User talk:AstroLynx

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Honorifics e.g. (Battle of Badr)

Would you be so kind as to direct me to the WP rule stating that honorifics are not to be used, please? Anarchangel (talk) 10:23, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Manual of Style (Islam-related articles) 4.2 AstroLynx (talk) 12:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Constellation Family

Thank you for your input on saving the article, and for all your other astronomical contributions over time. The article was kept. Kindest regards. Thor Dockweiler (talk) 20:51, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hijri date conversion

I remember you were involved in a Hijri conversion related discussion here at Talk:Al. I have opened a related discussion here at Wikipedia_talk:Manual of Style (dates and numbers), you are welcome to contribute to it.--Sayed Mohammad Faiz Haider^tc_s 12:08, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pyxis and Argo

Robert, Can I direct your attention to the Talk page of the entry on Pyxis. The old canard about Pyxis being part of Argo has come up again. You might wish to comment. Skeptic2 (talk) 15:37, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Skeptic, I found the discussion under Talk:Puppis and have responded to it - shouldn't this be moved to Talk:Pyxis? AstroLynx (talk) 08:30, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

URL Update

You recently edited the article on the Battle of Karbala. The old URL works - the page it produces seems identical to that produced by the new URL. So why the change of URL?--Toddy1 (talk) 15:49, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The old URL indeed still works but in the near future it will die. In their infinite wisdom, the ICT people at my university have decided that all old URL's must be replaced by new URL's adhering to a particular format (it wasn't my idea). AstroLynx (talk) 16:06, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The article on the Battle of Karbala is one that I managed to stop people edit warring over, so I tend to question changes that I do not understand.--Toddy1 (talk) 13:28, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Islamic Calendar

Howdy,

Thanks for keeping that article as junk free as possible! I just wanted to bring your attention to a message I left here as I figure you may have more to say about it than me - obviously if that's deleted or something by then then don't spam him/her, but it may be of interest Cheers, Egg Centric 19:47, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I see that the page is now semi-protected. Hopefully, that will help. AstroLynx (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Date conflict in Hijra (Islam)

Hi Vgent, you are right. There is now a date conflict. But is the conventional method of converting Islamic dates to Western dates really erroneous? Anyway, I do not have the references in my possession that point the date to be June/July 622, hence, am unable to cite them. If you have these references, you can do this, or suggest me what I can do now. Thanks.--AsceticRosé 04:39, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AsceticRose, the conventional method (either using printed tables or online calendar software) for converting Islamic dates to Western dates is fine for dates after 10 AH (632 CE) but not for earlier dates as the Arabian calendar, as observed in Mecca and Medina during Muhammad's life, was kept in step with the seasons by occasionally inserting an intercalary month (as still is done in the Jewish calendar). All available conversion tables (and calendar software) neglect this fact. The June date was derived by Fazlur Rehman Shaikh (Chronology of Prophetic Events, 2001) by correcting for the omitted intercalary months (probably three). Earlier reseachers on this topic also derived similar dates. I have Fazlur Rehman Shaikh's book somewhere and I can give you the page references by tomorrow. AstroLynx (talk) 07:30, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still waiting for your reference! --AsceticRosé 15:41, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AsceticRose, as you had already 'fixed' the date conflict, I thought that it was no longer necessary. The revised date for the hijra is discussed in Fazlur Rehman Shaikh (Chronology of Prophetic Events, London, Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd., 2001), pp. 51-52, where he concludes that the Prophet Muhammad left Mecca on 21 June (622 CE), arrived in Quba on June 28 and entered Medina on 2 July. AstroLynx (talk) 08:14, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your cooperation. --AsceticRosé 16:36, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ramadan

