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:''"Spurn" can have other meanings, see the [[wikt:spurn|Wiktionary entry]].''
== DLP ==
[[Image:Spurn_point_with_lighthouse.kirin.jpeg|thumb|right|A photograph of Spurn in May, showing the lighthouse and sand-dunes.]]
In [[DLP#Three-chip_projectors]], you deleted the following text:
'''Spurn''' is a narrow sand [[spit (landform)|spit]] on the tip of the coast of [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] that reaches into the [[North Sea]] and forms the north bank of the mouth of the [[Humber]] estuary. It is over 3 miles (5 km) long, almost half of the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards (45 metres) wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as '''Spurn Head''' or '''Spurn Point''' and is the home to an [[RNLI]] lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire|Easington]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]].
Spurn, owned since 1960 by the [[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust]] and covering 113 [[hectare]]s (1.13 km²) above high water and 181 hectares (1.81 km²) of foreshore. It is a designated [[National Nature Reserve]], [[Heritage Coast]] and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast [[Special Protection Area]].
<blockquote>Single-chip DLP systems are capable of displaying 16.7 million (24-bit) colors, whereas three-chip DLP systems can display up to 35 trillion (45-bit) colors.</blockquote>
==Wildlife==
Your edit comment characterized the text that you removed as "silly numerology", once again displaying the gratuitous rudeness that is a frequent feature of your WP participation and is unnecessarily disruptive of collaborative editing.
The mud flats are an important feeding ground for [[wader|wading birds]], and the area has a [[bird observatory]], for monitoring [[bird migration|migrating]] [[bird]]s and providing accommodation to visiting birdwatchers. Their migration is assisted by east winds in autumn, resulting in [[drift migration]] of [[Scandinavia]]n migrants, sometimes leading to a spectacular "fall" of thousands of birds. Many uncommon species have been sighted there, including a [[Cliff Swallow]] from North America, a [[Lanceolated Warbler]] from Siberia and a [[Black-browed Albatross]] from the Southern Ocean. More commonly, birds such as [[Wheatear]]s, [[Whinchat]]s, [[Common Redstart]]s and [[Old World flycatcher|flycatcher]]s alight at Spurn on their way between breeding and wintering grounds elsewhere. When the wind is in the right direction migrants are funnelled down Spurn Point and are counted at the Narrows Watchpoint, more than 15000 birds can fly past on a good morning in autumn with 3000 quite normal.Spurn point is one of the spcialist places that was ever made
[[Image:Spurn_point_lighthouse.jpg|thumb|left|Spurn Point Lighthouse in the distance]]
==Geography==
The explanation that you added is, of course, a worthwhile contribution to the article. However, unless the text that you deleted is inaccurate, it seems to me that the specifics belong in the article in addition to your explanation. Are the deleted data inaccurate? If not, they should be restored. If the data are accurate, I would suggest restoring them after your explanation substantially as follows:
The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle eroded from the [[Holderness]] coastline washed down the coastline from [[Flamborough Head]]. Material is washed down the coast by [[longshore drift]] and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially [[Marram grass]] (''Ammophila arenaria''). Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years.
The second of the ''Six Studies in English Folk Song for Cello'' composed in 1926 by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], the ''Andante sostenuto'' in E flat "Spurn Point" celebrates this peninsula.
<blockquote>Hence, three-chip DLP systems can display up to 35 trillion (45-bit) colors, whereas single-chip DLP systems are limited to 16.7 million (24-bit) colors.</blockquote>
It was featured on the television programme ''[[Seven Natural Wonders]]'' as one of the wonders of Yorkshire.
Further, you really should modify your editing behavior rather than having to apologize so often for it.
== History ==
[[User:Finell|Finell]] [[User_talk:Finell|(Talk)]] 14:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
The [[lifeboat]] station at Spurn Head was built in 1810. Due to the remote ___location, houses for the lifeboat crew and their families were added a few years later. The station is now the only one in the UK which has full-time paid staff.
