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Wikimedia Ethics/Case Studies/Privileged information and competing priorities

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An aspect of the 'Privatemusings' case - 'Privileged' information and competing priorities
This area could include discussions of checkuser information, cross-wiki identity issues, and the use of email

Privatemusings' Alternate accounts
As the author, and protagonist in this situation, it's possible that unintended biases are unavoidable. As such, I would appreciate vigorous editing of the below to present everything as neutrally as possible. I'd be happy to remove this 'disclaimer' should a strong consensus to do so evolve. Equally, do let me know if you feel this is inappropriate or wrong for any reason. Feel free to remove the whole lot, and we can talk about it, if you'd prefer. Here's some background too.

w:User:Privatemusings was, in late 2007, a self declared 'sockpuppet' account at Wikipedia, meaning that the human behind the account also edited Wikipedia using other usernames. Editing by this account in a contentious area of policy debate was considered disruptive, and some administrators requested information concerning the identity of alternate accounts. This was provided via email.

The information contained in this email was shared amongst various senior wiki administrators, apparently including arbitrators and Jimbo. Privatemusings asserted, and continues to assert, that this was unethical behaviour. When this matter was before the English Wikipedia's Arbitration committee, no comment was made.

 * Question: Was it ethical, in these circumstances, to share private emails without the author's consent?

Same story, another perspective
w:User:Privatemusings was, in late 2007 an abusive sockpuppeteer, meaning he broke site policies by creating 8 separate identities. This behaviour can cause severe disruption, and in particular, sock puppet accounts have always been prohibited from working in policy space. This was later confirmed by the Arbitration Committee, the body empowered by the foundation to consider such matters, which also handed down a 3 month ban and an indefinite restriction on Privatemusings working on biographies, where his editing was also extremely problematic.

As problems began to develop, administrators active in the area asked Privatemusings to identify his alternative accounts, and despite him doing so, he continued to cause disruption, as evidenced by several heated discussions on the administrators noticeboards.

The central task of a wiki administrator is to maintain the smooth running of the site, in order to build the best encyclopedia possible, a task which may involving blocking or banning disruptive users. An administrator who had received note of Privatemusings' alternative accounts felt that he was using them in a way clearly contrary to policy, and clearly not in the best interest of the project. It was important to clearly assess the needs of the project at this point, which included asking for advice from several arbcom members, and the co-founder of Wikipedia. Every recipient of this information felt that this was disruptive behaviour, clearly disallowed under policy, Again this was quickly confirmed by the arbcom in the case which followed shortly thereafter.

 * Question: Was it ethical, in these circumstances, to share information concerning the multiple accounts used, in order to minimise disruption, and maintain policy compliance?

Attempt at a more neutral presentation
w:User:Privatemusings was, in late 2007, alleged to be an abusive sockpuppeteer, meaning he created and used 8 separate identities in a manner that was considered by some to be in violation of site policies. This behaviour can cause severe disruption, and in particular, sock puppet accounts are currently prohibited from working in policy space, though there has been some ambiguity in the past about what the policy was at the time and how it should be applied in particular cases. The interpretation that Privatemusings' activity was in violation of policy was later confirmed by the Arbitration Committee, the body empowered by the foundation to consider such matters, which also handed down a 3 month ban and an indefinite restriction on Privatemusings working on biographies, where his editing was judged to be extremely problematic.

As problems began to develop, administrators active in the area asked Privatemusings to identify his alternative accounts, and despite him doing so, he continued activity that some regarded as disruptive, as evidenced by several heated discussions on the administrators noticeboards.

The central task of a wiki administrator is to maintain the smooth running of the site, in order to build the best encyclopedia possible, a task which may involving blocking or banning disruptive users. An administrator who had received note of Privatemusings' alternative accounts felt that he was using them in a way clearly contrary to policy, and clearly not in the best interest of the project. It was important to clearly assess the needs of the project at this point, which included asking for advice from several arbcom members, and the co-founder of Wikipedia. Every recipient of this information felt that this was disruptive behaviour, clearly disallowed under policy, Again this was quickly confirmed by the arbcom in the case which followed shortly thereafter.

 * Question: Was it ethical, in these circumstances, to share information concerning the multiple accounts used, in order to minimise disruption, and maintain policy compliance?


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Wikimedia Ethics/Case Studies/Information publicly released in some way

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Information Publicly released in some way
There are several clear examples - further advice is required about how to manage such details

Some wiki editors have released information publicly, sometimes accidentally, sometimes openly, though in different contexts, sometimes very recently, and sometimes many years ago. In due course we may examine here the specific details of some cases.

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User talk:MandaG/Tutorial and lecture 6

The Australian Eye & Females leaving
MandaG -

Week 6 comments re tutorial: Jane Elliott's film:  You ask why no females left. I would say it's a little bit of socialisation happening - ie females 'knowing their place' being polite, behaving appropriately as they feel society expects them to. Generally females don't have as much power as males, therefore they tend to adjust to circumstances or manipulate them if they can. In this case I feel that 'blondie', although very uncomfortable, was experiencing this battle and perhaps it was very difficult or too challenging to assert herself and walk out. Betsy, 30 August.

Gacaca courts
Re your comments about the restorative justice-type practices in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide, I thought you might be interested in checking out some more info about the Gacaca courts. -- Jtneill - Talk - c 12:58, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Shannonr~enwikiversity

Hello, welcome around here. I hope we can help you succeed in the discussion related to the child development course and your other learning goals. Below more info about Wikiversity, Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 07:06, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

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User:Flumenera

Flumenera is my name.

It is derived from:-

flumen - latin noun - river

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I am River Lady or Lady of the River.

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Talk:Wikimedia Ethics/Case Studies/Privileged information and competing priorities

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Wikimedia Ethics/Case Studies/Biographies of Living People

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Biographies of Living People
A neutral Wikipedia editor asked Moulton to provide information, and sources to support the claim in the Rosalind Picard Wikipedia article that she supported Intelligent Design. Moulton believes that the Rosalind Picard article misrepresents what Rosalind Picard believes. Moulton claims to have personal knowledge of the individual, and states that the article misrepresents what the individual believes. Wikipedia's policy on original research prevents changes from being made without reliable sources. Some people believe if Rosalind Picard were to directly complain to Wikipedia, changes would likely be made, but believe she has not yet made a direct complaint. Moulton believes that Rosalind Picard has directly complained about her article.

Here is the evidence and information Moulton provided:

 Identifiable People Who Have Published Claims That R. Picard Supports Intelligent Design

After reviewing the above, Moulton's correspondent replied:

I'm sorry, but I couldn't find one reliable source. All I see is original research that extrapolates her signature to mean something besides her signature.

I need statements in news articles that directly mention her signing, not lists her among many. They also need to discuss what it would mean.

Moulton responded:

There are no published reliable sources upon which to accurately establish what her signature in 2001 on an untitled 2-sentence 32-word statement means. However, I have an E-Mail from her that does explain what her signature means. While that E-Mail is ineligible as a WP:RS on WP, it (privately) establishes that all the haphazard speculation and WP:Synth is utter bollocks.

There is exactly one recent news story (cited in the BLP) wherein Picard comments on ID in response to a reporter's question on the subject (but not on the meaning of her signature in 2001).

 * See also: ../../Moulton, JWSchmidt's investigation/, an attempt to understand this case.

In particular, take note of this compilation of all of Picard's edit summaries on her own biography:

The above edit summaries make it abundantly clear that Picard's on-wiki complaint (spanning 11 months from March 2006 to February 2007) coincides in substance and detail with Moulton's complaint (spanning 13 months from August 2007 to September 2008), that the Picard BLP erroneously connects her (and the notorious petition) to Intelligent Design, and fails to explain the 2001 pre-publication petition, as circulated in private email among academics, to be a sincere and sober call for rigorous adherence to the protocols of the Scientific Method when examining the evidence for any theory.


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Geographic Information System

A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.