When-is.com is not WP:RS. Also, the Ramadan lasts for one month, not 1-2 days. Hence reverted back to my version. Please don't revert back. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 11:25, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I regarded your edit as unhelpful as it now links not to an Islamic calendar site but to a Hindu calendar site. I am aware that Islamic and Hindu calendars are both lunar calendars but they are computed/determined differentlly. I suggest that you revert your edit or substitute a better link to an Islamic calendar site. AstroLynx (talk) 11:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are free to provide a better link to any Islamic calendar if you wish to. But not to some chat forum. Btw, this calendar is, irrespective of which religion it focuses on, still a better one at being a calender. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 16:28, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Let's first see what happens on the Talk page. If nobody suggests better links I will suggest some later this week. AstroLynx (talk) 16:38, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Doha manuscript - Book of Fixed Stars

Hi Rob,

Thank you for your edit at Fixed Stars. I didn't realise the excellent UU site was already linked,

I would like to nominate the Google Art Project image of the manuscript as a Wikipedia Featured Picture at WP:FPC, but feel I need more information about the image. I can get a description of the manuscript from the UU site, but my problem is I can't read Arabic and I don't know which constellation is being described. Can you help me there at all? Grateful if you can.

Regards,

Marinka

Marinka van Dam (talk) 19:45, 17 October 2014 (UTC) (Dutch descent but not bilingual, though I can read Dutch easily if you would prefer to reply in Dutch)[reply]

Hi Marinka,

The left-side page depicts Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown), the right-side page gives the star list for the preceeding constellation Boötes (The Herdsman).

Thanks so much, Rob. I'll nominate it later this evening or tomorrow morning. Really grateful. I don't think I could have nominated the file without that info.

Marinka van Dam (talk) 16:54, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Sometimes it might seem like a thankless job, but you've definitely earned some. Kudos! Chrislamic.State (talk) 22:35, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Chrislamic.State. It is nice to know when one's work is appreciated. AstroLynx (talk) 11:45, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Voltaire

Voltaire was not a Christian. Bladesmulti (talk) 10:31, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's new to me. AstroLynx (talk) 10:33, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Citation requested

Judging by this edit you seem to have some source for this information. Would you please cite the source in the article? Jc3s5h (talk) 12:26, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Hi Vgent/Astrolynx I've been getting a bit confused on the islamic calendar page with your signature and username being so different. Would you consider changing your signature to include "Vgent" or requesting a username change to include some form of "Astrolynx"? SPACKlick (talk) 08:58, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, actually I would like to change my username to Astrolynx (the same as my signature) but I have not figured out how best to do this. Can you suggest which steps I should make? Thanks. AstroLynx (talk) 10:49, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Changing username. 87.81.147.76 (talk) 10:52, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. AstroLynx (talk) 11:33, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well now you've drawn attention to who you really are, and from the links you keep adding to articles people will now guess (a) who you are and (b) which university you are tenured at. Also, your previous signature [[User:Vgent|Astrolynx]] will remain on the public record forever.87.81.147.76 (talk) 12:23, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have no problem with that - you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out who I am (you probably knew already). AstroLynx (talk) 14:04, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gregorian categories

Isn't it Wikipedia policy to place movable dates and non-Gregorian observances into Gregorian calendar categories? And what do you mean that Ramadan can fall within all months of the year? Asarelah (talk) 16:38, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See my response at Talk:Eid_al-Fitr. AstroLynx (talk) 16:41, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shamsi vs Fazlur Rehman

Hello, I am relatively new here and I was happy to know you have read Shamsi and Fazlur on the Chronology of the Sirah. Would like to know your opinions on the assumptions used by both. Did either one impress you more and if so for what reason? Please do get back. Best regards. Bulgarios (talk) 16:35, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for your interest in early Islamic chronology. There is little difference in how both authors approached the subject. Both are well read in the large volume of traditions concerning the life of the prophet Muhammad and both are also familiar with the (Western) scholarly literature as well. The only difference is in the assumption of how the calendar was regulated during Muhammad's lifetime: without intercalation (Shamsi) or with intercalation (Fazlur Rehman). AstroLynx (talk) 17:10, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A star for you!

