User talk:Drphilharmonic

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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!

Season's Greetings Drphilharmonic, welcome to Wikipedia!

I noticed nobody had said hi yet... Hi!

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks and happy editing, -- Alf melmac 16:37, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Neuroscience edits

I just wanted to say your neuroscience article related copyedits today have been excellent. Keep up the great work: we need a good editor on here! Semiconscious • talk 19:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Let me second that. Thanks for all the hard work, and we hope you stick around. --Arcadian 21:38, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Semantics

As a medical scientist, specializing in linguistics, among other things, I never dispute whether a word is actually a "word," for, if letters are assembled into a group of letters whose ascribed definition is agreed upon by the speaker and listener - by which, then, a meaning is conveyed - who is to argue the validity of the "word"? It is the USE of the word and underlying logic that are under my scrutiny; and, in our example from neopallium, even by your own estimation, the restructuring of the phrase clarified the statement.

This statement in particular--and your writing in general--belies a great deal of insight regarding communication, semantics, and language use. Too often I find arguments between people stem from different personal definitions of words. When I encounter this sort of misunderstanding I often defer to the dictionary to lay the groundwork for common meaning. Should that fail I try to explicitly state which internal definitions I'm using (you may find this most recent episode of mine interesting). I honestly believe this is why certain people quickly become such good friends with me in real life, and why other can't stand me: I'm a pain in the ass during arguments. Luckily it's helped attenuate potentially terrible arguments and has helped me keep many friendships from destabilizing due to semantic misunderstanding. Hell, it's probably the only reason the woman to whom I'm engaged is still with me.
Basically all of these words can be summed up thusly: I appreciate your thoughtfulness, and I'm sure you and I would get along in real life rather well. :) Semiconscious • talk 18:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New York (orchestra) - proposed deletion

I have nominated the article New York (orchestra) for deletion according to the Wikipedia proposed deletion policy. I am giving you notice just in case there is a mistake in this process, and since the article will be deleted in five days if not contested. My primary concern was a lack of clarity in the article's general focus, and many of the names initially listed seemed not to have any relevance with this focus. If you contest this, I will be happy to nominate it for articles for deletion where its merits can be discussed, or else help to improve the quality of the article. Thank you! --Ray thejake 22:50, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Philadelphia (orchestra)

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Philadelphia (orchestra), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Philadelphia (orchestra). You may remove the deletion notice, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Montco 23:58, 29 November 2006 (UTC).

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