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Dialing

Actually, the intergalactic bridge creates an inconsistency into the mechanics of address-dialing.

A gate's address depends on it's location, and when it's moved, it's address changes as well. That means that gates outside the galaxy can not have an address and can not be dialed to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.199.121.135 (talk) 07:26, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

--Dr zoidberg590 (talk) 01:46, 26 January 2019 (UTC) No, they calculate the difference of movement accurately through physics equations and adjust accordingly.[reply]

Unduly detailed

I think this is article is far too detailed. I think that as Wikipedia articles are supposed to summarise key concepts, there is no need for the instructions on how to dial the device, no need for the extensive translations of in-universe hieroglyphs, and no need for the constellation charts. I am going to remove content, for reference the article before tiding is Special:Permalink/859000766. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 18:03, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussing a 'Citation Needed' notation in the Address section

In the 4th paragraph of the Address section of this article (starts with "Eight-symbol addresses"), there is a Citation Needed notation connected with the comment that the additional symbol acts like type of area code. This is based on a comment made by Samantha Carter after the Stargate opens and tracks outside the known network of Stargates. She says "The extra chevron must add a new distance calculation to the existing points, kind of like dialing a different area code"

Episode: The Fifth Race

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-==Why is this a separate entry? ==
-Why isn't this entry under the movie?
-Because 'device' Star Gate should also include the star-gate in 2001: A Space Odyssey , 1968.
-Not to mention the many occurrences in prose science fiction going back to the 1930s.
-[[User:Aajacksoniv|aajacksoniv]] ([[User talk:Aajacksoniv|talk]]) 02:16, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
-:Definitely should, also as far as I can see the article describes the stargates as if they were really known to be in existence across the Milky Way and beyond, instead of focusing on it as a fictional ''concept'' and story device. [[Special:Contributions/83.254.154.164|83.254.154.164]] ([[User talk:83.254.154.164|talk]]) 23:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
-::I strongly agree as well.  Putting aside the fact that this article is largely fan-cruft that dwells at-length on describing one aspect of a fictional universe in elaborate detail in a manner that is more appropriate to a fansite Wiki than a Wikipedia article, it also massively fails [[WP:Notability]], having not a single independent secondary source supporting it for inclusion under Wikipedia policy.  In fact, 60 of the 65 "references" for this page are just wikilinks to other Wikipedia articles for particular seasons and episodes of Stargate.  Of the remaining references, not one qualifies for use in sourcing on Wikipedia, and most are links to news or interviews on fansites, most of which are not even up any longer.   Perhaps some of the content can be salvaged by being drastically parsed-down and added to some of the other Stargate-related articles, but by and large Wikipedia is just not the appropriate place for this information.  I really hope someone else will save me the trouble of filing the AfD, but there's little doubt this article will have to go, and frankly I am gobsmacked that it's been around for five years now, when it clearly fails notability guidelines. [[User:Snow Rise|'''''<font color="#19a0fd">S</font><font color="#66c0fd">n</font><font color="#99d5fe">o</font><font color="#b2dffe">w</font>''''']] [[User talk:Snow Rise|talk]] 04:09, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
-== Dialing ==
+==Dialing==
 Actually, the intergalactic bridge creates an inconsistency into the mechanics of address-dialing.
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 --[[User:Dr zoidberg590|Dr zoidberg590]] ([[User talk:Dr zoidberg590|talk]]) 01:46, 26 January 2019 (UTC) No, they calculate the difference of movement accurately through physics equations and adjust accordingly.
+==Unduly detailed==
-== Last Symbol of the dealing sequence is the origin ... implies there can be only 38 different origins to depart from ? ==
+I think this is article is far too detailed. I think that as Wikipedia articles are supposed to summarise key concepts, there is no need for the instructions on how to dial the device, no need for the extensive translations of in-universe hieroglyphs, and no need for the constellation charts. I am going to remove content, for reference the article before tiding is [[Special:Permalink/859000766]]. &mdash; [[User:Frayae|Frayæ]] ([[User talk:Frayae|Talk]]/[[:is:Notandaspjall:Frayae|Spjall]]) 18:03, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
+==Discussing a 'Citation Needed' notation in the Address section==
+In the 4th paragraph of the Address section of this article (starts with "Eight-symbol addresses"), there is a Citation Needed notation connected with the comment that the additional symbol acts like type of area code.  This is based on a comment made by Samantha Carter after the Stargate opens and tracks outside the known network of Stargates.  She says "The extra chevron must add a new distance calculation to the existing points, kind of like dialing a different area code"
+Episode: The Fifth Race
-What address must be dialled to return to a planet other than Earth ? (Earth has it's symbol)  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.56.4.130|74.56.4.130]] ([[User talk:74.56.4.130|talk]]) 04:28, 3 November 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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-== Unduly detailed ==
-I think this is article is far too detailed. I think that as Wikipedia articles are supposed to summarise key concepts, there is no need for the instructions on how to dial the device, no need for the extensive translations of in-universe hieroglyphs, and no need for the constellation charts. I am going to remove content, for reference the article before tiding is [[Special:Permalink/859000766]]. &mdash; [[User:Frayae|Frayæ]] ([[User talk:Frayae|Talk]]/[[:is:Notandaspjall:Frayae|Spjall]]) 18:03, 11 September 2018 (UTC)