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		In the recognition of the good work you have carried out for long on this encyclopedia. I appreciate your long stay with Wikipedia. -AsceticRosé 05:06, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. AstroLynx (talk) 08:36, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

source and information are clean.

the other user who undo my changes make mistake. kindly do not make it complicated,. Simpleabd (talk) 09:04, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, changes of such a nature should first be discussed on the Talk page - you must provide relevant sources. Remember that WP is not a soapbox on which Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc. can claim that their religion is the best. AstroLynx (talk) 09:09, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

this is free for any kind of contributor.

I contribute with good information and source. what's wrong with that? you are contributor too. this is not your website, Simpleabd (talk) 09:12, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

what's wrong with you?

you almost make me complicated by making bad reason. kindly respect the contribution of others. or make a good reason why it needs to be removed. Simpleabd (talk) 09:25, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some of your edits appear to be unnecessary and you remove good sources without giving a proper reason. Changes to sensitive pages such as Muhammad should always be discussed first on the Talk page. Also keep WP:3RR in mind if you do not want to risk losing your editing privileges. AstroLynx (talk) 10:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

i know it is not complicated.

i add source. why still undo? it is common sense we dont own this website and we are just contributors. we cant say who is right but in source and true good detail can. Simpleabd (talk) 08:46, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, nobody owns this website - that applies to me but also to you. Your edits have now been reverted by three different editors and from that you should have learned by now that your editing behaviour does not comply with WP policy. Please remember that this is English WP and not Islamic WP. Also keep WP:3RR in mind if you do not want to risk losing your editing privileges. AstroLynx (talk) 09:09, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

i like to be friend with you.

no offense but i am improving the article. I knew this website but you might be guilty? Simpleabd (talk) 09:28, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion here is rather pointless, you should do this on the relevant Talk page(s) and first get consensus before you make major changes to sensitive pages. AstroLynx (talk) 09:42, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Islamic calendar

Hi AstroLynx. Do you in fact disagree with my edit? If so, could you say why? I don't think saying that others might disagree is enough to revert a change. Thanks Abjiklɐm (tɐlk) 02:06, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree with your edit because you propose to make a major change to Islamic calendar without prior discussion on the Talk page. AstroLynx (talk) 10:00, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi !

fuck off you son of a bitch.--91.233.116.79 (talk) 12:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

you seem to be pissed off – care to elaborate? AstroLynx (talk) 12:44, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked. Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Disruptive_campaign_by_IP_hopper_in_United_Arab_Emirates.2C_ongoing --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:25, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. AstroLynx (talk) 09:44, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit

Hello!, i have a simple question, just answer at my talk page. What is the reason of my reference deletation? even in good faith. "MM.B.SA" (talk) 18:36, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Because your edits appear to be unnecessary - are you planning to add similar refs to all 88 constellations? - and because the English and formatting was rather sloppy. As example, I cite your proposed change to Apus: "( p - 103, The young astronomer,s hand book, bu Ian Ridpath, {1981})". In this short sentence I count at least six English or formatting errors. AstroLynx (talk) 09:07, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Copy-vio

Hello. Please stop constantly re-adding copy-vio material, which was previously reverted by the moderator NeilN. Regards, 17:29, 27 April 2016 (UTC)CounterTime (talk)[reply]

