User talk:Mike Peel

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Total re-write of the main Physics page is in progess

You might like to join us at Physics/wip where a total re-write of the main Physics page is in progess. At present we're discussing the lead paragraphs for the new version, and how Physics should be defined. I've posted here because you are on the Physics Project participant list. --MichaelMaggs 08:04, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template-happy fools

You've got to be kidding me? Slapping a WikiProject Physics tag on Zentner, an old unit of mass used in commerce in Germany and Austria, but long-since fallen into disuse and rarely seen in the last century or century and a half or so, one which was never used in physics? Get real. That isn't helpful to the WikiProject, nor to the article. Gene Nygaard 22:01, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I took that approach because with semi-automated processes, that's the best way to get a little reconsideration in case it is a widespread problem.

Part of your difficulty may have resulted from a failure to understand that categories are not just a straight line downward from somewhere, with only one parent for each subcategory, but rather are intertwined in many and various ways, and many of the categories which have Category:Physics somewhere in their parentage also have many other categories unrelated to physics above them. Gene Nygaard 22:16, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that a few will slip through, and you seem to be taking reasonable care to avoid that.

I see you've gotten the crushed ice, but I suppose you haven't gotten around to the Jim Beam or Coca-Cola yet. ;-) Gene Nygaard 15:45, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We just have to appoint some volunteers to Wikipedia:WikiProject Metrology and assign them -- amongst others -- all articles below Category:Units of measure. Could also create some spectacular WikiQuarrels, look at all the pastel boxes in Metrology. --Pjacobi 15:52, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Crushed ice

You objected to my tagging Crushed ice with physics-stub tag. Crushed ice has interesting physical properties. --- Skapur 22:43, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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infobox particle

I am submitting the Template:Infobox_Particle to a "peer review" at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Physics. If you have any comments they would be appreciated. Thanks -Ravedave ^{(help name my baby)} 02:20, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Project Physics tag

I see you have added the tag to a lot of articles that are on my watchlist. That is great. However I also think they should be tagged for the Chemistry project. Most of them are methods that were developed by chemists, e.g. NDDO, MINDO, SINDO, etc. If you come across any like this, perhaps you could add {{chemistry}} as well and save effort. I'll add it those you have taged. --Bduke 22:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see you have removed the Physics project tag on Talk:Semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods. That is fine. To be consistent it should be removed from all articles that are about such methods, e,g, NDDO, MINDO, etc. I see you have removed it also from some talk pages about ab initio programs, such as Talk:JAGUAR. Again to be consistent, it should be removed from all talk pages of articles about ab initio programs. Can I do this as I add the Chemistry Project tag? --Bduke 23:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]