User talk:Zaslav
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[edit] Arrangement of hyperplanes
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia.
- Your editing of arrangement of hyperplanes prompts these suggestions: There is no need to write [[subspace | subspaces]], since writing [[subspace]]s has the same effect. Similarly, [[apocrypha]]l and [[Austria]]n, etc.
- A stubby little hyphen used as a minus sign is sometimes nearly illegible on some browsers. Contrast (-1) with (−1).
- Italics are easier to write like this A then like this A. In expressions like L(A) I wouldn't include the brackets () among the parts that get italicized.
I'm glad to see someone working on the topics you've been working on.
Michael Hardy 23:43, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments. I've realized all those things by now. No doubt there are others to learn. Thanks for the appreciation. You'll notice I've also logged in as "Ttzz" due to forgetfulness. If I ever find out how to merge user names, I'll simplify that. Zaslav 23:14, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Belarusian language
Hi, I've seen your comments on the talk page (I don't know why those were deleted). Generally, yes, the article is overweight and too in-context and too technical in parts. Also, both language and its extensive history are there, actually.
The reason for this was that before my active work on the subject it was an arena of "struggle" of the neighbouring nations' and local political opportunists' stereotypes. Even partial clearing of all this, and introducing some rationality and sense in the issue took time and effort. So, the text grew. I've tried not to remove anything just for the sake of brevity, yet.
And the work isn't finished, by a long way. There still remain lots of irrelevancies by which arguing sides tried to push their point, circumspectly. Look at the "comparative list of the words" -- why it's there at all?? Because some people wanted language represented with more "Western smell", and some wanted "Eastern".
Anyway, I'm going to renew my active reworking of the article, and I'd be grateful for your comments from the perspective of the "common" Anglophone reader. Feel free to leave those on my talk page. The issue is too mis- and under- represented in online encyclopedias. Yury Tarasievich 08:19, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Citizen of the Galaxy
I wasn't responsible for the Kim reference. Though I can see a few connections:
- Baslim and Mahbub Ali/Teshoo Lama
- the British secret service and X Corps
I'm not convinced they're strong enough to support a direct link.
I also changed the section titles for The Stars are Ours! and removed the first sentence, which IMO isn't really necessary. Clarityfiend 06:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cryptomorphisms etc.
Hi, Zaslav. No complaints about your cryptomorphism sentence at all! Also, I really like the way matroid is turning out. Let me know if you ever start work on anything related. Changbao 08:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Star Beast
You assert that all editions except the Scribners omit two pages. What is the basis for this assertion, and can you elaborate as to the content of those pages? I have done a quick comparison of the hardcover with the various editions I have and can find nothing omitted. I'd be delighted to learn of this difference! Signinstranger 22:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
