User talk:Pascal.Tesson/Archive 5

You helped choose Cactus as this week's WP:AID winner
MER-C 03:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Church-Turing thesis
Thank you for reverting my misguided edit. I was misunderstanding something, maybe the definition of hypercomputer. It is indeed correct to say that if we build a thing that computes (only) non-Turing-computable functions, and in doing so it computes something that "should naturally be regarded as computable" by whatever definition, then we will have refuted the thesis for that definition. S Chapin 21:34, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

More serious note
Any thoughts on my main current project: http://2007-wikipedia-cd-selection.fixedreference.org/wp/index/alpha.htm The tedious bit is cleaning up all the external links and stuff for a CD. --BozMo talk 22:04, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


 * btw fancy another shot at getting G._Patrick_Maxwell deleted? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by BozMo (talk • contribs) 08:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Thank you
I came here to thank you for helping to preserve WP:WEB as a descriptive instead of a perscriptive guideline, like you remarked. Alas, I've seen articles fall because AfD voters treat it as a demand. The more I look at the talk page, the more I feel that I should also thank you for your mature and persistently civil handling of Rrfayette in circumstances where many others, myself included, would've snapped. You are a skilled and diligent contributor. Want a Zen Garden or Civility Award? --Kizor 13:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Then someone else will foil him somewhere else, and so on, and so on. The disruptors will be repulsed and the encyclopedia will remain. Excelsior! :P --Kizor 15:01, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Riddle
Well its a bit childish. Qu'est-ce qu'il manque dans le coin? Il manque "UL" dans le coin? Jamais! --BozMo talk 19:04, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

AfD
As an AfD expert you might like to pitch in at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/2006_Wikipedia_CD_Selection which is the first time I (or rather an article I started) have been AfDed. It has gone back and forth between Wikipedia space and namespace. I won't mind of course if you totally disagree with my position: I don't find the judgement easy. Practically if people come to Wikipedia and use the inhouse search to look for "Wikipedia CD" they would never find it if not in namespace (which is why I think it is just about worth arguing the toss over). But practicality cannot decide these issues of principle. --BozMo talk 19:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, btw --BozMo talk 13:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Censorship discussions
Thanks for this comment. Now I don't feel like I need to post there. You said it better, and you said it first : ) Doc  Tropics  06:03, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Russian True Orthodox Church/Temp
Under what criteria are you nominating these for. ( you have about 4 so far that I see...) —— Eagle (ask me for help) 06:21, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks —— Eagle (ask me for help) 06:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Euler
Was the revert because of the additional info I put down, or the person before me? Fephisto 05:01, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Another person on the discussion agreed, and it looks like it. Yet Lord Google gives no definite answers. Fephisto 05:08, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

It sure as hell looks like laundry. Fephisto 05:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

If you want me to be specific so you know I'm really serious, and I don't mean this as a joke. It looks like a shirt: the top is folded in on itself like a collar, behind his head is a little rectangular piece hanging down like a sleeve, and the portion around his head appears very much like the bottom of a shirt. Fephisto 05:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

"Of course you don't" I can see that the topic is utterly revolting to think about to some people apparently, so I won't put the comment in the caption; but it's really not at all impossible. Coming from a guy who yelled, "(a + b^n)/n = x, hence God exists, reply!" and a history of eccentric Mathematicians that went crazy/ran through city streets naked. The fact that who would leave an object unidentifiable to most should be proof enough of its possibility.

I really didn't think it would be such an egregious crime to put such a comment on there, especially after the question of its discussion on both the picture's discussion page and Euler's discussion page. So, I'll leave it at this: it really does look like a shirt. I can make a smegging picture with little arrows to what parts of the shirt are evident if more proof is really wanted, or if you think trying to settle this mini-mystery is too ridiculous, I'll drop the matter right now.Fephisto 18:11, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Songjin
Thanks so much for your advice, I'll make sure I look at it!! Ok i'm still new at this so I hope the end product comes out ok. Songjin 23:29, 8th December 2006 (+8 GMT)

TMWRNJ
Thanks for merging King of the Show in. Have you had a chance to see the show itself? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mattl (talk • contribs) 23:40, 9 December 2006 (UTC).

