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| If arrogance was petroleum, the Mideast and the tar sands would be out of business. --] (]) 01:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC) | If arrogance was petroleum, the Mideast and the tar sands would be out of business. --] (]) 01:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC) | ||
| ==Wind power== | |||
| I'm interested in your statement that wind power "penetration pretty closely correlates with subsidies", see , and would be grateful if you could present evidence that supports this statement. Maybe you have some sort of graph of penetration versus subsidies? Thanks. ] (]) 20:41, 28 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :There's got to be something out there that shows how wind power investment in the US dropped every time the subsidy program stopped. Denmark has the highest penetration in the world, the highest electricity rates and the highest subsidies. I'll put it on my to-do list, though you're welcome to find and cite it first. --] (]) 22:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
| ::Ok, you don't have a graph showing a correlation between level of subsidy and market penetration across different countries. I'm not surprised as the take-up of any new technology is a complex process, as described in the ] literature. Both economic and non-economic factors are involved. Both the public sector and the private sector are involved. ] (]) 21:52, 29 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == MOD-5B Wind Turbine == | |||
| * See ]. ] (]) 06:48, 1 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
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| == Altered speedy deletion rationale: ] == | |||
| Hello Wtshymanski. I am just letting you know that I deleted ], a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which doesn't fit the page in question. Thank you. ]] 14:31, 4 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :The important thing is that's its gone, but the entry in the deletion log doesn't give *any* rationale for deleting the article in the edit comment. Care to share the reason this article displeased your god-like eye, for the benefit of us non-admin types? --] (]) 14:35, 4 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == latch == | |||
| In , you've moved the use of "latch" to before its introduction or definition. You might want to rework it some more. ] (]) 16:03, 5 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ==]== | |||
| Hello, Long time no speak. I`m sending this because my summary of the last revision on the article was mistyped. Put a "=" instaed of "-" to link you to ], which is another Radio Amateur article about television. I`ve added a section to each talk page to alert editors, (maybe :).] (]) 11:36, 10 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| Please see the inclusion criteria: '''"Items in this list are to be supported through detailed coverage from multiple independent third-party sources."''' before returning unsourced content to the article. ] ] ] 15:33, 11 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| For years this article has included several external references to entire directories of online conversion tools, or "Web apps" as described by ], presumably designed for conversion of measurement units, as implied by the link text of those external references. However, there is no indication in the article body, or in the discussion notes, that the referenced "Web apps" were vetted in any way, shape, or form by Misplaced Pages editors, or by anyone else for that matter, yet those external references have stood the test of time, and have remained in the article for years. To my knowledge, Misplaced Pages does not place a numerical limit on the number of external references that an article may contain, and so I proposed to add an external reference for a conversion tool that was indeed vetted, and directly addresses the topic of this article (http://sooeet.com/index.php). Misplaced Pages users should have the right to decide for themselves, whether or not a particular resource such as a "Web app", is appropriate for their needs. As such, Misplaced Pages should make resources available to users whenever those resources are appropriate to the article, and do not violate the written Misplaced Pages editorial guidelines. In other words, Misplaced Pages editors must exercise the editorial guidelines equitably, fairly, and reasonably, specifically avoiding arbitrary judgments and personal bias. With regards to vetting, the existing external references in this article, to directories of software and online conversion tools, are certainly not vetted scientifically. The well-known general-purpose directories currently referenced by this article, cannot and do not vet scientific references for accuracy, due to the large volume of submissions they receive, and due to the fact that they are not scientific institutions and do not employ scientists to vet their references. Their vetting is limited strictly to general editorial guidelines, which have nothing to do with scientific value, and only look to avoid certain prohibited content and practices. Therefore, as a Misplaced Pages editor, if you choose to block the inclusion of the vetted reference I proposed, please explain in objective, unemotional detail your reasons for blocking this reference, and on the other hand your reasons for endorsing, and not objecting to, the continued inclusion of entire directories of similar references that have not been vetted. When considering your reply, note that this discussion now transcends the topic of the article, due to the arbitrary and emotional objection by another editor (see "] (])"). That objection has opened the door to the larger question of the quality of editors at Misplaced Pages, and whether or not the editors are motivated by reason, by personal bias, or by pathological factors fundamentally inappropriate to editors. ] (]) 22:34, 11 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :Discuss articles on article talk pages, so everyone can see. --] (]) 22:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == Tesla == | |||
