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Morse Code

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I've made some substantial modifications to the "Letters, numbers, punctuation" section of Morse code, mostly in the table presentation in that section. See the Talk:Morse code page for more information.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 00:01, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Western Wall Tunnel Image

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I took as my source the Hebrew version in the Hebrew Wikipedia. Originally this was for a personal (offline) project -- but after completion I wanted to share those results with English Wikipedia. To that end, I posted an English version and an unlabeled version (as a starting point for labeling in other languages) of this work in English Wikipedia.

Translation Notes: I converted the Hebrew text to English with a combination of Google Translate and my own familiarity with the Western Wall Tunnel. I do not, however, speak Hebrew, and any corrections to the English translation are appreciated. Please note them on this page.

License Notes: I attempted to follow the instructions of the GNU license carefully, but there were specific instructions in the Hebrew version that I am uncertain that I understood thoroughly due to my unfamiliarity with that language. I'm highly confident that I have properly used and reproduced the GNU license under which the original was posted -- but if there are stipulations in the attribution that I have not completely followed, I would appreciate being informed about this.

Please post comments about the image here (as this is the only page I am watching 100% of the time), and I will attempt to rectify any issues promptly.

Thanks.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 22:22, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of Common Misconceptions

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I believe some of the heavy-handed removal of edits on the List of Common Misconceptions page has been unfairly applied to my contribution on that page. My submission is properly sourced and the idea that historical timekeeping is viewed as the only valid system, and that this belief is a misconception, is implicit, if not explicit, in all three of those sources. The submission should be left in place.

Timekeeping

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A belief that decades/centuries/millennia begin not on the year ending in 0, but rather on the subsequent year ending in 1 (e.g., "The current millennium didn't really begin on January 1, 2000, but rather on January 1, 2001") -- based on an assumption that there was no year 0 -- are founded in an incomplete understanding of historical calculation. The currently dominant system of numbering years, known as the "Anno Domini" or "Common Era" system, was proposed by Dionysius Exiguus in 525 for application to the Julian Calendar (and later was applied to the Gregorian Calendar).[1] For this reason, all year numbers prior to 525 are the result of calculation rather than historical record. Two systems of calculation exist in parallel: The Historical System, which holds that 1 AD/CE was preceded by 1 BC/BCE, and the Astronomical System, which incorporates a year 0, and thus has 1 AD/CE preceded by 0.[2] With scholarly works in which precision is important in BC/BCE years, it is necessary for the researcher to identify which system of calculation is being used. The Astronomical System (with a year 0) is reflected in ISO 8601, the standard published by the International Organization for Standardization that covers representation of dates and times.[3]

  1. ^ "Christianity: Details about 'Dionysius Exiguus'". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ Seidelmann, P. Kenneth. "Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac". University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, USA. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ^ Meyer, Peter. "The ISO 8601 Date Format". Retrieved 5 January 2011.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 05:45, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia Edits that I'm Most Proud Of

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