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== [[George Galloway]] ==
== Your retirement ==
There is already large amounts of uncited pro-Galloway material on his page, plus a long-running cabal of editors planted their by SWP who vigorously defend it. Or are you only interested in "anti" rather than "pro" stuff? Why is that better? I am trying to offer a little balance to the Galloway fan club. I read your work ethic on your front page, and I applaud it, but the reality is that far too many pages on WP have adulatory material and this is a much bigger problem than the anti vandals. It just seems less because it's less grating. Maybe you could relax a little on political pages and go with the flow on comment, politics is all about comment and if we stack every page with hundreds of cites they get unreadable. I note that the onus from you is always on the likes of me to cite, whereas flattering material can be uncited. [[User:MarkThomas|MarkThomas]] 08:05, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


Respect your decision and whatever the reasons for it, but hoping you reconsider and change your mind soon. We need you around here man. --[[User:Racerx11|<span style="color:orange;">Racer</span><span style="color:black;">X<sup>11</sup></span>]] <small>''[[User talk:Racerx11|Talk to me]]''</small>''[[Special:Contributions/Racerx11|<sup>Stalk me</sup>]]'' 10:58, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
::[[WP:BLP]] makes it clear that negative material needs to be particularly thoroughly cited. I have no objection to your addition of anti-Galloway material, but it is essential that you cite reliable sources. If you do this, then I will defend your edits. There are plenty of right-wing leaning, anti Galloway material that is considered reliable. Uncited negative material about right wing public figures should be equally mercilessly deleted, and if you need help with this against "SWP" plantations, then let me know. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 16:54, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


:Contact me by e-mail if necessary. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 16:17, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
::I'm sure you're recent revert threat was directed at me, but in fact I was reverting numerous reversions of my <b>original edit</b> from some time ago. The Galloway praise of SH hardly needs citation for proof, it's been shown on every TV network in the world a zillion times. It can easily be cited if you really want to further break up the para flow on the initial section. I have added semiprotect to stop the newly created user harassment and called for a proper discussion repeatedly and been abused for it. [[User:MarkThomas|MarkThomas]] 17:40, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


::If this is the sad result of the behaviour of minor contributors or the rules of Wikipedia then there's something seriously wrong with both of them. I'm very sorry to see you go.
Please read [[WP:3RR]], which states that no individual editor may perform a revert on a single article more than 3 times in 24 hours. It was enforced against me not long ago. Also the salutation of Saddam does not need to be stated in the article more than once. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 17:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::[[User:Qwrk|Qwrk]] ([[User talk:Qwrk|talk]]) 06:22, 16 June 2014 (UTC)


:::My withdrawal was the immediate consequence of a general purge of my internet media accounts following the excessive use of Facebook to pull strings in my life. But I have decided not to restore my Wikipedia account. My [http://viewfinderpanoramas.org site], which includes my e-mail address, is still available. The behaviour of the [[User:Farhoudk]], who made claims that are just plain wrong, was certainly not helpful. But the biased and nasty response of administrator [[User:JamesBWatson]] and his cohorts, who blocked me not my opponent despite him not me breaking 3RR, upset me considerably more. But, as an independent topographic researcher, the rules too are a problem, particularly the [[WP:OR]] rule. Even if I can put together a referenced argument in support of my claims, my edits can still be challenged as OR. My site has been used as a reference by other editors so it is evidently regarded by Wikipedians as adequately reliable. It is therefore better for me to post my research to my own site, then let others judge it before deciding whether or not to post it to Wikipedia. I will be updating my [http://viewfinderpanoramas.org/elevmisquotes.html inflated elevations page] very soon, especially the section on [[Mount Damavand]]. I hope it will be considered more reliable than unreferenced or outdated claims in outdated articles by employees of the likes of NASA and USGS. In recent times I have tended towards using Wikipedia, rather than my own site, as a platform for my own research, bending the OR rules too far in the process. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 10:42, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
OK, I understand this and I won't try any more reverts on it, at least for a while. :-) But it really gets exasperating that no proper discussion can apparently be had about the opening para of the Galloway article, given the widely celebrated and controversial nature and status of his Saddam-praise. I am convinced that it's placement way down the article is deliberate. [[User:MarkThomas|MarkThomas]] 17:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


:::: Sorry to see your retirement. You might go to vacation :) instead to get rid of these temporary headaches for a while. Your statements on [[WP:OR]] rule is a reality. New official measurements are available for [[Mount Damavand]] elevation using [[gravimeter]] as well, but still is not reliable for me to mention on wiki, as Iranian authorities have not published it officially yet!! Also when it comes to compare elevation of Damavand with other summits in for example Eastern Europe to have extra judgments, all measurements must be accomplished by same internationally acceptable procedures and instruments. I am sure this kind of global measurements will be done in near future and not only the problem of having inaccurate elevation of [[Mount Damavand]] will be resolved but also we will see better accuracy for elevation of summits mentioned in [[List of Iranian four-thousanders]] as well. Until then, it is better to leave the elevation of [[Mount Damavand]] as disputed. [[User:Farhoudk|Farhoudk]] ([[User talk:Farhoudk|talk]]) 06:48, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
I see you've rm'ed the semiprotection on the grounds that they are all established users. How do you check how long someone has been a user please? For example, Sandy seems to have been a user for about 48 hours. [[User:MarkThomas|MarkThomas]] 18:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


::Click on the user's name, then click on "user contributions". Both SandyDancer and Guy Hatton are established users. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 19:02, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::If Iranian authorities have and are about to publish new information then we can wait for it. Let's hope they do. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 16:28, 22 June 2014 (UTC)


== Descriptions of individuals must be accurate ==
::Puzzling then that neither of them rushed to rectify my changes as they so normally do. Perhaps they couldn't for some reason? [[User:MarkThomas|MarkThomas]] 19:04, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


Adding a link from 1998 is a low value link because the information is entirely trivial. That this is the best that you can do does add weight to the inevitable conclusion that this BLP of a minor isn't worth the bytes its written in.
:::Your most recent edit was much shorter, more appropriate for a summary so I decided not to revert it, but leave it toother editors to decide. But that does not imply that I endorse it. Although I have not checked thoroughly, I think SandyDancer is on his third revert but I do not think Guy Hatton is. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 19:15, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