Basics

 * /Attributes/
 * /Metadata/
 * /Environments/
 * /Identify/

Data models

 * /Vector Model/
 * /Raster Model/

Storage formats

 * /Vector Formats/
 * /Raster Formats/
 * /Geodatabase/

GIS Programs

 * ArcGIS - Commercial
 * SAGA GIS - OpenSource - Desktop Application - Linux, Mac, Win - Novice GIS
 * Quantum GIS - OpenSource - Desktop Application - Linux, Mac, Win - Novice GIS
 * GRASS GIS - OpenSource - Desktop Application - Linux, Mac, Win - Advanced Users
 * LeafletJS - OpenSource - webbased visualisation and plugin based processing of geodata - Web Browser
 * OpenLayers - OpenSource - webbased visualisation of dynamic data and processing of downloaded geodata (e.g. Earthquake heatmap) - Web Browser

Map design

 * /Cartography/
 * /Map Elements/
 * /Final Map Setup/

Analysis Tools

 * /Buffer/
 * /Merge/
 * /Selection/
 * /Results/
 * /Intersect/

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BCP/Trichostema dichotomum

Trichostema dichotomum

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BCP/Trichostema dichotomum/Logs

2008 Logs

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Recent Logs

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Web design/Juan

Welcome on this page which is a study page of user Juan. It has been a long time, I was thinking about making my web sites. Well, I like a lot of graphics, so firsty I wanted to have any wsyngr editor. But then I have red some pages form the book...about three layer website desing and I have understood the importence of doing the web in code. Now I am here to study it. Wanna know html, css, java - maybe also php.

I would like to study fast.

Observations 1
Well, firstly I had a look on what is html and what is a markup. I have started to edit same web pages just in the code and here are the results.

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User talk:Ntropyman

 Hello Ntropyman, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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Thanks for the illustration in Primary mathematics:Powers, roots, and exponents
The graphic cube looks much nicer than my ASCII-art version. The numbers are a bit small, though. Is there any way you could double their size relative to the cube ? Thanks, StuRat 02:13, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the kind word. I almost didn't want to change the pic; I appreciate ASCII art, and that one had some time in it!  I agree that the numbers are too small.  I used GeoGebra, free on the web, to make the cube.  I made the text as high as a drop-down box would allow, but there may be some way to get those numbers larger yet.  I'll try to find out: that was my second-ever effort with GeoGebra, so only more experimenting will tell. Ntropyman 02:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * You're welcome, and I wish you luck getting it to do what you want it to. If the numbers can't be made any larger, perhaps the cube could be made smaller, then the whole works could be scaled up ? StuRat 03:20, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * BTW, I improved my ASCII art version and left it on my home page for posterity. StuRat 03:46, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I took your suggestion, and it worked fine, except for the dangedest thing - the picture displays on both the "powers" page and yours squashed horizontally, but it didn't upload that way, as can be seen when you click on it. And it looks okay here, too.  Odd. Ntropyman 05:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Well never mind, it looks right now. I deleted then re-inserted the blank line before the tag in the code for the page, and ta-daaa, all is well. Ntropyman 06:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks, that looks much better. Could you also fix the 2D square illustration ?  The brackets look just awful and there's too much white space around it.  If you can't do it, maybe I can, but I'd probably just have to remove the brackets, as I know of no way to create better looking brackets. StuRat 15:49, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

 * You're reading my mind (again!) I don't think I can do any better either though, so I'm for letting it stand.  I suppose a graphic with no brackets would be okay.  I'm kinda 'meh' on the whole thing.  Ntropyman 01:21, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I managed to create an improved 2D illustration with brackets and less white space, although I had to do it the hard way (using the pixel editor in MSPAINT to add the brackets). I've added it to the article. StuRat 05:26, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Formula on line underneath
On Primary_mathematics/Powers,_roots,_and_exponents, the formula must look completely different for you than me, because it just looks awful on my browser. I suppose I can provide a screen grab, but let me first try to show what it looks like with ASCII text:

In general,                  ,where there are n x's to be multiplied. xn = x•x•x• ••• •x

So, is this what it looks like on your browser ? If so, can you please explain why you want it to look like that ? StuRat 20:35, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

 * No, in my browser (IE7) the equal sign is "inline" with the rest of the sentence. What browser are you using?Ntropyman 03:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Firefox 2.0.0.20. So, what did my version look like on your browser ?  Was the formula above the line ? StuRat 04:51, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Without the forced align, IE7 has the text beneath the underbrace sitting right on the bottom of the line. That doesn't look nearly as bad as it does in FF or in Chrome, which I just checked, so out it goes. Thanx for the heads up, and the rest. Ntropyman 17:12, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * You're welcome. Glad we could resolve this. StuRat 17:27, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * One other thought, you might want to track down the Edit Summary on changes made by seemingly reputable editors (hopefully including me) when they make seemingly bad edits, as there may be a reason for them, after all. I know I had many edits recently there, but the edit in question had the comment "-> Exponents:  Moved formula onto same line as text": .   This would provide a clue that we were seeing different things, and contacting me on my talk page would help to figure out why there was a discrepancy. StuRat 17:35, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Scratch that, IE7 puts the brace, not the text, on the line. And dadgummit now that I've taken the align out, Chrome has damb underbrace on the line too, looks just like IE7.  Eh bien, the page needed an honest-to-goodness mathematical definition, and now it has one.  That what I really wanted, hang the alignment.  If I can't please all browsers, I'll settle for causing the smallest offense to at least the three I know about.  BTW some time ago I suggested WB copy this page to replace their much inferior one on exponents, and I'm gonna do that to these additions/revisions as well.  I've got some other ideas in mind too, such as fleshing out the properties sction that I added with exposition and examples.  But later, the code doesn't come natural to me and what I "learn" I don't retain, so I'm constantly relearning |'^(   Ntropyman 17:59, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * WB = WikiBooks ? StuRat 18:03, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * That's it. The changes won't show there until reviewed and approved.  24.155.198.105 18:23, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * (You seem to be logged out.) Could you provide a link to the WB page in question ? StuRat 19:43, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Primary_Mathematics/Powers,_roots,_and_exponents BTW I tried another format -- gives the impression of a formal definition without saying "here is the formal definition" Ntropyman 20:48, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Oh yea, I'd even edited that page, a long time back. StuRat 21:29, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

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User:Philbartle

Philbartle user page. Phil Bartle

Professor of Sociology. Specialty in Community and Community Empowerment. Aidworker, mainly in Africa and Asia, with a focus on Community Participation. Retired. Living in Victoria, BC, Canada

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Information system modelling

Welcome to the course which teaches you how to model information systems using UML diagrams. Diagrams covered will include:
 * 1) Activity diagram
 * 2) Data flow diagram
 * 3) Use case diagram
 * 4) Entity-relationship diagram
 * 5) Class diagram
 * 6) System sequence diagram
 * 7) State machine diagram

/Introductory lesson/

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Talk:HTML/Forms

Hi, I am here with the html course. What page is next? See the navigation table on the bottom: Tables in HTML.--Juan 06:18, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
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Information system modelling/Introductory lesson

Before we start learning how to model using the UML diagrams, it is important to understand a few terms and techniques that are used in modelling information systems.

Information system
In Leyman's terms, an information system that gets information, processes it and outputs it in a way which is helpful to a business or an individual. A good example of an information system is an ATM. It gets an input from the user, which is processed, and the end result is (usually) money in the hand of the user.


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Topic talk:Industrial design

http://www.bogolight.com/ Emesee 06:43, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

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Mesoscopic Physics

Purpose of this study guide
This project will comprise hints for mathematicians who want to become knowledgeable in the field of mesoscopic physics, including a list of prerequisites, pointers to useful textbooks and lecture notes, as well as some brief explanations of basic physical concepts. Conversely, physicists will we able to find out which topics in mesoscopic physics are connected to mathematical concepts, and find some explanations of these concepts (or pointers to those). The level we assume is that of a beginning graduate student in either mathematics or physics.

This resource has been set up by people working in the German 'collaborative research center' SFB TR/12 (funded by the German science foundation). That research network comprises physicists and mathematicians working on "Symmetries and Universality in Mesoscopic Physics". This involves, for example, applying modern mathematical methods to analyze the transport of electrons through micrometer-scale semiconductor structures, and related topics.

If you want to see an example of the kind of research originating there, try the article by Heinzner, Huckleberry, and Zirnbauer on "Symmetry Classes of Disordered Fermions"  (math-ph/0411040).

This study guide was started on August 31, 2008. Please bear with us as we construct these pages... If you have any suggestions for how to organize the material, or which features to introduce, visit our "/Discussion/" page and join the brainstorming session!

--FlorianMarquardt 11:41, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Your help is needed!
This is supposed to be a community project! The first place where you can contribute with a minimum of effort is in the "/Mesoscopic Physics Glossary/", where you could help with a very brief definition of a term or two. This will take no more than 5 or 10 minutes, even if you have never worked on any "wiki" before !

