User talk:Binksternet/Archive5

Regarding UCSD location

Binksternet,

as you know, I am clearly editing the UCSD article in order to improve the article, not to vandalize it. I have specifically told you that the university is located in La Jolla, San Diego, CA because according to the university's address, it includes La Jolla as part of its address. That should be enough reason to label it as part of La Jolla. I removed location from the UCSD article because I believe it does not need its own section. If you have a problem with this, please take it up with an administrator.

- Tech30

We ought to discuss this at Talk:La_Jolla,_San_Diego,_California#Not_UCSD, where all interested parties can comment. Binksternet (talk) 02:09, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

True enough, and I have commented there. But I want to say here that you are using a primary source (WP relies primarily on published secondary sources) that defines community planning areas to conflate the meaning (and boundary) of "La Jolla" with the meaning (and boundary) of the "La Jolla Community Planning area". I've explained this in more detail on the La Jolla talk page. I look forward to you reverting the changes made to the article based on this mistaken interpretation in favor of someone else doing it... Thanks. --Born2cycle (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I've been over to that Talk page a few times but you appear to be adding new observations. You're on a tear! Tomorrow, when you're done, I'll respond. Binksternet (talk) 23:38, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

thunderscreech

I'd like to discuss the sound properties generated by the Thunderscreech, it's interesting to get to know the reasons why people had seizures when standing next to the thing. During my years working (and living) on an airport I've witnessed many engine runs on prop aircraft and often wonderered about the many sound effects produced by spinning props. An expert opinion on the Thunderscreech page would certainly be a boost to the understanding of the phenomenon (to me at least). Brutaldeluxe (talk) 19:41, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm more of an expert on pure test tones, and I know that propellers can't possibly generate a pure sine tone or a pure square wave. What they produce is mighty complex, and is often combined with engine noise. Propeller blades travel both towards and away from the listener, and they are larger than a point source; this means the sounds that come from them combine fitfully to create jagged peaks and troughs in the complex wave that arrives at the listener's ear. Any prop that breaks the sound barrier will have a series of shock waves coming off the portion of the prop that is equal or greater than the speed of sound, and it will also have the usual jagged sound coming from the inner blade portions that are not faster than sound. The part of the prop coming toward the listener creates an atmospheric pressurization, the part going away creates a sonic boom from the vacuum it leaves in its wake. For the 3-bladed XF-84H Thunderscreech sitting in place on the tarmac, the shockwave coming at the listener who is lined up along the plane of the prop will have as many shock peaks hitting him per second as 3x prop edges coming at him, plus 3x prop edges going away, for a total of 6x prop rpm ÷ 60, which make for easy calculations of Hertz from rpm. 800 rpm at the prop shaft would be 80Hz fundamental frequency for a hellacious sound. 500 rpm would be 50Hz, 1200 rpm would be 120Hz, etc. The sound would never be a pure tone; it would have many higher harmonics and interferences added on top. And it would never be a clean, pure square wave.

The XF-84H Thunderscreech had a prop 12 feet in diameter. With π times diameter, its prop tip travel would have been about 36.7 feet per revolution. The speed of sound on the desert floor is about 1125 feet per second. At about 33–34 revolutions per second, the tips would go transonic—that's about 2010–2040 rpm. With a reported tip speed of Mach 1.18, the tips were going 1327.5 feet per second, or 36 rps, equal to 2170 rpm on a 12-foot prop. The plane's prop rpm was reported as a constant 3000, so something's not right! Maybe the figure for prop diameter is off a few inches. Binksternet (talk) 20:45, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Maybe they included the spinner while measuring the prop? Anyway, your calculations seem so spot on that they have to be included in the article, no one could say that they are OR, rather, they are a physics fact. 21:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I'll take some of this to the Talk page, and see what others make of it. Binksternet (talk) 21:49, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Ina Coolbrith

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BorgQueen (talk) 05:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Edit War at Forest Theater