In [[World War I]] two [[coastal artillery]] 9.2" [[Artillery battery|batteries]] were added at either end of Spurn Head, with 4" and 4.7" QF guns in between. The emplacements can be clearly seen, and the northern ones are particularly interesting as coastal erosion has partly toppled them onto the beach, revealing the size of the concrete foundations very well. The Information Centre has a leaflet describing the defences.
:I felt that "silly numerology" would be the best way to characterize what was there. I can't help it that you don't like my style, so, per your suggestion, no apology. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 15:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
{{commonscat|Spurn}}
==External links==
::Please answer: Are the numbers that you removed correct or incorrect? They weren't mine, by the way, so no apology would be due me in any event. Actually, I do like the "style" of the writing you contribute to WP. It is usually a clear and concise expression of worthwhile content. The explanation that you added to [[DLP#Three-chip_projectors]] is a fine example of your very useful contributions. However, I am far from the only Wikipedian who is bothered by your disruptive manner and rude words; others have expressed the same to you. Rudeness is not a "style"; it is anti-social behavior in which you persist. For some time I tried to correct your behavior gently and diplomatically. As that approach failed to improve your behavior, I have become increasingly blunt—a "style" that you ought to understand. [[User:Finell|Finell]] [[User_talk:Finell|(Talk)]] 20:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
* [http://www.britainexpress.com/countryside/coast/spurn.htm Spurn Head Heritage Coast]
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/ecolodge/25/spurn.htm Spurn Point- A cyclic coastal landform], showing an excellent aerial photograph
* http://www.eastcoastline.co.uk/
* http://www.spurnpoint.com/
* [http://www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/ Spurn Bird Observatory]
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:::Yes, I get your blunt style. I'm still a bit unsure, though, why a comment about the removed material being "silly numerology" sets you off. It's a fair characterization of the material, and connotes my attitude toward it fairly, and is hence an informative explanation for my edit.
[[Category:National Nature Reserves in England]]
[[Category:Special Protection Areas in England]]
::::Condemning the conscientious (even if sometimes misguided or mistaken) contributions of other editors, who donate their time to WP, as "silly" or "twaddle" is rude and insulting. That is what "sets [me] off", and sets off other editors. You may think that you are merely criticizing text, but in fact you are insulting the human being who wrote it. Frankly, I don't understand why this is not obvious to you, intelligent as you are. When another editor (an admin) called you out for a similarly rude edit summary, you asked if there was some official governing etiquette. I quoted to you from '''[[Help:Edit_summary#Use_of_edit_summaries_in_disputes|WP:ES—Use of edit summaries in disputes]]''', which says, in part, "Avoid using edit summaries ... to express opinions of the other users involved." ''That'' is policy, and it trumps your urge to express your self-perceived superiority over others. Look at the number of criticisms of your behavior, on your own talk page and on the talk pages of articles that you edit. Most active Wikipedians do not draw such criticisms with anywhere near the frequency that you do, and for every criticism that you see, figure that there are 10 more who are equally offended but who lack the courage to confront you. What do you gain by this behavior? More importantly, what does WP gain, and what does it lose, by it? If nothing else, aren't the arguments that you inspire a waste of your time and the time of others? As you see, I have not given up hope of reforming you. I have repeatedly said that you have very worthwhile contributions to make to WP, and I hope you will continue to make them. However, your repeated rudeness, which your own numerous apologies admit, diminishes your usefulness and the willingness of others to accept your edits. [[User:Finell|Finell]] [[User_talk:Finell|(Talk)]] 08:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
[[Category:Peninsulas of England]]
:::::Finell, I hear your point, but I don't agree that I've operated outside the suggested policy here. "Silly numerology" was an objective comment on the text, not a remark about the person who wrote it. It is a concise way to let that person know that what he wrote may make sense numerologically, but not otherwise. I didn't think I needed to do some politicing on the talk page to document the reason for a simple edit. And there was no argument, either prior to or inspired by my comment, except from you. Now go home. And as for that other admin, one has to wonder who allowed him to become that, increasing his abusive use of power. It you want to see how one recomes involved in raging arguments, even while remaining polite on surface, study his history. Now go away and stop bothering me. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 15:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
