User talk:Scm83x

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[edit] Please Review

Hello, I am getting ready to propose 2005 Texas Longhorn football team for consideration as a featured article. The article has had one reveiw already and I believe all issues raised there have been addressed. I have also used the semi-automated review script to look for small things that need to be changed. The article is meticulously referenced with 121 in-line sources. It contains both free-use images and appropriate fair-use images. It attempts to follow the standards set out by the relevant wiki projects.

In watching the nomintaion of the OU football program, I see that the OU article has received some objections on the grounds of supposedly being overly positive and for listing too-many awards. I have reviewed the 2006 UT article in light of those objections and I am prepared to argue that every positive thing said is relevant and attributed to a specific source. As for the awards and accomplishments, I think all the ones listed in the UT article are notable and justifiable, but I'd like to get more feedback from other editors so I invite you to review the article if you please. Johntex\^talk 09:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I think you have some good points which I will reply to when I have a bit more time. Meanwhile, I have requested peer review here. Your wishes for 2007 are awesome - I share them fully. Have a Happy, Prosperous, and Safe, New Year! Johntex\^talk 00:22, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

The 2006 Alamo Bowl is about to appear on the Main Page DYK. Also, I have replied to peer reveiew suggestions on the subpage you created and at the peer review page. Johntex\^talk 21:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it football season yet?????? - Johntex\^talk 06:49, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] These NFL guys need to get with it

I was thinking about trying to finish up the work to bring Vince Young back to GA status. I just realized that of 30 references in the article, 30 pertain either to his time at UT or to the draft. The NFL project has not managed to add one single reference to the article.

So I figured, well, there will be some references I can borrow from Tennessee Titans. Nope. Completely unreferenced. There is a page for 2006 Tennessee Titans season - completely unreferenced. Pathetic. These are not exactly obscure topics where references are hard to come by.

Not only are these articles supposedly watched over by the NFL project, they are tagged by the Tennessee wikiproject also. I tagged both articles as unreferenced and left notes for both WikiPorjects.

I was all fired up but now I am a bit discouraged. I feel the article may just fall back out of GA status once a new season starts if the NFL editors can't do a better job than that. I guess I'll wait a bit and see if my notices encourage anyone from those projects to help out. Johntex\^talk 16:31, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aaron Sorkin article up for Featured Article status

Schm83x, I see you were instrumental in getting The West Wing article here at Wikipedia to featured article status... I'm trying to do the same with the Aaron Sorkin article. I would appreciate it if you could help peer review the article where it currently is in the process of vetting at the FAC page. The article is very comprehensive and it's unique in that there hasn't yet been a Screenwriter whose article has reached featured article status yet. I'm working from the nascent Screenwriters WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject Screenwriters to try and correct that.-BiancaOfHell 03:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Wesley Clark

Hi Scm! I wanted to thank you again for your help in concluding the issue over that image in the Clark article- Oh I'll just come right out with it. I'd appreciate your opinion in the Wesley Clark FAC if/when you get the chance, no matter which way you vote. Thanks! Staxringold _talk^contribs 02:27, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More orphaned stuff, all taken care of now

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[edit] Image revert

Scm, I see that you have casually reverted the image of thermodynamic engine for that of a candle in the Template:Thermodynamics timeline context box? I don't exactly know what your motive is? A candle has nothing to do with thermodynamics. I have many history of thermodynamic books. Moreover, I've never seen you edit any thermodynamics-related articles. Please explain yourself? --Sadi Carnot 07:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Candle = fire = heat = thermodynamics... I'm not sure how much more obvious that can be. But that aside, a moving image in a box such as that only serves to distract from the content of the article. Also, I am a mechanical engineer with a particular interest in thermal fluids. It really isn't wise to assume that because I don't edit thermodynamics articles that I am ignorant of the subject. If I work with thermal fluids all day, what reason do I have to come home and do the same in my free time? — Scm83x ^{hook 'em} 07:52, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Let’s regroup for a minute. The image we want is such that it represents this article: Timeline of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and random processes. Thus far our choices are:


