User talk:PerfectSoundWhatever/Archives/2023/December

GAN nomination
It's been over 7 days since the GA nomination of "456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!" was put on hold. I tried talking to Skyshifter about it, but he said to talk to you about it for some reason. — Davest3r08 > : )  (talk)  13:46, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 * It really doesn't need to go through me to be passed. If Skyshifter is happy with the changes, it should pass. I've been meaning to take a second look but I've been super busy honestly. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 15:14, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I thought the nominator/main contributor needed to confirm that they are okay with the changes before it passed (after all, they said "I don't think I agree with everything"). However, considering PerfectSoundWhatever's comment (If Skyshifter is happy with the changes, it should pass), I'll pass the article. Skyshifter   talk  01:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Rickym1008 (02:10, 30 November 2023)
Will my article get approved, and if so how will I know? --Rickym1008 (talk) 02:10, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, are you Enrico James? If so, you must declare that you are writing about yourself on your talk page. We strongly advise against writing autobiograpies because you are inherently biased towards yourself. If you are not Enrico James, please read WP:42 for why your article currently does not pass notability. Thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 02:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Thecozyfrog (21:34, 8 December 2023)
How do I access my draft? --Thecozyfrog (talk) 21:34, 8 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi there! I'm not sure which draft you are referring to. If you look at your contributions, Special:Contributions/Thecozyfrog, you have never edited or created a draft article. Is it possible this draft was created on another Wikipedia account, or while you weren't logged in (your IP address)? — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 18:04, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Adélie Land area
Hello,

You reverted my correction about this area. I know that a widespread figure is 432,000 km2. But nobody knows where this value comes from. It seems that every Internet site copied other sites without checking.

The correct figure is much less: 351,000, as given for instance by le Petit Larousse illustré 2000, Larousse, Paris, 1999, p. 1108. A simple computation using spherical trigonometry also yields this value. One can also use Google Earth to compute the area of the corresponding polygon, which again provides the same value.

Please help to correct this ununderstandable error. Pepys (talk) 18:12, 10 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for your message. I'm not entirely sure what to do here, when sources disagree so wildly. At a minimum, any number placed in the article should match the corresponding source. This is why I reverted your edit. Also, conclusions should not be made based on your own knowledge and calculations, since that would be considered original research. Le Petit Larousse illustré seems to be an encyclopedia/dictionary (a tertiary source) which is unideal for making such a claim.
 * I think the best way to resolve this is if you can find high quality secondary sources (scholarly articles, subject matter experts, non tertiary books etc.) as this would make your argument much stronger. The more sources the better. If what you say is true, and internet sites copied the values without checking, it's likely you could find a "correct" value in older documents. Do you think these sources exist, and would be possible for you to find?
 * Thanks — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 18:44, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your thoughtful answer.
 * The fact is that I have tried to solve this problem for several months by contacting an incredible number of persons in ministries, research institutes, universities, and I realize that nobody cares, or nobody knows what to do!
 * A dictionary source, even when you qualify it as tertiary, seems to me much more reliable than an Internet site. But, anyway… I saw that the Encyclopedia Britannia on line gives another intermediate value, halfway between 351,000 and 432,000. Trying to solve the problem seems hopeless.
 * I believe the problem is similar for other Antarctic sectors, not only for the French one. Pepys (talk) 20:08, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That's unfortunate. There's not much Wikipedia can do without the information being properly sourced, however. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 23:20, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Jhonny baissary (15:21, 13 December 2023)
i need all argument from processes --Jhonny baissary (talk) 15:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm not sure what you mean. Do you have a question about editing Wikipedia? — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 01:52, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Ellegony (06:21, 17 December 2023)
Hello :) I wanted to ask when editing an article by writing an additional perspective from a secondary source, should I make the edit right away or should I first communicate it in the Talk section of the article? --Ellegony (talk) 06:21, 17 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi thank you for your question! Generally, the advice given on Wikipedia for potentially controversial edits is to use the Bold, revert, discuss cycle (BRD). First, you should boldly make the edit. If someone disagrees, they can revert it. At that point, you would discuss on the talk page. Let me know if you have any other questions. —  PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 16:15, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, you're very helpful! I guess my other question would be how do I go about discussing something in depth. Not the validity of sources or relevance of adding a new edit but more like general discussion. I read the Talk page is not a forum so I'm not sure if that would be appropriate to conduct it there. I assume such discussions are better outside of Wikipedia completely? Ellegony (talk) 21:01, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * , it would generally be best to discuss off-topic stuff outside of Wikipedia, like a blog or other social media sites. You may find Wikipedia's unofficial Discord server a good place for this. Thanks! — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 01:50, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Got it! Thank you. Ellegony (talk) 21:29, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Iglsed (09:03, 19 December 2023)
I would like to place the German article in the English Wiki.https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirlingmotor

