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[edit] Re: Toronto Meetup
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Hello Abebenjoe, I saw that you have listed yourself as a Toronto-area resident and I would like to inform you about a proposed Wiki Meetup. If you are interested, feel free to add your input on the Toronto Meetup talk page. Regards, Nat Tang ta | co | em |
[edit] David Lewis (politician) Good Article Review
Hi there:
I think all the copyedit work has been completed on the David Lewis (politician) article, thereby completing the last item on your to-do list before it can be reviewed again. So I was wondering if you could take a look at the article and give it your seal of approval? Thanks again for your insights, they did improve the article substantially. --Abebenjoe 14:30, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- I apologize that I'm really busy this week and can't get to the article right now. I'll review it as soon as I have a chance. Cla68 21:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Agnes
This is the thing, Agnes Macphail *was* a member of the CCF from 1932 until 1934 when the United Farmers of Ontario withdrew from the CCF (which is why she ran for re-election as a UFO candidate in 1935) and she was even president of the Ontario section of the CCF from 1933 to 1934. Political parties were not officially recognized in parliament for a few more decades or so (though they did exist for the purposes of the elections system) so the MPs who founded the CCF in 1932 are not listed in the parliamentary record as CCFers because they were not elected as CCFers in the 1930 election.
For the purposes of categorization it doesn't make sense not to recognize the MPs who founded the CCF in 1932 as CCFers. Perhaps we can come up with a specific wording that is more precise such as Category:MPs who were founding members of the CCF? Reginald Perrin 12:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Apollo 8
Regarding this edit: [1], I think the fact is wrong.
They had been the first people ever to leave the gravitational influence of the Earth}
I won't nitpick and claim it isn't possible with our current understanding of the universe to leave the gravitational influence of earth. I think the fact is wrong because leaving the gravitational influence of earth would mean entering a solar orbit. Going through a little math, halfway to the moon, earth was pulling on it with a little more than 1 netwon. Not much, but there is a difference. 10,822 m/s is also slower than escape velocity. Maybe I am nitpicking... 171.71.37.207 00:27, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- I realized that if the CSM was orbiting the earth around halfway between the earth and the moon, it would be pulled towards earth with about 1 newton of force. If there's enough force for an orbit, it's not really out of Earth's gravitational influence. 171.71.37.207 19:30, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
- Well, you almost have it right, but not quite. It's like going over a hill. To quote Andrew Chaikin from his authoritative book A Man on the Moon, "It was as if the moonship were coasting up a hill, one that became less and less steep as it went along. About two days from now, on the afternoon of December 23, Apollo 8 would reach the gentle crest of that hill, the place where the earth's gravitational influence gave way to the moon's. From then on it would begin falling toward its destination." (Chaikin, p. 95) All bodies in space have a gravitational field, even an astronaut on an EVA has a gravitational field around them. In this case, the moon's gravitational influence becomes stronger, and the earth's disappears, even though the moon orbits the earth, it's the moon's gravity that is having an effect on the spacecraft when it reaches a certain point in space. Therefore, it is correct to say that Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to leave the earth's influence.--Abebenjoe 01:20, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- My reply's at User:171.71.37.207. 171.71.37.207 18:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- I don't want to start getting into Lagrangian points, or barycentre, etc. For practical purposes, they left the earth's gravitational influence. Otherwise, it is also under the sun's gravity influence, and furthermore, under Galactic Centre's influence. All these are true to a point, but of course their influence is minor. Since the earth may still have a small influence in the region near or on the moon, in fact it stopped being a factor in real terms once Apollo 8 was about 55 hours into its mission, because the moon's gravity field took over, and it was this field that accelerated the CSM towards the moon. Furthermore, when Apollo 8 was orbiting the moon, it was being acted on by the moon's gravity, not earth's in terms of practicality. In some ways, you would be correct that Apollo 8, by orbiting the moon, it is still orbiting the earth, but the real order is Apollo 8 orbiting the moon, and the moon is orbiting the earth. Even not reaching true escape velocity, by a mere 400 meters per second, didn't prevent Apollo 8 from being captured by the moon. So, after this long winded explaination, I agree with you that there is still a minute influence from the earth, but for all practical purposes it is insignificant to the flight once Apollo 8 was near the moon or in lunar orbit. That's why for all intents and purposes, it is correct to say that Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to leave the earth's gravity influence.
