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Removing cleanup tag[edit]

On 4 February 2006 you placed a cleanup tag on the page Perceptual Control Theory. (Required parameters were added by others much later.) If you have no objection, it will shortly be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bn (talkcontribs) 05:24, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please Review[edit]

Hello, I am getting ready to propose 2005 Texas Longhorn football team for consideration as a featured article. The article has had one reveiw already and I believe all issues raised there have been addressed. I have also used the semi-automated review script to look for small things that need to be changed. The article is meticulously referenced with 121 in-line sources. It contains both free-use images and appropriate fair-use images. It attempts to follow the standards set out by the relevant wiki projects.

In watching the nomintaion of the OU football program, I see that the OU article has received some objections on the grounds of supposedly being overly positive and for listing too-many awards. I have reviewed the 2006 UT article in light of those objections and I am prepared to argue that every positive thing said is relevant and attributed to a specific source. As for the awards and accomplishments, I think all the ones listed in the UT article are notable and justifiable, but I'd like to get more feedback from other editors so I invite you to review the article if you please. Johntex\talk 09:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! I think you have some good points which I will reply to when I have a bit more time. Meanwhile, I have requested peer review here. Your wishes for 2007 are awesome - I share them fully. Have a Happy, Prosperous, and Safe, New Year! Johntex\talk 00:22, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The 2006 Alamo Bowl is about to appear on the Main Page DYK. Also, I have replied to peer reveiew suggestions on the subpage you created and at the peer review page. Johntex\talk 21:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it football season yet?????? - Johntex\talk 06:49, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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These NFL guys need to get with it[edit]

I was thinking about trying to finish up the work to bring Vince Young back to GA status. I just realized that of 30 references in the article, 30 pertain either to his time at UT or to the draft. The NFL project has not managed to add one single reference to the article.

So I figured, well, there will be some references I can borrow from Tennessee Titans. Nope. Completely unreferenced. There is a page for 2006 Tennessee Titans season - completely unreferenced. Pathetic. These are not exactly obscure topics where references are hard to come by.

Not only are these articles supposedly watched over by the NFL project, they are tagged by the Tennessee wikiproject also. I tagged both articles as unreferenced and left notes for both WikiPorjects.

I was all fired up but now I am a bit discouraged. I feel the article may just fall back out of GA status once a new season starts if the NFL editors can't do a better job than that. I guess I'll wait a bit and see if my notices encourage anyone from those projects to help out. Johntex\talk 16:31, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Sorkin article up for Featured Article status[edit]

Schm83x, I see you were instrumental in getting The West Wing article here at Wikipedia to featured article status... I'm trying to do the same with the Aaron Sorkin article. I would appreciate it if you could help peer review the article where it currently is in the process of vetting at the FAC page. The article is very comprehensive and it's unique in that there hasn't yet been a Screenwriter whose article has reached featured article status yet. I'm working from the nascent Screenwriters WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject Screenwriters to try and correct that.-BiancaOfHell 03:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Scm! I wanted to thank you again for your help in concluding the issue over that image in the Clark article- Oh I'll just come right out with it. I'd appreciate your opinion in the Wesley Clark FAC if/when you get the chance, no matter which way you vote. Thanks! Staxringold talkcontribs 02:27, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More orphaned stuff, all taken care of now[edit]

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Image revert[edit]

Scm, I see that you have casually reverted the image of thermodynamic engine for that of a candle in the Template:Thermodynamics timeline context box? I don't exactly know what your motive is? A candle has nothing to do with thermodynamics. I have many history of thermodynamic books. Moreover, I've never seen you edit any thermodynamics-related articles. Please explain yourself? --Sadi Carnot 07:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Candle = fire = heat = thermodynamics... I'm not sure how much more obvious that can be. But that aside, a moving image in a box such as that only serves to distract from the content of the article. Also, I am a mechanical engineer with a particular interest in thermal fluids. It really isn't wise to assume that because I don't edit thermodynamics articles that I am ignorant of the subject. If I work with thermal fluids all day, what reason do I have to come home and do the same in my free time? — Scm83x hook 'em 07:52, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Let’s regroup for a minute. The image we want is such that it represents this article: Timeline of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and random processes. Thus far our choices are:

File:Gas-particles.jpg
Steam engine Carnot heat engine Candle Engine Gas phase

Now, as far is I can tell, in this particular article, or in the history of thermodynamics article, to which the template directly refers, there are no “candle experiments”. The candle did not play a significant role in the development of either thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, or random processes, except maybe for maybe as a reading light while the famous scientists conducted their experiments in the wee hours. I am certainly a flexible person when it comes to images, being that creativity abounds, but a candle is not a good representative of thermodynamics, heat, heat transfer, thermal fluids, etc. Please suggest an alternative if you object to the distracting-aspect of the engine. I will try to think of alternatives as well ... for example, I could scan and upload an old steam engine diagram? --Sadi Carnot 08:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I simply added the candle because a candle is a fire. I personally couldn't find any images that worked, because they are all in too much detail to be truly well displayed on such a small scale. I'm honestly confused as to why you don't see the logic in using something simple, like a candle, as the icon for this box. Combustion being an essential thermodynamic process and a single candle flame being the most simple representation of combustion I see a certain elegance about it. Especially considering the fact that those not well versed in thermodynamics certainly understand a candle, while most probably don't understand a triple expansion engine. In any case, the box is overall quite useless. It should be replaced in most cases with some sort of {{main|x}} link or removed entirely. It only appears in a handful of random articles anyways. — Scm83x hook 'em 08:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just modified and uploaded the original Carnot heat engine. I agree the template is rather useless; however, after seeing that "candle" on a number of articles lately, it has begun to bug me. When I think thermodynamics, I don't think candle, or visa-versa. When I see a candle, I think old-fashion night-light, reading light, prayer or religious symbol, some kind of Wicca thing, etc. I see your reasoning, i.e. flame = heat; but I take a certain amount of pride in the thermodynamics articles in Wikipedia and I don't think the candle is representative of either heat or thermodynamics. I apologize for my abruptness; however, I am just being frank. --Sadi Carnot 08:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More suggestions[edit]

I'm commenting here at Sadi Carnot's request. It may be that I have more abstract sensibilities, but when I think of thermodynamics I think of equations and plots. I would use either Boltzmann's entropy formula, the partition function, or a plot of the Carnot cycle as an iconic representation of thermodynamics. Itub 10:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Add File:Add File:Add
Add Indicator diagram Boltzmann's equation Add Add

I'm a math guy, so I think of plots and equations too, but I think an "icon" is appropriate here. A candle flame is not a good thermodynamic icon, a steam engine is, but an icon should be simple. More thermodynamic icons:

  • A piston in a cylinder
  • A thermometer
  • PV diagram of a Carnot cycle (mentioned above)

I also like the Boltzmann S=k ln(W) but thats probably too mathematical and not iconic enough. PAR 16:18, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree the candle is a little off... I'm fond of the gas particles, but a PV Carnot diagram may be appealing as well. --Falcorian (talk) 16:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just cropped and uploaded the Boltzmann's equation pic as well as started that article. I think that carved pic of his equation is a good representation of the bunch: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, random processes, etc. I also added the indicator diagram per PAR's suggestion. It seems we are making progress. The stone-carved equation, though, is very "iconic". --Sadi Carnot 16:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{Thermodynamics timeline context}}

Three votes, including myself, for the stone-carved Boltzmann's equation (as above). I will put this in. If we find a better suggestion, we can always change it later. Thanks for everyone's comments: --Sadi Carnot 17:52, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dule Hill picture on West Wing page.[edit]

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I think you figured it out. — Scm83x hook 'em 05:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Italics[edit]

Thank you! I've asked in the past that the featured article template conform to the MoS by having the previous FA's in italics if they are titles of works but I've been told "No, I don't like the way it would look". Thank you, from this possibly overly nit picky editor, Dismas|(talk) 09:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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At it again. (I assumed that you were the blocking admin.) —  $PЯINGrαgђ  18:29, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gwernol (talk contribs) took care of it with a 6 month block. Thanks for the notification though! — Scm83x hook 'em 05:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

School infobox proliferation[edit]

I was poking around in WP:SCH and noticed that there was a large number of overlapping school infobox templates, so I've been slowly working through them converting articles over to Template:Infobox School. (Part of the idea is to implement whatever features the variants might have added, so that no capabilities are lost in the process.)

I see that you've contributed Template:Infobox US school and worked on a number of schools using it. I'm starting to work on moving pages using that template over to the generic one, and when I saw the pattern it occurred to me that I should ask you for your opinion. Got one? Is there any reason why we need a separate "US" schools infobox template?

(I'll watch your talk page for a while, so you can reply here.)

Thanks.

Jordan Brown 05:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I find the first one sort of intrusive and obtusely large. I created the US one because all of the other ones I found were ugly. — Scm83x hook 'em 03:21, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In a quick review, I see that yours uses "90%" font size and so ends up a bit smaller. Are there other differences I'm missing? Perhaps simply proliferation of entries in the infobox, making it tall? If it's just a stylistic difference (like the font size), maybe we can get Template:Infobox School changed and get the less obtrusive look across the board. Jordan Brown 04:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back[edit]

Did you have a good spring break? Johntex\talk 06:45, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Texas A&M[edit]

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Thanks for your past help.

