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==[[2012]]==
I wrote this article quickly, probably could use an experienced writer such as yourself (if interested) to spruce it up. Big traffic driver.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 17:47, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:I would go *insane* if I had to work on a article like this!  I take it there's both a movie, a cult, and what else, books, about this nonsense?  If so, then you should mention all of them at least in passing.  Good luck, and don't let your mind rot.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:50, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::Too late. Mind already rotted. But wanted to ask: is there any truth to rumors that your book ''The Burr in the Garden of Eden'' was responsible for launching the [[2012]] hysteria? Please comment.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 17:57, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::It was probably the group sex scenes in which they are channeling Reichian [[orgone]]s that caused all the problems.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:00, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Hayford I would like your permission to upload a picture of the cover of your book ''The Burr in the Garden of Eden'' for an article.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 18:53, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
[[Image:Burr_in_the_Garden_of_Eden.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The German cover of The Burr in the Garden of Eden]]
:::::I suspect that Hayford cannot give that permission. You almost certainly have to go to the publisher. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 19:05, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::I think that Chris is right, unless we want to try using the "Fair Use" doctrine, applying small scans of book covers.  WP first did it this way, then deleted them all, then restored some of them, along with *long* justifications.  I dunno why we couldn't do it here, but, I think, people have argued about this for years. In any case, I know the publisher, so I'll email him and ask him to grant permission. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 19:18, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Thanx.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 19:22, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::In the world of science, if i write a review and want to include my own photo, one published in another journal, then I have to get permission from the publisher of the primary journal.  We never own the material that we publish. It may be different in literature, but I doubt it, unless the books are self published, which is becoming more common. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 19:25, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::It's the same in lit. as in sci. It's just that the "fair use" doctrine has been batted back and forth ever since I joined CZ 3 years ago.  If we can justify it under "fair use", then it doesn't matter who owns it  In any case, I have just emailed the publisher. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 19:30, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Certainly I'm not clear on fair use. To me, if we're not profiting from it and only using it to promote the book, its hard to imagine how anyone could challenge it as not being "fair use". But our worry is not a common sense interpretation but the legal definition. Of that I am ignorant. Possibly your publisher could clarify what they mean and accept as 'fair use'? [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 19:35, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::::A little qualifier to Chris' above comment on copyright in science: This ''never'' has long been true but a growing number of [[scientific journal]]s practice [[Gold Open Access]], i.e. their content is now [http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=licensedJournals CC-licensed]. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 19:57, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::::I don't think the publishers have a clear idea either.  I know that Stephen Ewen and I used email Time magazine and such like and explain that we were a non-profit, etc. etc.  They would reply, "Yes, we understand, so we'll only charge $1000 per use of our covers."  So screw 'em -- I myself think that "fair use" would let us use these covers. Especially if we throw in enough boilerplate explanation, as WP people are now doing. See, for instance, this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interlop11.jpg with all the boilerplate. I dunno why we couldn't do exactly the same thing. What's the absolute *worst* that could happened if we did?  Well, I suppose that Larry could be thrown into prison for 300 years.  Well, maybe not.... So, I myself, would unleash the unrestricted "fair use" doctrine all over CZ.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:36, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
==Those orgones==
[[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox7|The Burr in the Garden of Eden (book)]] -- is this a good title for the article. I knew those orgones were responsible.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 20:19, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:No need to put book after it, since there's absolutely no confusion about it. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:24, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::Is the German cover "family friendly", or can I use it to illustrate [[Pornography]] (soft-core, of course)...giggling at said policy. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 21:17, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::It's *my* sort of family friendly, but I dunno what Charlie Manson would say about it.... As far as *I'm* concerned you can use it anywhere, including an article about [[Orgone]].... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:40, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Sibling revelry, perhaps. Hmmm...my mother's library did have some of Reich's orgone books, but I don't know if I even still have them in storage.
::::I am, incidentally, a bit surprised there has been zero comment about [[pornography]]. Yes, I think it's objectively written, but what does it take to do a controversial article around here if you aren't a homeopath? My Israel-Palestine work hasn't gotten any outrage.
