User contributions for 128.174.126.83

27 January 2020

• 20:2320:23, 27 January 2020 diff hist +11 Bootstrapping (statistics) Whydopeoplesquishwordstogether? It's "data set" not "dataset". No dictionary contains "dataset" and "data set" is more common in writing: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=data+set%2C+dataset&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cdata%20set%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cdataset%3B%2Cc0

21 January 2020

• 23:0623:06, 21 January 2020 diff hist −1 Ergonomics →Physical ergonomics: Fix punctuation and grammar. Tag: Visual edit

14 October 2019

• 16:3916:39, 14 October 2019 diff hist −166 Talk:Einstein (unit) Corrected comment
• 16:3316:33, 14 October 2019 diff hist −2 Talk:Einstein (unit) Fix dimensions
• 16:3216:32, 14 October 2019 diff hist +455 Talk:Einstein (unit) Add text about older definition.
• 16:2216:22, 14 October 2019 diff hist +116 Einstein (unit) Add an older citation.

3 October 2019

• 14:3514:35, 3 October 2019 diff hist −4 Einstein (unit) The overwhelming common convention is to use a single space between units, not a raised dot. Tag: Visual edit

1 October 2019

• 22:3022:30, 1 October 2019 diff hist +14 Photosynthetically active radiation Undo incorrect changes about units. The einstein has no standard definition, and is no longer used. See sources for this in the page about the einstein unit.
• 22:2022:20, 1 October 2019 diff hist +303 Einstein (unit) Undo incorrect changes. Wikipedia was cited as a source, which is not allowed for obvious reasons, and the editor ignored both citations which clearly state that the einstein was first defined as a unit of energy.

23 September 2019

• 15:0215:02, 23 September 2019 diff hist +2 Depth of discharge Use clearer word for the meaning here.
• 15:0115:01, 23 September 2019 diff hist +157 Depth of discharge Fix numerous style and punctuation issues. Tag: Visual edit

12 September 2019

• 13:0013:00, 12 September 2019 diff hist −3 Raunkiær plant life-form Incorrect colon use. All major style guides indicate that, when used in a sentence, a colon must be preceded by an independent clause. Tag: Visual edit

9 September 2019

• 19:4119:41, 9 September 2019 diff hist −1 Plus and minus signs →Plus sign: Incorrect colon use. All major style guides indicate that when used in a sentence, a colon must be preceded by an independent clause. Tag: Visual edit

21 August 2019

• 18:1018:10, 21 August 2019 diff hist −2 Aqua regia →Dissolving gold: Correct colon use. All major style guides indicate that a colon must end an independent clause.

14 March 2019

• 16:5216:52, 14 March 2019 diff hist +3,930 List of pioneers in computer science Undid revision 877814744 by Iceblink (talk) Apparently if you are a woman, it is "silly" that you could be influential. This user removed all but two women from this list, ignoring that many of their contributions are substantially larger than people who remain on the list. The first assembly language isn't influential? The Liskov substitution principle isn't influential? Tag: Undo

6 March 2019

• 15:5815:58, 6 March 2019 diff hist −1 Comma-separated values Incorrect colon use. All major style guides specify that colons end independent clauses.

28 February 2019

• 17:0317:03, 28 February 2019 diff hist +50 Dilation (morphology) Fix imprecise description.
• 17:0117:01, 28 February 2019 diff hist 0 Dilation (morphology) Fix typo.
• 17:0017:00, 28 February 2019 diff hist +46 Dilation (morphology) Fixed incorrect description and punctuation errors. Tag: Visual edit

13 February 2019

• 19:5419:54, 13 February 2019 diff hist +13 User talk:128.174.126.83 →Stop using colons incorrectly. current
• 19:5019:50, 13 February 2019 diff hist −3 Etiolation In a sentence, colons follow an independent clause as per all major style guides. Tag: Visual edit

7 December 2018

• 13:4513:45, 7 December 2018 diff hist 0 Plan 9 from Bell Labs None of the major style guides permit this use of a colon. Tag: Visual edit

15 November 2018

• 20:1420:14, 15 November 2018 diff hist −3 Cyclomatic complexity Fix colon use. No style guide permit this usage. Tag: Visual edit
• 16:1716:17, 15 November 2018 diff hist −4 Modelica Removed incorrect colons. No style guides permit this use. Tag: Visual edit

