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== Eastern Passage ==
No the original article is not mine. I just added a few formats to it. I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was a copyright violation. | toxic | en |
September 2009 (UTC)
::::Reaching 3RR isn't blockable - it's the 4th revert that's the issue. 00:43, 22 | toxic | en |
ny cancellation
i have been working with my national sales representative from the four seasons hotel to minimize our contract obligations from our cancellation of the new york customer holiday event dated november 30 - december 2 , 2001 .
the contract states that if enron should cancel the entire event within 90 days - 61 days prior to the scheduled commencement date of the event , enron would be liable for 50 % of the hotels liquidated damages , which is estimated at $ 28 , 218 .
after numerous conversations with the hotel , they have agreed to accept our initial deposit of $ 15 , 000 as full payment for the cancellation of this event . no additional costs will be charged to enron . i believe that this is a fair offer and hope that all parties involved find this acceptable .
in the meantime , i received a call from laura luce this morning and she is interested in continuing this event on a much reduced scale . the four seasons is willing to hold our initial reservation , with no additional penalties , until we can confirm if we would like to proceed .
please let me know if you have any questions .
thanks .
dorie hitchcock
event manager
enron
1400 smith street
suite 3640 a
houston , tx 77002
telephone : ( 713 ) 853 - 6978
fax : ( 713 ) 646 - 5800
cell : ( 713 ) 594 - 7093
e - mail : dorie . hitchcock @ enron . com | scam | en |
What makes you most happy? | scam | en |
:Agreed consider my hand slapped. | toxic | en |
New War sources
Considering the Tantrum the DPRK is having, and kits threats of war, where would we (or which article?) would we start finding sources ot include this in? hm? | toxic | en |
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: I said to leave me a message on my talk page; that's how I'd know. ( — { " | toxic | en |
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It would be useful if you dated your comments, it's much easier to follow the dates that way, rather than checking the history. I agree with Rjstott for the purpose of Wikipedia. AN, whoever you are, you are surely a person whith a scientific background. You certainly don't need this article in Wikipedia to explain the centripetal force. I wrote the following paragraph in the article:
It is important to understand right from the start that there is no 'default', 'natural' centripetal force. By default, objects tend to move in a straight line, as Newtonian mechanics teaches, away from the 'orbit', so in this context, by default there is only a centrifugal force at work. The centripetal force is being applied either by accident (meteors orbiting a planet) or artificially (satellites orbiting Earth, the object at the end of a rope etc). Therefore, the centrifugal force is a natural component of a circular movement, while the centripetal force is what we conventionally call the force keeping the object 'in orbit'.
That paragraph has since been removed in favor of a more scientific approach. While I can agree that the statements in my explanation might have been misleading or imprecise from a scientific perspective (which is why I didn't revert the subsequent changes), I think they are a lot easier to understand by the person who needs to be explained how the centripetal/centrifugal forces work intuitively. Again, I will not fight for that paragraph, but I would like to see something easier to understand for the casual reader in the introduction.
Let me explain what I mean with my ""intuitiveness"" concern by using the following example: When a kid spins a rock at the end of rope he intuitively feels the centrifugal force. You will say that's not correct, he is applying the centripetal force, that's what he feels. But by that standard it would be difficult to explain gravity following the same rationale, when you lift a suitcase you apply ""antigravity"" to it. However, the kid will intuitively feel that he's ""beating"" some force; when you explain that the downward force is called gravity and it's real, he's ready to accept that, although he's applying an upward force himself. People intuitively feel the force they need to ""beat"" as the real force; the force they apply feels like the artificial part of the equation: the upward force to beat gravity is artificial, the gravity keeping the suitcase on the ground is natural. If you explain things the other way around, you confuse the casual reader. The same applies at an intuitive level with centripetal/centrifugal forces IMHO: if you start the article with an introductory statement which says that the centrifugal force doesn't really exist, that confuses the reader (""then what's the force that I'm beating by holding on to the rope? Maybe I didn't get it right..."") and s/he's most probably going to miss the point of the whole thing long before you get to formulas. " | toxic | en |
Don't forget the "typical roman family" with a black father and mixed kids. | adult_sexism | en |
Yup | scam | en |
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Look, OK, we can work together to get the opposite reactions"" section the way it should be. I agree that it should be presented in that format. However, I will not cease my vandalising of the Bush page. Because of the fact that I am trying to build a good encylopedia, I want it to be as bad of a page as possible, so it can represent the man much better. I put the Palpatine and Jar Jar pictures on there to represent him in a more correct way than his portrait-like picture. He's as evil as Palpatine, and as stupid as Jar Jar Binks. Myself, the pictures are a far cry from. Now, what do you suggest I do to make the ""opposite reaction"" section better. I will change it. I give vandalism only where it's due.
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I've added the """" template to the article Daniel Love, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Daniel Love. If you remove the template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. | Talk " | toxic | en |
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::: RT is literally the most unreliable source there is. Let's cut the crap here, it's not news, its fantasy propaganda a good portion of the time. Independent news sources are reliable, state news agencies aren't.'''''' | toxic | en |
Education
I recommend you to get educated, btw:
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Anarchist 'Scavenger Hunt' Raises D.C. Police Ire (fwd)
[Destined to be a new reality TV Show?]
Anarchist 'Scavenger Hunt' Raises D.C. Police Ire
Sat Sep 21, 3:37 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An online "anarchist scavenger
hunt" proposed for next week's annual meeting of the
International Monetary Fund ( news - web sites) and
World Bank ( news - web sites) here has raised the ire
of police, who fear demonstrators could damage
property and wreak havoc.
Break a McDonald's window, get 300 points. Puncture a
Washington D.C. police car tire to win 75 points.
Score 400 points for a pie in the face of a corporate
executive or World Bank delegate.
D.C. Assistant Police Chief Terrance Gainer told a
congressional hearing on Friday that law authorities
were in talks to decide whether planned protests were,
"so deleterious to security efforts that we ought to
take proactive action."
Several thousand people are expected to demonstrate
outside the IMF and World Bank headquarters next
weekend.
The Anti-Capitalist Convergence, a D.C.-based
anarchist group, is also planning a day-long traffic
blockade, banner-drops and protests against major
corporations in the downtown core.
Chuck, the 37 year-old webmaster of the anarchist site
www.infoshop.org who declined to give his last name,
told Reuters his scavenger hunt was meant as a joke.