importance to expand
Hi, I saw you changed for some articles the importance tag to an expand tag, I believe that these are not the same, and all the articles still lack importance, while the expansion is already included in the stub-remark (and well, I feel that expansion is superfluous, that is intrinsic to a wiki). I much feel like reverting the changes, but I thought it better first to discuss this. And in stead of being in smaller groups (the importance tags were dated by month, which gives a bit easier to handle category-size) they are now back into the huge group of 'articles to expand', where I am afraid not many people will look into (well, who looks into these categories, anyway). Hope to hear from you soon. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Rusyn poets
Why do you want to rename the category rusyn poets?--Rusyn 15:45, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Warring States
Hi, Pascal. I support your move of Warring States to Warring States (novel) — the Chinese historical period is more important than the novel. (Since the Japanese Sengoku period is also called the Warring States period, there might be a case for a disambiguation page at Warring States (disambiguation), but that's a separate matter.) One small thing — in future, after you move a page and change the redirect, it's generally considered courtesy to check "What links here" to see if any links to the page have been broken. I think I've taken care of the links that were pointing to the novel (there were only a few) — this is just a reminder for the next time, since there might not be someone to clean up after you. :^) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Germany
I saw your post at WP:WPARCH regarding the germany article - I'll give you a paragraph in a few days - some real turning points of western architecture have come from germany. I notice that mozart is listed as being a german composer - so are you including Austrians in the germany article? --Mcginnly | Natter 17:15, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

AfD
2006 Wikipedia CD Selection came through AfD bit more clearly than I expected but needs sorting as you said. Any chance you could either help or list complaints on the talk page? It did get improved a bit during the afd discussion thanx --BozMo talk 08:49, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Mall Spam Rules
Well, in Bizarro universe maybe. Thanks for caring enough to speedy delete the worse that Wikipedia has to offer, you bring tears of joy to my eyes. Oh wait, that's just sting from the wind change out of the cow pasture next door. Good work on catching these idiots. KP Botany 17:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

G Patrick Maxwell - Fluff piece is back
This fluff piece has been re-created. Would you take a look please. I would like some outside input here. For example, as a citation for Maxwell's becoming 'known as the first...' he used a commercial product catalog. A couple of other references are non-existent. He bolded "Best Doctors in America" as an award, which is not a very credible award (rather like the "whos who of college students and the like). Thanks.Jance 06:17, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Hiram Polk
Another vanity /fluff piece without sources. I re-added an 'unreferenced tag' but I am sure that Droliver will promptly remove it. But where are the sources for the claims to fame? Look at "hand transplantation" in Wikipedia, and see if Polk is credited with this. Presumably, these surgeons were some of those referenced in this sentence, "While Chairman at Louisville, Polk trained more than 230 surgical residents, all of whom hold board certification in general surgery." And where is any reference that Polk is "known for his pioneering research on proper surgical antibiotic use to reduce surgical site infections". And we are told that Polk is "also a figure well-known in the thoroughbred horse racing industry " and "Millsaps College named Polk it's 2005 Alumnus of the year." Sigh. I guess what I am asking is whether this is the kind of bio that meets WIki standards.Jance 06:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikibreak?
It says your on a wikibreak, yet your here and you've just made a few edits. Perhaps you should remove that notice. Nitro calibur 22:37, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm just trying to help out, sorry. Nitro calibur 22:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: Murphy's Laws of Combat
Okay, that's acceptable. I just didn't want it to die due to a prod. Expect my merge vote shortly. :3 PumeleonT 23:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:UW
Hi,

You have put yourself as interested in helping out at WikiProject on user warnings. We are now at a stage where we are creating the new templates and are wondering if you are still interested? If so please visit the overview page and choose a warning type you wish to work on. There is a base template available here, which you can copy and use to get you started. Have a look through the redirects and see what old templates are affected and incorporate them into the the new system. Anyway, any questions please don't hesitate to give me a shout. Regards Khukri ( talk  .  contribs ) 08:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Merge tags
Hi, best not to subst: these, as it makes for difficulties later on. Rgds, Rich Farmbrough, 19:54 17 December 2006 (GMT).

History of Germany
You claim my edit is not consistent with mainstream analysis. Unless you can provide any such to replace it with, properly and fully sourced, I will be forced to regard your edits as common vandalism. At least I provide sources, you have hitherto provided nothing but allegations.--Stor stark7 Talk 18:33, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:CP
Thank you for reporting copyright violations. This is to let you know that the contents of an article should be blanked/replaced when adding the copyvio template. Happy editing, and merry christmas! :) - Mailer Diablo 13:44, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Proposed deletion
I have removed the prod tag from Asia Football squads, which you proposed for deletion, because I feel that this article should not be deleted from Wikipedia. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still feel the article should be deleted, please don't add the prod template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Articles for deletion. Thanks! -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:25, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Star
Thank you very much for the barnstar! It's always nice to receive encouragement from fellow editors. And yes, I agree with, even though the FAC process can become quite tedious at times, it led to a great improvement of the article through the careful suggestion and participation of other skilled user. TSO1D 00:35, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

(I'll put this under the same heading.) Thank you for the "uncat for oct." barnstar. It feels great to be appreciated. Always glad to do my part and help improve Wikipedia. =) &mdash;  Ed Gl  18:41, 31 December 2006 (UTC)