::::This is reminding me, all too much, of the comment that even the people who write viruses don't support the Macintosh. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 21:50, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::No pix, I suppose, so no one cares.  Or they're all busy over at the WP article, vandalizing, rewriting, and arguing. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:07, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::One of the reasons I wrote it was to test Daniel's theory that an approvable article had to be illustrated, and, further, as a first sensitive topic to test the "ff" policy. As you point out, does anyone care? Should I try a serious article about erotic pain and the different philosophies of "safe, sane and consensual" vs. "risk aware consensual kink"? [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 22:23, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Only if you want to put me, and probably everyone else, *really* to sleep. Although I suppose that the next time I wake up at 3 in the morning, as today, and have trouble getting back to sleep, I could come out and look at it for an effective somnifère... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:31, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::PS, you might add to the Victoriana section of the porn article that there is truly nothing in the world *duller* than Prince Albert's porn.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:31, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::You refer, I assume, to his writing, as opposed to the eponymous body modification?
:::::::::The convergence of pornography and being "up" at night, I suspect, is best left to [[Eric Massa]].
:::::::::I could also write in the Alex Comfort style, or a harder but not necessarily inflammatory style, or go to the deliberately dense Masters & Johnson approach. Nevertheless, this will need to be examined by the new EC. 22:41, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
== Fair Use ==
Just received this from the publisher of Wildside Press:
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:08 -0400
Message-ID: <9221c331003151356y5de3571eid35fceef4d9bba30@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Attention: John Betancourt -- cover permission requested
From: John Betancourt <wildsidepress@gmail.com>
To: tahiti@post.harvard.edu
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00163646c9d848887a0481dd1c73
Of course -- you don't need permission, though. I view it as fair use.
Which reminds me -- I've been meaning to drop you a note. I have found a new printer that doesn't charge the $12/book/year fee. If you want me to reissue any of your old Wildside books in print form, let me know. Happy to do so. (And I'll replace Alan's covers with something nice.)
-- John
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:27 PM, <tahiti@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
Hi, John,
Do you know the Citizendium project started by Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia (although Jimmie Wales doesn't like to be reminded of that)?  It's supposed to be a *better* Wikipedia.  I don't know if it is going to succeed, but I am one of the Main Men there.  There's an article about me there (as well as at Wikipedia):
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Hayford_Peirce
Someone wants to write an article about my novel "The Burr in the Garden of Eden" and would like to upload a scan of the Wildside cover to illustrate the article.  I told him that I'd ask your permission.  Full credit and copyright info, of course, will be given to Wildside.
If you simply email me about this, I will insert your email into the permissions page of the image at some point.
Many thanks, and I'm glad to see that Wildside is apparently doing well these days!
Best,
Hayford Peirce
_________________________________________________________________________
So, as you can see, at least *one* publisher views it as "fair use". [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:19, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
==Blockquote vs Quotequote==
Didn't know the preferred format was blockquote, will try to use from now on.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 16:48, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
I really like the colored-quote formats like (I think I saw in [[Biology]] perhaps? You're right the [[Life]] article -- looks great. but won't use).--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 16:48, 22 March 2010 (UTC) --[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 21:46, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
:Well, I think that 99.9% of the quotes in CZ are Blockquotes -- you could ask Howard about it.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:06, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
::Tony Sebastian used a lot of colour for quotes in the [[Life]] article.  I seem to remember that was controversial at the time and there was a long debate about it on the forum. The main reasoning for using blockquote was that all quotes will look the same and are controlled by the stylesheet rather than by various templates and/or personalised wikimarkup. The idea is that changes to the style in the future will be consistent and easily implemented across the board. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 17:31, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
:::Sigh.  Yes, I've just taken a look at the Life article.  What to do, what to do? I wish that there were more Constables, or more Editors, or even just ONE functioning Editor-in-Chief.  Or just a plain old Decider.  It's too early to go mix a martini, but I feel like it.  Why do people have to *complicate* things!? [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:42, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Be.cau.se we are not cl.on.es we are not pro.gram.ed to obey.  Ve are not ro.bot.s or [[Dalek|Da.leks]] Ve are pe.op.le.  Ve have fau.lts and flaws.  Ve have a cho.ice....Ve have a cho.ice....Ve have no cho.ice....Ex.ter.min.ate....Ex.ter.min.ate....Ex.ter.min.ate....  [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 17:54, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