It appears to me that you are edit warring just the same. It seems that you are overly tied to a really poor quality image. I'll let it stand for now (even though having two photos for such a small article is kid of silly), but I will also look for a better quality image with actors on the stage that isn't washed out, grainy and contains far too much detail for the space allowed.Smatprt (talk) 00:25, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Riverside, California & the Mission Inn

You removed all the links between the the Riverside, California article and the Mission Inn article. Would you please explain why? I am somewhat new to Wikipedia, but I believe these links are important. The Mission Inn is the most important landmark in Riverside, and the history of the two are tightly linked. I will be watching this page, so you can respond here. Thank you. MissionInn.Jim (talk) 04:46, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Correction. I now see that you did leave one of the links. Is there a styleguide policy that states there should only be one link per article? On a related note, why did you remove from the opening paragraph the comment that Riverside is the "... home of the world famous Mission Inn"? Because the city and the Mission Inn are so important to each other, I believe the Mission Inn should be mentioned at the start. Thanks again. MissionInn.Jim (talk) 04:59, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Style for links puts one or two in an article, not counting images and infoboxes, which are just about always linked. Two links would be if it's a lengthy article and the subject was mentioned at the top, then discussed more fully many paragraphs below. Binksternet (talk) 15:50, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Seems reasonable. Why was the phrase "... home of the world famaous Mission Inn" removed? MissionInn.Jim (talk) 16:10, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

It's a peacock term. Check out the guideline at WP:PEACOCK. Binksternet (talk) 16:28, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'll try to find a more appropriate way of connecting the Riverside and the Mission Inn. MissionInn.Jim (talk) 16:42, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Main page

Congrats on the main page for Port Chicago disaster. I don't know if you looked yet, but the article received almost 62,000 hits. Great work! Cla68 (talk) 08:24, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Twice as many as Strapping Young Lad! Who knew? Binksternet (talk) 14:51, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Be careful in Super Audio CD

Be careful in the Super Audio CD article; I have reported the 3RR violation and an admin might note you just made 4 reverts in a 24-hour period. Samboy (talk) 20:11, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

I will be careful. Vandalism is what I'm seeing, with repeated introduction of improperly cited text. There's no limit to vandal reversion. Binksternet (talk) 20:19, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good. Hopefully admins will step in and stop this nonsense soon. Thanks again, for keeping an eye on this article. Samboy (talk) 20:21, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Carmel, Forest Theatre and Golden Bough Playhouse

These articles appear to have been highly edited by someone closely involved in the theatre arts community of Carmel with a less than encyclopedic tone. I have not edited anywhere but Carmel at this point, but I am a part of Project Musical Venues, project theatre and Project biography so I intend to do so eventually. I commend you on your work on these articles and you entire body of work. I am impressed.--Amadscientist (talk) 18:06, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the compliments. My work is wide ranging—you could say I'm a dilettante (...master of none)—but it works for me. On the Carmel subjects, I like the expansion you are working on, and I promise to correct your spelling. ;^) I have written a lot about Bohemian Club artists and poets, and there's a fair connection between some of them and Carmel. In the unlikely case I spot a gap in your history I'll try to flesh it out. Binksternet (talk) 18:17, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Spelling and grammer.....you would never know I started out as a journalism major with a minor in Theatre arts, but then it does show that I never completed! Yes....please correct my spelling and feel free to remind my of dumb mistakes like "its" and "It's" or "your" and "you're" my most common mistakes! LOL--Amadscientist (talk) 21:51, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Carmel-by-the-Sea

User Smatprt has been blocked for 72 hrs for violating the 3 revert rule.--Amadscientist (talk) 00:20, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Peter R. Arnott

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DYK for Elliott Cresson

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Wizardman 12:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Compact disc

Hi Binksternet

I've seen you have removed my section in the topic CD. The reason I've put it in is that alot of people don't know how the "hole" in the cd was "developed". it is a fact that a 10 cent coin was used to do it and it's fun to know that. So it was not meant as grafiti but a way to contribute regards 82.171.126.175 (talk) 19:02, 21 July 2009 (UTC) martijn