Banned user Vote (X) for Change

Hi! Nice work reverting the edits by (now blocked) IP user 151.225.17.59 on Gregorian calendar. A prolific sockpuppeteer, Vote (X) for Change is an ongoing pain in the tookus, but at least I have something to occupy my time through the week when London libraries are open. Regards, Aloha27 talk 13:16, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

be fair

If a Dr. of the Astronomy Department at Berkeley University California reviews my Lion constellation image that I linked to. And says regarding the image: "[...] [This] lion looks much more interesting than the versions of Leo that are usually drawn." And finds no objection. Then we have to see that he probably knows H.A. Rey's lion. so he calls mine more intersting. Which makes my lion image well worth being shown on wikipedia. A Dr. of astronomy my friend finds no problem about my image. And still you keep deleting it. I would say somewhere a border is breached here. so put my image back in. Or at least refrain from deleting it Mr. next complaint will go to some admin on Wikipedia. and I guess he or she will understand that if a Dr. of astronomy says it is good knowledge and science then Mr. Astrolynks does not have to delete it. and I bet my friend that this is not the first complaint about you. so leave my image in. putting astro in your name does not give you more knowlege about astronomy then the doctors for Astronomey at Berkeley. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:CA:4BCD:185E:9042:C3B4:8F13:8BB2 (talk) 15:38, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sirius

Hi Sir, I am World and History, your this revert might be right. I can always say I was wrong, but consider that I only added what Muslims attribute it to. It wasn't a statement or a claim. I tried to be as neutral as I could. You also seems to have rejected my sources. Please reconsider reverting if you will as I don't think that was a pseudo-scientific claim, it was rather an sourced opinion, just like other religious beliefs for example Persian beliefs has been mentioned. Thank you in advance. Regards - Worldandhistory (talk) 21:28, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a repository for unscientific claims. The source which you cited is not a reliable source. If you disagree, start a discussion on the Talk page and present your arguments why it should be included. AstroLynx (talk) 12:34, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hegira article

Hi AstroLynx, what do you think of this edit done by 188.220.247.11 on 17 July 2016 on Hegira article? This edit very awkwardly changed the dates we agreed in our discussion. This user advocates for Humidullah's dates. There was a banned used named 'vote x for change', I remember. Does this edit resemble his preferred version? If so, this 188.220.247.11 must be a sock of that banned user.

Waiting for your response... -AsceticRosé 15:21, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this has all the foot print signs of 'Vote X for Change'. The IP address geo-locates to the London area, as his/her numerous socks nearly always do, and he/she has in the past often vandalized the talk pages of Jimbo Wales. AstroLynx (talk) 15:32, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. I will try to fix it. -AsceticRosé 17:02, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Petra and qibla

Hi, I started a discussion under qibla so you can express your objections. However, you have no right to expect from me that I will first start a discussion before making an edit. Be Bold. Leocomix (talk) 16:39, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When adding controversial claims is customary and also polite behavior to first start a discussion on the Talk page and make the edit after consensus has been reached. AstroLynx (talk) 08:18, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Mawlid

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on the mawlid article. Somebody keeps adding there POV changes to the article. I have reverted them again. How can we protect the article from further vandalism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.213.115 (talk) 06:04, 10 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some dates needed

Hi AstroLynx

I remember you have Fazlur Rehman Shaikh's book Chronology of Prophetic Events. Will you please provide me with some dates of prophetic events from the book, with page numbers? I need dates of battle of Badr, Battle of Uhud, Battle of the Trench, Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s preparation for Mecca campaign, his entry into Mecca, Battle of Hunayn, Battle of Tabouk, Farewell Pilgrimage, and death. -AsceticRosé 01:39, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just reminding you, as you told... -AsceticRosé 17:21, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Revert on Gravitational constant

Hello. Could you explain why you reverted (all) of my edits to the page? Although I haven't actually read through Newton's Principia, I think I edited it to make more sense. G was a variable in the context that he didn't know its value at the time, but the equation could later be applied to astronomical objects in order to find it. Upper/lower case is stylistic, knowing that once it was found it would no longer be a variable. UpdateNerd (talk) 13:35, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The page is about Newton's constant of gravity (G). The intro which you added was on the measurement of the constant for the acceleration of gravity (g). Of course both constants are related but that is explained further on in the page(s). AstroLynx (talk) 13:52, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying. I understand that there might be a better place for the history of free fall objects/pendulum measurements, but those can be seen as influential on Newton’s thinking. As for what appears in Principia, I think my wording still approaches more relevant precision than the description “attempting to estimate the absolute mass of planets” which I fail to see what has to with the capital G constant. UpdateNerd (talk) 14:43, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on Honorifics

