User talk:LeadSongDog/Archives/2012/April

WP:V mediation step five
Hello LeadSongDog, this is another update about the verifiability mediation. We have now started step five, in which we will work towards deciding a final draft for each work group. I would like you to submit a statement about this - have a look at the mediation page to see the details of what you should include. The deadline for this step is 10.00 am on Friday 6th April (UTC), and unlike the other steps I am going to be strict about it. If you don't leave a statement by the deadline, then you won't be able to participate in steps six or seven. If you think you are going to be late turning in your statement, please let me know as soon as possible - I can't promise anything, but it will be much easier to work out alternative arrangements now than it would be after the deadline has passed. Best regards —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 17:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

what's the reason of Materialscientist?
You could tell me why user Materialscientist deleted the references I gaven? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 18:03, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * His reason was given when he did it.LeadSongDog come howl!  18:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't understand. Can you clearly tell me his reason and how you know his reason? Are you and he the same person? I referred an excellent special issue on boron. Here is the list of articles, why not list them?

The high-pressure phase of boron, γ-B28: Disputes and conclusions of 5 years after discovery A. R. Oganov, V. L. Solozhenko, C. Gatti, O. O. Kurakevych and Y. Le Godec 380-387

On the nature of chemical bonding in γ-boron P. Macchi 388-393

Comparative review of theoretical and experimental equations of state of orthorhombic boron γ-B28 Y. Le Godec 394-400

Spectral analysis of the electronic structure of γ-B28 P. Rulis, L. Wang, B. Walker and W. -Y. Ching 401-408

Large shear strength enhancement of gamma-boron by normal compression X. -F. Zhou, Y. Tian and H. -T. Wang 409-420

Mechanical properties and hardness of boron and boron-rich solids S. Veprek, R. F. Zhang and A. S. Argon 421-428

Experimental study and critical review of structural, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of superhard refractory boron suboxide B6O O. O. Kurakevych and V. L. Solozhenko — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 20:45, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Did you click on the link I gave above, to the edit that MaterialScientist made? His edit comment clearly says why he made that edit: "WP:COI - a brief article written by a banned user" Our rules on handling conflict of interest are pretty clear, and that author is under a topic ban at Boron, largely because of prior violations.LeadSongDog come howl!  20:53, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, please clarify what you want to say. I referenced several useful articles written by experts and published in good journals. Where is banned users? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 20:56, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I clicked on the link you give. Still don't understand. Which short article written by banned users? I references several articles, between 5 and 11 pages long. Is this too short? Is this forbidden by Materialscientist to reference these articles because they are short? Who is Materialscientist to decide this? Please clarify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 21:07, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * You didn't follow the other link I just gave you.LeadSongDog come howl!  21:44, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I did followed the link you gave me. And I still don't understand why Materialscientist forbids citing articles of these 10-15 respected scientists in a Wikipedia article. They are directly related to the topic of the Boron. Sorry, now I think you are not giving me clear answers because you don't have any answers and just do what pleases Materialscientist. Maybe it's you or your boss. Maybe he is upset that he is not one of the cited authors, or something like that. This is low. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 02:09, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * My boss??? Boy, are you new here! There are no "bosses" on Wikipedia. Its more like trying to teach feral cats to line dance most of the time. Now please, read what I linked, and stop expecting others to do your thinking for you. While we try to be helpful, there are limits. LeadSongDog come howl!  03:49, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I read and don't understand your reasonings. I see no reason why good and useful peer-reviewed articles written by experts cannot be cited on Wikipedia if people find them useful. If in Wikipedia all are equal, why Materialscientist decides everything? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.205.178.250 (talk) 10:17, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * He doesn't. He didn't. All he did was implement the decision that the community put in place to ban that editor. Your unsupported assertion that these are "good and useful" articles carries no more weight than his or mine, that is, none. We need secondary sources to support statements we make. We don't arbitrarily link to primary sources, because that would violate our policy against publishing original research. We especially do not do so simply because their author wants them linked. That is considered a conflict of interest. LeadSongDog come howl!  17:08, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Immunology
I see you have edited some of the pages within the scope of immunology. Please have a look at the proposal for a WikiProject Immunology WP:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Immunology and give your opinion (support or oppose). Thank you for your attention.  Kinkreet ~&#9829;moshi moshi&#9829;~ 09:35, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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Raphaël Onana
Hi LeadSongDog. I'll be glad to look at this article, although I doubt if my sources have the degree of detail needed to confirm the career path of an individual soldier. Still the subject is an interesting one. Regards Buistr (talk) 19:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hello again LeadSongDog. I have checked my French written sources concerning the West African tirailleurs of World War II but regretfully have not been able to find material relating to this particular sous-officier, although clearly his record was a distinguished one. Sorry! (Buistr (talk) 05:39, 29 April 2012 (UTC))
 * Re units: the reference to early service in the militia is slightly puzzling. The only French "milice" of WWII recorded is the collaborationist para-military force raised by the Vichy Government to combat the Resistance and clearly this is not applicable to West Africa. Presumably Onana joined some form of local volunteer group. The "1st Regiment of Tirailleurs of Cameroon" is better documented. This unit was raised in September 1940  -  "tirailleurs" variously translates to English as "skirmishers", "sharpshooters" or "rifles" and was the usual designation given by the French to their indigenous infantry regiments in Africa and Indo-China. As part of the Free French Forces the 1st RTduC was renamed as the "4th Bataillon de March" in December 1940 and by  June 1942 was on active service in Libya. The Cameroonian element in the battalion were subsequently repatriated to their homeland but this would have been after Sgt Onana was wounded and captured. Hope this is of some help. Buistr (talk) 09:38, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Verifiability mediation - choosing final drafts
Hello LeadSongDog. This is a note to let you know about a discussion I have just started at the verifiability mediation. It is aimed at making a final decision about the drafts we use in step 6, so that we can move on to drafting the RfC text in step 7. If possible, I would like everyone to comment over at Wikipedia talk:Mediation Cabal/Cases/27 February 2012/Wikipedia:Verifiability. Thank you! —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 04:09, 30 April 2012 (UTC)