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Hi Fgnievinski, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. However, you should consider adding relevant wikiproject talk-page templates, stub-tags and categories to new articles that you create if you aren't already in the habit of doing so, since your articles will no longer be systematically checked by other editors (User:Evad37/rater and User:SD0001/StubSorter.js are useful scripts which can help). Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Mike (talk) 00:09, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Indian Society of Remote Sensing (November 7)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Nightenbelle was:
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:StarOne satellites

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Nomination of Video evidence for deletion

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Merge proposal

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F, when you tag articles for merging, it would be good to at least follow the discussion link and state your reasoning to start the discussion. I'm removing stage merge tags from places with no discussion, like Damped wave. Start over if you want to make the case, which in this case I might agree with. Dicklyon (talk) 06:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Cepstrum question

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F, you put "*computation of the logarithm of the spectral amplitude (directly as a complex value or indirectly in terms of its absolute square, real part, or complex argument)". I don't understand. Sure nobody would use the logarithm of the real part of the complex spectral amplitude, would they? And what does "complex argument" mean here? The argument is the phase of the amplitude, right? That's already a logarithm (the imaginary part of the complex logarithm); not something you'd take a logarithm of. Maybe the "its" refers sometimes to the spectral amplitude, and sometimes to the logarithm? If I understood the intent, I could help fix it. Dicklyon (talk) 17:59, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Dicklyon:, the correspondence is as follows:
  • directly as a complex value: complex cepstrum
  • indirectly in terms of its absolute square: power spectrum
  • ... real part: real cepstrum
  • ... complex argument (redirect for argument of a complex number): phase cepstrum
The description of the last two seems sketchy in the article, but that's what was already there. fgnievinski (talk) 18:21, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And I think you're right about the phase cepstrum: it seems just the phase of the complex cepstrum, it doesn't follow the same definition as the other types of cepstrum. fgnievinski (talk) 18:43, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
And the real cepstrum uses the log of the magnitude, not the log of the real part. I'm going to rv that edit, and we can try to clarify the intent. Dicklyon (talk) 06:30, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the text ("setting the phase of the spectrum to zero") contradicts the formula, F^-1{log|F{f(t)}|}. I thought the text was more fitting to the name (real), so I was inclined to correct the formula, replacing the magnitude for the real-part operator. But now I've checked a source and it seems the formula is correct, the text is incorrect, and the title is just misleading: y=real(ifft(log(abs(fft(x))))); [1]. fgnievinski (talk) 07:04, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposals

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Hi, I've noticed that the merge proposal backlog in WP:WikiProject Astronomy lists several of your split proposals (Nutation, List of common misconceptions, Magnetosphere), two of which are more than three months old. The reason why your split proposals haven't received any response is because you have not started any discussion in the articles' respective talk pages. Splitting an article does not work by simply tagging a section; please see WP:SPLIT for additional information on splitting articles. Nrco0e (talk · contribs) 02:25, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Repurposed drugs for Covid19

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Hi, the re-purposed drug section for COVID-19 should really have the controversy around the many different drugs that have been tried. In particular, ivermectin has a wealth of studies behind it suggesting that it does work and only a few studies behind it saying it does not work. There has been active suppression of information about this drug. I feel that all of that ought to be covered in Wikipedia which should remain agnostic as an overall body. I would like permission to add that information, in the context of the controversy. Alexis Lieberman, MD — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexis Lieberman MD (talk • contribs) 12:59, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]


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Re: (Relativistic) Doppler Effect

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Sorry, my bad, somehow managed to swap the history diff. Evgeny (talk) 17:42, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, my comment was about the sidebar, not the "Doppler". I still believe it's very wrong to call the effect just "Doppler". If you really wish, add a comment that sometimes it may be called like that. But this doesn't belong to the Intro. And a citation to an essentially internal document is not a proof. In the whole life I haven't seen it called like that. No need to give the Wiki readers mostly irrelevant info.Evgeny (talk) 18:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Canadian Cartographic Association for deletion

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@Lord Bolingbroke: please discuss at Talk:Chernobyl disaster#Redirect "Chernobyl" here?. thanks fgnievinski (talk) 19:53, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Ref cleanup tag: what's going on?

