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Bonjour, je me permets de chambouler votre PdD mais mes intentions sont "constructives". Si vous estimez que ce n'est pas opportun n'hésitez pas à me le signaler, ici ou sur ma PdD. Sinon, je me permettrai de rajouter quelques éléments pouvant vous éclairer dans nos domaines d'intérêts communs. Pluto2012 (talk) 17:48, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

• Baruch Kimmerling was an Israeli scholar and professor of sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. En tant que Professeur de sociologie israélien, il est bien entendu une source fiable pour étudier ce qui touche à la société israélienne. Toutefois, pour info, il est aussi considéré comme ayant été une figure de proue parmi les penseurs post-sionistes, très peu apprécié dans les milieux néosionistes où l'évocation de son nom provoque des réactions très agressives vu ses publications les concernant. Je cherche encore quel diplôme peut bien avoir "Jason Maoz".

Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées

Hi. You are doing a very good job in the article Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées and I learn a lot. Thank you. I was wondering if maybe you can add the image in the infobox. I can't because I don't have an account. You can find it at the webpage : http://journaldesgrandesecoles.com/lipsa-habilite-par-la-cti-a-delivrer-desormais-le-titre-dingenieur-diplome/. Best Regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 15:58, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you mean the logo? — Racconish 16:00, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. I think it goes to the "image" part of the infobox but I am not sure. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 16:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done — Racconish 16:12, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 16:58, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Logo ENAC

Hello again. Many thanks again for your job on the article IPSA. I am also working on the article École nationale de l'aviation civile. If you can do the same, I mean add the logo (you will find it here : http://www.controleur-du-trafic-aerien.com/images/logo-enac.jpg) it would be very very nice. My job on this article is not yet done, but it will help me a lot. Thank you so much. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:05, 4 June 2012 (UTC) PS : it's the last image I need for the moment. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:50, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very very much. Have a nice evening. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 17:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

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For information : http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:École_nationale_de_l%27aviation_civile#Notable_Alumni. Regards. 80.13.85.217 (talk) 23:31, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

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Background Until late 2003, Jimmy Wales was the arbiter in all major disputes. After the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee were founded, Wales delegated his roles of dispute resolution to these bodies. In addition to these committees, the community has developed a number of informal processes of dispute resolution. At its peak, over 17 dispute resolution venues existed. Disputes were submitted in each venue in a different way. Due to the complexity of Misplaced Pages dispute resolution, members of the community were surveyed in April 2012 about their experiences with dispute resolution. In general, the community believes that dispute resolution is too hard to use and is divided among too many venues. Many respondents also reported their experience with dispute resolution had suffered due to a shortage of volunteers and backlogging, which may be due to the disparate nature of the process. An evaluation of dispute resolution forums was made in May this year, in which data on response and resolution time, as well as success rates, was collated. This data is here. Progress so far Leading off from the survey in April and the evaluation in May, several changes to dispute resolution noticeboard (DRN) were proposed. Rather than using a wikitext template to bring disputes to DRN, editors used a new javascript form. This form was simpler to use, but also standardised the format of submissions and applied a word limit so that DRN volunteers could more easily review disputes. A template to summarise, and a robot to maintain the noticeboard, were also created. As a result of these changes, volunteers responded to disputes in a third of the time, and resolved them 60% faster when compared to May. Successful resolution of disputes increased by 17%. Submissions were 25% shorter by word count.(see Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Statistics - August compared to May) Outside of DRN other simplification has taken place. The Mediation Cabal was closed in August, and Wikiquette assistance was closed in September. Nevertheless, around fifteen different forums still exist for the resolution of Misplaced Pages disputes. Proposed changes Given the success of the past efforts at DR reform, the current RFC proposes we implement: 1) A submission gadget for every DR venue tailored to the unique needs of that forum. Similar to the one that was deployed, with great success, to the DRN. Structured based on the specific issues most commonly dealt with at each forum. Designed to improve the quality of requests for DR and the efficiency of DR at that forum. Applicable at following noticeboards: Dispute resolution, Neutrality, Reliable Sources, Original Research, Biographies of Living Persons, Notability noticeboard, Fringe theories, Conflict of Interest, Ethnic and cultural conflicts, External links, Third opinion, Mediation Committee, Arbitration Committee. Forms will merely fill out any existing templates (such as Arbcom's) and create a markup-free form in line with specific noticeboard practices otherwise. Example form fields: What pages are involved? What users are involved? What is the issue? What resolution is desired? 2) A universal dispute resolution wizard, accessible from Misplaced Pages:Dispute resolution. This wizard would ask a series of structured questions about the nature of the dispute. It would then determine to which dispute resolution venue a dispute should be sent. If the user agrees with the wizard's selection, s/he would then be asked a series of questions about the details of the dispute (for example, the usernames of the involved editors). The wizard would then submit a request for dispute resolution to the selected venue, in that venue's required format (using the logic of each venue's specialized form, as in proposal #1). The wizard would not suggest a venue which the user has already identified in answer to a question like "What other steps of dispute resolution have you tried?". Similar to the way the DRN request form operates, this would be enabled for all users. A user could still file a request for dispute resolution manually if they so desired. Coding such a wizard would be complex, but the DRN gadget would be used as an outline. Once the universal request form is ready (coded by those who helped create the DRN request form) the community will be asked to try out and give feedback on the wizard. The wizard's logic in deciding the scope and requirements of each venue would be open to change by the community at any time. 3) Additionally, we're seeking any ideas on how we can attract and retain more dispute resolution volunteers.

