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Talk:Octree

message: This article mentions an "MX octtree". Unfortunately, no where are such trees explained.
This article also mentions that PR octtrees can represent "infinite" space. To me, this is somewhat vague. Perhaps the word "unbounded" would be more appropriate? In any case, I do not quite see how it is possible for an octtree to keep track of things which may be arbitrarily far away from some center. This relates to my first question, because this seems to be where the difference lies between PR and MX varieties of octtrees.
: MX Octree and PR Octree are by analogy to those terms for quadtrees; googling will turn up more information. I don't know where the terminology originates, but it's popularized in Samet's spatial data structure books. And yes, by "infinite" I meant "unbounded". Consider your classic binary tree: the tree represents arbitrary points (by inserting them) from some essentially unbounded space. If a new element is inserted outside the range of the existing elements, there's no problem, the tree can "grow" appropriately. Normally we don't think very explicitly about a binary tree partitioning space, but it is doing so implicitly. A PR quadtree/octree works the same way; you insert specific data items and they go somewhere in the tree and divide the space correspondingly. In an MX quadtree/octree, you define a finite space to be partitioned, and each partitioning step halves it. 71.141.227.19 01:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've also never seen the MX and PR nomenclature. It looks like it is specific to that particular author. In any case, what it describes is a detail that should not be present in this article, or at least be moved way down the page. BTW, PR trees as you describe them sound awfully similar to K-D trees. And K-D trees aren't octrees even if they're three dimensional. Nomis80 (talk) 05:42, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is an MX octtree? 

message: Does the picture look messed up to anyone else? Mainly the right hand side.
:There is a new image now. Arthena(talk) 16:44, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: this article could mention linear octrees (storing an octree as a list of gargantini-coded nodes, instead of a pointer-based tree), and the relatively easy set-operations(union, intersection, difference) which the linear representation makes possible.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.27.71.155 (talk) 08:43, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  linear octrees 

message: Disclaimer : I worked in the same company as Don Meagher (Phoenix Data Systems) when he was building (and patented) the Octree. I'll start with a 1-line statement linking to the patent, and then I'll dig up some WP:RS links to expand on it. I referenced his first report. I also put 3d graphics in "common uses" Alanf777 (talk) 20:19, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History and Don Meagher Patent 

message: The article describes pictures, but there don't seem to be any on the page. Where did they go? Yitz (talk) 04:53, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where did the pictures go?
Talk:Sandgrouse

message: I've reverted unsourced change of order - sandgrouse are related to pigeons, not storks. jimfbleak 06:52, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Spanish article links:
català 	cawiki 	Pteroclidiforme 	
español 	eswiki 	Pterocliformes 	
français 	frwiki 	Pterocliformes 	
Nederlands 	nlwiki 	Zandhoenderachtigen 	
română 	rowiki 	Pteroclidiformes
This article wikidata links Needs expert to resolve this, any offers? Timpo (talk) 07:21, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikidata fails to  link to Spanish article Pterocliformes/Ganga (Ave) 

message: h6vb 2.191.38.104 (talk) 15:09, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  songrouse
Talk:Scandinavian design

message: I just removed several links connected to companies, selling sites and products, including etsy links.Remember that wikipedia is not an advertising platform, and in the external links section there is explicit comment that no links to companies and products are allowed, only those discussing the subject. Please keep wikipedia rules, and don't spam this platform. Better no external links than commercial, or some interior decoration advice.Bialosz (talk) 22:08, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commercial and product links 

message: There are inter-language links in the article to several articles on Finnish and Swedish Wikipedias. It would be great to have these translated onto English Wikipedia. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:45, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translations needed
Talk:Georgios Karaiskakis

message: Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 15:36, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008 

message: The supposed source that was used to backed up the claim that Karaiskakis was of Arvanite origin  is completely irrelevant and hardly of any historical value. How on earth the book “Monuments of Orthodoxy in Albania” has anything to do with the subject.?? Especially when this book is a publication of a private high school (Dookas school) about the architecture of the Orthodox buildings in Albania! Don't forget that according to WP:IRS:"Articles should be based on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy." Hardly the case for a private publication about architecture  
Further more no were in any real historical or ethnological work Karaiskakis is mentioned as Arvanite. He is not known to be Arvanite (like Botsaris), he never mention himself as Arvanite (and there are a lot of his saying survived). And above all none of his biographer (such as Dimitris Fotiadis or Ainian) ever mention his origin as Arvanite. 
What we do know is that his mother was of Sarakatsani descent since she was cousin of George Bakolas who was a known Sarakatsani Armatolos. I have also added a source about his Sarakatsani origin and it is the only one that can properly cited since it is not a private high school publication but on the contrary is from a book written by Richard Clogg  a British historian know for his work in Greek revolution and in Greek history in general.. Seleukosa (talk) 01:23, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Not of Arvanite descent