Describing him as a mathematician and astrophysicist is also misleading. He is at best, a student whose had a puff biography written of him by his mother. Please do not add misleading information. And please do not lecture me on this sortof thing. [[User:Barney the barney barney|Barney the barney barney]] ([[User talk:Barney the barney barney|talk]]) 22:47, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
== Not vandalism ==


:It was definitely not vandalism. When the image was replaced to Paine.jpg, it was thought to have been pointed to the same image as on Wikimedia Commons, and not to a different one. [[User:Poccil|Peter O.]] ([[User talk:Poccil|Talk]]) 23:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed that the description should have been amended per the [[Jacob Barnett|article]]. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 23:11, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


== Looks we've just lost another ==
::Ok, it was an accident. See your own talk page. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 00:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Eight-thousander&diff=619691510&oldid=619690780 It's getting lonely here]. --[[User:Racerx11|<span style="color:orange;">Racer</span><span style="color:black;">X<sup>11</sup></span>]] <small>''[[User talk:Racerx11|Talk to me]]''</small>''[[Special:Contributions/Racerx11|<sup>Stalk me</sup>]]'' 16:36, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
==United Kingdom==
Thanks for your attempts to be reasonable with the literature debate. Hopefully we'll get a decent section to replace the list at some point. [[User:Cordless Larry|Cordless Larry]] 18:59, 21 September 2006 (UTC)


:The dispute appears to be over Jorge Egocheaga, with Qwrk insisting that he be included in the verified list, citing Eberhard Jurgalski's 8000ers.com. I have just downloaded [http://www.8000ers.com/cms/download.html?func=startdown&id=155 the cited page] and I cannot find him listed. EJ is well known to me, I could contact him directly. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:03, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
== Protection Template ==


::And Qwrk is apparently waiting for an update. Any help would be appreciated I'm sure.
Please note, that though I did not unprotect your page at all, it was never protected. I cleaned up a maintenance template {{t1|sprotected}} that was on a page that did not have protection set. Placing that template on a page does not protect it. To request page protection, you can go to [[WP:RFPP]]. Although this is User: space, the page does not 'belong' to you, please see [[WP:USERPAGE]] for more information on userpages. If your page is under a heavy vandalism attack, you can request assistance at [[WP:AIV|administrator intervention against vandalism]]. I hope this clears things up, if not please leave me another note. Thanks, — [[User:Xaosflux|<b><font color="#FF9933" face="monotype"><big>xaosflux</big></font></b>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Xaosflux|<font color="#00FF00">Talk</font>]]</sup> 01:18, 3 October 2006 (UTC)


:::I will contact EJ. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:25, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
:When I added the semi-protect template, the appropriate disabling message appeared, so I assumed that this was OK and that it was working. If the problem does re-occur then I will try RFPP or AIV. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 01:37, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
::Only wiki sysops (admins) can place protection on a page; the template is just a notice to others. No worries though, — [[User:Xaosflux|<b><font color="#FF9933" face="monotype"><big>xaosflux</big></font></b>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Xaosflux|<font color="#00FF00">Talk</font>]]</sup> 01:47, 3 October 2006 (UTC)


:::Meanwhile it appears that Qwrk has already heard from EJ, who has not updated his site. Whatever the situation, until we have a reliable source in support of the claim that JE's ascent has been accepted, he has to remain in the disputed section. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:47, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
== Golan Heights ==


::Have you had a chance to look at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finisterre_Range&curid=6319384&diff=619691742&oldid=617159064]? --[[User:Racerx11|<span style="color:orange;">Racer</span><span style="color:black;">X<sup>11</sup></span>]] <small>''[[User talk:Racerx11|Talk to me]]''</small>''[[Special:Contributions/Racerx11|<sup>Stalk me</sup>]]'' 17:09, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
Please count the number of reverts. I Have not merely reverted but also added clarifications.


:::Eberhard just called me to inform me that a user, who goes by the same name as [[User;Globetrotter1918]], has been active on Polish wikipedia, and who is currently blocked "with an expiry time forever (account creation disabled, can not edit own talk page) (unauthorized use of puppets)"
I am sorry for being insufficiently pro-Israel. I had thought Wikipedia aimed to be anti-elitist but you are rapidly showing me the error of my ways [[User:Aminaa|Aminaa]]


:::Check;
Your edits are still basically reverts. I will report you; admin can then decide whether or not to block you. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 00:41, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
:::https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specjalna:Wk%C5%82ad/Globetrotter1918 [translation here; https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fpl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecjalna%3AWk%25C5%2582ad%2FGlobetrotter1918&edit-text= ]


:::When it comes to logical fallacies ["8000ers.com is NOT the authorative source for this!" while at the same time using link to sources on 8000ers.com to be used as a reference], I stand by my view that, even when the basis of wikipedia is a good one, in essence there is something fundamentally wrong with this platform when a contributor with 3,000 edits is given the same weight as a newby with 6 edits to his name.
Not surprised; I should have expected as much from a bunch of rightwing white boys. Wikipedia as a notion is clearly dead. [[User:Aminaa|Aminaa]]


:::I thought this is something you all should know.
I did not make the changes to the Golan Heights you removed in the [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area]] article. Please do not attribute it to me.
([[User:Nidator|Nidator]] 09:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC))
:::[[User:Qwrk|Qwrk]] ([[User talk:Qwrk|talk]]) 18:31, 3 August 2014 (UTC)


== Finisterre ==
:Oops! I think I misunderstood your edit note. My apologies...
([[User:Nidator|Nidator]] 09:17, 10 January 2007 (UTC))


Perhaps my edit summary was not as clear as it should have been. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 09:56, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
I will e-mail EJ. Thank you for the Finisterre edit. I think we should accept the 4150m GPS reading and delete the references to 4125 and 4175. I have asked PB to upload more information about the name. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:25, 3 August 2014 (UTC)


