Thanks for your work Wetman. Kindly nominated by Ghirla. Blnguyen ( bananabucket) 03:27, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
According to the dictionaries (both askoxford and dictionary.com), a balustrade refers to a railing supported by balusters, rather than the whole railing baluster assembly.-- Jcvamp 07:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Language evolves. There are lots of words that mean totally different things from what they did originally. For example, a cupboard was originally a place where cups were kept. 'Cup' is right there in the word. Yet, in modern English, a cupboard is a small cabinet or what Americans would call a 'closet'. It's obvious that in 1644 the term balustrade did, indeed, refer to a row of balusters, but in over three centuries, the word has evolved. That's why my modern dictionary sources; one of them Oxford; define the word differently.
If you have an architectural source that you can cite that shows that balustrade is still used in the way you describe, by all means add it to the article, otherwise, I think my modern dictionary definitions are more reliable than your obsolete one.-- Jcvamp 07:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Like I said, if you could find a modern architectural source to cite, I would consider that to outrank the dictionary (I recognise that dictionaries are sometimes wrong on more specialised information). Giano has provided such information, and so I'm willing to concede that this information is correct.
All I was doing was working with the information I knew, and for which I had references. When the information in the article is unsourced, and I have information that I can cite references for, I am willing to update the article, which is what I did. In this instance, you contested that, which is fair enough, but all I was questioning was the validity of the definition from a centuries old edition of the same dictionary of which I have a modern edition that says otherwise. I don't see why this had to turn into a big issue where you had to resort to insulting my intelligence.
I am willing to admit when I am wrong, (nobody knows everything) and at least this had lead to the article having a citation to back up its information. My goal is to improve the articles. Hopefully next time we disagree on something, you can do it calmly.-- Jcvamp 22:12, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
I would value your opinion here [1], where an editor would like to shorten a FA of which I was a principle editor. Giano 10:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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Text you added to Arch of Titus has been reverted, due to probably being a copyright violation. It appears to be a direct copy from this page. If you are the author, or have permission to reproduce the content, feel free to document that and restore the text. Cheers! Mdotley 22:44, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Quite amusing in this context to see that our article on Federico Brandani already appears at [ http://yousurp.com/node/12604].-- Wetman 10:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Modtley's ill-informed allegations are revolting, but in fact one of our 1,700 admins could have stopped chatting for a minute to send a standard GFDL violation letter to www.essential-architecture.org before throwing bold accusations on fellow wikipedians. -- Ghirla -трёп- 23:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wet,
Liked your work on the Excalibur page. I've added a section which explains the origin of the sword in the stone; Don't worry, it's not "original research"! It is in fact a matter of historical documentation, but for an easy reference, look out for a book entitled "By the Sword" by Richard M. Cohen.
Hope it helps
STEALTH RANGER 08:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Gotcha ! STEALTH RANGER 16:01, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
At speculum literature, you linked to survey. The article titled " survey" does not seem to be what you had in mind. Do you know of any other article that that word could appropriately link to? Michael Hardy 00:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
The his genitive exists in two forms. As an intensifier, it's nearly dead by 1680. As a hypercorrective and bizarre introduction, it begins to appear around 1680. These are different matters entirely. The -es genitive was normal ME, but ME speakers had a reflexive intensifier form where the "his" and "her" would be reintroduced, and that died as people began to regard it as an accidental doubling. Then, though, there is this odd little phenomenon, and I can give you many examples from primaries, of a "his" genitive that appears to be a mistaken belief that the "his" was always there. (And Curme beats College English anyhow, and Baugh beats Curme.) Geogre 02:00, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Re: Talk:Proglacial lakes of Minnesota. Your comment was totally useless and unnecessary. This encyclopedia is built on people writing about what they like. Shame on you. - Ravedave 22:32, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was reading Camptown Races earlier, and noticed whilst doing related searches that the text is duplicated at [3]. I wasn't sure who was copying who, so added a copyvio tag. I just now got back to it, in order to search the diffs for the origin, which is you! If they copied us, obviously rvt me and rm the entry at Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2007 July 6/Articles. Ta :)
