User talk:Icd

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TPK 06:23, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Hi Ian!

G'day Ian,

Nice to see you around on Wikipedia.

Best regards,

--pjf 23:17, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Noted your edit comment on the Falcon page. I'm curious as to where the rule comes from that "more horsepower" is incorrect, as opposed to "more power." I'm not sure I see the essential difference. RivGuySC 03:15, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've answered this question on your talk page. Icd

Howdy, Icd. Or G'day.

I did think over your answer, but I'm not really convinced this is more than a style preference. For one thing, engine power is commonly measured in both horsepower and torque, so just saying more power is not precise. And I lean more to the rule that if fluent native speakers would readily say it and understand it, then it's correct enough, and I think "more horsepower" would certainly fall into that category. However, different strokes for different folks--or, to each his own. RivGuySC 03:55, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Stolen Generation

Be bold. You've given your reasoning, go ahead and do it. The worst that will happen is that someone will revert, and that's no crime. If they do, then check the talk page, then message them asking why they reverted. Be polite. Invite them to the talk page, and everything will be sweet. If it isn't, leave me a message and I'll try to assist.

Incidently, welcome to Wikipedia!

Your friendly neighbourhood Aussie administrator, Ta bu shi da yu 12:34, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)


[edit] re: Stratocaster

The change was removing a list of 'famous Stratocaster players' that had been pasted into a paragraph where it didn't belong. If you want to include favorite Stratocaster players, please add them to the existing list at the bottom of the article. Auto movil 15:15, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Also, thanks for the mild smackdown on marking edits. You're right. See the note on my talk page. Auto movil 15:59, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Thanks! I appreciate your comment. It's something of a burden to monitor these articles I've mostly written (guitars, punk rock, food, etc.), and I do get it wrong sometimes, for which I apologize. Your edits were, I thought, not in the right place, but good edits. I'm sorry if I rankled. Auto movil 04:37, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Socialization

Ohhhhhhh, okayyyyyyy--  :-) Elf | Talk 06:38, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I wonder what on earth this means? Icd 10:00, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)

Referring to your comment on my talk page. Read as a long-suffering agreement to arm twisting but with a lighthearted smile. Or whatever. Elf | Talk 01:35, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pentax

All I did was try to make sense of the previous statement "Asahi bought the name "Pentax" from the East German camera manufacturer VEB Zeiss Ikon, which probably derived it from PENtaprism and conTAX, because it also incorporated the use of a 42mm screw mount." I agree that my assumption that it meant the 42mm screw came with the name was just that, an assumption, but I couldn't see what else the writer might have meant. Since you queried it I looked on www.pentax.com which says "The Pentax name was created in 1957, derived from a combination of the words PENTAprism and refleX in recognition of Asahi Optical Co. Ltd being the first manufacturer to incorporate a pentaprism viewfinder and reflex mirror system into a camera." This brings into question whether they actually bought the name at all. A statement from http://www.cameraquest.com/pentorig.htm further clouds the issue "42mm thread mount which later became known as the Pentax or universal screw mount. It wasn't really the Pentax mount though, since the 42mm screw mount was introduced on the East German Contax S in 1949.", though the mention of Contax is reminiscent of the original. If you can find out any more I would not argue with subsequent changes, especially since I didn't make the original statement. --SMeeds 23:11, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for getting me out of that one. You're edit looks fine to me. I am more knowledgeable about the technical rather than the historical aspects, though some of what I know is now historical, if that makes sense. I agree it is clear that the 42mm mount is a side-issue. I realised after I wrote the above that the original writer probably meant that the name Pentax referred obliquely to the use of the 42mm thread, which had previously been used in a Contax. That didn't seem likely because it would amount to (admittedly covert) use of someone else's trade name. --SMeeds 22:49, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Meetup in March

I see that you are listed as a participant in the WikiProject Melbourne. If you are a Melbourne resident I would appreciate your views on the suggested Meetup in March . Please give some indication of your interest, or otherwise, in the idea. Even a simple "No thanks" with your user name would be welcome and assist in assessing the level of support for a meetup. Thank you.. Cuddy Wifter 06:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Air Transat Flight 236

Thanks for the note, and sorry for the misunderstanding. I'd never heard that expression before in my life. I've now linked Air Transat Flight 236 to the Flameout stub. TheMadBaron 09:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Timeline of satellite...

I was still in the process of verifying facts for the note now added to that article. Rmhermen 05:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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