I'd like to see a book or magazine or newspaper article that confirms your story. Binksternet (talk) 08:44, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

sure

http://dwotd.web-log.nl/dutch_word_of_the_day/2006/08/dwotd_20_dubbel.html

http://translate.google.nl/translate?prev=hp&hl=nl&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trouw.nl%2Fnieuws%2Feconomie%2Farticle2047200.ece%2FPhilips_geeerd_voor_uitvinding_compact_disc.html&sl=nl&tl=en&history_state0=

http://www.marantzphilips.nl/Philips_Pinkeltje_prototype_cdplayer_march_1979_joop_sinjou/

funny ha,

could you give me feedback on the information I gave you

thanx in advance 82.171.126.175 (talk) 20:36, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

IP block

Hi. I noticed you gave 130.156.129.254 a final warning about disruptive editing. The IP has struck again (see here). Could you block it please? Thanks in advance. Jrcla2 01:02, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I wish I could but I'm not an admin. Binksternet (talk) 08:44, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Joe Knowland

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Wizardman 18:01, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Peter R. Arnott

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BorgQueen (talk) 18:08, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

1953 Iranian coup

Sorry to bother you, but have you time to return to 1953 Iranian coup? The RossF18 editor is still waiting for the page to unlock. --BoogaLouie (talk) 21:14, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Not today! I'll look tomorrow. Binksternet (talk) 21:22, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Harold L. George

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Royalbroil 06:07, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Bomber Mafia

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Vandal 70.30.144.94

I reported this vandal at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, as seen in this link, but an editor there cited it as a content dispute. I most certainly do not view this as a simple content dispute; I view this IP as a vandal, just like you do. What do you suppose we do now? Take this to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard? Flyer22 (talk) 07:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

This was/is the result of the discussion at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, by the way. Flyer22 (talk) 09:16, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

I felt that some of the IP's edits were worthy, some were definitely vandalism, and all seemed to have an agenda. Rewording sources and deleting referenced material was the worst he did. Binksternet (talk) 14:18, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

A definite agenda. If he continues on the agenda and removal/rewording of sourced content route, we should leave a message, instead of a warning, on his talk page about our policies and how we discuss issues with articles at their talk pages. If he does not listen to us, then we should definitely take this to the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Flyer22 (talk) 21:28, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Harvey Hancock

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Buster Keaton

Carol Burnett was in the original New York production playing the lead role of Princess Winifred the Woebegone. Fritzi Burr was several decades younger than Keaton per IMDb although playing his wife; I just thought that might be interesting. You can remove it if you want. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 16:34, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, except that Burnett didn't do the touring company. Binksternet (talk) 22:21, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for Richard Henry Savage!

Hi! Just a note to let you know your work is noticed and appreciated! My area of interest is the history of the United States Army between the Civil War and World War I, and when I saw your outstanding article on Richard Henry Savage, I just thought I should say howdy and leave a token of gratitude. I hope to run into you again. Keep it up!! Ejosse1 (talk) 12:46, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Thanks, Binksternet, for expanding Wikipedia's coverage of the history of the United States Army by creating the article Richard Henry Savage. Ejosse1 (talk) 12:46, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much! It's a pleasure writing about vivid characters such as Savage. Binksternet (talk) 13:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I'd like to echo the "attaboy" re: Savage. Nice work! BusterD (talk) 22:22, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

All I can do is grin! :D

Binksternet (talk) 22:57, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Californian (1840s newspaper)

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Fixed! Binksternet (talk) 13:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

hey

you have a message here: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_noticeboard#Long-term_edit_war_between_two_users --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 12:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, got it. Binksternet (talk) 13:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your fixes on articles I created. ChildofMidnight (talk) 16:43, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Have you been following my contribution logs or something?

