User talk:Charles Matthews/About me/Archive1

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Question from Pål
Hi, it seems like you have contributed some parts of the article about meta-. I am curious about the part that says the current english usage of the prefix is accidental deriving from Aristotle´s works about metaphysics... Did you write this? Do you have any sources for this fact? I´m very curious.

Thank,

Pål, stockholm, sweden


 * Something like this, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The first major work in the history of philosophy to bear the title “Metaphysics” was the treatise by Aristotle that we have come to know by that name. But Aristotle himself did not use that title or even describe his field of study as ‘metaphysics’; the name was evidently coined by the first century C.E. editor who assembled the treatise we know as Aristotle's Metaphysics out of various smaller selections of Aristotle's works. The title ‘metaphysics’ — literally, ‘after the Physics’ — very likely indicated the place the topics discussed therein were intended to occupy in the philosophical curriculum. They were to be studied after the treatises dealing with nature (ta phusika).  That is, meta- is not originally about going to a higher level of abstraction. Charles Matthews 20:02, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Question from Haberjw1
Charles, thanks for touching up the Angle of Arrival page. Two questions:

1) How did you happen to find it? I was very suprised when I looked and realized that it had been touched up in the short time since I had posted it?  Just curious...


 * From the list of new pages, accessible from the Recent Changes page. Charles Matthews 16:39, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

2) The title is currently Angle of arrival, while it is generally written as Angle of Arrival (with Arrival captialized (sp?)) -- I would like to change the page title to include the correct capitalization (sp?).


 * I assume you are recently arrived, in which case the Move Page function is disabled for you temporarily (this is against vandals). Moving pages is routine, once you have that. In general we do prefer lower case, unless there is a strong reason: upper case should carry some information. BTW you can sign with four tildes. Charles Matthews 16:39, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I have tried Google, and 'angle of arrival' is common as was as the AoA version. So I'm not clear which is better. Charles Matthews 16:42, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I've now made a redirect - if this isn't edited, the page can still be moved there. The usage I saw on Google suggested that the lower case version is OK. Charles Matthews 16:44, 11 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Yup, am new to posting. Have used as a resource for a while.  Ok, searched around various titles, and I see the convention.  I was thinking that if I titled an article I would call it "Angle of Arrival", not "Angle of arrival".  Will follow convention.  Thanks, and thanks for the ~..~ hint.!
 * Haberjw1 19:37, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Alice Meynell
Charles, I just finished a major overhaul of Alice Meynell, I noticed you also added a book, if you could give it the twice over and add any other info that would be super. WikiDon...

Hello
I have written Method of matrix rank, could you please delete it if it's irrelevant or not correct. Thank you very much Trieu 18:52, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Another Possibly Japanese name for Japanese Nationalists Ideology
Well,i am present:

the name of your uhknowed server are Wellington Perez Ishikawajima,i am from of Peru.if very clear why i non native english,and no poses the knowledge of motherland language,Japanese,my mother language for my country if Spanish.i only can to read some well in english and poses well know limits in english grammar and writing.

my nickname are Wladk for Wladimir Kamisky,i readed over German-Russian war and liked the history of Pro-axis russian military leader Bronislav Kaminsky. i am stay more prided of history of my great country and in my limits mantain contact with other japanese citizens why knowed about history in Japan and outside.

my farests ancestors are japanese and poses family in central america,Mexico ane Europe.i for working reasons staying preciselly in central america,in ones parents.

i sta more disgusts with theirs for your actions why in first thinked in good faith and comprension but in last days appareing agressive attacks,no one adequate recomendation or similar.

for this i knowed much of japanese history and poses more information at respect.preciselly i am debt at my nearests of Jap web sources,treated to publish some interesting info,but uhknowed why stay violating certain rigth laws.

i am are one interests in jap history in much detail overall the specific topic previously mentioned. i am knowed one panamenian why mentioned at me over your farests japanese ancestors,secret agents,jap plans against panama canal,and present some bibliography.

i stay more disillucioned with yours,if totally certain why poses more troubles in my grammar or no poses writing habilities,but i writing in good faith ,lamentably,yours stay in these strict media with correct inflexible rules,and i no poses well diction for participed in this.if more lamentably why having occured this.

in present days stay in these country,but for working reasons i traveled to Europe in route to Madagascar or South Africa.i am decided no return at your media i stay more desappointed and disgust with theirs!

