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== Note regarding Donald B. Gillies == |
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I have [[WP:OS|suppressed]] a recent edit that you submitted to the article [[Donald B. Gillies]] because you added a link to what appears to be a private email correspondence that contains the phone numbers of non-public individuals. In order to protect the privacy of non-public individuals, Wikipedia has a policy of removing this information if it is added. Please do not reinsert that link into Wikipedia. I will also note that in general it is not a good idea to use private email correspondence as sources of information on Wikipedia. One of our [[WP:Core content policies|core content policies]] is a policy called "[[WP:NOR|no original research]]", which states that all information on Wikipedia must be attributable to [[WP:RS|''published, reliable'' sources]], such as reputable news organization, published books, academic journals, etc. Because private email correspondence is not published in a reliable source, it is inappropriate for use on Wikipedia. |
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Additionally, I would like to caution you about our policy on [[WP:EW|edit warring]]. In general, if you have a disagreement with another editor about article content, you should [[WP:DR|discuss the issue]] rather than continue to repeatedly revert the other's edits. Repeatedly reverting is problematic because it often leads to animosity between editors and is a form of [[WP:DE|disruptive editing]]. In particular, we have a bright-line rule called the [[WP:3RR|three-revert rule]], which states that editors may not make more than three reverts on a single article in a 24 hour period. You appear to have exceeded the three-revert rule already on the [[Donald B. Gillies]] article, so this is a warning that a further revert may result in you being [[WP:BLOCK|blocked from editing]] to prevent the disruption associated with edit warring. I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I would be happy to clarify anything. [[User:Mz7|Mz7]] ([[User talk:Mz7|talk]]) 21:11, 17 November 2020 (UTC) |
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Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! Sorry I hastily reverted some of your changes on NP (complexity). I've looked over them and they seem quite appropriate, although perhaps slightly redundant with some of the material in Complexity classes P and NP. I had some friendly advice for your future editing — please don't feel intimidated, I invite you to continue your editing whether or not you follow it, and to create an account so that you can get a free user page and create an identity others will be able to trust.
My advice:
- Try to avoid excessive use of quotes:
- Although it's good to identify phrases that are intended to be informal, it's better to avoid oversimplification in the first place by making statements that are literally true (and so don't require quotes).
- Don't quote terms that are real, meaningful terms such as decision problem (you can italicize them when using them as words or introducing them)
- Where possible and clear, use real terms instead of made-up terms in quotes. For example, correctness is the real term for "rightness".
- Never ever use quotes for emphasis.
- If only part of the phrase is informal, just quote that part.
- "NP Turing machines" don't technically exist; nondeterministic Turing machines do, and NP is typically defined as the set of problems that nondeterministic machines can solve in polynomial time. Attempting to create a class of machines that solve exactly the problems in NP is actually rather complicated, so people don't typically do this.
- Typically math and computer science people prefer lowercase variables to uppercase ones, unless there are so many variables floating around that they need to use both. Why this is, I don't know, but it's the convention.
- Remember that many articles have a general readership; try not to assume too much about a person's background, such as specialized vocabulary or knowledge of certain facts or processes. On the other hand, don't spend too much time reviewing related material — a brief one or two sentence review and a link should be sufficient.
I hope this helps! Deco 02:25, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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PLATO user interface innovations
Hello — The long-ago creators of the PLATO system actively sought a design that wouldn't confuse or intimidate users who were new to computers, including young children. (To use an anachronistic term, they wanted PLATO to be “user friendly”.) In particular, there were multiple innovations in the layout of the PLATO IV keyset (File:PLATO4kb.jpg) which I'd like to mention in a Wikipedia article. Might you know of any published writings on the design rationale of the PLATO IV terminal? Thanks! 50.181.30.121 (talk) 20:34, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for adding information from your own personal experiences to Wikipedia, but, being an encyclopedia, we don't accept original research. All text added must be cited ti reliable sources so that it is verifiable. - Ahunt (talk) 23:18, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.--Eyebeller (talk) 19:54, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Note regarding Donald B. Gillies
I have suppressed a recent edit that you submitted to the article Donald B. Gillies because you added a link to what appears to be a private email correspondence that contains the phone numbers of non-public individuals. In order to protect the privacy of non-public individuals, Wikipedia has a policy of removing this information if it is added. Please do not reinsert that link into Wikipedia. I will also note that in general it is not a good idea to use private email correspondence as sources of information on Wikipedia. One of our core content policies is a policy called "no original research", which states that all information on Wikipedia must be attributable to published, reliable sources, such as reputable news organization, published books, academic journals, etc. Because private email correspondence is not published in a reliable source, it is inappropriate for use on Wikipedia.
Additionally, I would like to caution you about our policy on edit warring. In general, if you have a disagreement with another editor about article content, you should discuss the issue rather than continue to repeatedly revert the other's edits. Repeatedly reverting is problematic because it often leads to animosity between editors and is a form of disruptive editing. In particular, we have a bright-line rule called the three-revert rule, which states that editors may not make more than three reverts on a single article in a 24 hour period. You appear to have exceeded the three-revert rule already on the Donald B. Gillies article, so this is a warning that a further revert may result in you being blocked from editing to prevent the disruption associated with edit warring. I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I would be happy to clarify anything. Mz7 (talk) 21:11, 17 November 2020 (UTC)