User talk:Ragesoss/Archive9

Wikipedia Takes Manhattan! Friday
You MUST MUST MUST register here by Thursday 8 PM EST, if there is any possibility you plan on participating or coming to the party that night. By the way, the party has been moved to 11:30 PM instead of 11:00 PM.--Pharos (talk) 06:35, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: What Awadewit said
You're too kind! :) Moreover, I like the fact that it's for the project as a whole!  I'm going to place it on the project page.  --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 02:52, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Photos and history
After browsing Wikipedians/Photographers, I think you might be able to help me. If not, and you know someone who can help, feel free to deflect me in their direction. I'm looking to improve the pictures I took for ketogenic diet, I think they are rather static and can probably be improved quality-wise with some advice on how to take them and how to process them afterwards. I'm also planning to take a picture of a ketogenic meal. If you are interested, I'll elaborate. In addition, I see you edit on scientific history. Perhaps you would like to review the History section of that article (or any section)? Thanks for your time. Colin°Talk 19:55, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your advice. It will be at least a week before I'm able to take some more, but when I do I'll let you know. Colin°Talk 12:34, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for looking at the article. I see you made Hugh Conklin a wikilink. Do you think any named person should be linked, or did you think he was notable enough? I may struggle to find anything to write about this chap, other than his appearance in the story of the ketogenic diet (of which he always gets a mention, no matter which source you read). Colin°Talk 12:35, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Now you've got me intrigued. What else is Conklin known for? Colin°Talk 17:37, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Imperial triple crown jewels
Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on those Featured pictures - beautiful and quite useful to the project, nice work. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 11:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXIII - April 2008
The April 2008 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. John Carter (talk) 22:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Just a note to to say thanks for the editing on the Archaeoastronomy page. A quick look at the diffs shows at least a few of the errors you corrected were mine, if not all of them. Thanks for bringing a fresh eye to the quotes too. Alun Salt (talk) 18:33, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

WikipediaWeekly Episode 45
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Thanks!
Thanks a lot for fixing my embarrassing mistake :) A  ecis Brievenbus 00:44, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Rattlesnake Mountain (Connecticut)
Hey, thanks for posting those great photos of Rattlesnake Mountain (Connecticut). --Pgagnon999 (talk) 19:39, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

your academic writing
Morning!

Awadewit pointed me towards you today mentioning your academic writing on the topic of WP and WMF. I was wondering if you could link them to me? As you may know I'm trying to write a thesis (basic description on my userpage) and I'm trying to make sure I've got my literature review in order.

On another note, I tend to agree with you, on your blog, about the relationship between Wikinews and WP - although I'm not so sure about hiring a dedicated newsroom coordinator. The foundation is, and should remain, careful to stay away from the content creation side of the projects.

More grist to the mill...

Witty Lama 02:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for those links, I didn't have your work in my list - but it's there now! I did indeed already have those references in my list, phew! It's good to find the same thing several times, it gives me confidence I'm on the right track.


 * On a separate note, I'm trying to interest people in helping to improve the article Religious Nationalism. A university class I've been trying to convince to get involved in using WP in their class has today agreed to do so. In the class they rewrote the text. I was wondering if you could have a look at it and edit it mercilessly (as the saying goes). Perhaps if you could convince others to get in on the act too that would be great. Since their edit on the page Nationalism it has now been separated from the main article Nationalism into its own article Religious nationalism. Please join in and help bring this newly formed article up to standard. Especially important is avoiding a Systemic Bias and adding Citations. If you're interested, that is.