"People were asking for things to do when they come to
D.C. We made the list to get people thinking, so they
don't do the boring, standard stuff," he said. "I
doubt people will actually keep track of what they do
for points."
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. Bet you're scared now | toxic | en |
Well thats nice. Too bad i cant eat it | scam | en |
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==Your Spam==
Thank you for your post on my talk page in regards to your website. I am interested in how you can ""spare head"" someone, but I will forgive this because clearly English is not your second language. Your website is terrible, and you are terrible for spamming it. Please refrain from this in the future. " | toxic | en |
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Example;
Fred is English. Page 1, A Book, 2014 Fred likes cheese.
Fred is English. Page 1, A Book, 2014 Fred likes cheese.
88.104.31.21 " | toxic | en |
Tedder,
Thanks for the update. earlier I expressed that I would leave the page be. Do you agree?? If not, would there be a problem? | toxic | en |
hey there - thanks for this quote. we love it. can you provide the link to it? can't find anywhere. thanks. | toxic | en |
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About Einstein
My search of any document that might bear Einstein's name - in the League of Nations archive - in between 1930 - 1932 returns no results. See By reviewing five books dealing with Einstein's work and life - not a single one mentioned this Einstein's support to the Ustase cause. Just one, written in German,
Einstein: Sein Leben by Denis Brian, Christine von Samson-Mark, Wiley-VCH, 2005 page 352
Indem er sich den Angelegenheiten seines eigenen Landes zuwandte, empoerte sich Einstein ueber deutsche Studenten, die fuer die Entlassung eines Professors agitierten, weil dieser ein Pazifist gegen politisch motivierte Todesurteile war. ""Es ist entsertzlich zu sehen, wie die unerfahrene Jugend fehlgeleitet wird"", schrieb er an das Berliner Tageblatt. ""Wenn dies so weitergeht, werden wir
nach einer Tyrannei der Faschisten bei einer Herrschaft des Rotten Terrors ankommen."" Er glaubte, dass eine solche Herrschaft bereits in Jugoslawien ausgeloest worden sei und kritisierte die Landesregierung fuer den Mord an dem kroatischen Fuehrer, Professor Milan Sufflay, der Geschichte an der Universitaet von Zagreb gelehrt hatte.
Reading further this book it is clear that the only information available to Einstein was 'The ""inside story"" of the Šufflay murder was given by the Croat journalist (Ustase propagandist), Slavko Cihlar, in the Berliner Tageblatt, February 26, 1931.'
So, it is apparent that Einstein fell under spell of the Ustase propaganda. About the same propaganda, see:
Appeal of the Croatian Academicians to the World of Civilisation: How the Croatian Savant, Professor of University, Dr. Milan Sufflay was Murdered by the Serbian Royal Dictatorship
by Croatian University clubs association, Zagreb, 1931 32 pages
which was elaborated by
""Blood and Homeland"": Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900-1940
by Marius Turda, Paul Weindling, Central European University Press, 2007 page 107
Shortly afterwards, students from the Croatian University Club Association produced an English language pamphlet, How the Croatian Savant, Professor of University Dr. Milan Šufflay, was Murdered by the Serbian Royal Dictatorship, in which they appealed to European public opinion to recognize that the murder of Šufflay was the result of endeavors to build an absolutist South Slav state. In such a state, the ""European culture"" of Croatia and the Croatian was to be replaced by Serbian suzerainty, in which ""orthodox, byzantine, oriental-asiatic and oldtuc (sic) political and social traditions"" had been subsumed into a system ""not only contrary but also odious to European culture""
Turda also says that ""His murder occasioned international condemnation and outrage from, among others, Albert Einstein and Heinrich Mann of the German League for the Rights of Man"" (no source was given)
About the Sufflay murderer
Thinking about Yugoslavia: Scholarly Debates about the Yugoslav Breakup and the Wars in Bosnia and Kosovo by Sabrina P. Ramet, Cambridge University Press, 2005 page 254
Goldstein (Croatian historian) leaves the question of agency to the side and writes simply that Šufflay, who, as he notes, was an accomplished observer of Albanian culture, 'was killed on the street in Zagreb. The killers were never found"" see also: Croatia: A History
by Ivo Goldstein, translated by Nikolina Jovanovic, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1999 - page 125
About the same Sufflay
Women, Gender, and Fascism in Europe, 1919-45: 1919-1945 By Kevin Passmore, Manchester University Press, 2003 page 115, Fascism in Croatia chapter: Ante Starcevic and Milan Šufflay, who used a demonic concept of Serbs as the cornerstone of their ideologies.
Conflicts: Studies in Contemporary History by Lewis Bernstein Namier, Macmillan, 1942 page 49
The racial theories of a Croat writer named Šufflay were taken up since Sufflay had held that the Croats were not Slavs like the Serbs, bu were descendants of a settlement of Goths.
War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration by Jozo Tomasevich
Published by Stanford University Press, 2001 page 20:
Sufflay was indicted in 1921 for espionage and connections with Croatian emigres and sentenced to athree year prison term
Bottom line: the story about Einstein's support to the Ustase cause is one-sided and even false.72.75.20.29 " | toxic | en |
Re maltese aristocracy
Again, reviewing the editor's comments contrasted with a decision to KEEP the article (and the strange reasons given: Malta's by far the smallest country in Europe to have such an article relevance of that observation??), I fail to see how such behaviour can be lauded. What am I missing? | toxic | en |
& was consoled by the shows host | toxic | en |
Again, if you look at the source referenced above, http://www.sahistory.org.za/places/namibia, South-West Africa was under military occupation from 1915 to 1994. | toxic | en |
WhisperToMe, I fear you're kidding yourself. The war on Afghanistan established al-Qaeda as a serious adversary of the US and led to a great recruiting drive. Any damage that it did to al-Qaeda had been anticipated.The net effect was to make al-Qaeda stronger. Watch out for the next attacks. 02:43, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC) | toxic | en |
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While I disagree with your opinion that I was heavy handed or was in any violation of wikipedia policies, I'm all for promoting local artists and finding real talent to listen to, Wikipedia is not the place. Your original argument was that it was informative, but I'd like to remind you once again, that the main reasoning for my behaviour in removing it was that ""Wikipedia is not a directory of everything that exists or has existed."" I have also requested that if you continue to pursue the issue was that you do so within Wikipedia's content guidelines. You provided examples of cover lists, which I think are great examples, and I think a section in the same vein would be awesome, but should be done with similar criteria. Finally, SineBot is signing your posts because you aren't doing it correctly, just click the signature button (3 to the right of the bold) to do so. I'm sorry if we disagree on this overall, I am open to your arguments on the talk page of the article, and if you feel I have violated policy (WP:IPAT is not policy, but an essay, nor was I offended), please, let me know, and if in some way my way of handling this was offensive to you or in violation, please report it at WP:ANI" | toxic | en |
The most amazing / disturbing is the time line. 36days 58 likes, 4h 37.5k likes. Not white Knighting for the chameleon but fair is fair. She (or someone else) pointed out the absolute hypocrisy to the sub-humans, in her/their OP. | adult_sexism | en |
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I really need the liner notes of Everything in Time. There's so little information out there. Frankly I don't have a clue where songs like ""New Friend"" are from. I'm reluctant to buy the album solely for the notes. I might trawl charity shops or something.