The study guide
First, read our general brief "/What is Mesoscopic Physics/". Then, get to know which basic physical concepts you should master before learning about mesoscopic physics: "/Physics Prerequisites/". Next, find a list of useful learning material (textbooks, lecture notes etc.) on the topic itself: "/Learning Mesoscopic Physics/". Finally, browse our "/Mesoscopic Physics Glossary/" for getting to know the jargon of physicists and mathematicians. Note that mathematical mesoscopic physics involves quite a lot of different subdisciplines of mathematics. For an overview, have a look at our "/ Mathematics for Mesoscopic Physics/". There you will find brief outlines of relevant math topics, suggestions on how to study them, and pointers to their use in mesoscopics. This should complement the short nontechnical definitions in the Glossary.

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Template talk:Deletion request

Inappropriate reverts of people's edits
User:Adambro correctly noticed that the title bar text of the template did not fit with the content and was grammatically unsuitable. User:JWSchmidt reverted User:Adambro rather than solving the underlying problem that perhaps this template needs a parameter where a page specific reason can be given. I'm resolving this conflict in favour of User:Adambro. I will then think further about the wording and parameters. --McCormack 11:52, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * There appears to have been a minor misunderstanding here. If the consensus is that the reason for deletion should be part of the template on the page nominated for deletion then it would be perfectly straightforward to do so but the previous wording didn't fit the situation where this wasn't the case and looking back through the history it doesn't appear to ever have been. My own opinion is that including the reason for deletion in this template isn't neccesery since it should be explained at WV:RFD and if it isn't, or isn't within a reasonable time period after being added to the page, then the tag should be removed. Adambro 12:58, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

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JWSchmidt's recent edits
The recent edits by JWSchmidt to this template seem to have turned it into something completely different to what it should be, a simple tag that a page has been nominated for deletion and a explanation as to where this can be discussed. Instead we have an extremely lenghty template which appears to serve to partronise users who have a background at Wikipedia as well as to distort the whole deletion request process itself. It says that "page deletion is for purposes such as removing vandalism and copyright violations" however this isn't true, that is what speedy deletion is for. The deletion request process is for discussing pages which aren't simply blatent candidates to be deleted and this includes all pages, whether or not they were created in good faith, despite the statement that "Page deletion is not for removing the good faith efforts of editors who contribute to Wikiversity". If this is true then where do we go to discuss the deletion of such pages? I would strongly suggest that this template should be reverted back to the revision as of 12:00, 31 August 2008. If any more detailed explanation of the deletion process is required then this should be at WV:D, WV:RFD or similar. Adambro 14:50, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Edit warring
It is very rare that we have an edit war on Wikiversity, but this has turned out to be one of them. It is a very straight-forward war between User:Adambro and User:McCormack on the one side, and User:JWSchmidt on the other. I find it difficult to believe that User:JWSchmidt's vast encyclopedic additions to this template are helpful, but others may like to comment. --McCormack 14:55, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I would thank Darklama for working to try to resolve this issue but I'm afraid that I remain unhappy with the current version. My main concern is that it still implies that to delete a page, or to suggest a page is to deleted, is to fail to assume good faith. I would strongly disagree. Assuming good faith doesn't mean that we should keep any content which doesn't have malicious intent, it simply means that we shouldn't assume that contributors are acting maliciously. Just like other projects, content should only be kept if it is within the scope of the project. I'd also reiterate my comments above that it is unnecessary to have a reason for deletion as part of this template since this should be explained at WV:RFD. Adambro 16:55, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I do not agree. We have a long history of people being too quick to delete pages from Wikiversity. In order to try to correct this problem, the template needs to make users think about what they are doing. Think first, delete second. We do not need to make the template easy to use, we need to make it hard to use so that people have time to think about what they are doing. The template only needs to be easy for people to respond to. This means that people should not be forced to go hunting on another page for the reason behind the proposed deletion. The reason should be right there where the template is used. --JWSchmidt 17:13, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Do you have any problems with informing people that they need to be prepared to argue there case and what they might be facing in proposing a page be deleted? I agree with you that the previous attempts to do so were too long, which is why I tried to provide a brief synopsis. Wikiversity has a broader scope than other projects, people are more reluctant to delete content even if some might find it malicious, and people feel stronger about assuming good faith here than say even Wikimedia Commons. I believe JWSchmidt just wants people to be aware of this, in the same way that people are expected to provide a source when they use the copyvio template or how on Meta people should be prepared to defend there arguments or reasons for some requests. I don't think its about the person who proposed it or about trying to imply anything, but about Wikiversity's history with deletion requests and what its stance on deletion tends to be.
 * Is there any problems with allowing people to provide an explanation both with the template if they choose (its optional), and on the RFD page? It may be unnecessary to do, but why shouldn't people be allowed to do it if they want to? --dark[[Image:Yin yang.svg|12px]]lama 18:18, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * So, here another opinion: as I wrote earlier once: how would the wiki-verse be when there is no delete button anymore (then also this template is not needed anymore) ? More happy or unhappy people ?
 * This "within the scope of the project" is viewed different by many of us participating here (e.g. second green chapter here). I prefer that someone who wants to delete a learning resource should also provide more data in the template (there are still users out there who might not click on the link) - people might get influenced already by just viewing a deletion template. Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 17:49, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

reason...
? Emesee 20:46, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * If you do for instance you would get:

 * --dark[[Image:Yin yang.svg|12px]]lama 17:27, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Template
I think in my view the template should stay as this I had a look at the previous versions one which was described in Section 2, and this one is far better than this and this - the current version is far more organized than the previous one which showed only a very small text which some people would find it hard to read. DarkMage 17:40, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

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let's rename this to Template:deletion or undeletion requests... or else undelete Template:Undelete —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wikademia (talk • contribs) 13:48, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

 * Please sign your comments, that ideally means using four tildes ( ~ ) so that appropriate links and a timestamp are included. If you don't wish to or aren't able to easily type these characters you can click the signature above the edit window.

 * It makes no sense to have an undelete template. The only apparent location to put such a template would be on the deleted page and that just complicates matters with no apparent benefit. The process for requesting a page is undeleted is at Deletion requests. Adambro 13:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

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Mesoscopic Physics/Physics Prerequisites

This is a brief list of topics you should learn about before even turning to mesoscopic physics proper. These are things that physics students learn during their courses on quantum mechanics (QM I and II), thermodynamics and statistical physics, and electrodynamics. However, since we have selected only the subset that comprises the bare essentials you need to know, the amount of this material is much smaller than you might expect.

Basic material from a first quantum mechanics course

 * Schrödinger equation for one particle (time-dependent/-independent)
 * Energy levels as eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian operator (Hamiltonian (Wikipedia)), and energy eigenstates
 * Free evolution, wave packets (useful for semiclassics!)
 * Heisenberg's uncertainty relation

More advanced material to deal with many particles and thermodynamic equilibrium

 * Boltzmann distribution, partition sum
 * Density matrix
 * Basis in a many-body Hilbert space ("occupation numbers")
 * Fermi-Dirac distribution, chemical potential, Fermi surface
 * Second quantization

External pointers

 * "List of basic physics topics (Wikipedia)"
 * "List of basic mathematics topics (Wikipedia)"


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Mesoscopic Physics/Mesoscopic Physics Glossary

This is an alphabetical list of terms in mesoscopic physics and in mathematics that may be useful for someone studying (the mathematical aspects of) mesoscopic physics. The definitions/explanations are kept brief, though some terms might refer to a more extended entry on a separate page, or contain appropriate links to Wikipedia and other resources. The purpose of this list is to have an easily accessible (easily printable), thematically focussed overview. You might want to print this and use it as a cheat sheet during talks outside of your specialty.

A note on the mathematics entries: Since this page is meant as a quick reference or a survival kit, it is in many cases neither necessary nor desirable to provide a formal and complete mathematical definition. It may be preferable to come up with an illuminating example, explain what a concept is good for and which subdiscipline of mathematics contains the prerequisites for grasping the technical definition of a term. If you would like to explain a concept in more depth, please consider adding to the specialized study guides on our Mathematics for Mesoscopic Physics page.