- My reply's at User:171.71.37.207. 171.71.37.207 18:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- Well, you almost have it right, but not quite. It's like going over a hill. To quote Andrew Chaikin from his authoritative book A Man on the Moon, "It was as if the moonship were coasting up a hill, one that became less and less steep as it went along. About two days from now, on the afternoon of December 23, Apollo 8 would reach the gentle crest of that hill, the place where the earth's gravitational influence gave way to the moon's. From then on it would begin falling toward its destination." (Chaikin, p. 95) All bodies in space have a gravitational field, even an astronaut on an EVA has a gravitational field around them. In this case, the moon's gravitational influence becomes stronger, and the earth's disappears, even though the moon orbits the earth, it's the moon's gravity that is having an effect on the spacecraft when it reaches a certain point in space. Therefore, it is correct to say that Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to leave the earth's influence.--Abebenjoe 01:20, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
P.S., if you are going to continue to contribute to wikipedia, you should create an account. If your ip address changes, you won't be able to read replys or edit locked pages.--Abebenjoe 02:58, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 1960s
Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions. I don't know how much time I have, but I'm in the midst of some work on the Sixties anyway, and my first priority this morning (after the necessary Java) seems to have me back at Wikipedia. I'll do what I can. JStripes 13:15, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- It looks like we've begun! It's daunting how much more needs done. At least it no longer begins with the election of Kennedy leading off social movements.
- BTW, I know that Quebec had an electoral victory for the Left in 1960. Perhaps you could add something regarding Canadian Politics. JStripes 19:08, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Toronto Meetup
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Toronto Meetup
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I've updated the notice page. nattang 03:58, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Warner (Canadian politician)
Please assume good faith when dealing with other editors. See Wikipedia:Assume good faith for the guidelines on this. GreenJoe 16:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
- The way you worded it had me questioning your motives. You did mention misunderstanding, but some of your other comments weren't so delicate. I appreciate the clarification. GreenJoe 16:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Apollo 8
My point on fact-tagging that Apollo 8 was planned and launched in 4 months is that the sentence, standing alone, makes it sound like someone had the bright idea of the missing, and then the rockets, capsule, astronaut training, everything occurred in 4 months. Could you come up with some more precise phrasing about the 4 month time frame? Thanks - Tempshill 00:14, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Your GA nomination of Expo 67
Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Expo 67 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 2 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Sorry about the length of time it has taken to get to this review. We have quite a backlog :) Pursey Talk | Contribs 02:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hey there. I've partially completed this review, but just had a long 12 hour day. So, your review should be up a few hours after I have a snooze tonight. I'd say around 12 hours from now. Cheers, thanks for patience. Pursey Talk | Contribs 08:16, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ontario election
You were right to remove the John Tory prediction from the article, but it doesn't constitute vandalism, and looking at the article history I don't see any notable surge in the kind of edits that would necessitate page protection. I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days (obviously), but it's not at protection stage yet. Bearcat 07:30, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Biography Newsletter 5
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[edit] Wikimania 2009
| Toronto Candidate City for Wikimania 2009 |
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Did the bid succeed? Type 40 (talk) 01:10, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] In Remembrance...
--nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 00:27, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Paul Ferreira
I've relisted a request for peer review that you made about six months ago, Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Peer review/Paul Ferreira, which received no comments. You may wish to watchlist the page to see if you get any further interest. DrKiernan 11:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I think it's a good article. Type 40 (talk) 01:11, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] FA Review of Apollo 8
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[edit] Thanks for the Lower Bay pictures
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| Thanks for taking Lower Bay Station pictures during Doors Open Toronto 2007. Without your contributions, people could only imagine how the station looks like. OhanaUnitedTalk page 08:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC) |
- I happened to miss it due to some personal matters. Hopefully I can attend next year. OhanaUnitedTalk page 21:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
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