As for Live... my first header would be ""Background and Production"": you could do a really long section on TK, its success and its singles. Then talk about the tour (sources at TK). Put critical reception below tracklisting (per all the other articles) and cite the extras using sources already at TK. Oh and the track listing would be better in a table (like the one at TK). I'll look for more reviews for you. ) Talk Contributions " | toxic | en |
Michael Eisner return Touchstore Pictures and Aardman Feature Animation to produced instead
King of the Elves which Walt Disney Feature Animation was originally to produced but when Michael Eisner return Touchstore Pictures and Aardman Feature Animation to produced instead. | toxic | en |
Hear hear! That's telling me. -) (interact) | toxic | en |
fw : chevron phillips chemical co . , lp ( hplc 04 / 01 sales / buyback )
daren & julie :
please disregard previous e - mails . i see that price is corrected in sitara ! thanks to both of you for all of your assistance !
tess
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from : ray , tess
sent : wednesday , may 09 , 2001 6 : 57 am
to : meyers , julie
subject : fw : chevron phillips chemical co . , lp ( hplc 04 / 01 sales / buyback )
importance : high
julie -
see daren ' s reply below and advise .
thanks !
tess
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from : ray , tess
sent : wednesday , may 09 , 2001 6 : 55 am
to : farmer , daren j .
subject : re : chevron phillips chemical co . , lp ( hplc 04 / 01 sales / buyback )
importance : high
i will forward e - mail lee p . sent to julie ( who forwarded to me ) . after you read through it , please get back with me . need to get invoice and supply ( net out ) out today !
thanks !
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from : farmer , daren j .
sent : tuesday , may 08 , 2001 4 : 13 pm
to : ray , tess
subject : re : chevron phillips chemical co . , lp ( hplc 04 / 01 sales / buyback )
tess ,
i have changed sitara to agree with the contract . this was changed during flash to get around some pricing errors .
d
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from : ray , tess
sent : monday , may 07 , 2001 2 : 58 pm
to : farmer , daren j .
cc : meyers , julie
subject : chevron phillips chemical co . , lp ( hplc 04 / 01 sales / buyback )
importance : high
darren -
please advise on the 04 / 01 price for sales deal # sa 413462 on this buyback ( swing deal ) . the contract shows the price for 04 / 01 should be the same price as shown for 03 / 01 & 05 / 01 ( i . e . 04 / 01 price for deal # sa 413462 should be : 10 , 000 @ hsc _ flw + 1 high gdp d . a . & 11 , 000 @ hsc _ flw + 2 high gdp da ) .
thanks !
tess ray
tess . ray @ enron . com
contract accountant , gas settlements ( sales )
houston pipe line co .
1201 louisiana , la 1524 b
houston , tx . 77002
tel : 713 - 571 - 3274 fax : 713 - 646 - 8875 | scam | en |
Apparently someone should worry a bit more about what they should have learned in high school and less about how you are teaching. The correct link to the discussion I referred is: [review this block of a teacher]
Again, my regrets at how some of my colleagues are acting. | toxic | en |
Does that actually work? Let's see:
Ah - I had started using these when that wasn't there. I'd have to remember when the GMT day switches over though - but I guess those few hours don't really matter anyway. (talk - ) | toxic | en |
4. Eva Longoria
She graduated from Texas A&M; Kingsville. This is only a list of former students of Texas A&M; University (College Station). | toxic | en |
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Newsletter
Looks good.
Isis and her Gee
Oh thanks for reminding me of that, I completely forgot I ever wrote it and had a good laugh myself reading that. Isgreatestman-cum-Polishchick was a riot to deal with, and I wasn't thinking much during the kerfuffle (hence I don't remember much). Too bad the guy/chick doesn't seem to give up even though the joke's got old long time ago... / Kind,
Anna Vissi's wikipedia page
Please stop revising my changes on Anna Vissi's webpage. You have incorrect information and we, as her management team, are trying to update her page by deleting false information(regarding Robin DiMaggio and the new album). Thank you kindly
Nick Sena
Maple Jam Music Group —Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk • contribs)
Help with image issues
Thanks for your help on the image issues. I was hoping to edit the original map, however, my computer refuses to let me edit it. I'm at a loss as to what program I require, or what I need to do to get my computer/browser to allow me to edit an image. The help page is not a lot of help to me. Could you help me out, perhaps?
Thanks for the referral.
Re: Template work
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OK should be fixed. and would be ""[[{{{Contest|-}}} Eurovision Song Contest]]"".
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My HW
I need to remember my homework. Look up background info on rainwater collection, garden watering, water distribution, where are drought areas, etc. Check online databases, ask niik for school logins for encyclopedias.
DYK for Wonderland Greyhound Park
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No matter if you like or not Vandi,there was and there is a big controversy about the song Thelo which it is almost the same like Clocks.Visit some greek sites (if you speak greek) a | toxic | en |
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Spelling
Isn't the word spelled macuahuitl? Or atleast state the true spelling? | toxic | en |
What are you saying? I added references and theyre located at the bottom of the article. Why are you doing this to people who want to contribute to wiki? | toxic | en |
"== Genuine strong AI ==
""Genuine"" strong AI is no different from strong AI. The piece, now removed, supporting ""genuine"" strong AI was a naked point of view statement by a proponent of strong AI put in under another heading to publicise their opinion. This is an encyclopedia, not a forum for particular viewpoints. Please read the section on the 'Philosophy of Strong AI' in this article before launching into diatribes that are just a statement of belief that the brain must be a digital computer. It will be found that the strong AI viewpoint is already covered in the context of philosophical discussion of this issue.