Glossary

 * Boltzmann distribution - In thermodynamic equilibrium, the probability of finding the system in an energy eigenstate with energy $$E_n$$ is proportional to $$exp(-E_n/k_B T)$$. (Read more: "/Boltzmann Distribution/")

 * Charging energy - The energy (or energy scale) needed to add one additional electron to a quantum dot, due to the Coulomb repulsion between electrons. Often, one may describe this interaction effectively by assigning a capacitance $$C$$ to the dot (depending on its shape etc.). Then the charging energy scale would be $$e^2/C$$, where $$e$$ is the electron charge.

 * Conductance - The conductance G of an electrical sample is the ratio of the electrical current and the voltage that is applied to produce it, i.e. the inverse of the resistance: $$G=I/V$$. In mesoscopic circuits, it is often useful to introduce the 'conductance quantum' $$G_Q=e^2/h$$.

 * Coulomb blockade - Electron-electron interactions on a quantum dot (a finite region containing an integer number N of electrons) cause an energy contribution of the form $$e^2(N-N_0)^2/2C$$, with a reference value $$N_0$$ determined by a gate voltage. This energy cost prevents the tunneling of additional electrons onto the dot at low temperatures (Coulomb blockade), and gives rise to very small conductance through the dot. The Coulomb blockade is only absent for special (half-integer) values of $$N_0$$.

 * Decoherence is the loss of a sharp relation between quantum-mechanical phases (e.g., of a wave function at two distinct points in space), due to coupling of the system to an 'environment' of inaccessible degrees of freedom. To find the expectation value of a system observable, one thus has to trace out these d.o.f.s from the (pure) density matrix of the total system: The accessible part no longer evolves unitarily (like a closed system), and phase relations are quickly delocalized into the environment.  This destroys superpositions of macroscopically different states, and is hence responsible for all classical aspects of our universe.

 * Differential geometry (in the modern sense) is the study of differentiable manifolds (e.g. spheres of any dimensions). Its subfields include symplectic geometry and Riemannian geometry, where the manifolds studied are endowed with extra structures, respectively a sympletic form and a Riemannian metric.

 * Disorder potential - A random potential $$V(x)$$ (i.e. a realization of a stochastic scalar field), representing the spatially fluctuating potential energy of a particle. In real nanoscale devices, such a potential is produced by the random location of charged impurity atoms and other defects. The propagation of electron waves through such a disorder potential is one of the main subjects of mesoscopic physics.

 * elastic scattering - A process in which a particle is scattered from a fixed potential such that its final energy remains equal to its initial energy. This is the typical process for electron motion in a disorder potential, where electrons only change their direction of flight but not their energy during scattering. (To be contrasted with inelastic scattering)

 * Fermi distribution - the equilibrium distribution of fermions over energy $$\epsilon$$, $$f(\epsilon)=1/(\exp[(\epsilon-\mu)/k_B T]+1)$$, depending on temperature $$T$$ and chemical potential $$\mu$$. (Read more: "Fermi Dirac statistics" (Wikipedia))

 * Fermi energy - Due to the Pauli principal (anti symmetry of the multiparticle wavefunction) the multiparticle ground state of a System of $$N$$ fermions can not be the $$N$$ fold occupiet single particle ground state (as for bosons, see Bose-Einstein condesation), but rather the $$N$$ lowest levels will be populated. (The Fermi distribution converges to the $$\theta$$ heaviside function for $$T \to 0$$) This state is called the fermi see and the highest occupied energy is the Fermi energy $$\epsilon_F$$.

 * Fermi surface - Manifold of momenta $$\vec{k}$$ at the fermi energy, i.e. $$=E_k^{-1}(\epsilon_F)$$ where $$\epsilon_F$$ is the Fermi energy and $$E_k : \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}$$ the dispersion relation mapping momentum to energy. For e.g. free fermions $$E_k(\vec{k})=\frac{1}{2 m} k^2$$ the Fermi surface is a sphere.

 * Fibre bundle - is a map $$\pi: E\rightarrow B$$(sometimes called a "projection") between two manifolds E (the "total space") and B (the "base space"), such that locally the inverse image $$\pi^{-1}(U)$$ of an open set U around x is a direct product as a topological space. For examples, both the Moebius band and the cylinder are line bundles over the circle.

 * Holomorphic - A function defined on an open subset of $$\mathbb{C}$$ (or more generally of $$\mathbb{C}^n$$) which can be locally expressed by convergent power series. For example, the exponential function is holomorphic, but the function $$z \mapsto \mathrm{Re}(z)$$ is not.

 * Inelastic scattering - A process in which a particle is scattered from another particle or by a time-dependent potential, such that its final energy is different from its initial energy (only the overall energy is still conserved).

 * Involuton - An automorphism $$i: G\rightarrow G$$ (i.e. a bijective map to itself which preserves all the algebraic structures) of an algebraic object G (e.g. a group, a ring, a Lie algebra,...) such that $$i^2 = 1$$, i.e. a map which is its own inverse. For example, take the complex conjugate $$x+iy\mapsto x-iy$$ in $$\mathbb{C}$$.

 * Lie group - A group which is also a smooth manifold, and the group structures are differentiable in the manifold structure. Prominent examples are the matrix Lie group $$GL_n$$ and its various Lie subgroups $$SL_n$$, $$SO_n$$, $$SU_n$$, $$SP_n$$,... as well as the Lorentz group $$SO(3,1)$$ and it's extension by affine translations, the Poincaré group.

 * Luttinger Liquid - In one dimension, the low-energy excitations of interacting fermions are simply density waves propagating through the system. There is a close analogy between one dimensional fermion systems and classical (Euler)liquids. This is why these systems are often called "Tomonaga-Luttinger" liquids. It turns out that it is possible to diagonalize the Hamiltonian in terms of these (bosonic) density waves and that one can re-express the fermionic operators by the bosonic ones. This powerful technique is known as "bosonization" and allows for the simple calculation of fermionic Green's functions etc..

 * Manifold - A topological Space equipped with a differentiable structure. Locally diffeomorphic to $$\mathbb{R}^n$$ via charts. Examples are $$\mathbb{R}^n$$, the spheres $$S^n$$, Lie Groups, Symmetric Spaces,... (Read more: "Manifold" (extended Wikipedia article))

 * Partition Function - Describes a system in thermal equilibrium. Given some macroscopic constraints it is defined as the total number $$\mathcal{Z}$$ of accessible states (compatible with these constraints). It can thus be thought of as the statistical weight of the macroscopic state/constraints.

 * projective space - A projective space is a compactification of a vector space, i.e. it is the result of adding, in a natural way, "points at infinity" to make a vector space compact. Mathematically, it is constructed as the quotient space of a vector space by the group of dilations.  For example, the real projective plane $$\mathbb{RP}^2$$, which is a compactification of the real plane $$\mathbb{R}^2$$, is constructed as the quotient of $$\mathbb{R}^3$$ by the scaling action of $$\mathbb{R}$$.  In other words, the two triplets (1,1,1) and (2,2,2) represent the same point on the real projective plane.

 * Reservoir - Term used for a big piece of material (e.g. a wire) that is being connected to a quantum dot, such that electrons can tunnel from the dot into the reservoir and vice versa.

 * Symplectic manifold - A smooth manifold equipped with a closed, non-degenerate, skew-symmetric $$2$$-form $$\omega$$. Here a skew-symmetric $$2$$-form means a section of the vector bundle $$\Lambda^2 T^\ast M \rightarrow M$$, i.e. $$\omega \in \Gamma(M, \Lambda^2 T^\ast M)$$, where $$\Lambda^2 T^\ast M$$ denotes the second exterior power of the cotangent bundle of $$M$$. In other words, for any point $$p \in M$$ we have a skew-symmetric bilinear form $$\omega(p)$$ on the tangent space $$TM$$. Non-degeneracy of $$\omega$$ means non-degeneracy of $$\omega(p)$$ for any $$p \in M$$. Furthermore $$\omega$$ is required to be closed, that is the exterior derivative $$d \omega$$ vanishes. Examples are the $$2$$-sphere or any Kähler manifold.
 * Thouless energy - Particles in disordered systems (larger than the so-called mean free path) move by diffusion. The Thouless time, $$t_D\, \sim~\, L^2/D$$ is the time it takes a particle to propagate once across a system of finite extension $$L$$ ($$D$$ is the diffusion constant.) The Thouless energy $$E_C\equiv \hbar/t_D$$ is the energy scale associated to the Thouless time by the quantum uncertainty principle.

 * Tunnel coupling - A part of the Hamiltonian that describes the possibility for electrons to tunnel through a barrier, e.g. from some wire into a quantum dot.

