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Re: ruby[edit]

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"Critical reception" is never used for titles with software, only with movies and books" - I don't know if this is true. For example, it's used for the Firefox and Opera web browser articles. Can you send me the link to this titling guideline? Thanks. WhatisFeelings? (talk) 23:19, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, it's not a guideline, but the same section is titled "Criticisms" for Java (programming language), C Sharp (programming language), Adobe flash, Android (operating system), C++, Windows Vista , Office Open XML, OpenDocument, XML, XML Schema (W3C), .NET Framework, etc.... There's also whole articles titled Criticism of Java, Criticism of Windows Vista, etc... Plus the Criticism/Critical reaction for Ruby is mainly a list of technical points that can not be defined as "Critical Reaction". For example, "Ruby 1.8 does not have native support for Unicode or multibyte strings", though being true (there is a source), is not a "critical reaction" voiced against Ruby. However, deleting it because of that would be going too far IMHO. As for Firefox, I can see why the section is titled as it is. It begins with "Forbes.com called Firefox the best browser in a 2004 commentary piece...", which is clearly a critical reaction about this product, and not a technical criticism. As for Opera, this section list the awards earned by Opera. As you see, this is not the same case as for Ruby at all. However, I'm merely not expressing here my opinion, but judging on what I'm used to find in sections titled "Critical reaction" in Wikipedia, this section would have the wrong content. I'm not saying that such a section would not be useful.Hervegirod (talk) 22:38, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Do you agree that all software-related articles should have a "Critical reaction" and "Criticism" section as each are informative to the readers? If you do, you should propose it to the appropriate place since having it as guideline makes sure everything is kept consistent in the future. You say that books and movies mostly use the Critical reaction section, but the problem is that those articles sometimes note negative points in the same section. Wide-spread standardization is needed.WhatisFeelings? (talk) 04:50, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I agree that the two sections are equally useful !! I don't have the time to develop this more for now, because it is very late, but I will do tomorrow ;) Hervegirod (talk) 22:59, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gorgoroth br tags[edit]

Sorry that I removed them earlier, not knowing that it was you who put them there, and I'll leave them where they are. However, I can't see much of a difference in the reference column between the two versions; what screen resolution are you using? I'm using a 1280 x 800 at the moment, so I'm guessing it might be different for me at other times (I also use a 1024 x 768 often). Dark Prime (talk) 22:55, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Primordial touring history[edit]

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I just removed it from the Primordial main article because it was not appropriate in the main article (I did not created content for this history myself). I have no opinion on if it must be deleted as a specific article or not. Considering the amount of work needed to create such a list, I thought it was fair to create a new article with it to give time to those who created this content to justify it, rather than just deleting it from the main article without warning. Hervegirod (talk) 12:49, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Jake2[edit]

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A Java port of a commercial video game. This product never reached version 1. I not even sure if the project is still active. This could be a single line in the Quake II article. Certainly not enough quality information for an article.

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The copy is borrowing a lot from the Java (Sun)#History article. As for the javastuff.org, it's titled from wikipedia, so there is no copyright violation here. Hervegirod (talk) 11:09, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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OK, I understand your point. As for the javastuff article, they only copied the Java (software platform) article word by word (but acknowledge it), so I don't think I need to link to it, as they can't own any copyright to something they only copied (I even did not know this other article did exist when I created the Patrick Naughton article). Hervegirod (talk) 11:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, they have no claims to copyright. It's only the Wikipedia contributors we need to acknowledge. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:36, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, Thanks for the information. Hervegirod (talk) 13:39, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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You are wrong about the Swing example!! Let it be![edit]

It is crucial that all components both are instantiated and accessed on the Event Dispatch Thread.

Your example is plainly NOT CORRECT JAVA. If you don't understand this, I would ask you to simply refrain from editing it anymore. I will not let a UNCORRECT Example stand. Stolsvik (talk) 17:54, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hmmm, the example is over complex for just a Hello World, and it works very well in this oversimple use case without this threading wrapper. I agree that initializing the GUI through the EDT is the best way to do, and I'm all for putting this example in the Event dispatching thread article, but not in the Swing article, because to understand it you would first have to understand what is the EDT and how it works. Without a fair understanding of what the EDT is, and also how threading work in Java, the Swing example you propose is completely cryptic and fail miserably in its purpose (even if the code is 100% right). Much better to use the simplest Hello World Swing example, and point to the EDT article for explaining why this simplest Swing Hello World is not the best way to do. Wikipedia is not here to show that editors master what they are talking about, but to try to explain things to readers as an encyclopedia should do. Hervegirod (talk) 00:17, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But you cannot possibly let an incorrect example be presented. I now link to the EDT article, AND supply lots of links to the relevant information. Sending of the creation on the EDT with invokeLater is not rocket science. Also, it adds about 4 lines to the example. The example is well commented, and leads the reader through every single step. How can you possibly mean that a correct example, as short as nearly possible, should not be presented, but instead a certifiably erroneous example (I have documented this thoroughly) that can possibly lead to memory inconsistencies, deadlock and race conditions?! Stolsvik (talk) 03:20, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"Show preview"[edit]

Hello, Hervegirod,

Thanks for taking the time to expand the Steam article. I just wanted to point out, though, that when editing, you should just hit the "Show preview" button at the bottom and read over the sections you changed, rather than just hitting save. This way you are sure of what the article will look like before saving it, and it will cut down on the number of revisions in the article's history page.

