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| == 209.250.175.169 block == | |||
| doesn't qualify for a ban instead of block? ] (]) (]) 18:37, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :Not sure what you mean. If you mean {{user|Hellocat99}} then my answer is block, certainly. ] (]) 00:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| I mean IP user 209.250.175.169,not Hellocat99,unless you suspect Hellocat99 to be the account of 209.250.175.169? ] (]) (]) 18:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :::https://en.wikipedia.org/Special:BlockList?wpTarget=209.250.175.169&blockType=&limit=50&wpFormIdentifier=blocklist ] (]) (]) 19:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| ::::Thanks. Same answer, unfortunately. ] (]) 00:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| You mean 209.250.175.169 and Hellocat99 are the same person? ] (]) (]) 00:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| ] <sup>(] • ] • ])</sup> 22:40, 18 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :The IP and Hellocat99 are not the same user. The ip 209.250.175.169 operates on ]. Hellocat99's IP is 135.26.120.92, which is based in ]. I know this because both the ip and accounts add racist, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs on multiple semi-protected pages since 8/3/23. See https://simple.wikipedia.org/Special:Contributions/135.26.120.92 for more information. ] (]) 23:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| moved to discussion of that page | |||
| == Why Did You ip Block christs college == | |||
| FYI, I've add the ] tag back, as well as a ] tag. I have explanations for both, and proposed solutions (the latter easy, the former harder) for both, on the talk page. -- ] (]) 12:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| What did We Ever do ] (]) 06:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ==NIMS in wider context== | |||
| :{{tps}} It would help if you gave us the article (we have several articles under "Christ College" and even more "Christ's College"). If you mean that Materialscientist blocked an IP from the college then give us the IP. ] (]) 06:45, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| moved to the discussion of that page (]) | |||
| ::he has blocked the school christs college in nz from editing wikipedia ] (]) 21:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::I believe it's ]. | |||
| ::@], the IP ban is listed as being issued for ]. This ban only applies to the IP address - not user accounts - and expires in 3 years. <span style="color: #4169E1">''']'''</span> (]) 20:50, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == ] of ] == | |||
| == move Maskawa to Masukawa == | |||
| ] | |||
| The article ] has been ] because of the following concern: | |||
| The above mentioned move was | |||
| <blockquote>'''Dab page with only two entries.'''</blockquote> | |||
| *against consensus on the talk page to leave the article at Maskawa; | |||
| *without edit summary, leaving your fellow editor wondering what you are doing; | |||
| *against the press release of the Nobel committee which uses the transliteration ''Maskawa''; | |||
| *against the the personal choice of this scientist, who used the transliteration ''Maskawa'' in his most cited publications; | |||
| While all constructive contributions to Misplaced Pages are appreciated, pages may be ]. | |||
| Please, refrain from actions that might be interpreted as vandalism. If you think, the article must be moved to ''Masukawa'', revive this, already existing, discussion on the talk page. Thanks ]<sub>]]</sub> 07:34, 14 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your ] or on ]. | |||
| I am really sorry for my action. The spelling of Maskawa appeared to me, as well as to any Japanese, a basic transliteration mistake made by a foreigner. I have apologized for that on Tomeasy's talk page and reverted my changes. Never stop learning! ] (]) 23:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the ], but other ]es exist. In particular, the ] process can result in deletion without discussion, and ] allows discussion to reach ] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> ] (]) 21:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Just saw your reply here. No problem. There is nothing on Misplaced Pages that cannot be fixed or restated. Thanks for your dedication to the article anyway. ]<sub>]]</sub> 06:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| == Good article reassessment for ] == | |||
| == Publications == | |||
| ] has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the ]. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ] (]) 02:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Recently you have added several publications as "Reviews (free download)" to several articles. Whilst this is not directly incorrect, this can be readily perceived to be a ], where a research group is promoting their publications, or publications of affiliated authors. Whilst wikipedia relies heavily on scholarly works to remain a verifiable source of information, the adding in this manner is probably not the best idea. Editing should not so much be performed as to get publications, such as review articles, into the encyclopaedia, but rather publications should be used to support factual statments that naturally appear in the prose of the article itself. | |||
| ==New message from BlasterOfHouses== | |||
| You are doing good works, and in a very short space of time, so don't let this get in your way! Just be sure to have quick browse of the conflict of interest (COI) policies, which represent consensus among many editors on wikipedia. | |||
| {{talkback|User talk:Cooperaterrill|Block Appeal|ts=20:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC)}} | |||
| <span style="white-space:nowrap">] (HouseBlaster's alt • ] • he/they)</span> 20:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ==New message from Asilvering== | |||
| Thanks, ] (]) 08:40, 22 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
| {{talkback|User talk:Uros003|ts=18:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC)}} | |||
| Courtesy note for an unblocking of a very old block. Cheers. ] (]) 18:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks. Unblocking is Ok with me. ] (]) 13:58, 2 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ==If you have a moment...== | |||