I have also edited one ([[Keokradong]]) and added another ([[Mowdok Mual]]) prominence in Bangladesh. I hope these will not be disputed. Peakbagger is not a reliable source of summit coordinates or prominence data other than where its author has cited other sources. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:37, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
== K2 ==
I feel bad to read the article says it is in Kashmir instead of in Pakistan. Can you visit K2 using Kashmir or China visas. '''No'''. Then it is important to mention Pakistan in the beginning. I feel it is not necessary to even mention it is in Kashmir or near China but if you like to mention it then do not mention it in the start. --- [[User:Ibrahimfaisal|ابراهيم]] 09:34, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


::See the K2 talk page and in particular the linked map. It is on the border with China. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 09:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
Meanwhile I have amended my retirement to semi-retired, that appears to be the way it is working out. I am still available to help where I can. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 17:50, 3 August 2014 (UTC)


:Thanks. Hope Qwrk is ok.
:::I have added my two cents on [[Talk:K2]] and put in some minor changes to [[K2]] itself, see those pages for more. In particular, yes, it is definitely on the border; not sure why the claim that you can't get there from the China side. Hopefully this is leading toward a (temporary!) stable state that is somewhat satisfactory. -- [[User:Spireguy|Spireguy]] 15:13, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


:Regarding Finisterre: I noticed earlier in the [http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/4000mtn/boising.html Bjørstad source] it says "Primary factor 3700 m" under the elevation. Is this a prominence? If so I would much rather use a value that is directly sourced rather than one we calculated on a talk page. The combined error margin of the two measurements probably exceeds 7 m anyway. As I am about to change the standing of five peaks at [[List of peaks by prominence]] with this, I would like to be armed with a least something.
:::: Hi, I have given links for 1963 Pakistan china border agreement. Please see [[User:Spireguy|Spireguy]] page and help in resolving this dispute. I will be thankful. --- [[User:Ibrahimfaisal|ابراهيم]] 15:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


:Also would you mind if I moved or copied our Finisterre posts from here to the article talk page? --[[User:Racerx11|<span style="color:orange;">Racer</span><span style="color:black;">X<sup>11</sup></span>]] <small>''[[User talk:Racerx11|Talk to me]]''</small>''[[Special:Contributions/Racerx11|<sup>Stalk me</sup>]]'' 18:01, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
== List of mountains in Argentina ==


::Yes these should be moved to article talk page. Primary factor is another name for prominence. I stand by the 441m col and would rather it was not changed, at least until I have asked about the source of 3700 on the Boising page. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 18:49, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi! Since you seam to have a far better background on mountaineering than me, I wanted to ask you what do you think about the disposition of montains in the article [[List of mountains in Argentina]], grouped by system. Also, I did it myself with my little knowledge on the subject, so it's bound to be really wrong; could you take a look at it? Thanks a lot, [[User:Marianocecowski|Mariano]]<small>([[User talk:Marianocecowski|t]]/[[Special:Contributions/Marianocecowski|c]])</small> 08:41, 24 October 2006 (UTC)


== Cabal ==
::My background is in topography, I am not a mountaineer and seldom hike outside Britain. Most of my knowledge of mountains comes from [[SRTM]] data, maps, and contacts who are mountaineers, including John Biggar, who runs Andes expeditions and has probably climbed more Andean summits than anyone else. I think your grouping by system is a good idea. There is no definitive way of doing this. At first sight, it would seem that there are too many mountains listed under Ojos before you get to Pissis, but I look at the systematics more carefully. Unfortunately listing mountains by countries is often up against the problem that international borders divide mountain systems which are not naturally divisible. The Argentina-Chile border is a prime example of this. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 09:17, 24 October 2006 (UTC)


Regarding [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jacob_Barnett&diff=622165208&oldid=622160585 this accusation] of [[WP:AGF|bad faith]], I have already engaged you on the whole alleged "cabal" issue, but you [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Viewfinder&diff=prev&oldid=621287460 erased the discussion]. Assuming you had a right to bring this up in the past, as I see it you lost that right in deleting further discussion of the issue. The next reference you make to an unseen "cabal" I expect to be at [[WP:ANI]]. I am even willing to kick off the discussion there if you wish, but as I have no desire to be prejudicial in the matter I heartily suggest that you take the first step. [[User:Sławomir Biały|<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.3em 0.3em 0.1em; class=texhtml">Sławomir Biały</span>]] ([[User talk:Sławomir Biały|talk]]) 08:33, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
== Paine Massif Heights ==


:On your user page you quote another editor: <I>Those who are committed to accuracy are effectively encouraged to create tight-knit, ever-vigilant cabals to edit war against the ignorant.</I> [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 09:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, you asked about the possibility of establishing the height of the Cumbre Principal of Torres del Paine National Park. Unfortunately, from photographic evidence, it is very hard indeed to establish absolute heights, only relative heights. My calculations where only intended to establish, primarily, the relative heights of Paine Grande, the Cuerno Principal and the Torre Central.


:You have also serially accused me of incompetence, ignorance and tendentious editing. Still, in the interests of cooling things down, I have deleted the word "cabal" from [[Talk:Jacob_Barnett]]. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 09:50, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
My previous calculations neglected two variables, and I also had a 500 meter positional error in the viewpoint I took on the map. The height above sea-level of Lago Pehoe, and the curvature of the earth were also not accounted for. The curvature of the Earth admits at most a 25 meter error into the observed heights of those mountains from the Pehoe viewpoint. Assuming an adjusted height of 100m for Lago Pehoe accounts for both factors. We get 2360 for the Cuerno Principal and 2725 for the Torre Central. An additional calculation by the same method gives the relative height of Paine Chico as 2825. This relative height explains why the Torres are so effectively hidden. Anyone summiting any of the Torres would be surprised to find a higher mountain to their south. As for the absolute heights, it is impossible to guess without a reliable reference. Anyone with a GPS handset and about an hour of their time there could provide it, but unfortunately, its the other side of the world.


