User contributions for Certayne
A user with 480 edits. Account created on 30 June 2007.
8 June 2022
- 01:3401:34, 8 June 2022 diff hist −1 m Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →Precedence, privileges and form of address: another singular Tag: Reverted
- 01:3301:33, 8 June 2022 diff hist −1 m Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →Precedence, privileges and form of address: oops-- corrected spelling Tag: Reverted
- 01:3201:32, 8 June 2022 diff hist −5 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →Precedence, privileges and form of address: Only one PM at a time; needs to be singular in this instance. Tag: Reverted
11 May 2022
- 23:3623:36, 11 May 2022 diff hist 0 m Catholic Church in China change "presently" to "currently" for meaning
22 April 2022
- 01:0001:00, 22 April 2022 diff hist +4 m Clouding of consciousness changed "is when" to "occurs when"
13 April 2022
- 16:3016:30, 13 April 2022 diff hist −1 m Titanic corrected "each of which were" to "each of which was" for grammatical reasons
10 April 2022
- 17:1017:10, 10 April 2022 diff hist +11 Dick Morris →Radio and TV host: Added: on Sundays.
- 17:1017:10, 10 April 2022 diff hist +105 Dick Morris →Radio and TV host: Added: In 2021 Morris also launched a one-hour radio program on WABC in New York City, aired from noon to 1 PM.
8 April 2022
- 15:3915:39, 8 April 2022 diff hist +226 John Batchelor Updated the show's description, which was factually out of date and had now-irrelevant verb forms.
22 March 2022
- 18:5318:53, 22 March 2022 diff hist −5 m Chris Licht changed "most well known" to "best known" for grammatical reasons
- 04:0204:02, 22 March 2022 diff hist +1 m Khakas changed Presently to At present (for correct meaning)→Religion
16 January 2022
- 16:0016:00, 16 January 2022 diff hist −9 m Coppicing →For energy wood: removed "terms of" for cleaner meaning.
11 December 2021
- 19:4519:45, 11 December 2021 diff hist 0 m Wurtsboro, New York Again, changed Of to of
- 19:4319:43, 11 December 2021 diff hist 0 m Wurtsboro, New York changed Of to of.
4 December 2021
- 05:4705:47, 4 December 2021 diff hist +59 m Dominic Carter Added: and on weekday earliest mornings from midnight to 1:00 AM.
16 November 2021
- 17:3017:30, 16 November 2021 diff hist 0 m Diablo Canyon Power Plant changed: "both during its construction and operations" to "during both its construction and operations" for meaning
10 November 2021
- 05:2205:22, 10 November 2021 diff hist +246 John Batchelor →Frequent guests: added three guests
- 05:1305:13, 10 November 2021 diff hist +70 John Batchelor →CBS Eye on the World: edited or added: On Monday, November 1, 2021, the program debuted on WOR-710 AM in New York, airing pro tem from 9 PM to midnight, Monday through Friday.
27 September 2021
- 01:3901:39, 27 September 2021 diff hist +1 m Spy of Napoleon →Plot: Changed "who" to "whom"
22 September 2021
- 01:5501:55, 22 September 2021 diff hist +2 m Australia–China relations →History: changed "comprising" to "constituting" for simple meaning.
- 01:2601:26, 22 September 2021 diff hist +4 m Cabinet reshuffle changed "is" to "occurs" (an error warned against in grammar school).
31 August 2021
- 00:5200:52, 31 August 2021 diff hist −23 Death of Chan Yin-lam Changed "spread conspiracy theories alleging" to "alleged." The first version suggests editing by a CCP employee.
23 August 2021
- 19:0419:04, 23 August 2021 diff hist −9 Sayed Ishaq Gailani Removed "However, most" because this is a controversial statement. Pir Sayed Ishaq Gailani does currently hold the title Pir because he has perhaps two million followers. It's more cautious to leave out negative qualifiers until history clarifies the situation.
22 August 2021
- 23:0023:00, 22 August 2021 diff hist −8 Stefan Halper /* FBI Operation Crossfire Hurricane - Removed "falsely" because this is controversial in light of emerging information. Safer to leave the adverb out until the dust settles. Tag: Reverted
2 August 2021
- 02:3202:32, 2 August 2021 diff hist −8 Stefan Halper →FBI Operation Crossfire Hurricane: Removed "falsely" because, as well as I know, this has not yet entirely been proven. Major ambiguities still surround much of this matter. Tag: Reverted
9 July 2021
- 03:1603:16, 9 July 2021 diff hist +9 m Fuegians →Modern history: changed "decimated" to "almost obliterated"; "decimate" means: kill one out of every ten.