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2013

Pov pushing poli

Le pov pushing poli peut être facilement déjoué. Quand on voit cette section : et les motivations fournies dans l'argumentation pour renommer cet article, il est évident qu'il s'agit de pov-pushing.

Un autre élément clé est le suivant : le pov-pusher ne mettra jamais une seule information qui puisse être considérée comme opposée à sa cause dans wikipédia. Le contributeur, lui, au contraire essaie de systématiquement introduire les différents points de vue après les avoir cherchés. Le Comité d'Arbitrage n'a qu'à imposer ceci pour déjouer le pov-pusher poli : Misplaced Pages:Writing for the opponent.

Pluto2012 (talk) 07:36, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Merci de la suggestion. Cordialement, — Racconish 10:37, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for Mabel Normand gallery work

Excellent job with the Mabel Normand gallery, Racconish! Looks very good, thanks for your help with that, I appreciate it, and the Joan of Plattsburg poster is a fantastic addition. Thanks again! Cinerama Comment (talk) 10:35, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

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Batiste

Editing the article "Batiste" was what led me to the Charvet article as well. There is so much information on the same topic in the Cambric article that a merge may be appropriate.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 07:42, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

There is a little caveat : cambric is always linen, while batiste - specially in modern usage - is not. Cheers, — Racconish 07:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

As there is this difference the best thing would be to copy what is relevant to "batiste" from the "cambric" article so that "batiste" contains information on the usage before 1898.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 08:26, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Hardouin-Fugier, Elisabeth; Berthod, Bernard; Clement-Fusaro, Martine (1994). Les Etoffes. Dictionnaire historique (in French). Les Editions de l'Amateur. pp. 81–82, 120. ISBN 2-85917-175-4. Batiste. Toile de lin très fine et blanche qui, selon la légende, porterait le nom de son inventeur, ouvrier de Cambrai au XVIIe siècle, appelé Jean-Batiste Chambray, industriel du XVIIIe siècle. En fait, le nom semble dérivé du radical flamand "batiche", qui signifie "battre" Au XVIIe siècle, c'est un article de luxe : selon les Mémoires de madame de Motteville, l'épouse de Louis XIII, Anne d'Autriche, recherche les plus fines batistes pour ses chemises et ses draps. De 0,80 à 0,90m. Au XVIIIe siècle, la production se répand, en particulier dans le Cambrésis, en Artois et en Picardie. On distingue la batiste claire d'Artois, Picardie et Cambrésis, 0,70 et 0,88m, la batiste moyenne, la batiste écrue, dite toile d'ortie, la batiste hollandée, très serrée, très unie, comme la toiel de Hollande. On l'utilise pour les surplis et les rochets ecclésiastiques, les rabats, les cravates et les manchettes. La fabrication se poursuit dans le Nord au XIXe siècle, en particulier pour l'exportation à La Havane et dans les colonies espagnoles où la France se heurte à la concurrence anglaise. L'Exposition Universelle de Londres (1851) témoinge de la rivalité qui oppose France, Pays-Bas, Suisse, Bohême et Silésie dans le domaine de la finesse, où triomphent les filés anglais. les utilisations ne varient qu'à peine d'un siècle à l'autre : surplis, rabats, jabots, manchettes pour les gens du monde, les ecclésiastiques et les magistrats, garnitures de tête pour les femmes, draps fins, chemises et, surtout au XIXe siècle, mouchoirs. AU XXe siècle, étoffe, souvent blanche, mercerisée en pièce. Armure toile, tissée en écru puis blanchie ou teinte en pièce ou imprimée. Batiste cristalline. Tissage transparent, réalisé en fil retors au XXe siècle. Batiste d'ananas. Etoffe tissée avec les fibres collées (et non tordues) d'un végétal de la famille des broméliacées. Le tissage résultant est d'une extrême transparence. Batiste d'Ecosse. Catégorie de mousseline fabriquée à Tarare et à Saint-Quentin, mais aussi en Angleterre et en Suisse. L'apprêt spécial provient d'Ecosse. Devient le nom générique d'une étoffe en coton à texture très serrée. Batiste Maco. Nom de la meilleure qualité de coton très fine, proche de la batiste mercerisée ou même de l'organdi, au XXe siècle. Cambric. Toile fabriquée à Cambrai en écru, blanchie ou teinte en pièce, parfois apprêtée et calandrée, proche du nansouk. Autrefois tissé en lin, au XIXe siècle, le cambric est fabriqué en coton. Les plus belles qualités servent à confectionner du linge, des mouchoirs et des tissus à broder. "Cotton Glossary". American Fabrics Encyclopedia of Textiles. Prentice-Hall. 1960. p. 91. Batiste. A fine soft cotton fabric usually woven of combed yarns and mercerized for extra strength and luster. Corset batiste ai a strong, heavy, plain-woven cotton similar to poplin. Cambric. Closely woven, white cotton fabric which are finished with a slight gloss on one side. It seems I was wrong : neither name implies linen and batiste is always expected to be a fine yarn, althouh the AF encyclopedia motes, p. 254, it has been stated "the greatest thread was not even the size of the smallest hair". It seems I was wrong : neither name implies linen and batiste is always expected to be a fine yarn. I suggest merging cambric into batiste. Cheers, — Racconish 10:00, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

