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Talk:Derivative of a constant

message: I just deleted this paragraph:
:There is no polynomial function f such that f'(x) =  x-1; in fact, one such function f is the natural logarithm. A polynomial f exists such that f'(x) = xk, for k = 0, 1, 2, ... . That function has degree k+1. In the x-1 case, k+1=0, and this pattern breaks down: the derivative of any function of degree 0 is the derivative of a constant. Which is 0: the anti-derivative of x-1 can't be a polynomial.
That no antiderivative of x-1 is a polynomial does not follow from the fact that the derivative of a constant function is zero.
The power rule does not say that any antiderivative of x-1 must have polynomial degree zero. It says that an antiderivative of xk is \frac{x^k}{k+1} if k\neq 0. (nothing more).  
If you want to show that no polynomial function f such that f'(x) =  x-1 exists, use the fact that the derivative of a polynomial function is a polynomial (which needs the power rule for all nonnegative powers), and prove that x-1 is not a polynomial.  This can be shown in a number of ways, for instance noting that polynomials are continuous everywhere and x-1 has a non-removable discontinuity at zero.
Sympleko 20:19, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Talk:John Lennon Anthology

message: Why don't we merge Wonsaponatime into this page, seeing as it's really just a one-disc condensation?MaJic (talk) 15:07, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  RE: Wonsaponatime 
Talk:Circuit City

message: The only reason I even know that somebody bought the company name is from this Wikipedia page. I came here to view an archive of the history of a chain of defunct retail stores, not learn about some guy’s website with the same logo plastered on it. I feel like the page would be more accurate if the current venture was treated as a disambiguation/see also and not incorporated into the primary Wikipedia article. 75.165.168.232 (talk) 22:03, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. I came looking for information regarding the defunct electronics retailer and instead see a messy article page. -- 23.24.255.177 (talk) 01:37, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split it up 

message: I renamed "Revival" to "Purchase by Systema" and gave the last paragraph the title "Circuit City Corporation" to make things clearer. I also removed the proposed split template for a new page "Circuit City Corporation" as there is currently not enough information for a separate page. If one was created it would be nominated for deletion and merged back in.
If a split is appropriate then the section should be expanded until there is sufficient information to warrant a stand alone page. Gusfriend (talk) 09:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split, purchase by Systema and Circuit City Corporation
Talk:Diet Coke

message: It would be interesting to more clearly establish the differences. Right now it is listing that Aspartame is/was used, and one more entry; are these the only differences though? It would be useful for visitors to know what exactly are the real differences, aside from corporate advertisement only. 2A02:8388:1641:5500:0:0:0:1 (talk) 10:04, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content and Differences 

message: — Assignment last updated by Rheaxx666 (talk) 08:11, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Research Process and Methodology - FA22 - Sect 200 - Thu

message: This article neglects that in most parts of the world this product is not even called "Diet Coke" it's "Coca-Cola Light" 2A00:23C6:8003:DF01:B04E:4E17:93A1:E4FC (talk) 14:12, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There is nothing to stop you inserting some referenced details to that effect.Ponsonby100 (talk) 15:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too US-UK Centric
Talk:Mentone, California

message: Just do not know. Yesitsnot (talk) 13:31, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's actually phonetic. Men, as in mend. Tone. Emphasis on the first syllable. I lived there for a few years. OffColfax (talk) 11:08, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to pronounce it 

message: this page should mention this joke  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.233.39.252 (talk) 01:53, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: mentone beach
Talk:J. J. Abrams

message: This section seems excessive. Notably, nearly 3/4 of the actors mentioned appear only twice. This hardly seems to match the term "frequent", especially when one of those two appearances is a sequel (see the two Star Trek movies). I suggest we remove this section entirely, as it's just a chart with no accompanying text suggesting it has any real relevance to JJ in particular. Lots of directors have worked with lots of actors on more than one occasion. At an absolute minimum (I still think it should be removed entirely), the chart should be reduced to only those actors with three or more appearances. Closetsingle (talk) 16:17, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Since there has been no new discussion on this topic I will remove the section. Closetsingle (talk) 16:10, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  If there's been no further edits in the five years since, y'all are okay with me removing the editor comment. CapnZapp (talk) 12:29, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frequent Collaborators Section 

message: My two grandchildren are named after Star Wars characters. I applaud your talent.
On another note/ I heard about a play referring to abortion as a joke.
It is the murder of a human being.
Please, tell me that a man of such storytelling can and will support life. All life. 
Thank you. Rosedean (talk) 12:02, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Applause and nooooo 