[[File:Ambox notice.svg|link=|25px|alt=Information icon]] There is currently a discussion at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]] regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. <!--Template:ANI-notice--> Thank you.
The calculations assume that Lago Pehoe is at 75 meters.


=== other naming conventions ===
Cumbre Principal (Pixel Height 490, Distance 14.9, ht 3050)
Cuerno Principal (Pixel Height 459, Distance 12.2, ht 2360)
Torre Central (Pixel Height 361, Distance 18.0, ht 2725)
Paine Chico (Pixel Height 438, Distance 15.4, ht 2825)


Please say "Sławomir" rather than "Slawek"; the latter is an artifact of technology (not all physical keyboards and virtual keyboards and software systems support the correct glyphs). A minor point, perhaps, but may help improve the level of discourse slightly. [[Special:Contributions/75.108.94.227|75.108.94.227]] ([[User talk:75.108.94.227|talk]]) 12:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
All heights are relative to an assumed height of 3050 for the Paine Grande. This may not be accurate, but I can't see any reason for supposing that the listed height for the Paine Chico is more or less accurate than that listed for Paine Grande. The greatest source of error is still likely to be any rotation of the image, in which case, the relative height of the Cuerno Principal would be twice as accurate as the relative height of Paine Chico. Incidentally, the other Peak of Mte Admirante Nieto is higher than Paine Chico..


== Global account ==
I will quickly attempt to establish exact heights from the photo as well...


Hi Viewfinder! As a [[:m:Stewards|Steward]] I'm involved in the upcoming [[:m:Help:Unified login|unification]] of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see [[:m:Single User Login finalisation announcement]]). By looking at [[Special:CentralAuth/Viewfinder|your account]], I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on [[Special:MergeAccount]] and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my [[User talk:DerHexer|talk page]]. Cheers, —[[User:DerHexer|DerHexer]]&nbsp;<small>[[User talk:DerHexer|(Talk)]]</small> 23:39, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
This is harder, because I need to guess the view direction. The perpendicular distance (in the plane of the projection) between the Cuerno Principal and the Cumbre Principal is 6.3 km, when measured at the distance of the Cumbre Principal. This occupies 997 pixels. Assuming both points are close to the view direction (not too far out), we get 1 pixel ~= 6.3 meters at that distance. This gives us an adjusted height for the Cumbre Principal of (2880 to 3480), subject to an error of +/-10%. So I believe the 3050 figure as being possible, but discount any estimate below the lower range of that. For small changes to the estimated height of the Cumbre Principal, the other heights can be assumed to scale linearly.


== Rollbacker ==
-- [[User:The Ostrich|The Ostrich]]


[[File:Wikipedia Rollbacker.svg|right|80px]]
:The reason for supposing that the listed height for the Almirante Nieto is more accurate is that one of its routes is the easiest of the Paine Massif. Contrary, to reach the summit of Paine Grande is perhaps the hardest climb in the massif (only two ascents). [[User:Jespinos|Jespinos]] 23:14, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
I have [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3AViewfinder granted] rollback rights to your account. After a review of some of your contributions, I believe you can be trusted to use rollback for its intended usage of ''reverting [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]]'', and that you will not abuse it by reverting [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|good-faith]] edits or to [[Wikipedia:Edit war|revert-war]]. For information on rollback, see [[Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback]] and [[Wikipedia:Rollback feature]]. If you do not want rollback, contact me and I will remove it. Good luck and thanks. 14:37, 20 January 2015 (UTC)– [[User:Gilliam|Gilliam]] ([[User talk:Gilliam|talk]])


== The Right Honourable ==
Your photograph is excellent, and I will repeat my calculations based on your photograph and viewpoint. This will take a while, but I initially note that you agree with me that there is a massive error in the relative height of Paine Chico/Admirante Nieto and Cuerno Principal implied by the elevations shown on current mapping. Establishing the absolute heights is more difficult, but should be possible. But the angle of vision on your photograph is quite wide; I think that this can create significant distortion, although you probably know more about this than I do. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 17:06, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


Hey, just a little more detail into my revert of your revert.
One other quick point of information, the height of Lake Pehoe is 34 metres; this is supported by [[SRTM]] data and official Chilean mapping. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 17:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


Common member's of the Privy Council are permitted the use of 'The Right Honourable' but not the use of the post-nominal 'PC'. Peer's of the Privy Council, having already the use of 'The Right Honourable' or higher use the pre-fix use the post-nominal 'PC'. [http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/baron-and-baroness Baron & Broness], [http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/earl-and-countess Earl & Countess], [http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/titles/viscount-and-viscountess Viscount & Vicountess], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080703221643/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/honourable_privycouncil.html Use of PC], [[User:Nford24|Nford24]] ([[User Talk:Nford24|PE121 Personnel Request Form]]) 08:41, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
Before I carry out further calculations, please could you send me the full sized version of your photograph, so that I can verify your pixel claims. The pixel heights you give suggest that your 1600x1067 version is smaller than your original. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 17:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


:Please continue this discussion at [[Talk:John Prescott]]. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 12:47, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
Yeah. My email is a&dam_a_brow&n@hotma&il.com without the &s. If you drop me a mail, I'll send you the larger version. But please understand that it isn't for common distribution. As for the field of view, that is the primary source of the error in the absolute height calculation, but the relative height calculations don't have any error from this, provided that a) the photograph is indeed a planar projection and b) that the vertical centre of the photograph is close to horizontal. If a) were not true, it would create image distortion, so it is pretty much given. as for b, the complete photograph is actually looking down by 55 pixels out of the total span of 2048. This means that vertical lines will slope ever so slightly towards the centre as they rise, but it is pretty negligible (tan of a small angle close to 0). I've also established, based on the horizon line of the lake, that the image rotation is less than 1 in 435, which eliminates that source of error.


==Disambiguation link notification for April 7==
The actual position from which the photo was taken is not the hotel explora, but the pehoe camp site, about 500 - 1000 meters to the north of that. As for the error introduced by the height of lago pehoe, it only affects the proportion of the height that scales. This means that if Pehoe is at 25 meters, the error is the scaling of the extra 50 meters, which produces a relative error of about 2% in the relative heights, or 25m. Since the other sources of error are compatible with this figure, you can neglect it. The curvature of the Earth results in the height for the Torres being higher than my calculations by something like 20 m, but the other mountains are pretty much unaffected, being at approximately the same range, and nearer.


