User talk:SkoreKeep

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'''Trying to reach very respected editor named ShoreKeep: I had participated in Wikipedia editing years ago only to be frustrated by the excessive rules and mysterious editors who deleted content that was properly cited on Wikipedia. Facts about military equipment that were cited on documentary television programs and from military officers mysteriously was removed by anonymous editors I traced back to the U.S. Navy at Coronado. There were other examples. I began to suspect that many topics of national interest were controlled by government interests and used for disinformation purposes. The discussion of Fukushima would be such a topic. I do not know if you are a disinformation specialist for sure, but in any case my information on Fukushima comes from National Geographic and other sources. I find the freak underground as you call it to be more reputable on some topics than Wikipedia. Are you going to throw the "tinfoil hat" label at me as well? That is a popular tactic used to attempt to discredit those with information not in line with the status quo. National Geographic ranked Fukushima as the biggest and worst nuclear accident in history, eclipsing Chernobyl. I have the article reference if you want. At this point, 6 years later, the total emission of dangerous radioactive isotopes exceeds Chernobyl by far, and it is still burning. I do not think you would disagree with that. I do not have time to commit to research on Wikipedia, only to have it mysteriously deleted months later. I find Wikipedia to be useful on many topics for light information, but not authoritative for anything. Sorry. ''' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.240.172.212 (talk) 02:58, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

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October 2013
Hello, I'm Subash.chandran007. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Operation Sunbeam, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. - Subash Chandran 007 ׀ sign!  00:43, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
ww2censor (talk) 10:45, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Another reply and moved your post back up to the original discussion to keep it all together, so anyone reading has a complete view. There was no need to start a new discussion section; just continue to same one. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 12:44, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

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Nuclear test tables
Hi!

I noticed your recently created articles on Soviet nuclear tests and went through them and fixed a few consistent typos (e.g. "Semiplatinsk" => "Semipalatinsk"). While doing so, I noticed that the table you're using could be improved a bit: I went ahead and implemented these changes in 1966 Soviet Nuclear Tests.
 * Put the table notes into a "note" group. This keeps them footnotes but distinguishes them from actual references.
 * Skip the "in Curies, with metric prefixes" bit in the venting notes. Units are given in the table, and it's always better to just add a conversion to SI.
 * "(and yes, they are all metric units)" feels a bit too informal for an encyclopedia. Something like "(all metric units)" should suffice.

Cheers. Kolbasz (talk) 15:38, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Kolbasz. I've implemented your suggestions (and also corrected Semipalatinsk's misspell), and they should show up in the pages that haven't yet been done - I did 1967, -8, and -9 this afternoon.  Regards, SkoreKeep (talk) 22:05, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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Operation Sandstone
Nice additions to the article. If you could let me know where it is sourced from, that would be even better.

Also, I am still looking for reviewers for Featured article candidates/Armed Forces Special Weapons Project/archive1.

Regards Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:34, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Operation Fishbowl
I noticed that you've added the Line Islands to Johnston Island as being involved in the Operation Fishbowl nuclear tests. I don't understand the rationale for adding the Line Islands. All of the launches were done from Johnston Island. There were ships and aircraft involved from many areas across the Pacific, but I don't remember ever reading of any unusually significant involvement from the Line Islands.

On a related matter, the "location" of nuclear tests in the new tables causes consistent confusion about rocket launched tests when the launch points are stated in words, followed immediately by the coordinates of the detonation, without further explanation. This was a significant problem in the Soviet K Project article, and it is still a bit of a problem in the Operation Fishbowl article. It would leave the impression that Johnston Island moved around a few hundred miles during 1962.

I believe that there were 25 Soviet nuclear tests launched by rocket, and I can think of 11 United States nuclear tests launched by rocket (and one by balloon). In all of these cases, the location is going to be different, sometimes substantially, between the launch and detonation points. X5dna (talk) 11:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Hmmmmm. Somewhere I got the impression that Johnston Island was one of the Line Islands. Certainly have to fix that.


 * Fixed it. See Operation Dominic.


 * Yeah, I've been contemplating what to do about the rocket thing. The example that came first to mind was Swordfish, which was launched and exploded in open waters, 1200 miles apart. For the moment all I can say is that the lat/lon tags are always the explosions. I guess I've got to rethink how exactly the "wordy" descriptions happen, and what to do to make them work consistently, at least among rocket launches.  I really need to highlight both the locations. Give me a few days to think on it, and I'll get back to the talk page for it.