[[Category:Holderness]]
::::::Dick: I will continue my efforts to socialize your WP behavior when I see behavior that warrants it, but ''not'' otherwise. I am as persistent as you are stubborn. [[User:Finell|Finell]] [[User_talk:Finell|(Talk)]] 16:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::OK, I look forward to your input. Not. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 17:00, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hey, Finell, did you notice the high praise and agreement I got from my nemesis? He said "OK"; the nicest word I've got out of him. Even nicer, he didn't revert my changes now that I've proven that truth and verifiability are not in conflict. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 05:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
:::As to whether the numbers are "correct", what do you mean by that? If you mean can one sensibly expect to get 2^(3*15) different colors out of a projector, no, that's just silly numerology. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 23:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for adding the information on the CBS Color wheel standard. I thought the information was interesting, but it needed a link, so I reverted someone's earlier edit. What you put back helped out a lot! Thank you! --[[User:Mdwyer|Mdwyer]] 17:58, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
==[[Mousepad]] problems==
Hey. I've been keeping an eye on [[Mousepad]] lately, 'cause it seems to be a target for a lot of vandalism, or at least harmful edits. It seems like the same person is doing them, too, overemphasizing stuff and introducing grammatical errors. I noticed you've been working on the article -- or at least getting rid of the semi-vandalism. Would you mind keeping a closer eye on it? It's not that popular an article, and I'm having some trouble dealing with the bad edits, so I wondered if you're interested in helping out/cleaning up. <font face="trebuchet ms"><b>[[User:Switchercat|<font color="darkblue">Switcher</font><font color="#000">cat</font>]]</b> <sup>[[User_talk:Switchercat|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Switchercat|cont]]</sub></font> 01:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing the "silicon/e" bits in my reversion, by the way, as I seem to have been a little too brutal with the changes. Good to know that that anon user is correcting some factual errors, at least. <font face="trebuchet ms"><b>[[User:Switchercat|<font color="darkblue">Switcher</font><font color="#000">cat</font>]]</b> <sup>[[User_talk:Switchercat|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Switchercat|cont]]</sub></font> 01:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
:I was thinking of recommending it for deletion. It's obviously written by the inventor himself, trying to stake his claim to fame. It's perhaps a partially fair claim, backed up by the Xerox disclosure journal, but the amount of verbage about him is ridiculous, as is not citing Engelbart who showed a mousepad 10 years earlier. It needs work if it stays. Who has time to take on such a trivial thing, though? I got onto it via some bad stuff he put in the mouse article, which I watch. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 02:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
::My dad worked at Xerox around that time, actually, and he's contesting some of the stuff. Says they first used vinyl board cover, not silicone. (And he just looks at what I'm writing and goes, "Dick Lyon! Richard Lyon? Did he work for Xerox too? He did optical mouse." I don't know if you're that guy, but that's kind of interesting.) Mousepads seem notable enough that a vote for deletion wouldn't get rid of it. It ''is'' trivial, yeah; I suspect I'll revert the vandalism and leave it at that for now. Thanks for the input on the disclosure journal, though; I might look into that if I feel like contributing more. <font face="trebuchet ms"><b>[[User:Switchercat|<font color="darkblue">Switcher</font><font color="#000">cat</font>]]</b> <sup>[[User_talk:Switchercat|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Switchercat|cont]]</sub></font> 03:11, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
:::Yep, that's me. All older now, and wasting my time on wikipedia. Who's your dad? He can mail my handle at acm.org. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 04:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
== Gutenberg ==
Very helpful recent edits.including a better wording for my awkward phrase. [[User:DGG|DGG]] 04:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
:please check the Village Pump (policy) for an attempt to reopen some related issues.[[User:DGG|DGG]] 05:07, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
== Re: Stop capitalizing ==
Sorry About That - I didn't read that. I have a thing for capitalized titles.
