User talk:WillowW/Archive24

Greeetings from Sweden)

Hello,

You know who this is :-)

I hope you had a great day at the office. I am sorry I had to run but the last bus was leaving. Any time you feel like contacting me, you know where to find me, right?

Best wishes, 03:02, 8 January 2011 (UTC) (PS I cannot believe that you remembered Matilda's name, while I totally... well, you know.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.25.156.172 (talk)

Hello, hello, hello! :) I was so delighted to see you, and touched that you almost missed your bus so that we could say hello and goodbye and "I missed you" to each other.

I just wrote you a letter on Facebook, because I hadn't checked this account beforehand. Let's catch up, but perhaps a bit more privately? ;) Willow (talk) 06:23, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pittsburgh WP10 party

Hey! This is just a friendly reminder about the Wikipedia 10th anniversary celebration in Pittsburgh tomorrow. The meeting time has been moved up to 4:00 so that we can gather before the game starts and stake out places, and it may be a good idea to get there even sooner, if you can. Pittsburgh bars are likely to be a little crazy and very crowded. See you there!--ragesoss (talk) 02:17, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm planning on arriving around 3:30pm, but I have some family errands to run, so I might be late... Looking forward to the party! I might dress up, since I'm going to a dance afterwards. :) Willow (talk) 05:02, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pittsburgh meetup: Sunday, 13 February

In case you're in town, the next Pittsburgh Wikipedia meetup is this Sunday. Hope you can make it!--ragesoss (talk) 01:32, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Log's, again

Hi, I don't know if you are still wiki-hibernating? I have been trying to make logarithm more accessible etc. and am planning to nominate it for FA sometime soon. I would appreciate an uninvolved, yet committed editor's comments prior to that. The PR did not give much feedback. Best, Jakob.scholbach (talk) 22:32, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

TPS here. If you are willing to invest some time, the book Gamma contains a wonderful historical description of the logarithm in its first chapter. I lent my copy out but it seems to be around in various library systems. Protonk (talk) 22:41, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's so heartening to hear from you both. :) I'm still engrossed in my job search, alas. But I have a few days free this week between job fairs, and IMO there's no math article more important on Wikipedia than Logarithm. I'll do the best that I can to help. I also happen to own Havil's book; now I have a good reason to read it! ;) Willow (talk) 23:15, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

it really is a gem. I'm not embarrassed to say that I struggled with it, but the book is quite unique in that it presents a generalist treatment of a rarefied subject without a hint of compromise. I'm glad to hear from you as well! Protonk (talk) 23:18, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey all, my impression is that Logarithm is not ready to be a Featured Article. There are several things that might be improved, but I've begun with trying to make it more accessible to lay-people. I put a rudimentary and incomplete draft of a more accessible lead in this sandbox; does it seem like it might be an improvement? We should get other input, particularly from lay-people; I'll ask around. I'll be busy today, though. Willow (talk) 19:10, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed correction to Fluctuation-dissipation theorem

This is my first attempt at editing a Wikipedia article. My proposed correction is at Talk:Fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Would appreciate any advice before I actually make the correction to Fluctuation-dissipation theorem. PaulH (talk) 15:55, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Paul, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm very glad that you're taking the fluctuation-dissipation theorem under your wing. :) I dashed it off in 2007, as part of my push to improve the equipartition theorem and the virial theorem. I meant it as a placeholder article that I would get back to, but I never did; and it's lain fallow for far too long.

The chief failing of the present article, IMO, is that it's far too technical. That's totally my fault, since my original article focused so heavily on the two derivations (classical and quantum). I know better now, but it would take significant time and work to make the article more accessible for lay-readers. If you wanted to work on that, I'd be glad to review your work and make suggestions. There's been a, umm, vigorous discussion of the need for that on the discussion page of WP:MTAA. You may find other people there and at the Physics WikiProject willing to help you make the article accessible. From my experience with equipartition theorem and the problem of Apollonius, I can recommend Geometry guy as a gifted and sympathetic reviewer/re-writer, but he may be busy. A friendly, intelligent lay-reviewer can also be a tremendous boon.

I'm wishing you the best of luck, Paul! :) Willow (talk) 18:31, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the guidance and encouragement. I'll give it a shot. PaulH (talk) 20:52, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies!

