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Isn't the "rap" a little inappropriate and also a copyvio? —] 23:01, 3 November 2005 (UTC) Isn't the "rap" a little inappropriate and also a copyvio? —] 23:01, 3 November 2005 (UTC)


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The article, especially the early section on Zwicky's life was argumentative The article, especially the early section on Zwicky's life was argumentative
and lacking the tone of an encyclopedia article. The thrust seemed to be that and lacking the tone of an encyclopedia article. The thrust seemed to be that
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this claim, or refute them with facts. this claim, or refute them with facts.
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Isn't the "rap" a little inappropriate and also a copyvio? —Keenan Pepper 23:01, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Herbm 02:14, 18 June 2006 (UTC) START: The article, especially the early section on Zwicky's life was argumentative and lacking the tone of an encyclopedia article. The thrust seemed to be that no one in the scientific establishment understood Zwicky, largely due to the incompetence of other scientists.

I toned this down, and remove some of the repetive claims to this effect. One small example is changing 'prophet' (in reference to Zwicky) to 'visionary'.

This article needs more work, and might easily become the basis of a revision war so the editors should be alerted (I could not quickly find a tag for this.)

One possibly controversial addition by me: I quoted the Science Channel (with attribution) broadcast which claimed Zwicky was a "borderline psychopath" and difficult to work with.

It was this reference on "Most of Our Universe is Missing" which led me to curiosity about Zwicky and it would be appropriate to either document the original sources of this claim, or refute them with facts.

END Herbm 02:14, 18 June 2006 (UTC)