Binksternet, I know you've edited many an article in your wikicareer, to include the article on Oakland that we've both edited, but I gotta ask, after seeing you on Max Baucus...the day of my creating the talk section on the Baucus article in regards to the Onion newspaper piece "The Shittiest Senator in the history of the Senate" ...I'd be remiss if I didn't ask...have you been tracking my contribution logs? CriticalChris 05:49, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I certainly was looking at your history yesterday, after seeing an edit to Oakland where you added 13,000 bytes of unneeded, excess data, with too many references to support easily supported facts, to an article that is already too lengthy, regarding events which have their own main articles. I thought, That wasn't healthy for the encyclopedia. What else did CC do today?... and I found, among your various beneficial edits, one where you plopped a block of text into Bill Cosby, a block that was written to meet the needs of the Oakland page, but which was not combed out and fitted to match the Cosby article. The Baucus article bit you added about the Onion piece was a throwaway funny item unworthy of representation, and I helped Will Beback restore calm to that page.

I am certain the collegial editing I took part in yesterday was in keeping with Wiki guidelines and was worthy of the encyclopedia's best interests. I have no personal bone to pick with any editor. Binksternet (talk) 13:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Rancho Los Medanos and Rancho Los Meganos

Binksternet, Thanks again for the encouragement. My interest is creating referenced Start class articles and I recognize that they need editing. It is great to see your (and anyone's) postive contributions. I am working on finishing up the last four of the Contra Costa County Ranchos.Emargie (talk) 16:11, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Daniel O'Connell (journalist)

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BorgQueen (talk) 19:28, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

1953 Coup article

Again, sorry to bother you, but do you want to move on to dispute resolution in the 1953 coup article. I suspect you may be tired of the issue but the article has been ... not very good for some time and this may be a unique opportunity to clean it up. --BoogaLouie (talk) 16:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Binksternet (talk) 16:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

1953 Coup article Update

Here Kurdo says its "too early to mediate" and Skywriter says he sees nothing to mediate. I will be gone next week. --BoogaLouie (talk) 22:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Henry Edwards (entomologist)

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BorgQueen (talk) 20:14, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

There is nothing productive in sticking little snarky comments like "Ask your friend, the guy whose article you've done a lot of work on and who needed a little support here" [1]. Please adhere to behavior guidelines that include good faith and civility. Just because she ignored that part of your comment does not make it appropriate. Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:09, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the reality check! Binksternet (talk) 22:46, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for James F. Bowman

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SoWhy 08:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for The Californian (1860s newspaper)

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BorgQueen (talk) 02:15, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Rancho Los Meganos

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Mifter (talk) 14:14, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I guess the dramatic crime noir angle sells pages. Thanks. Emargie (talk) 17:04, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Heh heh! Yeah, people like the more pyrotechnic factoids at "Did you know"... Binksternet (talk) 20:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry

Thanks for reviewing the hook. I replied to your question at Template talk:Did you know#Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry. I didn't know if you watchlisted my talk page, so hope you don't mind me replying here as well. Strikehold (talk) 02:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Everything I edit outside of Twinkle goes on my watchlist. ;^)

Binksternet (talk) 02:29, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for The Californian (1880s magazine)

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DYK for Richard Henry Savage

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DYK for Rancho Los Medanos

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WP:DYK 08:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Went so fast that I missed it (but found it on archive). The "page count" app is not working so I can't see how many views we got. Thanks again.Emargie (talk) 17:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Flickr

Are you on Flickr under the same user name? I just uploaded a bunch of pictures of a speaker box I built, too. Daniel Christensen (talk) 15:34, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I see your box photos taken on top of the lace tablecloth with china dishes in the background. I'm going to hold out for loudspeaker enclosure photos with more of a professional background to them, like a warehouse, workroom or carpentry setting. The dining room lace doesn't do it for me. Binksternet (talk) 15:40, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

The box is still sitting just as in the photos; I can just move it and re-take it. Daniel Christensen (talk) 18:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I made that with no table saw; I used a handheld skil circular saw and a jigsaw for the holes. Daniel Christensen (talk) 18:07, 6 August 2009 (UTC) That's more the type of box you wanted though isn't it? I already put it there it's still better than the other one taken with the blurry low-res webcam. Daniel Christensen (talk)