== Move section ==
Shouldn't the section ""Philosophy of strong AI and consciousness"" be moved to Philosophy of artificial intelligence?
I wrote an article on strong AI Strong Artificial Intelligence, not realising this one existed. Looking at it, it seems that this one is about the philosophy whilst the one i started is concerned with the technology involved, and a detailed summary of existing futurist predictions. Ill change the title to reflect this if someone shows me how.
It says im too new to move an article. could someone please move it to Strong AI Technology. Cheers.
Done
What on earth is the notion of ""Utopian Marxism"" doing on this page? The notion does not have rigorous precedent; it reads as if someone had an idea, and decided to coin a phrase, applying two words (one would have been bad enough) with enough preloaded connotations and meanings to bury a legion of students under their weight. 3-14-06
== Artificial Intelligence != Strong AI ==
This was recently added to the article:
:In the true semantic sense, the term ""Artificial Intelligence"" is really the same thing as what we now call ""strong AI"", and weak AI is just a recreation of one small, narrow ability which itself helps create true intelligence.
But this is controversial, to say the least. Artificial intelligence encompasses many things besides Strong AI, so it's wrong to say they're ""really the same"". It's very POV to say that the ""true meaning"" of Artificial Intelligence is this one specific thing - maybe you can say that's its original meaning, but if it really meant that then I think the page on AI would say so. Also, to address the second part of that added sentence, weak AI doesn't necessarily recreate an ability, nor does it necessarily help create true intelligence.
:I added that section, and I added ""In the true semantic sense"" before ""AI == Strong AI"" to distinguish what researchers and experts in the field think AI means as opposed what someone unfamiliar with the field is likely to take ""intelligence"" to mean. If you know zero about AI, you are unlikely to consider something like an 'expert system', or 'Bayesian networks' to be actual intelligence, even if you understand what they are. The paragraph is merely meant to fill in the uninformed that the Strong AI article is what they are looking for if they want to read about human-like intelligence and not the more obvious and intuitive plain AI article. It is not POV, just look up the dictionary definition of ""intelligence"" and compare it with the very first bit in this article describing strong AI: ""In the philosophy of artificial intelligence, strong AI is the claim that some forms of artificial intelligence can truly reason and solve problems"". Thus, in the semantic sense, artificial intelligence is what we now call Strong AI, however it is not what people knowledgable in the field think of plain AI as. Thus, I added the clarification paragraph.
::Well it's worded confusingly, then. ""Semantic"" means ""meaning"", so it sounds like you're saying that AI == Strong AI. You're saying that by ""In the true semantic sense"" you meant ""To those unfamiliar with the field""?
:::I will think about how to re-word it, but I think it needs to be stated that what experts in the AI field regard AI as is not what a laymen would expect AI to mean, and more importantly is categorically NOT related to the word ""intelligence"" more than Strong AI is. In other words, going by the definition of ""intelligence"", strong AI should be the default meaning. Obviously this isn't the case, but it needs to be clarified.
::Also, your ""clarification paragragh" | toxic | en |
==Small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron==
This polyhedron is sometimes called Yog-Sothoth, I have no idea why though! | toxic | en |
REDIRECT Talk:Early Dynastic Period (Egypt) | toxic | en |
Didn't realize that was a problem; I'll check Complete Peerage and edit accordingly. PMAnderson | toxic | en |
Inconsistant.
-Repeats the first section (main summary part I would call it).
-Says he is 7 then 10 then 7
-Says he is kidnapped and then volentered to go
& Few other things, article needs work. | toxic | en |
Sorry for not replying, MH - I did not see anything further I could say there that would advance towards a solution. My concern with the RfC title could, of course, have been solved by retitling it, but that would not solve the issue that the discussion was focused on editor behavior rather than improvements to the article. Based on the comments to the AN/I where I requested review of my early close and to the talkpage discussion it spawned, I think it might have been better to retitle, collapse the sniping, and attempt to focus the discussion based on the few remaining comments. I think I disagree with both Ikip and Ludwigs2 more often than I agree, but they in particular have made good comments.
HJM - I would be happy to see you (or anyone) open a neutrally worded mediation discussion with the aim of reducing the adversarial atmosphere, but the venue needs to be appropriate to the issues. Several editors there have expressed concerns with the MedCab process, so Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment (perhaps after creating a dedicated taskforce) would seem a good place to discuss organization of the whole family of articles, and RfC/U or ArbCom would be good for discussing editor conduct. There have already been a number of RS/N, NPOV/N, and BLP/N discussions of related issues that could probably be exhumed for background. I have some hope, though, that the recent infusion of fresh blood might work out a solution without escalation.
That said, I would not close the discussion you propose - the strength of the collaborative editing model lies in seeking and acting on consensus rather than acceding to the rationations and whims of any single editor. - 2/0 (cont.) | toxic | en |
March 2008 (UTC)
I would like to note that I also have a few POV issues (or perhaps weight) that should be rectified: the safety section and the very little it dedicates to the Neck Pain Task Force findings (in contrast to Ernst) and the vaccination section. Both are too big and should be shortened. Also, the safety section that is in current place seems not to differentiate between chiropractic and SMT, a frequent problem in conventional medical literature. 01:25, 16 | toxic | en |
Well, here it is, the moment you've been waiting for, the very 1st edition of The Rescuers Down Under ever made, owned by my neighbor up the street, right now: http://mjordan841.photosite.com/Album1/ | toxic | en |
We definitely will have that argument when the book is actually released. With that being said, Milo ≠ Brietbart. He certainly has shown to be a bit biased in other arenas, and perhaps in this one as well, but to say that our current sources do not include bias already would be inaccurate as well. He has also shown to be a very accomplished journalist in his own right independent from this. Sure, many of his pieces may not be WP standard, but that's not what I'm saying. There are biases on both sides, so disqualifying a source just based on real or perceived bias would leave a very barren article.
