User talk:Enquire

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Smart

Smart (automobile) and Smart fortwo are not duplicates. The fortwo is the car smart is best known for, among others. Also, be sure to add new comments to the bottom of talk pages and sign your posts with ~~~~. Thanks, Reywas92^{TalkHow's my editing?} 15:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Google Apps

Welcome to Wikipedia! I am glad to see you are interested in discussing a topic. However, as a general rule, talk pages such as Talk:Google Apps are for discussion related to improving the article, not general discussion about the topic. Thank you. GreenJoe 23:28, 16 August 2007 (UTC) What is your point? I have made no comments on Talk:Google Apps.

Maca

Hi,

Two points:

1. Of the studies you added to the page, one was a link that didn't go to anywhere specific, and the second was already found in the text as an in-line citation
2. It's not a good idea to dump raw information or sources on a page like that. Information should be in a summary style rather than raw links. However, you could have added information like that to the talk page with a suggestion that it be integrated as sources. The point's a bit moot since the pubmed link was already in the page, but for the future, that's a better spot to put it.

Thanks, WLU 19:49, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

With due respect, the link that "didn't go anywhere specific" was to a database of studies related to Maca (Lepidium meyenii) indexed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. This is precisely the kind of EL that a researcher would want to find about. It would be futile to attempt to write a summary of this resource, both because it would be redundant and, anyway, it is likely to be dynamic as new studies are published Enquire (talk) 03:34, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Vancouver Aquatic Centre

I have nominated Vancouver Aquatic Centre, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vancouver Aquatic Centre. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Travellingcari (talk) 02:09, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I was in the process of gathering more source information on this unusual building including, records of notable swim tournaments that have been held at this pool (it was built for competition) when it was deleted. This is not an Olympic stadium, but neither is it a children's wading pool. I am obviously reluctant to spend any more time doing this if it is simply going to be deleted again. Please advise. Enquire (talk) 03:57, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you work on the article in your own userspace, for example at User:Enquire/Vancouver Aquatic Centre and then ask someone to review it to see if it meets the issues raised in the above deletion discussion. The centre needs to be notable, Wikipedia is not a directory of all things that exist. _{TravellingCari}^{the Busy Bee} 16:06, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Mecca watch

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Mecca watch, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? BpEps - t@lk 07:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

The Big Question

{{helpme}} In 2004 & 2005, Channel 5 in the UK broadcast a five part series titled "The Big Question" with each episode hosted by a renowned authority on the following provocative questions:

   * Part 1 - Stephen Hawking: How did the universe begin?
   * Part 2 - Harry Kroto: How did life begin?
   * Part 3 - Richard Dawkins: Why are we here?
   * Part 4 - Susan Greenfield: Why am I me?
   * Part 5 - Ian Stewart: How will it all end?

This is a profound and provocative series for anyone curious to know about life, the universe and everything. Not surprisingly, this has also attracted a lot of controversy amongst creationalists and others who hold to a literal interpretation of the bible. See, for example: Scientific Rationalists advance their agenda. See also The Big Question With Stephen Hawking, Five

I was about to create a new page for this, but discovered that one existed ... but rather this was about The Big Question (AKA: Enigma Fisk), a fictional character in Amalgam Comics.

I also noted that there is already a disambiguation line at the top:

    For the British television programme, see The Big Questions

This is somewhat misleading, because it refers to a BBC program The Big QuestionS which is (was) a faith and ethics panel discussion format TV broadcast. Not the same as the documentary style presentation by the UK's Channel 5 (now called simply five).

It is clear that there should be a means to disambiguate the three possible subjects:

  * The Big Question - a five part series broadcast for TV by the UK's Channel 5
  * The Big Questions - a panel discussion series on faith and ethics by the UK's BBC
  * The Big Question - AKA: Enigma Fisk, a fictional character in Amalgam Comics

My gut feeling is that the current The Big Question page should be replaced by a disambiguation page leading to these three possibilities and the current content moved to a new page (say) The Big Question (fictional character in Amalgam Comics) or The Big Question (AKA: Enigma Fisk) ... however, I don't know how to do that without destroying all the edit history etc.

