User talk:RobertSpencerDixon

The 'original research' problem
I want to write you to say that in my early attempts at editing Wikipedia, I too ran afoul of the 'original research' restriction. As a PhD biochemist with more than a dozen U.S. patents to my name and a published research body of work, my conjecture/hypothesis was soundly rejected. W is what it is. I wish you luck in finding forums for your database system.

FYI - If an Administrator does not delete your Sandbox on grounds of being promotional or a copyright infringement, then it will continue to exist. An editor's sandbox is a semi-private space. It is not found be searching within Wikipedia or using an outside search (Google, Bing...). However, if you edit existing articles, any editor might decide to look at your complete history of contributions, including your Sandbox. David notMD (talk) 07:27, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks for this. I wonder why you persevered with W.

I am not worried about the loss of my Sandbox content although there is no copyright infringment. I will probably will clear it fairly soon. As it is based on another document, it wouldn't take long to recreate it. My editing so far has been on engravers of 18th mezzotint engravings. which is a totally different field, but I might venture into database and other computing technology.

Are you UK based?
 * US spelling = US based. As an expert consultant on nutrient and dietary supplement health claims, I found those articles remarkably weak and rife with error. I decided to improve as many nutrition articles as I could, which to date has included raising six vitamin articles to Good Article status. I hope you find rewarding working on articles about mezzotint artists and the technical aspects of the craft. Just remember, truth AND verification via reliable source references. David notMD (talk) 13:43, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

I didn't spot any US spelling!

Most people are very inaccurate and it is good to come across someone else who thinks that accuracy matters. My database system and my fine art system STIPPLE have an audit trail that records who changed every piece of data and when and which application they were using. Once a user of STIPPLE complained about seven pieces of invalid data. The audit trail showed that each one had been put up by him. He didn't complain again.

Apart from IT, I am very interested in English 18th century prints and have a really fine collection of prints, mainly mezzotints, of C18 prints taken from the oils paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds - see http://www.sirjoshuareynolds.com/ I am writing a scholarly book about him, currently 120,000 words.RobertSpencerDixon (talk) 17:33, 4 January 2021 (UTC)