::::: As for Avono's point, let me ask this: Would it be WP:NOR for an editor to bring a scientific study that is ostensibly not about Gamergate, but which might prove or disprove something that is on this page (i.e., if a study that said video games do not cause sexism, would such a study be appropriate on this page?) | toxic | en |
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Well-explained, but I would like to add: the lower field is clearly labeled ""alternate cover"". The definition of alternate, as used here, is ""a substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another"". The group shot cover was designed specifically to replace the original, controversial cover, as the referenced commentary in the article clearly describes. This makes the group shot unquestionably the alternate cover, even if it is more common/recent. The same goes for albums like Light a Fire and Yesterday and Today. So no matter whether we can assert/prove which version is more common, it is blatantly obvious which cover is the ""alternate"". Indeed, the controversy caused by the original cover, and the subsequent switch to the alternate, is the entire subject of the article's commentary. How there is even a question of which image belongs in which field is absolutely boggling to me. " | toxic | en |
I have just followed from your edit exchange on the article Blu-Ray Disc to find the exchange above. Sadly, you appear to know little about the subject, and to be fair, it has become confusing because much of the terminology has become abused.
First, European Blu-Ray discs are not produced in 24p format. That is almost exclusively the preserve of the American regions. Secondly, the Blu-Ray format does not support the proper 1080 progressive high definition formats (1080/50p and 1080/60p (and I include the 59.95p in that). This is because the data rate is not fast enough for these formats. The European sourced discs that state 1080p on the packaging are discs produced from film originated material and is one of the abuses of the term progressive. The term progressive strictly defines a video format where the lines of video information are recorded in strict numerical order,
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 ... 1078 - 1079 -1080.
Alternatively, there is the interlaced format which displays the odd lines ony first (odd field) and then follows them by the even lines (even field). (You probably know this already).
1 - 3 - 5 - 7 ... 1077 - 1079 - 2 - 4 - 6 ... 1078 - 1080
They are actually stored in the digital video frame the other way around due to the digital video format's origins in the NTSC world. In true video source material, the even field displays a time slice that is 20 milliseconds later than the odd field and the two together give a comlete video frame. This is also largely true in the Americas, except the even field precedes the odd field by ~16.6 miliiseconds.
There is a largish group of enthusiasts (if that's the right word) who have become somewhat anally retentive over the progressive video formats and who have convinced themselves that progressive is the only way to go. The reality is that any improvement in the visual perception of the video is marginal at best and certainly not worth the doubling of the required digital data to support it. But for them, everything has to be progressive. I shall coin the word 'progressivists' for this discussion.
When film originated material is transferred to video in Europe, the film is run slightly fast by 4% which allows one film frame to occupy both the the odd and even fields of the video frame (known as 2:2 pulldown). Thus the even field displays a time slice that is 0 milliseconds later than the odd field. In order to satisfy the progressivists, the Blu-Ray producers state that such material is in 1080p format, but using something called a 'Progressive Segmented Frame' technique (though they don't mention that last bit on the box). That is: that it is progressive video, but the odd lines have been recorded together and then they are followed by the even lines. It is really interlaced video, but by the time the display device or the Blu-ray player has de-interlaced the video (it doesn't matter one jot where it actually happens), the result is perceptually indistinguishable from true 1080/25p video (assuming the deinterlacing algorithm works properly). If watched on a CRT display then, of course, the video will be interlaced as there is no deinterlacing prior to display, but with that number of lines, no one is likely to notice (unless they sit inches away from the screen). The description 1080p on the box is, technically at least, wrong but percetually the same as 1080/25p video. The 4% speed up goes completely un-noticed especially these days when the sound is adjusted back to the original pitch - and obviously you hadn't noticed it yourself if you had convinced yourself that you were watching films at the original speed.
Once we cross to the Americas, different problems occur. Obviously, running the film at 30 frames per second is not an option, so instead, film is converted to video by storing the same film frame on 3 half video frames, followed by storing the next frame on 2 half video frames and then repeating 3 - 2 - 3 - 2. Thus 4 film frames occupy 5 video frames (the technique is 3:2 pulldown - often wrongly called 2:3 pulldown). Properly deinterlaced, such material is perfectly watchable and the viewer unlikely to feel anything is wrong. But the progressivists have decided that it is not the way to watch film material and have even invented faults to justify a move to a progressive format. I have even seen claims (obviously failing to understand the technique) that movement in the resultant video is uneven in that it jumps 50% further every other jump due to the 3 half fields.
The result was the 24p format. The only problem with the 24p format is that if you try to watch it on a CRT display (and A CRT is still unbeatable for contrast and colour reproduction), the result will be unviewable to bad flicker - something that was known as long ag | toxic | en |
Finally, some kind of answer to my question. Thank you MastCell. I owe you an apology; I jumped the gun when I suggested that it might not be a good idea for you to oversee Eubulides complaint. In fairness though; I had not seen the discussion on CAM which you raised valid points on both sides of the fence and were very neutral and objective about the matter. Had I known of this I would not have requested another admin look after the case. Jeho, I retracted my statement above; but in the future I would ask that you provide much better clarification for your actions and at least have some kind of discussion or a process of mediation before you throw down the hammer; especially in blocks over 72 hours. So, I will unplug from the project until Saturday and I look forward to resuming productive editing and collaboration. Aloha! | toxic | en |
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Help to revert
I put a lot of multiple ""citation needed"" tags on Miss Universe article for the purpose of improving the verifiability since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia which is based on reliable sources not truth. I can see that you have reverted the changes made by an unknown user to Miss Universe, however, it did not go as far as the last edit in the article history on the 24th of December 2007 (05:24, 24 December 2007 by Alice) containing the multiple needed citation tags edit that I have put. I need your help, if possible, to revert to the edit where I put the multiple needed citation tags, and also your opinion on the matter. I have put the explanation in the discussion page of Miss Universe article why there's a need to put the multiple needed citation tags to the existing info about Miss Universe. Honestly, I'm not proficient enough to do the revert when there's a lot of intermediate edits. Thanks.
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Pulled a dead bird from my garden.
