15:0915:09, 16 April 2015diffhist−4
Regolith
Removed link for ordinary word. Ordinary words usually don't need linking. Linking this one doesn't extend understanding of the subject, but rather just understanding of the English language -- which isn't on-topic enough to justify the distraction.
15 April 2015
22:3522:35, 15 April 2015diffhist+26
Maria Rasputin
It looked like you were saying the last one *wasn't* questionable ("they were questionable, certainly not the third one"). Refined for clarity and encyclopedic tone.
08:0508:05, 15 April 2015diffhist−54
Maria Rasputin
Reworded unencyclopedic (a flippant style) commentary about reliability of sources. (I'm assuming the reliability of the memoirs is questioned by the ref(s) cited.)
04:4604:46, 14 April 2015diffhist−180
Grid fin
→Design characteristics: Extremely dubious and uncited. Chord in and of itself does not affect the stall angle of attack. If *other* factors of the grid type do affect the stall AOA, then *those* factors could be mentioned (w/ refs of course).
12 April 2015
17:3217:32, 12 April 2015diffhist+26
Pencil extender
→History: Moved source to inline citation. The fact that a particular fact came from a particular source is almost always not germane -- off topic and not notable and therefore not includable.
07:0207:02, 12 April 2015diffhist−70
Ericsson DBH 1001 telephone
→History: A 7-day production time is highly dubious (probably a mistake), justifying removal vs. just a tag. If actually true, it'd be notable for the astonishing long time -- and an explanation would be in order, also would need a good citation.
19:5219:52, 9 April 2015diffhist+498
Bonanza
→Premise: Tagged section as OR which it appears to be in a major way. If this detailed analysis was from a reliable secondary source, it may be kept if that source is cited - but there's no evidence of that. See hidden note in the text after the tag.
19:1419:14, 9 April 2015diffhist−164
Dan Blocker
→Early life: Removed off topic distraction. Implication that the education of an actor would be expected to correlate with the education of his characters is unsupported (and silly). Not notable.
18:1818:18, 1 April 2015diffhist−1
The Saint (TV series)
"Is" is the standard tensed used in wikipedia for a tv series who's recordings are still existing, i.e. not lost. The series still "is", while it "was" originally broadcast from some date to some other date.
03:3103:31, 1 April 2015diffhist+955
Reactive centrifugal force
Tried to clarify that RCF is not an alternative explanation of centrifugal force (in the usual meaning) using real forces instead of pseudoforce. Article does have that vibe (less-so now), which is why so many see it as quackery.
08:4708:47, 31 March 2015diffhist+28
Walter Lewin
Lede material was not a summary of material in main body -- solved by moving it to main body. To avoid undue weight on
recency bias'd material and unduly overshadowing decades of service, I left it out of the lede.
17:5817:58, 30 March 2015diffhist−2
Laugh track
→Radio: Removed reference from text and put it "inline". The fact that a fact came from a particular source is (usually) not notable, as it's not here. If the source itself *was* notable, the source's notability would itself need a ref.
02:4602:46, 30 March 2015diffhist−79
Max Planck
Removed digression which appears to be OR. Characterization as "fundamental theories of 20th century physics" is not a summary of material in main body. Not cited, not asserted even in linked article.
01:2601:26, 29 March 2015diffhist−52
American cheese
→Origins: Usually, sources aren't notable enough to include in text. Article wasn't a key in the history of American cheese, it's just where the two data points came from. (If it *was* key, it *could* be includable if that fact was itself referenced)
28 March 2015
19:2219:22, 28 March 2015diffhist+7
Lunar phase
Moved libration gif back to conventional location on right side. Messy left-side location dominated the layout (unduly) and misled the eye which is accustomed to looking for lede text and TOC there.
18:5818:58, 28 March 2015diffhist+5
Lunar phase
Article has only two refs and zero inline citations. Moved refimprove tag to top of article where it belongs (instead of hiding down by the reflist).
02:2902:29, 27 March 2015diffhist−46
Sea Dragon (rocket)
Ambiguous all around. "Today" is ambiguous. "Today's system" to compare "today's" costs is unstated (Shuttle?, SpaceX?, Soyuz?, etc.). Year for the dollar figures is ambiguous (then-year or "today" (whatever "today" is)). "Much" is subjective.
02:0502:05, 27 March 2015diffhist−25
Evel Knievel
→Assault charges: Stick to the facts. Removed unsupported implication that the matter was some sort of ruse. It's unencyclopedic to imply things. If there really was an actual accusation of a ruse, say it straightforwardly and cite with reliable ref.
01:0801:08, 27 March 2015diffhist−327
Evel Knievel
→Snake River Canyon: Rmvd slightly interesting, but not encyclopedically notable off topic mention. OR too: ref doesn't mention the jump, just the pardon. Inclusion needs *hefty* ref pointing out the coincidence (at minimum), even then it'd be flakey.
19:2319:23, 26 March 2015diffhist−10
Skype
→Security and privacy: The ref states straightforwardly that it *would* be. Ref looks reliable, ref didn't equivocate, so we don't need to. (Actually, IMHO, to add "apparently" here would be OR because it adds doubt the ref didn't have.)
