Talk:Fata Morgana/Archive 1

ARCHIVE PAGE 1: 2006-2009

genius
an inspiring entry, thank you —Precedingunsigned comment added by 69.86.136.74(talk • contribs) 04:26, August 21 2006 (UTC)

Entymology section
I am deleting this section, not out of ignorance as the re-poster suggests, but on account of standards and practices. The English used is confusing and difficult to parse even for a person who speaks with non-native English speakers on a regular basis. And the citations for what appears to be the assertion made in this section are inaccessible as well. Lastly, a Google search for  yielded no further elucidation on the point.

I will post this comment to the talk page of the person who re-authored the section. I will also ask them to be more clear in their use of language and more precise in their citation before reposting the section.  E riel  honan  04:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Entymology? What does anything in this article have to do with the study of insects? —Precedingunsigned comment added by72.208.204.61 (talk) 05:30, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Etymology (Not to be confused with Entomology, the scientific study of insects) has nothing to do with the study of insects. Please sea the articleEtymology--Mbz1 (talk) 15:30, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Urmiaj.jpg
I found an image of a better fata morgana which was spotted at the city called Penglay at the eastcoast of China. I didn't upload it because I am unsure about the license, the website I took it from generally shows only the pictures it is allowed to do so or removes them otherwise so it should be ok... http://images.fok.nl/upload/060512_13804_xin_020503080948501284395.jpg

Is the effect under the rocks on the left of this photo an example of Fata Morgana? If so I think it'd make a better image for the article62.31.12.18 16:11, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It is not fata morgana. It is not a mirage at all.--Mbz1 (talk) 23:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Has anyone read this article recently?
I don't really know much about this otherwise I might have a go at it myself but frankly this page is rubbish. Terrible formatting, gramatical errors, and a random mention of Ducktales or something in the middle. What on earth.Gunrun (talk) 14:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd say that, if something is "rubbish" here, it is rather your comment. If you see problems with grammar,please feel free to correct it. If you see problems with formatting, please feel free to improve formatting without changing the context of the article. One more advise, if I may please: Try avoiding talking with authority on the subjects you have no idea about like Fata Morgana, for example.In a mean time I'll return the article to the state it was before I started editing it.Of course none of the images shows Fata Morgana, but who cares as long as grammar is correct, right? You've done well,Gunrun!--Mbz1 (talk) 17:29, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Gunrun, please be more careful about words like "rubbish". Did you really want Mbz1 to revert all his changes? Yes, Mbz1 knows he needs some help with his English, just as Gunrun knows he needs some help with his science. But Mbz1 knows more than we do about atmospheric phenomena, and Wikipedians are supposed to work together. Oh, and next time you accuse someone of "gramatical errors", you might spell check that phrase first! Mbz1, you could have been nicer too – this post shows how I would have put it.Art LaPella (talk) 05:00, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry about calling it rubbish. I know you added a lot to the article Mbz1, but it had really surreal formatting and grammar, which I now know is because English isn't your primary language. I would have tried fixing it myself but I don't really have the time. I just wanted to look up some information about this phenomena and found the page as it was. Gunrun (talk) 01:21, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, article read, link followed, but now obsolete
At the bottom of the article is a link to my own web page, discussing Fata Morgana in the context of Monterey, California. I monitor visits, and on any given day 10 or more visitors come to my page, via this Wikipedia article. However, I am dismantling my web site, and my page is no longer available. So the link should be removed. If anyone wants to read my page, follow the current link, and read down to where you can get it in a zip file. But that will be gone by April 2009. Icogitate

A note
I believe the grammar in the following excerpt is faulty.

"When the inferior air layers by-path the warm sea side (ex. At noon, in vain; or on highways), image overturned found out below object, what personates of inferior mirage.

The appearance of the mirage is explained very easy: Immediately what the look is bended on of a point from the surface of the earth outside of certain the limit, the visual ray penetrates into the warm layers of the air (where the index of refraction are decreased) below a sufficient angle of inclined in order to suffered a sudden deviation."

171.67.130.169 (talk) 01:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)