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I wanted to add a diagram to the feedforward page, and was under the impression that I had to place the diagram into WikiCommons. I did that but could not get the diagram appear on the feed-forward page. Then I discovered that I could load it directly into the page. So now there are two copies loaded. I then edited the diagram to remove some text and replaced the one directly linked to the feed-forward page. So the feed-forward pages is working OK.
But I am now being told I should select categories for my WikiCommons version. I can't find a list of the categories I am allowed to use, but probably the best solution would be to delete the Wikicommon version, which is now out of date, but I don't know how.
What should I do?
-- A B McDonald ( talk) 20:47, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
(edit conflict with the above)
Thanks, you got back to me faster than I expected. I should have said that there are three versions. A commons version which I loaded first, then version 1 which is the same as the commons version, then the current version. I am wondering if I should have loaded version 1 and then set up the commons version from it, instead of trying to do it the other way round and failing. I am worried about doing as you say in case I make the system even more confusing. A B McDonald ( talk) 22:28, 23 April 2009 (UTC).
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This suggestion is obviously well above my pay grade, but I would like to see the current fashion for merging topics not only ended but also items which have been 'lost' in mergers restored. Where the information for one topic is fully described in a second, then the fist article should be shortened to state on "See second topic" with a link. If a later editor finds that the second topic does not adequately describe the first then he can edit the first article, which is not possible at present.
Absorption coefficient has been redirected to Attenuation coefficient but they are not the same, being terms used in different sciences to describe items which have similar but not identical features. It is now impossible to explain how the Absorption coefficient is related to Einstein coefficient which has also been merged away, Grrrr.
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Thanks for that advice John. My problem was not lack of boldness. It was I did not and still do not know how to un-merge two topics. is it easy? It seems to me it needs editing the merged out page but how can I get to it if I am redirected when I try to go there? A B McDonald ( talk) 14:30, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks again. I have now discovered that there are two pages "Absorption Coefficient" and "Absorption coefficient" differing in only the case of the first letter of the second word which have both been redirected.
The first, "Absorption Coefficient", has been redirected to "Opacity (optics)#Extinction coefficient". but the tag/patagraph "Extinction coefficient" no longer exists, although the page "Extinction coefficient" does. Moreover, the extinction coefficient and the absorption coefficient are not the same thing. The extinction coefficient is equal to the absorption coefficient plus the scattering coefficient, a bit like the attenuation coefficient!
The second, "Absorption coefficient" has been redirected to "Attenuation coefficient".
Am I correct in saying that "Absorption Coefficient" is an illegal name for an article? If so, can you (or I) delete that page, and then I will tidy up afterwards, by reinstaing the "Absorption coefficient" page and referring (not redirecting) the "Attenuation coefficient" page to it. A B McDonald ( talk) 21:58, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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On the Kirchhoff's Law of thermal radiation page: /info/en/?search=Kirchhoff's_law_of_thermal_radiation the fourth Bibliographic item is : Kangro, H. (1970/1976). Early History of Planck's Radiation Law, translated by R.E.W Madison, with the cooperation of Kangro, from the 1970 German, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN 0-85066-063-7. When I click on the ISBN number I am taken to the Book Sources page /info/en/?search=Special:BookSources/0850660637 and the ISBN number appears in the box labelled "Search for book sources". However when I click on Search no book is found. The same thing happened when I have tried this with other ISBNs. Is this a bug with the Book Source page. A B McDonald ( talk) 14:47, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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I wanted to add a diagram to the feedforward page, and was under the impression that I had to place the diagram into WikiCommons. I did that but could not get the diagram appear on the feed-forward page. Then I discovered that I could load it directly into the page. So now there are two copies loaded. I then edited the diagram to remove some text and replaced the one directly linked to the feed-forward page. So the feed-forward pages is working OK.
But I am now being told I should select categories for my WikiCommons version. I can't find a list of the categories I am allowed to use, but probably the best solution would be to delete the Wikicommon version, which is now out of date, but I don't know how.
What should I do?
-- A B McDonald ( talk) 20:47, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
(edit conflict with the above)
Thanks, you got back to me faster than I expected. I should have said that there are three versions. A commons version which I loaded first, then version 1 which is the same as the commons version, then the current version. I am wondering if I should have loaded version 1 and then set up the commons version from it, instead of trying to do it the other way round and failing. I am worried about doing as you say in case I make the system even more confusing. A B McDonald ( talk) 22:28, 23 April 2009 (UTC).
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This suggestion is obviously well above my pay grade, but I would like to see the current fashion for merging topics not only ended but also items which have been 'lost' in mergers restored. Where the information for one topic is fully described in a second, then the fist article should be shortened to state on "See second topic" with a link. If a later editor finds that the second topic does not adequately describe the first then he can edit the first article, which is not possible at present.
Absorption coefficient has been redirected to Attenuation coefficient but they are not the same, being terms used in different sciences to describe items which have similar but not identical features. It is now impossible to explain how the Absorption coefficient is related to Einstein coefficient which has also been merged away, Grrrr.
Can anyone help me? A B McDonald ( talk)
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Thanks for that advice John. My problem was not lack of boldness. It was I did not and still do not know how to un-merge two topics. is it easy? It seems to me it needs editing the merged out page but how can I get to it if I am redirected when I try to go there? A B McDonald ( talk) 14:30, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks again. I have now discovered that there are two pages "Absorption Coefficient" and "Absorption coefficient" differing in only the case of the first letter of the second word which have both been redirected.
The first, "Absorption Coefficient", has been redirected to "Opacity (optics)#Extinction coefficient". but the tag/patagraph "Extinction coefficient" no longer exists, although the page "Extinction coefficient" does. Moreover, the extinction coefficient and the absorption coefficient are not the same thing. The extinction coefficient is equal to the absorption coefficient plus the scattering coefficient, a bit like the attenuation coefficient!
The second, "Absorption coefficient" has been redirected to "Attenuation coefficient".
Am I correct in saying that "Absorption Coefficient" is an illegal name for an article? If so, can you (or I) delete that page, and then I will tidy up afterwards, by reinstaing the "Absorption coefficient" page and referring (not redirecting) the "Attenuation coefficient" page to it. A B McDonald ( talk) 21:58, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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On the Kirchhoff's Law of thermal radiation page: /info/en/?search=Kirchhoff's_law_of_thermal_radiation the fourth Bibliographic item is : Kangro, H. (1970/1976). Early History of Planck's Radiation Law, translated by R.E.W Madison, with the cooperation of Kangro, from the 1970 German, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN 0-85066-063-7. When I click on the ISBN number I am taken to the Book Sources page /info/en/?search=Special:BookSources/0850660637 and the ISBN number appears in the box labelled "Search for book sources". However when I click on Search no book is found. The same thing happened when I have tried this with other ISBNs. Is this a bug with the Book Source page. A B McDonald ( talk) 14:47, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
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