There's also a thread at Talk:Camptown Races#Rising Sun Newsletter that you might know the answer to. Much thanks. -- Quiddity 05:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Please appreciate that Mirepoix is the place to discuss…mirepoix. Proabivouac 08:30, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Care to advise here [7] none of the books concerning Villa Barbaro mention the fact that it was the inspiration for The Capitol, knowing the booming and somewhat odd claims to fame of many Italian stately homes I feel it would have been claimed had it been true. While Palladio was almost certainly at the bottom of the design, I feel it was more like Palladianism rather than one individual building, especially as there seems little resemblence, I can think of several more akin to it. Giano 18:50, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Having read Nathaniel Taylor's review of Settipani (thanks Andrej), have I made errors at Ruricius of Limoges concerning his Gallo-Roman connection? Apparently he's a key link. In Gaul, villa organization seems to be a major link with Late Antiquity: the personnel installed in the villas come and go, but aristocratic villas granted to monks, abbots or bishops survive to the Revolution and beyond. There is extraordinary continuity of this kind in the demes of Egypt down to Nasser. -- Wetman 16:23, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello! An article you created is being discussed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hydra_in_popular_culture
I have been working on improvements, but I urge you to contribute to the discussion and perhaps help with the cleanup effort to save this article. Sincerely, -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 17:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Just in case you miss it on your watchlist, please take a look at this; since you presumably have the book close at hand—I don't, unfortunately—it'd be very helpful if you could dig up the requisite page number(s). Thanks! Kirill 14:03, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Re [8] — it was good faith and not coarse humor. If you look at my contribs I had been going around adding {{ distinguish}} to various pages with similar titles or typo-sensitive titles. — superbfc [ talk | cont ] — 16:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
(Doubtless you'll agree, Gentle Reader, that it would be cruel to pursue this furious creature, where the cultural advantages are so unequally marshalled. I leave it to you, then, to judge whether, at the cultural level that would identify faeces as the Latinate form of feces, any genuine confusion might obtain with Fasces. Shall we see the Wikipedia reader warned not to confuse Schmit with shit? One might hope not. -- Wetman 00:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC))
(rolls eyes) Super, I don't care about the rights and wrongs of the personal spat you seem to be having with Wetman. To me wikipedia is written for an average person who's completed an average education. The lexdyxic amongst us are always going to struggle with the rather nice way that English has very different meanings for similiarly spelled words. But we don't need to disambiguate everytime there's a possibility of a mis-reading. regards -- Joopercoopers 12:38, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for following up on my cite request on the Upper West Side article, specifically Edgar's Cafe's claims that Edgar Allan Poe wrote " The Raven" there. I'm still suspicious because, though the poem was published in 1845, it was first read aloud in 1843, leaving this location just as dubious as all the others that claim The Raven's composition (I know of four, this one in New York, one in Delaware, one in Pennsylvania, and one in Massachusetts). Anyway, more importantly, I was wondering if you knew for certain if the road named after him spells it "Edgar Allen Poe" as the reference says or if it's correctly spelled "Edgar Allan Poe." Thanks! -- Midnightdreary 13:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC
Hi Wetman. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on this request for arbitration. Thanks, Paul August ☎ 17:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello. For edits to disambiguation pages (such as this one) please refer to Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages). Thanks! Ewlyahoocom 04:59, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Wetman. Could you please have a look at Talk:Helots#the_Context_section? User:Segregold deleted a whole section from the text which he considers apologetic for the Spartan behaviour towards Helots. Being the author of the said section, I naturally resent that. I agree that the text could be reworded (it was translated from a not-so-recent French article), that more details could be added and so on, but pure and simple deletion seems outrageous to me. I'd welcome your input on this matter. Jastrow ( Λέγετε) 07:26, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
