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Created by WikiMacaroons ( talk) and FinnberlyRobin ( talk). Nominated by WikiMacaroons ( talk) at 10:15, 9 July 2020 (UTC).
In this section, it is not specified what the consequence is for MENACE if the game ends in a draw. This is significant in understanding how the machine learns, as the article indicates that draws are common. One might assume that a draw means that the beads are simply returned to their drawers, but if so this should be stated clearly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.30.93.144 ( talk) 04:04, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
The article said that Michie wrote a program for an IBM Personal Computer. This is very unlikey, as Michie's work was done in the 1960s, but the IBM PC did not appear until 1981. The cited source simply refers to an IBM computer. I have therefore removed the word Personal.
I also used the opportunity to add link to the Pegasus computer mentioned in the same paragraph.
A very interesting article, by the way. -- Mike Marchmont ( talk) 09:51, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Hey @ JuPitEer, I noticed you've added a couple of citations from Matthew Scroggs' Blog. It contains a lot of useful things, but I was wondering if it would be considered reliable as per WP:CITE, because it is a blog. Thanks :) Wiki Macaroons Cinnamon? 10:44, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for
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If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)
I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I may use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.
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Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.
It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria-
It contains copyright infringements-
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Is this an Analogue computer? or a Digital Computer? I would say it would be a digital computer since the state of each matchbox is set by a finite number of permutations of balls within each matchbox. The entire computer could easily be simulated using an electronic digital computer. However, just because the matchbox's are not electronic, doesn't mean it doesn't qualify as a digital computer. If it was analog, you could have 1/2 a ball, or 1/8 of a ball, or any fraction of a ball in the box, which would vary the output. But, it doesn't work this way. It is either ball, or no ball. discrete values. It is quite possible to create an exact copy of the model that is run on this matchbox computer, and run this on another similar 'hardware', and would give exact same results. Again, this is another tenant of digital computers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.252.130.191 ( talk) 22:33, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
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![]() | A fact from Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the
Did you know column on 30 July 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
| ![]() |
The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk)
12:16, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
Created by WikiMacaroons ( talk) and FinnberlyRobin ( talk). Nominated by WikiMacaroons ( talk) at 10:15, 9 July 2020 (UTC).
In this section, it is not specified what the consequence is for MENACE if the game ends in a draw. This is significant in understanding how the machine learns, as the article indicates that draws are common. One might assume that a draw means that the beads are simply returned to their drawers, but if so this should be stated clearly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.30.93.144 ( talk) 04:04, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
The article said that Michie wrote a program for an IBM Personal Computer. This is very unlikey, as Michie's work was done in the 1960s, but the IBM PC did not appear until 1981. The cited source simply refers to an IBM computer. I have therefore removed the word Personal.
I also used the opportunity to add link to the Pegasus computer mentioned in the same paragraph.
A very interesting article, by the way. -- Mike Marchmont ( talk) 09:51, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Hey @ JuPitEer, I noticed you've added a couple of citations from Matthew Scroggs' Blog. It contains a lot of useful things, but I was wondering if it would be considered reliable as per WP:CITE, because it is a blog. Thanks :) Wiki Macaroons Cinnamon? 10:44, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Lee Vilenski ( talk · contribs) 16:43, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for
GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.
If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)
I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I may use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.
Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski ( talk • contribs)
Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.
It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria-
It contains copyright infringements-
It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include{{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags. (See also {{QF-tags}}).-
It is not stable due to edit warring on the page.-
Is this an Analogue computer? or a Digital Computer? I would say it would be a digital computer since the state of each matchbox is set by a finite number of permutations of balls within each matchbox. The entire computer could easily be simulated using an electronic digital computer. However, just because the matchbox's are not electronic, doesn't mean it doesn't qualify as a digital computer. If it was analog, you could have 1/2 a ball, or 1/8 of a ball, or any fraction of a ball in the box, which would vary the output. But, it doesn't work this way. It is either ball, or no ball. discrete values. It is quite possible to create an exact copy of the model that is run on this matchbox computer, and run this on another similar 'hardware', and would give exact same results. Again, this is another tenant of digital computers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.252.130.191 ( talk) 22:33, 3 January 2021 (UTC)