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Dear KDS4444, I want to say that I am very sorry for unexpectedly criticizing your drawing in a lot of ways; that must have come as a shock and a very unpleasant one. I do apologize. If we had had a chance to discuss it before it was submitted for Featured status that would have been a much better way to handle it. I found the email addresses of the main author of the original 2006 paper. He is Takenori Sasaki, and his email is sasaki{at}um.u-tokyo.ac.jp ; if you would like to write to him that would be really great. If you would rather not write to him, then I can do it; just ask me. Sorry again, and I hope we can work this through to a successful conclusion. Best wishes, Invertzoo ( talk) 13:19, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
I see that this time around it was not promoted, sorry, but if we can get an OK from the author of the original paper (Sasaki), I am more than willing to support the nomination the next time around, and help you in any other way. Invertzoo ( talk) 12:44, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
By the way, I think the changes you recently made to the image really improved it a lot. Invertzoo ( talk) 23:07, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Yes it is looking good now. I did email Sasaki, I will let you know if I hear anything. If I don't I will try again. Sometimes academics are very busy, especially at this time of year. Invertzoo ( talk) 13:34, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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KDS4444 THANK YOU! so much for your kind help. I have used Wikipedia for a long time for the references, but have not, as you noticed, done much on the entire articles side. I am a professor and do fix some misinformation in my field of expertise. So, I am good at finding references, But, not fully familiarized with Wiki protocol for more complex issues. Additionally, the programming language is confusing beyond simple edits. The process of who to contact about a deletion was not fully clear despite reading some of the help pages. It is why I deleted the one paragraph on the closed discussion page. After posting, I saw something that said not to modify it. I wasn't sure of where to post or if I had posted in the correct locations.
I will try, as you suggest, to create a sandbox before actually posting an new article. I do have a question. I hadn't visited that page for quite some time before I noticed it was deleted. But, some of the previous information was interesting. Is there a way to access the old page information to take some of the references from there? ProfessorMama ( talk) 16:38, 4 November 2013 (UTC)ProfessorMama
Hi KDS,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you and thanks for your willingness to help. I've linked to the official PNG for Victory Motorcycles logo on our G+ page. It's the Avatar picture (Black background, Red V) for the Victory Motorcycles Business Page. If this is still too small let me know how I can email you the direct image as an attachment, or even upload it somewhere. Let me know what else I need to do for this to be updated.
Thanks again for your hard work and helpfulness!
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 20:51, 2 December 2013 (UTC)-Sasteffl
Thanks for the clarification, I think this file should work based on what you were telling me.
Again, thank you so much for your time and I'll check back shortly to see if there's anything else I need to do!
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 18:38, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey KDS,
Thanks a ton, I really appreciate it!
Quick question, when I Google "Victory Motorcycles" the upper right hand image corresponding with the Wikipedia information is displaying the old logo which is linked to a Northerncompanies.com website. Is there any additional steps I need to take for this to change or is it just a slight delay for the image change to take effect across all web platforms?
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 15:08, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Do the Google search now, and look at the bottom right of that card showing the company info with the wrong logo.
Click "Feedback/More Info"
Then click the "Wrong?" label above the logo.
Fill out the form to let Google know what's wrong and how to fix it.
Then just wait!
Hey KDS,
Thanks for the information and hard work, you've been AWESOME!
I followed your instructions and submitted the request to Google, hopefully it updates soon. Did your friend happen to mention what the typical timeframe is for a change to something like this? I've got to imagine Google receives millions of these requests a day.
Thanks again!
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 14:54, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
I saw that, for whatever reason they didn't link to the URL I gave them (which didn't have the "USA" in the V), but now I'm just splitting hairs.
Seeing as we're based out of MN (which is basically the North Pole) I flagged down my friend Santa and told him you definitely deserve more than coal for the Holidays this year!
Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it!
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 22:23, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
There is a yahoo users group called "electronics_101" where you may find help understanding your Christmas lights problem and the water analogy. Constant314 ( talk) 15:00, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Congratulations KDS4444, and thanks for all your very hard work on this interesting image! Invertzoo ( talk) 20:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm Carriearchdale. KDS4444, thanks for creating Skiving (leathercraft)!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Perhaps you could choose some appropriate categories near the bottom of the article to help improve the overall article and make the article more easily searchable by wikipedia users. Thanks!