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Found this ref cleanup tag on Ensemble averaging (machine learning), which it looks like you put there in 2014. I don't see anything particularly inappropriate in the papers mentioned, and I don't see any explanation of what the problem was on the talk page. Is there some specific thing that you had a problem with, or should I remove it? jp×g 02:05, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JPxG: looks like the situation has improved since the original tagging, so I've removed the tag, thanks for checking. fgnievinski (talk) 02:36, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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…for all the effort in the earth mensuration articles. Strebe (talk) 17:45, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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As you have reverted to a disambiguation page, I hope that you have at least the courtesy to fix all links to that disambiguation page. Have fun. The Banner talk 00:52, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've tagged the dab as a bca. fgnievinski (talk) 00:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Please re-read WP:TECHNICAL, which is one of the key criteria for a good article. Euclidean distance is a concept studied in secondary school, so the bulk of the article and especially its lead needs to be understandable to that audience. Putting in technical content about metric spaces, early in the article, is a bad idea. The article focuses on distances between pairs of points, and not on spaces of distances, at least until the "Generalizations" section. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:45, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@David Eppstein: Agreed, that's why I had proposed to define the Euclidean distance in terms of Pythagora's law, which every student should know, and would also allow a concise non-circular definition of Euclidean space. Could you please comment also at Talk:Euclidean_space#Definition_in_the_lead. fgnievinski (talk) 19:49, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Defining distance in terms of the Pythagorean theorem is not a way to make things less technical. So I find it hard to understand what you mean by "agreed". Stop adding advanced concepts to material that must be readable by middle school students. You are making the articles less readable, making the encyclopedia worse, and making more work for others running around after you cleaning up the problems you are making.
The distance between two points is a concept clearly understandable to middle school students. A metric space, fulfilling abstract axioms, with infinitely many points and distances between them, is a much more advanced concept. It is like the difference between first-order and second-order logic. You are taking something for which a deliberate and painstaking effort has been made to cast in first-order terms, and throwing that effort away by jumping into the second-order version from the start. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:54, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've only added a synonym, sourced and well known, you're clearly overreacting. fgnievinski (talk) 20:52, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
MathWorld is not actually a very good source. XOR'easter (talk) 21:23, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@XOR'easter: disputing the notability of the term "Euclidean metric" doesn't lend much credit to one's opinion. fgnievinski (talk) 21:31, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It is NOT a synonym. Euclidean distance is the distance between TWO points. Once you know which two points you are talking about, it is just a single number. The Euclidean metric is not a number. It is a much more complicated mathematical object, a space of distances on infinitely many points. You keep adding text that would make the article start out saying something about "Euclidean metric between two points", which is incorrect and a type error. Even if you wrote correctly about the Euclidean metric, which you have not been doing so far, it would be far too advanced a concept for the start of this article. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@David Eppstein: Then retarget the redirect to Euclidean norm or Metric (mathematics) and explain it all there -- or delete the redirect! You all should be commenting on the actual RfD. fgnievinski (talk) 21:48, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I care about your edit-warring to add inappropriate material to Euclidean distance. I have not gotten involved in your edit-warring on Euclidean space or Euclidean norm, yet. I don't understand why you keep repeatedly telling me I have to get involved in your edit wars elsewhere in order to have an opinion on Euclidean distance. I do not. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:50, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@David Eppstein: The redirect in question "Euclidean metric" has also been formally nominated for RdD; I'm curious to hear your opinion about where it should go. fgnievinski (talk) 22:01, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
My opinion on this redirect should not be a necessary part of what to do at Euclidean distance. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:07, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Then discuss the topic at the topic's talk page: Talk:Euclidean distance. fgnievinski (talk) 22:18, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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that's a lot of work to do manually, there are bots or scripts to clean it up automatically. fgnievinski (talk) 16:31, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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A recent edit of yours to Root locus analysis added 9 citations to the page, all to verify a single sentence. This is citation WP:OVERKILL, resulting in an article that's more difficult to read. Is there a particular reason this many are required (in which case they could be merged into one larger citation) or would it be better to trim them down? The challenged notability of "Spirule" doesn't seem like it requires more than one or two sources, though I agree that the manual is poor for establishing notability due to being a primary source rather than a secondary one. Leaving in just "Engineering Systems and Automatic Control" seems fine, as it mentions the Spirule being "widely used". Randi Moth (talk) 19:44, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletters #118 to #121 are out

