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[edit] Continuous spectrum

Thanks for your explanation of why you put continuous spectrum in category:scattering. I wouldn't mind if you do so again, but of course I'd prefer you to add a bit to the article in continuous spectrum on how it is connected to scattering. I trust anybody who has read Reed and Simon: I haven't come further than Chapter 6 or so in the first volume, and I am still confused by all the different kinds of spectra: (absolutely) continuous, essential, etc. Also many thanks for creating an account. -- Jitse Niesen (talk) 8 July 2005 15:36 (UTC)

[edit] Conical intersection

Hello there! I noticed that you created this article on Conical intersections here. Do you have a reference regarding the stability of DNA with respect to UV irradiation? I would like to read up on this more and learn about this. May I ask if you are a specialist in theoretical chemistry? --HappyCamper 06:07, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Orbitals and redirects

Hi,
I think it's bad style and a bit of a shock to the reader to redirect from a very specific disambig (electron orbital) to a very general disambig (orbital). I've reinstated it, in a trimmed-down form. --Smack (talk) 15:46, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Template: History of the Low Countries

It appears you are the person who created this, and I just wanted to say that the chart is excellent and a very helpful and concise way for a reader like me to understand at a glance all of the changes that took places involving the various components. Thumbs up!--StanZegel 23:26, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Review MOND

I've carried out the requested tasks on MOND. Please review and comment/vote at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Modified Newtonian dynamics/archive1. Thank you for your kind cooperation. Loom91 17:37, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eigenvalues

Actually, I've just tweaked the article. I will read it through and think about it; but I think the important thing is not FAC - it is making sure the article is largely intelligible to the average reader who comes to it not knowing what an eigenvalue is. (It is irrational, I know; but you will get more respect in general, and I think at FAC, if you create your user-page.) Septentrionalis 16:49, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, I think I will bow out. If you don't like (there are other examples}, which was a careful attempt to guard against the common error that there is only one eigenvector to a rotation, you probably won't like any other edit of mine. This will probably help you with FAC; they like bad writing as much as they like pretty pictures. They also like an evident PoV; but I hope you won't go that far. Regards, Septentrionalis 19:41, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Belgium

The article has some style related problems and image copyrights to be sorted out. I'll review on Saturday as I will be busy tomorrow. User:Nichalp/sg 17:10, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I'll review tomorrow, and if you reply to that, let me know, I'll review over the weekend then. I'll need the page size cut before I begin though. User:Nichalp/sg 19:30, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
I didn't get the time to review Belgium, so I'll I guess it will be over the weekend. I'm glad the page size has been reduced. User:Nichalp/sg 05:11, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The making of an account business

I replied on my talk page, to keep the conversation in one place. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 19:27, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] FAC: Brain

Thanks for your helpful criticism (especially pointing out tête de veau). I have amended the article as per your suggestions and hope it now meets your FA criteria. --Oldak Quill 12:30, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

I believe I have everything now. --Oldak Quill 13:51, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eigens

I'm not satisfied with the article as yet. I'll try and copyedit the text, which leaves me to review Belgium on Sun. is this ok with you?

[edit] Belgium

The content is ok, User:tony1 is good at copyediting, I'm sure he could help you out. User:Nichalp/sg 08:21, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi, I'll try to have a look over the next few days. Tony 01:35, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Belgique

You're welcome! I still have a few sections to go. Tony 12:57, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Hope you don't mind—I've pruned your opening statement on the FAC page. I think it's stronger now. Tony 05:55, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] War of the League of Cambrai

Thank you for your comments here. I've made some changes to try and address your objections; if you have the chance, perhaps you could take another look at the article? Kirill Lokshin 12:50, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bounty Board

Greetings. You've recently been involved with working on get articles up to featured status, so I wanted to let you know about a new page, Wikipedia:Bounty board. People have put up monetary bounties for certain articles reaching featured status - if the article makes it, the bounty lister donates the stated amount of money to the Wikimedia Foundation. So you can work on making articles featured, and donate other people's money at the same time. If this sounds interesting, I hope you stop by. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 22:21, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Acetic acid

On the FAC comment for acetic acid, in my humble opinion, all your comments have been taken care off. Would you care to adjust your opinion, typically by striking out your Object? Wim van Dorst 20:51, 7 November 2005 (UTC).

[edit] Forgeting to log in or an impostor

Please see [1] and User talk:131.220.68.177. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:59, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History of Jews in Poland

Is your point still not resloved? Do you still object to the FA nomination? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 13:01, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Ditto. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 02:15, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Since you enjoyed History of the Jews in Poland, to which User:Halibutt has made substantial contributions, I thought you may enjoy this recent RfA, whoch seems to be in need of some comments.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 06:27, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Tnx for the interest. Both Halibutt and Goodoldpolonius2 have replied to your comment - perhaps you may want to review their comments and your vote. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:05, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Halibutt

Let me note quickly that I find your vote against User:Halibutt on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Halibutt deeply dispiriting. Halibutt's contribution to Wikipedia has been very extensive, running to thousands of useful edits. Casting a vote against his candidacy for adminship based on a single quick revert, without at least trying to familiarize yourself with his other contributions, is deeply unfair.

