User talk:EdwardLane

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Well this looks to be my Talk page, I'm not often on Wikipedia, but I do like to potch around and fix things that I spot are wrong, or otherwise just fix broken links and inconsistancies. I've not created much yet as that seems a bit tougher, I may get to it yet however EdwardLane (talk) 16:15, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I moved this to what seems to be the correct title, "NoFit ...", then went to create a redirect to this from "Nofit..." and found a long-existing article there! The original editor was at fault in not creating redirects from the likely mis-spellings, but you should have taken perhaps a bit more care yourself too as their own website calls them "NoFit" without the space. I've turned your article into a redirect to the existing one, but you might like to add your material to that one. Redirects from likely variations of titles are very useful: not only for the reader looking for the article, but for the editor about to create a duplicate article as you've just done. It's a common problem! Happy editing. PamD (talk) 13:56, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

PS It's a brilliant title, however it's spelled, isn't it! PamD (talk) 13:58, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello EdwardLane and welcome to Wikipedia. You happened to add a comment on a page which is reserved for use in arbitration. Can I suggest that you undo that comment? That may look like a talk page, but it's actually an archive for arbitration cases and amendments. Let me know if I can answer any questions. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 20:16, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Corrected my note since I see you're an experienced editor. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 23:36, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So far only two minor edits - but at least I can find them now :) Special:Contributions/81.105.52.155

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Certainly this looks worthy of a nomination, so I've reverted your removal. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 19:31, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks EdwardLane (talk) 07:58, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Edward, I've gone ahead and expanded the article using what I'd worked up in my sandbox. Looking back at your original version I realise that I haven't left a lot - I've tried to explain why on the article talk page. I've nominated the article at DYK, with both of us as authors; unfortunately I will be away (not that unfortunately I'm on holiday in Iceland) for just over a week, so any queries about this nomination are likely to end up with you, sorry about that. I will be logging in on an occasional basis, so hopefully if anything turns up that you can't deal with, I will be able to answer it within a few days. Cheers, Mikenorton (talk) 18:00, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've reverted your addition of Category:Volcanism to those three article, since each contained an eponymous category that already featured "Volcanism" as a parent category. We do not add parent categories (those that other in-use categories are already a part of) to articles, since that is redundant. Let me know if you have any questions. — Huntster (t @ c) 22:39, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough - I didn't spot the parent category thing, sorry about that :) EdwardLane (talk) 22:48, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's all good...there's so many rules and standards around here, I can't keep up with them all :) — Huntster (t @ c) 23:10, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HI seem to have stumbled upon a couple of your requests Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Natural_sciences#Geologic_time_periods so I've added some comment, hope that's helpful.EdwardLane (talk) 15:57, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but no Thanks. Not trying to be offensive here, but initial reaction was your response is not even close to the mark -- a rather "young-studentish" response--doing the least amount possible hoping like hell the scoring will get a pass! Since that is unlikely—and I thank you for the courtesy of posting my talk page—let me elaborate:

What my request was trying to convey was the need for an tutorial/survey reference article covering material more than sufficient for a book length work with stylistically consistent annoted static maps showing significant global and regional detail, preferably with inferred best-guesses as to the era's Lat and Long overlaying static shots of continental landscapes (sometimes including and identifying knowable locii) over time, preferably across regular time intervals. As an example, the maps in the Pennsylvanian era would show where the terrain that gave the great bituminous coal fields of the Appalachians ridge and valley system.

Sorry, but the dynamic Maps you suggest in the linked GIF sequence map flys by so rapidly no one could possibly have a useful thought about how various systems and the biota would interact at any one time—much less how those both related in that then to the likely climate and weather about a given locii. Frankly it progresses so fast as to be absolutely useless and a waste of time and space—save as an introduction to elementary kids to the concept of continental drift. I'm after rather more meat and potatoes and less Madison Avenue hype!

Basically, I was hoping for some thing with lots of snap shots that were geographically accurate and justifiable with and by reference to the rock record everywhere, so far as its currently known. Where were the oceans then and how do they relate to terrains now? How did those line up with magnetic domains? What parts of which continents were tropical, sub-tropical, or polar? Moreover, how do climatologists view the radiance impulses hitting the earth and the overall temperatures of the time both regionally and globally. How did the terrains then steer weather, or see increased changeability because blocking ridgelines elsewhere steered weather into such and such a basin? Is this or that mountain range building, diminished or yet to be? Where were the bogs laying down the coal beds, and so on and so on. RELATIONAL DATA keyed by time passage. GEO surveys should be able to begin framing Earth History in such snapshots both regionally, and globally. I was requesting a survey article more or less painting those kinds of pictures that are generally agreed upon, and perhaps one which skillfully illuminates when and where such consensus is lacking and why there is a dispute about such and such an era.

Thanks for the thought. Best regards, // FrankB 18:00, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your thoughtful response here, but our meeting point was in "Request for an Article" (which was de facto to be written presumably by someone with expertise!) and breaking down the .gif file and making all sorts of assumptions strikes me as far less than a good use of my time, nor any quality standard acceptable to wikipedia. An expert, would already have a solid grasp of the interactions and complications you noted, and presumably have ready access to citable sources and intimate knowledge of source journal articles or books that stitch together the story. The advances of Paleoarcheology in my lifetime have been astounding, and there are likely many someones out there who are likely already putting together the progression as a picture show. But again, thanks for your courtesys. Whilst I've started my share of Wikipedia articles since 2004, I find it better to stay with areas where I've a firm founding, not just a boundless curiosity! Also, these days, I limit myself to corrective edits. I'm disgusted by the reversion culture where someone can just discard a half-hour effort-result in the blink of his ownership eye sans thought or consideration of the whole change. Best wishes, // FrankB 12:43, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talk there User_talk:Yug#building_maps_tutorial_and_2011_China_flooding Yug (talk) 11:43, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 21 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1911 Sarez earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1911 Sarez earthquake triggered a huge landslide, forming the tallest dam in the world? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Rory ^{Come for talkies} 11:27, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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