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You can sign and date tag your contributions with four tildes. A quick point: you give a range of 2880-3480, assuming 10% error, but I make 490 x 6.3 = 3087, so should not your range be nearer to 2780-3380? [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 19:42, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


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Nope. There was a +100 in there. You see, firstly the viewpoint was assumed at 75 meters above sea level, and secondly, the curvature of the Earth results in the bottom 25 meters being below the horizon. However... Since Pehoe is actually at 25 meters above sea level, and since the curvature of the Earth accounts for 17 meters not 25 as I thought, this makes the difference 40 meters. So the actual figure from the calculation should be 3130. But this will under normal circumstances be under-estimated by the downward viewpoint of the camera, and over-estimated by the deviation from the centre of projection, hence the error. Also, my measurement of the perpendicular distance had to assume a view direction that may not have been very close to the actual view direction. [[User:The Ostrich|The Ostrich]] 19:46, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


:Thank you for your help. Hopefully your block of both the original IP and its sockpuppet will put an end to this matter. When confronted with this kind of editing, it is very difficult to respond without fighting back, especially if, as in this case, no other registered editors appear to be watching at the time. I had a editor whom I could rely on to support me in these situations, {{u|Racerx11}}, but he disappeared suddenly on May 19. Even when these adversaries do take their cases to talk pages, they continue their article edit warring, offer no compromise, and make claims that are not only unsourced but also blatantly false. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 15:11, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
::The above discussion continued offline. It was agreed that there was another error source, Paine Grande is not more than 14.3 km (14.1 km according to my calculation) from the photo source. It was further agreed that the photograph suggested that Paine Grande is 2,900m high, but that there is a 10% error margin. The [http://www.fractal-landscapes.co.uk/graphics/pictures/CL2005/1600/CPL3.jpg photograph] that we are discussing (Paine Grande is on the left) suggests a higher Paine Grande summit than other photographs (e.g. [http://www.markhorrell.com/travel/chile/paine/painecuernos.html this one]) that I have studied. I hope that an accurate survey will resolve this question soon; geometric analysis of photographs is evidently not accurate, especially if the angle of vision is wide. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 13:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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Please either unblock, or change "Denali". This is to ensure that Mount McKinley remains undisturbed. [[User:Nerdiate|Nerdiate]] ([[User talk:Nerdiate|talk]]) 15:44, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
Take a look at the new picture on the [[Gasherbrum]] page, appearing also on the [[Gasherbrum I]] and [[Gasherbrum III]] pages. I don't think any of those peaks to the right are correctly identified, and I certainly don't think Gash I is visible from that viewpoint. Looks more like The Twins and Gash VI to me, based on Wala's ''8000m peaks of the Karakoram'' sketches. What do you think? If I have a chance tomorrow I'll check Google Earth...assuming that region is good now? -- [[User:Spireguy|Spireguy]] 20:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)


:As far as I am aware, it has been agreed that the name Denali has now been made official, and [[Mount McKinley]] redirects to it. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 15:55, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
::I am sure that the peaks are, left to right, GIV, GV (several peaks) and GVI. But I am curious as to (a) the exact location of the camera, and (b) the very steep looking peak in the centre of the GV group. I think this is GVII; GV HP is the rightmost in this central group; the steep peak looks to be a bit higher than on the maps. This area was substantially improved by Google Earth on Nov 23 and is well worth a look. Obviously, the peaks are not as sharp on GE as in the photo, but I can get a reasonable match despite the location uncertainty. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 00:08, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
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:::Yes, now that I look carefully at Wala's sketch from the other side of the ridge, your identification of GV and GVI is clear (as is, of course, GIV). His sketch from the backside (east) indicates three summits between GV and the south col of GIV, one of which is GVII. The frontside (west) sketch seems to label two of these summits (it's a bit unclear) as "The Twins". I think it's safe to put in GVII if you think it's appropriate. -- [[User:Spireguy|Spireguy]] 03:38, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
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Yes, GVII is shown on the Wala map. Despite the incorrect labelling, the picture is excellent and I thank its author for sharing it with us. But hmm, I wonder if the name GVII is appropriate. The summit (6980m on Wala map) immediately south of the GIV/GV col is easily identifiable on the picture, as is GV itself. The steep summit in between them is presumably the one given 6950m on the Wala map, but it has to be higher than P6980m. It's lower than GV, but only just, it surely tops 7000m and may even top 7100m. Neither the Chinese map nor GE do justice to it either. Its shape is really spectacular. Could this new image have generated a discovery which should by right bear the title of GVI? [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 09:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)


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== [[Scafell Pike]] parent peak ==
The height has been repeatedly accuracy measured at 5030m; only after it became a Indonesian colony in 1963 were measurements just under 5km published by Indonesia and associate corporate sponsors. The location of the peak is also in dispute, the [http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/worldmapmain.htm United Nations] in defense of Indonesia claims the western half of New Guinea is in Asia; a view which is supported by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Bechtel Inc., Exxom Mobil Inc., Conoco-Philips Inc., NewMont., and various bodies funded by these corporations.
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I think you're going to have to explain why you think Scafell Pike's parent peak is Snowden. I appreciate that there might be some topographical standard for this sort of thing - but the term defies common sense and will certainly be felt as misleading/incorrect by many.


