User talk:JonathanMcDowell

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Ϣere SpielChequers 14:19, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent (May 2021) quote in the Guardian

Hi! Recently I edited a Wiki reference to a May 2021 Guardian article that was present on the Tianhe (space station module) page. The Guardian article had quoted you on the subject of the atmospheric reentry of the CZ-5B core stage; if I recall correctly, you were quoted as saying that debris from a 2020 reentry of the same vehicle type had damaged a building in Cote d'Ivoire. I was not aware of any source that indicated building damage and so I replaced said Wiki reference to the Guardian article by a new Wiki reference to a Youtube video on damages sustained by an Ivory Coast village; I did this on the ground that the former source contained hearsay.

However, I may be mistaken with regard to the scale of damage sustained by Ivory Coast during the 2020 reentry event. I think in these times of heightened passions on subjects concerning China, it is important me, who dabble in editing Wiki pages addressing the Chinese Space program as a hobby, to stick to the facts; in that spirit, if you'd kindly point me to any relevant info, such as possible damages to buildings etc., I then can remedy my possible editorial mistake and restore the Guardian reference.

I'd like to apologize for accosting you using your Wiki talk page, but I have no quick way of contacting you in order to ascertain if I'd made an editorial mistake. (As an aside, I agree that CNSA need to take international public and press opinions into greater account in their design choices as that is part of being a 'good neighbor' and entirely outside of the realms of history and politics.)

Cheers! And thanks for all your work on both your day-job and you space 'hobbies'!

Spotty's Friend (talk) 01:38, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! My source was some postings from Ivoirian journalists on Facebook and Twitter that I can't now find but are also mentioned in this Nigerian news source: https://www.abidjanplus.com/societe/les-objets-metalliques-mysterieux-tombes-du-ciel-sont-des-debris

" Tandis que celle de Mahounou s’était logée dans un fromager après un bruit assourdissant. Quant à celle retrouvée à N’Guinou, elle avait fini sa course en perçant le toit d’une maison sans faire de victime."

which I translate as

  "While [the debris in] Mahounou lodged itself in a cheesemaking machine after a deafening noise... as for that found in N'Guinoi, it completed its flight by piercing the roof of a house, without causing casualties".

Jonathan McDowell

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi JonathanMcDowell. Thank you for your work on Frederick D. Seward. Another editor, Ldm1954, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Please rewrite. The current page is a CV, which is not what we want. Any page must (no exceptions) have sources for all significant statements. In addition notability has to be established. He might be notable (see WP:NPROF) but without a Google Scholar profile passing #C1 is unclear. No major awards are listed for #C2. Please ask questions if needed.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Ldm1954}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Ldm1954 (talk) 00:46, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you expand on what it would take to have 'a google scholar profile passing #C1' ? I don't use google scholar but the astronomy equivalent ADS, his pubs are at https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/libraries/zplv21j8RXWqW38BDEZ5IQ with an h-index of 50.

Can you also expand a bit on the difference between a biography (which seems to be a standard thing in wikipedia) and a CV in the sense in which you feel this article is currently a CV and not a biography?

I have added a couple of additional references and the note about his Van Biesbroeck prize. JonathanMcDowell (talk) 01:21, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick D. Seward moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Frederick D. Seward. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability and please see note on talk page. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Ldm1954 (talk) 00:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I will try and address these comments. I think he definitely needs a page, he is a major pioneer of the field. JonathanMcDowell (talk) 00:53, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Frederick D. Seward has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Frederick D. Seward. Thanks! Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 18:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Frederick D. Seward has been accepted

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Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 18:27, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! JonathanMcDowell (talk) 19:57, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]