Here is the [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2372.0.html old forum discussion]. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 17:59, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
:Good grief, I had completely forgotten all that!  Well, the hell with it.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:24, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
::Without looking at the Forum thread, it's a general Web best practice to be careful with eye candy, lest one get into browser dependencies, color vision, and the like. With an international audience, one also cannot assume broadband connections. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]]
:::Yes, that's what I gathered was the gist of the Forum discussion. Anthony had put a *lot* of effort into making his stuff look pretty.  But I think it all depends on which browser one uses, plus other settings, etc. etc.  Remember the character who was sticking in all the Congressmen and using all the extra equal signs?  This is just another example of that, actually. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:51, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
::::I'll use blockquotes; wouldn't want to be attacked by aliens or orgones or [[darek|dareks]] or have weird sea creatures be attracted by eye candy. When I come across my old <nowiki>{{quote|}}</nowiki> I'll switch them around.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 21:45, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::Meg, for one, use the quote template.  I'd say not to worry too much at this point. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 22:08, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::Check out [[Metaphor]] and [[Allostasis and allostatic load]] for the current method I use for blockquotes. Try different browsers and text sizes for viewing. I would redo the blockquotes I put in [[Life]]. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 04:05, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Anthony, life is too short for all of that. I think that your efforts in Life look fine -- my only concern, here as in a couple of other issues that we Citizens argue about it, is simply establishing *consistency* throughout the spectrum of articles.  For two reasons: aesthetics in general, and also, I gather from the tech people, that if we don't have *consistency*, a lot of the tech operations simply don't work. I myself am certainly not going to ask you to redo the Life quotes -- someday when we have a thousand WP retentive-types to do this, then we can address these individual cases.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 04:26, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Hayford, you always make sense and force one to think further. I applaud operationally necessary consistency, though not consistency for the sake of consistency or at the expense communicative efficacy and creative innovation.  I hear the little voice shouting from the back pew of my mind, something about about the hobgoblin of small minds.  CZ, no place for small minds, you surely agree. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 03:04, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::I certainly hear you loud and clear about the hobgoblins, a phrase I've used many times in my lifetime. What I remember, however, is the case, what, six months ago, about the guy who was bringing in *hundreds* of articles he had created at WP about Maryland congressmen over the centuries (he'd been banned from WP). They were, more or less, *excellent* articles, and we *welcomed* here. But he then decided that for the section headings he wanted to use two, three, four, or more = (equal signs) SO THAT IT WOULD LOOK BETTER. Well, maybe it DID look better on HIS monitor, but not necessarily everyone else's.  But the IMPORTANT part of this, which, I myself, as the dumb cop, had absolutely no knowledge of but had to trust the judgment of our more technically oriented people, was that by using these extra = signs, he was screwing up, in major ways, basic operations of our entire "search" system or whatnot.  We tried for a *long* time to explain to him, and to reason with him, but it was useless.  Finally he ended up being banned as a vandal -- I'm sure that you remember the case.  The point here that I'm trying to make, is that *sometimes* consistency, beyond just being a question of aesthetics and personal taste, is an important matter of practicality.  For the latter point, I just have to trust the judgment of people more knowledgeable than I.... Cheers! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 04:01, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::I take your point. Avoid explosives. I'm getting close, though, to a blockquote format I like.  Will try it out on [[Life/Draft]]. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 03:26, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::::I look forward to seeing it, and, I'm sure, many others do also. I'm certainly not 100% satisfied with our present formatting, so if we could evolve a *better* one, that could then be *consistently* applied, that would be great! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 04:18, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
== To hyphen or not to hyphen ==
Hayford, what do you think is correct: "multiplayer" or "multi-player"? Both? Is it a question of AE or BE? --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 14:33, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
:Hyphen, as per Ro. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 15:45, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
