06:4006:40, 17 July 2016diffhist−109
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Hopscotch
→Etymology: Similarity to Czech and Slovak words is coincidental. OED etymology shows derivation from existing English words. (Second time text of this nature has been removed.)
12:4712:47, 9 June 2015diffhist−547
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Type design
Removed irrelevant reference to kinetic typography (this page is about type design not typography; the Typography page now links to the Kinetic typography page).
13:2213:22, 21 March 2015diffhist−267
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Gundagai
Undid revision 652035356 by
121.216.181.24 I left both "place of birds" and "cut...knee" in. I said there's no support for *combining* them.At best it's "original research".Cite a source for the *combo* or omit it.
10:0410:04, 21 February 2015diffhist−267
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Gundagai
Removed some unsupported speculation about combining names. Both etymologies have citations, but the idea that they might be combined has no citation and appears to be a modern invention.
11:0411:04, 15 January 2015diffhist−59
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Flint
Flint has a crystalline structure, not molecular. In any case, the extra verbiage didn't add any information.
10 January 2015
06:4606:46, 10 January 2015diffhist+145
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Pholcus phalangioides
Reinstated mention of common name "daddy long-legs" removed incorrectly by 173.23.112.214. See ref for example. Also avoids confusion with orphaned "confusion" statement in last intro para.
06:4006:40, 17 July 2016diffhist−109
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Hopscotch
→Etymology: Similarity to Czech and Slovak words is coincidental. OED etymology shows derivation from existing English words. (Second time text of this nature has been removed.)
12:4712:47, 9 June 2015diffhist−547
m
Type design
Removed irrelevant reference to kinetic typography (this page is about type design not typography; the Typography page now links to the Kinetic typography page).
13:2213:22, 21 March 2015diffhist−267
m
Gundagai
Undid revision 652035356 by
121.216.181.24 I left both "place of birds" and "cut...knee" in. I said there's no support for *combining* them.At best it's "original research".Cite a source for the *combo* or omit it.
10:0410:04, 21 February 2015diffhist−267
m
Gundagai
Removed some unsupported speculation about combining names. Both etymologies have citations, but the idea that they might be combined has no citation and appears to be a modern invention.
11:0411:04, 15 January 2015diffhist−59
m
Flint
Flint has a crystalline structure, not molecular. In any case, the extra verbiage didn't add any information.
10 January 2015
06:4606:46, 10 January 2015diffhist+145
m
Pholcus phalangioides
Reinstated mention of common name "daddy long-legs" removed incorrectly by 173.23.112.214. See ref for example. Also avoids confusion with orphaned "confusion" statement in last intro para.