message: It is worth noting that Karaiskaki Square in Athens is presumably named after Giorgios Karaiskakis.  The square is decorataed with several sculptures, including a very striking depiction of Icarus plummeting to earth.
Philhellene (talk) 09:52, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Karaiskaki Square in Athens 

message: The Greek wiki suggests there is some doubts regarding Karaiskakis' actual birthplace - it's either Skoulikaria in Arta or Mavrommati in Karditsa. I'm going to add something in the English wiki to reflect this. Juggertrout (talk) 15:14, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace 

message: There is consensus among the literature that Karaiskakis was of Sarakatsani descent. The sources claiming otherwise are of low quality . What on earth is . Author, title, year, publisher?. As for Keridis, that is a dictionary that falls under WP:TERTIARY, and is explicitly contradicted by multiple secondary sources, some of which I have added to the article. Khirurg (talk) 23:39, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV-pushing using low quality sources.
Talk:Odysseas Androutsos

message: I wonder if there is a single source that describes him as a traitor. By the way only Stavrou mentions the word 'traitor' but under a limited context and not considering him a traitor, saying: "That Odysseus Androutsos ended his days less a hero than a traitor is simply ignored". To sum up the claim that some scholars described him as a traitor isn't supported by the available scholarship. We should be precise on what the given sholarship states.Alexikoua (talk) 05:28, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: He signed a truce with the Ottomans and was executed by the Greek government. The rest is about the interpretation of the past for the purpose of serving narratives about the present.--Maleschreiber (talk) 17:53, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

text: I wonder if Alexikoua has read the article. There are 3 RS that literally call Androutsos a "traitor". Another one says Androutsos fought only when it suited him and he did not care about any sort of nationhood. Ofc the article also has the other view that he was a "hero". Indeed, such stories are more nuanced than national narratives attempt to make them look like. It is quite amusing that in the 21st century some people keep imagining that illiterate/semi-literate bandits like Ali Pasha, Androutsos, Boçari/Botsaris and others were die-hard "patriots". Ktrimi991 (talk) 18:05, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you name them? I would appreciate if you finally avoid wp:NPA this time. Why you partially removed text based on Stavrou? (That Odysseus Androutsos ended his days less a hero than a traitor is simply ignored). Alexikoua (talk) 20:20, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: By the way since you avoid a neutral presentation of scholarship in this case because he served the enemy, I admit that based on this rational this makes a good argument for Skanderbeg too: well he served the Sultan more the 20 years (r. 1421–1444) & many other Albania die-hard "patriots" served on enemy camps, but I'm not recycling such arguments (they are too weak and we need more than that, I suggest to check scholarship on the subject).Alexikoua (talk) 20:40, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Scholars have variously described him as a hero or a traitor to the Greek cause in the Greek War of Independence

message: Bato removed information sourced by several academic sources and replaced it with info by one unpublished PhD, nevertheless that's clear violation per wp:HISTRS. Published academic material should be preferred especially when unpublished material is in straight contradiction with scholarship.Alexikoua (talk) 03:54, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Reliable sources for weighting and article structure
Talk:Doctor Bashir, I Presume?

message: There is no question mark in the episode title, can this please be removed from the page title?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.217.90.35 (talk) 11:42, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question mark in page name 

message: The only references for this episode are Memory Alpha (see WP:SPS) and the official Star Trek website (which is not independent of the subject matter). I think we need to better establish the notability of this subject. --Explodicle (talk) 14:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Prove it. --Explodicle (talk) 13:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 01/08 

message: Seeing future technologies problems(issues) before they are here today is a common story plot for writers to use in the Star Trek franchise. 
There needs to be a category and collection of the stories. Another story is "Lineage" from Voyager where the mother wants to change the DNA of the fetus. Another is the young-ing of the crew in  Rascals (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Today we do have the beginning of this tech with CRISPR gene editing and mankind will face ethical decisions and standards of morality. 
"What a CRISPR-baby, prison sentences means for research" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00001-y
Do we have a category and location in Wikipedia?
--Mark v1.0 (talk) 19:06, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethics of changing DNA
Talk:Rocks and Shoals (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

