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Thanks - Astronomical thought for the day

I'm going to quote this from Talk:Solar_radiation and use it in my physics class today:

“Astronomical numbers are so mind-boggling, it's hard to imagine how any human can handle them. Manipulate, yes—but truly grasp? And yet, as far as we know, human consciousness is the best resource the universe has for being aware of itself!” Hertz1888 04:31, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

By the way, I happened upon your comment after reading up on Ackermann’s function and Graham’s number, so pure math had me primed for this sentiment.

--Thanks! Dc3 (talk) 14:00, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

nsaum75 ^¡שיחת! wishes you peace!

Golan mountains

Hey, do me a favour and undo the moves ani medjool made on these mountains (renamed them to Arabic even though in English they are recognized by the Hebrew names):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Gharam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Karmeh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ahmar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bani_Ghasan

Thanks! This guy is getting annoying though... he needs to get topic banned. --99.253.230.182 (talk) 04:04, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

I hadn't noticed he renamed those ones too. I saw the Mount Hermon edit, but didn't feel like getting in an edit war with him/her. It would probably help to add a RS, or at least point out an RS, which states which name (the arabic or hebrew) is commonly used in English. --nsaum75 ^¡שיחת! 04:29, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

The Hebrew is also the English - that's just what I was wondering. If you are sure of that, I will proceed. I trust you have been following the discussion at WP:ANI. He has been offensive for much too long. Hertz1888 (talk) 04:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm, I'm not sure which version is the predominate version used in English, sorry if I didnt make that clear (my eyes are tired)...I've done a google search, but all manner of stuff comes up. Maybe CIA fact pages can help. I've been following the ANI. --nsaum75 ^¡שיחת! 04:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Don't strain your eyes. This may just have to wait 'til tomorrow. As soon as a reliable ref. turns up I'll be glad to do the rest. These pages are sparsely viewed, unlike Mt. Hermon & its ski resort. Those are fixed, for now, though will bear watching. All the best to you and editor "99". Hertz1888 (talk) 04:53, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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RFC at my talk page

In an effort to create a navbox for urban parkways in the Boston metro area, I have come to the realization that what is really needed is something that ties together the entire system first envisioned by Charles Eliot in the late nineteenth century. I feel that this should be a cooperative effort, probably created as a subproject of WP:MASS. However, initially I am seeking comments and/or assistance from several editors that have contributed in various ways to elements of the scope of such a project. This note is being posted to the user pages of Beland, CaribDigita, Denimadept, EraserGirl, Grk1011, Hertz1888, Jameslwoodward, Markles, NE2, Polaron and Swampyank. I apologize in advance to anyone who wishes to comment that I have left off of the list of users, as I may have unintentionally forgotten them and others. Please feel free to comment on my talk page under the heading I have created, linked here. Thanks – Sswonk (talk) 05:55, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Bedford Falls

Hello. I'm curious. Why did you remove "New York" from the location of the fictional town of Bedford Falls in the film, It's a Wonderful Life?

Thanks in advance for your response. MCB, Jan. 1, 2010, 3:32 MST. 67.173.237.220 (talk) 22:33, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps a better question would be, on what basis did you add "N.Y."? Though it is said that the film "hints" at Bedford Hills being in N.Y. State, and there are many similarities between it and Seneca Falls, New York, it appears not to specify a state. If you have information to the contrary that can be reliably sourced (which I believe unlikely), it can be added. If a specific state were explicitly named in the film, I think that would have come to light by now, and to the best of my knowledge, it hasn't. Best wishes, Hertz1888 (talk) 05:51, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Hertz, I saw the film last week, and one of the legal documents that was shown in the film listed the town as "Bedford Falls, New York." I forgot which document or which scene it was in. (It might have been Mr. McGowan's telegraph or some paperwork the bank examiner had. I don't remember.) I'll watch the DVD again and let you know where it appears, but I won't be able to get to it for another week or so. After I re-watch it, I'll post a note here telling you where in the film that document is. And then you can watch that scene yourself and decide if that is sufficient evidence to include it in the article. Thanks, again, MCB Jan. 3, 2010, 10:36 MST. 67.173.237.220 (talk) 05:39, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Shalom

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Thanks! It has indeed added flavor. Yum! "Eat hummus. Give chick peas a chance." (author unknown). Hertz1888 (talk) 21:26, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

kochav

Toda achi! --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 23:27, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Ain davar. I can't thank you enough for what you set in motion.