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On July 20, we shared an update on our plans for the initial deployment of Wikifunctions in the next few weeks, what will be possible, and changes to the development in the last few weeks. Also, a request for suggestions on what should be the very first Function to be created in Wikifunctions.

On July 17, we announced a grant from Google.org.

On July 12, we announced a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation.

On July 7, we welcomed a new Director of Product to the team.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #122 is out: Wikifunctions is live!

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In this issue, we announce that Wikifunctions.org is live (in read-only mode), we welcome a new member of the team, and we announce a new job opening.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #125 is out: Wikimania digest, CoSMo language, GFpedia demo, CCKS keynote

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In this issue, we recap what happened at our sessions at Wikimania 2023, we talk about some new updates regarding our Natural Language Generation special interest group (NLG SIG), and we briefly speak about Denny's most recent keynote speech.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Mass-specific quantities

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #126 is out: Let's start building morphological paradigms!

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In this issue, Denny proposes a call for action for creating morphological paradigms on Wikifunctions.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 58

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #127 is out: Renderers and parsers for types

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In this issue, Denny introduces a discussion about how to represent integers on Wikifunctions and its related challenges.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/PAGEOS

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #128 is out: Serializers and deserializers for types

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In this issue, Denny introduces a discussion about how to make types easier to use, by discussing serializers and deserializers, and their role in Wikifunctions.

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Outline of fluid dynamics

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Per your request, I've split off the "About"/"See also" section of Fluid dynamics, and used it to populate the sections of a new outline called Outline of fluid dynamics. It's just a start, and still needs a lot of attention.

Feel free to expand and improve it as you see fit. Once you think it is ready for prime time, remove the comment delimiters (<!-- -->)from the categories. If you have any questions or further requests about the outline, feel free to post them on the outline's talk page, and ping me from there. ;)

Sincerely,    — The Transhumanist   04:26, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! fgnievinski (talk) 05:12, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You are welcome.

By the way, if you'd like to try your hand at creating outlines, you can get a quick start by using the Template:Outline generator.

It must be used via substitution, like this: {{subst:Outline generator|argument 1 |argument 2}} where you replace "argument 1" with the subject name starting in small case (large case if it is normally capitalized), and "argument 2" with the subject name starting in large case). The arguments are for completing various headings and other elements within the outline.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news

  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #129 is out: Arguments made easier

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #130 is out: Running on WebAssembly

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In this issue, we discuss our decision of rewriting the evaluator encapsulation service, in order to make it run on WebAssembly.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #131 is out: Python on WebAssembly; Improved Object selector; Next volunteer's corner

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Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on November 13, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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Administrator changes

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  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #132 is out: Wikifunctions, the library of functions that anyone can use and edit

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we finally announce that Wikifunctions is on general availability, and that functions can be run also by non-logged in users!

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Category:Sequences in time has been nominated for deletion

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #133 is out: What types next?

