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Avalanche

Thanks for your work on Avalanche. There's plenty of room for improvement. Please just make sure that what you write is based in verifiable sources. Let me know if you have any questions about citations or that kind of thing.   Will Beback  talk  09:53, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Please proceed methodically. Just as with avalanche probing, it's necessary to be thorough. Remember that many editors working in good faith have worked on the existing text. Make sure that what you write is better.   Will Beback  talk  10:06, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your note. Sometimes it's necessary to start from scratch, either with a sentence, a paragraph, a section, or even an entire article. If you think a major rewrite is necessary then the usual way to proceed is to post it to the talk page for discussion before replacing the old text. If you think the article needs an entire overhaul, then working in a sandbox is best, such as talk:Avalanche/sandbox. Just make sure that you're working from sources.   Will Beback  talk  03:13, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

I am working from sources. I'm not sure about a major rewrite; I almost certainly won't have time to do it.Thermodynamic (talk) 03:20, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Regarding the rescue section, do whatever works best for you. It doesn't matter if you revise it first or split it first. Let me know when you do the split - I can help fix up the new article.   Will Beback  talk  02:38, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Per your request, you are now a "confirmed" editor, which will allow you to upload images. In case you're not aware, the rules for uploading images taken by others are very strict and rather complicated. But if you created them yourself there should be no problems. You might consider uploading directly to the sister project, Wikimedia Commons, which is the main repository for media. You'll have that option when you go through the upload screens. Let me know if you have any questions.   Will Beback  talk  21:50, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

BTW, it turns out that there is already a n article on Avalanche rescue. It appears to duplicate the material in the main article. Perhaps there was an incomplete merge. In any case, have at it.   Will Beback  talk  22:46, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that. Any chance you can help me with the split and get the content into the existing avalanche rescue article? There could still be a short section on "human interaction with avalanches" that will then point at the "main article" on avalanche rescue.Thermodynamic (talk) 23:13, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

The two blocks of text were mostly identical, except for your changes and some rather lame introductory material in the rescue article. There should be a short summary of the rescue article in the main article, something like a long paragraph or a couple of short ones. Could you handle that?   Will Beback  talk  23:48, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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Restructuring the avalanche page

Let me know if you would agree with this outline User:Avalanche_Sandbox/sandbox. I don't want to proceed much further without your contributions. —Preceding undated comment added 17:18, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm putting together a request for information to email out to Bruce, David, Pascal, and also Jamie (for the hydrology bits) asking for recommended references: specifically to textbooks, and standard professional curriculum material. I don't mind grinding on the writing, and editing, but I am not familiar enough with the academic and professional material to have the best references for each section (aside from citing McClung, Jamieson, and Daffern over and over again). Ideally I would like to have at least one reference for each subsection in the outline, (and hopefully more) recommended by the professional and academic community. Also, Scotty T. is a solid full time slacker in Bruce's lab so maybe I could beer bribe him into taking some interest. As you can tell my contacts are confined to the Canadian community, so any references to the broader international community would be great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avalanche Sandbox (talk • contribs) 23:47, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

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