I am tempted to think that if any article occupies the (default) page The Big Question it should be the Channel 5 program of that name. However, I recognize that it is quite likely that other (unrelated) articles titled The Big Question are likely to emerge in the future. So, I feel the besty way is to make the existing page into solely a disambiguation page.

In any event, I do not believe that a fictional character of a video game should occupy the default page name The Big Question.

How do I proceed to create a page for the Channel 5 series of that name?

I think I need help to relocate the existing page to a new page, with the existing page becoming a disambiguation page.

Help? Advice? Suggestions?

Lastly, I have an unrelated question. Does Wikipedia include an email or messaging system between users? Or are messages only passed in public Wikis? Enquire (talk) 06:13, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I have moved The Big Question to The Big Question (character) and fixed the redirects from the pages listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/The_Big_Question. I went back to The Big Question and created a WP:DAB page using the info you provided above. You can now create The Big Question (TV series) for the one you want. Check out The Big Question to see the dab page. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Some users allow E-mails to be sent to them. They usually put the link in their WP:Userpage or talk page. Your own E-mail preferences can be set up in Special:Preferences. If you need any further help, feel free to contact me on my talk page (or E-mail, though I rarely check it!) Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Your edit to "Mile"

In a recent edit to the page Mile, you changed one or more words from one international variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For subjects exclusively related to Britain (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to other English-speaking countries, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the appropriate variety of English used there. If it is an international topic, use the same form of English the original author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to the other, even if you don't normally use the version the article is written in. Respect other people's versions of English. They in turn should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Wikipedia:Manual of Style. If you have any queries about all this, you can ask me on my talk page or you can visit the help desk. Thank you.

Please note that the US variety of English is in use for the "Mile" article because the US is the only remaining English-speaking country that still uses the mile as a lawful general purpose unit of measure. While the UK still uses the mile for road distances as displayed to motorists, it is not a lawful general purpose unit.
Jc3s5h (talk) 19:06, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate your comment, but I changed the spelling because all English speaking countries except the USA use the SI spelling of metre. Also, since the USA, along with Burma and Liberia, are the only three countries that have not (yet) adopted the SI system of measure, these conversions are (presumably) for the convenience of English speakers who are not citizens of the USA. Since the USA continues to use the Imperial system of measure some 230 years after independence and has still not adopted SI it is curious that the USA should dictate the rest of the world how to spell a unit that it, itself, refuses to adopt. Also, as you note, the mile is still in use on road signs for distance and speed and, although the UK adopted the metric system for cartography in 1936; you should be under no doubt that under the laws in the UK, you can still lawfully get a speeding ticket for exceeding the speed in miles per hour (mph). Finally, a meter is an instrument for measuring something (like hydro-meter alti-meter, volt-meter etc. The word meter in your vernacular is ambiguous, whereas the word metre absolutely is not.

Enquire (talk) 19:32, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

In Wikipedia spelling is determined on an article-by-article basis, depending on what the article is about and the affinity between the topic of the article and an English-speaking country. At this point in time, "mile" has the greatest affinity to the USA, because while it may be used for restricted purposes in the UK and perhaps some other countries, it is in unrestricted use in the USA. "Meter" is the spelling adopted by the competent authority, the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

--Jc3s5h (talk) 00:02, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Quite frankly, this is a rather ad-hoc approach is unlikely to be viable in the longer term. While some articles clearly have an affinity to the USA, or not, the vast majority of articles have no national affinity at all. In any cases, many articles that are about (say) the USA, present information that is often well known within the USA, but less so outside the USA; and, so are just as likely (or more likely) to be referenced by people outside the USA. In any case, who is to decide what affinity subjects such as health, mathematics, chemistry etc. have?!?

