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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)

Jerusalem lead

You remarked in your edit-summary: "wording & structure of the lead are per consensus". I don't mind the link that you reinstated, now that I've digested the political/cultural significance, but it is unwise to assert with a blanket statement that no one can edit the lead: that is the implication of the edit-summary.

As you can see from my talk-page comment, I think it's best to remove the first of the huge raft of sources for the "biggest city" thing. Please let me know if you disagree (on my talk page). Tony (talk) 13:03, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Hertz, I'm so glad you like the Bach movement; no one has ever commented on it before. The Jerusalem article is a rich subject and—in places—is very nicely written. I still think the the number of refs for the "largest city" looks defensively large, but in any case, a newspaper source would be better after the books and academic sources, don't you think, rather than first, a position that weakens the verification, if anything.

The array of pics above the infobox: rather cluttered, and spoils the effect in my view—some are so tiny it's hard to make out what they are: is it a marketplace to the middle right? That would be first to be moved down, if the mess were rationalised. The density of pics in the body of the article is not so great that one or two more could not be added from the infobox.

Let me disclose that any religious/emotional conflict concerning Jerusalem is a great bore to me. I am an utter heathen (anti-religious, actually). But it's an important article historically and culturally, so I'm interested.

If the article is not to be semi-protected (I'm surprised it's not), why don't you put an editorial comment in caps at the top concerning consensus and the lead? Tony (talk) 12:39, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Question

Hello,

What do you mean by "Wording of the lead has been established by editorial consensus. Changes require consensus"?

Thanks in advance, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.247.44.7 (talk) 05:29, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

The existing wording and structure result from lengthy discussions among editors on the article's Talk page, Talk:Jerusalem. Some of the more recent discussions may be read there; others have been archived. You will find a link to those near the top of the page, labeled "Archived Talk about Jerusalem as capital of Israel may be found HERE". You are welcome to join any discussion on the talk page, or start a new topic, as long as it pertains to editing and improving the article. In general, any edits made to any Wikipedia article must have reliable sourcing and carry a neutral tone. Hertz1888 (talk) 05:45, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Trolls

I was hoping the troll would go away, but I guess life under its bridge must be boring. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 01:56, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Holon

Hello, Hertz1888. I accidentally completely screwed up the page Holon (and I mean completely screwed it up), and I can't seem to fix it. Could you spread the word and see what you could do to help? Thanks!--RM (Be my friend) 05:51, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Amy Winehouse & friends

I guess the troll noticed your comment.[1] --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 01:26, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Todah raba chaver. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 06:00, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı)

An IP address and a new user are disruptively removing material from IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı), the Islamist organization sponsoring the ship in the Gaza flotilla. Here is the material:

The Daily Telegraph calls the IHH, "a radical Islamist group masquerading as a humanitarian agency."

According to Henri Barkey, an analyst for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the IHH is, an Islamist organisation as it has been deeply involved with Hamas for some time," and "Some of its members went on the boat saying that they had written their last will and testament." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Broad Wall (talk • contribs) 03:01, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism

Dear Hertz1888, please: before removing a section of an article, check the references cited therein. The reference I gave for an allegation came from a slate.com article which, if you read, shows an author's name.

Furthermore, please understand the distinction between documenting a sourced allegation with the allegation itself. I neither support nor deny allegations that Caroline Glick is racist. In fact, I would love to see evidence disputing that she is a racist. Please respond with neutral content within an article rather than attempting to censor it. I know that everyone makes mistakes. 69.110.12.49 (talk) 17:09, 5 June 2010 (UTC)