User talk:Kanodin

Welcome!

Hello, Kanodin, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Feel free to drop any questions or request for assistance on my talk page. I'll do what I can. Cheers!--Chaser - T 07:24, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyediting

I'd just like to personally thank you for a lot of solid copyediting. People like you are essential in keeping articles flowing and sensical. Cheers. --Eyrian 20:56, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your praise. Kanodin 08:43, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I wrote more or less alone the article Suffering. A reviewer on the page Talk:Suffering said: "In addition, the English expression needs to be tightened. Please read the article carefully several more times, making improvements where possible." I am not a native English speaker, and I cannot see easily where there is loose English. I noticed your talent in copyediting, and your offer. Would you please do it for this page? Robert Daoust 23:41, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will take a close look at the article tonight (in a few hours). —Kanodin 04:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I made a comprehensive copyedit to Suffering. I saw various ellipses (...) in the article, which editors may use as cues for further writing. I remove these ellipses because they make the article look less complete, and the need for more research/writing should speak for itself or appear in the talk page. I enjoyed working on the "uses of suffering", and I think that it has a lot of potential. I am going out of town for a while, so the next time that I can look at Suffering may be in at least two weeks. Good luck! —Kanodin 08:47, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! ~~Some of your moves are masterful.~~ You did masterful and splendid moves. Your fast pace caused misinterpretation in some places, but I see what you mean: I should be able to preserve the good and straighten the wrong. I hope that you will see a still better article when you return, thanks to you. -Robert Daoust 15:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An acronym composed partially of another acronym

You might know the answer for this... Is there a word for an acronym composed partially of another acronym? Example: GBM is an acronym of GLAST Burst Monitor, where GLAST is an acronym of of Gamma ray large area space telescope. Of course if you are bored, you are welcome to come turn rocket scientist geekish into english at GLAST. At least there I have some subject matter experience on LAT, just can't write well, and a lot appears to be NASA rips ;-) 24.7.91.244 13:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is such a word: a meta-acronym. There is a site here that describes UNAVCO as a meta-acronym because it stands for University NAVSTAR Consortium (NAVSTAR means Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging).

Unfortunately, unless you say "GBM" as a word, GBM is not a meta-acronym. If you pronounce GBM "Gee Bee Emm", then it is an initialism (clicky). To further complicate your question, if we add on the meta- prefix to initialism, it is not clear whether meta-initialism means that the term contains another internal initialism or an internal acronym. Because of this, I suspect that the best way to describe GBM is as a "complex initialism" or as a "nested initialism" (clicky).

And thanks for your copyediting invitation. I will take a look when I get some free time. I am out of town, and may have to wait until this weekend to do any serious edits. —Kanodin 22:31, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did a bit of copyediting on GLAST. As you may see, I left the acronym designation unchanged, and will leave that matter in your hands. —Kanodin 07:02, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 24.7.91.244 19:14, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Holidays

Do you have an actual example in mind of someone complaining about "January 1 is New Year's Day"? If so, please mention it. You should do your own editing of the policy; the Revert Warrior is pushing WP:3RR. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 16:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is a hypothetical. —Kanodin 18:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art#Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:06, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]