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[edit] You archived! \o/

First post on a fresh page! Thank you for going against your principles for the good of those on slow connections/computers :-P And thanks for the image, it's lovely... you inspired me to make my own! — Editor at Large(speak) 18:50, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Ooo, your image is even prettier. :-) Regarding archiving, I figured a more effective way of protesting wikithreads that wouldn't penalise innocent dial-up users would be to post an essay on the topic and see how I can get involved with efforts to improve them. Thanks for writing. :-) Deco 19:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Explaining the obvious

I like your edit on the Condom page. It's good to make things clear. Especially on this sort of topic, where some people who aren't sure may be embarassed to ask. --Coppertwig 17:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Deco! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 02:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! Deco 03:00, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to VandalProof!

I fixed the approval bug from last night. Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 15:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Check it out

Check out codecodex. --Ideogram 11:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. I think a lot of these are going to pop up. I need to come up with a plan to avoid fragmentation of effort. Hmm. Deco 04:13, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Survey Invitation

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[edit] P and NP

OK, I see now that I read your edit summary too fast. The statement should still not be there, at least not in that form. ("Trivially easy to crack"? Who found that out?) Even if the wording were repaired, it's unencyclopedic chatter and speculation; doesn't really belong in an encyclopedia article. --Trovatore 02:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Although it might seem odd to put so much attention on a problem not known to be complete, the connection between P=NP and factoring and RSA cryptography is quite frequently mentioned in publications on it, including these lecture notes and Stephen Cook's official description of the Millenium Prize problem. I think it deserves some kind of mention - why not just quote Stephen Cook? No greater authority than that. Deco 06:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi Deco,

I've recent had some time to devote to convert some old programs I previously wrote as standalone programs for personal computers to run as distributed programs suitable for utilization by multiple computers via the Internet.

To get started I posted a question on the science desk requesting collaborative assistance to develop a distributed data packet protocol with the result of receiving an excellent response from a user and consequently adapting his modified suggestion as the core payload of the distributed program data packet protocol.

Packet protocol, however, is dynamic at this stage while the program is being converted and even though I can continue seeking program conversion collaboration by posting questions on the science/computing desks I was wondering if you might be interested in helping to fast track the conversion from standalone to distributed in light of the time it would most likely take to explain the algorithm to non or elementary programmers.

If you would be interested please let me know. Diligent 15:51, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

My experience in distributed processing, and particularly massively distributed processing, is quite limited. I'm afraid I couldn't be of assistance, and would have trouble finding the time if I could be. Deco 20:09, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
The project itself seems right up your alley having an interest in P and NP (above) and all that. If you change your mind please let me know. Thanks. Diligent 01:36, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Hello, Deco, just decided to leave a message on your talk page.. I must say, looking at your User Page, you appear to be an expert on programming and code :P .. I'm not too good at it, even a bit of wiki-code I cannot understand :P .. Anyway, in our chat in IRC, you said you were a member of many wikipedia languages, so (this is JUST an idea, friendly advice), perhaps you should add like [[es:User:Illyria05]] to the bottom, so people who wander around (like me) on different wikipedias can see what wikipedias you are associated to.. Again, just some friendly advice... :) Leave me a message on my talk page if you want.. Illyria05 (Talk • Contributions) 07:34, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Illyria05, thanks for writing! Feel free to ask me for help with admin stuff any time. Hmm, interwiki links, that sounds like a great idea. Take care! Deco 07:45, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image tagging for Image:Test Mother Galanda PD.jpg

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[edit] User:Dcoetzee on HE WP

Hello, please do not operate bots on HE WP without checking first and obtaining a bot flag. Your bot was blocked and all its edits were reverted, becaude it deleted section names and introduced other errors. Odedee 05:56, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I didn't realise the bot was causing problems or that HE requires obtaining a bot flag. Please unblock my username and I won't run automatic processes on HE in the future. Dcoetzee 06:34, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
I'll lift the block in a minute. Please review the bot diffs and see the damages it created. Odedee 06:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] edits to Wikipedia:Fromowner

Could you remove them? I made sure that the image stay PD precisely so there was no need to credit so all the things like Wikipedia:Fromowner stayed clean and focused on function.Geni 02:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I think it's important for people who want to find more information about the image - it seems reasonable to suppose that at least some people clicking on the image do so with the intention of finding out more about it, rather than about uploading. I can deemphasise it with small tags. Dcoetzee 02:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
then they can try visting the talk page. The vast majority will not be and those that will will likely consider the talk page (and Image:Male no free image yet.png isn't original and is on en rather than commons).Geni 02:31, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I think the proportion of people interested in the image itself is larger than you think. I for one didn't even think of looking at the talk page. And the information I added to the image page is hidden by the redirect and only visible in the wikitext. I don't see any easy way for anyone to find this info right now if that link is missing. Dcoetzee 02:36, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
The talk page contains a link to Wikipedia:Fromowner documentation which covers pretty much everthing.Geni 02:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
It's good that there's a page for that, and that it's linked from somewhere, but I honestly don't think people looking for that info will look there. It's not the logical place to look. I didn't look there. I don't think a single link excessively complicates or clutters the interface. If you want to further minimize its visual impact in some way I have no problem with that. Dcoetzee 02:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fire safety and daylight saving time

The change log for your recent edit to Daylight saving time says "any biannual activity could be used as a reminder". While that's true, it's also true that fire safety officials do use daylight-saving changes to remind citizens. Officials do not use any other semiannual or annual event as far as I know. Residential fires cause about 3,000 deaths per year in the U.S., so a brief mention in the intro of this common use of DST does not seem out of place.

If the previous wording didn't seem quite right, how about adding the following to the intro instead, as a new first sentence in the last paragraph? "Fire safety officials suggest using DST's clock shifts as reminders to replace batteries in smoke detectors and review fire escape plans. However,…" Eubulides 05:17, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I think this placement makes it sound like it's describing an advantage or disadvantage of Daylight Saving Time, which it really isn't, it's more just related to it. I'd prefer a sentence at the end of the intro, if anything. Dcoetzee 09:17, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wavy Lines?

There are questions about the wavy lines in the graph you drew for the Optimal substructure and Dynamic programming articles. It would be great if you could stop by and answer them. -- Mikeblas 09:46, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I've "reactivated" you

Hi Deco, I've "reactivated" you. Were you ever gone? Paul August ☎ 23:59, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Nope, not sure why I was removed. Dcoetzee 01:32, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
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