Walter Baltensperger

HiAccdude92 (talk) 16:01, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

License tagging for File:Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg

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Image = Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg

Hi, it looks like you created an article, Image = Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg some time after uploading File:Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg. Did you mean to create it under another name, or was it an accident? By the way, a somewhat belated welcome to Wikipedia! — thank you for contributing! Feezo (Talk) 12:47, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Dear Feezo, I wanted to upload File:Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg just once with this name. I acted twice, because first I did not know the licence tag for something that is free and open to all (self made in 2002 and unpublished). Can I see it? Somehow I got on an image editing page of my sandbox, but the picture did not show. I intend to add a missing chapter to the (well written) article "Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis". Thank you for your help. Walter Baltensperger 13:19, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I saw your comment here earlier, and then later on my user page. (Discussion really belongs on user talk pages, like this one). I didn't quite get your meaning though; the image file looks fine, so you should be able to add it to Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis whenever you want. Feezo (Talk) 13:02, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Feezo, I am glad to know that you saw the picture. However, it does not appear on my sandbox. I would like to adjust its size and caption before I add it to the article. How can I see the picture?Walter Baltensperger 13:25, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh, I see; you used [[Image = Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg... — the syntax is [[Image:Poleshift-Spiral-WBN.jpg... More information is at Wikipedia:Images. Feezo (Talk) 17:42, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Feezo, Thank you! Now it works.Walter Baltensperger 22:18, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis

Hello... if I'm reading it correctly, the material you posted to Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis "has not been discussed in publications of the scientific community". If so, we should probably not be presenting it in an article. Could you please discuss it on the talk page, along with a link to the version in your userspace? Thanks in advance. --Ckatz^chat_spy 10:46, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Walter Baltensperger! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Dougweller (talk) 12:01, 5 January 2011 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: Edit a page • Upload and use images • Create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Help desk: A Wiki Styled page to ask questions on Help directory: A comprehensive list-style help contents page Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Simplified manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Peer review • Featured content Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Awards a registered contributor can achieve and award Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Hi Ckatz, The existing article "Cataclysmic poleshift hypothesis" is well written, but a piece is missing: "What are the physical conditions for a cataclysmic poleshift?" For this part textbooks of classical mechanics and a research paper from Nature (1955) are cited. The second question "Could a cataclysmic poleshift actually have happened without violating known facts?" has an answer. It is possible, however, only under very special circumstances before the pole shift. It turns out that these circumstances would produce some of the most basic features of the Pleistocene Ice Ages. I have been a physics teacher at ETH in Zurich. I prepared this first contribution of mine to Wikipedia, because I thought it was a pity that the existing article does not mention the physics of a rapid pole shift. The picture of my contribution was prepared in 2002. If there is a legal problem, I can quote a refereed paper, which contains most of this story. Walter Baltensperger 14:58, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello again — you can notify users that you left a new message for them here by putting {{talkback}} on their talk page. (Otherwise they'll probably only see it if they happen to be watching your talk page.) As long as you own the content you're contributing, there should be no legal problems. Citing sources is generally recommended, but not absolutely necessary. There's a neat utility at http://toolserver.org/~magnus/makeref.php that makes it easy to format references. By the way, it's really great to have you on board — Wikipedia always needs more subject matter experts. Feezo (Talk) 21:51, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

But please read WP:NOR carefully. You can't add your own research directly. Has it been published and if so where? Dougweller (talk) 06:10, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Now I have read the policy instructions and I came to the conclusion that I better desist. I shall not use my contribution. The situation has a singular aspect. The article "Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis" does not mention the physics of a rapid pole shift. However, to my knowledge the only persons that work on this at present are Willy Woelfly and myself, two retired physicists from the ETH in Zurich. Therefore, if we contribute something on this, then it is both our own stuff and research. Therefore we better desist. I enjoyed the contact with the Wikipedia community. Walter Baltensperger 12:12, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

You have no idea how nice it is when someone responds as you have. Too often we get called all sorts of names, legal threats, etc. Thanks for your cooperation. Dougweller (talk) 12:53, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes, very nice indeed. Thank you as well. FYI, you might wish to consider posting on the article's talk page; explain your situation, and link to the discussions you have had regarding this. Then, other (uninvolved) editors can review the material and see if and/or how it can be incorporated. You can also contribute to the discussion, and of course edit any other subject on the site. --Ckatz^chat_spy 21:59, 7 January 2011 (UTC)