message: The only references for this episode are Memory Alpha (see WP:SPS) and the official Star Trek website (which is not independent of the subject matter). I think we need to better establish the notability of this subject. --Explodicle (talk) 14:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It has been established that we can have an article for every Star Trek episode, do you mean the article needs references? Alastairward (talk) 11:31, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Before I drone on and on about reliable sources, could you link to the discussion where this is established? Maybe I'm missing something. --Explodicle (talk) 13:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try and find it for you, basically someone had sent an episode straight to AfD and it was kept on the basis of every other episode of Star Trek being on wikipedia Alastairward (talk) 13:13, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

text: It looks like during the process of that AfD they elaborated on the real-world notability of the subject, with well-referenced commentary on the theme and cast reactions. Do you think this episode has made such an impact? Right now the article is just a plot summary. --Explodicle (talk) 14:13, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a cast reaction, as you suggested. Do you think you might take this to AfD? Alastairward (talk) 14:35, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there anything like the "Star Trek: The Human Frontier" reference in the example article? The Nana Visitor quote is some real world influence, but not much. Anyways, now that it's got a reliable source I don't think we should delete. --Explodicle (talk) 16:37, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Google didn't turn up anything with a brief search, sadly I don't have many Trek reference books on the newer series. If I find anything, I try and post it, but most of what I've come across has been added to other articles already Alastairward (talk) 21:10, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 01/08 

message: In the previous episode ("A Time to Stand"), the crew made away with 84 canisters of ketracel-white before destroying the asteroid.  In this episode, they crash on the planet, and the ship goes down, presumably with all the ketracel-white on board.  But, when they encounter the Jem'Hadar who are suffering from withdrawal due to lack of ketracel, no mention is made of the white.  This sounds like there was a last minute script change that changed the two story lines. Viriditas (talk) 23:18, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot change?
Talk:Epicycloid

message: I moved this graphic to the talk page, in case anyone thought there was still a need for it. Doctormatt 08:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added fractional equivalents to the captions (an easy edit). Doctormatt 17:04, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The image "EpitrochoidOn3.gif" on the top right has a real hard time rendering itself on IE8 and lags the whole page down. Firefox 3.5 doesnt have this issue. Not tested on other browsers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Episode17 (talk • contribs) 18:22, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poor performance on IE8 

message: It would be useful to know the equation(s) for the epicycloid given in polar co:ordinates. I don't know how to do this, but it seems a more natural way to look at it. I am trying to make some plexiglass gears with epicycloidal tooth profiles, and polar co:ordinates for the curve would make it much easier to design and print a template.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonygumbrell (talk • contribs) 17:49, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polar Co:ordinates 

message: I see no reason why the epicycle should be smaller than the fixed circle. The equations seem to work just fine with a smaller fixed circle and a bigger epicycle, too.
However the equations section apparently assumes the fixed circle is always bigger than the epicycle. 
It says: "If the smaller circle has radius r, and the larger circle has radius R [...]"
But I think it should be changed to "If the epicycle has radius r, and the fixed circle has radius R [...]"
I could have edited this by myself but since I am no expert on this topic (and I since I am new to editing Wikipedia in general) I'd like somebody to verify this first.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fr0schmann (talk • contribs) 13:16, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can the epicycle/"drawing circle" be bigger than fixed circle? 

message: Hello, I’m new to Wikipedia, but I am very fluent in the field of mathematics.  I’d like to add a section to this article providing the metric properties of an epicycle (arc length, area, etc.).  Again, though, I’m new to editing on Wikipedia, so I want to discuss this decision with other people, first.
First and foremost, I’d like to understand the verification requirements of Wikipedia.  I’ve seen some articles where a statement is made, a full proof is provided, but there are no citations.  In other articles, though, each and every step of a proof are cited.
    I think adding a metric properties section would be an excellent addition to this article, as despite being a somewhat complex curve, it’s metric properties are surprisingly simple.  For example, for any epicycle formed by one circle rolling around the entire circumference of another circle one time, the total arc length will be equal to 4 times the sum of both circles’ diameters.
If someone would be comfortable with helping me out with this, or with telling me what I can and cannot do when addidng a section, that would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you very much! Math Machine 4 (talk) 22:47, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  I’d like to add a section
Talk:Circlet