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Hi KDS4444. I see that you replaced File:ThickLens.png with File:Thick Lens Diagram.svg. The change from SH and S'H' to Sn and S'n' looks like an error. Or am I missing something?
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A minor detail. I use a syntax-highlighter in my editor window, and it's getting confused by your signature. You begin a new font inside a wikilink and then end it inside a second wikilink. This upsets the nesting. I think if you replaced
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with
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your signature would look exactly the same (in fact the parsed HTML would be identical), but the syntax-highlighter would no longer be fooled. -- Dr Greg talk 22:49, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for your input on this article. I am not sure if it is a
cabal, or a numerous
sockpuppets, but Alvi's supporters clearly wish to
OWN the article, and not comply with either policies or consensus.
There have been several attempts to cull the linkfarm, reduce the size and number of pictures, remove the promotional tone and Indic scripts, but the supporter(s) keep reverting these back to their preferred version. They have twice sought page protection (both times turned down) arguing that the page needed protection, to protect it from vandalism - ignoring the fact that they were the ones committing that vandalism by reinstating material contrary to policy. As with many supporters of a cause, they are very persistent and appear to be co-ordinated - as an example the last request for page protection was made by an editor on just their fifth edit - quite a remarkable speed of learning Wikipedia's procedures. Thanks again. -
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This is in response to the inquiries you made in this edit at the Mediation Committee request page. Let me begin by saying:
Having got that out of the way, I'd suggest that the best order to address things is to begin by filing a request for a sockpuppet investigation at WP:SPI. Include your conflict of interest evidence in that filing. Remember that having a COI is not, per se, a violation of Wikipedia rules and you're not likely to get much relief if you only complain about that. There's no really good way to address the failure to discuss, but you might consider my advice essay on that subject. I think the procedure recommended in it could probably run parallel to the SPI. Oh, and a word to the wise: Unless it's been specifically included on a policy or guidelines page somewhere, INDICSCRIPT is not policy or enforceable due to the effect of the CONLIMITED section of the Consensus policy: "Consensus among a limited group of editors, at one place and time, cannot override community consensus on a wider scale. For instance, unless they can convince the broader community that such action is right, participants in a WikiProject cannot decide that some generally accepted policy or guideline does not apply to articles within its scope. (See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide#Advice pages.)" I hope some or all of that helps. Regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 20:56, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Quite frankly, I've seen much, much worse images than that in textbooks. It's excellently done, has gorgeous shading, and very good colour choices that make everything clear and generally give hints as to what they are. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 20:43, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
If you are not totally fed up with this article, a quick "heads-up" that the full protection on
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As (I assume) we are in rather different time-zones, if you are still interested, we can probably keep an eye on this for about 20 out of 24 hours.
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Hi, I'm Mleivagomez. KDS4444, thanks for creating Seilbomb!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. I see no other references than those in the final section. Is it possible to include references in earlier text?
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Hello KDS4444. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Riaz Afridi, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Subject of article has verifiably played one Test for Pakistan. Thank you. Shirt58 ( talk) 11:54, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
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Dear KDS4444, I want to say that I am very sorry for unexpectedly criticizing your drawing in a lot of ways; that must have come as a shock and a very unpleasant one. I do apologize. If we had had a chance to discuss it before it was submitted for Featured status that would have been a much better way to handle it. I found the email addresses of the main author of the original 2006 paper. He is Takenori Sasaki, and his email is sasaki{at}um.u-tokyo.ac.jp ; if you would like to write to him that would be really great. If you would rather not write to him, then I can do it; just ask me. Sorry again, and I hope we can work this through to a successful conclusion. Best wishes, Invertzoo ( talk) 13:19, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
I see that this time around it was not promoted, sorry, but if we can get an OK from the author of the original paper (Sasaki), I am more than willing to support the nomination the next time around, and help you in any other way. Invertzoo ( talk) 12:44, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
By the way, I think the changes you recently made to the image really improved it a lot. Invertzoo ( talk) 23:07, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Yes it is looking good now. I did email Sasaki, I will let you know if I hear anything. If I don't I will try again. Sometimes academics are very busy, especially at this time of year. Invertzoo ( talk) 13:34, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Guy ( Help!) 00:39, 11 October 2013 (UTC==Well, i obviously hit a nerve, although, that was not my intention. I did expect you to take it constructively. But, I understood your frustration. As an African American, it is a struggle, as you so eloquently showed my readers. You have an awesome evening and thank you so much for proving my point. I couldnt have spoken any better. Keep up the good work!.