Wishlist
This is a collection of terms someone thought should be included. Feel free to add anything else here that comes to your mind (either physical or mathematical concepts that are potentially useful for mesoscopic physics or its mathematical aspects). If you feel you can give a brief definition, please choose 'edit this page' and move the term up to the glossary (inserting it according to alphabetical order). Preferably (and if possible) include a commonly encountered example, especially for mathematical concepts. Note: In the glossary, we do not distinguish between mathematical and physical concepts.

Just attending some talk and jotting down the words that are still unclear to you may be enough to get ideas for extending this list.

Mathematics terms
If you are a mathematician, you might help us by defining one of the following terms (be brief and give an example, if possible). Please move the definitions up to the glossary, in the form shown there!

fibration, ray, character, form, wedge product, orbit, quotient space, symmetric space, monodromy, Hessian, group representation, cone, super Lie Algebra, endomorphism, irreducible representation, C* algebra

Physics terms
If you are a physicist, try to define one of these:

metallic, gate, electrode, depleted, wave guide, transverse modes, channels, evanescent waves, tunnel contact, quantum point contact, lead, relaxation, chemical potential, scattering states, second quantization, S-matrix, Landauer-Büttiker formula, quasiparticle, coherent propagation, dephasing, quantum dot, Coulomb blockade, Two-terminal conductance, linear response, Kubo formula, fluctuation-dissipation theorem, occupation number, density of states, retarded Green's function, single-particle states, lifetime, decay rate, weak localization, strong localization, Anderson model, universality, renormalization group


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Mesoscopic Physics/Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics

Meaning of the name "Mesoscopic Physics"
"Meso" refers to length scales intermediate between microscopic (single atoms) and  macroscopic scales (where the usual classical, bulk behaviour takes over). This regime was first identified as interesting in the study of phase transitions, where new phenomena occur when the correlation length of fluctuations becomes similar to the system size. Later, the development of small (micrometer sized) metallic or semiconducting structures in the computer industry prompted researchers to ask what happens when electrons move in these small spaces. Three effects become crucial:
 * Fluctuations (of charge, current, resistance etc.) become important, since 'self-averaging' is less effective if there are only a small number of particles
 * Interactions become more important, as the Coulomb repulsion in these tightly confined spaces may overwhelm the thermal energy at sufficiently low energies
 * Quantum interference effects show up, and can be used to realize devices such as interferometers

Often, one has to deal with the interplay of all three of these phenomena. Quantum mechanics and statistical averaging procedures are important ingredients in describing such "mesoscopic systems". --FlorianMarquardt 12:30, 31 August 2008 (UTC)


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User:FlorianMarquardt~enwikiversity

Florian Marquardt (LMU Munich, Germany): I'm leading an Emmy-Noether research group in condensed matter theory, dealing especially with quantum transport in mesoscopic systems, decoherence, solid-state qubits, and nanomechanics. See my homepage.

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Mesoscopic Physics/Learning Mesoscopic Physics

Textbooks on Mesoscopic Physics

 * S. Datta, "Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems", Cambridge Univ. Press 1995. - very didactic, covering the more elementary topics (but nothing on shot noise, quantum dots etc.)

 * Y. Imry, "Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics", Oxford Univ. Press 1997 (2nd ed: 2002). - quite advanced, from one of the founding fathers of the field (maybe a little too sophisticated for a first course)

 * Dittrich et al., "Quantum transport and dissipation", Wiley-VCH 1998. - contains selection of modern topics, written by respective experts

 * F. Haake, "Quantum Signatures of Chaos", Springer 2006 (2nd edition) - a wealth of material on wave chaos, random matrix theory, and semiclassics; very readable

 * K. Efetov, "Supersymmetry in Disorder and Chaos", Cambridge Univ. Press 1996 - monograph on the technique of supersymmetry that is used to discuss disordered and chaotic systems, from its inventor in this context

Relevant textbooks on physics in general

 * A. Altland and B. Simons, "Condensed Matter Field Theory", Cambridge Univ. Press 2006 - techniques for treating many interacting particles etc.; well liked by students

Textbooks on Mathematics

 * S. Helgason, "Differential Geometry, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces", American Math. Society 2001 - advanced

Reviews

 * Beenakker and van Houten: "Quantum Transport in Semiconductor Nanostructures", Solid State Physics 44, 1 (1991) - download from cond-mat/0412664 - old, but very pedagogical, and a lot on scattering theory, disordered systems and Quantum Hall Effect

Lecture notes

 * Florian Marquardt, "Lecture Notes on Mesoscopic Physics (2006)", contains (incomplete) notes, links to original papers, and problem sets


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Wikiversity:Wikiversity the Movie/SLP

This project encourages Wikiversity participants to create songs on a theme. One or more of these creations could be included in "Wikiversity the Movie" as an illustration of an interesting type of learning project at Wikiversity.

What the song theme is about
This music project is concerned with making new songs about Wikipedia editors who have (often for years) been self-styled "cops" at Wikipedia. What happens when such editors come to Wikiversity and Wikiversity participants try to deal with them?

John's draft

 * ABC (song) - I use the song "ABC", and substitute "SLP" for "ABC"

SLP
Title: SLP Composer: Michael Jackson and JWSurf Artist: JWSurf Midi: ABC (Michael Jackson) You came to Wikiversity to learn, right things you never learned before... like, wtf! No RFCs!? ... and why banned Wikipedians are made welcome here

Now I’m gonna teach you... all about wiki… you know, wiki first register an account and then all you gotta do is repeat:

SLP easy as... 1 2 3 or simple as... do re mi abc, 1 2 3, we will see! SLP its easy as... Learning P here's a simple fact: its an "L Project" SLP, 1 2 3, now we'll see!

come on, let me teach you just a little bit! come on, collaborate just a little bit! I’m a going to help you figure it out! come on, come one, come on Let me show you what it’s all about!

Reading, editing and discussing Are the branches of the wiki tree but without the roots of scholarly ethics your education's still the pits!

teacher’s gonna show you show you, show you how to get an A!

spell me you add the two! that’s all you gotta do!

BLP easy as... 1 2 3 or simple as... do re mi abc, 1 2 3, we will see! BLP its easy as... respecting L People it's simple: you're hurting a Living P SLP, 1 2 3, now we'll see!

1) cite your sources 2) no slanderous OR No! 3) listen to complaints Now show me what you can do!

That’s how easy wiki can be. SLP SLP, it’s easy

Easy as 1 2 3 counting up to 3 Or simple as do re mi Sing a simple melody that’s how easy wiki can be!

CopyClef 2008 Michael Jackson and JWSurf. All wrongs reversed.

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Wikiversity talk:Wikiversity the Movie/SLP

w:Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point
Ironically the above Wikipedia policy is probably worth a read in relation to the context in which JWSchmidt created this page, it would appear that there isn't a local equivilent. My suggestion would be that, rather than trying to make a point and mock Wikipedia editors disguised as an attempt to create "a promotional movie that illustrates and describes Wikiversity", JWSchmidt should look to ensure that the deletion policies and processes are clear so that when Wikipedia editors begun contributing here that they are clear of the differences between the two projects. It would seem foolish to do anything which could have the potential to alienate many who contribute to Wikipedia, of which I'm sure many are potential useful contributors here. What does SLP stand for then? Adambro 15:32, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * This is an interesting puzzle. Since my user name is "Trout of Doubt" I sometimes use the shorter "TOD" (or "ToD"). I suspect that JWSchmidt might be planning a song about someone who is "SLP". I'll check the list of user accounts and try to figure out some candidates. Gee, I guess this is my first learning project! --Trout of Doubt 15:55, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I did a search and found "User talk:Slp" at Wikipedia. I do not find anyone called "Slp" at Wikiversity. Maybe "SLP" is not someone's name or username. Maybe I can ask JWSchmidt. --Trout of Doubt 16:06, 31 August 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Trout of Doubt