::When in doubt, I hyphenate. A hyphen rarely hurts, except in the case of hyphenated line-endings. [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 03:21, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
== My forum account has been deleted? ==
Have you any idea why my forum account has been deleted? [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3103.0.html] I would ask on the forums, but don't want to re-register until I know. --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 23:39, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
:Hmm, looking on the forums I probably got caught up in the 525 bogus members you deleted in 5 minutes[http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3099.15.html]. I have re-registered under the same name, just awaiting approval... --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 00:00, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
::Sorry, I thought that you had been registered a long time ago.... I'll approve you immediately. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 00:03, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
== Thicket strategy ==
Hi Hayford just letting you know what I'm up to. My thinking at present is that a way to boost CZ's web presence is by creating what HB and others call a ''thicket of articles'' -- not just one long one here or there, or a ''hot topic'' article -- rather the idea is to create a few good long articles which are comprehensive and interesting and well-written, and then write lots of little articles on supporting terms. Sometimes these are so-called lemma articles but I prefer just a very short article explaining a term, but loaded with wikilinks to the bigger articles and others. For example, my article [[Aeneid]] is a main one relating to another biggie [[dactylic hexameter]] but surrounded by lots of little articles on related subjects. I'm asking please don't delete the little articles since they serve (hopefully) the function of driving traffic to the bigger ones.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 12:28, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
:You misunderstand my function -- I only delete obvious vandalism and dead-end accounts that are *clearly, clearly, clearly* against CZ policy as explained in various guidelines.  I certainly would never delete *short* articles just because they're short.  Basically, Constables only delete what *other* people ask them to, and even then it's almost *always* because of mistakes in Titles, etc.  If I just went around deleting articles because I felt like it, I would be removed as a Constable. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:15, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
::::I understand your function, but I wanted to explain to you what I was trying to do, so that in the event that requests came up to delete small articles, that you'd understand the purpose behind my creating lots of little articles. I came across other instances in which articles may have been deleted in the past, possibly because they were small or didn't look significant (I'm not sure why there were deleted) but I wanted to explain that the idea behind creating a slew of smaller articles was to possibly build interest in the bigger ones like [[Aeneid]] or [[dactylic hexameter]] and such. It's a niche strategy -- find specific areas where we can compete with WP, and do a better job, possibly attracting other contributors and editors here. Again, I don't know if this will succeed or not, but I"m trying.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 21:26, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
::On a related subject -- I'm exploring whether to do some kind of experiment regarding subpages and PageRank. I left a message here at [[User talk:Daniel Mietchen|DM's talk page]]. Wondering whether some kind of permission is needed. It would involve creating two competing article thickets on nonsense topics, to see which one did better in PageRank terms.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 12:28, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
:::I don't have a clue as to what you mean -- Daniel and the other are the people to address.  If they think that it would gum up the works, then don't do it. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:15, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
::::Sorry if I didn't explain it well. I'm working with Daniel about it. Basically the experiment is harder than I thought, and DM thinks it would require article titles which were real, not nonsense ones; I'm putting this on the back burner for the moment. The idea was to have two competing "article thickets" -- one with subpages; one without -- and see which were easier to find using Google searches after a month being on CZ. I have a hunch that the subpages confuse the crawlers, but am not sure (HB isn't sure). But I was looking for some way to possibly show this, and if so, it would then have to come up with the editorial committee in charge.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 20:43, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Well, as long as you're experimenting, and others (not me, because I don't understand it) are aware of what you're doing, and you're not creating articles that would being CZ into obvious disrepute, then go ahead. I think that many of us have created test articles, or test something or others over the years.  Eventually they just get deleted -- and forgotten. In some cases, Matt and I have been leery about Daniel and others creating and running Bots until they knew *exactly* how they would work.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:51, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
== Wiped out again ==