Grateful to be out of the hot sun, it winked at me with its rotting eye socket. | toxic | en |
ets pipeline integrity program management - organizational changes
the purpose of this memo is to inform you of organizational changes for ets pipeline integrity program management .
frank osburn , director of facility and operational records , will move from engineering and construction to the pipeline integrity organization . frank will bring the document control team , the mapping team , and the project completion team , as well as be responsible for operational compliance ( meagan bange ) and the phd / pdms group under larry abbott . we believe this entire group is critical to pipeline safety and integrity and will help ensure consistent strategies .
max brown , currently director of corrosion and risk management , will add pipeline integrity program responsibilities to his role . max will add ronny davenport , mike ames , and john millar to his corrosion / pipeline integrity organization . this group will be working closely with the ets area vp ' s and region directors to ensure our pipeline integrity initiatives are communicated and on track .
david johnson will continue in the critical role as vp of pipeline safety , with michael crump as director . the pipeline safety group will consist of merlin moseman , pat vaughan , and lisa choquette ( rpt ) , with two pipeline safety engineer vacancies currently open and posted .
mike nelson
vp pipeline integrity program management
713 - 345 - 5241 | scam | en |
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Updates for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology page
Can you please update the logo and colors to reflect the current approved branding guidelines:
The blue and white logo, as seen on Facebook.com/sdsmt, twitter.com/sdsmt, for example.
The colors are now blue, white, and gold (replacing ""Dark Blue"" and ""Gold (yellow)"": Mines Blue: PMS 2768C CMYK: 100/90/13/71 RGB: 7/29/73 #071D49
White:
Mines Gold: PMS 4515C PMS 617 U CMYK 13/19/62/28 RGB 179/163/ 105 #B3A369
Thank you! SDSMTUR (talk) " | toxic | en |
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==Notability of Secret 77==
A tag has been placed on Secret 77, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or ""db"" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
*Please do not remove speedy deletion tags from articles. If you do not believe the article deserves to be deleted, then please do the following:
# Place {{hangon}} on the page. Please do not remove any existing speedy deletion tag(s).
# Make your case on the article's .
Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. " | toxic | en |
is the appearance of bias Kuru was concerned with. Dale Menendez | toxic | en |
I do not believe the statements were actually challenged; I believe they simply have been removed because the original text didn't summarise the other PoV of the replies that the original text has received (fails to mention the feedback that was provided / the text fails to mention the replies the author got). This has since then been addressed in the latest edit, so, there is no more a need to still keep the whole text and section reverted. | toxic | en |
Absolutely. I'll work on it either tomorrow or later tonight. Thanks for pointing me towards that! It's a ! (Talk to me?) | toxic | en |
" | decline=Well, you're now formally restricted to one account, should you ever become unblocked - there is still the vandalism issue at stake here. Once you find that piece of paper, let us know every single account you have ever created. You are not permitted to create more. Indeed, at this point, you, the PERSON, are blocked from this project indefinitely. }}" | toxic | en |
collateral
john , if it is unlikely that we will be able to assign deals to marketing counterparties to reduce cash collateral calls , should we not use this opportunity to call for collateral from all of our otm customers ( particularly cnr ) ? please advise . | scam | en |
KaiserHatners edits
Hi KaiserHatner, I think your recent edits are fine. I would still prefer the structure of the introduction to be
German-type reform is X
British-type reform is Y, and British-type liberal is like German-type reform
whereas at the moment it is
German-type reform is X
British-type liberal is like German-type reform, and British-type reform is Y
But I leave it to your judgement. | toxic | en |
Dear are you angry i was busy dear | scam | en |
"Palmarès==
As this is an English language article, I think it would make more sense to list the title of this section as ""Career Achievements"" or something similar. This is how the same information is listed on Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd's pages.
==" | toxic | en |
":Replying to the above comments-
I too have never heard the term ""chip romney"". I'll remove it as soon as I finish writing this- it's unofficial, and isn't a nickname of sorts.
According the the Romney Marsh page, it does extend into Sussex, so by all means we should re-write the location to include this.
I think what you are referring to in your third point was a bit of a mistranslation. Where I don't really know anything about the place of Romney Marsh, I think the editor who wrote that part meant that one of the reasons Romney's were such a success in this area was because of their hardiness. Perhaps this could be re-written too- but as I said, I don't know too much about the place, so I'll leave that to other editors.
For point four, we really need to find external sources to back this up.
For the black points, we should write a section that incorporates a world-wide view. This article is generally focused on one or two areas of the world, so we should really include the general standards for each country. In Australia, for instance, at the shows I've gone to pink on the nose is generally looked down on, but if it's a 'good' sheep, this is minor, and is overlooked quite a bit. Discoloured hooves, however, tend to have more weight on a judge's decision. It's really a matter of who's judging. I'm not sure about other countries, but I do know in the US pink has a lot more weight on a judge's decision than most other countries.
Agreeing with you on your 6th point. Crimp also needs to be defined.
Point 7- you seem to know more on the uses of Romney wool. Keep in mind that we'll need to find reliable external sources for this information.
Point 8- Romney interest in Australia has dropped off considerably, but as you say in NZ is still very high. Again, see what I said before- the article needs to incorporate a worldwide view.
Altogether, the article needs expansion, more reliable sources and a worldwide view. With enough work, we could even get this up to GA standard. '''''' talk |
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For the rally, u must use the best loudest audio sound system. The antifa plan to simply drown u out with theirs. Good luck. | adult_sexism | en |
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Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Talk• Contributions " | toxic | en |
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Am I wasting my time? I feel like I'm fighting the good fight, but am wondering if it's worth it, esp. as it doesn't seem like we have much support from others. What's your take? I feel like giving up. | toxic | en |
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== Wrong user space prefix ==
Hi. You created three pages in the nonexistent namespace Users. They should all be in the User (no ""s"") namespace. I'm going to move the content into the proper locations and ask to have the originals deleted. " | toxic | en |
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I edited this page I added how to find the circumference of an oval can someone tell me how to make a link so when someone types in to search ""circumference of an oval"" it shows up on search results PLEASE " | toxic | en |
Hi! Some time ago you added a logo to a page created by me - Commander One.
There was also a screenshot on the page, but it was deleted. Could you please upload and add it.
Here it is https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2191286/c1/4-c1-catalog-themes.jpg
Thank you! | toxic | en |
Chand kings
Hello,
The civil words were not working and you were not interested to speak.
The further discussion will not be so civil.
Hope you understand
Royal Pahad | toxic | en |
As for Satyam,i apologize for it but try to be polite please,i am only 16 please man!! | toxic | en |
NPOV?
