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Happy editing! -- Longhair | Talk 11:09, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Strawberries

I wonder if you are planning to expand the various Fragaria spp. articles? If not, then since each article is short and contains much the same information as the others, maybe they could be merged into a section of the Strawberry article? Gdr 05:10:36, 2005-08-19 (UTC)

Yes, I am planning to expand the articles. If you'll notice, a few have already been expanded, and I deleted links to 5 which I have decided not to do. I have also just added more infor to the tanonomy section of the main Strawberry articleDr U 06:11, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Footnotes

The easternmost/westernmost points of the U.S. throughout the world are disputed. What is most eastern or western depends on one's point of view about what east and west really mean.

By cartographical convention, the Prime Meridian running through Greenwich, England is the least eastern and least western place in the world. It is defined as 0 degrees longitude. The 180th Meridian, on the opposite side of the globe represents the absolute limit of how far east or west one can travel, from a cartographical perspective. Anything exactly on the 180th meridian is neither east nor west; but take a single step to either side and one is at 179+ degrees east or 179+ degrees west, the highest achievable numbers. By this mode of reconing, the most eastern and western spots in the US are both in the Aluetian Islands, Alaska.

If one takes the view that the easternmost place is where the day first begins, and the westernmost is where the day last ends, then the International Date Line is the defining limit for what is most eastern or western. In a new year, the earliest US sunrise takes place on Wake Island. Less than an hour ealier, the sun also rose over Attu Island, Alaska but for December 31.

On the other hand, if one defines what is most eastern and most western by which direction he or she must travel to reach a given point over the shortest distance, then Udall Point, Virgin Islands and Point Udall, Guam are the easternmost and westernmost points, respectively. While the world is round, and any point can be reached by traveling either east or west, it is always more direct to head east to reach Udall Point, VI when traveling from any other spot in the U.S. Likewise, there is not a single point in the United States from which heading east is a shorter route to Point Udall, Guam than heading west would be, even accounting for circumpolar routes. This holds true because all U.S. territory is spread across less than 180 degrees of longitude.

Survey of sexual harassment and assault at West Point

It is inappropriate to remove well referenced information from an article. While the information could be organized differently it is significant information which belongs in the article. After all the information comes from reports of the Department of Defense. Fred Bauder 03:20, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

West Point

I'm not defending West Point or policing relevant content. I could similarly place well referenced information about the varieties of snack food most consumed on campus in 1955, broken down by percentage, and it too would be way out of place. The National Enquirer and Ken Starr might be interested and feel that it appropriate to report what percentage of people at an institution had anal sex in a certain year. Within the context of an article about a 200 year institution which has had dozens of scandals which dwarf your reference, your information is simply out of place. Dr U 03:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

There was no directive by Congress to the Department of defense to survey snack food nor would a report on snack food find prominent coverage in the media. See and the Department of Defense report Fred Bauder 11:28, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

I see that you did edit the article more or less the same way I did with the exception of the links in this language, "Following the Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal and due to concern with sexual assault in the U.S. military" These probably should remain in the article as the Task Force was created due to the publicity which resulted from the Air Force scandal and it is the intention of the DoD to apply the new policies military-wide. Fred Bauder 11:35, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

Fragaria × Potentilla hybrids

Hi Dr U - query: shouldn't the two named cultivars have registered trade marks (R in a ring, I don't know how to type it!) rather than copyright symbols? - Thanks, MPF 22:02, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Actually, although I left it as is in my last edit of that page, I don't think Lipstick is a registered trademark, at least not in the United States. Pink Panda may be. Glad to see the article there...I would be interested in discussing strawberry breeding with you at some point. Elakazal 06:08, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you!

Appreciate your great updates to history topics! And yay the Army. All my military friends--all two of them--are Army. :) Cheers. jengod 22:56, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Function of the Smith Family article

OK -- I'll bite. "Political" in Nauvoo, the State of Deseret and Utah Territory was intimately tied to religion. We find descendents of all these folks in the upper councils of the LDS church (and RLDS for a couple of generations) during the first 50 - 60 years after Joseph's Smith's death, and serving in Utah territorial positions as well. Church responsibility led to being a "judge in Israel" and hence to political activity. Many of these families are still prominent socially, politically and religiously, but prominence is still centered around the hub of the LDS Church. Many modern Mormons feel that political activity and public service can be a religious duty. But the title of the article implies a different viewpoint -- a look at a family tree or generational history. So, can you spell out your central concept about the article and/or where the article is going? It would be good to define things in the first paragraph. Best wishes. WBardwin 03:44, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, it is true that it doesn't take much to find a new cousin in any Mormon crowd. Plural marriage/polygamy will make your family relationships more intricate, and the concept and mechanism may need to be explained. I'm still not clear on exactly where you are going with the article, but you might look at "Uncle" John Smith's family, the brother of Joseph Smith, Sr. Also consider the Mayor's of Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, and prominent southern Utah families -- i.e. Cannon, Matheson and Leavitt as well. Many of the early mayors (and Church Stake Presidents and authorities) involved in these areas were tied in with your families, and some may have given rise to the present batch involved in national politics. Other ideas may be available from editors in the LDS project - Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement. We welcome editors from a variety of backgrounds. Feel free to check in. Good luck -- I'll "watch" your article with interest. WBardwin 04:35, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

See my recent draft of an article on Utah state senator Martha Hughes Cannon. She's only related to the Cannon's on the distaff side, but might be worth a mention. Your comments welcome there too. WBardwin 04:57, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Nuclear reactor at West Point?

I guess we are both editing the same article right now. I saw in your edit that you mentioned a nuclear reactor at USMA. Are you referring to a small, research reactor on campus? Or are you referring to the nearby Indian Point Energy Center? When I Google "west point nuclear reactor", I get no relevant hits --Rogerd 06:45, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

James M. Gavin

Hi. You write, you're paratrooper. Could you maybe organize images of James M. Gavin. That would be great. ;) Kind Reagrds, John N. 11:40, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Civet coffee

Hilarious! I tweaked the style a bit and added it to the unusual articles page. I might even put that on the "Did You Know?" section of the main page! Thanks for the chuckle just before bed. - Lucky 6.9 07:16, 12 December 2005 (UTC)