User talk:Lumos3/Archive 8

Archive of comments from September 2009 to September 2010 of Lumos3's Discussion page , placed here 21 January 2011. Lumos3 (talk) 17:22, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

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WP:HERTS

Hey there.

I've recently posted on WP:HERTS and User:Simply South's talk page about the possibility of bringing the project back to life, and if so how we would go about this and what we would do. I was wondering if you would be interested in getting involved? I think we have a small but dedicated and diverse group of editors, with interests including geography, sports, transport, mills, politics, music and history among others. If we could bring these talents together I reckon we could produce some fantastic work on some of the project's key areas, for instance (but not limited to) Hertfordshire, History of Hertfordshire, and the county's larger settlements.

Personally I believe the key to successfully bringing together the efforts of editors with interest in anything remotely Herts related will be to maintain at least a semi-active talk page at WT:HERTS. Feel free to give any thoughts or suggestions there, or even to ask if you simply want a second pair of eyes on something. Regards, WFCforLife (talk) 21:13, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

I'd forgotten I was a member but continue my interest in local history. I'll look for opportunities to get involved. Lumos3 (talk) 13:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Please desist

Thanks, but please desist from recommending that I log in. Your suggestion is not welcome. After my experiences with Wiki editors, I would never reveal a login name again.

Cheers,

Anonymous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.54.127 (talk) 10:14, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

jesus man............i love babar. i got his face tattooed on my kids arm the other day. i even make the little lad eat out of a shoe box while wearin a crown coz they wouldnt let me rent an elephant at the zoo. i just rented a punto instead and selotaped ears onto the yoke.

nice talkin to ya.

babar out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.125.111.194 (talk) 15:06, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Controversy

Regarding the extremely lengthy topic of renaming the CRU incident article, I just saw your comment about the alleged controversy just coming from "bloggers". I researched this earlier but you might've missed it, the talk page is a nightmare to follow. Both CNN, on this topic, and the BBC World while hosting a panel with this years Nobel Prize winners refer to this as a controversy and the latter even spend a lot of time talking this through in what it means for science. That would imply that this is a lot bigger than "some bloggers". Of course, maybe you knew this already and if so please disregard this comment. Troed (talk) 18:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Neither of these use "Controversy" as the title for their reports which is what is being proposed in the discussion. There may be some who see a controversy here but this is not big enough to be the title of the article. Lets put it within the article as a section. Lumos3 (talk) 23:51, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

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Sundials

Thanks for taking up the challenge. The whole history section can be floated. The sole problem was the correct name for the article. If we can get an article on Sundial art then we can hoick out a lot of off focus images too. --ClemRutter (talk) 15:53, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Analemma#Merger_proposal_for_Analemma_calendar

Could you please either strike or rewrite your comments in this section? You "opposed" the merger at 12:02 and then six minutes later you moved the article and redirected it. Such an oppose doesn't make much sense now. In any case, it would have been nice if there had been a bit more discussion, first, instead of the unilateral action. Viriditas (talk) 20:53, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

I opposed the merger of Analemma_calendar with Anelemma on the basis that the article was about the Anelemma sundial. I then realized that the article was in fact mis-named and tidied it up, moving material from the sundial article which is flagged as too long and in need of being split into many articles. I have now re titled and expanded the "(Analemma_calendar)" article now called Analemmatic sundial. No changes have been made to the Anelemma article itself. I am still opposed to a merger of the sundial material into Anelemma, but I will tidy my comments there for clarity. Sorry if this is confusing. Lumos3 (talk) 23:02, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

It's not confusing to me, but surely you can see how your oppose to the merge of a non-existent article appeared strange. Do you also understand that a "see also" is an indicator that a link or section discussing the topic the link describes, should be merged into the article? This does not necessarily mean merging the entire article but incorporating the subtopic. I have already posted a reference to an article in Centaurus by Nathan Sidoli that says, "The analemma appears to have had its origin in gnomonics, the theory of sundials." That's also obvious in the etymology, as the name of the topic comes from a sundial. Although that particular article is focused on specific methods, there are other articles that discuss the analemma in terms of sundials as well. I don't see the need for two articles at this time, but I'm not against it. However, there is no reason to keep the two subjects separate, and we should follow WP:SS. Viriditas (talk) 09:36, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

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frank

frank was a ledgend and did rock the school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Psprulez (talk • contribs) 16:51, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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The Spirit of the Beehive

I noticed you added lots of info to this film. The new "Symbolism" section does need references. Thx. Luigibob (talk) 20:03, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Checking for sources.Lumos3 (talk) 21:49, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

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thanks for the welcome. i probably slipped in under the radar; my first edit was for a uni. project (systems -what else?) then i didn't do anything for a year. i'll try to 'do no harm' ;-D Littlerobbergirl (talk) 00:42, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

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Louise Hay

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I don't believe direct quotations are appropriate here. I have strengthened the reported speech used in this section to make it clear it is Hay speaking through Oppenheimer. Lumos3 (talk) 23:22, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for making those improvements. However there are still some passages that appear to be taken straight from the NYT article. For example:

NYT: ...she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape.

WP: ...she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape.

I know it's hard to reword material taken from a single source, and I appreciate your effort.   Will Beback  talk  23:33, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

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press coverage

Not that mind visually combining press coverage regarding the same topic, but the box you've used seems somewhat inappropriate or misleading to readers at least. All the articles are about a common topic or incident in WP (the argument regarding the alleged porn pictures), but they are not about a common WP-page as the box/template suggests. Regards--Kmhkmh (talk) 13:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

I have noticed this myself. The template has been in use on the Press Coverage page since 2007. I think we need a new template or a switch in this one to adjust the wording. I have raised this on the Pressmulti Template talk page . see Template_talk:Press#Use_in_Wikipedia_Press_Coverage. Lumos3 (talk) 14:23, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Alright - thanks.--Kmhkmh (talk) 01:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

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Signpost comment

Hi Lumos3, it seems your edit here inadvertently corrupted the layout template and several comments by other users. Maybe it was caused by a malfunctioning automatic spellchecker or something similar? Apart from that, thanks for reading and commenting on the Signpost! Feedback helps us in deciding what kind of coverage we should have in future Signpost issues. Regards, HaeB (talk) 21:52, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Apologies , I used the Google toolbar spell checker which has caused problems for me in the past. Lumos3 (talk) 22:00, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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Rescue

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Happy Birthday

Wishing Lumos3/Archive 8 a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 01:30, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

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