My replies to Ken's comments on my approach to wiki development. Ken in lowercase ME (ANDREW LOCKLEY) IN UPPERCASE
> I do not think you are doing a service to the community by introducing a > large number of articles to Wikipedia, THERE HAS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER, BECAUSE WIKI HAS MAX. 30KB RECOMMENDED SIZES FOR ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_length#How_to_find_long_articles without any quality control, EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR QUALITY CONTROL. I AM AN EDUCATED LAY PERSON, AND I RELY ON FIELD EXPERTS FOR FEEDBACK AND EXTRA CONTENT. with all kinds of invented terms WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN DOUBT, I HAVE ALWAYS ASKED FIRST IF I'VE USED INCORRECT TERMS, FEEL FREE TO CORRECT THEM, OR SUGGEST THE ONES I SHOULD USE. and wacky ideas listed alongside possibly sensible ideas. I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO DECIDE WHAT IS AND ISN'T SENSIBLE. IT SEEMS FROM THE DEBATES ON GEOENG GROUP THAT THERE ISN'T A GENERAL AGREEMENT ON WHAT IS AND ISN'T SENSIBLE. For example, there is a page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage Might it not be more useful to expand the paragraph on air capture there I HAVE PUT A MERGE TAG ONTO THE PAGE, BUT YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT GUIDELINES ON MERGE TAGS HERE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Merging_and_moving_pages > than to invent terms out of whole cloth ("Carbon Dioxide Scrubbing") I BELIEVE I SUBMITTED THAT TERM TO THE GROUP FOR CHECKING. I HAD 2 POSITIVE RESPONSES, FROM MEMORY YOU CAN CHANGE THE NAME OF A PAGE USING THE 'MOVE' TAB. I DON'T MIND IF YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER NAME FOR ANY PAGE OR TERM. and proliferate Wikipedia articles? SEE ABOVE COMMENTS RE:LENGTH >30KB (Is language like "Fake Plastic Trees" really useful here? Does the use of such terms promote understanding?) THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO EXISTING CITATIONS TO THE USE OF THE TERM 'FAKE PLASTIC TREES' IN PRIOR USE IN SEPARATE MEDIA. BY CONTRAST, THE ALTERNATIVE TERM 'ARTIFICIAL TREES' IS AMBIGUOUS AND NOT MEMORABLE. AGAIN, FEEL FREE TO CHANGE IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. REMEMBER THAT 'BLACK HOLE' WAS A "SILLY JOKE NAME" THAT IS NOW UNIVERSALLY USED (ANYONE REMEMBER THE "OFFICIAL NAME"- 'GRAVITATIONALLY COMPLETELY COLLAPSED BODIES'?) > > Best, > > Ken > > > > ___________________________________________________ > Ken Caldeira > > Carnegie Institution Dept of Global Ecology > 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA > > [email protected]; [email protected] > http://dge.stanford.edu/DGE/CIWDGE/labs/caldeiralab > +1 650 704 7212; fax: +1 650 462 5968 > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_scrubbing >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> >> Date: 2008/12/31 >> Subject: new wiki page - NAMES PLEASE >> To: geoengineering <[email protected]> >> >> >> I am planning a new wiki on co2 scrubbing >> >> potential names include: >> co2 scrubbing >> atmospheric co2 removal >> chemical co2 scrubbing >> artificial trees >> fake plastic trees >> >> >> please pick one or suggest others >> >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
