Talk:Spectrum analyzer

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Contents 1 British/International English 2 Product Information links 3 Software Audio Spectrum Analysers 4 TfD nomination of Template:Video

[edit] British/International English

Should the article be titled with "analyser" as opposed to the "analyzer" american spelling? No where else in the world uses the 'z' so it seems a bit incorrect. 206.248.157.145 (talk) 22:44, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Product Information links

Is it really right to have these links to web pages advertising spectrum analyzers? I've been leary of adding links to the information pages the company I work for has on using spec-ans just to avoid any impropriety, but if everybody else is going to get links.... At least the links I would add would be to useful info. N0YKG 02:35, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Agreed. I'm not sure you want people using this encyclopedia to advertise their products. However, if you follow those links you will see that the documents are not advertisements, but informative technical bulletins that can be generally applied to ANY spectrum analyzer. If your docs fit the same description I don't see a problem.--mcrema 22 February 2006

Keep the links. At least they have some pictures (which the article lacks). Romanski 10:11, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Software Audio Spectrum Analysers

Perhaps a paragraph on software spectrum analyzers is in order? There seem to be many out there. And they (software sudio spectrum analysers) are also being used as building blocks in other more complex systems, an example of this are the audio visualization plugins for Winmp, etc. Maybe the kind of encyclopedia that would make a good science project, like, "Sonograms (or Spectrograms) of Common Sounds" where sonograms of common sounds (car motor, running water, dog barking, baby crying, etc.) are presented (i.e., the printed screen captures of the sound's audio spectra) - this project could be done for 0$ using throw-away hardware, free OS, free soundcard-based software audio spectrum analyser. (Wod observer (talk) 18:56, 10 January 2008 (UTC))

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Video

Template:Video has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment at Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion#Template:Video the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page.

The nominator Chris Cunningham/User:Thumperward removed the template from all the articles and then nominated it for deletion. This is a well-known Wikipedia:Ownership gambit by stealth removing a feature with mass edits and then claiming it's not used as a reason for deletion.
He then reverted my attempt to keep the video template on an article page at least until the deletion discussion is completed. This prevents editors from making any comparisons on the technical merits of the template, which further forces you to accept his ownership of articles presenting videos. I have requested a Speedy Keep due to his unconsensed mass edits, until there can be an informed and un-owned editorial discussion on the technical merits.
Until he again re-reverts, you can at least temporarily revert his edit to see what the video template looked like, and then consider the technical issues on their merits which are described at the template deletion discussion. Milo 02:33, 22 March 2008 (UTC)