Lists & Such[edit]

This is a list of Magic: The Gathering card illustrators. I got it from some MTG site. I wikified the list to see how many were "notable". When I first did it in 2004, there were very, very few blue links - maybe 10. Through the magic of Wikipedia, the list has slowly been transformed. I had nothing to do with this.

On Wikipedia[edit]

All episode guides and individual episode articles should be deleted as fancruft, unless otherwise noted for cultural impact. User:Ian Pugh

I say keep them. I think wikipedia's fancruft and details are a strength, not a weakness. That is what distinguishes wikipedia from other encyclopedias and also what draws in new contributors. General knowledge is not exactly hard to come by, but minutiae often are. Television is a pervasive and ubiquitous medium and popular (not just culturally significant) shows translate well to a compendium of society's knowledge. Wikipedia is a long-term project and credibility is a short-term guess of other's views based on what you see now. Worrying about Wikipedia's mythical credibility by deleting things isn't particularly productive in my view. Today's Pokemon and Buffy contributors are our future leaders and thinkers. Embracing their contributions now encourages more important contributions in the future. I have no objection to re-arranging episodes into larger collections of episodes, preferably in a manner that makes them all a nice length for an article. The Steve 22:17, Oct 6, 2004 (UTC)

Rhyne[edit]

A rhyne is a running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river.

Some sources claim that rhyne is derived from the Irish word rathin, a diminutive of rath —a circular mound or entrenchment. ¹

Rhynes represent an early method of swamp or marsh drainage. Large sections of swampland were completely surrounded by trenches deep enough to drain the water from the encircled mound and leave the land relatively dry. Regular clearing and dredging is necessary to keep the rhynes clear of debris so that they flow freely. Rhynes have been used extensively in the United Kingdom, especially on marshy coastal areas such as Weston-super-Mare, and many of them are still in use today. The rhynes near Wembdon village have some early references, including Fichet's rhyne in 1579 and the Great or Wildmarsh rhyne in 1705 ².

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Rhyne 2[edit]

Rhyne (Somerset) or Reen (South Wales) is a dialect word meaning a drainage ditch or canal, used to turn areas of wetland at around sea level into useful pasture. Water levels (and hence the level of the water table) will usually be controlled by a system of sluice gates and pumps, allowing the land to become wetter at times of the year when this will improve grass growth. Rhynes represent an early method of swamp or marsh drainage. Large sections of swampland were completely surrounded by trenches deep enough to drain the water from the encircled mound and leave the land relatively dry. Regular clearing and dredging is necessary to keep the rhynes clear of debris so that they flow freely. Rhynes have been used extensively in the United Kingdom, especially on marshy coastal areas such as Weston-super-Mare, and many of them are still in use today. The rhynes near Wembdon village have some early references, including Fichet's rhyne in 1579 and the Great or Wildmarsh rhyne in 1705 ¹.

Both words have the same pronunciation, which is "reen" in most variants of English: (IPA: /riːn/)

Some sources claim that rhyne is derived from the Irish word rathin, a diminutive of rath —a circular mound or entrenchment. ^{2 3}

Category:Hydrology Category:Civil engineering