Michael.W.Meissner

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Hi Greenguy, Thanks for your input to Descramble. I am struggling with this one, should I create a stub or should I suggest that this article be added to Scrambler or should I put it into the article on Cable Converter Box which is where I referenced it, since it is the act of Scrambling in reverse? As I tried to define, a Descrambler is a piece of equipment found in Telecommunications network that decrypts or descrambles a encryped or scrambled signal allowing it to be viewed, heard, read etc. Your suggestions or help would be most appreciated.

Should I add the holdon tag until this is completed?

Thanks, Michael William Meissner (talk) 14:30, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Adding references

Hi. I saw your note on the talk page of cable converter box article asking how to properly add references. Adding them can be a bit confusing, so please don't hesitate to ask me for additional help. I'd be glad to give you a hand. I have your talk page on my watchlist so please reply here, and I will answer here as well.

WP:REF outlines information about referencing. But I found it confusing when I first started using it. I suggest after reading it, you also look at WP:CIT which provides you with templates that you can fill in that will generate citations for you.

To insert a references, start with a reference tag <ref>. Then add a citation using one of the templates. With web sources, use {{cite web}}. After filling in the appropriate parameters (not all are required, but fill in as much as you can), close the reference with </ref>.

To generate the reference list, add a section for references if it doesn't already exist by adding a section header and then the text {{reflist}}.

I hope this helps. And once again, please do not hesitate to ask. I would be glad to assist. Regards. -- Whpq (talk) 18:02, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

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RMAG

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Hi and thanks for your comment. I started to create this article and only after I created it did I realize that there was already and article on Rocky Mountain Association of Geologist which is what the acronym stands for. This word should really just redirect to the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologist. Do I use a redirect to accomplish this or is there a "Wikipedia" way to add other words that are similar such as acronymns other spellings etc., to an existing article? To the end that when someone searches RMAG they would come up with Rocky Mtn. Association of Geologist. Or perhaps if someone was to search a Name of someone but the article didn't list the middle name for example but most reference material uses the middle initial. How is this best handled in Wikipedia terms. Your comments and suggestions of course are welcome and appreciated. Thanks,Michael William Meissner (talk) 14:37, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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Hi and thanks for your comment. I started to create this article and only after I created it did I realize that there was already and article on Rocky Mountain Association of Geologist which is what the acronym stands for. This word should really just redirect to the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologist. Do I use a redirect to accomplish this or is there a "Wikipedia" way to add other words that are similar such as acronymns other spellings etc., to an existing article? To the end that when someone searches RMAG they would come up with Rocky Mtn. Association of Geologist. Or perhaps if someone was to search a Name of someone but the article didn't list the middle name for example but most reference material uses the middle initial. How is this best handled in Wikipedia terms. Your comments and suggestions of course are welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

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Additional Questions about Cites and References

I still don't understand how you put one of those blue superscripted numbers in the body of the article that refers to a reference listed in the reference section below. Can you give me an example?

Michael William Meissner (talk) 14:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure. I struggled with references when I first tried, so answers from me are from hard-won editting screw-ups. Have a look at Larry Surock. Every sentence in the article has been referenced. The key thing to remember is that the <ref> tag is used to identify the reference. And the {{reflist}} template is used to generate the list of references at the bottom of the article. -- Whpq (talk) 15:16, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

This is much clearer now! Thank you so much. I will seek to add these to my article submission to improve their quality, readability, and accuracy. Thank you very muchMichael William Meissner (talk) 04:02, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Common Language

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Hi, Thanks for your comment. I believe Common Language is a notable subject because it is a defacto standard in the Teleocommunications industry, CLLI (Common Language Location Identifiers) and (CELI) Common Language Equipment Identifiers, two parts of the Common Language "product" are used by almost every Telecom Service provider and every manufacturer of network equipment on the planet. Further Common Language is the follout of countless ANSI, ITU, and IEEE standards. Further it is the implementation ot the Telemenagement Forums SID (Shared Information/Data) standard. I do recognize that Common Language is in fact a product as is Kleenex and many others. So can you give me advise on how to make this article of significant notibality and quality to satisfy the Wikipedia standards and not get deleted? These other topics; CLLI and CELI are also subject that are notable and I desire to eventually create articles for. But again because they are products I need to correctly create these articles. Should they be a part of the Common Language Article or stand alones. If they are a part of the Common Language Article, how do I redirect a search on CLLI for example to the correct section of the Common Language article? Can you give me an example. Thanks again for your comments? Michael William Meissner (talk) 15:03, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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Raymond Arritt (talk) 18:43, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi Raymond, as I am new to creating Wikipedia aricles of course I am very interested in maintaining unbiased an quality articles as well as becoming better at this. Thus your comments are most appreciated. Would you please advise me where I might have done so or why your perspective is thus, so as to make sure I am clear and my contributions are both of value and quality. ThanksMichael William Meissner (talk) 03:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Michael, many of your edits involve Fred Meissner and organizations or activities related to him. I assume from your common surnames that you are related in some way. You're welcome to edit on those topics, but just be careful to maintain a neutral, encyclopedic tone. In particular I noticed that Fred Meissner includes subjective language like "world renowned" and so forth, which Wikipedia discourages (see WP:PEACOCK). More to the point, such language inadvertently arouse skepticism by sounding overly promotional. Fred Meissner's accomplishments are impressive enough that you don't need to convince the reader that he was a prominent and respected figure; the objective facts do that much more effectively than laudatory adjectives. Let me know if you have any questions. Raymond Arritt (talk) 04:22, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I see that Raymond Arritt has already addressed this issue, so I will merely say that I share his concerns. I immediately looked in the edit history of Petroleum geology when I spotted the entry you added to the "See also" section that begins: "Fred Meissner, World Renowned Petroleum Geologist". That stands out like a sore thumb. I'm sure it's sincere on your part, but it's totally out-of-place on Wikipedia. Anyway, 'nuff said -- like R. Arritt said, just let the facts speak for themselves. Regards, Cgingold (talk) 12:47, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for your comments. I will seek to rectify this matter immediately....Michael William Meissner (talk) 15:06, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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