Talk:Nostradamus

Conflicting dates

Can someone please sort out the conflict in dates of the photos of N's birthplace. If the upper photo was taken on 2006, as is claimed, then the bottom one can not possibly be the reconstruction after and earthquake of 1909. Should that read 2009? Or what? Amandajm (talk) 01:54, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, both images are claimed by the same person, and dated 1997. However, the photographer claims to have made the earlier image and has copywrited it as 2006. How can he have made it, unless he is the oldest man alive and did it with his box brownie at the age of ten? Can someone get to the bottom of this? Amandajm (talk) 01:58, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Both photos are mine. The upper one is of his original birthplace in Saint-Remy. The bottom one is of his later house in Salon-de-Provence, as rebuilt after the 1909 earthquake and still in existence today. The article indicates as much. The two towns are some twenty miles apart. --PL (talk) 10:51, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Oh! Thanks for explaining! Amandajm (talk) 07:40, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I should have explained, BTW, that the rebuilding didn't take place until the 1980s. The place was in ruins (and dangerous) until then. Nevertheless I met a woman who used to play in there as a child. They filled in the former cellar. Almost nothing of the original remains, and it looks to me as if they took considerable liberties with it! --PL (talk) 11:26, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Relock article against vandalism

Now that the last lock has run out, isn't it time that a new lock was installed to protect the article against the vandals who have started to come out of the woodwork again? --PL (talk) 15:27, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

The person itself and also the name of Adolf Hitler hyperlinked is inapropriate, I think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by VLADIMIR Skokan (talk • contribs) 18:09, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

No, merely distasteful. Unfortunately he existed and loomed large on the world stage! --PL (talk) 08:24, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh no... Wikipedia must be left open so the vandals can corrupt all the information... lol. Dawnseeker2000 15:34, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Not meaning to pry excessively, isn't the point here to allow edits, then revert if it's vandalism? You must have had vandalism problems, but I'd have to protest locking something that needs some fleshing-out...but it is a good entry as written.75.21.159.119 (talk) 15:17, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Nostra Damus

Nostra Damus spelled differently among few to many, just like his predictions. From the beginning he had predicted many afew, for example the time line a.d meaning after and b.c. meaning before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.27.245.84 (talk) 17:54, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

This board is meant to be about the article, not Nostradamus. However, we don't actually know how Nostradamus spelt his stuff, as the spellings are nearly all the printers' -- and he never mentioned either BC or AD. We do know, however, that he spelt his name 'Nostradamus' from 1550, and either 'Nostredame' or 'Nostradame' before it. --PL (talk) 08:26, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

'Known facts'?

The timelines a.d. and b.c. are very important. Nostra Damus predicted wars, people of higher rules and things like the 7th signs or the 7th sign. The sixth sense, would also be somewhere along the timelines, our guidelines of the medical industry. Golden rings and the number 5 hit the money. You may think this is superstitious, but lest, know it is another known fact that Nostra Damus predicted.

Nostradamus said nothing whatever about 'the 7th signs or the 7th sign', nor about the meaning of the number 5. If you (whoever you are) wish to refer to 'known facts that Nostra Damus predicted', please consult the facsimiles available via the external links and give reputable sources for your claims. --PL (talk) 08:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Nice! •Jim62sch•^dissera! 02:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Ye gods, Jim. Where've ya been? I was beginning to fear the worst. You've been sorely missed both here and in the NRG (I never thought we'd be able to preserve this article against the nutters for so long!). See you there, hopefully! Let me know if you find you need to rejoin. --PL (talk) 07:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Excuse me while I lol at your superstitious comment. lol 98.168.192.162 (talk) 23:56, 18 June 2010 (UTC)