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Temperatures in Custard

No need for excess precision here. These are approximate ranges and depend on the exact ratio of milk to eggs, the amount of sugar and salt, etc. etc. McGee says "Exceed the coagulation range by just 5 or 10°F and the network begins to collapse..." (http://books.google.com/books?id=oWqlY5vEafIC&pg=PA93&dq=custard+curdling+setting+temperature&ei=GA5RSpDaKZnCzgTY6OnmAg). I am not sure what a useful way is of converting this to °C. --macrakis (talk) 20:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't think 6 °C sounds any more precise than 5 °C, especially in such a context. Rounding to 5 °C would be quite arbitrary. --A. di M. (formerly Army1987) — Deeds, not words. 09:25, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

wrong Blackmore

Hi, That is the correct Blackmore, Denis Blackmore. I am more than 100% sure, no big deal though. I'll go ahead and change it back. Regards, --Aminhungryboy (talk) 22:13, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

    I am terribly sorry, I didn't realize my mistake.  Terribly sorry, thanks for noticing it.  Regards, --Aminhungryboy (talk) 22:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

I had looked for a physicist in Blackmore (disambiguation), but he was listed as a mathematician, so I missed him, so I just removed the link. Thanks for fixing that. --A. di M. (talk) 09:08, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for making WP:NODRAMA a success!

Thank you again for your support of the Great Misplaced Pages Dramaout. Preliminary statistics indicate that 129 new articles were created, 203 other articles were improved, and 183 images were uploaded. Additionally, 41 articles were nominated for DYK, of which at least 2 have already been promoted. There are currently also 8 articles up for GA status and 3 up for FA/FL status. Though the campaign is technically over, please continue to update the log page at WP:NODRAMA/L with any articles which you worked during the campaign, and also to note any that receive commendation, such as DYK, GA or FA status. You may find the following links helpful in nominating your work:

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Again, thank you for making this event a success! --Jayron32.talk.say no to drama 02:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Quark

Hi, A. di M.. Thanks again for your assistance with Quark. Headbomb and I are currently in a disagreement about the structure of the Etymology section. I feel this one is better, and he prefers this one. I think a third opinion would be good. What do you think? Best, —Anonymous Dissident 23:20, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I prefer the version in which the names are explained in the same order as they were originally proposed, i.e. the one present now (as of 16:08 UTC), whose-ever it is (the first diff link is broken and I got dizzy when wading through the revision history of Wednesday afternoon). --A. di M. 16:10, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

		The E=mc² Barnstar
		For your help in bringing quark to FA-level. Headbomb {κοντριβς – WP Physics} 06:55, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

D'oh! Wanted to give one back to you, but Anonymous Dissident already did that! --A. di M. 09:35, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Feel-free to co-sign his barnstar, I'm sure AD won't mind (I know I won't :P).Headbomb {_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 15:37, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

tutorial on linking skills

Hi, we talked about this at WP:LINK a while ago. I've made a start. Part of the aim is get WPians to realise the potential for building skills in this field, a much-neglected issue. People seem to think you just bung in the links without much thought. Your feedback would be appreciated. 14:53, 26 July 2009 (UTC)Tony (talk)

Incredible timing, see my very last contribution! I'll take a look at it. --A. di M. 16:16, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback, A. Hiatus now, partly because I was so put off by Hans Adler's feedback; I hope I go back to it. Tony (talk) 10:45, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Five min.

I think we're both right; but the reason you're right is that some (especially traditional) units are a special case. We can speak of 9.2 mm, or a stock price of 9.50, but not of 9.3 minutes (rather 9 min., 18 sec.). Therefore 9 mm or a price of 9 is expected; but nothing prevents five minutes. Five seconds is a harder case; there may be a distinction between conversational and scientific usage. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 20:39, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I think it is more an issue of intended precision than of which units: I would not use a numeral in "I walked about two kilometres this morning" if that is a guesstimate of mine as opposed to a measurement of any sort. OTOH I would write "5 minutes" if it's intended to be precise to within a minute or better (for example, instruction on how to cook something in a microwave oven). --A. di M. 21:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Nineteenth-century

Oh do feel free to use this; you're not alone, and when MOS gets like this, the unsupported opinions of the MOS regulars deserve to be ignored. (Noetica is not unsupported, but xer actually judgment supports nineteenth-century). Septentrionalis PMAnderson 16:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)