[[User:Christopher Kraus|Christopher Kraus]] 01:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. I fixed one already, and assume you'll take care of it. Welcome to WP. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 01:25, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
== Supernumeray rainbow image ==
Hi Dicklyon,<br>
I woud disagree with the replacement as the image I uploaded is of higher res and better quality --[[User:Fir0002|Fir0002]] 05:12, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
:But the green and purple stripes are not as easy to see as in the one you replaced. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 06:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
== Gutenberg ==
Thxs for making my talk page stuff clearer. M has moved on to woodcut now, so maybe things will be quieter for you!
[[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] 20:21, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
== Re:Logarithms.png ==
Looks great! Thanks for letting me know. [[User:Enochlau|enochlau]] ([[User talk:Enochlau|talk]]) 08:56, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
== Old VICAR manuals ==
Sorry but I can't help you with that, I just stumbled on to Billingsley's link with VICAR by coincidence so I added it to the wiki.--[[User:Rxke|Rxke]] 11:02, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
==STOP THE HARASSMENT==
Do NOT delete my external links. The external links that I provide have 100% to do with the article I leave them on. You need to leave my links online as they meet the wikipedia external links policy. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:West wikipedia|West wikipedia]] ([[User talk:West wikipedia|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/West wikipedia|contribs]]) 05:41, 9 December 2006 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
:It is customary to answer on the page where the conversation was started. Read the reasons there (on your talk page), instead of deleting them. It is not harassment, just trying to help wikipedia stick to policies. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 05:43, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
==STOP==
I also left this on my user page. You are a spammer and you need to knock it off! Quit deleting relevant external links <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:West wikipedia|West wikipedia]] ([[User talk:West wikipedia|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/West wikipedia|contribs]]) 05:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
:I'm amused by your interpretation. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 05:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
I also left this on my discussion page - It meets the criteria... You need to stop doing this. If you think this is a violation then why dont you wait and see if any of the other millions of users do
:Not a violation, just not in accord with editorial policies. I'm sure someone else will revert you after I go to bed. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 06:00, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
== Re: your recent revert to [[Luck]] ==
Hello! Just wanted to ask you about your curious edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luck&curid=192727&diff=93094615&oldid=92819227 here]. I'm thinking, based on my review of your interaction with [[User:West wikipedia|West wikipedia]], that it may have been an error. I've been doing what I see you do; removing superfluous external links, but your reversion there actually restored them. Heh. Anyway. Just curious. Thanks! <font color="silver">-</font><font color="silver">-</font> '''[[User:Weirdoactor|<font color="DarkGreen">weirdo</font><font color="DarkRed">actor</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Weirdoactor|<font color="OrangeRed">t</font>]]</sup><sup><font color="silver">|</font></sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/Weirdoactor|<font color="SteelBlue">c</font>]]</sup>''' <font color="silver">-</font><font color="silver">-</font> 06:21, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I goofed on that one by not reading your diff; already reverted myself and apologized. Thanks. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 06:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
::No worries! Like I said, it looked like an error, and not malicious. Have a good one! <font color="silver">-</font><font color="silver">-</font> '''[[User:Weirdoactor|<font color="DarkGreen">weirdo</font><font color="DarkRed">actor</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Weirdoactor|<font color="OrangeRed">t</font>]]</sup><sup><font color="silver">|</font></sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/Weirdoactor|<font color="SteelBlue">c</font>]]</sup>''' <font color="silver">-</font><font color="silver">-</font> 06:26, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
== West wikipedia ==
Is there a reason you reverted and deleted my comment on his talk page? I'm just wondering. - [[User:EronMain|Eron]] <sup>[[User Talk:EronMain|Talk]]</sup> 17:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
:Did I do that wrong? My intention was to restore your comment that he deleted. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 17:17, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
::I'm looking at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AWest_wikipedia&diff=93171449&oldid=93168204 this diff]. I think he deleted a comment before mine, and then you reverted to restore that deletion. He hasn't actually edited the page since I commented. No worries, it was an honest mistake. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a perceived problem with my comment. Thanks. - [[User:EronMain|Eron]] <sup>[[User Talk:EronMain|Talk]]</sup> 17:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