Hahaha ..radically changing it's sonic characteristics; that still makes me laugh Daniel Christensen (talk)

DYK for The Californian (1840s newspaper)

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New article, new problem: Steinway Model D

Hi Binksternet! I made a comment on the talk page of this article here which I think you may be interested in. Please comment so that consensus may be reached and the article may be improved. Thank you.--Karljoos (talk) 12:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

I think we should mark the Steinway_Model_D-274 article for deletion. I know of no other articles on specific piano models. Also, this model is not significantly different than other Steinway grands except that it's bigger.THD3 (talk) 13:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. Delete all content, redirect to Steinway & Sons. Binksternet (talk) 15:18, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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DYK

I've left you a note at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Capital_punishment_in_Mexico regarding the image. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for San Francisco Art Association

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DYK for Rancho Las Juntas

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WP:DYK 14:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

And the View Count app is working. Got 2k views on the other two pages. Thanks.Emargie (talk) 15:49, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Wooo! ;^)

Binksternet (talk) 16:01, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

You know you can submit your own new start-class articles if they meet the DYK criteria for size and references. Don't wait for me to figure out what you've been up to! Binksternet (talk) 16:03, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay. Saw your comments and great additions to Rancho Las Putas. I am working on another Putah Creek grant - Rancho Los Putos near Vacaville. For obvious reasons the two often get confused.- Emargie (talk) 06:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Sojourner Truth

It seems you have done some good on Wikipedia but I think your changes to the Sojourner Truth article were pretty radical and should have been discussed on the talk page first. The removal of the speech was fine but some of the other statements sound a lot like original research by someone. You removed quite a bit of sourced material. Also you removed material from the Elizabeth Margaret Chandler article which I had sourced from the highly respected Dar Museum and you make the claim "untrue". What is the source for your claim?. I look forward to meeting you. - Josette (talk) 21:07, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, the changes were radical. I made the one-month-old Marius Robinson version of her speech be the more accurate one, and the 12-year-remembered version by Gage the less accurate one, against the grain of quite a few historians who took Gage at her word. You'll see in my reference that the Mabees in Sojourner Truth: Slave, Prophet, Legend (1995) did the research, wrote the book, and dispelled the myth. Basically, the Mabees define very strongly the position that Sojourner Truth never said "Ain't I a Woman" in her speech, not even once, so she couldn't possibly have taken her inspiration from Chandler's iconic image that reads "Am I Not A Woman And A Sister?" Binksternet (talk) 01:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

For now, I will give you the benefit of the doubt. But tomorrow I will make a call to the Sojourner Truth Institute, they are the experts, and they have the most extensive archives of Sojourner Truth artifacts and records in the U. S. I have been in touch with them before and they are very concerned about Sojourner's article on Wikipedia and they have asked me to make changes in the past. I have also found the Sojourner Truth Library in New Paltz, New York to be very helpful. But that said, I appreciate your contributions and your interest in this great lady and I do think the article needed work. Thanks. - Josette (talk) 05:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

I thought I should let you know that I have heard back from the Sojourner Truth Institute; they like the book Sojourner Truth: Slave, Prophet, Legend and think most of the facts hold up. It's good to know ;) - Josette (talk) 16:32, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, cool! Binksternet (talk) 16:45, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Listen

How do u know that there are 1.8 casualties in the Second Sino Japanese War ? WHAT SOURCES DO U HAVE  ? Exacaly Dont touch it again Thank you --69.157.68.144 (talk) 22:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC) unknown

See Talk:Second Sino-Japanese War for my response. Binksternet (talk) 22:27, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

For good old common sense

Chzz has given you half a biscuit! Your good old common sense in the DYK helps restore my faith a little. Thanks.

