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Please stop converting spaces into   escape codes. It isn't necessary and just makes things harder for others to edit. AlistairMcMillan 05:09, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

However, spaces between a number & a symbol of a unit of measure are recommended c.f. aforementioned WP:MOS (goto "dates & numbers" or whatnot) this is b'cause " " stops the whatever-it-is from seperating the two. & they ought not be seperated. Jimp 15:23, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

fuel cell

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Initialisms on ABC (medical)

Thanks for that - a good set of edits. I never knew there was a difference between acronyms and initialisms! Cheers for your input Owain.davies 18:53, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Extended Backus–Naur Form

This page has been deleted so you can carry out your move. Thanks, Mallanox 17:58, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Ethanol

Hi there

I saw that you tagged this article with a {{globalize}} template. I've looked through, and it seems pretty balanced to me. Are you referring to the "controversy" section? Can you describe your concerns specifically? Thanks. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:40, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

iPad screen rotation

Thanks for correcting my convoluted text "the iPad supports a screen rotation of any angle (in increments of 90°)" with something much better. As a non natively English speaking person I wasn't too happy about what I wrote here, but I could not think of anything better, i'm glad you came up with something much better! thanks! Mahjongg (talk) 01:49, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Shaved ice

In regard to the proposed speedy deletion of Shaved ice so that Shave ice can be moved there, I recommend that you get a consensus for the move at Talk:Shave ice first. While "shaved ice" is more proper English grammar, the term "shave ice" is also in common use. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:48, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

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Suggested Changes From E Ink

I proposed some changes to the Electronic Paper page per WP:COI but didn’t get a response. I saw that you have edited the page previously and was wondering if you would be willing to take a look. The suggested changes are shown here. They primarily have to do with mis-use of our trademark and some criticisms cited to a vendor blog. CDaignault1 (talk) 19:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Theodolite article photo caption edit

Just a quick note about the Theodolite article to explain why I used numeral '6' rather than the word 'six' in the photo caption. There are two reasons. Theodolites have always been sold around the world, initially from Britain then Switzerland/Germany then latterly Japan. So a comprehensibilty reason. Numerals are more international than words. Also theodolites are specified and described by a deluge of numbers (circle direct reading to 0.2" / level sensitivity 10" per 2mm etc etc) with the circle diameter, in this case 6 inches, being the headline indication of accuracy and therefore potential usage. So the 6/six question here is about whether one prioritises normal usage in the world of theodolites over normal usage in the world of Wikipedia editing. I can't say I am greatly distressed by your edit but I would prefer the numeral 6 in this case as being more in keeping with the subject. Colgill (talk) 13:26, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

I have changed the photo title to 'A theodolite of the transit type with six-inch circles, manufactured in Britain ca. 1910 by Troughton & Simms'. This removes the reference to 'glass'. The glass is the top of the compass casing. While the compass glass is visible, the compass itself is an obsolescent feature of this theodolite and was dropped from theodolite design soon afterwards. The all-important circles, of which the vertical circle is the more prominent, are made of brass with silver scales. The change to glass circles did not occur till a bit later with the advent of the Wild T2 in about 1920. Colgill (talk) 11:58, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

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Apple Private Relay address block(s) blocked even for authenticated editors

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Request reason:

The block 172.224.0.0/16 is blocked for editing, even for authenticated users. Traffic from users of Apple’s Private Relay service comes from this block (and presumably many others). Should this really block Wikimedia-authenticated users, or should it only block unauthenticated? I don’t know if such subnets are used exclusively by Apple and exclusively for Private Relay traffic, but I hope Apple would be willing to provide such information. When this service starts for Apple users in general, there will be a great loss if they are blocked from editing. I’m not asserting a certain answer here, but just hoping to ensure this is all reasoned out well before the issue affects most editors using Apple equipment, and hoping that we don’t have to choose between this major boon to privacy and the ability to edit. Stephan Leeds (talk) 05:33, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

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This range is blocked the same as all other open proxies, webhosts, and VPN's.

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I am closing this request, as it is more of a question than it is an unblock request. ^{!ɘM γɿɘυϘ}⅃ϘƧ 11:15, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

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"Sounds the Letters of the Alphabet Make"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgLYEmpJ_g     Enjoy! – .Raven  .talk 08:54, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

That’s adorable! Thank you. Stephan Leeds (talk) 09:19, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

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G.711 edits

Hi, I see that a recent edit to the G.711 page seems to have duplicated the Intro and Features sections, plus both the tight-hand info boxes. is this a work in progress of a miss-paste? Thanks, LurkingKiwi (talk) 02:02, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Oh! Sorry, and thank you for catching it! Definitely a miss-paste or some such and a quick form submission without adequate checking. Stephan Leeds (talk) 04:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. Stephan Leeds (talk) 04:22, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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Alternate fix to an edit you made

I like the fact that you put in the caveat about the erroneous term in the USB 3.0 article (back on 2023 October 28 at 19:46), but couldn't we fix the problem by just replacing the picture? I think I figured out how to upload a picture, and this may be the link to it:

USB Micro-B USB 2.0 vs USB Micro-B SuperSpeed (USB 3.0)

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WesT (talk) 01:18, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

By all means, of course! Please do replace it. No need for my permission for that. Stephan Leeds (talk) 23:10, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Page move

Can you explain to me why an article that has been at the same title since 2005 and is currently a good article is somehow "misspelled" and required you to unilaterally make a page move? Did you stop to think about how this might break or otherwise impact other links, including the links from the good article list? These are the sort of edits that only serve to annoy people who expand and create articles. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:29, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

I’ve made many such page moves over nearly twenty years without any such complaint, because the Wikipedia Manual of Style (and simple typographic convention) call for an en dash—and no other character—in that usage. Also the page on page moves literally says, under “Reasons for moving a page”, “The title has been misspelled, does not contain standard capitalization or punctuation, or is misleading or inaccurate.”, which includes “The title [...] does not contain standard [...] punctuation.”. Yes, I know how it affects other links: They link to the new title because of the automatically-created redirect page that exists for exactly that reason. If you think there should be a carve-out for articles on railway topics to not follow the more general typographic convention and instead use a hyphen, there is an established process for changing the Manual of Style to add that exception. Stephan Leeds (talk) 06:12, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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