...in an edit conflict. (& then I went & put this on your user page!) Perhaps that's an argument for not keeping conversations confined to one page. After all, these days it's easy to keep two windows open. Anyway, yes, I find it hard to imagine how anyone could convincingly argue against your K-Trio examples. Did some jolly impartialist come along and quote statistics, as just happened to me: '19-5 isn't exactly conclusive'? And that in response, I notice, to someone else's figure of 9-1. Still only 1000-0 will do, it seems. Any idiots out there, their views must be respected. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 20:51, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
:Hmmm, worse than I thought.  Have you ever thought about devoting yer time to a place called [[Citizendium]]?  It's quite different, I hear! Cheers! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:57, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
But, you say, common sense prevailed chez K-Trio! And my ancient ticker is still only 59 - until tomorrow. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 21:11, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Anyway, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(music)]
is the place if you can bear to have a look. I still have hopes of getting the co-ordinator chappie on my side. Yours dreamily, [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 23:41, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
:Good flippin' Geezus! ZZZZZZZz, that noise you hear is me snoring after trying to wade my way through about a quarter of it!  Catch up on your Z's, you're gonna need all yer strength to deal with that! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:55, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
::Is it worth getting worked up about? Normally this article on Wikipedia gets only a sliver of attention -- 6 users per day perhaps. My suggestion is if you're going to joust on wikipedia, prepare to battle. That's what it's all about. If you want quality, spend more time here on CZ.--[[User:Thomas Wright Sulcer|Thomas Wright Sulcer]] 23:58, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Just fired another sally. I have plenty of time and patience. I used to teach Arabs and Koreans English. (Granted, that was much easier...) [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 01:18, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Meg has supplied the quotation, so I was able to give CZ a plug. The WPjuns will need all their reserves of bloody-mindedness... [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 18:00, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have the NYT Manual of Style, but it's only 230 pages long and not absolutely complete.  I've looked through it and it doesn't seem to address the question at hand but, pragmatically, we can find a thousand examples in the paper itself to back up our position.  Fowler's Second Edition probably has something relevant, but trying to find anything in that book is a nightmare. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:12, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
== Star Wars and Philosophy ==
Hayford, as science fiction writer and thoughtful person, you might find the essays in this multi-authored book interesting.
:Book Title: Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine. Contributors: Kevin S. Decker - editor, Jason T. Eberl - editor. Publisher: Open Court. Place of Publication: Chicago. Publication Year: 2005.
If you have a Questia account, you can read the full-text: http://www.questia.com/read/116211835  [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 03:10, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks!  I'll check this out!  [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 03:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
== [[Conventional coal-fired power plant]] is due for final Approval tomorrow ==
Hi, Hayford: Just want to alert you that the [[Conventional coal-fired power plant]] is due for Approval tomorrow. Regards, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 16:29, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
== Hi ==
Thanks for the welcome message, Peirce. I'm trying to figure out how things work and made some small contributions. Of course it is very similar to working on Wikipedia, but I find Citizendium very appealing. Regards, (and watch out for these lobsters!) [[User:Jules Grandgagnage|Jules Grandgagnage]] 15:25, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
== deletion requests ==
Hayford, you should look at the remaining deletion requests, too. I have completed the templates. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 08:05, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:Thanks!  I figured that if I left them long enough someone would get tried of them! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 14:23, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
== Minor minor ==
So you decided for the "crazy" AE system of dates ;-)
As for the endash without spaces:
I know that American typography uses '''emdashes''' without spaces&mdash;like this&mdash;though I regard this as ugly.
But are you sure that "May 1, 2000&ndash;June 2, 2010" is correct typographical praxis?
It looks very irritating! (Because it groups "2000&ndash;June" together.)
--[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 00:16, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
:Hi, Peter -- you're gonna hate my answer to all your questions: "Because that's the way Larry decided to do it about two years ago." There were discussions in various places about all these points, and at last he simply said, "Do it this way."  (I do think that in the case of the dates, there was some indication that sorts and searches etc. worked better with his mode.  Can't remember 100%.) As for emdashes, *some* 'Merkins do it that way, others don't.  The New York Times, for example -- with them it is WordSPACEemdashSPACEword.  But ''remarque'', in the CZ date it is an endash, not an emdash.  Same principle, though. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 01:30, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
:: Well, I do not mind much -- typography on wikipages is not very good anyway. It was just an observation.