 * All the best, Witty Lama 07:20, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter and various stuff
Hi there. I was wondering what had happened to the WikiProject History of Science newsletter. I presume there hasn't been time or a volunteer to produce another issue? I re-read the last issue, and I noticed some things have moved on since then. The unassessed number is down to 220, and the total number is up to 761. I did like the challenges section in particular, and I see that Laboratory Life and Gunther Stent did get created. History of endocrinology and History of public health are now redirects, which is in some ways unhelpful, but still something to note. I haven't had time to check which Good Articles and Featured Articles were promoted, but the log will help here. I looked here and here to generate the following list of additions since September 2007 (need to check if they have lost status since). Promoted to GA-Class (or merely added to the project scope and was already GA): Joseph Priestley, Nature (journal), Female hysteria, History of evolutionary thought, Galileo Galilei (dropped down from FA-Class), Richard Feynman, Luminiferous aether (later demoted), History of supernova observation, Islamic astronomy, Friedrich Accum, History of aspirin, History of timekeeping devices. Promoted to FA-Class (or merely added to the project scope and was already FA): Rachel Carson, Joseph Priestley. Looking at demotions, Industrial Revolution and History of science and Luminiferous aether were GAs that dropped to B-Class, and Galileo Galilei was an FA that dropped to B-Class, as did Carl Friedrich Gauss. So an overall increase in the GAs, but we lost two FAs and gained two FAs. I haven't looked through the talk pages or contributions of project members, as you mentioned in the last newsletter (as a way of tracking what people have been doing), but in other news (ahem), I created a series of stubs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), but failed to add the History of Science WikiProject tag to the article talk pages (I added the WPBiography tag, but that is a very bloated WikiProject, though the WikiProject Biography/Science and academia group is the relevant subdivision). Do these biographical articles fall within the scope of this project? Where is the line drawn? Should the History of science WikiProject only deal with dead scientists and mathematicians? Anyway, any chance of a newsletter any time soon? :-) Carcharoth (talk) 12:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I tagged and assessed the stubs as low importance, though some might actually be fairly central figures in their disciplines. Difficult to tell. Certainly, in terms of history, they are not of key importance. I presume the "history of..." and similar articles are the key ones here? Anyway, I'll wait with anticipation for the newsletter! :-) Carcharoth (talk) 14:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice newsletter. Thanks for the thanks! :-) I dropped a note off to DGG telling him about the "Challenge Award". Do you think Jsarmi would appreciate a note as well? I don't think either are actually WP:HOS members. Right, I'm off to try and figure out what Caltech Division of Biology, PaJaMo experiment, and Book of Nature are all about... I also read (and enjoyed) your off-wiki articles and blogs that you mentioned in the newsletter - lots to think about there. Carcharoth (talk) 00:14, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Episodes 46 and 47
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Re: User:Ragesoss/Board restructuring
As of this morning, four stewards had signed the petition (Danny, Yann, Jusjih, and Milosh). Durova Charge! 07:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Danny is not a steward. 66.92.27.254 (talk) 00:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Bauer lawsuit
You may be interested in this article planned for the upcoming edition of the Signpost, since it mentions you (although not by name) in describing the deletion close of Barbara Bauer.--ragesoss (talk) 17:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * That looks pretty good. If you're able, there was one very good section in the EFF's press release which might be good to quote, the second-last paragraph (beginning "Section 230's blanket protection of sites like Wikipedia...") which is a very brief and punchy summary of section 230. --bainer (talk) 23:40, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

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Just to say hai


Tinucherian has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend or a possibly new friend. Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Have a great day ! --  TinuCherian  (Wanna Talk?) - 10:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Where is the History of Biology Wikiproject Participant user box to be found?
Can one be made? There must also be a talk page banner for this project, but where? We need to get this thing rolling. --Wloveral (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Justice on Wikipedia
Thoughts about justice on Wikipedia? What would it look like? Does it exist? :) That's what I and someone else are writing about. On a simpler note, I was wondering if you could email me the articles you wrote about how and why academics should write for Wikipedia. I'm going to be writing something similar for my field. I would like to see what you said. :) (Saw you on the Chronicle!) Awadewit (talk) 18:03, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Irregardless
You're welcome. I hadn't heard "irregardless" at all until I found it in a humorous email, "How To Speak English Properly". Graham 87 03:04, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

X Club
I just wanted to let you know that I intend on bringing X Club to FA status. Any help is much appreciated. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 00:15, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

unexplained copyvio tagging on commons
Hi! I notice that you tagged for speedy deletion my photographs of the Tiffany window "Education". I've removed these tags, as you did not explain why you think they are copyright violations. As should be clear from the descriptions, the window itself is public domain because the creator died over 70 years ago. The images are tagged as PD-self because, as a stained glass window that varies considerably in appearance based on complex lighting conditions (and has elements of 3-dimensionality), photographs likely create a new copyright (mine, in this case) which also needs to be released or licensed.--ragesoss (talk) 22:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've added licensing explanations to the image pages to prevent future mix-ups.--ragesoss (talk) 22:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I tagged them because the page they were taken from was marked "all rights reserved". Thanks for the clarification. Stifle (talk) 08:41, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Creating a Whiteside article ?
Dear Ragesoss

The recent death of Tom Whiteside, one of the most important and revered historians of science of the 20th century, highlights the lacuna that there is no Wikipedia biography article for him. Could this possibly be immediately provisionally remedied by just posting a properly attributed published obituary for him in an article, such as that of The Independent @ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-d-t-whiteside-historian-of-mathematics-whose-prodigious-work-on-newtons-papers-astonished-the-scholarly-world-820387.html   ? I am not myself au fait with the details of any copyright issues here.