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AfD nomination of Plan II Honors[edit]

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Replaceable fair use Image:Cch pounder.jpg[edit]

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Image Question[edit]

I was looking to edit some articles on a couple TV shows and was not sure about using photos. I saw that you added some pictures to the The West Wing page, specifically Image:West wing cast.jpg. Are there any sources that are better than others for using images? I'm a little unclear on fair use still and am afraid to use protected images. Any advice? Wiki publius 05:46, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image source problem with Image:Cadiz-logo.jpg[edit]

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Image:My_Name_Is_Earl_title_screen.jpg[edit]

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Hi, I hope you are knowledgeable about this university. If so, could you take a look at the article? I think it's been vandalized over an extensive period. Sometimes the vandalism has been non-obvious to the casual RC patroller. Thanks!Rich (talk) 04:47, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Questioning minor 1st paragraph edits?[edit]

Re: John Roberts, John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor
This is a small matter. I don't understand the reasons for Sjrplscjnky's recent minor edits of articles about each of the Justices of the Supreme Court. After some time, there has been no response to inquiries posted on this editor's talk page nor has there been feedback from similar postings on the talk pages of each of the nine articles about a sitting Justice and the one about retired Justice O'Connor. Rather than simply reverting this "improvement," I thought it best to solicit comment from others who might be interested. I found your name amongst others at Talk:Supreme Court of the United States.

I'm persuaded that Sjrplscjnky's strategy of introducing academic honors in the first paragraph is unhelpful in this narrow set of articles -- that is, in Wikipedia articles about Justices of the Supreme Court. I think my reasoning might well extend as well to others on the Federal bench. In each instance, I would question adding this information only in the first paragraph -- not elsewhere in the article.

In support of my view that this edit should be reverted, please consider re-visiting articles written about the following pairs of jurists.

The question becomes: Would the current version of the Wikipedia article about any one of them -- or either pair -- be improved by academic credentials in the introductory paragraph? I think not.

Perhaps it helps to repeat a wry argument Kathleen Sullivan of Stanford Law makes when she suggests that some on the Harvard Law faculty do wonder how Antonin Scalia avoided learning what others have managed to grasp about the processes of judging? I would hope this anecdote gently illustrates the point.

Less humorous, but an even stronger argument is the one Clarence Thomas makes when he mentions wanting to return his law degree to Yale.

As you can see, I'm questioning relatively trivial edit; but I hope you agree that this otherwise plausible "improvement" should be removed from introductory paragraphs of ten articles. If not, why not?

Would you care to offer a comment or observation? --Ooperhoofd (talk) 19:41, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]


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Congradulations on the great status Plano Senior High School has achieved. Great work, Basketball110 04:03, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair Use Rationale[edit]

There is no FUR on Image:Image:Pshs logo.gif. Can you please solve this, given PSHS is at the mainpage today. Thanks. Twenty Years 04:38, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Dispute over Leo McGarry[edit]

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Longhorn revamp[edit]

I have recently overhauled the project page for the UT Austin WikiProject in an effort to rekindle a once active and still worthwhile goal—improving UT Austin-related articles. I noticed you are a member of the project and just wanted to invite you to get involved again however you can. Hook 'em Horns! --Eustress (talk) 17:00, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject University of Texas at Austin Collaboration for August 2008[edit]

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Thanks to all those who helped out with UT Austin-related articles this last month. This month's collaboration needs help with transferring alumni names into the organizational tables in prep for FLC. I look forward to working with you. Hook 'em Horns! --Eustress (talk) 00:54, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The West Wing FAR[edit]

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:Studio 60 bartlet for america.jpg)[edit]

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WikiProject University of Texas at Austin Collaboration for August 2009[edit]

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Our September 2009 project is TBD. If you would like to nominate an article for a future project please add a nomination under that month's section or to see what articles we've already collaborated on, please visit the Collaboration talk page.

WP:UT's first priority is getting the flagship article (UT Austin) back to GA status and ultimately, FA status. So lets take this in baby steps and focus on one section at a time, and what better section the the first: history! Any contributions would be appreciated and... Hook 'em Horns! NThomas (talk) 00:49, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject University of Texas at Austin Collaboration for August 2009[edit]

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University of Texas at Austin#History

Our September 2009 project is TBD. If you would like to nominate an article for a future project please add a nomination under that month's section or to see what articles we've already collaborated on, please visit the Collaboration talk page.

WP:UT's first priority is getting the flagship article (UT Austin) back to GA status and ultimately, FA status. So lets take this in baby steps and focus on one section at a time, and what better section the the first: history! Any contributions would be appreciated and... Hook 'em Horns! NThomas (talk) 00:50, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scm83x, I'm leaving this message on your talk page because of your work on Plano Senior High School, the only public non-magnet high school that has reached FA. I am an editor of Amador Valley High School and am looking to raise the article to FA as well. If you have time, I would appreciate your opinion on how to make the Amador Valley High School article meet the standards of the Plano Senior High School article. My main worry is that the article is not "comprehensive" enough in certain sections. Also, some sections, particularity the lead, are a bit choppy. Thank you, Deltawk (talk) 17:33, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Plano Senior High School FAR[edit]

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Riders Field scheduled for TFA[edit]

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