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hello what is the source for "His campaign extended to the SQL language, which he regarded as an incorrect implementation of the theory. This made his position in IBM increasingly difficult, so he left to form his own consulting" in the page Codd
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thank you very much —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.27.60.48 (talk) 21:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks for the welcome on the object database page. Although, I am puzzled by your comment that I am a "little bit lacking in dispassionate analysis." I am trying to be unbiased. So, could you point out what I missed? Thanks. Doug Barry 13:21, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you deleted my entry into XML about VTD-XML and non-extractive parsing. I use SAXON for transformation and admire its power and flexibility. The reason I added a section about non-extractive parsing is because this is a well-known technology capable of helping solving a lot of problems that no other technology/software seems to be able to solve. It is a piece of information that can help a lot people. Whether it is a fringe technology or not... it seems to me more like a subjective view. I intend to base my judgement based on merits and reasoning. Otherwise, what is the difference between a human being and a crocdile? I appreciate your suggestions on this. Please email me at crackeur@comcast.net
Hello. It's not really a "breach of protocol" to create an article about yourself, however it is generally discouraged. Wikipedia:Autobiography is a guideline on the matter. That said, I have no problems with the version you've written, it looks very factual with definite claims to notabilty, which I easily verified. (i.e. none of the problems many autobiographical articles usually have). I'll add some references for the XSL to the article, categorise, and other minor bits though. Regards, MartinRe 18:22, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
I cleaned up your AfD nomination, but if you nominate another AfD, a good guide to follow is here. MrKIA11 (talk) 22:48, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello, and thanks for your snobbish remarks about my deleted entry: "The fact that the addition made a silly and unnecessary claim to greatness ("Ireland's first") was probably what caused it to be deleted"
Yes, my online computer museum is the first and only one in Ireland. That may be of interest to Irish people, and apologies if you find that uncomfortable.
As regards 'online computer museum' not being proper, of course it is not, in the 17th. Century definition at least - that is why it says 'online', as per 'online shopping', 'online gallery' and a plethora of other such web activities. According to the natural progression of your 'argument' Wikipedia should not exist, for it is not a proper Encyclopedia.
If everyone waited for definitions to catch up with reality, not much would happen. I note that you work for W3C ( who after 10 years can not agree on standards ) so you of all people should understand that. Might I suggest that you find something better to do than gloating about deleted references. That kind of arrogance is turning people off Wikipedia.
I note that you "hoped" in creating your personal page that it did not contravene Wikipedia rules. I was in the same position, though probably knowing less about Wikipedia than yourself. Thanks for the nice welcome.Deadpc (talk) 13:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Indeed ... if you are suggesting that I have low standards, please just say it. I think 'intolerant' would probably have been a better term for me to have used. For example, the reference to 'Bletchley park' is of no interest to me, but I RESPECT the fact that it may be of interest to Britons, and therefore refrain from making sarcastic remarks about it's inclusion on the page. My 'attempt at greatness' as you call it, referencing the fact that I decided to set up an "Online" museum which IS the first in Ireland, is probably similarly of no interest to Britons.
Thank you for your feedback regarding my site. The reference you quoted was intentionally mischevious and irreverant on my part, and intended very much along the same lines as, hypothetically: "The NSU Ro-80's wankel rotary engine was unreliable and lead to warranty claims. This sadly marked the demise of NSU, a great company". The reference there is to what went before. Admittedly the site navigation is messy, admittedly it is '2-D' in appearance, but in terms of actual descriptions there are several issues which I have considered.
Firstly, most online computer collections carry descriptions which - in many cases - are simply copied and pasted from elsewhere. I do not want to do that. It is very much a 'work in progress' and yes, descriptions need to be added. Granted, in traditional museum parlance my descriptions are not 'museum quality' however the entire meaning of the site is firmly in the context of the computer in popular culture: not many people are enthusiastic about 20 year old fridges or vacuum cleaners, for example. In the case of consoles, 'toy computers' essentially, the packaging is an important consideration, designed as it was / is to lure children and create "pester power" in order that parents will make a purchase.
