User talk:Xerol/Archive1

Accounting
Went mad Accounting created templates, check link to booksheld where I've moved them to -- Mig77 15:48, 16 February 2006 (SAST)

Intro to CS course
I see from your user page that you want to take a stab at the generalized intro to CS idea you had. I'm not totally convinced that learning it without coding is the best way to do it (unless people were expected to take that class and a languae together, sort of like a lab section? Hmmmmmm.), but I'm willing to be proven wrong. I'm surrently writing the Intro to C book, and plan on possibly adapting that to other languages at some point. If there's anything in it thats useful, feel free to grab it. I'm not very far along yet, but hope to get some good work done soon, and start doing IRC lectures by the middle of next month. Its good to see someone else interested in adding to the school, I think I've been the only active or semi-active contributor in the past 3-4 months. --Gabe Sechan 21:35, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm typing up the outline for the course right now, I should be done within a few minutes. Xerol 21:37, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, it's there now. To address the comments:
 * I've decided to create it as a book rather than a course. (See outline here.) So, at the discretion of the people working on individual CS courses, they can add it as suggested or required reading. I think this would work out better in the long run. Of course, I wouldn't object to a course on it, but a course would probably work better at a higher level rather than a lower one - mostly as a discussion of theory. (I remember hearing something about an upper-level "Special Topics" course where the class as a whole created a language which had all the basic concepts.)
 * Instead of wholesale 'grabbing' of content from other books I intend to either link to the books themselves or create unique examples. The layout will probably consist of pairs of pages - one page with text, another with numbered example groups that are referred to in the text. While this isn't as easy to navigate as a single page would be, it's a bit more streamlined in that it stays focused on the purpose of the book - to introduce the concepts of programming languages and not get stuck up on specific syntax.
 * I just noticed Wikiversity a few days ago, and I figured it might be a more constructive use of my time than some of my other online exploits. My primary reason for being on WikiBooks is to further develop and expand the Accounting book (what was there previously wasn't very good from a learning perspective) for use in online tutoring of the subject. I was originally planning on starting my own guide on my own website, but thought I'd check out WB first to see if there was a good common reference, because the students I tutor are using a variety of different textbooks(although mostly different editions of one textbook) and it's difficult to explain examples when everyone is looking at different things. (Maybe this was a little tangential, I'm still working on my page though.) Xerol Oplan 02:08, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

OCR
I was going to ask if you were the same Xerol from OCR, but then I saw your signature "Xerol Oplan", and now I have no doubt. How have you been? I havent talked to you in quite some time now. --Whiteknight T C E 20:27, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I thought your name looked familiar. I'm doing good, the company's taking off, business as usual. My AIM hasn't changed, hit me up sometime. Xerol Oplan 06:04, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I've been without AIM since school started, because i'm too cheap to get internet access at my apartment, and the school computers never seem to have AIM installed (go figure). Over break though, i'll definately try to drop you a line. --Whiteknight T C E 12:30, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Big thanks for helping out
I want to thank you for some of the effort that you have put into Wikibooks recently, including noting vandalism and copyright violations. This is something that really makes our job as an administrator much easier to do. Efforts like this will only help make Wikibooks into a much better project and something that deserves attention. --Rob Horning 02:12, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I really would be more active around here if I had large amounts of free time like this more often (the last few days I've been getting over a rather nasty cold, and I was ahead on my classwork so I decided to catch up on some things around here). I should have some more time to do work closer to spring break (mid-April) and then a lot more once the semester's over (late May). Xerol Oplan 02:47, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Policy review
Policy is not the most exciting subject at Wikibooks but we do have some major unresolved issues.

The most important issue, in my opinion, is Dispute resolution which starts by declaring that:

"Currently there is no official organized process to resolve disputes between users"

The suggested remedy for this is: Ad hoc administration committee which puts into place the absolute minimum in terms of an enforcement apparatus.

The second most important is No personal attacks where a vote has recommended the policy be enforced but it still languishes as "proposed".

The third policy that is needed and which will prevent edit disputes from getting out of hand is Editing disputes policy.

Other policies that need consideration are at: Policies and guidelines.

Please spare a minute or two to peruse these issues. RobinH 12:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Rollbacker
You've been nominated; please accept. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 15:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Have any questions about this tool? You might find WB:ROLL useful, but feel free to ask on my talk page too. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 16:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Just going through another of my regular bouts of inactivity. Thanks for letting me know where to get help if I need it. Xerol Oplan (talk) 03:59, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned Modules
I have not exactly understood what the orphaned pages list is. I gather that it is a list of books with nothing more than the title page - am I right? Do you intend to keep lists of orphaned pages pertaining to a certain subject on the bookshelf of the subject?

As to the page A New Model of the Atom, I haven't studied it in depth, but at first glance it seems to belong to "Non-standard/controversial science". If it were ever expanded into a complete book, I would add it to a section like "Popular Physics" or "Physics for laymen" (I am not aware of Wikibooks' policy in this matter)

Thanks S Pat   talk 11:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Orphaned pages (viewable at Special:LonelyPages) are pages which have no incoming links. Therefore they're almost completely inaccessible and regardless of how complete or useful the content is are never going to see any real development or even readers. Xerol Oplan (talk) 17:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)