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In this issue, we discuss which new types of functions should we support and the latest changes to the software.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 59

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  • Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #134 is out: Welcome, Grace and Miguel! Appointing Functioneers now by community

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #135 is out: Announcing Wikifunctions on the Wikimedia Foundation blog. Looking for feedback on the Function page proposal

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #136 is out: Looking back at 2023

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we look back at all the accomplishments that we achieved in 2023 and we thank you all for your help in achieving them. Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Nomination of MicMac (software) for deletion

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Category:Universities and colleges in Brazil by location has been nominated for merging

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #137 is out: Introducing our first new type: Lists

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce our newest and much requested type of function, list. Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Discussion at Talk:Information processing (psychology) § Requested move 7 January 2024

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #138 is out: The Joy of Collaboration; Introducing the Function of the Week: reverse string

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present you an essay from Denny and we introduce a new section of the newsletter, dedicated to the "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

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We also wanted to note that we are in the process of moving the Updates from Meta to Wikifunctions. We'll keep you updated about it.

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The Signpost: 10 January 2024

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 January 15 § Category:Religious universities and colleges by country

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #139 is out: Refreshing the Function page; Function of the Week: ROT13

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we announce a redesign and rewrite of the Function page and we present our first "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 60

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 60, November – December 2023

  • Three new partners
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #140 is out: Getting debug information from code; Function of the Week: Wrap string

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There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss debugging in implementations and we present our new "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

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Interface administrator changes

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  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

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  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #142 is out: Quarterly planning. Thank you, Nick! Function of the Week: is permutation

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #143 is out: Fix-it week

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #144 is out: Updating the function model

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #145 is out: Type proposal for natural numbers

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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Books & Bytes – Issue 61

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #146 is out: Introducing our second new type: Natural numbers

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #147 is out: On identity

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #148 is out: On the way to internationalizing numbers

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #149 is out: Creating tests is now much easier!

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #150 is out: Product Update on Diff and Upcoming API Improvements

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #151 is out: New API for calling Wikifunctions and celebrating 1000 functions

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In this issue, we discuss the new API for calling Wikifunctions, we celebrate our first 1,000 functions, and we take a look at the latest software developments. Also, there's a job opening for joining our team!

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #152 is out: Welcome, Sharvani!

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Books & Bytes – Issue 62

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024

  • IEEE and Haaretz now available
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #153 is out: Team meeting and Quarterly plan

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Next Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Volunteer's Corner is on May 6

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"Virtual technology" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #154 is out: Flagship type for enumerations: Months of the Gregorian calendar

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #155 is out: Call for Functions: Spell out the number!

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In this issue, we call on you to help us doing new language functions about numbers and we also take a look at the latest software developments.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #156 is out: New type - Gregorian calendar months

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #157 is out: A single singular or a plurality of plurals?

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In this issue, we discuss the various implications of linguistic functions about singulars and plurals, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #158 is out: New Type: Sign

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #159 is out: New Type: Igbo calendar months

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #160 is out: New Type: Integers

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #161 is out: Welcome, Daphne!

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #162 is out: Quarterly planning

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #163 is out: Type proposals for accessing Lexemes

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Books & Bytes – Issue 63

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #164 is out: Research report on integrating Wikifunctions from Wikipedia

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Hi Fgnievinski. On 2024, September 8 you created what was effectively a new article at Vector quantity. See your diff. It is a relatively small and not-yet-mature article. Over the next 25 minutes you edited a number of redirects so that the redirect target was no longer Euclidean vector but, instead, was your new article Vector quantity. Those edits include Free vector, Bound vector, Physical vector, Vector (physics), Vector (classical mechanics), Sliding vector, and Vector physical quantity.

Vector quantity is inappropriate as a redirect target for these important titles and concepts in physics. The article is small and only a day old. I have rated it as stub class. Seeing you clearly object to the article Euclidean vector as the redirect target, a more appropriate target is the excellent article at Vector (mathematics and physics).

