User contributions for 81.187.233.172

16 October 2012

• 10:5910:59, 16 October 2012 diff hist −10‎ Cgroups ‎ Changed "...multiple different meanings..." to "...multiple meanings..." to eradicate the tautology.

24 September 2012

• 10:5210:52, 24 September 2012 diff hist +6‎ Isopropyl alcohol ‎ Replaced the word 'potable' with 'safe to drink' because the information is a matter of safety and should be as easy to read and understand as possible.
• 09:1109:11, 24 September 2012 diff hist +510‎ Talk:Edith Hall ‎ Added note to point out that the bio does not include any information about Hall's early life

1 September 2012

• 07:0707:07, 1 September 2012 diff hist −5‎ Micrometre ‎ Replaced the word "homograph of" with the words "same as" because the reader should not have to follow a link to understand the sentence.

14 August 2012

• 22:1522:15, 14 August 2012 diff hist +611‎ Talk:The Matador ‎ Added a comment highlighting the inaccuracy of the claim that all the bullfight footage was computer generated.

9 August 2012

• 17:4817:48, 9 August 2012 diff hist +438‎ Eric Schmidt ‎ Added some details about Schmidt's father's professional backgound to give some insight into the environment in which Schmidt was raised.

3 August 2012

• 22:0322:03, 3 August 2012 diff hist −1‎ GNU cflow ‎ Changed, "need running" to, "need to run".

24 July 2012

• 11:4811:48, 24 July 2012 diff hist 0‎ Kill List ‎ Changed 'tires' to 'tyres'.

10 July 2012

• 22:0222:02, 10 July 2012 diff hist +385‎ Talk:Virus ‎ Suggested edit to the article

9 July 2012

• 21:1421:14, 9 July 2012 diff hist −22‎ The Illusionist (2006 film) ‎ Removed the term 'in medias res' because it added no extra meaning to the explanation.

28 June 2012

• 15:4315:43, 28 June 2012 diff hist +274‎ Talk:Katharine Hepburn ‎No edit summary

11 June 2012

• 15:1515:15, 11 June 2012 diff hist −2‎ Kolab ‎ Changed 'usage' to 'use'

9 June 2012

• 20:0020:00, 9 June 2012 diff hist −3‎ Factory farming ‎ Changed the word 'several' to 'many' because the word several suggested that there were only a few people who disagreed with the methods. 'Many' is more accurate.

7 June 2012

• 08:2508:25, 7 June 2012 diff hist +298‎ Talk:Politics of the European Union ‎No edit summary

6 June 2012

• 19:0519:05, 6 June 2012 diff hist +483‎ Talk:Vi (text editor) ‎ That's Cholmondeley pronounced Vee Aye

11 May 2012

• 08:2808:28, 11 May 2012 diff hist +12‎ Tim Minchin ‎ Added the word 'private' to indicate that Minchen's school was a private school. Most people have a state education. It's worthy of note.

5 May 2012

• 14:3614:36, 5 May 2012 diff hist +16‎ Jane Garvey (broadcaster) ‎ Added the word 'independent' to indicate that the school Garvey attended was not a state school. It's worthy of note. 93% of the population had a state education.

8 April 2012

• 15:3015:30, 8 April 2012 diff hist −1‎ Auchmuty High School ‎ Swapped the word 'public' for the word 'state' to reflect the fact that in the UK 'public' schools are understood to mean private schools.

5 April 2012

• 18:2518:25, 5 April 2012 diff hist +31‎ A Perfect Getaway ‎ Added note in brackets to explain what an 'EMT' is.

1 April 2012

• 17:4317:43, 1 April 2012 diff hist −11‎ Battle of Isandlwana ‎ Removed 'iklwa' from the list of weapons used by the Zulu warriors because the link to iklwa redirects to assegai (which had already been mentioned in the list.

18 March 2012

• 18:2818:28, 18 March 2012 diff hist −22‎ Lolita (1962 film) ‎ Removed '...in medias res...' because it added no useful meaning to the sentence which the first two paragraphs do not make clear without it.

17 March 2012

• 09:4209:42, 17 March 2012 diff hist +16‎ Richard Coles ‎ Added the word 'independent' to indicate that the school he attended was a private school. It's amazing just how many famouse, rich or powerful people avoided a state education.

12 March 2012

• 23:4023:40, 12 March 2012 diff hist +466‎ Talk:Lin Biao ‎ Asked how the change to the spelling of Lin Piao's name came about.

29 February 2012

• 13:4413:44, 29 February 2012 diff hist +171‎ Talk:Calligra ‎No edit summary
• 08:3408:34, 29 February 2012 diff hist +147‎ Talk:Wissam Tarif ‎No edit summary

19 February 2012

• 20:1820:18, 19 February 2012 diff hist +453‎ Talk:Jean Arthur ‎ Questioned how shy Jean Arthur actually was.

