Please note that I sent my comments to Andrew Lockley individually and did not broadcast my sentiments to the entire group.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
