User talk:DavidWBrooks/2017 archive

Seasteading

Hi David,

Regarding your recent reversion of my edit, you don't point to any reason for reverting other than your opinion "they don't really belong in an article". Motivations for seasteading are relevant to the reader, and their motivations are properly cited in a secondary article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crasch (talk • contribs) 19:51, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That article doesn't quote or reference anybody saying it - it's just a thrown-out line by the writer. You might say they hope to create a place to flee as climate change kills the world's poor, too, but that's not referenced, either. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 21:17, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've edited the article to add another reference which directly attributes their motivations to them. BTW, we seem to be in an edit war that perhaps might be better addressed if we spoke live. May I give you a call? Or alternatively, you can call me at 650 773 6419.

Crasch (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:08, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No thanks - although discussions like this are always better on the article page, rather than any user's page. Two edits hardly makes a war, however. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 00:08, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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13:38, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Nice work on Milford granite columns on the treasury building

The Treasury's history website mentioned that the freestone columns had been replaced with granite but didn't give a source for that granite (in contrast to the later specification that the granite for columns on the other wings came from Dix Island, Maine).  —jmcgnh^(talk) (contribs) 22:12, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Since I believe I was the person who wrote that tidbit many years ago, I felt obligated. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 00:59, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Webster College

I reworked the edit by Cessna315 and added it at the end of the History section. The news on DWC's bankruptcy is covered by the citations already on the page. I had heard that the bankruptcy trustee rejected multiple bids by SNHU. I have added a citation from the SNHU website that they have started building a new aviation science/technology building in lieu of buying the DWC campus. Spike-from-NH (talk) 01:51, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

hi

Hi David! Xavi Domingo 1234512345 (talk) 14:51, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Mandela Effect

In case you're still wondering, it goes a little something like this. InedibleHulk (talk) 14:10, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the information / reverences found in following URL:

https://www.anthonypatch.com/urgent-discoveries.html

mustache vs. moustache

I beg to differ.

1. No harm in calling people's attention to something that might be of interest to them. 2. It doesn't take up much space.

Mondegreens and Zuiderzee

David, You were correct in removing the part about the Zuiderzee. I added the example of the Golden Vanity/Sweet Trinity song some time ago, but yesterday, as I was re-reading it, I thought it would be the case that most of *our* readers would be just as unfamiliar with the 'lowland sea' as Appalachian singers were, so I proceeded to research it. I was not able to find anything useful on the web. It is thought that, since one of earliest known versions of the song referenced Sir Walter Raleigh and the Netherlands, the song might refer to the historical sea Battle of Gravelines. But, honestly, I was stretching to mention any particular body of water. Ah, well! Paulmlieberman (talk) 13:14, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mass MoCA

not super sure where to add this, but the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art opened an expansion this weekend (130,000 sq ft) bringing the total to approx 230,000 sq ft. Would you mind helping me edit that page? Also it would bring Mass MoCA to the 4th biggest art museum in the US. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:F6C3:4D00:BCE5:9AB1:14B3:CC6E (talk) 15:32, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Carrie Nation

Hi. I did not notice the edit you made while I was editing at the same time. I have reverted it because a woman's maiden name has traditionally been included in the lede, although if some consensus to the contrary has emerged, I will be happy to review it. Yours, Quis separabit? 03:07, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

War between ADB FlashKit and DavidWBrooks

Why did you reverted this one? Continue reverting can lead to privileges removal. Talk to your problem solver to prevent from reverting. ADB FlashKit (talk) 04:40, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Starting of editing war from Acme Corporation

Hello! and welcome to the Wikipedia! I had ignoring this reverting of your redundancy of your page called Acme Corporation. Please don't do that. I had avoid this one. Here it's the list to add this:

The Acme Scrap Metal in Milo Murphy's Law appeared

112.198.102.66 (talk) 07:02, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Talk:Iceland#The_back_.26_forth_minor_edit_war_about_what_continent_Iceland_is_in.2C_and_what_a_continent_is is relevant to your interests. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 19:02, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting "One Kohl" (ein Kohl)