This article is hardly neutral at present is it? 194.189.32.65 | toxic | en |
There are five days for people to chime in. | toxic | en |
yo wassup. I heard youse a woman. don't even listen to my mans, bae. he trippin'. will you be my GF? | adult_sexism | en |
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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the ""my contributions"" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting ""Image"" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. " | toxic | en |
Shoot these enemies. | adult_sexism | en |
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Sitush! no need to pretend as if you really apologise, i know about your attitude & behaviour -
Joshua Jonathan! I am telling this to you,as there is no need for you to pretend that you have examined the sources,i have seen your examination which is totally unjustifiable and not valid and also i don't have faith in you because even you includes the group of users to support sitush who make conspiracies in editing articles.I know how you edit articles & also how you support sitush.
And also another thing i have to say,that there is no proof needed and also no need of wikipedia's acceptance that ""Sun rises in east"".
In the similar way,that ""Rajus or rajulu is not a caste name,their caste name is ""Kshatriya"" which is mentioned by Government of India"".
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_kshatriya_raju_caste_a_forward_or_backward_caste?#slide=1 & http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_caste_raju_belong_to_in_Sikhism & http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_caste_does_Raju_belong_to
It is as foolish as ""Sun rises in west"" like way that a christian European like you & a group of shudras when centuries back doesn't have the ability to touch the boots of Kshatriyas when they lived in palaces & Kingdoms,now people like you & your pack are judging the Kshatriyas to be Kshatriyas or not"".I know you always support unreliable books written in favour of low class Dalits(converted christians) & Bahujans(Shudras) beacause of your anti upper caste Hindu attitude.People will laugh at you and your mate Sitush.All the users like sitush & his pack of dogs will definitely pay for the conspiracy when the time comes and also because truth is even supported and protected by god.
Finally,remember what should be done to this Rajus article will definitely be done.Thank You - " | toxic | en |
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Although I have to say you're completely wrong Xebat (Iranian is not an ""uncommon word""), do you agree with the solution?
How you got this info Khoikhoi?! Iranians honestly and honestly is not a common word. Talk + " | toxic | en |
" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.172.204.59 " | toxic | en |
Please see WP:AGF and WP:NPA. The declining reason you gave me is insulting and outrageous. Jasper's comment on the SPI page is not what s/he said about it at all. 2602:306:CE9A:860:49DE:694A:8B2B:71C3 | toxic | en |
::::::::::::::::::::::I think that only really common thing is that which can be found in the etymology and the comparison Aristotle made: Rule by the people as comparet to rule by a few or a single person. All the system above have at least claimed to be the best way for the people to rule, even if, as the Communist claims, the people are too stupid to know how their own good. | toxic | en |
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Well, the problem I keep hearing from Fox is that nowadays it is becoming extremely and continually difficult to tell what is ""news,"" even those news away from the personalities. But another problem is that information easily gets manipulated or misinterpreted in that channel and yet people still believe it.
For example, Bill O'Riley openly discredited the WWII veterans, but a few days later it read on the Fox News website that he said so otherwise! So information information put on that channel is changed according to the convenience of the personalities, whether it be in a few days or months, or years. " | toxic | en |
Europe language map
How is that language map going?
Argh. Not so well it seems. Too much going on. But thanks for reminding me, I will get on it. | toxic | en |
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5: [http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9005963 Tree falling on mobile home near Fisher, AR | toxic | en |
|HAHA! A string of racist and religious attacks? What on earth are you talking about? My friends laughed at the very existence of that page, it was a minor joke, I only did it to the pages of people I know in real life, in what way does that constitute as a religious attack? So, because of 1 minor mainspace edit, an account registered sine September 10th should be banned from editing FOREVER? In fact look at the history of that page, it was completely broken until yesterday, with some weird description of Fatimah,and is now just a redirect page. | toxic | en |
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removing aircrash investigation additions and calling them spam en third class publications
Someone (AndyTheGrump)is accusing me of putting information about aircraft investigations as third class spam mail on wikipedia. This is outrageous and completely ridiculous. I am a aviation specialist, I was general manager of large airports (among others Schiphol International Airport Amsterdam), a professor in economics (graduated Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1973) and a consultant for many governments world wide (a.o. Netherlands, Indonesia, Chad, Philippines) on issues regarding aviation. I can proof that on every account. The problem with aviation accidents is that every country makes it own report of the accident, many are not in English, not everybody uses the metric system, there are problems in terminology, etc. Many reports are not easy to obtain, some governments simply refuse to make reports available for international students and/or mechanics in aviation. This is very frustrating for people working in this field. Not everybody is American, there are also Asians, Africans, Russians, etc. who are entitled to the same knowledge as you and me. For this reason we publish these reports all in the same style and the same format and all in English. This makes comparison easy. Because we (a number of retired pilots) are talking over small series and the information has to be available for many years we found the solution in publishing them as print in demand by lulu.com. I do not see what is wrong with this. Publishing via a normal publisher means that the series are too large and after a certain time the publication is no more available, they also become too expensive for people in countries that are not so ""blessed"" as Americans. You should appreciate what we do instead of insulting us, we are simply acting on requests of the industry. You are apparently some kind of Johnny the Selfkicker.
Dr. Dirk J. Barreveld, Netherlands." | toxic | en |
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Bias?
It seems a little weighted towards Al-Megrahi being wrongly convicted, just does not read neutral to me. I've subsequently tagged the article, to see if anyone could take a look and see if they can do anything about it. Cheers.
Well, according to the article:
...the SCCRC concluded its four-year review and, having uncovered evidence that a miscarriage of justice could have occurred...
So, giving some considerable weight to doubts about his guilt would be justified.
That is true, but it stands that he is a convicted mass murderer who took the lives of hundreds of people. To have the majority of the article weighted towards his alleged innocence/appeals etc seems disproportionately biased in his favour. While I know that there is obviously a distinct article on the bombing, it doesn't quite seem appropriate that the article about the guilty party is leaning heavily towards innocence. In light of the dropping of the appeal, it seems somewhat unlikely that he will be exhonerated, so it's not even as if Megrahi's status, in a legal sense, will alter (in terms of innocent vs guilty, rather than incarcerated vs free). I'm not sure what to do to alter the article, which is why I tagged it, to see if anyone else had any ideas. I accept entirely what you're saying, and I even agree, I just, like I said, find that focus disproportionate.
