User talk:Essex.edwards
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Introduction sections
[edit]He Edward! Thanks for your edit to Angular momentum. See your diff. I have chosed to revert your edit, even though it was technically correct. The reason I did so is that Wikipedia has a preference that the opening paragraphs of any article, and Introduction sections in general, should be as clear and simple as possible; more comprehensive and complex ideas should appear later in the article. Many of Wikipedia's Users are young people, and people who don't have an extensive background in the subject of whatever articles they read, so it's important that the opening paragraphs should present a summary of the article in clear, simple language that is meaningful to everyone who visits the article.
The concept of angular momentum being a vector cross product is covered later in the article Angular momentum so it is desirable that the opening paragraphs should explain the subject without resorting to the more advanced concept of vector cross product. I hope to see your User name regularly in future! Dolphin (t) 01:27, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
- The subject is now under discussion at Talk:Angular momentum#Introduction section. I hope you will join the discussion. Dolphin (t) 01:46, 12 July 2012 (UTC)