User talk:Runningamok19

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 * ...that Low energy ion scattering can result is a variety of events at a materials surface which can enable you to understand its structure and composition? by user:Runningamok19 nom by Victuallers 08:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Very good article - nice and technical and unafraid of explaing the science. Problems I see are the references ... can you do inline refs? particularly to corroborate the claim I have made above. Also not sure about the prominance of the commercial link ... Hope your happy with this nomination. Victuallers 08:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

''Thanks for the nomination. I included the commercial links since this isn't a widely used technique and it is difficult to find information about where to go if you are interested in using the technique in an experiment. Calipso has some nice application notes, and I can indicate that on the page so it doesn't look like just an advertisement. Also I'll try to get the inline references into the article. Any advice on how many inlines to use? I read the help page but still wasn't sure how to best use them. I did not want to litter the article with the same links over and over again, since there were only the three reference materials.'' - Runningamok19 14:10, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi - I'm assuming that it is no coincidence that the hihj energy has also had an article recently. As for the in-line refs .... litter away! I know it seems silly but imagiue your article hopefully in five years time when every third line has been rewritten and every fifth line is a new sentence entirely. The only hope of finding the audit rail will be via the remains of your "litter". it makes some sense even when there is only one ref. I'd ref anything where someone awkward might say "prove it" Victuallers 18:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

leis
I wondered why you wanted articles about flowers and about Hawaian culture to link to low-energy ion scattering. ALL of the pages that linked to the leis redirect page were intended to link to lei. Michael Hardy 17:47, 19 October 2007 (UTC)


 * ... SIGH .... You added a notice that says "LEIS redirects here".  But no such redirect page existed at all!  I just created it a minute ago.  It was not LEIS (with four capital letters) that you redirected to low-energy ion scattering; it was leis, with lower-case letters.
 * I've fixed all this. Lei (with lower-case letters) now redirects to the singular lei (a disambiguation page), and LEIS (with four capital letters), which I just created a moment ago, now redirects to low-energy ion scattering. Michael Hardy 17:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I've fixed all this. Lei (with lower-case letters) now redirects to the singular lei (a disambiguation page), and LEIS (with four capital letters), which I just created a moment ago, now redirects to low-energy ion scattering. Michael Hardy 17:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

THx
Brilliant pics! Stand by for a (belated) nomination - do call again this is excatly what wikipedia should be abount! Obviously I will be asking for a rule to be bent so we may not be successful Victuallers (talk) 03:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


 * ...that the Surface diffusion of adatoms on a materials surface (pictured) is governed by Fick’s law? by Runningamok19 nom by Victuallers (talk) 03:51, 5 December 2007 (UTC) (this is a late (but great!) nom - the article is not trivial, readable and beautifully illustrated)

Did you create the animations? They are amazing. You do realise that if you expand the number of characters in the definition of adatom by a factor of 5 and add one of the other gifs then you are likely to get another DYK. Do call me if you need help again. I have been a materials scientist and think these articles are great. Victuallers (talk) 03:51, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I've added this to the next DYK update. I've simplified it a little bit, and fixed a typographic error. Adam Cuerden talk 05:16, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

If you have a look at the article's talk page then you will see a new image. Is it an improvement? Victuallers (talk) 21:16, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

There is a simple but fine app that allows you to quickly do the placing. I have stored details I think in the source as a hidden comment. Else try this tool

I'll take that as a yes and move the image map in then Victuallers (talk) 21:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on GA status. Done lots of Bs but never tried to go for GA. Given that... its a solid B. It is technically fancy so people will want it to be GA and will help. I have added it to chem and tech projects -they can help with assessments. More wikilinking I think... eg I spotted fcc which is techno babble if you have never seen this before. Lastly if I make my browser square then the tables format poorly. An expert might help. You have to decide ... another B? or take this to GA.... if you do it quickly then you have some barnstar buddies who should help Victuallers (talk) 22:52, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Barnstars
Your contibutons are just fantastic - creating an article like Surface diffusion - with dozens of new images, no less - deserves a reward... sadly beyond my means to give you, and I note this isn't the first time you've done something like that. But please accept these barnstars, as a small sign of the gratitude for your accomplishments.

DYK
Man those white balls are hyperactive aren't they. Too many sweeties I think. -only kidding keep up the great work. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     "Talk"? 14:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

File:Chemical surface diffusion slow.gif
You say you made 223 images in powerpoint before exporting them to gif in File:Chemical surface diffusion slow.gif. Did you just do the powerpoint slides one-by-one or is there some trick?

I've used the same technique -- for example -- but I get bored and impatient after ~20 slides. Maybe you have advice? Or just more time and patience?

Thanks!! :-) --Steve (talk) 18:31, 18 September 2010 (UTC)