Hi DavidWBrooks, you have reverted my edit. The "Unit" Kohl is sometimes special because it's known primary in Germany and like several other special units it's not widely documented because it was mainly used in political satire in the 80ies. It's not even simple to find references for such kind of unit, but nearly every person older than 40 years in germany nows the unit :-) Best regards --Denalos (talk) 01:12, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I"m sure that's true, but the item really needs a reference - this is the kind of article that attract lots of joking and lets-make-wikipedia-look-stupid fake additions, often trying to ridicule a politician. We can't, as you know, just accept an editor's assurances that something is real or well known. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 01:46, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

She Loves You

Hi David. Thanks for your contributions to the article. I'm not trying to be too picky, but don't you think it is unsourced in the article that "several well-known musicians released entire albums of Beatles covers"? Wouldn't "several" mean more than Mary Wells and the Chipmunks? Even if other albums or articles referring to them were linked in a footnote that would back up the claim. Thanks. Sundayclose (talk) 18:03, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It just occurred to me: would it work to pipelink the statement to List of cover versions of Beatles songs? That list has more than "entire albums of Beatles covers", but it's obvious to anyone who wants to scroll through the list that there are several albums with only Beatles songs. Sundayclose (talk) 18:34, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There's also Brenda Lee - that's three. Several!

What's significant about this is not that cover versions of the song were recorded, but that well-established recording stars (Brenda Lee and Mary Wells were big stars at the time, and the Chipmunks had recorded several albums, amazingly) did entire records of Beatles covers. Nobody did that for the Stones or Dave Clark 5 or Beach Boys or other groups of the time - so it's a real sign of the impact that the Beatles had for a couple of years. That's the reason to list them, I think: to get across to readers the astonishing impact they had - not just as part of a List of cover versions of Beatles songs. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 12:57, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with everything you say, but I also think it adds to the explanation of their impact to let the reader know that more than those three you mention (in fact, an enormous number) did covers, some doing entire albums of covers in addition to those three. Sundayclose (talk) 15:02, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kinks pop

You wrote the hidden note to support both rock and pop genres in the infobox. The article text also supports both rock and pop. Binksternet (talk) 15:27, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Longest words

Your revert removed valid edits. Please don't do this without reviewing changes in the whole article. Also, please do not remove citation tags without addressing the issues. The article is very long, with lots of sections, nobody will remembre the tag at the top. Also, different languages are viewed/edited by different wikipedians. Staszek Lem (talk) 16:12, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting my edits

Hi, I noticed that you reverted my response to an edit request made at Talk:XXXX despite my response being a valid edit. In the future please don't do this without giving a reason why. Thanks. SparklingPessimist ^Scream at me! 19:08, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I did - the reason is in the Edit Summary field. Are you aware of how that works? It can be confusing. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:21, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wait, you are talking about the Talk page, not the article page. Ignore my response. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:22, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am talking about the talk page SparklingPessimist ^Scream at me! 20:23, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I'm baffled by my edit, as well. I may have hit the wrong button and moved on without checking to see what I had done; my apologies. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 20:26, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's all good. Have a good day/night :) SparklingPessimist ^Scream at me! 20:34, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On that topic, I don't mind thanking you for reverting my addition to the "humorous units of measurement" page - I was unsure whether it would or would not meet the normal standards, so I "tested the waters"... but I wonder whether the normal standards should apply to a unit of humour on a page about humorous units, a term that has been said to be a unit by multiple people, including university types (admittedly in jest) - so it is at least "somewhat notable" - shouldn't the the criterion for inclusion be more based on whether it a unit that is funny? (And, given that it was a play on the name "Spike Milligan - i.e. milliGoon, I think it is! :-) Also: I don't think there is any competing unit of funniness so attested (except, perhaps, a standardised test based on the amount of laughter for a comedy compared with a particular Mr Magoo cartoon... but that doesn't have any named unit as far as I know). Maitchy (talk) 22:42, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The same standards should *definitely* apply, or else the page would turn into 1000 "funny" things made up by people - like a bad reddit thread. This is an issue in other pages that deal with humorous topics, like mathematical joke - you've got to be careful or they turn into lists "hey, I thought of another one!" - DavidWBrooks (talk) 01:22, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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