| <small>Note: The obscured hidden text which follows was shown to be unhelpful. --Tenmei</small> | |||
| could you perhaps look into what has gone on at the ] page today, primarily in its History section? (Asking because in an earlier season, I was impressed by your work in various contexts.) We believe that the carte blanche reversion was too easy of a response, and threw baby out with the bath. We have no opinion on larger matters at that article—we simply found gross misuse of sources, and rampant WP:OR. We are now accused of editorialising, and of OR ourselves, which simply staggers us. | |||
| {{Hidden section top}} | |||
| :It seems likely that ]'s observations were informed by this specific phrase: "Reviews (free download)"; and I would guess that there might have been no comment if you had contributed the same citation in a more conventional, unremarkable format. As you will know, the citations below are yours; and the full text of the cited article has been made readily accessible -- a mere click away for the interested reader who wants to investigate further. While I understand how ] reasoned that a prudent mention of ] seemed appropriate -- and the point is well-taken, I would have preferred a slightly different strategy. I suppose I should have followed up my earlier edit of ]: and I should have specifically brought the following to your attention: | |||
| :* Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 9 No 1 (2008) 014110; Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 9 No 2 (2008) 023002 | |||
| :* Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 9 (2008) 033002] | |||
| :If I had simply explained more specifically how to modify and improve your citation style, this issue might never have come to ]'s attention. In this context, I regret that I wasn't more proactive. | |||
| We won't further egage the reverting editor, as we see no point. But the article is not better for having been returned to its earlier state. | |||
| :For further clarification, please consider the formats used in the in-line citations and bibliographic reference notes at ]. The formats for citations in this non-technical article have been flexibly applied by a number of contributors. I would hope their work can serve as a helpful illustration of the kinds of things you could do in future. | |||
| , which was lacking in the article), and then look to see if the citation of the "Brandon Medina" blog (actually by author = Medina, Brandon) does not point to a source that states the opposite of what the reverted article now again suggests. And the scholarly unraveling goes on from there.] | |||
| :I hope this is helpful. --] (]) 13:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)</small> | |||
| {{Hidden section bottom}} | |||
| It is our view that the original edit, which was accepted by a registered editor—the article is protected, we do not know whom—should have been allowed to stand, and not reverted by a single editor objecting to the two of us. We suspect bias against us as a non-registered editor. | |||
| ::Regarding the referencing. I wish you believe that I have professional experience in this matter and that there are different styles and no clear conventions on Misplaced Pages. My policy here is | |||
| ::*to avoid names. However, when I edit someone's page I feel, for now, that I should follow his/her style rather than impose mine. | |||
| ::*To give free sources (provided that they are of sufficient quality). | |||
| ::Second is important because many do not have access to scientific journals and blindly believe the reference "because it looks respectable". Reading the source often reveals it is not. The tag "free download" might be necessary because most scientific sources are not free (and rather expensive). I was accused of promotion in this regard, but one might argue that providing a link to a non-free paper is, on the contrary, a direct promotion to buy that paper on-line. This issue is by no means simple. I do respect your opinion and have mine - knowledge should be accessible (preferably free) and of high quality. ] (]) 00:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Surely, some editing of the product should follow. But reversion, so the errors that existed before our edit be returned—we suggest that pursuing that course was the poorest of options, for the sake of a quality article. The edits were not vandalism, were not editorial, and were not WP:OR (as claimed in the all too brief reverting edit summary). Cheers. ] (]) 05:26, 19 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::Yes, of course, you are quite correct. Please compare: | |||
| ::::* "Warm spraying—a novel coating process based on high-velocity impact of solid particles" ('''''free download review''''')</ref> | |||
| ::::* Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 9 (2008) 033002] | |||
| == You've got mail == | |||
| :::These two are nearly the same except -- (a) the ] are positioned in slightly different places; and (b) the bold-font '''''free download review''''' is supplementary text in the original citation format. | |||
| {{You've got mail|dashlesssig=] ] 11:17, 19 December 2024 (UTC)}} | |||
| :::Perhaps I am simply wrong? "My" ] give emphasis to the cited article's title, which is a conventional format I have noticed in citations of periodicals and journals. "Your" format conveys the same information -- assuming that ] becomes more quickly grasped by the busy reader. I am quite ready to defer to your preference; and I have no hesitation about restoring the original text. | |||
| ==] nomination of ]== | |||
| ] | |||
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| A tag has been placed on ] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under ], because it is a disambiguation page which either | |||
| :::*disambiguates only one extant Misplaced Pages page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a ]); | |||
| :::* disambiguates zero extant Misplaced Pages pages, regardless of its title; or | |||
| :::*is an ] redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that does not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function. | |||