I know you don't like the FA circus, so I would not ask, if I did not desperately want to encourage an editor doing very good work. There is a nice page languishing here, it just needs a little polish and clarity. I refer you to my comments here [9]. The only reason I ask is that I'm far from home with not a proper book within reach - and there is only one man who will know how to do it!!! Cringing flattery is not my strong point - you don't have to vote just give credit to my compatriots and a little clarity. Regards. Giano 18:11, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks I thought it was very nice too but not as nice as this, I just stumbled across it by chance looking for something else [10] I'd never seen it before now that is what I call a perfect little gem! Though you might like to see it too. Giano 16:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Create articles on the order of X in popular culture. Once separated the lists are soon recognized as cruft and you'll evenbtually receive satisfying reports such as those that follow. Attempts just to delete lists of junk often result in edit wars with overweight teens. Wetman 20:25, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wetman, I am greatful to you for your attempt to resolve a contention http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Tocharians&oldid=146837173. However, in your re-phrasing, there are inaccuracies: Zuev is not Turkish, he is Russian, judging by his name; He does not advocate that the Tocharians were Turkic, but observes what languages they spoke in space and time; Kidanes reportedly were proto-Mongolian speakers, and a splinter of Tocharians were absorbed in their polyethnic state, as a separate and distinguishable group. Another group was absorbed by Turkic Kangar ( Kangju) state, and later was associated with Yantsai/ Alans/ Ases, a third group remained in Central Asia and was sequentially absorbed into Hunnish, Seyanto ( Xeyanto), Jujan (WP:Ruran), and finally Turkic Kaganates. He lists more splinter groups of so-called Little Yuejies, which were not little at all after all. My comments are not directed to diminish my appreciation, quite the opposite, I hope you will find a refined phrasing. Thanks, Barefact 10:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Wetman, thanks for your input into this article. Could I ask you to double-check the page numbers for the new edition of Colvin's Dictionary.... Some of them still seem to be the old numbers, but I dont have access to the newer version to check for myself. Many thanks, Edward Waverley 16:03, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
When categorising recently I just recatagorised Radcliffe Camera from Baroque to Category: English Baroque architecture - now on reading it I see it is stated that it was built in the Palladian style - I'm pretty sure it is fair to call it Baroque - allthough it is late - what do you think? Giano 12:42, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
I see you turned my reference to The Rime of King William in to a blue link. Very well done, Wetman! Clio the Muse 15:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Wetman had been obliged to post the following note at User talk:Lo2u:
[A most impertinent self-justification ensued, wisely withdrawn after several further rispostos]
[etc etc, very sensibly withdrawn]
[further attempts were deleted unread]
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Dear,
Just to inform you of a change I made in your article on Hesbaye (Haspengouw). Some changes had been made prior to mine, but unfortunately nobody saw that it's geographical description was wrong. Hesbaye is not the area around Namur (Namen), it hardly even reaches Namur. Namur is actually on the border of several regions, as the river Maas (Meuse) seperates two totaly different regions. You can consider Sint-Truiden as the heart of Hesbaye.
Best regards,
Arne
Well spotted! Apparently, though, there are quite a few more. A Storia di Milano page lists 18 attested occurrences of the toponym and another thirteen probables. — Ian Spackman 11:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Sorry I got off on a tangent about the exceptions at the exhibition, and thank you for elaborating here [13] D. Recorder 01:54, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
The tangent was excellent. We also need notes on the stuff exhibited by Sue et Mare, J.J. Rateau, Edgard Brandt to balance your exceptions. -- Wetman 02:49, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your work Wetman. Kindly nominated by Ghirla. Blnguyen ( bananabucket) 03:27, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
According to the dictionaries (both askoxford and dictionary.com), a balustrade refers to a railing supported by balusters, rather than the whole railing baluster assembly.-- Jcvamp 07:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Language evolves. There are lots of words that mean totally different things from what they did originally. For example, a cupboard was originally a place where cups were kept. 'Cup' is right there in the word. Yet, in modern English, a cupboard is a small cabinet or what Americans would call a 'closet'. It's obvious that in 1644 the term balustrade did, indeed, refer to a row of balusters, but in over three centuries, the word has evolved. That's why my modern dictionary sources; one of them Oxford; define the word differently.