message: Abrams is often mentioned as a composer and has IMDb credits, but there is no additional information in this article about his history as a composer. Can someone flesh this out a bit and include a citation? ThreeRocks (talk) 18:37, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Composer 

message: Señor director.me llamo Daniel de México ..Jalisco. ..ay alguien que lo quiere contactar..no es broma...le envío mi correo electrónico....le pido un favor..discreción..•∆•••. Búho 3 6 9 619...69 2806:261:496:8319:F141:2186:1D32:4566 (talk) 08:59, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  UFO Buho3 6 9•••∆. Orión •••
Talk:Cognitivism (ethics)

message: I question whether this change is an improvement. I have had some discussions with its author, see User talk:MetaChimp, and it seems that he didn't know of uses of the word ejaculation other than the biological, nor did Wikipedia document them at all well (we did mention them indirectly, see the disambig notice at the top of this old version). 
To change this to exclamation seems to me to reduce the value of the example considerably. Perhaps interjection would be better, the problem here is that an interjection is a part of speech rather than an utterance. So I'd prefer to go back to ejaculation, with the wikilink as shown to the new stub at ejaculation (grammar). Other thoughts? Andrewa 21:23, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

message: This article obviously needs to be merged with non-cognitivism. As Aristotle once wrote, opposites are subject to the same science. Velho 00:14, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but are opposites subject to the same article? Both articles are of sufficient length anyway. Run! 14:04, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge - Non-cognitivism 

message: "One answer is that we may want ethical statements to be categorically true, while we only need statements about right action to be contingent on the acceptance of the rules of a particular game - that is, the choice to play the game according to a given set of rules."
I've just fixed the link to categorical syllogism, but I guess this whole sentence needs some attention. 1) Perhaps the right opposition is not between "categorical" and "contigent", but between some different concepts. 2) I'm not sure what "the acceptance of rules" means. For instance, I assert, because it's true, that Topalov drew against Gelfand yesterday, but I didn't accept any rules regarding that game, and it is not clear why their acceptance is relevant to the difference between categorical and contingent. Velho 18:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethics and games 

message: Aren't skepticism, subjectivism, relativism, and nihilism forms of non-cognitivism since they deny that there are moral, objective truths? Suggest deletion. User:Tristen 196.209.34.75 12:21, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro 

message: Are there any notable cognitivists?  This whole article seems to describe a philosophy that almost everyone disagrees with.  Is it a theoretical position only (i.e., a strawman)? Boris B (talk) 08:27, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If the recent philpapers survey can be trusted, about 58% of respondents accept or lean toward cognitivism, while only 20.7% of respondents accept or lean toward noncognitivism (with 21.1% preferring the "Other" option).  That data appears to be strongly inconsistent with your intuitions about what everyone disagrees with. 68.125.109.178 (talk) 13:21, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supporters of this school
Talk:Resort

message: I made some major changes to this page starting with using the dictionary definition of a resort.  It still could use more work, but I strongly believe that it is a more accurate article now.   I believe that the pros and cons of an all inclusive resort should be removed since that is not something that should be in an encyclopedia and may not really be a NPOV.  I also included more types of resorts that could use some filling in.  I'm sure I missed others since ski resorts should probably have an entry. Vegaswikian 21:28, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: The article has a short block to stop IP spamming.  If it continues after the block ends, I'll block it again for a longer period of time. Vegaswikian (talk) 17:17, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  IP spamming 

message: This really needs a history, preferably with citations. Resorts started well before the 19th century. Bath, Somerset, for example. Student7 (talk) 14:30, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: If the intro is going to define the term as "North American English", then it is necessary to include whatever other terms are used elsewhere for the same thing. Rui Gabriel Correia (talk) 13:06, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  North American English
Talk:Got Live If You Want It! (album)

message: There were portable video cameras in 1966? Try ‘film’. 61.68.158.68 (talk) 20:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Captured on video?
Talk:Cascode voltage switch logic

message: Are we quite sure that this is about cascode voltage switch logic? I never managed to figure out what "cascode" is, but the description in the article is exactly that of cascade voltage switch logic AngusCA (talk) 17:37, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cascode? 