| Under the ], such pages may be deleted at any time. Please ]. | |||
| If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may '''contest the nomination''' by ] and removing the speedy deletion tag. <!-- Template:Db-disambig-notice --> <!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom --> ] (]) 15:13, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::As you correctly observe, there are <u>no standard conventions</u>. I just wondered what, if anything, might have caused ] to pass over your edits without giving any further thought to what you'd posted? Also, I wondered if it might have been the bold-font '''''free''''' which caused ] to sense a need to be concerned about ] issues? Unfortunately, I can offer no definitive answers -- only plausible guesses. | |||
| == Semi-Protection of Lil Dicky == | |||
| :::In other words, this was never a right-or-wrong dilemma, rather it was one of trying to figure out how to "fly beneath the radar" ...? The fact that your edits are well-supported and thoughtful was never in dispute; and perhaps the reasoning which informs my "defensive" approach has been misapplied? --] (]) 02:31, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| You semi-protected ] back in 2019. Now that five years have passed, would you consider lifting the semi-protection? ] (]) 17:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ===No right or wrong here=== | |||
| Forgive my ignorance, I still don't know how is it better to reply - on my talk page, which keeps your comment, or on yours (which might give you the "new message" notice). Regarding the referencing style, I haven't developed my wikipedia style yet. That is why the difference in blue highlighting you mentioned. I don't see any important point in what to highlight because in a journal reference, the article title, journal volume/page numbers and doi are united. Yes, titles might be duplicated, but this is very rare. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I also wrote on my talk page my position regarding adding "free download". Regarding UserA1, I have replied to his edits of my references and he stopped the discussion, instead providing me with useful tips over Misplaced Pages reference operators :-) I think he understood my citing free-download sources as a blunt attempt to popularize my publications (which in reality are not mine), and that he strongly opposes self-promotion on Misplaced Pages. Whereas, my purpose, as I mentioned, is to point attention to high-quality free resources on the web. Regards.] (]) 03:45, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :There is no standard convention about messages back and forth. You will just have to guess as best you can each time you try to contribute in the future; and maybe sometimes you'll be wrong. Frankly, this is one aspect of Misplaced Pages I can't begin to understand any better than you do. We all simply find ourselves accepting that this is one of those situations in which "]" predominates. As it happens, our exchange of views in this thread represents another instance of "fuzzy logic" .... | |||
| :I do not agree ] (]) 19:12, 30 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :The comparatively narrow range in which you are likely to be contributing to Misplaced Pages becomes a relevant factor, too. For today, I have restored your original text. Let's see what happens? For now, I'm assuming that I was probably mistaken in my focus on issues which could remain fallow. If not, we'll work together to resolve whatever issues arise. --] (]) 04:29, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==IPv6 disruption at ]== | |||
| == DYK for Optical properties of carbon nanotubes == | |||
| Hi, Material, merry Christmas! Could you maybe do a rangeblock that covers the IPv6's at ]? It's getting ridiculous, and I started listing the /64's that would be needed to stop it (since that is the limit of my understanding of IPv6 ranges), but gave up. Perhaps a long page-block of a much bigger range would be the best? ] | ] 04:01, 24 December 2024 (UTC). | |||
| :I have blocked a short range, ping me if they resume. That region is notorious for their vast floating IP ranges. ] (]) 14:05, 24 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thank you. ] | ] 03:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC). | |||
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| Please. Read ]. There is a difference between the following two things: | |||
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| |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 2px 2px 0 2px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!''' | |||
| : |m-n| = 3k+1 or 3k-1. | |||
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| : |''m'' − ''n''| = 3''k'' + 1 or 3''k'' − 1. | |||
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| In non-] mathematical notation like this, variables (but NOT digits and not punctuation) are to be italicized; a minus sign is not a mere hyphen; and spaces preceed and follow plus or minus signs and the like. | |||
| '''Hello Materialscientist, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this ]. Spread the ] by wishing another user a ] and a ], whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025. <br />Happy editing,'''<br /> | |||
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| ] (]) 23:08, 24 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Also, "displayed" TeX is indented by an initial colon; thus the '''second''' of the following is right: | |||
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| <math> \int_0^\infty 1\,dx </math> | |||
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| Also, note that the title phrase should be set in '''bold''' at its first appearance (see ]). ] (]) 04:46, 18 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Ratings== | |||
| Do you agree with quality and importance ratings at the ] and ]? --] (]) 06:26, 28 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| I found another rating in ]. --] (]) 06:31, 28 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ==Review of Good Article nominee== | |||