message: I think the type of circlet that's more jewelry-like than crown-like should be covered on this page as well.Alcy 08:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Scope

message: The article currently says:
: (known in greek as stephanos, and in latin as corona operta, or simply "open crown")
But operta actually means something more like "closed." "Open" is aperta, a different, but related word. I should probably mention that the Latin corona and Greek stephanos are normally considered equivalent, so if there's a two-word name in Latin, there's probably a parallel two-word name in Greek. --Iustinus (talk) 16:16, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Translation

message: This is an odd one because the definition of a circlet has changed over time. St Edward's Crown was not regarded as a circlet his day; a circlet was like a diadem or laurel wreath. It is now used to refer to the base of an imperial crown. I have also seen the rim of a coronet referred to as a circlet. Finding sources which state all this explicitly is not easy. Firebrace (talk) 10:10, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Definition
Talk:Canton of Lucerne

message: Um... that "policy of separation" refers to the Sonderbundskrieg of 1847. IIRC, it wasn't Lucerne alone, but also some other central Swiss cantons. They were indeed quickly defeated by a federal army.
The whole article is rather stubby anyway. Lupo 08:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 
Talk:Hydarnes

message: The current wording used in this article seems to represent the combination of two individuals: Hydarnes (senior) who was involved with Darius(and other Persian aristocrats) in overthrowing the Magi usurper Gaumâta in 522 BC and Hydarnes' son, also called Hydarnes, who would later become the commander of the Immortals during Xerxes' invasion of Greece in 480 BC.  Not only are the two individuals combined in the existing article, but the general wording of the article is very poor and lacks reliable or verifiable references.
Therefore, I am in the process of rewriting this article dealing with Hydarnes senior. I also plan to add a new article dealing with Hydarnes, son of Hydarnes.  --Chewings72 (talk) 06:07, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite of this article 

message: I propose to merge Hidarnes I into Hydarnes. Reason : Same person. ManuRoquette (talk) 16:48, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal
Talk:Paper clay

message: Most texts do not include paperclay, as it is just over a decade old. Compare this with the thousands of years that traditional clay has been used (and the thousand of books on it).
Paperclay is now part of the ceramic arts. In Australia, it makes up between a third and a half of clay sold for ceramic art studio and classroom use. 
Up to now paperclay artists have simply published their personal experiences with paperclay.  This has been via two textbooks, 48 journal articles, 3 discussion groups and numerious individual websites.
This uncontested knowledge may be wrong.
There is no second generation of impartial authors checking and correcting misconceptions.   
I anticipate that wikipedia will accelerate this "maturing" of the paperclay knowledge base. 
Yes, I expect considerable debate until a consensus emerges. 
Please try (and I will too) to verify major changes.
I will use the 40+ technical journal articles, the two textbooks, and three on-line discussions at
http://www.grahamhay.com.au/paperclay.html 
--worldwidepaperclay 08:31, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  It had to happen! 

message: There has been some debate over which source of paper, or cellulose fibre should be used (see http://paperclay.blogspot.com/) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.190.201.170 (talk) 11:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Making paperclay 

message: I have removed one blatantly untrue statement, and flag another in need of support. The article needs a lot of work. Theriac 14:26, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The whole article 

message: I have inserted a couple of references to support the section paperhay 13:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The whole article 

message: I've cut the following how-to info:
It might be appropriate for wikiHow, but doesn't really belong in an encyclopedia article.  --Clay Collier 23:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How-To
Talk:Kaleidoscope (1966 film)

message: Do we have any support we can call for the 'based on' comment ? -- Beardo (talk) 17:55, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No reliable source traced yesterday, but the claim is made on many blogs. As this has been an unresolved issue for at least two years, I have chosen to remove the point. Philip Cross (talk) 18:46, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Casino Royale'' 

message: Saw the tail end of the movie "Kaleidoscope" and Ben Mankiewicz stated that the film's star, Warren Beatty, made so many passes at Dee so early on in rehearsal that Dee not only refused to work with Beatty, but she successfully exercised an option in her contract to be paid her full $150,000 fee without a foot of film with her being shot.  Anyone know if the story is true???User:JCHeverly 02:21, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warren Beatty/Kaleidescope???
Talk:Edhem Pasha

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move