 * Thanks for stirring up the bees here; I needed that!! SkoreKeep (talk) 11:42, 19 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Fixed that. See Soviet Project K nuclear tests. SkoreKeep (talk) 05:46, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Using capitals on Wikipedia
Hi, and thanks for your work. Could you please read WP:MOSCAP and correct your use of capitals? Thanks a lot. --John (talk) 22:20, 21 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, I noticed the "Explosions" thing this morning and changed my template. I noted your other changes to the Soviet K project, and am making those changes as well. The next updates I'll be doing are the Soviet series, starting with 1949-51, so check that one out later today and back me up on it, if you will.  Crossroads is a special deal, what with the featured article designation, so you're having done that is good.  I won't be able to get back around to all the US pages again for a week or so (I just finished sweeping them this morning), but they'll get updated for this in due course. Thanks for the help. SkoreKeep (talk) 23:00, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Nuclear testing: India, Pakistan and North Korea


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Nuclear testing: India, Pakistan and North Korea requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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 * Not a problem. Had I known how to go about it, I'd have deleted it myself.  It is just a meaningless title now, and the talk page can go with it - nothing there of any use. SkoreKeep (talk) 01:26, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Nuclear testing
Deleted. Had I known that you wanted it to be deleted, I would have deleted it yesterday. Nyttend (talk) 12:58, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Nuclear testing: proposed article moves
Hello SkoreKeep. I've opened a regular move discussion at Talk:Soviet Union's nuclear testing series. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 01:35, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

WP:EASTEREGG.
Hi there,

Don't worry: The EasterEgg concept is pretty easy to get the hang of. Basically, a link to "X" should be called "X". If it's called "Y", when the user gets to that tab, they may ask "Where did this article 'Y' come from? I don't remember clicking a link to 'Y'". And of course, they didn't; they clicked a link to "X".

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Draft
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Precession of perihelion
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 * As you request. SkoreKeep (talk) 17:08, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Completed. SkoreKeep (talk) 17:26, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

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Hansen reference
SkoreKeep - I've added a comment at Talk:Operation Hardtack I noting that I can't follow up the given Chuck Hansen reference. I see you initially added it in this edit. Is it correct? Thank-you - Crosbie 19:25, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I'll go look it up. SkoreKeep (talk) 01:14, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Location of Nuclear Tests Tables in Articles
SkoreKeep - In the Operation Fishbowl and Soviet Project K nuclear tests articles, I moved the nuclear tests tables to a point after the text since, in those two articles, the tables are more of a summary of the article contents. Also, these two articles just have an improved visual appearance when the tables are moved to a point later in the article. X5dna (talk) 18:00, 1 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It's cool, I have no problems with that. SkoreKeep (talk) 19:10, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Maintained template up for deletion
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Maintained template changes
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Project Shoal missing from Operation Niblick
It appears that Project Shoal is missing Operation Niblick. Lil devil (talk) 23:15, 11 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Indeed, you are correct. Fixed, and thank you. SkoreKeep (talk) 16:21, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

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Hunt for the Antikythera Mechanism
Hi. You offered to create a companion article to the Antikythera mechanism, in which you would include all the sections that you deleted on 7 August 2014. ‎Among the sections you removed, I believe the sections "Similar devices in ancient literature" and "Documentaries, exhibitions and popular culture" should be restored to the original article. Americanplus (talk) 05:54, 12 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes, you're right. Unfortunately, other things caught up to me and I have been unable to do that.  You certainly are more than welcome to build one up; I still have the text I deleted, but its also available through the archiving system.  If you need help, let me know. SkoreKeep (talk) 20:20, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

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Nader vs Cohen Debate on Plutonium Toxicity
Hi, SkoreKeep:

You reverted my edit on plutinium toxicity. My edit was justified and I explained in the talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Plutonium#Cohen.27s_vs_Nader I am going to revert the page back unless you find mistake in my evidences. Bottom line, Cohen's calculation was way off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silverbach (talk • contribs) 00:24, 23 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I don't argue the accuracy of your edit, but neither do I acknowledge it. I do not find an error in your analysis, but I've twice said I don't have the expertise to say it is either valid or flawed.  It is incumbent on you to supply an authoritative reference for it.  Until you do, it is only your word that the argument applies and does not have its own flaws.  If you are an authority, then you need to cite a reference in your own work which anyone can look up.  Bottom line, wikipedia will not be your soapbox. See WP:NOR for guidance. You've made the edits twice now; please counter my reasons for reverting rather than reiterating your changes. SkoreKeep (talk) 11:33, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for British nuclear testing in the United States
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Looking for French Nuclear test events from 1992 to 1994
I might be missing it - but could you help me find this data? Thanks I love your research - terribly useful to place these events on the general history timeline. Marie Well — Preceding unsigned comment added by Googlewell (talk • contribs) 00:14, 16 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Marie, the French did not test any bombs between 7/15/1991 (Lycurgue) and 9/5/1995 (Téthys). That was the beginning of their last series, while others had stopped testing because of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Nothing to look at there. Thanks for the kind words. SkoreKeep (talk) 17:05, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