:: On the other hand, I do not think that it is necessary to force uniformity on such minor points (as long as each page is consistent). Style differences between pages can be accepted, just as AE/BE differences. (Controlled) individuality is not all bad. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 20:24, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
== Can you do this?? ==
Hayford, I replaced the topmost refinery photo in the draft version of the approved [[Petroleum refining processes]] article with a much better photo. Can you do the same replacement of the topmost photo in the approved version without needing to re-approve the article? No content has been changed ... only the photo was changed. Regards, [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 22:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
:Thanks, Hayford. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 01:38, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
==PLEASE don't resign as a Constable! We need you!==
Hayford, PLEASE don't resign as a Constable! We need you as a KOP and need you badly!! PLEASE reconsider. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 19:48, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# Hayford, are you going to make me beg? :) Whether you reconsider or not, you have been a great copper.  You will definitely be missed. That wry wit in combination with the friendly curmudgeon is a perfect balance to defuse the fireworks. :) [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 20:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# It's ham on wry. Hayford, believe me, I do appreciate your efforts and the seemingly impossible job. I tend to think it will get better if we can move the Charter. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 20:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# I think it was a good idea to [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3156.0.html suggest] that everyone with special roles should tender resignation once the Charter is in place, but we are not there yet. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 20:32, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# Hayford, you should do whatever it is you need to do. However, if you do not reconsider, you will definately be missed! --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 20:33, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# Hayford, if you must, you must, but I hope you will consider Daniel's point, which I second. &mdash;[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 20:51, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
# Every cop needs a vacation (and, of course, deserves it), Hayford. But he should not consume it in times when he is most needed -- in emergencies. Until there will be a Charter, CZ certainly is in an exceptional state. Please extend your office at least until then. (It may well be that '''after''' that date the reasons for your intended resignation will mysteriously have disappeared.) --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 21:23, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:::As I just posted in the Forums: Well, thanks, everyone, for your kind words!  I've heard privately from Larry and some of the other Constables and I can say that Matt and I are now discussing things.  There are a couple of other private issues to be taken into account also.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
== The Reports of My Departure Have Been Greatly Exaggerated ==
All: once again, thanks for your kind words of support.  As I said above, there are other circumstances that, at least for moment, will remain private, but after *numerous* emails between Matt and myself I have reluctantly decided that I cannot, at this crucial moment in CZ's history, leave him in the lurch.  Nor, perhaps, everyone else, although I am not fully convinced of that. As General de Gaulle (or someone else) once said, "Les cimetières sont pleins d'hommes indispensables." [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:02, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:Good for you, Hayford ... and thanks. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 23:28, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks, Hayford. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 23:45, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:::Best wishes for you & CZ.  And it ''was'' de Gaulle who said the graveyards are full of indispensable men, may he rest in peace. &mdash;[[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] 17:05, 13 May 2010 (UTC), in memory of Mark Twain
::::Apparently it's one of those "quotations" for which no real citation can be found, just attribution.  It's also attributed to Clemenceau and others.  But who remembers Clemenceau except *real* geezers?  Even ''le grand Charles'' is now becoming a distant memory: geez, it was *41* years ago that he stepped down! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 17:38, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
== Protection request ==
Please could you protect [[Template:Greenapprovalbar]] as suggested on it's talk page by Daniel Mietchen and agreed by me. --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 23:27, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
: Thanks Hayford, but could you protect the template instead of the talk page please ;) --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 23:41, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Well, in three or four more efforts I might get it right, hehe.  Okie, I'll protect the template and unprotect the talk page -- does that sound right? [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:43, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::: Hehe, that sounds right to me! --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 23:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::: Perfection! Thanks again. --[[User:Chris Key|Chris Key]] 23:46, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
== This doesn't look right ==
Hayford, I blocked this account for [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Fioricey49ujk User:Fioricey49ujk].  I didn't look too closely but it looked wrong when I saw it so I blocked it in case it had slipped through.  Wuz up? [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 17:22, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:Matt, did you have a look at the user page? It is clearly link spam, plus an Editor everywhere! Besides, the one approved right thereafter may deserve a capitalized surname. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 18:32, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:::No, I didn't see it till this afternoon!  I have since renamed Sven's last name to upper case. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 19:44, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
::Sorry, there were *three* of them like that, plus one or two yesterday, that came in at the same time. I *thought* that I had *rejected* all of them, but must have clicked the wrong check-box at least once.  (There were also a couple of Approvals that I did at that time, and I must have gotten confused!) Thanks for handling it! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 19:00, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:::LOL, I caught at work as I was getting ready to leave and didn't notice the viagra advertisement, hahaha. I'm sure it was some kind of Freudian slip :) [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 19:40, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
== Membership requests from spammers  ==
Hayford, as you know, we recently had membership requests from 6 spammers. I rejected 2 of them and you rejected 4 of them. It appears that they all seem to have come from http://www.livescribe.com/forums/ ... does anyone have the authority to track down their IP address and to block it? [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 20:30, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
:I had been asking myself the same question.  I just started a topic about this in the Forums at http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3181.0.html [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 20:47, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
== Approvals ==
No need to apologize for the delay(s), Hayford. They do not matter. I consider our discussions about it as "academic" debates.