[1] Sorry, I'm not quite sure how that happened - clearly I hit the wrong button! Best, Kafka Liz (talk) 22:35, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's quite all right, Liz! I'm happy to hear from you, as will soon become apparent... :) Willow (talk) 04:43, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Image Deletion

A deletion discussion has just been created at Category talk:Unclassified Chemical Structures, which may involve one or more orphaned chemical structures, that has you user name in the upload history. Please feel free to add your comments. Ronhjones ^(Talk) 23:10, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource Einstein heuristic point of view

Hi WillowW,

Einstein's article A Heuristic Model of the Creation and Transformation of Light is fully translated now.

I remember you expressed a special love for Einstein's style of writing, so maybe it's a disappointment for you that the translation has been scooped up like that. I felt I should at least notify you.

It was a challenging job; lots of very convoluted sentences. I wonder whether for scientific papers writing like that was the usual style (in the german language), around that time. Cleonis | Talk 23:00, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eveline Hanska FAC

I wonder if you have any thoughts about the advisability of providing a citation after every sentence in an article? Scartol • Tok 00:08, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, dear Scartol -- I wish I were there to give you a big hug. Alas, I'm in Nova Scotia, visiting my sisters and trying to read/edit Wikipedia on a tiny cell-phone screen. I wasn't able to follow the full FAC discussion, but I can tell how frustrated you're becoming. :( I'll be home in roughly a week, and I'll try to help you as best I can. Until then, I'm sending you soft, friendly laughter and serenity. Please be patient, won't you? :) Willow (talk) 02:27, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein

Hi Willow,

Great work on the List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein! I have nominated the list to take a slot in the new "Today's Featured List" section of the main page here. Feel free to contribute to the discussion there.

Happy editing,

Neelix (talk) 23:36, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Neelix,

Thank you so much for your kind letter and your nomination of Einstein's list! I added my approval to the TFL page; please let me know if I can be helpful in other ways. :) Good luck! Willow (talk) 02:10, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Willow,

The list certainly deserves recognition. One editor has requested that inline citations be added to the lede section of the article before the list is put on the main page. Would you be willing to add those?

Neelix (talk) 20:01, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Neelix,

I'd be glad to add those, but you might need to wait two weeks? I'm in pastoral Nova Scotia visiting my sisters; I'm far from my books and my main Internet connection is my cell-phone, which makes it difficult to read Wikipedia, to say nothing of editing it. I can't even find the square brackets on my cell-phone! :P

The needed inline citations could be found in any scientific biography of Einstein. I prefer the biography by Abraham Pais, which is well-structured and well-documented. If you'd like to have the lede cited before I return, perhaps you could find a friendly soul in the Physics WikiProject -- maybe Headbomb, Protonk, or Markus Poessel?

Hoping this helps, Willow (talk) 02:51, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Willow,

Thanks for agreeing to add the citations! Waiting two weeks is fine by me; TFL is currently on a weekly basis, so there's no rush. Have a great stay in Nova Scotia! I love it here, so hopefully you will too.

Neelix (talk) 19:30, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Extraterrestrial place of origin user templates

Category:Extraterrestrial place of origin user templates, which you created, has been nominated for merging. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 00:04, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clifford's circle theorems

At Clifford's circle theorems, can you tell us who Clifford is, filling in the commented-out passage? Michael Hardy (talk) 01:37, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Enzyme references

Template:Enzyme references has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. — This, that, and the other (talk) 01:33, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FAR

I have nominated Encyclopædia Britannica for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Snowman (talk) 13:39, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shapley–Folkman lemma at Featured Article nomination

Hi WillowW!

Editor Jakob.scholbach recommended your experience with Featured Articles on mathematics. The article Shapley–Folkman lemma has received 3 (non-mathematical) FA assessments; the "usual suspects" have already contributed thorough GA and A-class assessments, so fresh eyes and experience would be especially valuable.

Best regards (and greetings from Sweden!), Kiefer.Wolfowitz 11:43, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)

Hi WillowW, I've proposed merging Nitrogenase (flavodoxin), an article that you created, to Nitrogenase as it is basically about the same thing. The information in Nitrogenase (flavodoxin) could just be given in Nitrogenase. It's the same enzyme, just another electron donor. If you like, leave a comment on Talk:Nitrogenase. Cheers! Rainbowwrasse (talk) 21:08, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All files in category Unclassified Chemical Structures listed for deletion

One or more of the files that you uploaded or altered has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it/them not being deleted. Thank you.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of MGA73 (talk) at 18:28, 28 November 2011 (UTC).[reply]

National Archives ExtravaSCANza

You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success!

This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions¹ as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

¹ Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.