I have in mind the phrase "Using the encirclement definition, the parent of almost any small hill in a low-lying coastal area would be Ben Nevis, an unhelpful and confusing outcome." which can be found in [[Topographic prominence]]
Height - what is the source of your claim that it has been "repeatedly accuracy measured at 5030m"? I have accurate IFSAR data which shows that it is at least 100m under 5000m and that therefore the height given by the [[Seven Summits]] movement is correct. Why would Indonesia and corporations want to falsify this? By location I assumed that you meant coordinates. Perhaps its continent is disputed by some but it is recognised by the [[Seven Summits]] movement as being outside Asia. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 21:42, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


[[User:ThoughtIdRetired|ThoughtIdRetired]] ([[User talk:ThoughtIdRetired|talk]]) 22:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
With all due respect, the map you have linked is no citation of a continental boundary dispute whatsoever. It has a change of colour between USA and Mexico, which are both in North America, and Eastern Russia and China, which are both in Asia. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 22:00, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


:On consideration, having spotted that [[Snowden]] has [[Ben Nevis]] as its parent peak, I think I am beginning to understand the situation - sorry to have troubled you.
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Thank you for your 2 edits to restore civility to the discussion we are part of. May you be rewarded in kind. [[User:Nurg|Nurg]] 11:20, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::We have parent peaks on Wikipedia for many peaks. There is more information via the parent peak link. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 23:16, 4 January 2017 (UTC)


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== Topographic prominence ==


I am very visually oriented, so I need to think of [[topographic prominence]] in terms of a visual analogy. Imagine you are standing at the top of a peak and imagine that an imaginary sea level (based on an elevated [[geoid]]) rises to your feet. Now slowly lower the imaginary sea level and an imaginary island appears beneath your feet. Your island will grow and will merge with other islands that will emerge. Eventually, your island will touch an island with a higher peak than your island (i.e., an imaginary island that existed before you started lowering the imaginary sea level.) The summit of that island will be the parent peak of the summit of your island, and the elevation difference of your summit and the elevation at which the two islands touch is the topographic prominence of your summit. It makes no difference how close or far the two summits are from one another. [[Mount Everest]] is the parent peak of [[Aconcagua]] (17,755 km away), as well as the parent of the [[Mount Everest|South Summit of Mount Everest]] (360 m away). Yours aye, [[User:Buaidh|<span style="color:white;background-color:#662211;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;Buaidh&nbsp;</span>]] 18:28, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for removing [[User:82.110.109.214]]'s vandal tags from my user and talk page. There really wasn't any need, but thanks anyway! –[[User:EdC|EdC]] 15:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


- This IP has been doing the same to me. There seems to be a remarkable similarity with [[User:82.110.109.208]], could this be a case of sockpuppeting? [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] 18:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks for adding this to the relevant articles, I like it and hope that it will help more editors to grasp topographic prominence. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 07:58, 14 January 2017 (UTC)


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: The one resolves to dh214.public.mod.uk, and the other to dh208.public.mod.uk, so they're both Armed Forces computers (see [[.uk#Second-level domains]]), quite possibly (from the initials) at [[RAF Daws Hill]]. If so, I'd hazard a guess they're shared computers being used by personnel of the [[RAF]] and [[US Navy]] (who are based at the site). If a particular bored serviceperson has two favourite computers then that would explain the similarity. See also [[User talk:82.110.109.210]] and [[User talk:82.110.109.212]]. –[[User:EdC|EdC]] 23:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your post on my page. I am enjoying reading your comments in the archive. [[User:Subuey|Subuey]] ([[User talk:Subuey|talk]]) 17:41, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

SB should be edit banned. [[User:Subuey|Subuey]] ([[User talk:Subuey|talk]]) 17:44, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

{{u|Subuey}}, as the victim of sustained overt, and more recently, sneaky personal attacks and intimidating topic ban nominations, by the above mentioned editor, it would not be right for me to comment on whether and if so how the above mentioned user should be sanctioned. But I would suggest that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jacob_Barnett&diff=773422140&oldid=773362955 withdrawal of this material] that was part of a wholly unsourced and unsubstantiated attack piece cannot change the fact that it was put there by that editor, on a public forum, and remained there for 12 hours. [[User:Viewfinder|Viewfinder]] ([[User talk:Viewfinder#top|talk]]) 10:10, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

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== Aconcagua/Denali ==

Since I am NOT a topographic researcher, I will not attempt to engage in an edit war, because (A) you have expertise here, and I do not; (B) it's not really such a great matter that it would not be worth either of our time to argue; and (C) I personally think the category of "parent" to be relatively trivial.

And since I am indeed not a topographic researcher (but must admit some curiosity), I would ask you to explain (in relatively simple terminology) how a mountain in the southern Andes range can be a parent of a mountain in the Alaskan range, thousands of kilometers away. While I understand that they are both part of the American Cordillera, they are in separate ranges; the American Cordillera is described in Wikipedia as consisting of an "almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges", emphasis on the word "almost", and it seems that there are a few gaps (Panama, Nicaragua, even in Mexico) that I would think would break any parental chain. Therein lies my confusion.

Your thoughts would be appreciated. -- Couillaud 16:31, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

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:Moving on to the subject of topographic parentage, please go to [[Topographic_prominence#Parent_peak]], where it is discussed at length. There are some variations in definition, but under all definitions, Aconcagua is Denali's parent. You can, in theory, walk along a ridge connecting the two summits. Aconcagua has no parent because it is the highest point of the Americas, which together form a single land area surrounded by the sea. By contrast, North America is connected to South America by a natural land bridge. It follows that no summit on the North American mainland is without a parent.

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Your retirement[edit]