 Hello Trout of Doubt, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --JWSchmidt 16:36, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Was there really any doubt?
I (User:JWSchmidt) created the User:JS, User:JWS, User:JWSurf, User:JohnWSchmidt, User:clueless, User:testnocookies, User:Trout of Doubt and probably others that do not come to mind at the moment. All of these accounts were created either to test the wiki software, register account names similar to my main account, or to facilitate certain special learning exercises. I'm surprised if anyone was unable to guess who had created the "Trout of Doubt" account. --JWSchmidt 18:39, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I had no idea. You certainly made it appear to not be you when you welcomed yourself. Perhaps when you took 23 minutes to respond to yourself, you put that extra delay in to make it clear to everyone that your obnoxious trolling account was actually you, comitting a "special learning exercise." I certainly would hope you would apologize for this poor behavior. Salmon of Doubt 18:47, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * When it looked like you might not return to Wikiversity, I was left with some questions about what you had put on your user page. I had the idea for a little learning project that involved making a "mirror image" of your user page...so I researched and composed the paragraph about Gandhi. I was studying the parallels between how Gandhi was treated and how Moulton was treated. I do not view my little learning exercise as "poor behavior". "obnoxious trolling account" <-- I do not understand this description. Can you explain in detail why you take such a negative view of my creation of the "Trout of Doubt" account? --JWSchmidt 19:30, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * You accuse me of being willing to spit on Ghandi because I am unwilling to question authority and you ask why I consider your undisclosed sockpuppet to be an offensive travisty? Apologize as soon as your are able to face up to your wrongdoings. Salmon of Doubt 19:46, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * "You accuse me of being willing to spit on Ghandi because I am unwilling to question authority" <-- I'm still confused. I constructed an analogy between Moulton and Ghandi. In that analogy, there is a chance to compare your treatment of Moulton to the way Ghandi was treated. This has nothing to do with you spitting on Ghandi. " I am unwilling to question authority" <-- I'm lost...what authority are you talking about? "face up to your wrongdoings" <-- you are going to have to help me here...I still do not see what I did wrong. --JWSchmidt 20:57, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * If you still don't see it, there's nothing I can do to help you. I respecfully request that you try to see it from the perspective of the individual accused of persecuting Moulton/Ghandi. But if you can't thats fine. Just don't engage in any more "special learning exercises" that have anything to do with me, ever, period. Salmon of Doubt 21:14, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, can we start again? I intend to continue at Ethical Management of the English Language Wikipedia/Moulton, JWSchmidt's investigation. --JWSchmidt 00:47, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

User: JWShittler
Adolph Hitler was considered by many of the Jews to be disruptive, so he was forced to commit suicide in a bunker. Hitler would have been executed for his attempts to improve the racial purity of the Arians by the ruling Jewish class. Following Hitlers's efforts to improve conditions for the poor in Germany, Hitler was arrested for arrested for high treason and was jailed. Hitler employed non-cooperation, violence and peaceful revolution as his "weapons" in the struggle against Jews, acts for which Hitler would have arrested, tried for genocide, and sentenced to death, had he not killed himself. Hitler protested the Jewish monopoly on money. After Hitler continued his efforts for Aryan independence, multiple attempts were made on his life. Following his ascention to power, he worked for unity between Germans and Austrians but was killed by himself. Many of the more ethical observers felt that "Hitler has certainly violated several rules, and his suicide was earned."

Obituary
Wikiversity regrets to report the untimely drowning of Trout of Doubt.

Our deepest sympathies go out to his bereaved fingerlings.

Trout of Doubt
The late Trout of Doubt was an artist and programmer specializing in computer-human distraction and computer graffiti. He invented Pie-in-the-Face Menus, inspired Barsoom Tork to use the term CopyClef, built imaginative applications for the Revolving Door System, ported the SinCity computer game to several versions of Spammix, and did much of the core programming of The Sins, including the highly evolved code for the God Function which mediates the relationship between the player of a God Game and the behavior and fortunes of the characters inside the simulated world. His Intentional Design provides a rich range of possibilities for the God Character to capriciously alternate between benevolent nurturing and satanic tormenting of the hapless community of Sins. Trout also wrote the demonstrations that showed off the capabilities of the TerrorBot multiwiki reverting language created by the Warp-O-Matic Original Research spinoff Maim Alliance.

More recently, Trout had adopted the monicker of SinFlacker on Smashdot where he confidently styled himself as a tireless and masterful UberTroll. On Smashdot, Trout portrayed a rabid, evangelistic, and zealotic publicist for Intentional Design and the Dyscovenant Institute in a proof of concept for his forthcoming (and sadly, now unfinished) sequel to the Sin franchise, SinScandal, loosely based on characters and themes from the Passion Story. One of the more intriguing features of this long-awaited SinDrama is the plot device of Recursive Self-Betrayal.

Pie-in-the-Face Menu
A Pie-in-the-Face Menu (sometimes called Soupy Sales Menu), is a circular popup menu where selection depends on direction. A Pie-in-the-Face Menu is made of several "wedges" around an Amygdalic Center and works best with a middle finger input, and well with a Montana Mouse. Pie-in-the-Face Menus work well with keyboard deceleration, particularly four and eight item menus, on the cursing keys and the numbnuts pad.

A wedge can lead to another Pie-in-the-Face Menu; selecting this may center the mouse turds in the new menu.

Pie-in-the-Face Menus are often context-oblivious, showing different idiocies depending on what the mouse tail was pointing at when the menu was digested.

Trout of Doubt invented Pie-in-the-Face Menus, to demonstrate the utility of the wedge strategy which tricks people into choosing from a small number of ill-fated options, each of which ensnares the hapless user in an unanticipated and demonic trap.

Pie-in-the-Face Menus are drawn as pie slices with a HOLE in the head for an easy way to exit the drama.

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User talk:Tinkertim~enwikiversity

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Talk:Efficiency in computing project

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/30/update-on-the-techcrunch-tablet-prototype-a/ Emesee 19:23, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

 * September 2008 $98 Linux Laptop from China Emesee 18:24, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

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Exercise

Biceps Curl
Strengthens upper-arm muscles.
 * 1) Sit in armless chair with your back supported by back of chair and keep feet flat on the floor.
 * 2) Hold hand weights straight down at your sides, with palms facing inward.
 * 3) Slowly bend one elbow, lifting weight toward chest and hold for 1 second. (Rotate palm to face shoulder while lifting weight.)
 * 4) Slowly lower arm to starting position. Pause. Repeat with other arm.
 * 5) Alternate arms until you have done 8 to 15 repetitions with each arm. Rest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.

Knee Flexion
Strengthens muscles in back of thigh. Use ankle weights, if you are ready.
 * 1) Stand straight holding onto a table or chair for balance and slowly bend knee as far as possible. Don’t move your upper leg at all; bend your knee only.
 * 2) Hold position for 1 second. Slowly lower foot all the way back down. Pause.
 * 3) Repeat with other leg. Alternate legs until you have done 8 to 15 repetitions with each leg. Rest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.

Hip Flexion

 * 1) Stand straight to the side or behind a chair or table, holding on for balance.
 * 2) Slowly bend one knee toward chest, without bending waist or hips.
 * 3) Hold position for 1 second.
 * 4) Slowly lower leg all the way down. Pause. Repeat with other leg. Alternate legs until you have done 8 to 15 repetitions with each leg. Rest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.

Side Leg Raise
Strengthens muscles at sides of hips and thighs. Use ankle weights, if you are ready.
 * 1) Stand straight, directly behind table or chair, feet slightly apart.
 * 2) Hold onto a table or chair for balance.
 * 3) Slowly lift one leg 6-12 inches out to side. Keep your back and both legs straight. Don’t point your toes outward; keep them facing forward.
 * 4) Hold position for 1 second. Slowly lower leg. Pause. Repeat with other leg.
 * 5) Alternate legs until you have done 8 to 15 repetitions with each leg. Rest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.

Alternative Hamstrings Stretch
Stretches muscles in the back of the thigh.
 * 1) Stand behind chair, holding the back of it with both hands.
 * 2) Bend forward from the hips (not waist), keeping back and shoulders straight at all times.
 * 3) When upper body is parallel to floor, hold position for 10 to 30 seconds. You should feel a stretch in the backs of your thighs.
 * 4) Repeat 3 to 5 times.

Ankles
Stretches front ankle muscles
 * 1) Remove your shoes. Sit toward the front edge of a chair and lean back, using pillows to support your back.
 * 2) Stretch legs out in front of you.
 * 3) With your heels still on the floor, bend ankles to point feet toward you. Bend ankles to point feet away from you.
 * 4) If you don’t feel the stretch, repeat with your feet slightly off the floor. Hold the position for 1 second. Repeat 3 to 5 times.

Triceps Stretch
Stretches muscles in back of upper arm.
 * 1) Hold one end of a towel in right hand.
 * 2) Raise and bend right arm to drape towel down back. Keep your right arm in this position, and continue holding onto the towel.
 * 3) Reach behind your lower back and grasp bottom end of towel with left hand.
 * 4) Climb left hand progressively higher up towel, which also pulls your right arm down. Continue until your hands touch, or as close to that as you can comfortably go. Reverse positions. Repeat each position 3 to 5 times.