| Just noticed your gripe. There's a very nicely done review of Tesla's life work here: http://www.davidszondy.com/future/tesla/tesla.htm | |||
| Adam Savage recently noted that there are two Teslas: The intuitive genius who came up with the AC induction motor and generator; and the whackjob (my word). I'd add that there's a third: the person Tesla fans seem to think he was in later life. ] (]) 22:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ==EEStor article: Biased editing?== | |||
| I have seen some questionable editing of Misplaced Pages articles before, but this really takes the cake. Apparently editor Wtshymanski has taken it upon himself not only to delete the external reference to <TheEEStory.com>, but has also locked the article *without* posting any notice that it is locked! | |||
| I have to wonder what the motive is of those who are conducting the "edit war" here. You can see personal attacks here on this "Talk" page, ad hominem attacks on TVillars. Are these people who are shorting stock and are attacking anything which seems to be giving out information about EEStor that is even neutral, let alone positive? | |||
| It's not like EEStor is the only company with questionable claims; IMHO Steorn and BlackLight Power are both *obviously* scams, yet Misplaced Pages editors have not deigned to delete the articles on those companies. | |||
| Why has most of this "Talk" page been deleted, yet the "Ready to support delete?" section remains? Again, this appears to be a bias on the part of whoever it is editing this page, presumably Misplaced Pages editors with greater control than we ordinary contributors have. | |||
| Wtshymanski, I recommend that you recuse yourself from any further editing of this page, because clearly you are unable to perform adequate research. The value in <TheEEStory.com> is in its depth of coverage and its ongoing discussions in the Forum section. You didn't even bother to look at the forum, did you? All you did was look at the current front page; you didn't even bother to look at all the archived articles linked on the front page. Yes, unfortunately the blog articles have become somewhat silly and irrelevant of late, since there has been a news blackout from EEStor for well over a year now. But this does not negate the depth of coverage on the site, nor the value of older blog articles there. | |||
| <TheEEStory.com> is far and away the most comprehensive source on EEStor. It's ludicrous to have my EEStor FAQ linked and not have <TheEEStory.com> linked. It's true that some people who frequent the forum, including most of the moderators, have a pro-EEStor bias. But it's also true that there are those who frequent the forum who are just as strongly anti-EEStor. Anyone who thinks the site only promotes EEStor has clearly FAILED at even the most superficial research into the matter. | |||
| Wtshymanski, it's not for me to say that you don't have the qualifications to be an "official" Misplaced Pages editor. But I can most *certainly* say that you have done Misplaced Pages a disservice in this particular case. If you can't be bothered to edit this page properly, then let someone else do it. --] (]) 00:38, 15 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ::Too long, didn't read. Blogs are not reliable sources and are of doubtful value as external links; fansites are specifically deprecated in the ] policy, and my quick reconaissance suggested to me that the site is only used for the operator's amusement and is pretty much a waste of time for the encyclopedia reader seeking additional information. --] (]) 15:30, 15 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
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| ::FYI, I did add. You censor. ] (]) 02:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC) | ::FYI, I did add. You censor. ] (]) 02:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC) | ||
| ::: I'd recommend for you to study the difference between "censor" and "edit" - dropping 2 Kbytes of random word salad in an article is not helping the project. --] (]) 02:08, 17 January 2011 (UTC) | ::: I'd recommend for you to study the difference between "censor" and "edit" - dropping 2 Kbytes of random word salad in an article is not helping the project. --] (]) 02:08, 17 January 2011 (UTC) | ||
| == Speedy deletion converted to PROD: ] == | |||
| Hello Wtshymanski, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I have converted the ] tag that you placed on ] to a ] tag. The speedy deletion criteria are extremely narrow to protect the encyclopedia, and do not fit the page in question. You may wish to review the ] before tagging further pages. Thank you. ] (]) 16:40, 17 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 22:26, 18 January 2011
Grrr, Grr...go away
I'm an uncivil editor, I am, I am. I might dare to disagree with you. (I might even, rarely, be right).
Article discussions
If we're going to talk about article contents, please discuss on the article's talk page so everyone can see what's going on. If I've made a change, the article (and it's talk page) are on my watchlist and I'll see it. Also, discussing the article on the article's own talk page encourages anyone else who happens to be watching to chime in.