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KDS4444 THANK YOU! so much for your kind help. I have used Wikipedia for a long time for the references, but have not, as you noticed, done much on the entire articles side. I am a professor and do fix some misinformation in my field of expertise. So, I am good at finding references, But, not fully familiarized with Wiki protocol for more complex issues. Additionally, the programming language is confusing beyond simple edits. The process of who to contact about a deletion was not fully clear despite reading some of the help pages. It is why I deleted the one paragraph on the closed discussion page. After posting, I saw something that said not to modify it. I wasn't sure of where to post or if I had posted in the correct locations.
I will try, as you suggest, to create a sandbox before actually posting an new article. I do have a question. I hadn't visited that page for quite some time before I noticed it was deleted. But, some of the previous information was interesting. Is there a way to access the old page information to take some of the references from there? ProfessorMama ( talk) 16:38, 4 November 2013 (UTC)ProfessorMama
Hi KDS,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you and thanks for your willingness to help. I've linked to the official PNG for Victory Motorcycles logo on our G+ page. It's the Avatar picture (Black background, Red V) for the Victory Motorcycles Business Page. If this is still too small let me know how I can email you the direct image as an attachment, or even upload it somewhere. Let me know what else I need to do for this to be updated.
Thanks again for your hard work and helpfulness!
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 20:51, 2 December 2013 (UTC)-Sasteffl
Thanks for the clarification, I think this file should work based on what you were telling me.
Again, thank you so much for your time and I'll check back shortly to see if there's anything else I need to do!
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 18:38, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey KDS,
Thanks a ton, I really appreciate it!
Quick question, when I Google "Victory Motorcycles" the upper right hand image corresponding with the Wikipedia information is displaying the old logo which is linked to a Northerncompanies.com website. Is there any additional steps I need to take for this to change or is it just a slight delay for the image change to take effect across all web platforms?
Best,
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 15:08, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Do the Google search now, and look at the bottom right of that card showing the company info with the wrong logo.
Click "Feedback/More Info"
Then click the "Wrong?" label above the logo.
Fill out the form to let Google know what's wrong and how to fix it.
Then just wait!
Hey KDS,
Thanks for the information and hard work, you've been AWESOME!
I followed your instructions and submitted the request to Google, hopefully it updates soon. Did your friend happen to mention what the typical timeframe is for a change to something like this? I've got to imagine Google receives millions of these requests a day.
Thanks again!
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 14:54, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
I saw that, for whatever reason they didn't link to the URL I gave them (which didn't have the "USA" in the V), but now I'm just splitting hairs.
Seeing as we're based out of MN (which is basically the North Pole) I flagged down my friend Santa and told him you definitely deserve more than coal for the Holidays this year!
Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it!
-- Sasteffl ( talk) 22:23, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
There is a yahoo users group called "electronics_101" where you may find help understanding your Christmas lights problem and the water analogy. Constant314 ( talk) 15:00, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
Congratulations KDS4444, and thanks for all your very hard work on this interesting image! Invertzoo ( talk) 20:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
A Gastropod Barnstar
This beautiful Gastropod Barnstar is awarded to you in recognition of your exceptional persistence and meticulousness in creating and perfecting the anatomical image of the little-known deepwater limpet Bathyacmaea secunda. Best wishes, Invertzoo ( talk) 20:42, 10 January 2014 (UTC) |
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Hi, I'm Carriearchdale. KDS4444, thanks for creating Skiving (leathercraft)!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Perhaps you could choose some appropriate categories near the bottom of the article to help improve the overall article and make the article more easily searchable by wikipedia users. Thanks!
