Talk:Allen Telescope Array

message: Just learning Wiki stuff.  Starting 'improvements" on ATA, for which I led the design effort. --CommonModeNoise 05:11, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 1hA

message: Clearly there are differences of opinion on the success or failure of the ATA to date.  Let's discuss this here.  In general I prefer, for example, '1 year behind' to 'far behind'.  Whether a 1 year delay is a failure or not is in the eye of the beholder.  For example, the Green Bank telescope was several years late, but eventually worked and is not considered a failure.
Likewise I think the budget comparison is legit - ATA is a low cost project, with very thin margins for unexpected problems.
Also, adding 'when and if completed' to a target in the future adds very little.   These adjectives always apply to any projected date.
LouScheffer 04:59, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * It is funded by the SETI Institute.  For such an enormous task, scanning the whole universe, you cannot expect results over such a small number of years.  Be patient and stop being so negative.  Thank you and regards, David J Johnson (talk) 11:16, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  ATA a failure? 

message: Do you know of any publically available source for the ATA status that is more recent than July 2006? LouScheffer 16:38, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: User:CommonModeNoise appears to be officially associated with the array, and has edited the page, when it had much of the same content.  Perhaps he/she can pursue getting permission?  I will also write the SETI Institute and ask as well. LouScheffer 05:53, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright violation 

message: :By taking advantage of Moore’s Curve, the designers are replacing steel with silicon, resulting in a large cost saving over telescopes of more conventional design.
What does this mean?  Are the dishes formed from solid silicon now or what?  Is this a figure of speech?  Plain speech is not only easier to understand, but also prevents the introduction of bias.
:OK, explained figure of speech. LouScheffer 18:17, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  clarification 

message: I've added an  tag to the "Status" section because it was updated with new information without apparent regard to chronological flow or any attempt to update older information (i.e., "mid-year 2007" events that should have taken place by now). Could someone with sourceable data relevant to this section please update it appropriately? Thanks. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status disorganized 

message: Just dropping this Google news search here in the hopes of sparking some more development on this article. I'll try to get to it when I get the time to start reading up more, but I'm hoping there are others who are interested in jumping in now. The more the merrier! Hiberniantears (talk) 21:52, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Adding this article from space.com. Adding this article as well. Both to help me or other interested editors get the article updated. Hiberniantears (talk) 21:59, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Um.  It is 2020 now.  Even more stale.   Waiting on some updated info.  Did the system become decommissioned?   Some one say so if so! 2600:6C48:7006:200:B056:6066:1296:EF0B (talk) 01:57, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stale 

message: This article should contain more about the origin and conception of this project. Such as the original plan to use low cost DTH TV satellite dishes . 64.229.101.119 (talk) 08:05, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  1hT 

message: The structure wasn't right in the first place, having become too pre-occupied with the project's inception, and it was horribly dated.  With the enormous amount of embedded cite syntax, it was difficult to re-order the text, which is perhaps why this languished so long as it did.  I think I kept the cites with the materials they support, but I'd advise a future editor to double-check this as I didn't actually read any of the cites—it wasn't my mission. — MaxEnt 00:57, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: After taking a very quick boo at the rest of the article, it might be a good idea to feature some of the innovations / capabilities in the lead, too, rather than just providing the administrative/bean-counter thumbnail sketch as it now exists.  — MaxEnt 01:13, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Massive restructure of lead 

message: The infobox presently contains no technical parameters of the telescope.  About all it contributes is the geographic location, which needs to be in the text anyway.  This is probably not a very difficult task for someone who knows anything about radio astronomy. — MaxEnt 11:11, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I found some of the details in the text, and have added them to the infobox. WP:IANARA (I Am Not A Radio Astronomer), just knowledgeable about radio in general.  - 220 of Borg 12:04, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Added more information to the infobox and removed tag. StarryGrandma (talk) 21:28, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox insufficiency 

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replies: text: No context to links provided.   Give us a summary please.   Don't waste our time diggin for references.
2600:6C48:7006:200:B056:6066:1296:EF0B (talk) 01:59, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified (January 2018) 

message: "Overview" section reads like rationalizations and pleading.  While I'm sure those voices need to be heard, we hear none of the downfalls of this project besides "They're pulling funding."  Surely there are reasons why which can at least be succinctly mentioned in the opening section and overview? Mercster (talk) 15:40, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs balanced coverage