Edit warring
If you parse "official" narrowly enough, you can make it mean anything you want...though it helps to have an admin hammer to make consensus. --Wtshymanski (talk) 21:37, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
Manitoba
Oh thank you, I was *so* worried I wasn't going to have permission from some anonymous person on the Misplaced Pages to have my own opinions.--Wtshymanski (talk) 15:32, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
If arrogance was petroleum, the Mideast and the tar sands would be out of business. --Wtshymanski (talk) 01:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Electric bell
Hi Wtshymanski, I've restored the {{wikify}} tag at Electric bell because of the HTML formatted table in that particular section. I tagged this based on documentation that can be found at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Wikify, by clicking the link where it says "To view the old project page". I actually wasn't aware of any changes to that project page until now, and apologise if HTML-removal is no longer included as part of it. Happy editing! :) -- WikHead (talk) 23:12, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
- It's too bad that although you had no time to fix this or explain what the problem is, you had time to tag it twice and type this long explanation in lieu of a descriptive edit comment. Luckily someone else stepped in and spent the minute and a half required to fix the problem in the first place. Happy tagging, tags are easy and fun. --Wtshymanski (talk) 14:22, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sarcasm aside, I personally would have converted that to a gallery... but my intention was to allow the decision to be made by those who have written and regularly contributed to the article. -- WikHead (talk) 16:23, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- Not sarcasm. I often wonder why people tag articles instead of fixing problems. And what was the problem with HTML anyway? It rendered properly as far as I can see, it's a supported part of the Misplaced Pages syntax, and of all the problems the article had, obscure techno-nerd formatting issues were probably the least important. It had no bloody *references* till I spent an exhausting 7 minutes with Google Books and my own library. A mystery drive-by tagging saying "Something's wrong with this article, guess what it is while I go on with Wikiproject:Tag every article " doesn't provide other editors with any usable guidance to fix the article. --Wtshymanski (talk) 16:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sarcasm aside, I personally would have converted that to a gallery... but my intention was to allow the decision to be made by those who have written and regularly contributed to the article. -- WikHead (talk) 16:23, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
Superheterodyne receiver explanation
The diagram at right shows the basic elements of a single-conversion superheterodyne receiver. From the antenna a wide range of carrier frequencies enter the RF amplifier. The mixer produces the difference of the local oscillator- and the input frequencies in addition the sum is generated. The local oscillator (LO) is the component that determines what frequency the receiver is will listen into. So a transmission at 100 MHz and local oscillator tuned to 90 MHz will generate a new intermediate frequencies (IF) at 10 MHz and 190 MHz. The following filter will only let the specific intermediate frequency (IF) pass. The demodulator is tailored to this intermediate frequency and output the signal. For audio transmissions the output is amplified and may drive a speaker. . . Because any carrier frequency that differ with the intermediate frequency from the local oscillator frequency will pass through the intermediate frequency filter. A frequency higher and one lower than the local oscillator can pass. To overcome this issue which is called image response, . . The local oscillator can be implemented with a PLL frequency synthesizer to make computer control possible.
- The block diagram in the article is insufficiently explained. Could you provide a better one instead of just report "incoherent" and delete it? What specific function each step has in processing order and what frequencies goes where is missing.Electron9 (talk) 17:42, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- The above is unintelligible; perhaps a more polished explanation is in order, although I think the rest of the article does explain the function of each stage. --Wtshymanski (talk) 18:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hello it`s me again, try this one on them. It`s one I prepared earlier, as you doFrancis E Williams (talk) 20:41, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- The above is unintelligible; perhaps a more polished explanation is in order, although I think the rest of the article does explain the function of each stage. --Wtshymanski (talk) 18:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
- So why tell me about this? Fix the article, don't debate on talk pages. All that stuff should already be in there, if it isn't, add it. --Wtshymanski (talk) 00:22, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- FYI, I did add. You censor. Electron9 (talk) 02:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'd recommend for you to study the difference between "censor" and "edit" - dropping 2 Kbytes of random word salad in an article is not helping the project. --Wtshymanski (talk) 02:08, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
- FYI, I did add. You censor. Electron9 (talk) 02:05, 17 January 2011 (UTC)