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Freezing rain

Salut,

La photo que tu as ajouté est bien mais redondante avec celle en bas de l'article. Pierre cb (talk) 11:44, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

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Allo,

Oui, c'est vrai, mais ne trouvez vous pas que cette page ait besoin d'une photo principale? De plus, j'ai lu qu'a photographies équivalentes, on préférait celle dans le domaine public...alors pourquoi ne pas l'échanger?

12:36, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

La photo dans l'article est dans Commons, conforme aux licences acceptées par Wikipédia et donc publique. Je n'ai rien contre un remplacement de cette photo par la tienne mais elle y était antérieurement et a donc préséance à mon avis. Pour ce qui est de la mettre au début de l'article, le modèle qui est utilisé ne semble pas comporter de place pour en mettre une et l'ajout que tu avais fais faisait plutôt bancal avec trop d'images/tableaux. Pierre cb (talk) 03:42, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

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War of 1812

Please don't go inserting results you think are best in articles. The current is a result of long standing consensus.Tirronan (talk) 00:54, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Nicolas, you did advocate putting into the War of 1812 infobox - result - British Victory. Personally, I agree with you, I think it was a British victory, however this is irrelevant... the article must reflect the view of historians and their written sources, and some historians say it is a British victory, whereas others say it is a stalemate. Certainly most Canadians think it was a British victory..as they aren't part of the US now!. *However* the infobox must reflect the article, and I think the Infobox should reflect the fact that some historians think it is a British victory, and some say it was a stalemate. So what I am saying is, yes you have a point, and I will debate it.

As for the banner, while we shouldn't be arguing about who won or lost the war (which is an endless debate), you can debate about whether the infobox accurately reflects the article, that is another thing entirely. Anyways, just thought I would give you some words of encouragement.Deathlibrarian (talk) 10:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

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Troy

See WP:LEAD. So long as there are sources in the article, the lead doesn't need sources as well. Dougweller (talk) 17:06, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

List of ancient Egyptian dynasties

Hi, Nicolas,

I tried to clarify some more that Chart at the List of ancient Egyptian dynasties. Hope you like it. :) Y-barton (talk) 13:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Narmer Palette

Salut!

Why did you add those "citation needed" templates smack-bang in the middle of the section titles, which looks plain ugly and is completely counter to established practice? More importantly, what exactly do you think needs citations at all? --Florian Blaschke (talk) 21:51, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

How about adding an edit comment to clarify this within the article? --Florian Blaschke (talk) 22:10, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

That sounds like a sensible idea to me, but I don't have any strong opinion about this and do not intend to enter Egyptological turf. You could be WP:BOLD and rename the sections accordingly, noting in the edit summary that this might be problematical as original terminology, so you welcome others' opinions on your proposal. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 22:28, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

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Re Leonardo

The word "to" after "awarded" is not necessary. "Awarded to" is generally used for a prize or a medal. "Awarded" is often used for wages, prison sentences and so on. It's correct. Amandajm (talk) 12:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

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Navbox Neanderthaler

Hi - just saw your Navbox - i think it is a good idea. The subject is very complex. Even editors get confused by the mass of related articles, let alone the actual reader. All the Best. Wikirictor (talk) 00:01, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

I saw it too. Excellent idea! That kind of organization is extremely helpful, especially for laypeople like me! Mvblair (talk) 16:34, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Cancelled Czechia

Thx. That was a pretty obvious change, to me. (I was inclined to del Cz entire, but...) That said, can you do the same for Belgium (if it was France at the time)? I'm feeling too lazy right now... ;p TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 16:57, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Thx again. I had no idea. I've got enough trouble wrestling with finding sources for an Altereds page to want to go looking for that bit of info, too... (You wouldn't be a drag racing fan, perchance? :p ) TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 17:20, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Thx. I always ask. ;p Coverage of hot rodding, customizing, & drag racing on WP is so bad, it makes me cringe... Any help I can get with those subjects, I take. ;p Consider yourself invited. :D TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 17:43, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

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Mode III

Hi you recently created the above redirect but I think it would be better to create a disambiguation page as there are quite a few hits for Mode III as a fracture [1] notably here [2]. Domdeparis (talk) 16:21, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Willendorf in der Wachau

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You are correct....

...Hitler named Donitz to be President and Goebbels to be Chancellor. My error, and my apologies. I've corrected the infobox. Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:14, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Glad it's sorted Beyond My Ken, cheers. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 11:55, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Request for article review

Hey Nicolas Perrault III,

I'm new to creating articles for Ancient Egyptian topics, and was wondering if you would be willing to take a look at Nebdjefare and see if any changes/fixes are necessary. Cheers. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

@Iazyges: Hi Iazyges, thanks for dropping by and for creating an article on Nebdjefare, I believe all pharaohs or possible pharaohs ought to have an article. Not all of the existing pharaoh articles will adhere to the following points, and some Egyptology editors might disagree. But since you're interested, I would like to highlight the following:

• Dates are usually not known to the year and different authors will present chronologies that can be decades, sometimes centuries apart. The reason the dates appear precise to the year, that they are written as "c. 1694 BC" rather than "c. 1690 BC" or "c. 1700 BC", is that the ages are calculated by the reign of the pharaohs. For example, a modern scholar might decide that one pharaoh started reigning in 1700 BC and the ancient texts say he ruled for 6 years, so the next pharaoh would have started reigning c. 1694 BC. It is a good idea to give an approximation first, followed by the exact year according to a given scholar. For example, you could write that Nebdjefare appears to have ruled "during the early 17th century BC, with various scholars placing his reign at c. 1694 BC (Smith 1978)[ref] and 1672 BC (Gonzalez 1995).