If you have an architectural source that you can cite that shows that balustrade is still used in the way you describe, by all means add it to the article, otherwise, I think my modern dictionary definitions are more reliable than your obsolete one.-- Jcvamp 07:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Like I said, if you could find a modern architectural source to cite, I would consider that to outrank the dictionary (I recognise that dictionaries are sometimes wrong on more specialised information). Giano has provided such information, and so I'm willing to concede that this information is correct.
All I was doing was working with the information I knew, and for which I had references. When the information in the article is unsourced, and I have information that I can cite references for, I am willing to update the article, which is what I did. In this instance, you contested that, which is fair enough, but all I was questioning was the validity of the definition from a centuries old edition of the same dictionary of which I have a modern edition that says otherwise. I don't see why this had to turn into a big issue where you had to resort to insulting my intelligence.
I am willing to admit when I am wrong, (nobody knows everything) and at least this had lead to the article having a citation to back up its information. My goal is to improve the articles. Hopefully next time we disagree on something, you can do it calmly.-- Jcvamp 22:12, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
I would value your opinion here [1], where an editor would like to shorten a FA of which I was a principle editor. Giano 10:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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Text you added to Arch of Titus has been reverted, due to probably being a copyright violation. It appears to be a direct copy from this page. If you are the author, or have permission to reproduce the content, feel free to document that and restore the text. Cheers! Mdotley 22:44, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Quite amusing in this context to see that our article on Federico Brandani already appears at [ http://yousurp.com/node/12604].-- Wetman 10:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Modtley's ill-informed allegations are revolting, but in fact one of our 1,700 admins could have stopped chatting for a minute to send a standard GFDL violation letter to www.essential-architecture.org before throwing bold accusations on fellow wikipedians. -- Ghirla -трёп- 23:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wet,
Liked your work on the Excalibur page. I've added a section which explains the origin of the sword in the stone; Don't worry, it's not "original research"! It is in fact a matter of historical documentation, but for an easy reference, look out for a book entitled "By the Sword" by Richard M. Cohen.
Hope it helps
STEALTH RANGER 08:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Gotcha ! STEALTH RANGER 16:01, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
At speculum literature, you linked to survey. The article titled " survey" does not seem to be what you had in mind. Do you know of any other article that that word could appropriately link to? Michael Hardy 00:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
The his genitive exists in two forms. As an intensifier, it's nearly dead by 1680. As a hypercorrective and bizarre introduction, it begins to appear around 1680. These are different matters entirely. The -es genitive was normal ME, but ME speakers had a reflexive intensifier form where the "his" and "her" would be reintroduced, and that died as people began to regard it as an accidental doubling. Then, though, there is this odd little phenomenon, and I can give you many examples from primaries, of a "his" genitive that appears to be a mistaken belief that the "his" was always there. (And Curme beats College English anyhow, and Baugh beats Curme.) Geogre 02:00, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Re: Talk:Proglacial lakes of Minnesota. Your comment was totally useless and unnecessary. This encyclopedia is built on people writing about what they like. Shame on you. - Ravedave 22:32, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was reading Camptown Races earlier, and noticed whilst doing related searches that the text is duplicated at [3]. I wasn't sure who was copying who, so added a copyvio tag. I just now got back to it, in order to search the diffs for the origin, which is you! If they copied us, obviously rvt me and rm the entry at Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2007 July 6/Articles. Ta :)
