User talk:Rparle
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Happy editing, Isomorphic 03:57, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Hi. Thanks for your note. I haven't looked over the physics articles here, but I seriously doubt that it's as "covered" as you said. Chances are there are articles for all the most important topics. I'm betting that most could still be improved, either by adding more information or by improving the explanations. Some Wikipedia articles on technical subjects tend to be incomprehensible to people outside those fields. Don't assume that any article is ever "done" - they can always be improved.
- That said, there's no particular reason why you have to write on physics. I'm not sure I've contributed to a single physics article myself, and I was a physics student for most of the last four years. There are plenty of subjects here that don't require any academic specialty - there's even a project to create articles on hats and headgear. Wikipedians are encouraged to write on whatever they want, not necessarilly on what they're most knowledgeable about. After all, this is volunteer work, so you should enjoy what you do. Isomorphic 04:33, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Stacks of books in every room in your house? Sounds rather familiar.
Regarding talk etiquette, there's no strict standard for where to answer, but you picked up on the first pro/con - someone is guaranteed to see an answer on their own talk page, but not necessarilly on yours. Some people use their watchlist to watch pages where they've left a message, in case the answer is posted to that page. You chose correctly in this case - I do a lot of greeting, so I don't usually watch the talk pages of those I greet. I would probably not have seen your reply if you'd posted it here.
The advantage to using only one person's talk page is that it makes discussion easier to follow, especially for an interested third party. So, some people will reply to both their talk page and yours. Others reply only to your talk page but copy the comment they're replying to and post it above to provide context.
If you want to read more about the standards for talk pages, it's written up at Wikipedia:Talk page
OK, I'm through with my lecture :-) Have fun, Isomorphic 06:03, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I saw your edits to Eric Braeden, and I found them to be rather trivial. You cited (style) but I really didn't see much of a style error to be marked as a faux-pas. TheCustomOfLife 18:37, 13 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- I responded with gratitude on my talk page. TheCustomOfLife 16:55, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Another response. TheCustomOfLife 00:00, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Hi!
How are you? It's been a month since we've conversed last. Feel free to drop me a note whenever! :-) Mike H 00:07, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)