User talk:Sfj4076

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia. Of course you've been around for a while, but it seems like a shame that you've reached the point of nominating a GA without any messages on your talk page. Regards, Looie496 (talk) 18:28, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I have been a Wikipedia "lurker" for some time now, but circumstances have allowed me to take a bit of the rare free time I have been handed and use it to make some contributions where I can. Thanks for the message. Sfj4076 (talk) 06:55, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Synthetic fuel
I have made a test edit of that article to show what I meant by converting stray links into in-line links (and also use of cite web template). Formatting is a minor issue for me (some other GA reviewers are paying more attention); the prose of that article is however too abrupt. I would also expect wider coverage - the topic might not be easy to handle because of its importance. Materialscientist (talk) 09:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. In terms of additional content, I have been trying to keep things relatively brief. There is a balance between writing an encyclopedic article, and writing a book. I am trying not to fall on the book side, as that is my natural tendency.

Synthetic fuels are a topic of tremendous interest to me, and it is indeed a very broad and involved subject. That said, because of it's importance, it really needs to be written up properly, despite the difficulty of doing so. I fear that if I don't do it, nobody else will, and speculation and misinformation will continue to rule the day for no particularly good reason. Sfj4076 (talk) 09:54, 22 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I wrote many of my articles on WP for the same reason - to avoid misinformation, even though I was hesitant to write first. Wide areas can be handled by briefly mentioning all major directions, this makes writing even easier. However, many editors here tend to fall into assembling itemized lists instead. This is appropriate for the so-called "lists", which merely list topics or items, etc., but not for regular articles, which should contain smooth prose. Another problem which I encountered first was my writing being too "professional". It took me some time to learn how to write for everyone (otherwise nobody wants to read or review it). Materialscientist (talk) 10:10, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

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Request for help concerning energy...
Hi,

I noticed you listed yourself as a participant of the Energy WikiProject.

There are 2 new outlines in this area that attempt to consolidate Wikipedia's coverage of their respective subjects, gathering and organizing the articles about them into one place and including descriptions for convenience. The purposes of these outlines are to make it easier for readers to survey or review a whole subject, and to choose from Wikipedia's many articles about it.

The new energy outlines are:


 * Outline of solar energy
 * Outline of wind energy

Please take a look at them, and....


 * if you spot missing topics, add them in.


 * if you can, improve the descriptions.


 * add missing descriptions.


 * show parent-offspring relationships (with indents).


 * fix errors.

For more information about the format and functions of outlines, see Outlines.

Building outlines of existing material (such as Wikipedia) is called "reverse outlining". Reverse outlines are useful as a revision tool, for identifying gaps in coverage and for spotting poor structuring.

Revising a work with multiple articles (such as Wikipedia) is a little different than revising a paper. But the general principles are the same...

As you develop these outlines, you may notice things about the articles they organize. Like what topics are not adequately covered, better ways to structure and present the material, awkward titles, articles that need splitting, article sections lacking Main links, etc.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me on my talk page or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Outlines.

Thank you. Sincerely, The Transhumanist 00:56, 2 June 2012 (UTC) P.S.: see also Outline of energy == Proposed deletion of File:Coal Liquefaction Technologies diagram from Jan 28 09 technical support document CTL industry overview published by the Office of Air and Radiation US EPA .jpg ==

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