There's also a thread at Talk:Camptown Races#Rising Sun Newsletter that you might know the answer to. Much thanks. -- Quiddity 05:18, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Please appreciate that Mirepoix is the place to discuss…mirepoix. Proabivouac 08:30, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Care to advise here [7] none of the books concerning Villa Barbaro mention the fact that it was the inspiration for The Capitol, knowing the booming and somewhat odd claims to fame of many Italian stately homes I feel it would have been claimed had it been true. While Palladio was almost certainly at the bottom of the design, I feel it was more like Palladianism rather than one individual building, especially as there seems little resemblence, I can think of several more akin to it. Giano 18:50, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Having read Nathaniel Taylor's review of Settipani (thanks Andrej), have I made errors at Ruricius of Limoges concerning his Gallo-Roman connection? Apparently he's a key link. In Gaul, villa organization seems to be a major link with Late Antiquity: the personnel installed in the villas come and go, but aristocratic villas granted to monks, abbots or bishops survive to the Revolution and beyond. There is extraordinary continuity of this kind in the demes of Egypt down to Nasser. -- Wetman 16:23, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello! An article you created is being discussed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hydra_in_popular_culture
I have been working on improvements, but I urge you to contribute to the discussion and perhaps help with the cleanup effort to save this article. Sincerely, -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 17:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Just in case you miss it on your watchlist, please take a look at this; since you presumably have the book close at hand—I don't, unfortunately—it'd be very helpful if you could dig up the requisite page number(s). Thanks! Kirill 14:03, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Re [8] — it was good faith and not coarse humor. If you look at my contribs I had been going around adding {{ distinguish}} to various pages with similar titles or typo-sensitive titles. — superbfc [ talk | cont ] — 16:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
(Doubtless you'll agree, Gentle Reader, that it would be cruel to pursue this furious creature, where the cultural advantages are so unequally marshalled. I leave it to you, then, to judge whether, at the cultural level that would identify faeces as the Latinate form of feces, any genuine confusion might obtain with Fasces. Shall we see the Wikipedia reader warned not to confuse Schmit with shit? One might hope not. -- Wetman 00:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC))
(rolls eyes) Super, I don't care about the rights and wrongs of the personal spat you seem to be having with Wetman. To me wikipedia is written for an average person who's completed an average education. The lexdyxic amongst us are always going to struggle with the rather nice way that English has very different meanings for similiarly spelled words. But we don't need to disambiguate everytime there's a possibility of a mis-reading. regards -- Joopercoopers 12:38, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for following up on my cite request on the Upper West Side article, specifically Edgar's Cafe's claims that Edgar Allan Poe wrote " The Raven" there. I'm still suspicious because, though the poem was published in 1845, it was first read aloud in 1843, leaving this location just as dubious as all the others that claim The Raven's composition (I know of four, this one in New York, one in Delaware, one in Pennsylvania, and one in Massachusetts). Anyway, more importantly, I was wondering if you knew for certain if the road named after him spells it "Edgar Allen Poe" as the reference says or if it's correctly spelled "Edgar Allan Poe." Thanks! -- Midnightdreary 13:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC
Hi Wetman. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on this request for arbitration. Thanks, Paul August ☎ 17:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello. For edits to disambiguation pages (such as this one) please refer to Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages). Thanks! Ewlyahoocom 04:59, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Wetman. You are off to such a great start on the article Abbey of Vauluisant that it may qualify to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page under the Did you know... section. The Main Page gets about 4,000,000 hits per day and appearing on the Main Page may help bring publicity and assistance to the article. However, there is a five day from article creation window for Did you know... nominations. Before five days pass from the date the article was created and if you haven't already done so, please consider nominating the article to appear on the Main Page by posting a nomination at Did you know suggestions. If you do nominate the article for DYK, please cross out the article name on the "Good" articles proposed by bot list. Also, don't forget to keep checking back at Did you know suggestions for comments regarding your nomination. Again, great job on the article. -- Jreferee ( Talk) 17:37, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Wetman. Could you please have a look at Talk:Helots#the_Context_section? User:Segregold deleted a whole section from the text which he considers apologetic for the Spartan behaviour towards Helots. Being the author of the said section, I naturally resent that. I agree that the text could be reworded (it was translated from a not-so-recent French article), that more details could be added and so on, but pure and simple deletion seems outrageous to me. I'd welcome your input on this matter. Jastrow ( Λέγετε) 07:26, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