This legal speak is very cautious. ""A miscarriage of justice could have occurred"" means in reality that it is practically certain that a miscarriage of justice has occurred. So, he is convicted, yes, but a mass murderer, no, the guilty party, no, most likely not. Concerning the future, nobody knows, but there remains a strong pressure to reopen the case.213.84.53.62
My understanding of the legal status is that ""A miscarriage of justice could have occurred"" does not, by any stretch, mean that the occurrence of such a miscarriage is ""practically certain."" If you have evidence to that effect, I would be happy to see it. It only means that there is sufficient reason to justify the time and expense of further investigation. We should also be wary of political pressures on the relevant actors in this case, coming from both directions, and to me this diminishes the weight of several quotations in favor of al-Megrahi; there was significant pressure on law enforcement agencies to put someone away for the Lockerbie bombing, and just as surely there was just as much pressure on Libya and its friends to exonerate him, due to the sanctions and damage to international reputation and etc. This is why I think less weight should be given to quotations and more weight to the hard evidence.
Perhaps the article would read a little less biased if it actually included some of the relevant points from the original case against him? It doesn't really tell a reader why he was convicted in the first place.-12.70.92.162
I absolutely agree. First, the weight of the evidence in favor of a conviction should be given. The page says nothing about what he is accused of doing and why the judges reached the conclusion they did. Second, even though reasons have been given to doubt the conviction, responses to those reasons should also be given. Presumably those who remain convinced of al-Megrahi's guilt, especially those who were involved in the initial trial, have offered responses to the allegations of a miscarriage of justice. Al-Megrahi was convicted; this much is fact. Voices should be heard that believe the conviction was wrong, and voices should be heard that believe it was right. It is partly the absence of this secondary response that gives the article a prejudiced feel to me.
Having read the entire article, I must agree with Sky83 and 12.70.92.162. How many times is the phrase ""miscarriage of justice"" used here? There is actually very little information provided to show a miscarriage of justice took place (One of Hans Koechler's reason for doubting the validity of the conviction: ""A retired Scottish police officer has signed a statement confirming that the evidence that found Al-Megrahi guilty was fabricated. The police chief, whose identity has not yet been revealed, testified “that the CIA planted the tiny fragment of circuit board crucial in convicting a Libyan” for the bombing of the Pan Am jet (Scotland on Sunday, 28 August 2005)."" [http:/ | toxic | en |
Cleanup (2006.03.11)
The section Labour utilization: shortening of the work day should either be removed or fit in to the article in some way. I am unfamiliar with the specifics of the formula given, so I cannot verify it, but I do know that the shortening of the work week to four, four-hour days is a central part of the Technocratic philosophy. The paragraph should be verified and expanded. Right now I'm leaning towards removing it. | toxic | en |
Seems unnecessary. We should start a discussion on merging them. | toxic | en |
== Speedy deletion declined: Team Exergy ==
Hello B-watchmework. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Team Exergy, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Thank you. — / | toxic | en |
== Anime Link ==
You removed a link that I added which I feel has merit on the page and would like to dusciss the matter on the user page. Talk:Anime#Shoot_all_new_links_on_sight Seems most editors immediately dismiss unregistered editors as spammers and revert w/o checking their facts. | toxic | en |
(It turns out that Pen-y-Ghent's prominence parent is Whernside, and that Kinder Scout, Whernside and Ingleborough all have Cross Fell for their parent. | toxic | en |
Hạt trong một hộp thế năng một chiều là một hạt tự do di chuyển trong một không gian một chiều có giới hạn bởi hai tường. Phương trình Schrödinger độc lập thời gian của nó là phương trình Schrödinger thường được viết dưới dạng: ĤΨ(x) = EΨ(x), trong đó Ĥ là toán tử Hamiltonian, Ψ(x) là hàm sóng của hạt, E là năng lượng của hạt. Đây là một phương trình vi phân bậc hai và được sử dụng để tính toán hàm sóng và năng lượng của hạt trong hộp thế năng một chiều. | toxic | vi |
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Terribly sorry, but it is ""simply unacceptable"" for citizens of any free Western democracy to allow Muslims (or any other religious sect) to dictate what we do. Publishing the images is NOT ""humiliating 1.7 Billion Muslims"" the vast majority of whom will never even visit this page, and many of whom can't because they live in oppressive religious dictatorships that won't allow them full, uncensored access to the Internet. No law in our world requires non-Muslims to cater to the delicate sensibilities of Muslims, so with all due respect, get over it. The pictures aren't leaving, whether you like it or not. " | toxic | en |
Right, now the categorization delineation on Wikipedia is so arbitrary and narrow, it is almost impossible to see certain relationships that are otherwise obvious or at least should be, if we take a broader brushstroke... | toxic | en |
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Rankings
At the beginning of October, substantial material was added which is mostly critical of the University's recent performance and advertising. With a few tweaks, this material has mostly been accepted on Wikipedia. However, the section on rankings has since then been subject to a slow edit war between the original anon and another. I reproduce the fuller version of the section below for discussion:
In 2010 QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Canterbury 189th overall in the world, making it the third highest ranked university in New Zealand. Its individual global subject rankings were: 212th in Arts & Humanities, 110th in Engineering & IT, 242nd in Natural Sciences, and 152nd in Social Sciences. In 2011 the University of Canterbury slipped from 189th to 212th in these rankings. University loses ground. As the 2011 results were released, the University of Canterbury launched an advertising campaign in which the VIce Chancellor Dr Rod Carr claims that it ranks among the top 2% of universities in the world but without elaborating on what basis this was assessed. Uni in top 2%. Further, the University has promoted itself as being the first university in New Zealand to have been granted five stars by QS Stars, a global university rating system. Canterbury University gets top marks. Unlike the QS World University rankings, QS Stars ratings are only given to universities that pay a fee; the programme is designed to give ""...those institutions that are not highly ranked or do not appear in the rankings an opportunity to reach out to their prospect students, to stand out and to be recognised for their excellence. QS Stars.""
The second anon wishes to truncate the paragraph after the second sentence, ie from ""In 2011"" onwards. No reason has been given for this. I have suggested that this third sentence remain, since it is purely factual and referenced, but I am less willing to defend the rest of the paragraph which appears to be combining a number of sources to make an argument or inference not directly supported by the sources directly. My proposal is clearly not satisfactory to either of the anons. I welcome their explanations here, and input from other parties.-gadfium " | toxic | en |
"The answer is ""no"", no need to move it. It's now been protected as a result of the ongoing stupidity.
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