| I have placed your nomination on hold. The main thing I'm looking for is for you to expand the lead section to add context. Please see my comments at ]. ] (]) 04:14, 15 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :I've asked a few content questions at ]. If you could answer them to improve my understanding of the topic, I would be most grateful. It may be possible to improve the article based on contextual information. | |||
| :I've taken more time on this review than expected because I want to make sure I understand the substance of the topic. With regard to the other criteria, I intend to pass it, but I prefer to wait for responses to these questions if possible. ] (]) 20:46, 6 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::The article is now a Good Article. Congratulations! ] (]) 23:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Personal Welcome == | |||
| Hi NIMSoffice, | |||
| :Welcome! Working collaboratively in Misplaced Pages is an unique experience---please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or difficulty. I look forward to your future edits. Sincerely, ] <small><]></small><small><]></small> 06:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC) @Penn State University | |||
| ==ZnO== | |||
| According to Chemical Abstracts Service, more than 63,000 papers have been published since the year 2000 discussing zinc oxide. You can be sure that most were written by authors who convinced that their paper is special and should be highlighted. So what fraction of these should Misplaced Pages be citing? My point? References to books are preferred, not to specialized journals. Please strive to use your considerable knowledge of the field to give broadly useful information, supported by ''general'' references. --] (]) 01:31, 15 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for the note, I left more comments at ].--] (]) 03:26, 15 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thanks for the note about organic metals. Misplaced Pages is a vehicle for all sorts of quirks and quirky editors (yours truly) but in the main it is a good thing. One of my goals is to ensure that the major applications of chemicals are highlighted at least in some proportion to their utility. I made a big edit on zinc oxide and will do more based on Ullmann's. The organic metals articles will eventually be rescued by some soul that knows the field and has some (international and scientific) perspective and is not trying to get famous.--] (]) 00:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :::Good job on ZnO. Some other editors will probably clean it up further, i.e. big edits typically undergo some annealing. Usually the lede is more informative, giving an brief overview and some highlight(s) that draw the reader. You can appreciate the POV issue with your own referencing, which would lead a reader to conclude that a physics-materials science direction dominates the area, but the socioeconomically important trends are probably far, far more prosaic. The bit mentioning Georgia Tech is blatant sales pitch (we rarely mention foreign institutions): we get such things about the U.S. units, again a POV blemish, but no crisis. Thanks again and keep up the good work.--] (]) 14:12, 16 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==]== | |||
| Hi again, you will notice that this article and some related ones are strangely written. The problem historically is that few editors at Misplaced Pages knew much about the topic and none were willing to contend with ], who maintains that his coworker or boss named McGinness has been overlooked by history and should have gotten a Nobel Prize. A few articles were strongly dominated by Proctor, usually indicated by the same image of the melanine-based device that you see on the organic metal page, it is sort of his trademarked homage to McGinness as is the emphasis on an (obscure) article by Hush that credits McGinness with a significant role in the field. The highlighting of the work by Weiss (Aust J Chem) is also intended to deflect glory from the ] et al Nobel. My guess is that all wikipedia articles on organic metals need housecleaning and rewriting, so your efforts are welcome.--] (]) 14:29, 15 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Primary sources == | |||
| I am a relative newcomer and I would like to get your feedback. I saw you added a small section recently on ] about the potential applications of superhydrophobic materials. I have been accused of "violating" ] before and I just wanted to raise a general concern that your contribution may also, IMHO. I see you have added a lot of science content on WP and thank you for that. I am just curious how you have navigated/navigate this policy. It just seems to set a bad precedent when a synthesis of primary sources is applied (as your first sentence appears to do just that, IMHO). As a lot of primary sources discuss their potential applications, but it just seems inappropriate for WP (unencyclopedic) to highlight them. Thanks. -] (]) 18:25, 24 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :I also noticed your heavy reliance of primary sources. You should be able to provide better sources. Anyone can find narrow primary sources. Primary sources are difficult to remove and generally describe narrow scholarship. Inexperienced readers are misled. My recommendation is that you focus on more general references. If you are unable to do that, then ask for help. If you think that an article is in trouble, a collegial approach is to describe your concerns on the talk page and invite comments and suggestions. Several editors have access to non-primary sources (like texts and encyclopedia). There are several excellent general sources on materials science that we can list for you, if you are unfamiliar with this area.--] (]) 16:30, 25 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::I agree with the main ideas conveyed above. I would have reworded the last sentence, however. It seems to imply a consensus implying your ignorance of science =). I'm sure it wasn't the intended effect. -] (]) 18:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :::Also I responded at ]. -] (]) 21:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == GA review closed; zinc oxide not listed == | |||
| I wanted to thank you for submitting ] and earlier ] for review. I learned a lot from both articles and from the sources you included in them. I'm sorry to say the result of my review was that more citations are still needed in the "production" section. Nonetheless, I respect you as a good teacher of your craft. ] (]) 23:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Failed GA for ] == | |||