What is wrong with you. You AstroLynx? Just now you removed my edited words in the "First Fitna" page? You know what they meant? You know what the word "Radhiallahu Anhu" meant? It means (May God be pleased with him). They were the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.! Show some respect. Bhamjee (talk) 14:19, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See [1] why we do not add honorifics. You furthermore lied about the nature of your edits in your edit summaries as they were definitely not "neutral". AstroLynx (talk) 14:35, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Now why did you removed my earlier comment? Bhamjee (talk) 03:39, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I did not remove your comment but placed it at the bottom of the talk page where it properly belongs. If you have further questions or comments please add them at the bottom of the talk page. AstroLynx (talk) 08:34, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Conquest of Mecca

Are you content with the way the current version of the article on the Conquest of Mecca deals with the date issue? I see that someone has collapsed the discussion on the talk page after an IP editor made another contribution.-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:47, 18 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

For now it should be o.k. However, may I suggest to move the section on the dates (now nearly at the top) to the end of the page as the event should take precedence, not the date(s) on which it took place. AstroLynx (talk) 11:04, 18 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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PBUH

Hey Why you removed PBUH from the Name of Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH Aneess (talk) 22:15, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See Manual of Style (Islam-related articles) 4.3. AstroLynx (talk) 11:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

nepali item

I simply saw a triple equals reduced to 2 on one side - and reverted that - thanks for following that up JarrahTree 10:48, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

wow you must be quite cool - an over ten year edit history in one talk page - and yet you have some of the most difficult areas of wikipedia to navigate - well done! JarrahTree 10:52, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your revert

My first choice for the edit was Equinox, but the page is protected, so I added the information to Tropical year instead. Since you object to it being there, would you add it to my first choice article? Just delete the lead and replace it with the following:

An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane (extended indefinitely in all directions) of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun.^[1] This occurs twice each year: around 20 March and 23 September. In other words, it is the moment at which the center of the visible Sun is directly above the Equator. In the northern hemisphere, the equinox in March is called the Vernal or Spring Equinox; the September equinox is called the Autumnal or Fall Equinox. The dates are variable, dependent as they are on (1) the leap year cycle and (2) the longitude of the perihelion. Seasons may begin several days before or after the date they would have begun if the earth's orbit were circular. For spring, this would be the time when the right ascension of the mean sun (R.A.M.S.) is zero (i.e. it is crossing the equator from south to north). In 1939, for example, this happened at 10:11 AM (GMT) on 23 March.^[2]

Because the Moon (and to a lesser extent the planets) cause the motion of the Earth to vary from a perfect ellipse, the equinox is now officially defined by the Sun's more regular ecliptic longitude rather than by its declination. The instants of the equinoxes are currently defined to be when the longitude of the Sun is 0° and 180°.^[3] There are tiny (up to 1¼ arcsecond) variations in the Sun's latitude (discussed below), which means the Sun's center is rarely precisely over the equator under the official definition. The two understandings of the equinox can lead to discrepancies of up to 69 seconds.

On the day of an equinox, daytime and nighttime are of approximately equal duration all over the planet. They are not exactly equal, however, due to the angular size of the Sun, atmospheric refraction, and the rapidly changing duration of the length of day that occurs at most latitudes around the equinoxes. The word is derived from the Latin aequinoctium, from aequus (equal) and nox (genitive noctis) (night).

Thanks, and keep up the good work.:)81.139.160.225 (talk) 11:16, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Equinoxes". Astronomical Information Center. United States Naval Observatory. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
^ Olson, Donald W; Fienberg, Richard Tresch; Sinnott, Roger (27 July 2006). "What is A Blue Moon?". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ "Glossary". Astronomical Almanac 2008. United States Naval Observatory. 2008.