6 November 2018

• 17:2717:27, 6 November 2018 diff hist +4 Parts-per notation A value with units it a quantity. Tag: Visual edit

18 May 2018

• 13:1613:16, 18 May 2018 diff hist −1 Snap (software) Colons end independent clauses. Tag: Visual edit

15 May 2018

• 12:2812:28, 15 May 2018 diff hist −1 Metea Valley High School Corrected improper punctuation. Tag: Visual edit

8 May 2018

• 16:2616:26, 8 May 2018 diff hist +10 Microsoft Sway Sways is a verb, not a plural noun. Tag: Visual edit

27 March 2018

• 15:1615:16, 27 March 2018 diff hist +4 User talk:128.174.126.83 No edit summary
• 15:1515:15, 27 March 2018 diff hist +2 User talk:128.174.126.83 No edit summary
• 15:1515:15, 27 March 2018 diff hist +6 User talk:128.174.126.83 No edit summary
• 15:1415:14, 27 March 2018 diff hist +35 User talk:128.174.126.83 No edit summary
• 15:1315:13, 27 March 2018 diff hist +49 User talk:128.174.126.83 No edit summary
• 15:1115:11, 27 March 2018 diff hist +1,691 User talk:128.174.126.83 Added a description of colon use.
• 14:5314:53, 27 March 2018 diff hist −2 GRASP (object-oriented design) When used in a sentence, a colon must be preceded by an independent clause. See the many sources describing this. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/colon-use.aspx http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch06/ch06_sec065.html http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/111602colon.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tH2Eg4emrk http://www.whitesmoke.com/punctuation-colon.html Tag: Visual edit

6 February 2018

• 18:1118:11, 6 February 2018 diff hist +1,046 Talk:Flux Add a request to clean up terminology.
• 17:5017:50, 6 February 2018 diff hist +12 Photosynthetically active radiation Clarified differences between PPFD and other measurements.
• 17:4417:44, 6 February 2018 diff hist −450 Photosynthetically active radiation Undid revision 821716957 by Josh 0331 (talk) "Flux" always implies a surface, and always has L^-2 dimensions, despite the claims of poor source cited. Tag: Undo

23 January 2018

• 19:2419:24, 23 January 2018 diff hist −1 Pedotransfer function When used in a sentence, a colon must be preceded by an independent clause: see CMS, MW or Oxford style guides. Tag: Visual edit

8 January 2018

• 19:5719:57, 8 January 2018 diff hist −8 Einstein (unit) Reverting edit adding unnecessary raised dots. SI states that a single space indicates multiplication, and the overwhelmingly common convention is to not use a space, not a raised dot. Tag: Visual edit

10 October 2017

• 19:4719:47, 10 October 2017 diff hist −17 Double overhand knot Removed unnecessary sentence. Tag: Visual edit

20 September 2017

• 15:5815:58, 20 September 2017 diff hist −2 Oryza sativa When a colon is used in a sentence, it must be preceded by an independent clause. Tag: Visual edit

29 August 2017

• 20:1120:11, 29 August 2017 diff hist −9 State diagram →State diagrams versus flowcharts: "comprises of" does not make sense, in the same way that "includes of" does not make sense.

2 August 2017

• 14:5414:54, 2 August 2017 diff hist 0 Michaelis–Menten kinetics When a colon is used in a sentence, it must be preceded by an independent clause. Tag: Visual edit

20 June 2017

• 19:2219:22, 20 June 2017 diff hist −2 Stomatal conductance Grammar and punctuation corrections. Tag: Visual edit

12 May 2017

• 15:3415:34, 12 May 2017 diff hist +2 Determinant Sentences must have verbs.

11 May 2017

• 21:5521:55, 11 May 2017 diff hist −1 Power set →Example: CMS, Oxford and other style guides all suggest that colons must be preceded by an independent clause.

20 March 2017

• 20:2820:28, 20 March 2017 diff hist +61 Interval (mathematics) →Multi-dimensional intervals: It does not make sense to say these regions "define" a geometric shape. Hopefully this wording is more exact.

8 December 2016

• 15:4615:46, 8 December 2016 diff hist −3 Pooled variance Punctuation errors. Tag: Visual edit

11 November 2016

• 20:5120:51, 11 November 2016 diff hist 0 Anchor escapement →Deadbeat escapement: Semicolons precede independent clauses. Colons dependent clauses.