Shoulder Rotation
Stretches shoulder muscles. back bothers you, place a rolled towel under your knees.
 * 1) Lie flat on floor, pillow under head, legs straight. If your
 * 1) Stretch arms straight out to side. Your shoulders and upper arms will remain flat on the floor throughout this exercise.
 * 2) Bend elbows so that your hands are pointing toward the ceiling. Let your arms slowly roll backwards from the elbow. Stop when you feel a stretch or slight discomfort, and stop immediately if you feel a pinching sensation or a sharp pain.
 * 3) Hold position for 10 to 30 seconds.
 * 4) Slowly raise your arms, still bent at the elbow, to point toward the ceiling again. Then let your arms slowly roll forward, remaining bent at the elbow, to point toward your hips. Stop when you feel a stretch or slight discomfort. Hold position for 10 to 30 seconds.
 * 5) Alternate pointing above head, then toward ceiling, then toward hips. Begin and end with pointing-above-head position. Repeat 3 to 5 times.

Single Hip Rotation
Stretches muscles of pelvis and inner thigh. Don’t do this exercise if you have had a hip replacement, unless your surgeon approves.
 * 1) Lie on your back on floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
 * 2) Keep shoulders on floor throughout exercise.
 * 3) Lower one knee slowly to side, keeping the other leg and your pelvis in place.
 * 4) Hold position for 10 to 30 seconds. Bring knee back up slowly. Repeat with other knee. Repeat 3 to 5 times on each side.

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Intermediate Swedish 1

Lessons
This course is a continuation to the Introduction to Swedish course. Lesson 1: Lesson 2: Lesson 3: Lesson 4: Lesson 5: Lesson 6: Lesson 7: Lesson 8: Lesson 9: Lesson 10: Lesson 11: Lesson 12:
 * Buying and selling
 * Prepositions
 * Particles
 * Aspect
 * Declensions
 * Computers
 * Medical
 * Pronouns
 * Geography
 * Participles
 * Animals
 * Mathematics

Answers
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Test
Test (Quiz)

Continuation Course
Intermediate Swedish 2

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Swedish Language/Prepositions

Example sentences
De sitter bredvid varandra. They sit next to each other Det finns en badstrand utanför byn. There is a beach outside the village. Gå till mamma! Go to mummy! Jag går runt sjön på en timme. It takes one hour for me to walk around the lake. Hon ringde medan vi åt. She called while we were eating. Väskan ligger under sängen. The suit case is under the bed. De kysstes bakom en buske. They kissed each other behind a bush. Jag kan städa köket under tiden du är borta. I can clean the kitchen while you are away. Klockan hänger ovanför dörren. The clock is above the door. På toppen av Kebnekaise finns snö året om. At the summit of Kebnekaise there is snow all year.

Example text
Fjällen ligger i norra delen av Sverige. På vintern kan man åka skidor där. Vid midsommar är det ljust dygnet runt, men på hösten blir det mörkt.

Exercises
Translate into English 1. Jag har varit uppe på toppen av Kebnekaise! 2. Bakom soffan hittade jag ett brev. 3. Hon träffade mig under lunchen. 4. De pratade i två timmar. 5. Innan mötet ska du ha bestämt dig för vad du vill.

Translate into Swedish 6. We are in the house. 7. The others are outside the shop. 8. Without friends you will not make it. 9. I wrote a letter to my aunt. 10. The birds fly high above the roof.

Answers

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User:Jon Awbrey~enwikiversity

Jon Awbrey

Presently …
Riffs and Rotes

Cactus Language

Theme One Program

Propositions As Types

Inquiry Driven Systems

Peirce's Logic Of Relatives

Logical Graphs : One Two

Differential Logic : Introduction

Differential Propositional Calculus

Differential Analytic Turing Automata

Prospects for Inquiry Driven Systems

Introduction to Inquiry Driven Systems

Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems

Information = Comprehension × Extension

Propositional Equation Reasoning Systems

Articles
Ampheck Boolean domain Boolean-valued function Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce (Bibliography) Comprehension (logic) Continuous predicate Correspondence theory of truth Cybernetics Descriptive science Differential logic Dynamics of inquiry Entitative graph Exclusive disjunction Formal science Graph (mathematics) Graph theory Grounded relation Inquiry Inquiry driven system Integer sequence Hypostatic abstraction Hypostatic object Kaina Stoicheia Logic Logic of information Logic of relatives Logic of Relatives (1870) Logic of Relatives (1883) Logical conjunction Logical disjunction Logical equality Logical graph Logical implication Logical matrix Logical NAND Logical negation Logical NNOR Minimal negation operator Multigrade operator Normative science Null graph On a New List of Categories Parametric operator Peirce's law Philosophy of mathematics Pragmatic information Pragmatic maxim Pragmatic theory of truth Pragmaticism Pragmatism Prescisive abstraction Propositional calculus Relation (mathematics) Relation composition Relation construction Relation reduction Relation theory Relation type Relative term Semeiotic Semiotic information Semiotics Sign relation Sign relational complex Sole sufficient operator Tacit extension The Simplest Mathematics Triadic relation Truth table Truth theory Universe of discourse What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate Zeroth order logic

Functional Logic

 * Functional Logic : Inquiry and Analogy

 * Functional Logic : Higher Order Propositions

 * Functional Logic : Quantification Theory

Differential Logic

 * Differential Logic : Introduction

 * Differential Propositional Calculus

 * Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems

Logic and Semiotics

 * Futures Of Logical Graphs

 * Peirce's 1870 Logic Of Relatives

 * Peirce's Logic Of Information

 * Propositional Equation Reasoning Systems

 * Semiotic Information

Inquiry Driven Systems

 * Prospects for Inquiry Driven Systems

 * Introduction to Inquiry Driven Systems

 * Inquiry Driven Systems : Fields Of Inquiry

 * Inquiry Driven Systems : Inquiry Into Inquiry

Projects

 * Cactus Language
 * Differential Logic
 * Theme One Program

Poetry

 * Past All Reckoning

 * Poems Of Emediate Moment

 * Questionable Verses

Presentations and Publications

 * Awbrey, S.M., and Awbrey, J.L. (May 2001), “Conceptual Barriers to Creating Integrative Universities”, Organization : The Interdisciplinary Journal of Organization, Theory, and Society 8(2), Sage Publications, London, UK, pp. 269–284. Abstract.

 * Awbrey, S.M., and Awbrey, J.L. (September 1999), “Organizations of Learning or Learning Organizations : The Challenge of Creating Integrative Universities for the Next Century”, Second International Conference of the Journal ‘Organization’, Re-Organizing Knowledge, Trans-Forming Institutions : Knowing, Knowledge, and the University in the 21st Century, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Online.

 * Awbrey, J.L., and Awbrey, S.M. (Autumn 1995), “Interpretation as Action : The Risk of Inquiry”, Inquiry : Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 15(1), pp. 40–52. Archive.  Journal.  Online.

 * Awbrey, J.L., and Awbrey, S.M. (June 1992), “Interpretation as Action : The Risk of Inquiry”, The Eleventh International Human Science Research Conference, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.

 * Awbrey, S.M., and Awbrey, J.L. (May 1991), “An Architecture for Inquiry : Building Computer Platforms for Discovery”, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Technology and Education, Toronto, Canada, pp. 874–875. Online.

 * Awbrey, J.L., and Awbrey, S.M. (January 1991), “Exploring Research Data Interactively : Developing a Computer Architecture for Inquiry”, Poster presented at the Annual Sigma Xi Research Forum, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

 * Awbrey, J.L., and Awbrey, S.M. (August 1990), “Exploring Research Data Interactively. Theme One : A Program of Inquiry”, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference on Applications of Artificial Intelligence and CD-ROM in Education and Training, Society for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, DC, pp. 9–15.  Online.

Education

 * 1993–2003. Graduate Study, Systems Engineering, Oakland University.

 * 1989. M.A. Psychology, Michigan State University.

 * 1985–1986. Graduate Study, Mathematics, University of Michigan.

 * 1985. Graduate Study, Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

 * 1984. Graduate Study, Psychology, University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana.

 * 1980. M.A. Mathematics, Michigan State University.