Sorry, but no: get a WP account so that you can also edit protected pages. AstroLynx (talk) 12:08, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Equinox" now at WP:ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic Pushing outdated or irrelevant sources at "Equinox".

Thanks for trying to help with this but more help from administrators is needed. Jc3s5h (talk) 12:07, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not vandalism

You undid this edit calling it vandalism. Please check up on Wikipedia:Vandalism, and you'll see that this edit, which was well explained in the edit summary, was not vandalism. Please also review Wikipedia:Vandalism#How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism. Debresser (talk) 19:02, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. AstroLynx (talk) 08:22, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, AstroLynx! I was about to make a similar complaint about your ESs reverting the Bulgar Calendar nonsense (not sure whether it’s a hoax, nationalist mythologizing, or a mixture, but regardless the proponent seems sincere albeit misguided). However, noticing that your more recent reverts just say “unsourced”, instead I’m here to thank you for the reduction in mordancy.—Odysseus 1479 00:56, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Julian days

Knowing you'd be interested, Ludwig Ideler used Julian days before John Herschel used them. I mentioned this in my recent rewrite of the history of Julian days. But Ideler used only two: the first day of the Nabonassar Era was an elapsed Julian day (with a typo) and the first day of the Christian Era was a current Julian day. See Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie I, pp. 102–106. Ideler also used sequential days in other eras, as did many Middle Eastern scholars like al-Biruni. — Joe Kress (talk) 01:38, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Joe. Yes, I am aware of the fact that sequential day numbering systems were used by astronomers long before Herschel's time. You will find them in Islamic zij's (as you already mentioned) and in the Alfonsine Tables. Each of these works start with a chapter on chronology and with tables how to convert dates from one calendar system to another calendar system. AstroLynx (talk) 06:22, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

help with previous deletion..

HI.. you were previously kind enough to point out the error in my "©Peter Sketchley" labeling of my essential-dignities table..

you left a comment "one cannot copyright unsourced changes to WP"

sorry, what is WP ?

I just realized I originally did that table using an ip "120.156.167.210" before creating my sign-up profile.. is this the reason you were referring?

should I sign-out then redo?

also, my wording website/webpage was wrong.. I meant wikipedia website, not just webpage. is this the reason you were referring?

I've re-asked my original problem-question again on my TALK section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Peter_Sketchley

sorry for the inconvenience.. any insight will be greatly appreciated.. Peter Sketchley (talk) 11:44, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP is short for Wikipedia. You appear to have made changes for which you provide no source. Please provide a reliable source when you make changes to sourced content. AstroLynx (talk) 11:48, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The TABLE you claim to be "traditional" that represents something that was accepted for centuries.

I too have read many very very old "astrology books" & I have read something to the effect stating "the ancients deliberately obfuscated their work/tables to keep their secrets secret".. and the "initiate" was expected to expand this table out to the full 12 zodiac by using "know-how" known to their members.

I have also seen these "essential-dignities" tables many times in very old "astrology books" & I have indeed seen this table with the "exaltation" Column labelled as "exaltation of"..

IF I "go-to-the-great bother" of "re-finding" this very old "astrology book" with that column labelled "exaltation of"; then will you accept this as evidence?

OR will you state that the "MAJORITY" states this "exaltation" error, therefore this error is the truth by majority rule?

AS FOR the "ACCURACY" of the current "essential-dignities" tables supported here on wikipedia..

[1st] CANCER

MOON/Cancer can NOT exalt JUPITER fall MARS. <<== this is ERROR

if MOON/Cancer exalts JUPITER/Sagittarius then Cancer MUST fall MERCURY/Gemini..

if MOON/Cancer exalts JUPITER/Pisces then Cancer MUST fall MERCURY/Virgo..

comment: this RULE is nonsense OR obfuscated. <== which one of these?