Spread the goodness of HMHB by adding {{subst:HB}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message. Or don't.  Chzz  ►  06:37, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 13:24, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

RE: Quotations removal

Please read the hidden text before deleting. The quotations are there to show the reaction to his death, seeing that there's no other way to do that given the recent nature of this; removing them does nothing but worsen the article. Would you mind replacing the text? Thanks, Master of Puppets - _{Call me MoP! :D} 02:58, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I already addressed this at Talk:Les Paul. See you there! Binksternet (talk) 02:59, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I think you went to sleep, so I'll follow your lead; I've replied there, though. Master of Puppets - _{Call me MoP! :D} 05:16, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Where is the short-circuit hiding?

You wrote at DYK "another part of the circuit" is not true; the short circuit occurs in the same part of the circuit as the open circuit, just at a different frequency.

Referring to the example application circuit from the article, if the filter is left unterminated and C₄ is removed the situation described in the DYK hook pertains. The filter output port is open-circuit and this open-circuit is all that is across the output port of J₃₄. This open-circuit will be transformed by J₃₄ into a short-circuit at its input port. The output port of J₂₃ "sees" this short-circuit as its load. That is certainly a different part of the circuit from the location of the original open-circuit. It is also at precisely the same frequency; when discussing quarter wave devices, strictly speaking the analysis only applies to one specific frequency since changing the frequency changes the wavelength and it is no longer a quarter wavelength long.

I hope that helps to clarify. If not we need to take a look at how the article could explain this better. SpinningSpark 11:15, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the diagram—I see what you're saying. All I wanted to do was prevent somebody from using anything but your first hook. Binksternet (talk) 15:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Please advise the other editor not me.

If you see [2] then you'll find it was not me. I have removed your complaint. Please post it onto the other editors talk page here User_talk:BonGens. I had corrected my spelling and signed the changes. I'm curious if BonGens will correct the spelling errors in the name of the critic ? Ttiotsw (talk) 18:16, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

You corrected the spelling, the other editor added some "[sic]"s. Binksternet (talk) 18:17, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

No, the other editor added (sics) to other editors talk with is not allowed as per WP:TALKO whereas I corrected my spelling on my own talk and signed with ~~~~ that I had done this as per WP:REDACT in which it says that ..."When modifying a comment, you can add a parenthetical note pointing out the change. ". It does not forbid my editing. Normally I wouldn't care but the spelling error in the name seemed to upset the other editor. Ttiotsw (talk) 18:46, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, cool. I'm over it! :P

• Binksternet (talk) 18:50, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Rancho Las Putas

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Some Putah Creek comment over here [3] and at Rancho Los Putos.Emargie (talk)

2.7k hits.Emargie (talk) 15:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Berreyesa Family

I am working on three Berreyesa Ranchos - San Vicente, Chimiles & Mallacomes.Emargie (talk) 16:33, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Cool! I count Rancho San Pablo as a Berreyesa family ranch because of the wife of Don Castro. Binksternet (talk) 16:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I have looked, but it doesn't seem to me that Francisco de Haro twins are related to Jose Berreyesa. Seems like everyone just copies the same text saying they were nephews - not so. Why were they on the boat with Jose Berreyesa (rhetorical). Emargie (talk) 15:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I had been trying to discover how they might have been related, but I couldn't find out who de Haro's wife was. How did you connect Josefa Sanchez with de Haro? Binksternet (talk) 16:16, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

She is one of the daughters of José Antonio Sánchez Rancho Buri Buri. 16:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

but perhaps not [4]and [5]

I used your links to correct and expand the Francisco de Haro article. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 18:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Regarding Holophones/Parabolic Loudspeaker

1. The very first utilization of a paraboloid mirror dates back to the 2nd century AD. Author Lucian wrote that during the Siege of Syracuse (c. 214–212 BC), Archimedes destroyed enemy ships with fire. Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon. The device, sometimes called the "Archimedes heat ray", was used to focus sunlight onto approaching ships, causing them to catch fire. It was also known the opposite utilization: the rays coming from the focus are reflected in the direction parallel to the paraboloid axis.

2. The Holophones have been conceived in 1999 as art sound installation for sound spatialisation in the work Gran Cassa by composer Michelangelo Lupone (premiered in 2000) and then used for a special spatialisation of computer music works.

