allowed in user space here, as an exercise, say, in wiki editing. I recommend to the BON (IP) that a user account be created and that content can be copied from the version linked above, into that user's personal user space, i.e., if it were User:XanthFan, the page User:XanthFan/The Magic of Xanth could be created. Alternatively, I may create the page in User:Abd/Playspace.

Please don't make what could be educational fun into mere vandalism. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 02:36, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

 * Moving the Magic of Xanth content to The Magic of Xanth and restoring this page to Wiki 101 content. Also adding a block on editing by IP address to reduce vandalism.  -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 01:41, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

 * I dislike creating mainspace content pages with no responsible user, so I was suggesting, above, that the user register an account and use it to create that page. (Or, alternatively, I've created pages in my Playspace, where I'm responsible for them. Just my opinion, though. and I'd recommend blocking the IP for a month or so, since it has only been used for, effectively, vandalism, and did not respond to the suggestion here. The block can refer to the IP talk page with an offer to allow Magic of Xanth editing from a registered account, and you can allow account creation in the block options. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not. Thanks for your attention Dave, in any case. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 02:35, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

 * I have added a one-month block on the IP. I'm mixed on the content.  As posted, it's effectively solicitation rather than educational.  I'm inclined to tag it with a  proposed deletion so it could be deleted in January if there's no follow-up.  -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:42, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

title: Talk:Wiki 101


text:
User:AmiDaniel/searchhack.js

/* */ $( function {

if (location.href.indexOf("search=&") != -1) {

document.getElementById("bodyContent").innerHTML += "

\n" + "\n" + "Search in namespaces:\n" + " (Main) \n" + " Talk \n" + " User \n" + " User talk \n" + " Wikiversity \n" + " Wikiversity talk \n" + " Image \n" + " Image talk \n" + " MediaWiki \n" + " MediaWiki talk \n" + " Template \n" + " Template talk \n" + " Help \n" + " Help talk \n" + " Category \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns15\" />Category talk \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns100\" />School \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns101\" />School talk \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns102\" />Portal \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns103\" />Portal talk \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns104\" />Topic \n" + " <input type='checkbox' value=\"1\" name=\"ns105\" />Topic talk \n" + "Search for <input type='text' name=\"search\" value=\"\" size=\"16\" />\n" + " <input type=\"submit\" name=\"fulltext\" value=\"Search\" />\n" + " "; }}); /* */

title: User:AmiDaniel/searchhack.js


text:
Talk:Brendan Brendan Oliver Comiskey SS CC

Yes, There is an error in the title - ''Brendan' is used twice.

Will an administrator please get rid of this article. If the man's name cannot be spelt correctly then nobody is going to bother reading the article. Move it to Brendan Comiskey El Gringo 15:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


text:
Talk:knuckle

Citation
1946, The American Pocket Medical Dictionary (18th edition)W.B. Saunders Company, P453
 * Hernia: Protusion of a loop or knuckle of an organ or some tissue through an abnormal opening.

title: Talk:knuckle


text:
Bingo (novel)

Bingo is a 1988 novel by Rita Mae Brown. It is the second installation of the Runnymede series of books, following Six of One, which came out in 1978.

Plot synopsis
Bingo takes place in the fictional small town of Runnymede, Maryland, which is located on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. The events take place about seven years after the end of Six of One.

Nickel Smith is now the editor of the local Runnymede newspaper, The Clarion, which is under threat due to corporate takeover. Her mother, Juts, and her aunt Wheezie, the infamous Hunsenmeir sisters, try to keep an eye on Nickel, who has embarked on an affair that would shock the town. The sisters, who are prone to decades-long fights, find themselves newly at odds when a new eligible gentleman, Ed Tutweiler Walters, arrives in town. Nickel, on the other hand, feels she must take care of her aunts, but also has her hands full with her own troubles.

Characters

 * Nicole "Nickel" Smith: A bisexual journalist, adopted daughter of Juts and natural daughter of Chessy. Though she prefers women, she becomes pregnant by Jackson.
 * Louise "Wheezie" and Julia "Juts" Hunsenmeir: Octogenarian sisters who are deeply devoted to each other, though constantly bickering and holding grudges.
 * Ed Tutweiler Walters: Septuagenarian, a newcomer to Runnymede, has Juts and Wheezie in competition for his affections.
 * Chessy: Nickel's estranged father.
 * Jackson: Husband of Nickel's best friend, with whom she has an affair.
 * Mr. Pierre: The only other openly LGBT person in Runnymede. He runs the Curl 'n Twirl beauty salon.

The Runnymede series

 * Six of One (1978), Harper & Row
 * Bingo (1988), Bantam
 * Loose Lips (1999), Bantam
 * The Sand Castle (2008), Grove/Atlantic
 * Cakewalk (2016), Bantam

Reception
In the Kirkus review of Bingo, it is noted that "while Brown's feminist tenets are always cheerfully in evidence, this remains frothy entertainment--with an unreal-but-who-cares? sit-corn sensibility." Publishers Weekly called Bingo an "amusing, poignant tale" packed with "an astonishing number of characters and severed loyalties. Along with sketches of zany homegrown characters, Brown offers unpredictable plot resolutions that reinforce her reputation as a writer unafraid of new directions."

Awards
Bingo was nominated for the 1988 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction.

title: Bingo (novel)


text:
Bashnij

Bashnij (, also Romanized as Bashnīj; also known as Bashnījābād) is a village in Mazul Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 693, in 184 families.

title: Bashnij


text:
Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707

The Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707 (6 Ann. c. 53) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.

Sections 2 to 6, 8 to 10 and 14 to 32 were repealed by Schedule 1 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

title: Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707


text:
User:Crusder for goodness/sandbox/Goodness Unlimited

Goodness Unlimited LLC is an apparel company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company was organized in August of 2018 and launched in January of 2019.

New article name goes here new article content ...