  Done. I'm glad I referred to you for this; I usually work with Roman Emperors, where most dates are known down to the month, and differences of dates are rarely more than a year. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

  @Iazyges: But that's not the case for some Roman usurpers ;) Nicolas Perrault (talk) 20:28, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

• With pharaohs that are only known from a few sources, it is better to treat their existence as probable, rather than factual. The few sources we have, after all, could be wrong. Instead of writing he ruled, I would write he appears to have ruled.
•  Done
• Are there synonyms for this pharaoh's name? A search on Google Scholar turns up very few results.

  I was unable to find any synonyms. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

• The Fourteenth Dynasty appears to have ruled from Avaris at the same time the thirteenth dynasty was ruling from Memphis. Because both Avaris and Memphis are in Lower Egypt and Avaris is to the north of Memphis, I would suspect the pharaohs of the fourteenth dynasty, rather than ruling Egypt, were ruling only the north of Lower Egypt.

  I'll look to see if I can find a source to include this. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

• Because the months and days section of his reign on the Turin King List are gone, he seems to have reigned between 12 and 24 months. It seems that Egyptologists have averaged "12" and "24" to say that he probably reigned a year and a half. But it is probably better to simply claim he ruled between 12 and 24 months, for there seems to be no reason to favour a reign of 18 months over one of 12 or of 24 months.
•  Done
• It seems that a number of scholars treat the Fourteenth Dynasty as part of the Second Intermediate Period (e.g. Ryholt 1997, whom you cite). It would therefore be desirable to briefly mention this in the lead of the article.
•  Done
• This is purely personal taste: with subjects on which we know virtually nothing, I like to emphasise our ignorance right away. If the first thing the reader reads is that we know virtually nothing, every tiny scrap of information presented thereafter will be valued. For example, in the article on the Second Dynasty of Egypt, one reads in the second sentence: "Save for the time of its last ruler Khasekhemwy, it marks one of the most obscure periods in ancient Egyptian history." This brings value to the third sentence of the article: "Though archaeological evidence of the time is very scant, contrasting data from the First and Third Dynasties indicates important institutional and economic developments during the Second Dynasty.[2][3]"
•  Done
• If you can, you may want to add the name of the pharaoh in hieroglyphs, as it appears on the Turin canon.

  I have them under the "Royal Titulary" part of the infobox. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Putting everything together, I would write the whole article as follows:

"Nebdjefare is an obscure pharaoh of the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt, known only from the Turin King List. He would have ruled the north of Lower Egypt between 12 and 24 months in the early 17th century BC. Scholars have variously placed the beginning of his reign c. 1694 BC (Smith 1978)[ref] and 1672 BC (Gonzalez 1995), a time usually considered part of the Second Intermediate Period or of the very end of the Middle Kingdom. At the time of his reign, the Thirteenth Dynasty would still have been ruling the rest of Egypt from Memphis.

(Turin King List section)

Knowledge of his reign comes from the Turin King List, a badly damaged papyrus that recorded the names of Egyptian Gods, and the reigns of pharaohs from the First through the Seventeenth Dynasties. Because of the extensive damage to the papyrus, while the section giving the length of his rule as being one year is preserved, the section of months and days is lost. He therefore would have ruled between 12 and 24 months. Nebdjefare is the seventh pharaoh of the ninth column on the Turin King List. Due to papyrus damage, his nomen has not survived.[4]"

I hope that helps, and welcome to the Egyptology section of Wikipedia. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

It does, thank you very much! Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

@Iazyges: My pleasure, don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 20:21, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

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The Neanderthal range in SW Asia: Map

Hello Nicolas. I agree that the current map is better, as it includes all the sites. The problem is that, the dots are imperceptible and I didn't even notice them until I read the edit summary. A map with more visible dots would be better. Puduḫepa (talk) 19:45, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

@Puduḫepa: Hi Puduḫepa, and thanks for your message. No problem, I'll make the dots bigger. Might be tough in places where they are highly concentrated. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 19:49, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

@Puduḫepa: Hey buddy, hope you like it. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 21:13, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Looks clearer and more informative. Thank you. Puduḫepa (talk) 04:28, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Olybrius

Thanks for correcting the coin image of Olybrius. Sorry I hadn't realized it was fake. Avis11 (talk) 21:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

@Avis11: No problem, thanks for dropping by. Nicolas Perrault (talk) 13:20, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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Hello, Nicolas. In 2017, you added the following information to the article about Gibraltar 2 fossil, without providing a reference: "More recently, new decontaminated radiocarbon dating (from the same Oxford laboratory that published the late date in 2006) suggests Neanderthals had vacated Gibraltar by 42,000 BP, earlier than elsewhere in Europe."

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