Happy editing! Anunnakki (talk) 23:55, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re Swing again. Please, just please...[edit]

Hi. Regarding your edit "2010-03-20T00:14:09 Hervegirod (talk | contribs) (21,690 bytes) (→A basic example: all this part about thread safety in Swing is a repeat from the previous paragraph, and is more in its place in the ADT article) (undo)" Link. The reason for leaving that well-referenced information there was because of people like YOURSELF, that do simply not understand the threading issues with Swing, which thereby go ahead and change the example itself, even though you thereby render it incorrect. This has happened multiple times - and I am trying to correct it every time. I have NEVER left an incorrect example (I of course always compile and run the example DIRECTLY from a copy and paste before leaving the page), but people, including you, seem to constantly wanting to edit it into incorrectness - very obviously because of a lack of knowledge in the field (which makes me wonder why you are messing about in the article in the first place??). Then, because you felt that there was a repetition of information, you just deleted ALL the references to the articles that I had meticulously collected specifically to PROVE to people like YOURSELF that a Swing program NEEDS to have its components handled ON the Event Dispatch Thread - and then even NOT including/moving these specific references somewhere else??! I am amazed, and severely annoyed, by these edits. Stolsvik (talk) 08:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you want to show that you are very good at Swing programming, but it's not the point here in wikipedia. The example and it's associated comments should be simple, and with the comments that I moved to the EDT article, it was absolutely not the case. I did not delete anything from your edits (except the stackoverflow question, because forum sources are generally considered not reliable). Hervegirod (talk) 10:06, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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OK, but I don't find it in Wikipedia:Copyrights, so where to look for tips on what text license are allowed to use? Licenses is a very (I would say overly) complex matter here. I guess we only have to blame regulations, not wikipedia, but still... Hervegirod (talk) 01:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Basically, CC-BY-SA is the preferred license. Any license deemed compatible with CC-BY-SA is also appropriate (I think that might include CC-BY). Works in the public domain are also allowed. But GFDL-only is not. See WP:FAQ/Copyright#Can I add something to Wikipedia that I got from somewhere else? for more hints. —/Mendaliv//Δ's/ 01:54, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don't want to reopen the matter for this article, but I can find nowhere in wikipedia why GFDL only is not compatible with wikipedia text?. Wjat is now in the FAQ is OK to avoid to do a mistake, but not to understand why there is a problem with GFDL only. The FAQ is not clear at all in my opinion. However, thanks for pointing me to the FAQ, and sorry for complaining, but I think that the way it's explained is error-prone as for now. Hervegirod (talk) 01:21, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks very much, now it's very clear. However, I think that the Wikipedia:Copyrights is not up to date regarding this situation with GFDL. When I read it, I initially thought (falsely) that GFDL was OK, when it was OK only for content added BEFORE November 1, 2008. Hervegirod (talk) 01:06, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assange[edit]

Regarding your dispute with Wondergay - please note that, although you were correct in being polite and in wishing to protect the identities of the women who have made the accusations, there is still some significant doubt about what is going on in the Assange case. DS (talk) 18:59, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you are right, but throwing away peoples identities on the Web like Wondergay did was the problem. That's may be the problem of this Assange article / or subject. A lot of people take sides (whether for or against him), and soon become very "hot" in discussions about it. Hervegirod (talk) 20:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

JCF[edit]

Those links you added work, but they all point to Sun's site, which just redirects to Oracle now. I can't figure out how to fix them. Ztothefifth (talk) 17:25, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's fixed now. Turned out that the Template:Javadoc:SE used the Template:Javadoc:SE/Home URL constant, which in turn pointed to sun's homepage, which luckily redirected to Oracle. I just changed it, and now it directly points toward oracle site. Hervegirod (talk) 18:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm still adding content on it. Besides, I don't know what's the difference between LinuxCon and other events like QuakeCon (which could be seen as advertising for id Software), or MIX, which is a Microsoft event. I know that this is not a valid reason to keep it, but judjing with the number of articles specifically about LinuxCon on Linux Journal, ZDNet, CNET.com, etc... and the fact that this is not a conference organized by one company, I think this may be worthwhile to be kept. Hervegirod (talk) 13:18, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, I will try to use it wisely. For the moment I'm going to the WP:AUTOREV article to learn how to use it in the best interest of this project. Hervegirod (talk) 22:08, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I understand that it allows to reduce the workload of people who patrol new pages, because a new page which was created by a user with these rights is declared as already "patrolled". Learning every day ;) Hervegirod (talk) 22:17, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Close paraphrasing[edit]

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hmm, sorry, I did not see it, I tried to change the text to be much more different from the sources. I hope it's better now. Hervegirod (talk) 01:47, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Brendan Eich[edit]

