User talk:Sofbeq
Greetings
[edit]Hey Gurl Hey I'm really excited to be your partner lol, TheJayBee (talk) 15:47, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
Welcome
[edit]Welcome to Wikipedia and congratulations on completing all of the tasks that I assigned for our first day of class. John.Farquhar (talk) 23:52, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Welcome
[edit]Hi! I just wanted to stop by and quickly welcome you to Wikipedia. I'm helping out a bit as the online Ambassador for the "Reality Check" course, so if you need any assistance just give me a yell. You can leave a message on my talk page, or send me an email - both should work well, and I'm really happy to receive questions. I'm in Australia, so our time zones will be out of sync a bit, but I'm normally online during the mornings and evenings your time. At any rate, it should be an enjoyable course. :) - Bilby (talk) 06:21, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Cold spots
[edit]Hi! Your recent edits to Cold spot are looking promising, but you might be sticking a bit too close to the original source in the wording. Using the latest addition as an example, you added:
- Before jumping to conclusions and thinking a drop in temperature is because of a cold spot, realize that there are many other things that could cause temperature drops. Drafts are an example, and subtle drafts can't be detected without the use of a thermometer. Also, there's the conduction of cold through windowpanes, metal surfaces, pipes, and glass.
This is ok, but the source is quite similar:
- Before assigning a drop in temperature to psychic cold, one should examine other explanations. Drafts can cause the same drop, and subtle drafts might not be detected except with a thermometer. Turn off air conditioning and fans. Close windows and doors, Cover cracks and crevices before jumping to conclusions. Consider also the conduction of cold through windowpanes, metal surfaces, pipes, and glass.
It's clear that you're rewording the original, which is great, and that it isn't plagiarism, but it is bordering on overly close paraphrasing. There's a bit of room for interpretation there, but I'd probably look to reword the last sentence a bit, and either reword the thermometer reference or make it a direct quote. Otherwise, nice work. :) - Bilby (talk) 05:20, 15 November 2011 (UTC)