For the time being I have copied part of the cambric article into batiste. I would rather not do any more on the batiste / cambric articles as textiles and fashion are outside the fields which I am used to working with. My French is rather poor nowadays. Your opinion indicates adding the merge tag to "batiste" again.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 10:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

As the French WP article "Batiste" refers to "cambric as the English word for batiste I am in doubt which way it should go. Maybe another member of the Textile Arts wikiproject will express an opinion.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 13:08, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

I understand your concern and have asked PKM's opinion. My take is cambric is older than batiste in English, but implies only a geographic origin from Cambrai. Cheers, — Racconish 16:06, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

This one is tricky. "Cambric" in English goes back to 1530 (as "cameryk", later also "cambric", "cammeraige", "camroche", etc.). The OED says that "batiste" is the French word for "cambric" but is used in English for a "fine, light fabric of similar texture, but differently finished, and made of cotton as well as of linen," with the first citation (as "baptist") in 1697.

So using the French "batiste" as a source for English "cambric" seems right. My first reaction is to keep the two articles separate in EN Misplaced Pages, and make the distinction. I'd love to do some digging on that concept "differently finished" but I'm not sure I own a reference that specific. - PKM (talk) 16:48, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree with PKM here. (I saw the mention on her talk page and this interested me so I'm here). I also share PKM's first reaction in that the two articles should be kept separate, with a distinction made, as they are two distinct fabrics, and are not interchangeable terms for the same textile. Mabalu (talk) 17:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanls PKM and Mabalu. I am also fine with that. The second reference I quoted above, the AF Encyclopedia, gives some precisions on the finishing. I guess it implied calendering, which somehow hardens the finish, while batiste is meant to be softer. Cheers, — Racconish 18:43, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

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article about Duchamp (clothing)

Hello Racconish, I added some info to the Duchamp article, pulled from the edit-history. Unfortunately, as you will see, it is full of citation-needed tags... I am not familiar with the industry, so besides googling I am not even sure where to begin looking, and if I were to try googling, how to determine which URLs were reliable sources about the clothing industry, and which were not. I also used 'circular' bare URLs pointing to the diffs from which I pulled the info, in case you (or somebody at AfD) wanted to review the originals... these are not intended to be permanent, of course! I did attempt to use encyclopedic tone, and stick with the facts, so perhaps all is not lost. If you wish, I am happy to make some cleanup-changes, just ping me on my talkpage. And of course, feel free to edit as you see fit! You obviously know more than myself about this subject.

I have put a welcome-to-wikipedia section on the article's talkpage, and posted hello-please-see-this-talkpage messages on the various IP anons that have made POV edits to the article recently. If I can get ahold of them, I will try to explain WP:COI and WP:N and WP:V portions of[REDACTED] to them (there was a talkpage message over at User:Flyer22's page which suggests some of the IP editors were company employees/owners).

Thanks for improving wikipedia, let me know if there is anything I can do. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 14:15, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi there! As you know, WP is not a reference and you cannot use it as a source. I am not very comfortable with trying to build the article around previously unsourced material. I would rather rewrite it from scratch based on reliable sources as I had started doing it. I have been bold and reverted your unsourced additions. I suggest moving this to the talk page. Cheers, — Racconish 14:39, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

((edit conflict)) Yes, the 'circular' sources were for you, so you could realize where they were from. I am happy to revert back ((except you already did -- thanks)) to how you had it, and post a diff-link onto the article talkpage. That way, when someone gets around to searching for a source about the Unnamed Retail Partner In Germany, or other missing tidbits, they will have a place to easily find the low-hanging fruit. I'll reply further over there. Thanks for improving wikipedia. See you in a bit. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 14:54, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

 Done Numbered for your convenience, if you feel like doing the sourcing. :-) Once we have sources, from an editor or from a company blog (when appropriate), we can add the info back in at that time. Thanks 74.192.84.101 (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, — Racconish 15:52, 21 October 2013 (UTC)