User talk:Volantis

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1 Welcome

2 Creating Sub-Pages

3 New Foundation page

4 Math Functions

5 Site:

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Welcome

Hi Dave,

A hearty welcome to PESWiki. Glad to see you make an appearance here, with the intention of helping to clarify the contents and theory.

I trust you will not be overbearing with your views, but will present them as something to consider along with the other views presented.

My brother, Nathan, happens to be the one who created the "Grand Unified Theories" index page. I'm sure he'll be particularly interested to look at your stuff.

Be sure to take a quick look at the Welcome page, as well as the intro page for wiki-conversant users.

-- Sterlingd D. Allan SilverThunder 16:34, 12 Jun 2006 (EDT)

Hi Sterling,

I will exercise restraint in presenting my views and try to keep the content as direct and non-opinionated as I can. I welcome critiques if I should cross that line.

This is a great project you have started. I'm presently reading as much of the documentation as I can find to understand the proper formatting and structuring of the pages.

I can use some guidance in getting started. Should I present the Aether Physics Model under the Academy: structure or the Powerpedia: structure? I was thinking of starting the Theory category page, but I'm not sure that is the level I should be editing. I'll see if I can find Nathan through the software, but you might want to direct him to this page, where he can offer me advice. Of course, I welcome your advice, too.

BTW, the Aether Physics Model will be published in the September issue of Infinite Energy Magazine. The press release was picked up by UPI, which was a big boon for us. It has generated a lot of positive activity.

--volantis 21:17, 12 Jun 2006 (EDT)

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Creating Sub-Pages

Hi Dave,

Congrats on getting published in Infinite Energy. I subscribe to that one. Do you have a link to any of the UPI stories?

I agree that each major theory listed in the main GUT page should have a separate feature page of its own at PESWiki. A good place to start would be a feature page for your theory.

Here, generally, is how to distinguish what kind of page to make:

Directory pages are in outline format.
PowerPedia pages are in paragraph format, which is more encyclopedic
Academy pages are to be geared more like a course.
Open Source (OS) pages are open source projects with the objective of setting forth plans clearly, with the purpose of enabling replication, and improvement on design.
Site pages are specific to an individual wanting to set forth a particular view of his/her own, and is not collaborative.

So if you wanted to follow the "Directory" format, the page might be named: http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Aether Physics Model by Dave

Let me know if you have other questions.

-- SilverThunder 23:25, 12 Jun 2006 (EDT)

WRT the UPI story, here is the story on the UPI site (http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060607-022017-5865r).--volantis 19:30, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

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New Foundation page

Nice work on the PowerPedia:A New Foundation for Physics - Abstract page.

To get the references at the end to appear on a line of their own, just put the following command at the end of each line. <br>

I would like to rename the page. At PowerPedia, without specifying your name in the title, it is going to be assumed to be a public collaborative work. Is that what you intend? Interesting approach. I'd almost be inclined to call it an Open Source project and preface it with "OS:" rather than "PowerPedia:"

However, I'm guessing that you intend it to be your venue for posting your theory, possibly with a little input from others, but mainly your work and ideas. As such, I recommend that we move as follows: "Paper:A New Foundation for Physics, by David..." or "Academy:..."

-- SilverThunder 18:33, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

If you could put it in as "by Quantum AetherDynamics Institute," that would be better.

--volantis 19:25, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

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Math Functions

Hi Sterling, can you give me some help in writing in the math functions? Check out the error I am getting on the PowerPedia:A New Foundation for Physics - Abstract page in section 5.2.--volantis 19:27, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

I had to remove the

u t f - 8

code as it was messing up the whole page. Anyway, the error read "Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): \frac{m²}{coul²})." I couldn't find the math/README file on either PESWiki or Wikipedia. --volantis 19:44, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

I'm afraid I won't be much help in this department. You'll need to rely on the Wikipedia documentation on this. Good luck. I did notice a stray /math code at the end of the document, which I deleted when adding "see also". -- SilverThunder 20:07, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

I also deleted a stray </math> at the end when putting in the breaks. I read the documentation at Wikipedia, followed all the directions, and the error still comes up. It seems to be a server error. Can you check with the software vendor to see if they have the texvc executable properly installed? BTW, thanks for renaming the page and adding the info at the bottom. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this.--volantis 20:18, 13 Jun 2006 (EDT)

I've sent a support request to my web host to see if they can't help with this. -- SilverThunder 21:38, 14 Jun 2006 (EDT)

Okay, the Math module has been installed. Give it a try now. -- SilverThunder 11:12, 15 Jun 2006 (EDT)

I received this error, "Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \lambda "

--volantis 17:17, 15 Jun 2006 (EDT)

Thanks, Sterling, the math module is working perfect.

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Site:

Hi Dave,

I see you've started on two new pages:

As I see this unfold, and learn more about where you are coming from an what you are offering by way of knowledge/theory/info, I recommend the following structure.

Your "home page" will be:

Site:Volantis

Then, your sub-pages that you post will all be prefaced:

Site:Volantis:...

Accordingly, I've changed the name of the above to:

If you don't like that approach, then let's name them Paper:....

Site:... needs an identifier following it to show whose site it is.

Note that I've spelled out APM in the title. You don't want to abbreviate key words in the title. That is where the search engines pick things up and weigh them heavily.

I would also recommend that you might want to change Directory:Aether Physics Model to Site:Volantis:Aether Physics Model

If you envision others collaborating in the development of the directory, then keep it Directory..., but if it is kind of going to be your directory or index page as you develop these materials, I would recommend moving the page ("move" function at top of page).

Let me know when these new pages are ready. I would like to link to them as well from the news.

-- SilverThunder 09:47, 17 Jun 2006 (EDT)

Hi Sterling, there will be others collaborating on the Directory:Aether Physics Model page. Colleen Thomas is becoming very good at the theory and has taken an interest in promoting it. I expect she will be adding content soon.

I used "site" because it seemed to me to be the logical structure from the choices given. I think maybe we need to give thought to something like "opinion:" or "insight:" or "opinion-David Thomson:" or something similar. With new theories there will be many different interpretations, all of which should be considered. Unlike mainstream science, where there is an "official" paradigm, cutting edge discoveries need the freedom to make reasonable mistakes, the flexibility of various interpretations, and the right to express reasoned skepticism. This, in fact, is the true scientific method.

I don't want the APM to be "Dave Thomson's theory." The Aether Physics Model is a valid scientific theory, which I found in the Universe. It doesn't belong to me, alone. --volantis 09:26, 19 Jun 2006 (EDT)

How about instead of Site:... you use Theory:... for these destinations. Alternatively, if you want to develop a collection of cohesive pages, you could come up with one word or a short phrase that captures the collection, and name them all with the prefix "Site:Collection..." where "collection" is the short word or phrase. -- SilverThunder 10:02, 19 Jun 2006 (EDT)

"Theory:" works for me, and I see how it can be useful for others.--volantis 17:22, 19 Jun 2006 (EDT)

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