3. The word Holophones (plural!) means a cluster of sound projectors dynamically controlled by a computer. Each sound projector is composed by not just a parabolic loudspeaker but also - a dynamic phase, amplitude and frequency modulator - a dynamic filters array both specifically designed for the music work performed.

We would really appreciate if you could please restore the previous article and photos (regarding art sound installations using Holophones). We will post a link from the “Holophones” article to the “Parabolic loudspeaker” article. Please also remove the Holophones picture with caption “two parabolic loudspeakers” from your article; it represents just a single art sound installation using Holophones (ArteScienza 2006, Casina del Cardinal Bessarione, Rome, Italy). —Preceding unsigned comment added by CRMMusic (talk • contribs) 17:49, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

No, your Holophones article was purely promotional. The speaker system is not notable. I was going to recommend that the article get deleted, then I relented and incorporated it into a new article about various parabolic loudspeakers. You're lucky it is represented on Wikipedia even though it is not notable, lucky that it is not being deleted. Binksternet (talk) 17:53, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

My YouTube/Marantz HD77

Check that out. See the blue woofer in the Marantz box and the original Marantz woofer. I do some experimenting with old speakers and other audio stuff. They're really not bad. It's not jsut blowing a speaker, I do lots a stuff. Daniel Christensen (talk) 17:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Not my cup of tea, but thanks for thinking of me. Binksternet (talk) 18:53, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Port Chicago disaster

Hi there, I noticed that you're the main writer for this article. For the Nuclear bomb theory section, the article uses this Robert A. Allen book a source. But the page numbers cited for the nuclear bomb theory cannot be seen on GoogleBooks. Can you just confirm that the Allen book discusses the theory? Thanks, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 18:41, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Sure! I borrowed a copy of that book from the local library and pored over it while expanding the article and again while the article was undergoing FA review. The page numbers are absolutely correct—I was very careful in that regard. In his book, Allen printed a sentence saying Vogel abandoned his theory after 2005. Other evidence shows that Vogel was making changes to his first website until early 2008, so what Allen was basing his statement on, I don't know. Binksternet (talk) 18:51, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I bring this up because Wikipedia:FRINGE#Warranting_mention_in_other_articles uses the Nuclear bomb theory section of the article to establish that conspiracy theories that have "no mainstream reference [] whatsoever" can still be eligible for article inclusion. From what I'm picking up, the policy page is not using a good example because this theory has received mainstream reference.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 19:03, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes, bad example. I can't even begin to think of a good replacement to prove that point. Binksternet (talk) 19:23, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll edit the policy page accordingly and look for you to rescue me when I get yelled at :) --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 19:25, 21 August 2009 (UTC)-

Regarding Holophones

Binksternet, your article is a commercial spot. Holophones are not a commercial product but a research of no-profit organisation dedicated to contemporary music experts. Please remove our photo and any kind of reference to the word Holophones from your article "Parabolic Loudspeaker".

Centro Ricerche Musicali - CRM —Preceding unsigned comment added by CRMMusic (talk • contribs) 17:59, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

No, the article about parabolic loudspeakers is not a commercial spot. It discusses a weapon, an array of overhead domes, a couple of parabolic public address loudspeakers, and your art piece. Your art piece uses parabolic dishes for sound direction. I don't see what the problem is, except maybe that you want your art piece to be distanced from a discussion of its underlying technology. Binksternet (talk) 18:55, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

An exciting opportunity to improve yourself!

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Did You Know problem

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WikiProject California Invitation

