User talk:Ashwin

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reference
In Pitteway triangulation you wrote "Okabe, et. al." Normally "et al" is used in the body of the text and then in the list of references it's spelled out completely. Michael Hardy 15:09, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Pitteway triangulation
Hello. Could you respond to the matter at talk:Pitteway triangulation? Thanks. Michael Hardy 01:52, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Muscles, Reflexes and Locomotion
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Proposed deletion of Thomas A. McMahon


The article Thomas A. McMahon has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Not clear how this may meet WP:PROF or WP:BIO

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status
I removed the prod tag, as Full profs. at Harvard always turn out to be notable. But this article needs more information to show it. see   our guide to writing Wikipedia articles. Give reviews of his book, and list other publications, at least the main ones. getting citation figures from Web of Science, which does cover this period. Include major national level offices and awards, but not minor ones. Be sure to list editorships (but not mere editorial board membership) --we consider it very important, and you should add it to the articles for the relevant journals also, with a link to the bio. If the subject of the article has any notable students who would qualify for Wikipedia bios, include them. Their PhD & postdoctoral advisors probably also qualify for bios here; add them and link them, even if they do not yet have articles.

As for his book, do not try to write a separate article unless there are really major reviews and enough information to show it a true classic--rather, merge any information you have into the article on him.

If I can help you with any of this, let me know.  DGG ( talk ) 20:40, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 22:23, 14 March 2011 (UTC)