The template, it turns out, is not completely automatic, but if you update the edit count manually at various milestones, the display should update accordingly. You're due for an upgrade soon. Hertz1888 (talk) 01:31, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks for the correction

		Copy Editor's Barnstar
		I award you this Copy Editor's Barnstar for insisting on clear, comprehensible, and grammatically correct articles. NickCT (talk) 13:22, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

For fixing unforgivably bad wikipedia editting. NickCT (talk) 13:22, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Happy to be of service, free of charge, but many thanks for the Barnstar—my first. Very thoughtful of you. "Unforgivably" is far too strong a term, but I suppose you are being hyperbolic. All the best, Hertz1888 (talk) 20:32, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Hyperbolic indeed. Though it was a childish error. Best to you. NickCT (talk) 13:41, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

It's hard

Its hard to have a discussion with someone who thinks that they and their opinions are infallibly neutral, while everyone else who disagrees with them is "always wrong and a POV-pusher". Sigh.. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 21:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Whoever that is, I agree. They can be difficult. I remember reading something here on WP about those who think they have a monopoly on the truth. (I wish I could recall the details.) Away from WP, it might be called self-righteousness or arrogance. Sometimes it can be benign & charming, like the proud mother watching the military parade who exclaims, "Look at that, everybody out of step but my Johnny!" Sometimes not so benign & charming.

Always good to hear from you. Please let me know if you need a helping hand. By the way, you seem to have passed a major milestone. Updating the edit count on your User page should result in an upgrade. Happy graduation! Hertz1888 (talk) 23:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, somehow I seemed to have missed this one. Sigh the never ending drama that is Wikipedia....Oh well, in the end everyone gets what they deserve...or at least I like to think that. Hope you are having a good week! --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 01:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

William H. Prescott is now a Good Article

Hi ! Thanks for all your work on copy-editing my expansion of this article - you'll be pleased to know that it's passed its GA review. Claritas § 19:39, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Hearty congratulations! I am glad to see your expertise, extensive research and editing recognized. You clearly put a lot of time and effort into developing the article. Thanks for your kind note. Hertz1888 (talk) 20:07, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Re Talk:Oliver R. Smoot

Well put. - Denimadept (talk) 02:54, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. You provided the impetus. Thanks for that. I treasure our collaboration. Hertz1888 (talk) 03:05, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Hopefully, we'll do it again. I'm trying to get myself moving on a bridge over the Connecticut River between VT and NH called the Vilas Bridge. It's about a mile downstream from the Arch Bridge (Bellows Falls) bridge, and was closed several months ago. I've got pics from 2007, before they closed it. I might take new pics. Thing is, there appears to be very little online about it, so I have to actually go to VT and NH state libraries to get the info. :-/ - Denimadept (talk) 07:18, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

I think it's best to let him die of starvation, so I've stopped responding to him. If he persists in talking to himself, no big deal. If he changes an article, he can be reverted, dinged as a vandal, and blocked. I like your take on his most recent edit. - Denimadept (talk) 05:23, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

The silent treatment, yes. I couldn't agree more on that, and the rest of what you say. I'm ready to tune out on him. He sounds obsessive about this point, and increasingly self-righteous and disrespectful. That makes editing less than fun, doesn't it. I'm glad you approve of what I had to say. If I ever should think I have sole possession of the truth on anything, I would want somebody to tell me to chill out and get a wider perspective.