message: Fastest full adder with full carry look ahead that I ever designed used differential cascode logic. 98.37.251.27 (talk) 03:18, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fast full adder
Talk:Steel Brightblade

message: I put up a basic bio on Steel Brightblade that I plan on expanding in the future with an expanded bio,  and descriptions of his involvement in the Chaos War.
:Found the article, and decided to give it a try. I don't like the layout completely, and the sentences are a mixture of past and present continous I am not comfortable with, but the information there is useful. I also added references to the books. A cross reference with the Legion of Steel should be possible as well. ReyBrujo 03:28, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Basic bio
Talk:Slim Harpo

message: I've just pieced the whole article back together; some very unconscientious editor (who actually has a similar complaint on his talk page regarding another article) eviscerated it without explanation.  Please check, especially if you know more about this area that I do (and I don't) to make sure that everything is correct.  --zenohockey 05:51, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Massive revision 

message: "Lagrange" may employ a beat that is similar to Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips", but both songs employ a rhythmic structure that is more closely associated with John Lee Hooker's trademark 'boogie' beat, which he used on many records that predate Slim Harpo's entry into the music business.  In fact, although I can't locate the reference right now, I believe Hooker successfully sued ZZ Top, claiming that "Lagrange" was appropriated from his song "Boogie Chillen".  If that's the case, wouldn't the success of that suit set a precedant that precludes the claim that ZZ Top got their song from Slim Harpo?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.194.190.20 (talk) 17:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: ZZ Top's "Lagrange" and Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips" 

message: According to Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues' co-founder), they got their name from a brewery sponsorship that fell through & a Duke Ellington song, not from the Slim Harpo single (Citation: http://www.classicbands.com/MikePinderInterview.html ). I'm just listing this here in case someone tries to change it back; this has traveled far and wide across the net. Chicobangs (talk) 14:28, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The article currently says: "The Moody Blues reportedly took their name from an instrumental track of Slim's called "Moody Blues"."  (with an apparently RS source). Do we still delete? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:55, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Or add to the existing sentence: "...although the band's founder Mike Pinder rejected that claim in an interview."  I might have liked them more if they'd just called themselves M&B.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:03, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: ... or even a nice anti-bacterial? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:11, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Moody Blues 

message: Slim's gravestone (photo; video ) lists his lifespan as Feb. 11, 1924 - Jan. 30, 1970. I know that gravestones can be incorrect, especially about birth dates, but I don't see any better sources cited in the article, so I think it warrants a review.
-Grimsby
162.219.178.98 (talk) 00:31, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That's interesting, but the gravestone is a primary rather than a secondary source, and secondary sources like The Blues Encyclopedia, Allmusic, this this and this, etc....  all give January 11 1924 and January 31 1970.  Maybe a footnote?  Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:08, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth and Death Dates
Talk:Danger, Will Robinson

message: If this was a 'pure' quote then I would agree with the faction that wants to remove the article from WP and solely leave it to WikiQuote, but there is also the wider use of the phrase in general geek culture totally separated from the original usage in the tv series. As such (to me, noted) it seems quite reasonable to leave it as an entry on WP and have the link to WQ. As an aside, there are many articles on WP which might be better located on one of the newer wikis but I believe each case needs to be reviewed on its own merits. In this case having it on WikiPedia makes sense! --Vamp:Willow 11:14, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Its more than "geek culture", the phrase pops up all over the place. Just last week a nurse was telling me how she uses the phrase when a doctor becomes overly condescending. I've used the phrase in a comedic fashion dozens of times, none of them online or relating to tech issues. Its a valid encyclopedic concept. Sam Spade  13:28, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Value of leaving it on WP

message: Apparently, phrases that start out as quotes sometimes enter the lexicon, as the newly added reference links tend to illustrate. The LIS movie helped propel this, no doubt.
---ecs (watched LIS in the 60s)
Schweiwikist 04:27, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I think it's also used on their 404 pages, although I haven't been there in a while. This does show the geek culture part of it, though. 71.113.25.221 02:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Established as a catch-phrase as far back as 2001! 

message: I'm removing the word "recently" from the article, since the phrase has 580 Google Groups hits over a dozen years old:  -- AnonMoos 17:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You kids don't know anything, do you? This phrase has been around for decades. For example, John Cusack said it in one of his earlier movies. — Loadmaster 17:55, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Not really "recent"

message: A google search for "1791.Diamonds.Ltd tv" finds no evidence that the "NZ reality TV programme based around the 1791 Diamonds Ltd, online jeweller" (mentioned in the examples section) exists. Smells spammy.
92.195.200.13 (talk) 19:34, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "1791 Diamonds Ltd"? 