The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Carriearchdale ( talk) 03:44, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi KDS4444. I see that you replaced File:ThickLens.png with File:Thick Lens Diagram.svg. The change from SH and S'H' to Sn and S'n' looks like an error. Or am I missing something?
Variable names should be in italics: f, n, r, e, d, s (denoting distance). The subscripts should not be in italics unless they are themselves variables. If you want to leave the labels for points and planes (F, H, C, S) in uppercase roman type that's OK with me. Contrary to the original image, I recommend using lowercase s for distance to avoid confusion with the uppercase S marking the vertex points on the lens.-- Srleffler ( talk) 18:49, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
A minor detail. I use a syntax-highlighter in my editor window, and it's getting confused by your signature. You begin a new font inside a wikilink and then end it inside a second wikilink. This upsets the nesting. I think if you replaced
[[User:KDS4444|<font face="Verdana"> <span style="color:midnightblue">'''KDS'''</span><span style="color:steelblue">'''4444'''</span>]][[User talk:KDS4444|<span style="color:limegreen"><sup>''Talk''</sup></span></font>]]
with
<font face="Verdana">[[User:KDS4444|<span style="color:midnightblue">'''KDS'''</span><span style="color:steelblue">'''4444'''</span>]][[User talk:KDS4444|<span style="color:limegreen"><sup>''Talk''</sup></span>]]</font>
your signature would look exactly the same (in fact the parsed HTML would be identical), but the syntax-highlighter would no longer be fooled. -- Dr Greg talk 22:49, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for your input on this article. I am not sure if it is a
cabal, or a numerous
sockpuppets, but Alvi's supporters clearly wish to
OWN the article, and not comply with either policies or consensus.
There have been several attempts to cull the linkfarm, reduce the size and number of pictures, remove the promotional tone and Indic scripts, but the supporter(s) keep reverting these back to their preferred version. They have twice sought page protection (both times turned down) arguing that the page needed protection, to protect it from vandalism - ignoring the fact that they were the ones committing that vandalism by reinstating material contrary to policy. As with many supporters of a cause, they are very persistent and appear to be co-ordinated - as an example the last request for page protection was made by an editor on just their fifth edit - quite a remarkable speed of learning Wikipedia's procedures. Thanks again. -
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This is in response to the inquiries you made in this edit at the Mediation Committee request page. Let me begin by saying:
Having got that out of the way, I'd suggest that the best order to address things is to begin by filing a request for a sockpuppet investigation at WP:SPI. Include your conflict of interest evidence in that filing. Remember that having a COI is not, per se, a violation of Wikipedia rules and you're not likely to get much relief if you only complain about that. There's no really good way to address the failure to discuss, but you might consider my advice essay on that subject. I think the procedure recommended in it could probably run parallel to the SPI. Oh, and a word to the wise: Unless it's been specifically included on a policy or guidelines page somewhere, INDICSCRIPT is not policy or enforceable due to the effect of the CONLIMITED section of the Consensus policy: "Consensus among a limited group of editors, at one place and time, cannot override community consensus on a wider scale. For instance, unless they can convince the broader community that such action is right, participants in a WikiProject cannot decide that some generally accepted policy or guideline does not apply to articles within its scope. (See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide#Advice pages.)" I hope some or all of that helps. Regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 20:56, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
Quite frankly, I've seen much, much worse images than that in textbooks. It's excellently done, has gorgeous shading, and very good colour choices that make everything clear and generally give hints as to what they are. Adam Cuerden ( talk) 20:43, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
If you are not totally fed up with this article, a quick "heads-up" that the full protection on
Raashid Alvi has been replaced by "pending changes".
As (I assume) we are in rather different time-zones, if you are still interested, we can probably keep an eye on this for about 20 out of 24 hours.
If you just want to get on with other things, I fully understand -
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Hi, I'm Mleivagomez. KDS4444, thanks for creating Seilbomb!
I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. I see no other references than those in the final section. Is it possible to include references in earlier text?
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Hello KDS4444. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Riaz Afridi, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Subject of article has verifiably played one Test for Pakistan. Thank you. Shirt58 ( talk) 11:54, 25 July 2014 (UTC)