While this article is about the mile, the USA (like the UK) still uses the mile and mph for road signs. The mile is well understood in both countries. However, for other English speaking countries, the kilometre and km/h are both official and customary units. Therefore, while readers from the USA (as well as from the UK) will understand miles; readers of English from other countries mostly do not, although they are (of course) familiar with kilometres and km/h.

Obviously, the conversion to SI units is not for the benefit of readers in the USA, but rather for readers from other parts of the world. Those readers are familiar with the SI spelling of metre ... the word meter to mean metre (rather than to mean an instrument for measurement) is confusing and ambiguous to them.

Enquire (talk 00:37, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

As explained at WP:ENGVAR, articles that lack a strong tie to any English-speaking nation follow the variety of English established by the first major contributor.

--Jc3s5h (talk) 02:53, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Just as I stated, this both arbitary and inconsistent. I understand this is how it is now, but I predict this ad-hoc compromise is unlikely to be viable in the longer term...

Enquire (talk) 01:01, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Geocities...

... gone, but deadlinks can usually be fixed because the site appears to have been mirrored at oocities.com, so a simple change in the URL normally works. Rodhullandemu 00:01, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of PH Flexible Packaging

A tag has been placed on PH Flexible Packaging requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Toddst1 (talk) 22:43, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate your obvious enthusiasm, but I did not appreciate your nominating a page that I only just created (PH Flexible Packaging) minutes earlier for Speedy Deletion. You did not provide any rationale for doing this and you did not give me any opportunity to expand the page. You also reverted the correction I made to the re-direct of the Jiffy bag page on the dubious pretext that you had nominated PH Flexible Packaging for Speedy Deletion.

The reason I created this page is that, previously, Jiffy bag (should be Jiffy Bag) was a re-direct to a competitor of the actual manufacturer of Jiffy Bags ... which is both misleading and deceptive.

Since there was no Wiki page for PH Flexible Packaging, I created one. Also, you will see that the format used for PH Flexible Packaging is the same as for Sealed Air, a competitor of PH Flexible Packaging. In fact, the level of detail and content is roughly the same for both companies.

I do not understand why PH Flexible Packaging is nominated for Speedy Deletion when its competitor Sealed Air obviously is not. Either they both stand or they both fall. Regardless, there is no excuse for making a redirect of Jiffy Bag to a competitor of the actual manufacturer. This is just plain misleading and wrong. Either Jiffy Bag is a redirect to the manufacturers of the Jiffy Bag (PH Flexible Packaging), or it is expanded into its own page, where it would be reasonable to not only identify PH Flexible Packaging as the original manufacturer, but also list its competitors.

What is not acceptable on Wikipedia is to obliterate the actual manufacturer and then redirect pages that relate to its products to a competitor. (Do you work or have shares in Sealed Air?)

Wikipedia should be a source of unbiased information and should not include misleading or deceptive information.

Enquire (talk) 00:06, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

No connection whatsoever. And you? Toddst1 (talk) 13:34, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

None at all ... I only stumbled into this because I was trying to track-down the manufacturer of the "Jiffy Bag" and realized that it linked to the wrong company (a competitor). Google helped me figure out who that is, while not as savvy in a corporate sense, the company seems to be nonetheless a player is several parallel markets for its packaging products and technology. Enquire (talk) 21:27, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Article difficulty

The article you are trying to create has to do a few things:

• It has to establish the subject's notability in a Wikipedia sense. In this case it means it has to pass WP:CORP.
• It can't be an advertisement.
• It can't be a copyright violation
• It must be verifiable - usually that means using citations from reliable sources

If the article does all that, then it should be ok - unless you have a conflict of interest with the subject. In that case, you can still write the article, but it is discouraged. Either way, be sure you understand the conflict of interest guidelines.

Be sure and click on each of the links above and understand what Wikipedia means in each context.

It's probably a good idea to start the article in your sandbox and get it in shape there before moving it to the article-space. That way it will be much less likely to be speedily deleted. Good luck. Toddst1 (talk) 13:34, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

You didn't actually mention what article you are referring to... Why is this here?!? 66.183.96.74 (talk) 00:27, 7 December 2009 (UTC)