"== Continuum Spectrum ==

I had put the category:scattering into Continuous Spectrum in order to inprove the value of the scattering category because operators with a continuous spectrum are playing a central role in scattering theory.  Look at Reed and Simon, Scattering Theory, Academic Press 1979.  Best regards, vb.

 Continuous spectrum 

OK I did what you said.  About Reed and Simon  I haven't read it either -)

 Srebrenica massacre 

Here's the situation. The Serbian media has made much fuss about the ""3000"" Serbs killed by the ABiH (Bosniaks) in the Srebrenica region. After that video of 6 Bosniaks came out, the Serbian media (among other things) released a list of names of these 3000 Serbs. However, the Hague has stated that the majority of these aren't considered ""victims"" (as they were portrayed by the Serbian media) because among these 3000 are a large number of military police officers and Serbian soldiers killed in combat with Bosnian troops. According to data provided by Republika Srpska's Comission on War Crimes, in the Srebrenica region there were 995 Serb civilian victims. All of this was what I was trying to sum up. I hope I've made myself a bit more clear. ¨- Asim Led

p.s. Since the anniversary is tomorrow do you think there is some way that the article could be temporarily protected for a day to prevent last minute POV vandalism?

 List of functions 

Hi Jitse. I've replied to your question about List of mathematical functions on my talk page.  ☎ 13:20, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

 Jitse Niesen has made a logical fallacy 

I would like to remind Jitse Niesen who claimed the facts below that he has made a logical falacy called ""Appeal To Widespread Belief"" http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html#bandwagon

For example, in the 1800's there was a widespread belief that bloodletting cured sickness. Now we know it to be wrong. Thus, whether it be institutions such as NATO, the Red Sross, or individuals, their mere opinions about an issue cary little force when it comes to making a logical argument. In fact, the use of this falacy in an argument renders the arguemnt invalid; the author who uses Appeal To Widespread Belief is never taken seriously.  

Jitse Niesen wrote:

""I don't think dividing the sites in ""supporting genocide theses"" and ""opposing genocide theses"" is helpful. What you call the Bosnian/NATO point of view, is in fact also the point of view of the UN (including the ICTY), Japan, Indonesia, Red Cross, and pretty much the whole world.""

(preceding unsigned comment by 212.102.129.250 12:24, 14 July 2005)

I agree that it is indeed a logical fallacy to conclude the truth of some statement from the fact that most (or even everybody) think it is true. However, I don't see where I have committed this mistake. In the second sentence of the fragment quoted to above, I say that the ""Bosnian/NATO point of view"" is far more widespread than the Serbian one, which implies that it should get more attention since ""[i]f we are to represent the dispute fairly, we should present competing views in proportion to their representation among experts on the subject, or among the concerned parties"" (quoting from WP:NPOV). What I do believe to be the case, though I am not saying above, is that widespread belief strongly suggests truth.    

 The Truth 

Jitse Niesen wrote:""Do you have specific suggestions on how we can improve the article?""
Yes I do. I'll send you some articles on that topic when I have time, because I'm occupied preparing for some exams right now. Also you may take a look at www.ogrish.com, it you have membership credentials. I have some video materials too, showing the torture and death of Serbian civilians but have no way how to send you, but what I can do is to gather, or to write, something on Serbian history and culture that may change views because Serbs are often considered as ""occupators"" of the Bosnia, but the fact is that they are natives there and the ""Bosniaks"" are not a nation as they try to represent themselves today. They are merely Serb or Croats converted to Islam during the period of Ottoman Empire reign on the Balkan. Their language is Serbian. But as I said, the picture we have today is a result of politics and lobbying. The same thing is with Kosovo today.

(preceding unsigned comment by Theodosias 16:30, 15 Ju