In essence, what I am trying to create is probably more 'Andy Warhol' than 'Caravaggio'. Within the ever - changing Web I do not believe that this is dishonest, nor do I believe that I am being less than transparent in the way in which I am doing it. Many things happen on the web in similar fashion, and the end 'truth' becomes whether or not the idea works ( at least that is my opinion )
Having been away for some time I was disappointed to read your remarks, which came up quite high on a google search of my site's name where previously they had not. I am doing my best, and have worked very hard and spent a lot of my own money on this ( private ) venture. Yes, like any other human I make mistakes. Obviously if I had huge funding things would be different. My website has a 'contact' section and links on every page, and I would be delighted to hear your views, but I would appreciate it if you could contact me via the site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deadpc (talk • contribs) 15:26, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
I think we will have to agree to disagree in some respects. I take your point about the possible 'marketing speak' interperetation, however this was not the intention. The eventual aim is to mould the site pretty well into what you describe, though with the emphasis more on the visual: currently it relies more heavily on the visual. It is far from "done and dusted", and certainly there was / is no intention to mislead. Thanks for your opinions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deadpc (talk • contribs) 18:12, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear Mr. McKay,
Sorry if we got off on the wrong footing ... I have done a little edit on the page 'computer museum' and would be interested in your views. Thanks. Deadpc (talk) 20:21, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
I was a little surprised with your response. The above (previous) comment here related to the article itself, not the 'talk' page associated with it. I edited that and accidentally deleted a lot more than intended. Deadpc (talk) 23:32, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Mhkay,
Your edits to Run-on_sentence appeared to be in good faith, however I reverted them for being derogatory towards a specific entity. It's not really appropriate to reference an excerpt from a company in an article, especially for an example of bad language mechanics. Nick Wilson (talk) 10:28, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
I don't see why. It's normal practice in books on style to quote both good and bad examples and in each case to say where they came from. But I won't press it.Mhkay (talk) 22:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Please explain your edits to my adoptee Cpiral's userpage with haste. If I do not get a reply within 24 hours I'm reporting it. Marx01 Tell me about it 19:58, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Also you undid a revision stating it was "ungrammatical". However the formality of the sentence was in question, and "It is not a good idea..." is informal compared to "Poor separations of concerns...". Please consider that Wikipedia is going for encyclopedic content, which strives for proper formality. Marx01 Tell me about it 20:09, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Mr. Kay,
You are a Member of the W3C, and an expert on the topic of XML. You frequently edit XML Schema (W3C).
There is a section called "Criticism", that is critical of your organization (W3C) as it relates to XML.
For example, this section says
The W3C Recommendation itself is extremely difficult to read.
I edited that section (Criticism) and changed
The protest that followed compels me to assert that you have a potential conflict of interest that has actively defended a biased remark.
CpiralCpiral 20:26, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Furthermore it appears to have driven you to edit a user page to make a negative personal remark.
Wikipedia values civility and neutrality above expertise. Please review
I certainly had to!
All the best now.
CpiralCpiral 04:35, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Dear Mhkay,
I would urge you to look underneath the photograph on this page: http://deadpc.net/html/c64_gs___games_system__.html
You seemed to take issue with the fact that my site only contained 'personal anecdotes'. Well, if you have a look, they're not personal anecdotes. The page has not changed in the interim. Deadpc (talk) 21:25, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Below the photograph can be found the following: "20,000 examples sold, 1990 ( was not available outside Europe ). This is number 16888" Brief I grant you, but informative I would say. Deadpc (talk) 15:21, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
I put this link on XSLT wiki page because I think is a usefull tool. Why do you say it is span? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.25.55.66 (talk) 15:53, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
I have noticed the following has escaped your attention for quite some time:
"The Museum of Computing in Swindon, UK was the first UK museum dedicated to the history of computing."
This is practically a verbatim copy of my own reference, since deleted ("Ireland's first online computer museum"), and referred to as a "claim to greatness" by your good self.
Could it be that U.K. claims to "greatness" are different to all other claims of "greatness", to the point where they are in fact "great"?!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.129.91.246 (talk) 01:52, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
I can't say I'm comfortable with the sentence you refer to, but please don't regard me as in any way responsible for it. I think it's probably technically accurate, in that other and earlier UK collections have been part of museums with a wider scope (i.e., not "dedicated"), but it would be nice if whoever inserted the claim could say something more interesting about the establishment rather than merely claiming a rather dubious first. But I didn't feel on balance that I knew of any grounds for changing the entry. Someone tried to delete it entirely, without giving any explanation, and I reverted that because it looked like pure vandalism. If someone were to change it to give a more objective and less advertorial statement about the institution, I would be the first to welcome it. Mhkay (talk) 20:57, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
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As i can see, you removed implementations list from the XML template engine article (diff) stating that "The implementation section was puff, and duplicated XSLT/XQuery". However, i see no duplication here; there is no implementations listed in the XSLT article. Maybe i missed something?
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