 * 1976. B.A. Mathematical and Philosophical Method, Justin Morrill College, Michigan State University.

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User talk:Jon Awbrey~enwikiversity

Jon Awbrey

Welcome to Wikiversity!
 Hello Jon Awbrey, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

 * Take a guided tour and learn to edit.
 * Visit a (kind of) random random project.
 * Browse everything on Wikiversity, or visit a portal corresponding to your educational level: pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, non-formal education.
 * Find out about research activities on Wikiversity.

 * Read an introduction for teachers and find out how to write an educational resource for Wikiversity.
 * Give feedback about your initial observations
 * Discuss Wikiversity issues or ask questions at the colloquium.
 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --Moulton 02:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Academic Freedom
JA: Thanks, Moulton, I'm so glad to see that Academic Freedom is alive and well somewhere in Wiki— Oops! … Nevermind … JonAwbrey 20:24, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Further info at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#Jon Awbrey and JonAwbrey, Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 20:34, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Hoo Boy, look's like it's that same old song and dance. Bummer times.  —Moulton 20:40, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

JA: Thanks, Moulton, I see that someone sent me a copy of some IRC chatter about this issue, but I cannot participate in any discussions that are not fully Transparent And Open (TAO) for all the world to see. But do let me know how things turn out, as I have a certain interest in the matter. JonAwbrey 01:50, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't think Mike.lifeguard will be back to mess around with our learning resources again. But I did invite him back for a more functional role.  —Moulton 02:29, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I do expect User:Mike.lifeguard and others to continue to mess around with our learning resources. There is no end to the struggle for free speech and free thought. --JWSchmidt 03:31, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * It is not difficult to anticipate what I will do in that case. —Moulton 03:38, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Write another song? WAS 4.250 05:04, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Be afraid. Be very afraid.  —Gastrin Bombesin 12:30, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Think positive John and agf, Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 17:04, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

JA: As you know, Moulton, my experience with the English Wikipedia since late 2005 has left me with x-treme skepticism about the viability of any WMF projects. Mr. Lifeguard took it on himself to delete my self-introductory vita and sometimes my entire user page on about 25 of the 27 WMF sites where I am currently registered, and I had to waste half the night and half the morning replacing them. As you know, too, time gets more precious the more of it passes under the bridge, or before the mast, for that matter. So I'm not going to risk the waste of any more time here, not for the time being, at any rate, but will continue documenting my Adventures In Wikipanned on the several threads that I already needled at The Wikiedia Review, especially in the Meta-Discussion Forum, as there is such a hubbub of "Duh, Bub" currently consuming the ergs and secs of the main bored. Cheers, JonAwbrey 14:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Roger that, Jon. I'll keep an eye on the Alien Outpost for you.  —Barsoom Tork 16:35, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

JA: Mike Lifeguard is now pursuing a systematic campaign of character assassination and vandalism of my work across International Wikis. I will maintain periodic updates on the thread entitled "How Independent Are The Many Tongues Of Wikipædia?" at ''[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php? The Wikipedia Review]''. JonAwbrey 15:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I regret that my earlier prediction, above, was based on an erroneous mental model of Mike.lifeguard. It appears he did return after all, with even more ominous threats from his stronghold at Meta-Wiki. See my remarks on his local talk page here.  —Moulton 14:52, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

John Vandenberg's Questions

 * John, I am responding to your last query about WikiSource here, as I keep getting that "unresponsive script" warning and eventual browser freeze-up everywhere I go on Meta. This all started 2 or 3 weeks ago when I was updating an article from a couple of years ago with new graphics.  The article is all but scratched off the English Wikipedia now, but a couple of people did a nice translation of it on the Portuguese Wikipedia, so I went there to offer them the new graphics, and maybe whatever type of collaboration it would take to translate the labels internal to the figures.  When I tried to register there, the matriculator would not take the "Jon Awbrey" name so I tried the camel case variant, since I have been on several wikis that will only accept that.  I tried uploading the images in the usual way, but got sent off to Commons, and then I ran out of time for that.  But now every time I log in under "JonAwbrey" anywhere, the Unified Logger creates an account on every WMF site that I happen to visit.  Sometimes I have an old "Jon Awbrey" account, sometimes not.  Well, I recognize the danger of impersonation lurking in all that, so I always create a "Jon Awbrey" account if I don't already have one and redirect the camel case variant to that.  Okay?  The other day I clicked on the preferences tab and it told me that I had 2 more accounts than I thought I had, so I looked down the list and it said I had old WikiNews and WikiSource accounts — how it made the link between the two variants I do not know — but I went ahead and did the same initialization routine as usual.  Now, I didn't put my web vita on either of those, as I had pretty much forgotten what they were for, but only my name, just to un-red the red links, and so that the redirects would have a real target.  Okay?  I hope that does not present some kind of problem for this "wiki that anyone who doesn't mind being being hassled by passport checkers and cavity searchers for a bluddy couple of weeks can edit".  JonAwbrey 04:36, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Jon, I was just hoping that you were interested in contributing to Wikisource. If there is any PD texts that you wish to bring online, or bring from another site to Wikisource so that they can be better presented and analysed, let me know.  p.s. I am new here at Wikiversity as well.  There are a lot of really interesting projects here.  It is fun to be a newbie again. John Vandenberg (chat) 07:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, I see that now. It was very late and the neurons along my optic pathway must have transposed signatures so that I initially thought your message was from Mr. Lifeguard.  The time and e-sprit that I had for cross-wiki contribution is somewhat depleted now, but I will no doubt try again at some time in the future.  Many Reguards, JonAwbrey 13:36, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Questions
JA: What is the interwiki code prefix for the English Wikiversity? That is, the prefix that corresponds to the "m" for "Meta" in "m:user:Jon Awbrey"? JonAwbrey 19:44, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

 * it is v: Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 19:46, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

JA: Many Thanks, JonAwbrey 21:10, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Curiosities?
This? Was there consensus surrounding this removal of content from your userpage? Does "consensus" on Meta de facto override consensus here at Wikiversity? Was there any attempt to establish consensus on Wikiversity? As long as it is not an issue of putting an excessive strain on Wikimedia servers... Emesee 02:23, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

To Whom It May Concern
JA: I won't be wasting any more of my time here at Cabalversity. Just as it is at all the other Wikipedia Gulags, the few good folks that I encountered here are impotent to do anything about protecting Academic Freedom, Critical Thinking, and Open Discussion under the current Regime. Those who wish to continue with honest dialogue may do so at The Wikipedia Review. And those who wish to contribute learning resources to society may do so at Knol and MyWikiBiz, where their contributions and their persons will be respected. JonAwbrey 15:28, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
 * While Jimbo's timing was unfortunate, there were legitimate concerns. However, that does not mean that Moulton will be unable to prove himself int he future, which would show, beyond all doubt, that Wikiversity is about having a strong community without some of the problems that other communities are constantly plagued with. I hope that you change your mind and stick around. Moulton will be in a Peer Review process in a few days, and your input would be helpful. Ottava Rima (talk) 16:09, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Community Review
Thanks for catching the typo I missed. If you have suggestions to make following the discussion more coherent I am open to suggestions. With all that is going on keeping track of discussions was getting hard to follow, and impossible for some with the page being about 150KB in size. I think this shows how dysfunctional, fragile, and unmanageable mediawiki's discussion system can be. -- dark lama  03:16, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Oh, it's not really that big a deal. It's just late, my eyes are blurry, and our basketball team got taken out in the first round of the Big Dance.  Jon Awbrey 03:28, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Jon Awbrey. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Jon Awbrey~enwikiversity that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Renamed
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Semeiotic
Hi! I noticed your recent contribution on Semeiotic. This subject seems to be specific to the Relation composition learning project. I moved it to Relation composition/Semeiotic. Feel free to move it back if that's not appropriate. We've been trying to add a bit more structure to Wikiversity lately, with many learning projects organized more like Wikibooks with subpages than Wikipedia with no subpages. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:06, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

 * Hi Dave. No, that would not fit well there.  It will eventually  belong to another resource collection that I'm calling Logic Live on account of the fact that I plan to add proof animations in a graphical syntax.  But it will be a while in the dev, so I can reorganize as time goes by.  I used the title Semeiotic as that is distinctive of C.S. Peirce's approach and avoids hash conflicts with other people's ways of doing things. Cheers, 16:40, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:KristinU

 Hello KristinU, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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User talk:AmandaB

 Hello AmandaB, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --JWSchmidt 03:39, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

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