| Just letting you know that I have failed this article for reasons I've gone into in general on the talk page, and will be more specific about later. ] (]) 23:39, 30 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Thanks for writing back. I'm glad someone has taken the time to improve the accuracy of the article (but it needs to be readable as well as accurate). I have now posted ] on the GA review page. | |||
| Have you thought about taking this article to peer review first, before a GA nom? ] (]) 05:06, 31 January 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Zinc oxide == | |||
| Hi NIMSoffice, I started the GAN review.--] (]) 05:51, 20 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == GA == | |||
| == Your ] nomination of ]== | |||
| The article ] you nominated as a ] has passed ]; see ] for eventual comments about the article. Well done! ] (]) 13:34, 21 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==adimin== | |||
| can i be an adimin--] (]) 01:36, 23 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Thanks and a request == | |||
| Thanks for signing up at ] and for your work doing reviews. It is now just over a year since the last peer review was archived with no repsonse after 14 (or more) days, something we all can be proud of. There is a new Peer review user box to track the backlog (peer reviews at least 4 days old with no substantial response), which can be found ]. To include it on your user or talk page, please add <nowiki>{{Misplaced Pages:Peer review/PRbox}}</nowiki> . Thanks again, and keep up the good work, ] ''']''' 04:41, 25 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == A request == | |||
| I saw claims of plagiarism on a group of people made by user "Dian john1" at http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Dian_john1. Although I am a part of this group, I am not going to discuss this issue there, since Misplaced Pages is not a place to make such claims and rebut them. "Dian john1" is trying confidentially to disseminate lies and slander on people in the public place, devoted to scientific discussions. Could you please remove this discussion from Misplaced Pages? Thank you in advance. Sincerely yours, Yaroslav Filinchuk, 27 Feb. 2009 <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 14:23, 27 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| == GAN Zinc oxide == | |||
| Any coments to my coments on the GAN process of zinc oxide?--] (]) 18:07, 7 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :] The history section is not 100% necesarry, but a look in the production processes has to be done. --] (]) 14:31, 8 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Superhard materials == | |||
| Please see reply on my talk page. ] (]) 11:04, 16 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Yttrium borides == | |||
| Hi the statement that YB6 disolves in water by producing hydrocarbons bust be wrong. Neiter YB6 nor water contain carbon so where should it come from to form hydrocarbons? Boranes would be my guess, but a better ref would be good.--] (]) 09:59, 18 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Boron carbide == | |||
| All I was going by was a half dozen articles I read on the internet. If you studied it yourself, I trust that over any article. I will refrain from editing that back in. ] (]) 12:13, 26 March 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Hello == | |||
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| I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Misplaced Pages's ] for the following reason: it is a promotional username for an organization which is forbidden by ]. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here? | |||
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| :Dear Lambmeat, I am happy to explain this username. Please contact me at my email. Best regards.] (]) 03:05, 10 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Element infoboxes == | |||
| I noticed you added {{tl|templaterefsection}} to a lot of element infoboxes. However, you seem to have forgotten a <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> every time, so now the articles include a stray <code><nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code>. Could you please look into fixing this? TIA. —] (]) 13:22, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Hello == | |||
| I will be reviewing Liquid Crystal, an article you listed at GAN. Comments can be found on the talk page. ] (]) 00:18, 2 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == please remove gamma-B from "media discoveries" == | |||
| You certainly know that what was obtained in 1965 was a polyphase aggregate of unknown/uncharacterized composition. It is likely that this contained the same phase, but we cannot and should not say it with any certainty. The first time the phase was really established as a pure boron phase was in our work. Whether you call it discovery is a matter of semantics, but this does not belong to your list of fake works. | |||
| This really isn't the same as Dubrovinskaia's attempts to claim priority for Irifune's work on nanodiamonds, of which she was certainly aware. And of their attempt to do the same with gamma-B. And it's not the same as your cholesterol carrots either. | |||
| Please reconsider your whole approach to this story and to your role in Misplaced Pages. | |||
| P.S. Please excuse me if at times I get too emotional. But I really don't understand how you can make so many false judgements. If you don't understand the science of this field, don't edit. If you have funny ethical standards (like "it's OK to steal results if people make mistakes by showing them"), it should be not part of Wiki-pages. | |||
| Artem R. Oganov <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 00:53, 9 May 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| == GAR. == | |||
| ]. <span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><b><font color="black">]</font></b><font color="black">]</font></span> 15:22, 10 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :I really feel bad for delisting it when the issues were handled so quicky; usually, fixing a relatively big article with no references turns out to be a lot of hard work hunting down the information. I went in and copyedited the article for minor issues. One issue, though: | |||