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The Vela Flash: Forty Years Ago
National Security Archive's recent publication, Briefing Book #686, Published on Sep 22, 2019 and titled The Vela Flash: Forty Years Ago will be of interest to you. The briefing book includes recent document declassification. "CIA Saw Probability of a Nuclear Test as 90% Plus," "Additional Evidence Casts Doubts on White House Science Advisers’ Dismissal of Possibility of a Nuclear Test"

link: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2019-09-22/vela-flash-forty-years-ago

I leave comment to you as an interested party on the mystery of the flash; apparently solved. I am currently topic banned from discussing weapons or editing weapons subjects (long story). Since there is now apparently only a 10% probability of the incident not being weapon test related, I feel that should not edit or comment on the subject further than this message. I hope this information helps our efforts to improve Wikipedia articles. Thank you, Johnvr4 (talk) 21:19, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the information, Johnvr4. I'll review all the evidence and the article in a bit I'm tied up with several other priorities at the moment, so it may be a couple of months before I can get to it, and I'll let you know what I think about it.  Again, thanks.  SkoreKeep (talk) 06:47, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

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What are the differences between the radiation article text and the diagram File:Alfa beta gamma radiation penetration.svg? Hyacinth (talk) 00:24, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Well, actually, the promise of a further discussion in the caption of the diagram is empty; I could find no further discussion in the article.


 * Note that the caption says "typical" a lot. What it means is "typical for nuclear decay", because these particles also arrive on the planet from cosmic radiation sources, whatever they are (there's no total agreement), and these pack a lot more energy than those released by decay and are therefore far more penetrating. The second thing to mention is that the alpha and beta particles can be substantially stopped as indicated but the gamma rays work on a different principle and are not completely stopped by any shield; their penetration is spoken of as halved (see [half-value layer]) by given thicknesses of shielding.  Engineers react to that by overkill - they reduce the intensity of the gamma rays to a thousandth of their original strength and consider that sufficient.  That takes ten "half-thicknesses" of the shielding material; a little over a mile of dry air, for example, or 2 meters of water, or .45 meter for concrete.  Note the assumption of the average energy of the radiation.

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1990 Soviet nuclear tests Left behind (aborted)
You say 30GK of explosives but New scientist and partially declassified US gov say 400Kg:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14619810-300-blast-wakes-ghosts-of-nuclear-past/

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB200/19950630.pdf

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Re Effects of nuclear explosions and P waves
I undid you revert and your somewhat misplaced "somewhat" on the earthquake section of this article, I also reworded it a bit, I added a new ref, I added further detail (unreferenced completely i.e. referenced a bit, needs one more), expanded to include all explosions not just underground testing... any comments??? Do not revert, also I would like you to try to justify your removal of P wave's for us both, thank you. The Original Filfi (talk) 10:25, 7 October 2022 (UTC)


 * OK, I get how a bomb explosion will only create a P wave, but as soon as it hits a discontinuity there will be sheer waves generated. You also cannot avoid the surface waves particularly in such a shallow event.  Except for the missing sheer waves in the primary event, there is no difference between a bomb-caused shock and an earthquake.  Or at least that is my understanding.  Perhaps you know something I don't about the government's studies on bomb-caused shocks.  My knowledge is straight sesimic science, somewhat dated.  I appreciate youur expansion. SkoreKeep (talk) 12:52, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Good reply, I think we are done here apart from a quick FYI, the difference is in the duration of the p wave production and detection, where an EQ even an apparent very small "jolt" may last at least ~50ms with peaks and troughs, an explosion occurs and ends in ~10ms in one large peak and no troughs.

As an aside was "youur expansion" a very dry joke?, maybe "youur expanssssion" more appropriate? lol, cheersThe Original Filfi (talk) 03:24, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

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