Interestingly, there is an existing redirect for Vector (physics and mathematics) which takes the reader to Vector (mathematics and physics). Why would the redirect for Vector (physics) take the reader to a different target article than the one for Vector (physics and mathematics)? I have amended the redirect for Vector (physics) to change the target to Vector (mathematics and physics). I will leave the others for you to amend.

Your new article at Vector quantity is a stub class article. Please do not use it as a redirect target. Instead, please use either Vector (mathematics and physics) or Euclidean vector. Thank you. Dolphin (t) 04:50, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vector (mathematics and physics) is just a summary-style umbrella for other articles where the content is actually developed. Before I included an automatic excerpt of Vector quantity, there was very little content about physics. It also suffers from a lack of focus, covering tuples as well as more abstract non-geometric vectors.
Euclidean vector partially overlaps with Vector quantity. But not all physical vectors are Euclidean vectors, as described in the new article. The concept of sliding vector was not covered before; it's best explained together with the concepts of bound vector and free vector. Plus, the formulation of geometric vectors as a directed line segment (DLM, requiring 6 numbers in space) is very distinct from an Euclidean vector (requiring only 3 coordinates in space). The article on Euclidean vectors used to give the wrong impression about a bound vector, not recognizing it involves twice as many coordinates. It also dismissed DLS as if it were only when needed when drawing a vector graphically. Actually, sources now cited in the new article are emphatic DLS is embodied in the very definition of "vector from A to B".
For the reasons above, only Physical vector should be retargeted, for consistency with Vector (physics). I'd like to also propose moving section Euclidean vector#Physics into the new article, Vector quantity. fgnievinski (talk) 05:29, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your explanation! Every article on Wikipedia about vectors is a technical article. Wikipedia has some excellent guidance at WP:Make technical articles understandable based on the theme that articles are read by a very broad audience - ranging from Users such as yourself with a high level of expertise in the subject, down to other Users and casual readers who are here out of curiosity to find out what a vector is.
Readers who activate the redirect at Vector (physics) are certain to include many who have no expertise in the subject of vectors. I altered the target of this redirect in order that it meets the guidance at "Make technical articles understandable". I think the same perspective should be taken with Vector (classical mechanics) and Vector physical quantity.
You can argue that the redirects at Free vector, Bound vector, Physical vector and Sliding vector are less likely to be activated by readers who have no expertise in each of these topics. So perhaps you can argue that these redirects don't need to be changed. However, you must anticipate that other Users, and particularly members of the Physics Wikiproject, will judge these redirects using the criteria at "Make technical articles understandable". Dolphin (t) 13:20, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps I should clarify my previous post by adding that readers who are new to the concept of vectors need, and will be able to comprehend, information of the kind found at Vector space#Arrows in the plane. It is debatable as to exactly which of our articles would serve these readers the best. I think the present content of Vector quantity is too limited, and far too specialised, to be helpful to readers with little or no knowledge of the concept of a vector. For these readers, these redirects should have a target article that is better at making the concept understandable. For example, a diagram or two will be vital. Dolphin (t) 23:10, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dolphin51 Yes, some illustrations are much needed in vector quantity. I don't mind retargeting the redirects while that stub article is not expanded. However, the more mathematical articles, such as Euclidean vector and Vector space, are not a good home for the physics and engineering concept. The reason is equipollence: the mathematical vector cannot represent off-origin directed line segments, such as bound vectors. See, e.g., https://www.av8n.com/physics/vector-intro.htm#sec-bound-vectors fgnievinski (talk) 03:28, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm considering rewriting "A Euclidean vector may possess a definite initial point and terminal point" as "A “vector” may possess a definite initial point and terminal point" and moving it from [[Euclidean vector#Overview|]] to Directed line segment, alternatively to Vector quantity or Vector (mathematics and physics). The reason is the usual one: a Euclidean vector in 3D is made of 3 coordinates, whereas a vector from an arbitrary initial point to a terminal point has 6 coordinates. fgnievinski (talk) 15:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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