Please, invest some time in familiarizing yourself with his work, and cast your vote again. If you don't have time to do this, I would invite you to move your vote and comments to the neutral category, where in my opinion they belong. Balcer 17:19, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Through I'd invite you to take Balcer's advice, I think you have the right to judge him based on your only encounter with him if you are sure it is enough. I think that your problem stems from a technical issue: kosher bans, as Halibutt explained, was not a (purposly) anti-semitic law - which is not to say, as he himselfs admit, that there were no others. But the anti-semitism was not government-inspired - at least it was not specifically singled out from the set of anti-minority rights. Polish 'nationalistic, Sanacja' goverment was trying to force all minorities (Ukrainians, Jews, Bielorusians, etc.) to assimilate by making the life difficult for them - a shameful policy, and if you want to mention in the lead that it affected Jews as well, I am sure Halibutt would not object. But calling it anti-semitic is confusing the reader and obscuring the (not any prettier) thruth (that Polish government was persecuting Jews because they were one of minorities, not simply because they were Jews, like Germans did).
As for the Black Book, Halibutt was not the author of it, and asked for its deletion now - isn't in enough for a 'sin' of keeping this (never, ever used) page in one's userspace?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:12, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
I explained the whole anti-kosher absurdity here: Talk:History of the Jews in Poland#Rising anti-Semitism - kosher slaughter. Please take a look at it. Halibutt 21:11, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
And here.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:24, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks. WikiThanks.
I would like to express my thanks to all the people who took part in my (failed) RfA voting. I was both surprised and delighted about the amount of support votes and all the kind words! I was also surprised by the amount of people who stated clearly that they do care, be it by voting in for or against my candidacy. That's what Wiki community is about and I'm really pleased to see that it works.
As my RfA voting failed with 71% support, I don't plan to reapply for adminship any more. However, I hope I might still be of some help to the community. Cheers! Halibutt 05:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Eventhough I still believe you voted against me because of lack of knowledge and not because of my merits or lack of those...

Indeed, it's not a big deal though it helps and saves much time. As to your support of my latest marking of a dubious statement as such - I'm glad to hear that. However, could you note that on the talk page as well? Halibutt 12:52, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Belgium

Congrats, its now featured. I copyedited the text to a certain extent. I still don't think its "brilliant prose" (I wish Tony was here), but it's certainly better now. I may be exacting, but I am a perfectionist and in such a case you will find me "dogmatic". Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:08, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Walking Game

Hey man, i REALLY appreciate your support for the Walking Game page. Just so you know this is a 100% legitimate page that a bunch of us who don't even know each other made, we have all heard of the game and we wanted it to be recognized. If you could please maybe write one or two more things on the discussion page to help us out I would be infinitley grateful. Don Burns 00:52, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Shuffle

Re: Blues shuffle. Your welcome. However, if you don't understand it my description isn't any more useful (even if more accurate) than the ones before. If I had a computer of my own I would add notation and a sound example, but alas.

Also, take a look at my recent work on walking bass. Lastly, what's wrong with riff? Hyacinth 12:52, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Direct quantum chemistry

Hi, I notice you seem to know more about so-called 'direct quantum chemistry' than I do, (not difficult since I'd never heard of it before coming to this site). Perhaps you could write a short article about it, explaining how this is accomplished? Ed Sanville 01:51, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Blues

Great work on getting blues all fixed up! It looks really good. Tuf-Kat 05:33, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

So you like John Mayer, huh? I still think the magazine cover is totaly silly - two rock musicians and a pop/folk singer who plays some blues? That said, I can live with it with the new caption - I think. CAN'T WE DO BETTER? What does that cover represent? Why is it there?

SECisek 18:39, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] quantum electrochemistry

Hi Vb. In response to "NPOV is not attained yet; Heitler-London first quatum electro chemists? What the hell is that? Why not Schroedinger or Planck?) ...." I see your point, for that matter, why not Einstein?. I think an argument can be made in that direction, but, well, according to the article quantum mechanics Heitler-London pioneered the application of qm to chemistry, and this can be fairlty easily confirmed. This is a subject that should be taken up there (quantum mechanics) really if you have questions. Please fell free to rewrite the quantum electrochemistry page if you feel have a better way of presenting it, but I still do not understand why the neutral POV tag is there. Cypa 18:32, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hello Vb

Hello. Ce n'était pas bien difficile de deviner qui était la personne derrière le pseudo Vb :-). Je me suis inscrit un jour où j'ai voulu lire comment était traitée la guerre de 1948 sur wikipedia français et puis sur wikipedia anglais. C'est un vrai foutoir. Même ici, on est en pleine guerre israélo arabe... Salutations à la famille :-) et bonne chance pour ton nouveau boulot.

Alithien 18:21, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Scientific peer review

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[edit] Eigenvalue, eigenvector and eigenspace

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[edit] Born-Oppenheimer approximation

Hi Vb! If you get a chance, could you take a look at Born-Oppenheimer approximation, and see if you can fix it up? Let me know what you think, thanks very much! --HappyCamper 01:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nepal

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[edit] Belgium FAR

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[edit] Careful!

I take it this was a mistake? --RobertG ♬ talk 16:21, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it happens to us all! I just wanted to check your account hadn't been hijacked! Best wishes, RobertG ♬ talk 16:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template: History of the Low Countries: Barnstar!

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