Steam engine	Carnot heat engine	Candle	Engine	Gas phase

Now, as far is I can tell, in this particular article, or in the history of thermodynamics article, to which the template directly refers, there are no “candle experiments”. The candle did not play a significant role in the development of either thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, or random processes, except maybe for maybe as a reading light while the famous scientists conducted their experiments in the wee hours. I am certainly a flexible person when it comes to images, being that creativity abounds, but a candle is not a good representative of thermodynamics, heat, heat transfer, thermal fluids, etc. Please suggest an alternative if you object to the distracting-aspect of the engine. I will try to think of alternatives as well ... for example, I could scan and upload an old steam engine diagram? --Sadi Carnot 08:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I simply added the candle because a candle is a fire. I personally couldn't find any images that worked, because they are all in too much detail to be truly well displayed on such a small scale. I'm honestly confused as to why you don't see the logic in using something simple, like a candle, as the icon for this box. Combustion being an essential thermodynamic process and a single candle flame being the most simple representation of combustion I see a certain elegance about it. Especially considering the fact that those not well versed in thermodynamics certainly understand a candle, while most probably don't understand a triple expansion engine. In any case, the box is overall quite useless. It should be replaced in most cases with some sort of {{main|x}} link or removed entirely. It only appears in a handful of random articles anyways. — Scm83x ^{hook 'em} 08:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I just modified and uploaded the original Carnot heat engine. I agree the template is rather useless; however, after seeing that "candle" on a number of articles lately, it has begun to bug me. When I think thermodynamics, I don't think candle, or visa-versa. When I see a candle, I think old-fashion night-light, reading light, prayer or religious symbol, some kind of Wicca thing, etc. I see your reasoning, i.e. flame = heat; but I take a certain amount of pride in the thermodynamics articles in Wikipedia and I don't think the candle is representative of either heat or thermodynamics. I apologize for my abruptness; however, I am just being frank. --Sadi Carnot 08:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More suggestions

I'm commenting here at Sadi Carnot's request. It may be that I have more abstract sensibilities, but when I think of thermodynamics I think of equations and plots. I would use either Boltzmann's entropy formula, the partition function, or a plot of the Carnot cycle as an iconic representation of thermodynamics. Itub 10:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Image:Add			Image:Add	Image:Add
Add	Indicator diagram	Boltzmann's equation	Add	Add

I'm a math guy, so I think of plots and equations too, but I think an "icon" is appropriate here. A candle flame is not a good thermodynamic icon, a steam engine is, but an icon should be simple. More thermodynamic icons:

A piston in a cylinder
A thermometer
PV diagram of a Carnot cycle (mentioned above)

I also like the Boltzmann S=k ln(W) but thats probably too mathematical and not iconic enough. PAR 16:18, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree the candle is a little off... I'm fond of the gas particles, but a PV Carnot diagram may be appealing as well. --Falcorian ^(talk) 16:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I just cropped and uploaded the Boltzmann's equation pic as well as started that article. I think that carved pic of his equation is a good representation of the bunch: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, random processes, etc. I also added the indicator diagram per PAR's suggestion. It seems we are making progress. The stone-carved equation, though, is very "iconic". --Sadi Carnot 16:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

To understand the significance of {{{1}}} in the context of the development of thermodynamics, see timeline Edit

Three votes, including myself, for the stone-carved Boltzmann's equation (as above). I will put this in. If we find a better suggestion, we can always change it later. Thanks for everyone's comments: --Sadi Carnot 17:52, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Moved to: Template talk:Thermodynamics timeline context

[edit] Dule Hill picture on West Wing page.

I received this message regarding a Dule Hill picture I uploaded for The West Wing. I am unsure what the user is suggesting be done. I need and attorney just to use myspace anymore. If you could talk to this user and provide a rationale it would be great. Thanks BCV 04:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

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I think you figured it out. — Scm83x ^{hook 'em} 05:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Italics

Thank you! I've asked in the past that the featured article template conform to the MoS by having the previous FA's in italics if they are titles of works but I've been told "No, I don't like the way it would look". Thank you, from this possibly overly nit picky editor, Dismas|^(talk) 09:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Survey Invitation

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[edit] 209.7.107.24

At it again. (I assumed that you were the blocking admin.) — $PЯINGrαgђ 18:29, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Gwernol (talk • contribs) took care of it with a 6 month block. Thanks for the notification though! — Scm83x ^{hook 'em} 05:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] School infobox proliferation

I was poking around in WP:SCH and noticed that there was a large number of overlapping school infobox templates, so I've been slowly working through them converting articles over to Template:Infobox School. (Part of the idea is to implement whatever features the variants might have added, so that no capabilities are lost in the process.)

I see that you've contributed Template:Infobox US school and worked on a number of schools using it. I'm starting to work on moving pages using that template over to the generic one, and when I saw the pattern it occurred to me that I should ask you for your opinion. Got one? Is there any reason why we need a separate "US" schools infobox template?

(I'll watch your talk page for a while, so you can reply here.)

Thanks.

Jordan Brown 05:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Honestly, I find the first one sort of intrusive and obtusely large. I created the US one because all of the other ones I found were ugly. — Scm83x ^{hook 'em} 03:21, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

In a quick review, I see that yours uses "90%" font size and so ends up a bit smaller. Are there other differences I'm missing? Perhaps simply proliferation of entries in the infobox, making it tall? If it's just a stylistic difference (like the font size), maybe we can get Template:Infobox School changed and get the less obtrusive look across the board. Jordan Brown 04:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome back

Did you have a good spring break? Johntex\^talk 06:45, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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