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When will the sun explode 120.21.138.176 ( talk) 03:21, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
@ LesbianTiamat: rewrote part of the initial paragraph from:
to:
I found this unacceptable because it appears to focus only upon a single issue. The current Holocene extinction is being caused by more than just greenhouse gas emissions; it's induced by technological changes. The 'Human influence' section instead demonstrates multiple potential long-term technological threats potentially causing massive changes, and these need to be summarized. The topic is the future of Earth, not the future of humanity. Hence I reverted. Praemonitus ( talk) 21:52, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Jan 31, 2023, 16:06 - «Unexplained tagging of a peer-reviewed journal article as "unreliable". Please explain on the talk page. Undid revision 1136670457 by Alexander Davronov talk)»
We're not here to settle academic disputesSure. All this WP:CRYSTALBALLing (i.e. 3 provision) should be either dropped or source upgraded. If not, I suggest to specify that source's judgements are drawn upon a single study so reader is aware. That's it. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 19:35, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
I propose to add words like one study speculated/found that the life on earth ...
next to the paragraphs where
[1] source is used (e.g. intro). --
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References
The Red giant stage section includes the following:
This is followed by this statement in the Beyond and ultimate fate section:
The two are contradictory, and the second assumes there is no change in the Earth-Moon system due to the expanded Sun. How do we reconcile them? Certainly the ring system scenario is more plausible than a gradual collision. Praemonitus ( talk) 18:27, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
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When will the sun explode 120.21.138.176 ( talk) 03:21, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
@ LesbianTiamat: rewrote part of the initial paragraph from:
to:
I found this unacceptable because it appears to focus only upon a single issue. The current Holocene extinction is being caused by more than just greenhouse gas emissions; it's induced by technological changes. The 'Human influence' section instead demonstrates multiple potential long-term technological threats potentially causing massive changes, and these need to be summarized. The topic is the future of Earth, not the future of humanity. Hence I reverted. Praemonitus ( talk) 21:52, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Jan 31, 2023, 16:06 - «Unexplained tagging of a peer-reviewed journal article as "unreliable". Please explain on the talk page. Undid revision 1136670457 by Alexander Davronov talk)»
We're not here to settle academic disputesSure. All this WP:CRYSTALBALLing (i.e. 3 provision) should be either dropped or source upgraded. If not, I suggest to specify that source's judgements are drawn upon a single study so reader is aware. That's it. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 19:35, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
I propose to add words like one study speculated/found that the life on earth ...
next to the paragraphs where
[1] source is used (e.g. intro). --
AXONOV
(talk)
⚑
09:16, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
References
The Red giant stage section includes the following:
This is followed by this statement in the Beyond and ultimate fate section:
The two are contradictory, and the second assumes there is no change in the Earth-Moon system due to the expanded Sun. How do we reconcile them? Certainly the ring system scenario is more plausible than a gradual collision. Praemonitus ( talk) 18:27, 3 February 2024 (UTC)