Respect your decision and whatever the reasons for it, but hoping you reconsider and change your mind soon. We need you around here man. --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 10:58, 15 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Contact me by e-mail if necessary. Viewfinder (talk) 16:17, 15 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If this is the sad result of the behaviour of minor contributors or the rules of Wikipedia then there's something seriously wrong with both of them. I'm very sorry to see you go.
Qwrk (talk) 06:22, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My withdrawal was the immediate consequence of a general purge of my internet media accounts following the excessive use of Facebook to pull strings in my life. But I have decided not to restore my Wikipedia account. My site, which includes my e-mail address, is still available. The behaviour of the User:Farhoudk, who made claims that are just plain wrong, was certainly not helpful. But the biased and nasty response of administrator User:JamesBWatson and his cohorts, who blocked me not my opponent despite him not me breaking 3RR, upset me considerably more. But, as an independent topographic researcher, the rules too are a problem, particularly the WP:OR rule. Even if I can put together a referenced argument in support of my claims, my edits can still be challenged as OR. My site has been used as a reference by other editors so it is evidently regarded by Wikipedians as adequately reliable. It is therefore better for me to post my research to my own site, then let others judge it before deciding whether or not to post it to Wikipedia. I will be updating my inflated elevations page very soon, especially the section on Mount Damavand. I hope it will be considered more reliable than unreferenced or outdated claims in outdated articles by employees of the likes of NASA and USGS. In recent times I have tended towards using Wikipedia, rather than my own site, as a platform for my own research, bending the OR rules too far in the process. Viewfinder (talk) 10:42, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to see your retirement. You might go to vacation :) instead to get rid of these temporary headaches for a while. Your statements on WP:OR rule is a reality. New official measurements are available for Mount Damavand elevation using gravimeter as well, but still is not reliable for me to mention on wiki, as Iranian authorities have not published it officially yet!! Also when it comes to compare elevation of Damavand with other summits in for example Eastern Europe to have extra judgments, all measurements must be accomplished by same internationally acceptable procedures and instruments. I am sure this kind of global measurements will be done in near future and not only the problem of having inaccurate elevation of Mount Damavand will be resolved but also we will see better accuracy for elevation of summits mentioned in List of Iranian four-thousanders as well. Until then, it is better to leave the elevation of Mount Damavand as disputed. Farhoudk (talk) 06:48, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If Iranian authorities have and are about to publish new information then we can wait for it. Let's hope they do. Viewfinder (talk) 16:28, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Descriptions of individuals must be accurate[edit]

Adding a link from 1998 is a low value link because the information is entirely trivial. That this is the best that you can do does add weight to the inevitable conclusion that this BLP of a minor isn't worth the bytes its written in.

Describing him as a mathematician and astrophysicist is also misleading. He is at best, a student whose had a puff biography written of him by his mother. Please do not add misleading information. And please do not lecture me on this sortof thing. Barney the barney barney (talk) 22:47, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed that the description should have been amended per the article. Viewfinder (talk) 23:11, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks we've just lost another[edit]

It's getting lonely here. --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 16:36, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The dispute appears to be over Jorge Egocheaga, with Qwrk insisting that he be included in the verified list, citing Eberhard Jurgalski's 8000ers.com. I have just downloaded the cited page and I cannot find him listed. EJ is well known to me, I could contact him directly. Viewfinder (talk) 17:03, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And Qwrk is apparently waiting for an update. Any help would be appreciated I'm sure.
I will contact EJ. Viewfinder (talk) 17:25, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Meanwhile it appears that Qwrk has already heard from EJ, who has not updated his site. Whatever the situation, until we have a reliable source in support of the claim that JE's ascent has been accepted, he has to remain in the disputed section. Viewfinder (talk) 17:47, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Have you had a chance to look at [1]? --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 17:09, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Eberhard just called me to inform me that a user, who goes by the same name as User;Globetrotter1918, has been active on Polish wikipedia, and who is currently blocked "with an expiry time forever (account creation disabled, can not edit own talk page) (unauthorized use of puppets)"
Check;
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specjalna:Wk%C5%82ad/Globetrotter1918 [translation here; https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fpl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecjalna%3AWk%25C5%2582ad%2FGlobetrotter1918&edit-text= ]
When it comes to logical fallacies ["8000ers.com is NOT the authorative source for this!" while at the same time using link to sources on 8000ers.com to be used as a reference], I stand by my view that, even when the basis of wikipedia is a good one, in essence there is something fundamentally wrong with this platform when a contributor with 3,000 edits is given the same weight as a newby with 6 edits to his name.
I thought this is something you all should know.
Qwrk (talk) 18:31, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Finisterre[edit]

I will e-mail EJ. Thank you for the Finisterre edit. I think we should accept the 4150m GPS reading and delete the references to 4125 and 4175. I have asked PB to upload more information about the name. Viewfinder (talk) 17:25, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have also edited one (Keokradong) and added another (Mowdok Mual) prominence in Bangladesh. I hope these will not be disputed. Peakbagger is not a reliable source of summit coordinates or prominence data other than where its author has cited other sources. Viewfinder (talk) 17:37, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Meanwhile I have amended my retirement to semi-retired, that appears to be the way it is working out. I am still available to help where I can. Viewfinder (talk) 17:50, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Hope Qwrk is ok.
Regarding Finisterre: I noticed earlier in the Bjørstad source it says "Primary factor 3700 m" under the elevation. Is this a prominence? If so I would much rather use a value that is directly sourced rather than one we calculated on a talk page. The combined error margin of the two measurements probably exceeds 7 m anyway. As I am about to change the standing of five peaks at List of peaks by prominence with this, I would like to be armed with a least something.
Also would you mind if I moved or copied our Finisterre posts from here to the article talk page? --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 18:01, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes these should be moved to article talk page. Primary factor is another name for prominence. I stand by the 441m col and would rather it was not changed, at least until I have asked about the source of 3700 on the Boising page. Viewfinder (talk) 18:49, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cabal[edit]

Regarding this accusation of bad faith, I have already engaged you on the whole alleged "cabal" issue, but you erased the discussion. Assuming you had a right to bring this up in the past, as I see it you lost that right in deleting further discussion of the issue. The next reference you make to an unseen "cabal" I expect to be at WP:ANI. I am even willing to kick off the discussion there if you wish, but as I have no desire to be prejudicial in the matter I heartily suggest that you take the first step. Sławomir Biały (talk) 08:33, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On your user page you quote another editor: Those who are committed to accuracy are effectively encouraged to create tight-knit, ever-vigilant cabals to edit war against the ignorant. Viewfinder (talk) 09:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You have also serially accused me of incompetence, ignorance and tendentious editing. Still, in the interests of cooling things down, I have deleted the word "cabal" from Talk:Jacob_Barnett. Viewfinder (talk) 09:50, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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other naming conventions[edit]

Please say "Sławomir" rather than "Slawek"; the latter is an artifact of technology (not all physical keyboards and virtual keyboards and software systems support the correct glyphs). A minor point, perhaps, but may help improve the level of discourse slightly. 75.108.94.227 (talk) 12:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The Right Honourable[edit]

Hey, just a little more detail into my revert of your revert.

