User talk:Penperson

The page entry on "communication" has had substantial discussion over the years but with no real clarity emerging. It is both disorganized and lacks verification. But, most importantly the definition of communication is presented as a universally agreed upon definition when in fact it reflects only one of the seven different theoretical traditions in the field (see the Outline of communication page). One way of coping with the gross misrepresentation is to actually change the title from "Communication" to "Communication-as-transmission", along with the introductory para. Is this acceptable? Penperson (talk) 03:50, 3 March 2013 (UTC) Penperson (talk) 03:50, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello Penperson and welcome to Wikipedia. I assume you are referring to the communication article? For future reference you can link in Wikipedia by putting square brackets round something so this: communication becomes: communication.
 * In answer to your question, I'm no communication expert so I can't answer for sure but we have a policy on wikipedia called Be Bold which states that if you think something needs done, do it! However, make sure to take a read over reliable sources, verifiability and no original research as you consider the changes you wish to make. Any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page - Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 08:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Help request
Why can't I see what the page will look like when I select page Preview? I have worked through the editing tutorial and have entered many different examples into the sandboxes. However, I never see the finished appearance of the material; simply the text and the mark-ups. For example, I have entered the following text (that I believe to be properly marked up) in the tutorial sandbox and when I select Preview it looks exactly as it appears below. Why hasn't the formatting happened and the references entered into the list?

‘’’Communication’’’ is a phenomenon that we think we can easily recognize. However, there is no universal agreement or single definition of what it is exactly. . The meanings and definitions of communication vary as a function of academic discipline and their various schools of thought, theories and approaches. .

Communication
Hi Penperson, and welcome to Wikipedia! I have reverted your edit to Communication. Phrasing such as "we put our thoughts and ideas into messages" is very textbook-like and "unencyclopedic". Furthermore, your sentence "this understanding of communication falls within the cybernetic tradition" is impossible to understand for the ordinary reader who doesn't know what the cybernetic tradition is. The same goes for the "transmission model". Please read WP:MOSINTRO! With friendly regards,  Lova Falk     talk   09:44, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Lova Falk    talk   08:30, 18 March 2013 (UTC)