message: well, i just browse and edit what catches my eye for which i have some comprehension. the phrase is in common use, so i trimmed it to the most culturally significant, imho. i suppose ill have to provide references. what a drag. oh right thats the whole point. dammit jim, im a doctor not a wikipedia editor. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:55, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cut the cruft
Talk:Probabilistic Turing machine

message: Should random Turing machine be merged with this page? Deco 22:38, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Random Turing machine redirects here... so I guess that'd be a 'yes'. --Ihope127 21:56, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: old version of Random Turing Machine has some information not in this article. Both are lacking in any citations. It's an important subject so not suggesting the content is removed but citations would be good. Robert Walker (talk) 07:15, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge?
Talk:Eugène Dubois

message: Did E. Dubois really discovered Homo neanderthalensis?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.72.81.13 (talk) 09:41, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Inaccuracies aside, the bulk of the article's text appears to be a direct lift from this site, with only one or two minor changes. This copyvio was introduced by  (last edit 1 Sep 2005) in this edit, with an earlier anon edit also introducing elements from the original source. As such, I've deleted the offending passages, pending a complete rewrite.--cjllw | TALK 05:55, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: "Reasoning that the origins of the human species must be in the tropics". Why though? 125.253.96.174 (talk) 05:49, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why go to the tropics? 
Talk:Roman military structure

message: I have a query about the term Contruberium used here. I have seen other Web-based references that indicate it is Contubernium (search under Google for that spelling). Can anyone shed more light? I'm reluctant to edit the entry here since I'm no expert...
:I saw your question and went to look it up in my latin-english dictionary. I found Contubernium, and the defintion is: a tent in which ten men and an officer are lodged. I could not find Contruberium though. I hope I have helped.
:Originally 10 men, under the reforms of the Roman Army introduced by Marius, the original 10 man contubernium was reduced to 8 so that the Century formation, originally 100 could be reduced to a more manageable 80. SimonATL 14:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

message: we discussed this and there is no need to have this big article in the military history of ancient Rome. We try to keep things small and readable. Better use links. Wandalstouring 22:06, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  unmerge 

message: This article needs a complete re-write and major expansion, it doesn't cover some periods at all and mentions others only in passing. For current hierarchy of articles on the Roman military, see Roman military's "Branches" section. This article (Roman military structure) needs (ironically) restructuring into sections of "Structure in the Roman kingdom (see Military establishment of the Roman kingdom), "Structure in the Roman Republic (see Military establishment of the Roman Republic), "Structure in the early to mid Roman Empire" (see Military establishment of the Roman empire), and "Structure int he late Roman Empire" (see Roman military history, comitatenses, limitanei, and foederati. - PocklingtonDan 12:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs complete re-write
Talk:Wax gourd

message: I removed this article from :Category:Melons (see Category talk:Melons) and from :Category:Fruit because it is already in the subcategory :Category:Vegetable-like fruits.  — Pekinensis 13:44, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categories 

message: I believe this link is wrong, as it is to an entirely different species. Badagnani 04:02, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong link 

message: Why is it called "winter melon" in Chinese? Is it eaten primarily during the winter (and, thus, equivalent to the English term winter squash)? Badagnani (talk) 04:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why called "winter melon"? 

message: Need to add mention of the name 毛瓜 to the article. Badagnani (talk) 04:13, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  毛瓜 

message: The line "Winter melon is also a common name for members of the Inodorus cultivar group of the muskmelon  (Cucumis melo L), more commonly known as casaba or honeydew melons." from the introduction was repeated in the Uses section. I took it out.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yingkaixing (talk • contribs) 22:51, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  repeated line under uses 

message: All of these plant articles, throughout Wiki, need to include the Days-to-Maturity in the Cultivation section, as basic growing information on the plant, which is a key distinguishing factor between even related species. Starhistory22 (talk) 18:22, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  DAYS TO MATURITY 

message: About half of this article is about *uses*, which are almost exclusively ways of preparation for eating; yet there is not a word about what this thing (fruit? vegetable?) TASTES like, beyond this largely unhelpful aside at the very bottom of the section: "a fruit drink with a distinctive taste" . Oh, how informative. Has no one writing about this plant here ever tasted one? Or would such a description be disallowed because it wasn't cribbed from some previous external work, and instead damned to banishment as the dreaded "own work"? I suggest some brave soul should own up and provide a report, somewhere in the article, about what inspires people to bother to eat this thing.2001:56A:F0E9:9B00:2162:F5D9:D10D:DA6C (talk) 06:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taste