You changed the reflist tag to reflist|2. I reverted that edit. Why should the references displayed in two cols if there is only one reference? mabdul 17:31, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, you were right. I wanted to add sources in the article, but ultimately failed to do so. Now there are 6 of them, so it is useful at last ;) Hervegirod (talk) 18:36, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BBj in 'List of JVM Language'[edit]

I agree with the exclusion of BBj, BBj is not not High-Profile, common or well-known. Thanks for the stewardship. JordanHenderson (talk) 18:38, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you than deleting BBj from the article was not justified. Founding no sources except from the developer, I thought it was better to put it in the "New JVM languages" list. Hervegirod (talk) 19:36, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Hervegirod. Finally, I've finished my draft and posted it to my userspace, here: User:Mysidae/Moody's. Likewise, I have also posted a fairly detailed note on the Moody's Talk page. I hope you'll take a look at it. I'm at least going to post a note at COI/N as well. As I explain there, assuming there is support for my version, the trickier question may be whether Moody's as a topic should be one article or three. I am OK with either, and that's explained a little more on that Talk page. I am very curious to see your and others' response to the draft, and I'll be very happy to discuss it further on the Moody's discussion page. Many thanks, Mysidae (talk) 21:47, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film) IS "a re-make".[edit]

Hi Hervegirod,

I noticed your input on the talk page of the Swedish original film, and, in fact, followed your suggestion to the letter... see User talk:Trappist the monk's talk page. I just wanted to ask you if you agree with the statement which forms the Subject/headline above.

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Hello, thanks for doing this! And I agree with you, a lot of sources wrote about this movie as a remake of the previous one (see for example here. Hervegirod (talk) 23:07, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Hervegirod,
Thank you for responding so promptly. On December 12, 2011, I added the film to the article entitled List of English-language films based on foreign-language films. Since January 7, I have battled with one rogue non-registered anon to keep it listed. May I request that you post your reply to me above on the relevant Discussion page, and also on the Discussion page for the actual 2011 film. I ask you because I confess that I have not mastered carrying out such a link. Trappist has told me that others would come up with links after I contacted him yesterday, but that he himself wasn't familiar with the subject.
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Thank you for that. Much appreciated. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 00:21, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Hervegirod (talk) 23:23, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for starting a proper article on Patent monetization! (The redirect was indeed not really appropriate...) Happy editing! Edcolins (talk) 20:52, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Eh eh thanks, I'm always happy to help ;) Hervegirod (talk) 23:21, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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sorry, I only looked at your edit now. Happy new year! I will look at these roles, I will be pleased to help if it is within my abilities. Hervegirod (talk) 17:23, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect information in Moody's article[edit]

Hello, Hervegirod, in late 2011 you provided some helpful feedback while I was working to improve articles about Moody's, with whom I work. With the assistance of a volunteer editor, these pages were updated, and I made no direct edits in the process. Now this week an unregistered editor added a note about the U.S. credit downgrade to the MIS article, however this downgrade was not assessed by Moody's but S&P, and I believe this editor is simply mistaken. Would you be willing to undo this edit? Many thanks, Mysidae (talk) 21:23, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I did not log on wikipedia for some days, I logged in and removed the edit which was thoroughly unsourced, so I had absolutely no problem to remove it ;) Looked to me like OR. Hervegirod (talk) 14:33, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not at all, I appreciate you reviewing the situation and taking action. Many thanks, Mysidae (talk) 21:16, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help with mischief on Moody's pages?[edit]

Hello, Hervegirod, thank you again for your help recently. I did not expect to need to approach you (or anyone) again so soon, however, this weekend two IP editors (24.45.162.83 and 98.14.243.231) with no apparent editing history made sweeping changes to the articles for Moody's Investors Service, Moody's Corporation, and Moody's Analytics. In some cases, verified and useful information was deemed "irrelevant" and summarily deleted, and warning templates suggesting the articles be "checked for its neutrality" were added to both the MIS and MCO articles without any explanation. I am willing to explain why these edits are wrong, however I wonder if you agree that they simply merit being rolled back on account of being, most likely to my view, mischief. I have not left a note on the three Moody's articles yet, but if that is necessary I will do that next. Many thanks, Mysidae (talk) 22:58, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'm looking at that! Hervegirod (talk) 13:41, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It has already be done. Hervegirod (talk) 13:44, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, it's my own picture, so there is no problem to publish it on Commons of course. The current license is OK? Hervegirod (talk) 22:58, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, I'll look at it! Hervegirod (talk) 12:17, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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It was used on Voyages-sncf.com or Voyages SNCF. However other editors have uploaded the same image on these two articles, they might have replaced this one, which can then be deleted without any problem. Hervegirod (talk) 23:48, 19 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Argh, I thought I expressed the same ideas differently, but it seems that by using only one main source in the article, I fell into this kind of error. My mistake -:( Hervegirod (talk) 22:19, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, I did not know this, even after so many edits ;) I just added the template to the talk page Hervegirod (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I could not find any photograph of this writer with a free license clearly stated (those I found had a non free copyright or nothing at all). I added the associated template below the other one as your advice. Hervegirod (talk) 22:18, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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