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I don't think it was harsh at all, indeed, I thought it was exceptionally helpful - for comparison you should look at some of my comments at my declines at WP:PERM that I've been doing for years without any recrimination. In fact I didn't even look at the article that was involved; I was far more concerned with the the experience required for policing pages in general, something that I have been campaigning for for years and been largely successful in achieving some results, not only with the individuals involved but with getting meta solutions developed. If you really want want to work a lot on EAR - which you have apparently made your domain since I have basically moved on from being one its major contributors for a long time, please consider answering customers' queries without constantly criticising your experienced collaborators. Happy New Year :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:27, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

We are not a cabal that new members have to be inducted into before they can take part. In general, I probably agree with your stance, but this particular editor does seem to have some clue. At the very least he has an arguable case for deletion of the aricle. SpinningSpark 01:50, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Youngest British soldier in World War I

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displaying columns

Regarding your recent revert on Nanotechnology, the reason I modified from 30em to |2| was that with 30em the text is displayed on my browser as two columns, but only as long as the font size is 10 points. Once I increase the font size to 12, the text appears as single column. In contrast, when I change the Reflist to |2| the text appears in 2-column format in all font sizes. Do you happen to be aware of an explanation for this phenomena? Thanks. IjonTichy (talk) 23:55, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

I expect it is because your browser thinks that it cannot fit 30 ems across the width of your screen at a font size of 12pt. This depends on the size of your monitor and the size of the window you are using as well as the size of font you have set. It is working how it is supposed to work, the number of columns are adjusted to the viewing conditions. In contrast, the |2 parameter will try and present 2 columns no matter how narrow they become and on a tablet or mobile they become unhelpfully squished.

For articles I have constructed I would normally set the column width a bit narrower (something like 23em) which will stay at 2 columns for a wider range of settings. Personally, I wouldn't object to that setting on nanotechnology, but other editors frequently change it to something wider. A narrow setting works well for short form referencing (as I use on my articles), but when refs are given in full in inline citations you don't want them squashed onto too many lines. SpinningSpark 00:58, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. IjonTichy (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

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A waveguide filter is an electronic filter that is constructed in waveguide technology. Waveguides are hollow metal tubes inside which an electromagnetic wave may be transmitted. Filters are a basic component of electronic engineering designs and have numerous applications. Waveguide filters are most useful in the microwave band of frequencies, where they are a convenient size and have low loss. Examples are found in satellite communications, telephone networks, and television broadcasting. Waveguide filters were developed during World War II for radar and electronic counter-measures, but afterwards soon found civilian applications. Post-war development was concerned with reducing size, first with new analysis techniques that eliminated unnecessary components, then by innovations such as dual-mode cavities and ceramic resonators. Waveguides can support a variety of electromagnetic wave modes: both a disadvantage, spurious modes frequently cause problems, and an advantage; dual-mode designs can be much smaller. The chief advantages of waveguide filters are ability to handle high power and low loss. The chief disadvantages are bulk and cost compared to technologies like microstrip. (Full article...)

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		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Waveguide filter. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:08, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

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Congrats on Waveguide filter!

Congratulations on Waveguide filter's Main Page appearance! Curly Turkey (gobble) 05:39, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Great job on bringing a technological article to such an in-depth state. I'm impressed. I remember the Waffle-iron filter GA a few years ago and had a good inkling who the author of this one might be! SFB 07:41, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you, specialist on the "1920s electronic filter designs and designers", for quality articles such as Waveguide filter and Otto Julius Zobel, for spinning according to "unless you can explain it to your grandmother" and sparking brilliant ideas and kindness, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Er, sorry about that ridiculous edit summary (some Twinkle code must have changed while I was gone in the past year) and sorry about the message in general because I just noticed your thing about not wanting talkback templates. My bad. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 07:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)