18 June 2021
- 00:0800:08, 18 June 2021 diff hist 0 m Brenda Shaffer →Short Bio: changed "Presently" to "Currently" for meaning. Uppercased the F of "fellow" simply for correctness.
16 May 2021
- 17:0917:09, 16 May 2021 diff hist +4 m May 24 →Events: changed "in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison." to "in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison." to bolster the verb. "Each" is a singular, needs "is," not "are."
15 May 2021
- 04:3004:30, 15 May 2021 diff hist +2 Akon City →Location: Changed "Uganda" to "Senegal," since the Senghor airport most certainly is not in Uganda; rather, it serves Dakar.
7 May 2021
- 17:1317:13, 7 May 2021 diff hist 0 m Uyghurs →Name: changed "presently" to "currently" for meaning
27 April 2021
- 01:1301:13, 27 April 2021 diff hist +2 The Federalist Papers →Authorship: changed comprise to constitute
9 March 2021
- 00:5700:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1 m No-till farming →Increased herbicide use: changed "years" to "year's"
- 00:5500:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9 m No-till farming →Costs and management: changed "different than" to "different skills from those of"
- 00:4600:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1 m Howard Warren Buffett →Personal life: changed "who" to "whom."
7 February 2021
- 04:2804:28, 7 February 2021 diff hist 0 James Monroe →Plantations and slavery: Changes "precipitous " to "precipitate" for meaning.
5 February 2021
- 04:1904:19, 5 February 2021 diff hist 0 Turkey–Islamic State conflict "ISIL" is a charged, ideological acronym. The recognized name of the group is ISIS.
30 November 2020
- 05:4405:44, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4 m 10th century Entered "The" at beginning of third graf to avoid the regrettable Time-style.
23 October 2020
- 00:1900:19, 23 October 2020 diff hist +139 History of Asperger syndrome →Asperger's research: Added essential scholarly work (title shd be in ital) : A groundbreaking research on Asperger's work during the war is Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna, by Edith Sheffer. Tag: Manual revert
- 00:1700:17, 23 October 2020 diff hist −139 m History of Asperger syndrome →Asperger's research: ((deleted my erroneously-added sentence; came a cropper with technolgy)) Tag: Reverted
- 00:1500:15, 23 October 2020 diff hist +141 History of Asperger syndrome →Asperger's research: Essential (scholarly) information not yet on wikipedia: A groundbreaking research on Asperger's work during the war is Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna, by Edith Sheffer.
6 September 2020
- 02:2002:20, 6 September 2020 diff hist +96 Scott Atlas →Trump administration: changed "children do not have any serious disease" to "children are very low-risk. They have virtually zero risk of dying, and a very, very low risk of any serious illness from this disease" only for factual accuracy.
31 August 2020
- 01:5001:50, 31 August 2020 diff hist 0 m Black Hills deleted hyphen: "The hills were so-called" for grammatical reason
17 August 2020
- 05:5405:54, 17 August 2020 diff hist +36 Cheng Man-ch'ing →United States: added three relevant names to list of students.
- 05:4905:49, 17 August 2020 diff hist −5 m Cheng Man-ch'ing →Early years: Changed "medical doctor" to "physician" (for euphony in text)
- 05:4805:48, 17 August 2020 diff hist +141 Cheng Man-ch'ing →Early years: Added: Dr Song was the twelfth generation of medical doctor in his family; his medical school had a formidable collection of traditional medicines.
12 August 2020
- 19:0119:01, 12 August 2020 diff hist +82 Matthew Pottinger Added, "For four years, he was a regular guest on the John Batchelor Show radio program." Factual addendum.
10 August 2020
- 04:0204:02, 10 August 2020 diff hist 0 m Oliver Hazard Perry Changed, "As the most well-known and prominent member" to "As the best-known and most prominent member"
8 August 2020
- 17:4317:43, 8 August 2020 diff hist −2 m English trust law Changed "Like" to As"; grammatically necessary.
29 July 2020
- 16:0816:08, 29 July 2020 diff hist −5 Foster Friess →Philanthropy: Replaced "notoriety" with "fame." The difference is important. Donating money to a legitimate cause of any sort is not cause for notoriety.
8 May 2020
- 16:4316:43, 8 May 2020 diff hist +49 Sally Yates Added: The ban was politically labeled as a Muslim ban. //// NOTE - footnote shd be: US expands travel ban to include N Korea, BBC "Mr Trump's original ban was highly controversial, as it affected six majority-Muslim countries, and was widely labelled a 'Muslim ban'."
