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| == Sincere offer == | |||
| Hi. | |||
| "a 72 yr. old retired former academic person" makes me sit up. I try to help people; just ask ] - in fact, you may like to introduce yourself to him, on his user talk page - ]. | |||
| Of course, I can only help within the remit of Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines. Without wishing to sound condescending: You need to understand, it is an encyclopaedia - a ''tertiary'' source of information which presents things that others have written about. We collate information, we present it in a meaningful way, to add to the 'sum of all human knowledge'. | |||
| You want to help add to that, I realise. And that's quite possible - if you'll understand the requirements for adding to wikipedia. | |||
| First, you can't put "meta information", ie | |||
| "This article affects a relatively small group of people and companies, but for those who face the problem of conversion of Interleaf, the issue is immediate and the solution not obvious. | |||
| This article, therefore, discusses some of the history and problems associated with conversion of Interleaf (Quicksilver) documents, and, discusses two pathways to achieve conversion" | |||
| We don't talk about 'this article'. We just give facts, based on references to what "we" (community) consider 'reliable sources' - that's newspapers, books, and so forth. We state facts, and let the reader form opinion. It all has to be verifiable. | |||
| "The Interleaf company gave indications of failing by 1996-97,." - yep, that's OK. Good information; referenced. Verifiable. Not really interpretation. Fine. | |||
| "By 2000, the company ceased operation. The code was purchased by Broadvision" - OK, so, now, we need references. Where can a reader check that? It ''has'' to be ''verifiable'' - through a published, reliable source. We cannot present anything we "just know". | |||
| "The market for Interleaf conversion is small, the task is complex and technically non-trivial" - that may well be "true" - I believe you. But, again, it ''must'' be ''verifiable'' through references. | |||
| I hope you understand. Let me know. | |||
| One thing is for sure - there's plenty of help available to people who want to add to Misplaced Pages; and I humbly offer to help. Any time. No question is silly or too much trouble. | |||
| I wish you all the best. | |||
| I apologize for the unnecessary obfuscation caused by the tech. I hope you'll stick with it, and seek more help, from me or others. | |||
| My name is "Chzz". You can email me, chzz@live.co.uk or, leave a message on ]. | |||
| You could ask for help on ]. | |||
| Thanks. <small><span style="border:1px solid;background:#00008B">]]</span></small> 19:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 19:39, 3 February 2012
Proposed deletion of Convert Interleaf QuickSilver
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Your submission at Articles for creation
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- Thank you for your contributions to Misplaced Pages! Chzz ► 18:15, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Sincere offer
Hi.
"a 72 yr. old retired former academic person" makes me sit up. I try to help people; just ask Howard Zimmerman - in fact, you may like to introduce yourself to him, on his user talk page - User talk:Hezimmerman.
Of course, I can only help within the remit of Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines. Without wishing to sound condescending: You need to understand, it is an encyclopaedia - a tertiary source of information which presents things that others have written about. We collate information, we present it in a meaningful way, to add to the 'sum of all human knowledge'.
You want to help add to that, I realise. And that's quite possible - if you'll understand the requirements for adding to wikipedia.
First, you can't put "meta information", ie
"This article affects a relatively small group of people and companies, but for those who face the problem of conversion of Interleaf, the issue is immediate and the solution not obvious.
This article, therefore, discusses some of the history and problems associated with conversion of Interleaf (Quicksilver) documents, and, discusses two pathways to achieve conversion"
We don't talk about 'this article'. We just give facts, based on references to what "we" (community) consider 'reliable sources' - that's newspapers, books, and so forth. We state facts, and let the reader form opinion. It all has to be verifiable.
"The Interleaf company gave indications of failing by 1996-97,." - yep, that's OK. Good information; referenced. Verifiable. Not really interpretation. Fine.
"By 2000, the company ceased operation. The code was purchased by Broadvision" - OK, so, now, we need references. Where can a reader check that? It has to be verifiable - through a published, reliable source. We cannot present anything we "just know".
"The market for Interleaf conversion is small, the task is complex and technically non-trivial" - that may well be "true" - I believe you. But, again, it must be verifiable through references.
I hope you understand. Let me know.
One thing is for sure - there's plenty of help available to people who want to add to Misplaced Pages; and I humbly offer to help. Any time. No question is silly or too much trouble.
I wish you all the best.
I apologize for the unnecessary obfuscation caused by the tech. I hope you'll stick with it, and seek more help, from me or others.
My name is "Chzz". You can email me, chzz@live.co.uk or, leave a message on User talk:Chzz.
You could ask for help on the helpdesk.
Thanks. Chzz ► 19:39, 3 February 2012 (UTC)