I know you don't like the FA circus, so I would not ask, if I did not desperately want to encourage an editor doing very good work. There is a nice page languishing here, it just needs a little polish and clarity. I refer you to my comments here [9]. The only reason I ask is that I'm far from home with not a proper book within reach - and there is only one man who will know how to do it!!! Cringing flattery is not my strong point - you don't have to vote just give credit to my compatriots and a little clarity. Regards. Giano 18:11, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks I thought it was very nice too but not as nice as this, I just stumbled across it by chance looking for something else [10] I'd never seen it before now that is what I call a perfect little gem! Though you might like to see it too. Giano 16:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Create articles on the order of X in popular culture. Once separated the lists are soon recognized as cruft and you'll evenbtually receive satisfying reports such as those that follow. Attempts just to delete lists of junk often result in edit wars with overweight teens. Wetman 20:25, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wetman, I am greatful to you for your attempt to resolve a contention http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Tocharians&oldid=146837173. However, in your re-phrasing, there are inaccuracies: Zuev is not Turkish, he is Russian, judging by his name; He does not advocate that the Tocharians were Turkic, but observes what languages they spoke in space and time; Kidanes reportedly were proto-Mongolian speakers, and a splinter of Tocharians were absorbed in their polyethnic state, as a separate and distinguishable group. Another group was absorbed by Turkic Kangar ( Kangju) state, and later was associated with Yantsai/ Alans/ Ases, a third group remained in Central Asia and was sequentially absorbed into Hunnish, Seyanto ( Xeyanto), Jujan (WP:Ruran), and finally Turkic Kaganates. He lists more splinter groups of so-called Little Yuejies, which were not little at all after all. My comments are not directed to diminish my appreciation, quite the opposite, I hope you will find a refined phrasing. Thanks, Barefact 10:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Wetman, thanks for your input into this article. Could I ask you to double-check the page numbers for the new edition of Colvin's Dictionary.... Some of them still seem to be the old numbers, but I dont have access to the newer version to check for myself. Many thanks, Edward Waverley 16:03, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
When categorising recently I just recatagorised Radcliffe Camera from Baroque to Category: English Baroque architecture - now on reading it I see it is stated that it was built in the Palladian style - I'm pretty sure it is fair to call it Baroque - allthough it is late - what do you think? Giano 12:42, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
I see you turned my reference to The Rime of King William in to a blue link. Very well done, Wetman! Clio the Muse 15:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Wetman had been obliged to post the following note at User talk:Lo2u:
[A most impertinent self-justification ensued, wisely withdrawn after several further rispostos]
[etc etc, very sensibly withdrawn]
[further attempts were deleted unread]
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Regarding your recent edits to Homeric Hymns, I draw your attention to the following paragraph of MOS:DATE:
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Dear,
Just to inform you of a change I made in your article on Hesbaye (Haspengouw). Some changes had been made prior to mine, but unfortunately nobody saw that it's geographical description was wrong. Hesbaye is not the area around Namur (Namen), it hardly even reaches Namur. Namur is actually on the border of several regions, as the river Maas (Meuse) seperates two totaly different regions. You can consider Sint-Truiden as the heart of Hesbaye.
Best regards,
Arne
Well spotted! Apparently, though, there are quite a few more. A Storia di Milano page lists 18 attested occurrences of the toponym and another thirteen probables. — Ian Spackman 11:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Sorry I got off on a tangent about the exceptions at the exhibition, and thank you for elaborating here [13] D. Recorder 01:54, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
The tangent was excellent. We also need notes on the stuff exhibited by Sue et Mare, J.J. Rateau, Edgard Brandt to balance your exceptions. -- Wetman 02:49, 6 August 2007 (UTC)