How do I tell from the photo who I should cite or can I just cite Wikipedia as the source? Dlmilner ( talk) 13:01, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
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I fixed the issues you described, perhaps you could now comment on how you feel about the articles nomination. :) Judgesurreal777 ( talk) 19:28, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Just to let you know, I hid your response here [1] as the editor concerned is banned so we shouldn't be encouraged them to respond and I don't see your message means much without the editor's response collapsed. Feel free to modify or unhide your response or remove future responses from banned editor or even the extant ones if you desire. Nil Einne ( talk) 09:01, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi MChesterMC,
You posed a follow on question after my post explaining imperfect black bodies on Science Reference Desk - "What about glass? - it glows when heated."
It certainly does. I don't actually know the answer to this one. However, glass is an interesting material from a couple of standpoints. Firstly, it is not a true solid, such as a crystal. It is an amorphous liquid of very extremely high viscosity at normal temperatures, with no clear melting point - a sort of continous phase change. I'm on thin ice here, but maybe it changes in opacity as it is heated up. When heated, many types of glass initially become more transparent. On more solid ground, I note that standard glass is not all that transparent. It's good enough to make windows out of, where the light has to pass through 6 or 7 mm. However, try to view objects thru 60 or 70 mm of window glass and it is a different story - not at all fully transparent. It would be interesting if the special high purity glass used for telecomms optic fibre glows when heated. It has transparency thousands of times better than window glass.
I've given you a response here because the enforcement nutters have reacted on the Reference Desk again. They think that I am someone they call Ratbone and/or Keit, who they have taken an extreme dislike to. I'm not either person, however, I AM another identity that was blocked the same day I started posting. Sometimes they delete or hide my posts. Mostly they leave them alone. Stuffed if I care really. I've seen all the crap about various folks blocked/banned/otherwise messed about with. It's nearly always the same jerks putting forward dubious arguments and who make silly posts on Ref Desk themselves. I've got time for technical debates, but don't get involved in silly person debates.
Posting conflict: In what way was what I wrote on Ref Desk about balck body radiation and transparency etc badly put? Nimur and Steve got part of it wrong. I politely put it right, with supporting information and explanation.
Regards, RJB
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Hello! MChesterMC,
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Thank you for making my own point much better than I ever could, fantastic:-) Phoenixia1177 ( talk) 10:09, 20 September 2013 (UTC) |
It's on YouTube, if that's what you meant by "get it". Understanding may be more tricky. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:21, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
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Your analogy on the computer ref desk, for the question "PC-VIRUS - Exploit:Java" is simply fantastic. I routinely fix computers and am always looking for a good way to explain issues - I will be stealing your analogy - thank you for the fantastic explanation:-) Phoenixia1177 ( talk) 04:43, 16 May 2014 (UTC) |
I'll try, thank you! -- Ulisse0 ( talk) 09:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)