Common member's of the Privy Council are permitted the use of 'The Right Honourable' but not the use of the post-nominal 'PC'. Peer's of the Privy Council, having already the use of 'The Right Honourable' or higher use the pre-fix use the post-nominal 'PC'. Baron & Broness, Earl & Countess, Viscount & Vicountess, Use of PC, Nford24 (PE121 Personnel Request Form) 08:41, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please continue this discussion at Talk:John Prescott. Viewfinder (talk) 12:47, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The latest IP edit, although from a different IP address, is no doubt from the same person. I have blocked both IP addresses for 48 hours, and left messages on their talk pages asking them to discuss the issue. It is possible that may get through to the editor, but it is very likely that it won't, for several reasons. Apart from anything else, editors who keep changing to different IP addresses are quite likely to never actually see talk page messages, because by the time the message comes they have moved on to another IP address. There are other things which could be tried, but for the moment let's see if this block makes a difference. As you know, you could be seen as edit-warring, but as far as I am concerned, the important differences are that you have tired to start a discussion, and you have tried to offer a compromise, so I don't see that blocking you under present circumstances would be constructive. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 19:33, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help. Hopefully your block of both the original IP and its sockpuppet will put an end to this matter. When confronted with this kind of editing, it is very difficult to respond without fighting back, especially if, as in this case, no other registered editors appear to be watching at the time. I had a editor whom I could rely on to support me in these situations, Racerx11, but he disappeared suddenly on May 19. Even when these adversaries do take their cases to talk pages, they continue their article edit warring, offer no compromise, and make claims that are not only unsourced but also blatantly false. Viewfinder (talk) 15:11, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Mount McKinley[edit]

Please either unblock, or change "Denali". This is to ensure that Mount McKinley remains undisturbed. Nerdiate (talk) 15:44, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I am aware, it has been agreed that the name Denali has now been made official, and Mount McKinley redirects to it. Viewfinder (talk) 15:55, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Scafell Pike parent peak[edit]

I think you're going to have to explain why you think Scafell Pike's parent peak is Snowden. I appreciate that there might be some topographical standard for this sort of thing - but the term defies common sense and will certainly be felt as misleading/incorrect by many.

I have in mind the phrase "Using the encirclement definition, the parent of almost any small hill in a low-lying coastal area would be Ben Nevis, an unhelpful and confusing outcome." which can be found in Topographic prominence

ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 22:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On consideration, having spotted that Snowden has Ben Nevis as its parent peak, I think I am beginning to understand the situation - sorry to have troubled you.
ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 23:05, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
We have parent peaks on Wikipedia for many peaks. There is more information via the parent peak link. Viewfinder (talk) 23:16, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Topographic prominence[edit]

I am very visually oriented, so I need to think of topographic prominence in terms of a visual analogy. Imagine you are standing at the top of a peak and imagine that an imaginary sea level (based on an elevated geoid) rises to your feet. Now slowly lower the imaginary sea level and an imaginary island appears beneath your feet. Your island will grow and will merge with other islands that will emerge. Eventually, your island will touch an island with a higher peak than your island (i.e., an imaginary island that existed before you started lowering the imaginary sea level.) The summit of that island will be the parent peak of the summit of your island, and the elevation difference of your summit and the elevation at which the two islands touch is the topographic prominence of your summit. It makes no difference how close or far the two summits are from one another. Mount Everest is the parent peak of Aconcagua (17,755 km away), as well as the parent of the South Summit of Mount Everest (360 m away). Yours aye,  Buaidh  18:28, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding this to the relevant articles, I like it and hope that it will help more editors to grasp topographic prominence. Viewfinder (talk) 07:58, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Barnett[edit]

Thanks for your post on my page. I am enjoying reading your comments in the archive. Subuey (talk) 17:41, 15 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

SB should be edit banned. Subuey (talk) 17:44, 16 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Subuey, as the victim of sustained overt, and more recently, sneaky personal attacks and intimidating topic ban nominations, by the above mentioned editor, it would not be right for me to comment on whether and if so how the above mentioned user should be sanctioned. But I would suggest that the withdrawal of this material that was part of a wholly unsourced and unsubstantiated attack piece cannot change the fact that it was put there by that editor, on a public forum, and remained there for 12 hours. Viewfinder (talk) 10:10, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Aconcagua/Denali[edit]

Since I am NOT a topographic researcher, I will not attempt to engage in an edit war, because (A) you have expertise here, and I do not; (B) it's not really such a great matter that it would not be worth either of our time to argue; and (C) I personally think the category of "parent" to be relatively trivial.

And since I am indeed not a topographic researcher (but must admit some curiosity), I would ask you to explain (in relatively simple terminology) how a mountain in the southern Andes range can be a parent of a mountain in the Alaskan range, thousands of kilometers away. While I understand that they are both part of the American Cordillera, they are in separate ranges; the American Cordillera is described in Wikipedia as consisting of an "almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges", emphasis on the word "almost", and it seems that there are a few gaps (Panama, Nicaragua, even in Mexico) that I would think would break any parental chain. Therein lies my confusion.

Your thoughts would be appreciated. -- Couillaud 16:31, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

First, on the subject of edit warring, you made the original change, it was reverted by another editor, then you restored the change instead of discussing the issue on the article's talk page. Regardless of who has the expertise, you should not edit war except in the case of obvious vandalism. See WP:BRD.
Moving on to the subject of topographic parentage, please go to Topographic_prominence#Parent_peak, where it is discussed at length. There are some variations in definition, but under all definitions, Aconcagua is Denali's parent. You can, in theory, walk along a ridge connecting the two summits. Aconcagua has no parent because it is the highest point of the Americas, which together form a single land area surrounded by the sea. By contrast, North America is connected to South America by a natural land bridge. It follows that no summit on the North American mainland is without a parent.
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