| *At the end of the article, it goes ''So, despite De Beers' 1948 ad campaign, diamonds are definitely not forever.'' Can you provide a brief description of what was in the ad campaign? | |||
| The article definetly meets ''my'' standards. <span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><b><font color="black">]</font></b><font color="black">]</font></span> 21:09, 11 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :I've asked ] to review it once it comes up. <span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><b><font color="black">]</font></b><font color="black">]</font></span> 21:38, 11 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == ANI == | |||
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| == I cannot give you permission to include our phase diagram without properly acknowledging the source == | |||
| Phase diagram of boron is redrawn from our work (Ref. 11), but this is not acknowledged in your text. Most of the phase equilibrium lines on this diagram were calculated by me, the rest were constrained by our experiments, previous experiments and our calculations. To construct this diagram we used information that comes 90% from our own data and 10% from previous works, and this diagram only appeared in our work (Ref. 11). Either remove it or give proper credit to the source. | |||
| Comment for Kostya from Artem R. Oganov] (]) 14:55, 11 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Usernames == | |||
| The following statement may seem as if I'm being critical; let me reassure you that it is no such thing. You're doing everything right. You're a damn good contributor, the type we need more of. | |||
| That said, I'm troubled by your username. Grossly inappropriate usernames are typically blocked on sight; you will note that your username is quite specifically ''not'' blocked. | |||
| However... "office" can be taken to mean that this Misplaced Pages account is being used by more than one person: that it belongs to the ''office in general'', not to ''a specific individual''. Consult ] for a detailed explanation of what that means. | |||
| I'm willing to accept that this is not the case and you're not sharing the account with anyone else, but the name ''can'' be taken that way, and so I strongly recommend that you consider filing a request to have your ]. | |||
| Additionally, bear in mind that you and the NIMS may eventually part ways for whatever reason; under such circumstances, would you still want your username to state that you were affiliated with them? ] (]) 16:10, 22 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| :Well, how about something more specific and personal - "Nick (or whatever) the Materials Scientist", for instance? As for continuity - it is indeed a factor, which is why it's better to request that your username be changed instead of just abandoning an old account and starting over. Henceforth all links to your old username will redirect to your new username, so it's not even like you're concealing it. ] (]) 03:00, 23 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ::Looks good; sorry for the inconvenience. Also, I note that you've enmeshed yourself in the Gamma Boron debacle - you have my condolences. ] (]) 13:16, 23 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Request == | |||
| I request you to review ] which I nominated for GA. Fortunately it's general knowledge article and I hope I'll be able to be bold and fix all problems found in review myself. ''']'''<sup>]\]</sup> 19:29, 23 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == Thanks == | |||
| Thanks for proposing ] for deletion. -] (]) 20:35, 23 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ==GA ]== | |||
| I was asked to review ] nomination ] by ], whom I know briefly from his previous GA nomination ]. What worries me is that I see the same story repeating: he made 1 edit into a well-written article, nominated it and then could not cope with the review comments. You are one of the main contributors to this potentially excellent article (]), and I was wondering what do you think about it. Russian is fine with me, but I can't type cyrillic. Zhdu otveta. ] (]) 05:21, 24 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| *Я думаю, что еще рановато номинировать статью на хорошую, много спорных моментов (сейчас, например, обсуждаем с пользователем ] инфобокс о Москве - спорные моменты - агломерация, высота над уровнем моря) ( смотрите здесь - ], (Infobox Russian federal city), также о многих фактах нет ссылок на источники. К тому же слабоваты некоторые разделы - Religion, Demographics например. Сделать статью GA очень долгая и сложная работа, у меня, к сожалению, нет сейчас столько времени, да и свободно писать по-английски, я, к сожалению, могу не особо. Если у Вас есть время и желание довести статью до уровня GA, то я буду только за, поддержу и помогу вам чем смогу. ] (]) 19:58, 24 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| ''{{resize|96%|Spread the love by adding {{tls|Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.}}'' | |||
| Nice addition to the ] article! That is one of my older FAs that really needs a good refactor to be in compliance with modern FA standards. Your addition of a 'Compounds and chemical reactions' section helped that along very nicely. Again, thanks! --] (]) 17:58, 25 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| |} ] (]) 23:08, 24 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == Editor misusing dashes dismissive of requests to learn == | |||
| == ANI notice == | |||
