RLGoodwin

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Re: Power Set

Hi Roger, I know nothing about the subject of this article. All I did was import and merge in early edits to make its page history more complete. Graham87 01:40, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Closed form summation formula

I updated the summation page with the material on this page. With in 15 minutes, it was deleted. So, since there is little or no duplication, this page titled "summation formula list" should be published.

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Closed form summation formula. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Summation. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Summation. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

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RLGoodwin (talk) 22:18, 25 October 2018 (UTC) /* Your contributed article, Closed form summation formula */ I tried numerous times to help out at the Summation page. D Lazarus deletes my edits and puts his back. I prefer to take my material to another wiki page. RLGoodwin (talk) 22:18, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

October 2018

Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits to Closed form summation formula while logged out. Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow the use of both an account and an IP address by the same person in the same setting and doing so may result in your account being blocked from editing. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. Thank you. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 15:35, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Closed form summation formula, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 17:43, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Summation Formula List (October 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Theroadislong (talk) 18:01, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

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RLGoodwin (talk) 18:39, 26 October 2018 (UTC)Ok, I took your advice and added my material back onto the wiki page on summation. You watch how long it takes D Lazarus to delete it and post his own rambling notes. His notes don't transition well for sentence-to-sentence; paragraph-to-paragraph, nor make any sense; Some of what he posts really is not related to closed form summation.RLGoodwin (talk) 18:39, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

October 2018

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Summation Formula List (October 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by AngusWOOF were:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:37, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Summation

I removed your PROD at Summation because it didn't fit the criteria. If you really think it should be deleted, you'd need to go through the normal WP:AFD process. However, such a proposal would almost certainly fail, because the topic is pretty clearly notable (in the Wikipedia sense). If an article is full of poor grammar, then it should be fixed, not deleted. Copyright violations are a much more serious matter and should be removed, but you haven't indicated what in that article violates copyright.

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You seem to have had a bit of a rocky start here, but you do seem genuinely motivated to help improve the place, and I hope you're not discouraged from continuing. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 00:10, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

I tried numerous times to update the summation page for the better. No luck. So, I started sending the emails to the editors of the publications this afternoon regarding the copyright issues. Plus, did you know that a picture of summation symbol is copyright-able also. That creator will be getting an email also. The publishers have the Wikipedia url and the correct citation (which Wikipedia does not have). That still does not clear-up the two issues of 1) poor grammar and 2) duplicate material on other Wikipedia pages. I wish Wikipedia good luck! — Preceding unsigned comment added by RLGoodwin (talk • contribs) 00:45, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

As far as I can see, you haven't actually pointed out what material exactly violates any copyright. Under some pretty specific circumstances, a picture of a summation symbol might be copyrightable, but a sigma rendered as an .svg file by a system such as TeX is not. Also, as far as I can see, you haven't mentioned what grammar you think is poor. Any improvements there are almost always let stand. If you made any such improvements in the midst of a bunch of other edits that weren't improvements, they may have been reverted as a matter of course, but if you just go in and make some grammatical improvements, there shouldn't be any issues. Also also, what material is duplicated? A certain amount of duplication is fine, and even good. Often a broad article will have some basic information about a topic with a pointer to a more specific article with the same (and more) information. This is fairly normal. Overly duplicated material could be a problem, like two lists that cover nearly the same topic, but again, I can't tell where you think the problem is exactly. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 01:08, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Daniel Lazard

I clicked on one of Daniel Lazard's publications. The article is titled "Efficient Computation of Zero-dimensional Grobner Bases by Change of Ordering," authored by J. C. Faugere, P. Gianni, D. Lazzard, and T. Mora. Strang thing. D. Lazard listed the University of Paris as his employer in 1993. So, I went to the University of Paris' web site. The University of Paris lists their notable researchers at: http://www.u-psud.fr/en/university/prizes.html. Some won Nobel prizes. They don't list D Lazard as a notable researcher.

Lastly, read thru the article titled "Efficient Computation of Zero-dimensional Grobner Bases by Change of Ordering." Even though it's a somewhat technical subject, the sentences, paragraphs, and thoughts flow smoothly. That can't be said about the writing on the wiki Summation page. Given this, I recommend deleting the D Lazard web page and the Summation web page on Wikipedia.

Hello, I'm David Eppstein. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Daniel Lazard have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:06, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Daniel Lazard, you may be blocked from editing. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:26, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Constructive or not, did anybody from Wikipedia check out this man's story? I did. I tried emailing the university to no avail. Seems suspicious to me. Can you call the Dean at the University and verify this story? This guy is a moron. Put the deletes back on the D Lazard page and the Summation page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RLGoodwin (talk • contribs) What your don't have David Eppstein is an email address. BYE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.110.188.100 (talk • contribs)

I have multiple email addresses. They are not difficult to find. But I prefer to receive communications about Wikipedia on Wikipedia. Anyway, you can also get blocked for making personal attacks, such as the ones you just made here, if that's what you want the reason to be. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:35, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

October 2018

The material I posted is public information that D Lazard provided in his articles about himself. Wikipedia asked for references...I provided concrete references that can be verified. I don't see what the big issue is.

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Daniel Lazard. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 17:16, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

For your information, there is no "University of Paris" since 1970. Since them there were 13 universities in Paris and suburb (12 since January 2018). It does need to be clever to understand that the emeritus professors of one university do not appear on the web site of the other universities. I have never had any position at Paris Sud University, where you searched my name. D.Lazard (talk) 19:37, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

As long as you are online, can you revise the first paragraph on the Summation Wikipedia page that you wrote? Make the paragraph coherent like the ones in your articles. It should be simple and easy for an accomplished author.