User talk:Alton.arts
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[edit] Your recent edits to various skyscraper articles
I would like to applaude you for your tireless efforts to re-write these articles, especially Taipei 101. Allow me to introduce myself, I am one of those "skyscraper nuts" who comes around here and does the same thing like you do. I also draw high resolution skyscraper illustrations for magazine use and I am an illustrator in SkyscraperPage.com and Emporis.
If you're interested, there is an article that requires validation and help: Skyscraper
Currently this article doesn't provide any sources and I feel it needs a rewrite. It has been changing rapidly, and I can forsee with your great knowledge about skyscrapers, this is a proposal for you to help out in the Skyscraper article. I have contributed tirelessly in this article in the past 2 months, especially the Singapore Skyline and the images on the right, and I need your extra help in cleaning up this article together.
If you're willing, provide sources if you can, and I'm sure there'll be many cleanups in this. Looking forward to hear from you.
Someformofhuman 02:00, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Your edit to National Theater (Taiwan)
Hi, you made this edit [1] with edit summary "Removed article text and linked to new (merged) entry. Admins: please change this page to a simple redirect" - you may be interested to know that ordinary users like you and I can create redirects - see my edit to it [2] or the guide at Wikipedia:Redirect.
Cheers, Davidprior 10:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Taiwan Independence
Good work on Taiwan Independence - I for one really appreciate your efforts to clean that article up. Alexwoods 18:06, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rate on quality scale
Hi, I am working on Taiwanese opera and trying to expand it.I would like to ask you to watch that article and rate on the scope of Wikiproject China or give me some opinions or comments on this article. Thanks Qwaszxfish (talk) 04:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks, Someformofhuman, David, Alex. I had some time and got downtown a lot this summer. It enabled me to learn some details and post them. I will continue to do what I can for our Taiwan articles. Let me know if there's something in particular we need that I can help with.
A lot of UN activity in Taipei now. Do we have an article on that?
I'd like to help with the skyscraper article but would prefer to collaborate with an architecture specialist on that. Can you recommend anyone? It's a high-traffic article. We want something good there. Alton 11:18, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
- Hey, before we start, you can actually go down to a user's talk page and leave them a message there too; you can start a new conversation with them by clicking on "edit this page" and creating a new headline. Well the reason for this simple, a new message will be alerted to the user whom you are talking to, and also alerts them of a new message. :-)
- You can also join projects on Taiwan and other wikiprojects too. Get involved, you're doing it great! Well for myself, I am a college student and time isn't very kind to me lately, even during the holidays... Therefore I can't edit much.
- Try leaving a message to a user's talk page, it's great! Just remember to type in the search box for example; User talk:Someformofhuman and you're done. "User talk:" is the code that brings you to the talk page of the user. Just also remember to add the user's name after the code.
- Well actually, the Skyscraper article is quite "bad" as of now, but all we need is to cite references and sources to it, and it's done. There seems to be alot of unnecessary images that clogs up the entire article; I would suggest to handpick the best images wisely to be in the article, especially the Panorama section. But yes, it's also wise to choose a knowledgable architectural specialist. (That's what I'm aiming to be after graduation, -insert laughter here-). Well from what I know of, we could possibly get hold of specialists from Emporis and CTBUH. But again, these are highly skilled, professional busy people & disturbing them might cost them their jobs. Another option we can choose is read up from books that only pertains to skyscrapers. But I guess that will take a while.
- P.S, are you a musical conductor?
- Someformofhuman 01:38, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello, your edits made to Taipei 101 are again, excellent. However, I would advice that you use the "Show Preview" function before saving the page, works well for us and also, to curb identical-username-flooding in the history page if you know what I mean. It's best that you do all your edits all-at-one-go especially the minor edits, then save it. Also, that animation of the tuned mass damper, as a civil engineering and arch student I wouldn't celebrate its addition too early; as I question its correctness and verifiability. I'm doing alot of extensive research about it... If it doesn't live up to its vibe I'll have it removed. There is also an article pertaining to how tuned mass dampers in a skyscraper works, so I don't think its necessary to repeat similiar and detailed content twice in a row.
Thanks again, and keep those edits coming!
Someformofhuman Speak now! 00:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about the incessant tinkering. I just end up doing more than I think I'm going to. I will heed your advice.
It's great to know a civil engineer is putting eyes on everything. I did notice after I praised the animation that it actually shows the building doing a lot of rocking while the damper remains still. Doesn't that get it backwards? Skyscrapers aren't supposed to be shock absorbers for the dampers!
Alton.arts
- Ah yes, the impetuousness of editing Wikipedia. That's the spirit!
- Quote: It's great to know a civil engineer is putting eyes on everything. Well don't say that... I would like to clarify that I don't consider myself an experienced professional, or in anyway qualified on the job. :) I do make mistakes in my lifetime, and yes, I'm just a student; we're all learning and on a road to our goal. Anyway you were right to notice such awkward oscillations in that animation! That was what made me ponder all ever since the day it was placed in the article. Anyway, I usually don't go very much into factual debates who's right or wrong, so I'll have it removed from the article, like I said above, there is an article that pertains to the detailed explanations of the tuned mass damper.
Someformofhuman Speak now! 13:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
- Ah yes, where are, my manners? :)
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| For your tireless efforts in many Taiwan related articles and especially your hard work as seen on Taipei 101. Congratulations! You earned your first reward! Someformofhuman Speak now! 13:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC) |
This is indeed a surprise. Many thanks!
Alton.arts