I hope you feel appreciated for all the good work you do, and for your levelheadedness. Hertz1888 (talk) 06:07, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I do, I do. I've learned, on such as Ponte Vecchio, that life's too short to spend it arguing pointlessly. Thanks. - Denimadept (talk) 06:49, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Hm, looks like he may have created a sock puppet. - Denimadept (talk) 05:26, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh dear, looks like he tried it. Good catch. - Denimadept (talk) 16:19, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm not convinced this is a sock, or not. Hard to say. I'd still like to see wording that acknowledges (with sourcing, without OR, and without undue weight) multiple schools of thought, for balance and in the (perhaps vain) hope of cooling the antagonism this question has engendered. Isn't there a protocol to follow when sources conflict? And when some appear more plausible than others? Hertz1888 (talk) 16:49, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

We did it already, including the conflicting sources. Well, we did in Smoot. This biographical article seems to be a bit light on actual biography, instead covering some of what Smoot does. I think it needs major work. - Denimadept (talk) 17:38, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Whether it's a sock or not, it's saying much the same thing. I've reworked the O.R. Smoot article to not focus on the smoot, and suggested that those into biographies have some work ahead of them. Bios are not my thing. I do bridges, y'know? - Denimadept (talk) 22:23, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

And you do them well. Sorry to be so slow in responding; busy times. I agree: sock or not, they're very similar in attitude. So far, no one's complained about your shifting the emphasis at O.R.S.—properly—to biography. I can't see how they would have much of a case. As for what appears at Smoot, it's firmly sourced and rational. Letting the Class of 1962 have the last word kind of nails it. Still, I'm not certain the section does justice to the existence of opposing views. Perhaps the text should be rounded out a bit (with nothing like equal time, as I believe that would be undue weight), but I'm not sure how that would best be framed. Something to think about. All the best, Hertz1888 (talk) 02:28, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Western Wall

Please point ou which specific point you consider discussion necessary. "(Reverted good faith edits by Iferera; Stripping lede of this essential info. does not improve it; the other changes are controversial & sbould be discussed."

The Western Wall (Hebrew: הכותל המערבי‎) (Arabic: غرب الجدار‎), in Judaism referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel and as al-Buraaq Wall in contemporary Islam,[1] is the main Jewish religious site in the world and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Iferera (talk • contribs) 18:49, 14 July 2010

I see no constructive purpose to deleting the translations and transliterations. I am confident that if I did not restore them others would. The name "Wailing Wall" is falling into disuse, and the word "sometimes", which you removed, is appropriate for the lede. The other content and phrasing there has been carefully developed by numerous editors in collaboration. It would be prudent to discuss major changes once they've been reverted, if not in advance, rather than simply reasserting them. Some would say the Temple Mount, rather than the Western Wall, is the holiest site in Judaism. If you wish to continue this discussion, please do so on the article's Talk page, following the WP:BRD policy. Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages such as this. Hertz1888 (talk) 19:15, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Help

See Brooklyn Bridge history please. - Denimadept (talk) 04:00, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

TYVM. If he just wanted the other picture, he could've just done that instead of trying to be insulting. <shakes head> - Denimadept (talk) 04:36, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

That makes two difficult personalities (inclined to be antagonistic) we've encountered in one week. A little quiet time would be nice. Hertz1888 (talk) 04:48, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

William of Occam might suggest they were the same person. I'm not that paranoid, though. Hanlon's razor seems more likely, with the modification in this case of a lack of experience instead of stupidity. - Denimadept (talk) 04:59, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Quote

Its a quote, please change back to a small "a" in: "[the Oslo Accords]" --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 23:15, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

As shown by the brackets, it's an aside from his quoted words, supplied by someone else. Not part of the quote, but a reporter's clarification. I see no harm in correcting that person's syntax, and believe we should. Good enough, I hope. Hertz1888 (talk) 23:30, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Avira Security Software

An article that you have been involved in editing—Avira Security Software—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please follow the (Discuss) link at the top of the article to participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. ~~~~

PlantRunner (talk) 00:47, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for improving the INN article.RS101 (talk) 05:38, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

He is banned

he has no right to keep on coming back editing talkpages. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 15:00, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

I know he is banned. Has this IP officially been determined to be his sock? Last I looked, it had not. Hertz1888 (talk) 15:15, 29 August 2010 (UTC)