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On a related note, I was also contacted for the PBS interview but didn't participate. Do you know if that ever aired or if anything ever became of it? -Optigan13 (talk) 09:39, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I'll join Cal Wiki Project. I was told that the PBS interview was cancelled because of an event that was in the news at the time: Chris Anderson, editor of Wired magazine, was found copying from Wikipedia, without attribution, for his book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. The person I talked to said that the concept for the PBS show may yet be resurrected after the taint from Anderson is forgotten. Binksternet (talk) 15:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and welcome to the project. I had a little back and forth with that same producer, including asking her why she was interviewing wikipedians but decided against it. I assumed Michael Jackson coverage had bumped the story. The Chris Anderson thing was just an odd instance of not putting citations, he copped to it right away. Thanks again. -Optigan13 (talk) 19:35, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, Anderson was roasted by the press but rather unfairly as he had intended to attribute his Wikipedia quotes. His publisher wanted timestamp URLs so that readers could go to the exact page version he had viewed, not the current version of those pages. Anderson didn't have those at hand, and going back to get them was perceived as too difficult, so the book came out with NO Wikipedia attribution, a surprise and disappointment to Anderson. o_O Binksternet (talk) 19:44, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Iwo Jima

Hi! This edit is partly incorrect and misleading. Captain Cook was dead then. Will you please take a look at Talk:Iwo Jima/History etc (working page) and rewrite it? Unfortunately I think my English is not good enough to do so. Thank you. Oda Mari (talk) 13:58, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I've made some changes. Instead of Captain Cook, I wrote about his crew landing. I moved that entry to the Name and the Geographic features sections, not History. I added some references. Do you approve? Binksternet (talk) 15:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I do. Thanks a lot. Happy editing! Oda Mari (talk) 15:44, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of José de los Reyes Berreyesa

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Replying at that DYK entry. Binksternet (talk) 20:02, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Amelia Earhart

I was interested to see that you reverted my attempt to reference Amelia Earhart's birth date as it was unecesary, yet on another article someone removed the birthdate I had provided as they felt the reference wasn't good enough. It would be useful to understand a bit more about this. Thanks Thruxton (talk) 19:36, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

You used a blog for a reference. Blogs are not preferred sources for statements of fact, per WP:BLOGS. Anytime I see a blog used as a source, I investigate whether the blog author is notable or whether it qualifies in some other manner as a reliable source. And, I look at the contributor's editing history to see whether the same blog is being promoted on other articles. You were clean on that account! ^_^ Binksternet (talk) 20:02, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

That is better wording. (Full Faith)

Thanks :) ----occono (talk) 03:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Binksternet (talk) 04:24, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Still about Holophones

Dear Binksternet, Holophones are a working instrument for many composers. The Centro Ricerche Musicali - CRM doesn't need promotion because it's already known in the international computer music scene. The technical issues about Holophones are published and we don't need to stay apart from a technique just functional to an artistic purpose. We are happy to participate in Wikipedia but our philosophy is, in this case, very different. We ask again to remove the Holophones from your article "Parabolic Loudspeaker".

Centro Ricerche Musicali - CRM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.34.109.126 (talk) 13:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

If the German military asked me to take out the Luftkanon would I do that? If John Meyer asked me to take out his public address loudspeakers would I do that? I am putting all the parabolic loudspeaker types I can find into the article, all of the notable uses. Binksternet (talk) 14:55, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Berreyesa family

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Resistor

Thanks for keeping an eye on the article and reporting the edit warring. However, you also need to be careful about the three revert rule. You've already reverted the article three times in the last 24 hours, so please don't do it again for a while. Uriburu hasn't reverted the article since his warning, so hopefully we'll be able to move on from this now. Papa November (talk) 23:58, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Monticello, California

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LP earthquake

I started a review for GA. The article needs a lot of attention towards citations, so I've only listed the beginning of my concerns, so we can slowly progress with the article. I don't want to go too fast, because that will just reflect on the article's quality. ceranthor 14:04, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Parabolic loudspeaker

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Loma Prieta

Thanks for the notice. I'll be glad to help a bit but won't be able t start for three weeks.

Good luck,

Leonard G. (talk) 16:14, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

That wait of three weeks could be a real benefit, if GA goes quickly and we advance to FA. Picture yourself The Closer. ^_^

Binksternet (talk) 16:20, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll take a quick look, but I think my addition was rather small, so I'm not sure how much I can add (except to point out that October 17 is the anniversary). Calbaer (talk) 17:34, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Contest update

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DYK for Parabolic loudspeaker

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— Jake Wartenberg 17:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)