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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Radiolytic O2 production, or even radiolytic

 This one was surprising.  Since both are used in Wikipedia articles, it would seem prudent to define and explain them.  Or at least link to Wiktionary


There is an article on Radiolysis

Wiktionary has

radiolytic (comparative more radiolyticsuperlative most radiolytic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, caused by, or causing radiolysis

which means you have to go to

English Wikipedia has an article on:

radiolysis (countable and uncountableplural radiolyses)

  1. (chemistry) The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The Tokara Strait, Tokara Strait

 "The Tokara Strait", not found Wikipedia, including not being mentioned in the article on the Tokara Islands

Which is most odd, especially when Google maps also doesn't know where the Tokara Strait is!!

science direct article on the tides there

News article that started my fruitless search for where it is.

Looking at the picture below, you will know more than Wikipedia AND Google maps about this location.

img source

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Commentry:

So trying to find where it is, led to the creation of this topic.  And some interesting research papers on the tides there.





Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Build your own meat

Red Meat Comics has an entry

Max Cannon, the creator,  does not

This website lets you make your own Red Meat comics, and it is not found on Wikipedia.










Sunday, July 21, 2024

Meta commentary on article problems, feedback about article conflicts, any sort of forum to actually discuss anything

 Can't really blame them for this one

The comments on the Christ Family (cult) and Lightning Amen (Charles Franklin McHugh) post

On September 30 2017 I created an article on the Christ Family Cult, something not found on Wikipedia

It has at least 277 comments, mostly from former members or people impacted by the cult.  Which means the comments are much larger than the article.  

“Why Don’t You – Yes But” from Eric Berne (Games People Play)

Explained here, from Eric Berne himself. He writes, "... occupies a special place in game analysis, because it was the original stimulus for the concept of games. It was the first game to be dissected out of its social context, and since it is the older subject of game analysis, it is one of the best understood" Full text of the book Games People Play

Mentioned twice on Wikipedia, "Why Don't You — Yes But," and "Why Don't You... / Yes, But...", but no agreement on how it is presented.  Nor is the game explained. (“Why Don’t You – Yes But” is correct)

No explanation of the game is found on Wikipedia.  And of course, no article.  

Try making an article about the game, and have fun watching it go away.

"Yes, but" is actually larger than this original game now.

Some links (that would be used for an article)

https://sheffieldcentralcounselling.co.uk/blog/why-don-t-you-yes-but

https://www.elitefts.com/coaching-logs/coaching-the-yes-but-people-its-impossible/ (a different example)

https://www.kinetichw.com/post/yes-but-is-the-ultimate-conversation-killer (has a quote from Berne)

https://arbss.org/the-yes-but-strategy/ (yes, but being promoted as a good thing)

and of course the two Wikipedia article also have sources.