| Hello. I have been attempting to get ] on board with ] for 3 weeks now, and no matter how many times they tell me they're "chagrined" (] and ] thread), they continue to misuse them and even replace ''good'' dashes with bad ones. I have asked nicely, asked less nicely and issued a direct warning that their continued misuse effectively constitutes vandalism (willfully editing contrary to consensus), but checking if the "sorry" in response to my final warning had meant anything useful, ]. A week after first discussing this with them, and being told that they'd fix their previous errors, I regex searched for their most common pattern, and put a decent amount of time into , but I was playing catch-up. I won't follow this editor around indefinitely fixing every case, so they need to be stopped, but I also recognise that this ignorance isn't blatantly malicious (they do enjoy inserting inappropriate flowery phrases here and there though, when plain English would have been obviously preferable) and they just need to be put straight by someone with some clout, since my efforts have fallen on deaf ears. Hopefully this is enough information for you to make sense of the situation, but please ask for clarification if needed. Thank you. <code style="background:#DFF;white-space:pre">] · ] · ]</code> 09:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :Shall learn regex. ] (]) 15:41, 30 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == ] nomination == | |||
| == 2600:4809:7270:F800::/64 removing pronunciations == | |||
| Hey, Materialscientist. | |||
| Hi, yesterday you warned {{User links|2600:4809:7270:F800:B974:A7C9:5E41:9A03}} that they would be blocked the next time they removed content. They have ignored that warning and continue to remove pronunciations, some of them obviously necessary like ]. Today's batch of edits are under the IP {{User links|2600:4809:7270:F800:F083:671:4921:D5B8}}. Can you do something to stop this waste of time for other editors? Thanks! ] (]) 21:02, 30 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Well, I figured ] was ready for good article status because I <i>have</i> been looking at other articles. ] and ], for example, had passed a while back; for stars like COROT-1, I figured there simply wasn't enough to expand it into a ]-style article. | |||
| ==Old page move== | |||
| I'll work on improving other articles of the type, but I feel my efforts in further expanding COROT-1 are limited. Thanks for taking the time to look at it, though. ] (]) 21:04, 29 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Good day Materialscientist! Back in 2021, you moved ] to ], undoing a 2009 page move. I cannot find any discussion about this. I would like to undo this, as a) all other regions of Namibia end in "Region", b) its name is so defined by the ], and c) "Oshana" means something on its own: it is a shallow flood plain after which the region is named. Please protest if you're not happy with this move. --] (]) 07:55, 31 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| * {{Done}} --] (]) 11:48, 3 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Thank you! == | |||
| == Unblock and then topic ban for Aoganov == | |||
| Hi -- just wanted to thank you for all your work being on the ball reverting junk/vandalism from talk pages, it's really helpful to prevent this stuff from being archived and sticking around forever. ] (]) 17:31, 31 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Please see and comment ]. --] (]) 14:19, 30 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Thanks. --] (]) 18:47, 3 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Your removal of an external link to Oganov's work == | |||
| ==Trivial request, please?== | |||
| Hello Materialscientist. In of the ] article you removed called "High Pressure Yields Novel Single-element Boron 'Compound'", describing the work of Artem Oganov. Can you please explain why you removed it? I did not see you mentioning this removal on the talk page. I am concerned that this removal might form part of a disagreement that you are having with Oganov. Thanks, ] (]) 04:59, 31 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Hi Materialscientist, I hope you are having a happy new year? An update template has just appeared on my userpage, and I have no idea of what update is needed, or of how to remove the template. I am not a techie - all my formatting has been learned by copying and pasting the formatting done by others, so that little trick won't work here. So please help? Thanks. ] (]) 10:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == "]" listed at ] == | |||
| ] | |||
| The redirect <span class="plainlinks"></span> has been listed at ] to determine whether its use and function meets the ]. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 7#Leonid Ilyichev}}''' until a consensus is reached. <!-- Template:RFDNote --> ]] 17:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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209.250.175.169 block
doesn't this qualify for a ban instead of block? UnsungHistory (Questions?) (Did I mess up?) 18:37, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not sure what you mean. If you mean Hellocat99 (talk · contribs) then my answer is block, certainly. Materialscientist (talk) 00:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I mean IP user 209.250.175.169,not Hellocat99,unless you suspect Hellocat99 to be the account of 209.250.175.169? UnsungHistory (Questions?) (Did I mess up?) 18:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
You mean 209.250.175.169 and Hellocat99 are the same person? UnsungHistory (Questions?) (Did I mess up?) 00:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- The IP and Hellocat99 are not the same user. The ip 209.250.175.169 operates on Oakville, Ontario. Hellocat99's IP is 135.26.120.92, which is based in Conroe, Texas. I know this because both the ip and accounts add racist, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs on multiple semi-protected pages since 8/3/23. See https://simple.wikipedia.org/Special:Contributions/135.26.120.92 for more information. 2603:8080:D03:89D4:5D63:1DB:6CFA:DC82 (talk) 23:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Why Did You ip Block christs college
What did We Ever do Leo7510 (talk) 06:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) It would help if you gave us the article (we have several articles under "Christ College" and even more "Christ's College"). If you mean that Materialscientist blocked an IP from the college then give us the IP. Meters (talk) 06:45, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- he has blocked the school christs college in nz from editing wikipedia Leo7510 (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- I believe it's User talk:114.23.26.225.