Sirs,for my part no poses troubles,i am no agreed much idea ofwriting in your media other time,if more terrible for me!

Well,i agreed your amable response
Sir,in respetuos form, i agred your amable response,but how sayed i debt to leaving for work in nexts days.

i agreed at yours your amable aid and comprension,i tell of this at my local friend,and himself sayed why for less i take leave of yours for your amable attention.

reiterally my desire of non returning,but how stay for three or four weeks i possibly sended any info or in other case commisioned at my panamenian friend for use my identification number for sending any info.my lasts writings why poses in hand i deleted in totally,exept the additional detailed info about Japanese fascism why i sended in present days.

in any case i stay complaced in poses any some friends how yours,why lamentably in nexts times i can t to see.

more thanks i extend my hands for frienship gest to yours.

one humble server

Wellington Perez Ishikawajima (Wladk)

Muchas gracias,estoy totalmente de acuerdo con ud
Saludos:

le escribe el amigo del antiguo colaborador,que decidio retirarse, sabe me agradan sus palabras.

le he decidido escribir en mi idioma,aunque yo hubiera podido haberlo hecho en mi ingles imperfecto tambien,sabe en nombre de mi conocido y el mio propio,esty de acuerdo con su pensamiento y la modificacion que ustedes han hecho.

lamentablemente,como no poseo los recursos idiomaticos necesarios para escribir en correcto ingles y seguir por cuenta propia dando algun aporte de las cosas que he anunciado que conozco,aunque quisiera no podria participar en sus trabajos documentales.

tambien aclaro,mi respuesta no es contra todo el resto de los amables colaboradores y participantes,me referia a ciertas unidades intolerantes,que es inevitable tener en un universo como el de ustedes,yo en lo particular no tengo ningun problema,a mi en lo personal no me gusta atacar o criticar el trabajo de otros,por tanto senti desagrado cuando vi a  algunos de esos agresores,y sus opiniones.reitero yo no tengo problemas en la diversidad de opiniones,eso es bueno,lo malo son los agresores y atacantes que nunca dejaran de cobijarse en la democracia.

de todos modos muchas gracias por su amable atencion le deseo exitos en sus funciones.

Sr.Pedro Joaquin Gonzales

un filo-japones convencido en Latinoamerica


 * Unfortunately, every Internet forum (it seems) has negative as well as positive characteristics. I don't know what else I can say in answer. Charles Matthews 18:39, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Water Organs
Hello, I'm not entirely familiar with the format of Wikipedia but I noticed your name in conjunction with the article on "water organs" I'm trying(!) to research the perpetual organ and the memmonium which is mentioned in that article. If you have any bibliographical references you could share with me I'd be extremely greatful because I cant find anything solid anywhere, apart from farmer (1931) which I'm finding impossible to get a hold of!

Thanks for your time

Laura (l.e.mckenna@ncl.ac.uk)


 * I don't have much to suggest; I just did a little needed editorial work on that page. Charles Matthews 09:42, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

thanks for your time anyway :)

Thanks for link to 'transposition' on wronskian
Charles, I'm quite new to the wp contributory community but have been a wp infosumer for a number of years now. Nice to meet a major contributor to wp's entries on logic - particularly substructural. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to enlightenment on finer points of logic that might follow from further edit interactions. Regards, Ben Spinozoan 17:01, 23 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello and welcome. Charles Matthews 17:09, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Relation (mathematics)
Are you the mediator? Or does mediation involve the appearance of an official individual mediator? Randall Holmes 20:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I am quite new on Wikipedia; pardon my ignorance :-) Randall Holmes 20:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Chaos
New to wp. Nice meeting you (10:16,6 februari 2006). Mathematics goes way over my head but chaos comforts me. Go steady. Thanks. (84.193.155.152 13:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC))

Question from Plasto7
Hi, I understand you added the following passage to the article on "Minkowski addition": "The actual convolution of the indicator functions of the set will be a function with the same support as the Minkowski sum." I need a result like this for a research project I'm currently working on and would greatly appreciate your help. Could you give me a hint where to find a proof of this statement?

Thanks for your effort.