Logicus --Logicus (talk) 17:39, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry to hear the news, but it's definitely worth pulling things together from the various obituaries and other notices. I recently came across these additional notices:
 * http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3882200.ece
 * http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2277886,00.html
 * and from a more local perspective:
 * http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Blackpool-maths-hero-nearly-killed.4067750.jp
 * http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Maths-prof-from-Blackpool-slums.4038015.jp
 * More academic notices should appear in the appropriate journals within a year or so. I've heard that Whiteside's Cambridge colleague, Michael Hoskin, will be doing one in Journal for the History of Astronomy shortly.
 * Thanks for the idea. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 12:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for all this and Ragesoss's response. Maybe the immediate easiest thing would just be to create a stump that just provides weblinks to these obituaries ? But I don't know how to create stumps yet, and busy. I couldn't get the first Blackpool Gazette link, by the way. Of those Newton's papers scholars WEhiteside mentioned in his General Intro, namely Cohen, Westfall, Herivel and the Halls, only the latter two now survive. --Logicus (talk) 16:18, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for the newsletter prompt
Well the title pretty much explains it all, but thanks again for prompting me to look at the History of Science newsletter, to be honest I didn't realise it existed.. It seems to cover the work I've done adequately (just a couple of words is enough for me) so I won't be adding/editing it. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 20:47, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

NYC Meetup: June 1, 2008
In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

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RE: Bonsai
Thanks again, and I will be sure to take you up on that offer if I need to. Remilo (talk) 23:51, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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proposal, quality versions
Hi, thank you for responding to my suggestions on Sighted versions. Can you point me to the quality versions proposal please?--mrg3105 (comms) ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 06:33, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

discourse is a strong word
I have a question for you. Do you see that MacArthur is again a Featured Picture or is that something that only shows to my IP -- something which (as is many of the bad dreams I have had) is possible. And did you know that it was a repeat? -- carol (talk) 07:31, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, I was delighted to see that the consensus has some of the same questions that I did. What is the rule about going against the concensus? A WP:HowToHandleTheConcensus perhaps.... -- carol (talk) 07:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I find it interesting, the different habits of what should be different wikipedia users. The closed systems that are in place; the election of admin which can be independent of people who contribute -- then management of an open project via passwords to wiki via internet, passwords that get remembered by browsers and hacked by children.  It is also not difficult to imagine how a contest emerges that is not so much of a contest as it is the making fun of the working class by the ruling class.  I had a little memory recently when I was mentioning a problem with color management in graphics applications -- an idea that was used quite abusively.  My memory was about myself though, of when I returned to using computers at my college after a break of ten years, fifteen for real hands on use.  I went to the counter at the computer lab and asked for a hard copy of their documentation.  The 'ask at the counter' suggestion was a joke and I got laughed at.  Those children were laughing at a person with some impressive early experience with computers, however.


 * I am surprised by how much is built to belittle people who don't really deserve that, especially media images (and not just sarcastic wikimedia images either if that is what has happened). If the children at the counter had explained the joke to me, I think that it would have been much funnier for everyone.


 * How many of the in crowd here at the wikipedia are actually real people who are and have been the same people all the while? How much sarcasm occurs between admin and whoever is handling the funding?  How come you did not answer the question I asked here and mostly, what image do you see that is the Picture of the Day for 1 June 2008 (UTC)?


 * Thank you in advance. -- carol (talk) 11:51, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Noah's Ark vote
Ragesoss, Taiwanboi is calling for a vote on certain options for the [Noah's Ark] article. As a recently active editor wou might like to be involved. PiCo (talk) 02:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Merge?
Would you be able to take a look at William Lawrence (biologist) and William Lawrence FRS which are flagged for possible merger? They're the same guy, he being a medic and proto-evolutionist. Please merge if you think it right, so I can forget the problem! Macdonald-ross (talk) 06:38, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Novels Collaboration of the Month
You supported Cities in Flight, which has been selected as the Novels WikiProject's new Collaboration of the Month. Please help improve this article towards featured article standard. – Liveste (talk • edits) 00:35, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for March 19, 2008 anti-war protest
An editor has asked for a deletion review of March 19, 2008 anti-war protest. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Myheartinchile (talk) 18:57, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

your welcome. it was okay to do that right? or was it canvassing?Myheartinchile (talk) 20:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi Sage, Thank you for the note you left on my user-discussion page. As you saw, I'm new to wikipedia and am not the familiar with all it's aspects. My two articles are definitely 'works in progress'. Will keep your suggestions in mind, have made some edits already. Thanks again, Kathleen KDSullivan (talk) 14:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

H.M.S. Pinafore FPC
Have a look at the edit - The sharpen tool works pretty well on lithography and engravings, so... =)

The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXV - June 2008
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History of biology, and the History of Science Wikiproject
I just wanted to thank you properly for your work on history of biology, and apologize for not offering any useful critique or help when you asked for my thoughts on my talk page in April 2007. That was a difficult period for me and I've only recently returned to working on Wikipedia as much as I was before then. Particularly I wanted to thank you (again, I hope) for sustaining the History of Science Wikiproject so long and so well. The history of biology and history of thermodynamics articles set a very high standard, and I hope to help bring history of chemistry (in which a bit of my prose endures) up to that standard. --arkuat (talk) 07:47, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

X Club
Peer review/X Club/archive1, just an FYI. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 15:05, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Imperial Napoleonic triple crown
Your Imperial Napoleonic Majesty, outstanding work! Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:06, 27 June 2008 (UTC)