- @Leo7510, the IP ban is listed as being issued for vandalism. This ban only applies to the IP address - not user accounts - and expires in 3 years. Synorem (talk) 20:50, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Proposed deletion of Kaushal Kishore
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Good article reassessment for Boron
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Courtesy note for an unblocking of a very old block. Cheers. asilvering (talk) 18:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. Unblocking is Ok with me. Materialscientist (talk) 13:58, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
If you have a moment...
could you perhaps look into what has gone on at the Enneagram of Personality page today, primarily in its History section? (Asking because in an earlier season, I was impressed by your work in various contexts.) We believe that the carte blanche reversion was too easy of a response, and threw baby out with the bath. We have no opinion on larger matters at that article—we simply found gross misuse of sources, and rampant WP:OR. We are now accused of editorialising, and of OR ourselves, which simply staggers us.
We won't further egage the reverting editor, as we see no point. But the article is not better for having been returned to its earlier state.
It is our view that the original edit, which was accepted by a registered editor—the article is protected, we do not know whom—should have been allowed to stand, and not reverted by a single editor objecting to the two of us. We suspect bias against us as a non-registered editor.
Surely, some editing of the product should follow. But reversion, so the errors that existed before our edit be returned—we suggest that pursuing that course was the poorest of options, for the sake of a quality article. The edits were not vandalism, were not editorial, and were not WP:OR (as claimed in the all too brief reverting edit summary). Cheers. 71.239.132.212 (talk) 05:26, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
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Semi-Protection of Lil Dicky
You semi-protected Lil Dicky back in 2019. Now that five years have passed, would you consider lifting the semi-protection? 174.93.89.27 (talk) 17:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
- I do not agree 2603:8080:D03:89D4:8017:75ED:C03C:6633 (talk) 19:12, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
IPv6 disruption at Talk:Datta dynasty
Hi, Material, merry Christmas! Could you maybe do a rangeblock that covers the IPv6's at Talk:Datta dynasty? It's getting ridiculous, and I started listing the /64's that would be needed to stop it (since that is the limit of my understanding of IPv6 ranges), but gave up. Perhaps a long page-block of a much bigger range would be the best? Bishonen | tålk 04:01, 24 December 2024 (UTC).
- I have blocked a short range, ping me if they resume. That region is notorious for their vast floating IP ranges. Materialscientist (talk) 14:05, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. Bishonen | tålk 03:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC).
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Editor misusing dashes dismissive of requests to learn
Hello. I have been attempting to get Kencf0618 on board with our Manual of Style guidance regarding the use of dashes for 3 weeks now, and no matter how many times they tell me they're "chagrined" (1st and 2nd thread), they continue to misuse them and even replace good dashes with bad ones. I have asked nicely, asked less nicely and issued a direct warning that their continued misuse effectively constitutes vandalism (willfully editing contrary to consensus), but checking if the "sorry" in response to my final warning had meant anything useful, I found it had not. A week after first discussing this with them, and being told that they'd fix their previous errors, I regex searched for their most common pattern, and put a decent amount of time into correcting the many I found, but I was playing catch-up. I won't follow this editor around indefinitely fixing every case, so they need to be stopped, but I also recognise that this ignorance isn't blatantly malicious (they do enjoy inserting inappropriate flowery phrases here and there though, when plain English would have been obviously preferable) and they just need to be put straight by someone with some clout, since my efforts have fallen on deaf ears. Hopefully this is enough information for you to make sense of the situation, but please ask for clarification if needed. Thank you. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 09:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
- Shall learn regex. kencf0618 (talk) 15:41, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
2600:4809:7270:F800::/64 removing pronunciations
Hi, yesterday you warned 2600:4809:7270:F800:B974:A7C9:5E41:9A03 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) that they would be blocked the next time they removed content. They have ignored that warning and continue to remove pronunciations, some of them obviously necessary like Gervis. Today's batch of edits are under the IP 2600:4809:7270:F800:F083:671:4921:D5B8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Can you do something to stop this waste of time for other editors? Thanks! CodeTalker (talk) 21:02, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
Old page move
Good day Materialscientist! Back in 2021, you moved Oshana Region to Oshana, undoing a 2009 page move. I cannot find any discussion about this. I would like to undo this, as a) all other regions of Namibia end in "Region", b) its name is so defined by the Government of Namibia, and c) "Oshana" means something on its own: it is a shallow flood plain after which the region is named. Please protest if you're not happy with this move. --Pgallert (talk) 07:55, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Done --Pgallert (talk) 11:48, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
Thank you!
Hi -- just wanted to thank you for all your work being on the ball reverting junk/vandalism from talk pages, it's really helpful to prevent this stuff from being archived and sticking around forever. Gnomingstuff (talk) 17:31, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. --2806:10A6:10:159A:2CD2:6980:24FF:D548 (talk) 18:47, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
Trivial request, please?
Hi Materialscientist, I hope you are having a happy new year? An update template has just appeared on my userpage, and I have no idea of what update is needed, or of how to remove the template. I am not a techie - all my formatting has been learned by copying and pasting the formatting done by others, so that little trick won't work here. So please help? Thanks. Storye book (talk) 10:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
"Leonid Ilyichev" listed at Redirects for discussion
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