15:0915:09, 16 April 2015diffhist−4
Regolith
Removed link for ordinary word. Ordinary words usually don't need linking. Linking this one doesn't extend understanding of the subject, but rather just understanding of the English language -- which isn't on-topic enough to justify the distraction.
15 April 2015
22:3522:35, 15 April 2015diffhist+26
Maria Rasputin
It looked like you were saying the last one *wasn't* questionable ("they were questionable, certainly not the third one"). Refined for clarity and encyclopedic tone.
08:0508:05, 15 April 2015diffhist−54
Maria Rasputin
Reworded unencyclopedic (a flippant style) commentary about reliability of sources. (I'm assuming the reliability of the memoirs is questioned by the ref(s) cited.)
04:4604:46, 14 April 2015diffhist−180
Grid fin
→Design characteristics: Extremely dubious and uncited. Chord in and of itself does not affect the stall angle of attack. If *other* factors of the grid type do affect the stall AOA, then *those* factors could be mentioned (w/ refs of course).
12 April 2015
17:3217:32, 12 April 2015diffhist+26
Pencil extender
→History: Moved source to inline citation. The fact that a particular fact came from a particular source is almost always not germane -- off topic and not notable and therefore not includable.
07:0207:02, 12 April 2015diffhist−70
Ericsson DBH 1001 telephone
→History: A 7-day production time is highly dubious (probably a mistake), justifying removal vs. just a tag. If actually true, it'd be notable for the astonishing long time -- and an explanation would be in order, also would need a good citation.
19:5219:52, 9 April 2015diffhist+498
Bonanza
→Premise: Tagged section as OR which it appears to be in a major way. If this detailed analysis was from a reliable secondary source, it may be kept if that source is cited - but there's no evidence of that. See hidden note in the text after the tag.
19:1419:14, 9 April 2015diffhist−164
Dan Blocker
→Early life: Removed off topic distraction. Implication that the education of an actor would be expected to correlate with the education of his characters is unsupported (and silly). Not notable.
18:1818:18, 1 April 2015diffhist−1
The Saint (TV series)
"Is" is the standard tensed used in wikipedia for a tv series who's recordings are still existing, i.e. not lost. The series still "is", while it "was" originally broadcast from some date to some other date.
03:3103:31, 1 April 2015diffhist+955
Reactive centrifugal force
Tried to clarify that RCF is not an alternative explanation of centrifugal force (in the usual meaning) using real forces instead of pseudoforce. Article does have that vibe (less-so now), which is why so many see it as quackery.
08:4708:47, 31 March 2015diffhist+28
Walter Lewin
Lede material was not a summary of material in main body -- solved by moving it to main body. To avoid undue weight on
recency bias'd material and unduly overshadowing decades of service, I left it out of the lede.
17:5817:58, 30 March 2015diffhist−2
Laugh track
→Radio: Removed reference from text and put it "inline". The fact that a fact came from a particular source is (usually) not notable, as it's not here. If the source itself *was* notable, the source's notability would itself need a ref.
02:4602:46, 30 March 2015diffhist−79
Max Planck
Removed digression which appears to be OR. Characterization as "fundamental theories of 20th century physics" is not a summary of material in main body. Not cited, not asserted even in linked article.
01:2601:26, 29 March 2015diffhist−52
American cheese
→Origins: Usually, sources aren't notable enough to include in text. Article wasn't a key in the history of American cheese, it's just where the two data points came from. (If it *was* key, it *could* be includable if that fact was itself referenced)
28 March 2015
19:2219:22, 28 March 2015diffhist+7
Lunar phase
Moved libration gif back to conventional location on right side. Messy left-side location dominated the layout (unduly) and misled the eye which is accustomed to looking for lede text and TOC there.
18:5818:58, 28 March 2015diffhist+5
Lunar phase
Article has only two refs and zero inline citations. Moved refimprove tag to top of article where it belongs (instead of hiding down by the reflist).
02:2902:29, 27 March 2015diffhist−46
Sea Dragon (rocket)
Ambiguous all around. "Today" is ambiguous. "Today's system" to compare "today's" costs is unstated (Shuttle?, SpaceX?, Soyuz?, etc.). Year for the dollar figures is ambiguous (then-year or "today" (whatever "today" is)). "Much" is subjective.
02:0502:05, 27 March 2015diffhist−25
Evel Knievel
→Assault charges: Stick to the facts. Removed unsupported implication that the matter was some sort of ruse. It's unencyclopedic to imply things. If there really was an actual accusation of a ruse, say it straightforwardly and cite with reliable ref.
01:0801:08, 27 March 2015diffhist−327
Evel Knievel
→Snake River Canyon: Rmvd slightly interesting, but not encyclopedically notable off topic mention. OR too: ref doesn't mention the jump, just the pardon. Inclusion needs *hefty* ref pointing out the coincidence (at minimum), even then it'd be flakey.
19:2319:23, 26 March 2015diffhist−10
Skype
→Security and privacy: The ref states straightforwardly that it *would* be. Ref looks reliable, ref didn't equivocate, so we don't need to. (Actually, IMHO, to add "apparently" here would be OR because it adds doubt the ref didn't have.)