Alpha-gamma type The Austrian company Frauscher Thermal Motors has combined the alpha and gamma type. The design, known as Alphagamma technology[8], is patented as a "Stirling engine with stepped piston"[9]. The core of the innovation is an expansion piston, which is designed as a stepped piston. The connecting rod passes through the small diameter of the stepped piston and is hinged to a crankpin together with the connecting rod of the compression piston. This reduces the work of the expansion piston by around half compared to the alpha type and by around 30 % compared to the beta and gamma types. Both pistons perform positive work. As a result, piston forces, piston friction and bearing loads on the connecting rod and crankshaft main bearings are reduced[10]. The simple design in conjunction with the reduced piston forces enables lubrication oil-free and long-lasting operation with high efficiency. The advantages of Alphagamma technology have been confirmed in scientific reports by Bernd Thomas[11] from Reutlingen University and Michael Gschwendtner[12] from Auckland University of Technology. An Alphagamma Stirling engine with an electrical output of 6.5 kW was tested with various gas fuels. The overall electrical efficiencies achieved (generator terminal : fuel power Hu) reached 28.1%[13] with biogas, 30.0%[14] with landfill gas and 31.1%[15] with sewage gas. --Iglsed (talk) 09:03, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Antny08 (23:20, 23 December 2023)
Hello, I just applied for administrator on Wikipedia. However, when I click on the link that it gives to show edit summaries, it only displays that I have 333 edits, even though I have 510 edits. Do you know why this is? Thanks! --Antny08 (talk) 23:20, 23 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, you did not properly follow the instructions at WP:RFA/SN, so your request for adminship is currently invalid, so you should fix that. Also, you will very likely not succeed at the RfA due to lack of experience, because being an admin is unfortunately a very high bar. To answer your actual question, as seen by this page, 177 of your edits are "deleted", meaning they were on pages that were deleted. This means they will not appear on the edit summary page. Thanks, let me know if you have any other questions! — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 16:49, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
 * What did I do wrong exactly with my request for adminship? Everything seems right to me. Antny08 (talk) 17:07, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi . You need to add your RFA to Requests for adminship, as instructed in step seven of WP:RFA/SN. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 18:09, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
 * When I try to add it, it says error parsing votes, error getting time, and error parsing end status. What am I doing wrong? Antny08 (talk) 19:39, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Hadesdecuba on Help:Automatic edit summaries (20:22, 27 December 2023)
Hello, I just made my first publication, I appreciate your feedback to know if I am doing it right, thank you --Hadesdecuba (talk) 20:22, 27 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, it looks like it has been deleted. I'm not able to view the article so I can't really give any feedback. Thanks. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 07:06, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Larrystaley07 (23:57, 27 December 2023)
No, I did not say I started an account to publish a new article. I could not find an option saying I wanted input on something else so I had to pick something. --Larrystaley07 (talk) 23:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm not sure what you are referring to. Do you have a specific question to ask about editing Wikipedia? — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 07:04, 28 December 2023 (UTC)