==Absolute Jerk==
This is extremely innapporiate and childesh of you to put this kind of material on wikiepdia. "Speaking of external links, this guy User:West wikipedia is spamming lots of pages with his links to his earlyhistory.googlepage.com pages, which are trivialized histories with lots of error, not anything useful. If he puts one back here, someone else deal with him for a while, as I'm getting tired of it. Dicklyon 06:08, 9 December 2006 (UTC)" Because of you and your stupidish child like behavior I am no longer planning on ever using wikipedia. You need to grow up. How old are you? Maybe 11 or 12. Have a good day
West wikipedia {{unsigned|West wikipedia}}
:OK, I will. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 20:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
==Climate change==
Thank you for cleaning up my text on 'Climate change' The only reason that I intruded into the
article was to correct one statement about all the energy in the earths climate system coming from the sun. Energy and heat are not the same, the energy needed to keep the atmosphere in place on the surface of the earth comes from gravity, while the energy used to move warm air from the equator to the poles is the spinning of the earth. The source of the heat comes from the sun and I would imagine its close to 99.9 percent. While friction might contribute some heat and geothermal some, its very small. Note if you go into caves or mines most any were in the world the tempeture. is lower than the yearly average of the surface for that ___location ( the same for the bottom of the oceans) - so geothermal does not contribute much if any surface warming. Thank you for your time. [[User:Hardyplants|Hardyplants]] 11:27, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome, but I think you're very confused about what energy is. I just fixed the grammar. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 16:44, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
== "Dither" dictionary images ==
Hello! Thanks very much for uploading the images of old dictionary definitions; I found them extremely interesting. However, I did remove them from the article [[Dither]], because they really aren't relevant to image dithering, no matter how interesting they are on their own.
Have you looked into [[Wiktionary]]'s policy on images? I've never seen an image on Wiktionary, but if they ''are'' image-friendly, that would be the perfect place for those images. [[Dither]] already links to [[wikt:dither]], so they'd be almost as accessible from there. --[[User:Quuxplusone|Quuxplusone]] 19:15, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
:I thought the images supported the "origin of the word" section pretty well, by showing that the meaning was long established and just got adapted to this technical use. It's often hard to find good PD images for articles, which look so drab as just text. I might put them back... why don't you bring up the question of relevant on the talk page and see how others feel? [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 19:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
== [[Octothorp]] ==
I object your suppression of the above term without discussion on the discussion page.
:You could, if you wish, comment on its use,or lack thereof, but you cannot ignore the fact that it is the name for the "number sign" according to [[Merriam-Webster's]]!!!
::[[Yours truly,]]--[[User:Ludvikus|Ludvikus]] 04:47, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Don't worry, it is not being ignored. In fact it was I who added most of the content of the octocthorp section, including the mention of the Merriam-Wester Book of Word Histories 1991 article. You should read that one. Maybe I'll add a quote from it. I also an in contact with two of the guys that have written up their claims for having originated the term when at AT&T: Doug Kerr and Lauren Asplund; I need to write up a bit about the latter now that he has sent me his evidence, which doesn't actually say much. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 06:18, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
== Octothorpe ==
Google hits: 74,200 [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Octothorpe&spell=1]
:[[Yours truly,]]--[[User:Ludvikus|Ludvikus]] 04:58, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
::And number-sign and pound-sign each have over a half million. So what? [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 06:12, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
==Octothorp 2==
''It seems people are unaware that this term had entered the language in [[1971]]:'' '''octothorp \ak-te-thorp, -to-\ noun [octo- + thorp, of unknown origin; fr. the eight points on its circumference] (1971)'''
:'''the symbol #'''
:'''C) 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated'''
::[[Yours truly,]]--[[User:Ludvikus|Ludvikus]] 04:57, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Why do you think we are unaware? Read what the article says. Octothorp remains an obscure and unofficial name for the number sign, and we should not be elevating it the way you have. I have reverted your changes. Anyone object? [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 15:46, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
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::Google hits for [[Octothorp]]: 24,800 [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Octothorp&btnG=Google+Search]
:[[Yours truly,]]--[[User:Ludvikus|Ludvikus]] 04:57, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
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