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[edit] Joseph Smith, Jr. article
I noticed your edit on the above cited article today. Is it your contention that Joseph taught that humans become equivalent to God the Father? Is that the reason for capitalizing the letter "G" in God?
I think you will find LDS believe that God the Father will always, for eternity, be the God of his children. There will never be a time when "we" become equivalent to God the Father. Storm Rider (talk) 05:17, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cuculoupe
Copied from User talk:Pollinator
Hello Pollinator: You recently deleted an edit I made on the Cucumber article regarding Cuculoupes. Within the last week, this info was on the AP news service and was picked up by hundreds of news web sites, television and radio stations, etc. I though that it would be of interest to the reader of the article because of it's unusual nature. Your stated reason for the delete was, "rem nonsense "documented" only by pulp magazine." I don't know what kind of documentation you are looking for on breaking news. Obviously, it's too soon for it to hit the print magazines... yet. But, Here's one from a New Orleans newspaper. Here's one from CBS News. I found at least 500 news stories of this on Google. So what kind of documentation would you like to see? I could not find anything in "pulp magazine" that was relevant, so I don't know what "nonsense" you are referring to. I would, maybe understand it, if you were to say that it's not encyclopedic or professional or something along those lines, and I would respect your opinion. So please reconsider your edit. Otherwise, please educate me on proper citing, since I'm relatively new to WP. Thanks. Leon7 03:01, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- Crosses among cucurbits are not impossible, but the story has some of the earmarks of a hoax, so I'd be cautious. Note the breathless tone of the story, as presented in the pulp magazine you provided as a reference. You half expect to hear them say it was fathered by Elvis.
- Another thing that is conspicuous to anyone who works with cucurbits is the gaps in the story. The quoted "expert" says the cucumber and cantaloupe were planted "close together." The terminology seems unlikely, as this "expert" surely must know that simply being close together would not produce a cross. It's as if the pollen magically jumped from one plant to another. Cucurbit pollen is heavy and sticky and will not be airborne; it needs a pollinator, such as a bee, to carry it from one plant to another. Of course the "expert" could be talking down to a reporter, or the reporter might not be listening very well.
- The fact that it was picked up by major news sources like CBS (why didn't you link to that in the first place?) reduces the possibility of a hoax, as they supposedly would check the story out. I'm still not entirely convinced though, as the major news agencies have been hoaxed as well. If you want to put it back in (with better sources), I won't remove it, as the onus will be on them, if it proves to be a phony. Pollinator 03:34, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Voyager 1
You added the statement that Voyager 1 would be the farthest object until 2070. I cannot find any spacecraft that will pass it at any date. Rmhermen 18:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- I made the assumption that New Horizons would hold its speed, which is currently 4.956 AU/year relative to the Sun (vs. 3.615 for Voyeger 1), which was probably wrong of me to do. I don't know how much NASA expects NH to slow down or speed up. But the year 2070 came from a simple calculation of the difference between the 2 speeds. Do you have any more info on the projected velocity of NH as it leaves the solar system? Thanks fro catching this error. Leon7 19:26, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- According to the New Horizons team that probe will be doing 13 km/s at 100 AU versus 17 km/s for Voyager 1.[1] I wonder if your figure for NH's current speed relative to the Sun is correct. Rmhermen 19:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- I got my figures from a nice little table at Spacecraft Escaping the Solar System — current positions and diagrams. It's supposed to be the latest info. Leon7 20:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Electrical engineering
Thanks for your edit. Please--Light current 21:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC) be aware that User:Cedars is attempting major unagreed changes to this page which I trying to prevent. Hopefully your edits wont get lost, but if they do for any reasono, youll know why. 8-)
