User talk:Crasshopper
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Most of what I've done so far has been under the guise of an unregistered IP but I'd like to port that previous information to this identity.
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[edit] Manual of style edits
Hi, I rebutted your manual of style edits. I think you misunderstand what mathematicians mean when they say "Its easy to show...". It is not a belittlement of the reader and must not be taken as such; it is rather a statement about the length of a proof, the excercise of which is left to the reader. linas 04:28, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
- I replied to your note on my talk page. But I liked my reply so much, that I'm posting a copy here:
- In mathematics, there is an immense raft of specialized jargon. The phrases "Clearly," "Obviously," and "It's easy to show that ..." are a part of that jargon. Although they resemble the English language, thier true meaning is subtle.
- Mathematicians often encounter head-scratching claims in the papers they read, claims that make them stop and wonder "what does this mean?", and "how could this possibly be true?", or "how could the author presume such a thing without any justification whatsoever?". These head-scratchers come in two basic varieties: the simple, forehead-slapping, "duhh, of course" kind, and the complicated kind. These two types can be very hard to tell apart, and one can loose hours or days on them. There are some well-known stories of strong mathematicians who spent weeks on problems only to wake up in the middle of the night with a "duhh of course" inspiration. The phrases "Clearly," "Obviously," and "It's easy to show that ..." are used to indicate to the reader that what follows is of the forehead-slapping variety. They do not imply that what follows is somehow "easy"; its usually not -- if it was actually easy, then the author wouldn't need to coach the reader with this "com'on you can do it" pep-talk.
- Yes, texts that use these phrases may seem intimidating, but that comes from an unfamiliarity of math jargon. No one expects that the claim following an "Obviously..." will be obvious to anyone wihout years of preparation. linas 21:14, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Ulysses
regarding this edit, all info entered into wikipedia must be verifiable. Unless you can cite this fact, it's gonna have to go. --Bachrach44 18:51, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ulysses
Wikipedia policy forbids WP:OR. --Bachrach44 19:09, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
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