Talk:List of important publications in physics

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This article doesn't seem very encyclopedic. Should it even be here? -- CYD

The list of publications in physics is quite young. Therefore look like that (empty sections, few articles). Please look at list of publications in computer science, the oldest and most mature list in order to see what a list should look like.

Can you contribute to the list? I'll appreciate your help very much. Thanks, APH 09:32, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Standards in all the Wikipedia:WikiProject Science pearls articles

List of publications in biology was put up for deletion at AfD but survived the process as there was no consensus. However, as someone who has been concerned with this Wikipedia:WikiProject Science pearls project for some months now, I am concerned. There is indeed a case that the material here is not free of a POV. How do we determine importance? Earlier this year the participants on List of publications in chemistry debated this and decided on two matters. First, they tightened up the criteria for inclusion, in particular insisted that publications that were important as an introduction had to have had a wider importance such as altering the way all future text books were written or altered the way the subject was taught. Second, they decided that all new entries should be raised for debate over a 10 day period on the talk page to determine whether they should be kept or deleted. Most existing entries were debated and several were deleted. This has worked reasonably well although it would be better if more people had participated. It is clear enough that it is not, for these articles, sufficient to allow anyone to add entries, as only very obvious nonsense is likely to be deleted. Each entry needs the consideration of several editors. I urge all interested in this project to look at what the chemists here have done and consider whether something similar or even better can be used on all pages in the project. I am putting this paragraph on all the other talk pages of this project. --Bduke 08:43, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Related AFD

[edit] chemistry and biology

List of publications in biology was moved to List of Important publications in biology ... and this has now been done for chemistry as well. I'd suggest you follow suit for consistency. DGG 06:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original research tag

Why is this article tagged as original research? I don't really see an explanation for this. Please point out what is wrong and work towards fixing it or I will remove the tag. I understand that the tag may be there for a reason but unless you point out why it makes no sense. MartinDK 08:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Journals

This article and the other "List of important publications in XXX" are not the place for links to journals. These should be in List of scientific journals in physics and indeed they are (the 3 journals anyway - not the magazine). I have moved them here in case someone wants to dispute this. The magazine should be on Institute of Physics so I'll put it there. --Bduke 22:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

See Also:List of scientific journals - Optics

[edit] The criteria for entries

Please take a look at a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Science pearls#Header template to all project list pages on rewording the template that generates the header to this list of publications to make the criteria for entries to the list rather tighter and better reflecting the notability criteria of WP. The motivation is to better take into account comments that have been made when some of these lists have been proposed for deletion. --Bduke 00:42, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories of important publications

Please note Wikipedia:WikiProject Science pearls##Categories of important publications. Thanks, APH 10:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] the theory of relativity

How does it make sense? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.110.29.162 (talk) 23:23, 23 January 2007 (UTC).