4 February 2012

• 17:4717:47, 4 February 2012 diff hist −7‎ Gus Grissom ‎ Changed '...highly pressurized...' because it is enough to say that the cabin was pressurized. Highly pressurized reads as mellow dramatic and could mean all manner of things to all manner of reader.

26 January 2012

• 22:5722:57, 26 January 2012 diff hist +253‎ Talk:Simon Monjack ‎ Questioned the claim that 'Judidism' [sic] can be both a faith and a 'nationality'

21 January 2012

• 12:5212:52, 21 January 2012 diff hist +28‎ Uniforms of the British Army ‎ Added note in brackets to explain what MVP stands for. There was and is a link to Gore-Tex but that is a trade mark and not the only MVP material.

16 January 2012

• 20:0020:00, 16 January 2012 diff hist +498‎ Talk:Chuck Yeager ‎ Questioned the reference to Yeager pruning a tree during a training flight.

14 January 2012

• 09:3309:33, 14 January 2012 diff hist +398‎ Talk:Irmgard Möller ‎ Added a comment about the bias of the article
• 09:2309:23, 14 January 2012 diff hist +622‎ Talk:Gudrun Ensslin ‎ Commented on the biased nature of parts of the article.

10 January 2012

• 22:0522:05, 10 January 2012 diff hist −2‎ Martha Gellhorn ‎ "She was faithful to Hemingway, with the exception of a fling with..." to "Gelhorn was unfaithful to Hemmingway, having an affair with..." because one is either faithful or one is not.

3 January 2012

• 14:0714:07, 3 January 2012 diff hist −28‎ Sousa (surname) ‎ Removed 'Lusophone' because it made the sentence tautological.

31 December 2011

• 08:5708:57, 31 December 2011 diff hist +25‎ A. S. Byatt ‎ Noted that the high school Byatt attended is a private school rather than a state school.

29 December 2011

• 10:4110:41, 29 December 2011 diff hist −3‎ Birthday problem ‎ Replaced, "pertains to" with, "concerns" to make the sentence read more clearly.
• 01:4801:48, 29 December 2011 diff hist −108‎ Albatross ‎ Removed the reference to 'K-selected' to make the sentence clearer to the reader. The reference to K-selection added nothing to the information about the albatross.

25 December 2011

• 12:4612:46, 25 December 2011 diff hist −8‎ Bill Bailey ‎ Replaced, "the majority of his childhood" with, "most of his childhood" for obvious reasons

24 December 2011

• 19:0219:02, 24 December 2011 diff hist −18‎ Phil Spector ‎ Changed, "later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson." to, "later known for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson."

23 December 2011

• 09:4009:40, 23 December 2011 diff hist +27‎ Julian Fellowes ‎ Edited sentence to show that the schools which Fellowes attended were private schools. Only 7% of the population had a private education, so it is worthy of note.

18 December 2011

• 17:2617:26, 18 December 2011 diff hist +8‎ Emily Blunt ‎ Added the word 'private' to indicate that the sixth form college referred to in the article was private rather than a state institution

12 December 2011

• 17:4117:41, 12 December 2011 diff hist −3‎ Arthur Leigh Allen ‎ Changed the claim that the DNA mismatch '...ruled out...' Allen as having handled the letter to '...did not confirm...' because the mismatch only meant that the DNA was not Allen's not that he had not handled the letter.

10 December 2011

• 16:1616:16, 10 December 2011 diff hist +758‎ Talk:Binomial series ‎ Commented about the needlessly complex opening paragraphs

26 November 2011

• 17:4417:44, 26 November 2011 diff hist −2‎ Jon Snow (journalist) ‎ changed "brought up at" to "educated at" because it made more sense. Removed the reference to "minor public school" and replaced it with the word "independent"

22 November 2011

• 21:4321:43, 22 November 2011 diff hist −3‎ Benicio del Toro ‎ Changed "packed on" to "gained" to make meaning of the sentence more accessible to the common man.

19 November 2011

• 00:1400:14, 19 November 2011 diff hist −6‎ John Boorman ‎ Changed "total failure" to just "failure" because a total failure would likely not have been released and if released nobody would have gone to see it.

14 November 2011

• 15:4415:44, 14 November 2011 diff hist +3‎ Vz. 58 ‎ Replaced the word 'completely' with 'substantially' because there are some, if not many, similarities between the two weapons which are being compared.

13 November 2011

• 14:2914:29, 13 November 2011 diff hist +657‎ User talk:Johnbod ‎No edit summary

12 November 2011

• 21:3221:32, 12 November 2011 diff hist +1,100‎ User talk:Johnbod ‎ Commented on the reversion of a change to the Laughing Cavalier article
• 21:2021:20, 12 November 2011 diff hist +974‎ Talk:Laughing Cavalier ‎ Questioned the bold statement included in the article that the subject of the painting does in fact sport an enigmatic smile