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[edit] List of fictional astronauts
Hello and thanks for the correction on List of fictional astronauts. Also, what is the method for ordering the lines in each of the tables? At first it seemed to me to be when the given mission was taking place, but it looks (at least in the Futuristic section) that they are in order of where a given mission is taking place relative to Earth. Your thoughts? --EarthPerson 15:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] SolarSatellites Footer
Hello, RandomCritic... I saw your note at the template page. I agree with you about the duplication, and possibly about the plurality of "system" (another of those somewhat indistinct terms used in astronomy). I have temporarily restored the Moon to the top row, however, because I am concerned about leaving the template in what could be considered a confusing state. (I've changed "planetary systems" to "planetary moons" to address that particular issue at least.) There is now a discussion open here to consider how to redesign the template to eliminate the problem with the top row (i.e. "Where's Earth?") while avoiding duplication. Thanks. --Ckatzchatspy 18:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Upasaka: "ordained followers"
Hi RandomCritic -
I see in the upasaka article, on May 1, 2006, you made a number of good improvements. I was wondering about one though: "follower" was expanded to "ordained follower." I know in Mahayana (especially, Zen) schools, there is an ordination ceremony for lay followers. I was wondering if you knew whether or not Theravada communities had a similar practice? If not, perhaps text regarding the lay ordination practice could be moved to a subsection of the article? If, on the other hand, lay ordination is pan-Buddhist, I appreciate the sharing of knowledge. (FWIW, I've left a similar question on Talk:Upasaka.)
Thanks for your help!
LarryRtalk 18:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] astronomical body colours
Hi, I feel it's good you're getting rid of the pervasive yukky brown for asteroids. Now unfortunately we have similar colours for Saturn and asteroids. A possible idea is to introduce some kind of orange, perhaps? I dunno. Good fun and good luck! Deuar 19:49, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jupiter's natural satellites
You asked « What's the relationship between the NSES data on inclination and the numbers given here? ». The answer should have been obvious, given the column's caption: they were inclinations with respect to Jupiter's equator, whereas the NSES orbital elements use the ecliptic as the reference plane. It would be nice of you to undo your damage, either by putting the old values back in or recomputing them. Urhixidur 03:59, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Madeleine L'Engle fictional locations
Do you think it would be a good idea for me to do an article (or sub-article or something) on fictional places in the writing of Madeleine L'Engle? Besides the planets you moved into the A Wrinkle in Time article, there are a couple of unnamed planets in that book, a theoretical construct "planet" in A Wind in the Door, several fictional villages and cities, at least three fictional islands, and a fictional South American country (which appears in two books). I have background and quotes related to several of these. Do you think that's enough to justify a short article? I don't want to put it in the author article, because it's already too much about her fictional characters and not enough about the author. Thanks. By the way, I think you do a great job tending the List of fictional planets. Karen | Talk | contribs 00:07, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