[2nd] CAPRICORN

SATURN/Capricorn can NOT exalt MARS fall JUPITER. <<== this is ERROR

if SATURN/Capricorn exalts MARS/Aries then Capricorn MUST fall VENUS/Libra..

if SATURN/Capricorn exalts MARS/Scorpio then Capricorn MUST fall VENUS/Taurus..

comment: this RULE is nonsense OR obfuscated. <== which one of these?

ALL those so-called "traditional" astrology experts whom wrote ALL those books you hold-to;

were written by idiots whom did not bother to "check-their-work" & instead propagated an obfuscation ERROR.

TODAY, our "modern-astrology" is nonsense. TRICKED by a deliberate obfuscation.

THE table I presented resolved the 12zodiac "exactly" without ERROR..

if a million people believe an ERROR; does that ERROR become TRUTH?

CONCLUSION: the "essential-dignity" table on wiki is wrong OR obfuscated. <=== which of these?

Peter Sketchley (talk) 03:08, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, WP can only refer to reliable and verifiable sources (preferably printed sources). If you can find a "corrected" table in a verifiable source (blogs don't count) then by all means add a reference. However, what you appear to be attempting is to add your own research which on WP is a big no-no. If you feel that your results are so important then get it published in an astrology magazine or in a book. Please remember that WP is not an astrology blog -- there are other websites for this. AstroLynx (talk) 07:57, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

YOU STATED: If you can find a "corrected" table in a verifiable source (blogs don't count) then by all means add a reference.

THIS is EXCELLENT.. I'm referring to an actual "very old" astrology book. The hard drive I had those books (pdf) on is crashed and requires expensive "mechanical" repair in a clean-room; that drive contains advanced design blueprints so I'd prefer to finish off an easier project then buy the repair-company as I've been warned by fellow academics they generally do an image-copy & go for a snoop-around.

I'm very pleased with your response and I will endeavor to re-find this source book-material and get back to you.

I originally came upon this book by sheer-luck, so this may take a bit..

until then....

Cheers, I appreciate your time.

Peter Sketchley (talk) 08:30, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Calendar changes in Europe east of France since the Reformation

Good afternoon. I hope you are keeping well. You have edited extensively on the above subject, as may be seen from [2], [3], and [4]. In your two latest edits you revert two edits providing notable additional material on the ground that adding such material is "repeated vandalism". Can you explain why you consider that adding notable additional material to articles is vandalism? When replying, can you please explain two earlier edits you made?

[5] reversing [6] and [7] by Senor Cuete, [8] by Timtempleton, [9] by Senor Cuete], [10] by Timtempleton and [11] by InternetArchiveBot

all reverted by you because you considered them to be "repeated vandalism"

[12], an addition sourced to a proclamation by the Archbishop of Athens which you reversed because you considered it to be "repeated vandalism".

Thank you for your time. 77.101.226.208 (talk) 12:43, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, London-based calendar vandal. I fear that you are mistaking me for someone else as most of the reverts to which you refer were not made by me (as you perfectly well know). AstroLynx (talk) 12:49, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

So who do you say actually made edit linked [5] and edit linked [12], both of which have "AstroLynx" at the top and are logged in your contribution record? 77.101.226.208 (talk) 12:59, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thoses edits were indeed mine, the other were not -- but you already knew that. As usual, your edits are only made to vandalize articles -- and you also know that very well. If you have problems with my edits you can always open a discusion on WP:ANI. AstroLynx (talk) 13:20, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[USNO_FAQ-1] "Equinoxes". Astronomical Information Center. United States Naval Observatory. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

[2] Olson, Donald W; Fienberg, Richard Tresch; Sinnott, Roger (27 July 2006). "What is A Blue Moon?". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[3] "Glossary". Astronomical Almanac 2008. United States Naval Observatory. 2008.

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