(Even without any uncertainty: Why should we expect that Cops work -- without delay -- on "demand"?) --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 21:38, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
:Thanks!  Even cops have to take time off to brush their teeth from time to time and ponder unanswerable philosophical questions.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:43, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
::Like who should win the French open vs who will win the French open? [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 21:51, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
:::Whoever can say "Open sesame!" first in French, I image.  And since [[Roger Federer|Ro-jay Fay-day-raire]] can probably speak it faster and better than even Venus Williams, he'll probably be the one.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:56, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
== A missing theory ==
Having [[set theory]] up for Approval, and noting we have [[game theory]], is work needed on [[match theory]]? If so, what is it? [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 00:20, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
: That would be the matching theory. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 00:35, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
==Thanks==
Just wanted to say hi and thank you for the speedy approval and welcome message! [[User:Esther Fraser|Esther Fraser]] 03:27, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
:''De rien'', as we Canadiens say!  Glad to see you jumping right in! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 03:46, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
== About applicant Troy Alexander ==
Hayford, if you look at this website that Troy furnished, http://www.ycusd.k12.ca.us/RVHS/index.asp?whichPage=mainpages/directory.htm, his name appears as a teacher at that high school just as he said he was. Is that not enough to confirm his application? [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 04:39, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
:Not necessarily.  I didn't like his email address. We're supposed to verify that the person sending the request actually *has* that account.  I used to be *very* rigorous about this, now I've become less rigorous.  But once in a while I want to see more verification.  And there was something about the tone of the bio.... Anyway, if you're satisfied, go ahead and approve him. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 15:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks and done. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 15:56, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
== About  applicant Johnathan Gray ==
Hayford, I am ready to approve Johnathan's application except for one thing. His email address is given as jonathan.gray@pkfn.org and marked as "Confirmed". However, it is incorrect and it should be jonathan.gray@okfn.org (where okfn stands for Open Knowledge Foundation). If I confirm his application, then his confirmed email will be incorrect ... and I have no way to correct it. Can you use your Sysop privileges to change his confirmed email address to jonathan.gray@okfn.org ?? As matters stand, I was going to confirm him as an author and advise him to provide additional information before I confirmed him as an editor. Sorry to bother you again and I hope you can help me. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 21:38, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
:I'm missing something here, Milton.  His pkfn.org is *NOT* marked as "confirmed".  Have *You* confirmed that it should really be orfn.org by receiving emails from there?  If so, then I will change his address for you. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
::Yes, I have confirmed his address to be jonathan.gray@okfn.org (*not* orfn.org and *not* pkfn.org ). Thanks for your help. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 22:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
:::okfn is correct, for [[Open Knowledge Foundation]]. And I do not think it is good that you discuss these things (see also the other applicant approved today) with full names (albeit spelled incorrectly &mdash; there is only one h, the one after the t) and email addresses here in public. By the way, I have attended his talk at [http://aksw.org/LSWT LSWT 2010]. --[[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 22:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
::::It's all academic anyway -- I've just discovered that I *can't* change his email address.  I can change his Username and his "position applied for" from "Editor and Author" to "Author" only, but that's all I can do.  I think that he'll have to reapply, this time using his correct email address. In fact, I've just done a little more investigating, and I can't change his email address even after he's joined.  Maybe a smarter Cop, or a smarter Sysop could find some other way of handling, this, but, as far I can tell, he's gonna have to reapply, with the correct email address. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:45, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::Okay, Hayford. I was just hoping to save some time if you could change his email address. But since you cannot, I will ask him to re-apply. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 23:16, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

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