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Dear Anita!

Is this the place to write a message? I am not an expert on Wikipedia. But I'm a mathematician, and modulus is usually denoted by m, while for a degree of a polynomial you can use d, n, k usually in modular arithmetic. As m and n were both used in the previous line, that's why I went with d, but feel free to change it to k if you prefer that.193.224.79.242 (talk)07:04, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Science is not boxes, it is a set of overlapping Venn diagrams. For instance, mechanical engineers would disagree with limiting gravity to physics. There are way too many articles that start with "In XYZ" that imply "XYZ and nothing but XYZ"Ldm1954 (talk)14:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You removed my recent edit to thepigeonhole principle wiki page, and the reasons given why are not exactly satisfactory, so I have been left somewhat confused.

You said:

"This is not a good example. In hashing, n is typically far greater than m, each bin is expected to contain many items, and full bins spill over into the next bin. Also, single quotation marks should be double."

Ignoring "Single quotation marks should be double" for a second as I assume you're right on that, I don't understand why this is not a good example of the principle.

Surely we are not trying to argue that this isnot an example of it at all? Taking that as an assumption, it's not clear why any of the other things you listed make it a bad example.

1. Is the principle restricted to cases where n > m but also n ≈ m? That doesn't seem to be the case.

2. Does the principle hold that each bin is not expected to contain many items? I don't think so.

3. Do bins not spill over when full with regards to the principle? Again, no.

So why is it a bad example? Seems like quite a good, practical example to me. Far more practical than talking about the number of hairs on the heads of Londoners, anyway.— Precedingunsigned comment added byMickMcCarthy17 (talk •contribs)15:20, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to reinsert it, go ahead, but use double quotations marks.—Anita5192 (talk)16:05, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Um, did you intend torevert my report to AIV or am I missing something? — ClaudineChionh(she/her ·talk ·contribs ·email)13:07, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry! I thought I was removing a post fromWikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism put there by a vandal, but I see now that that post was already removed and I deleted your post instead. I just put your post back.—Anita5192 (talk)14:11, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your edit. And most of all, you realized, it was a "good faith" edit. Your reasoning, that "As this is the English encyclopedia, a rhetorical question in Hindi is not appropriate here" is not clear to me, because we do have Hindi film pages [and thousands of them] on English Wikipedia. By the same logic, those pages should be deleted too. May be I am wrong. Kindly advise.Neotaruntius (talk)14:39, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First, readers of the English article,Rhetorical question, are not likely to understand Hindi. Second, Hindi film pages in English may be fine, but Rhetorical question is not a Hindi film page. Third, perWP:OSE, "The nature of Wikipedia means that you cannot make a convincing argument based solely on whether other articles do or do not exist, because there is nothing stopping anyone from creating any article." Finally, the lead already has an example and needs no more.—Anita5192 (talk)16:18, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much. I will read this Wikipedia page [the one you sent me in your 3rd reasoning]. I stand corrected. Each discussion does teach me something about Wikipedia's rules, so thanks again. Simply wanted to know something, which I could not figure out on my own. Thanks again.Neotaruntius (talk)04:11, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. Happy editing!—Anita5192 (talk)04:31, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On a different note, may I ask you something in the very beginning, if I cannot figure it out on my own? The kinds of page you suggested are so many and voluminous [as I am gradually discovering], that it appears far simpler to ask a veteran [like you], than to risk making a mistake [albeit inadvertent] again.Neotaruntius (talk)07:45, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot guarantee that I know the answer to everything, but you can ask me if you like. However, the best place to find answers isWikipedia:Village pump, which has many specific links for information; for example,Wikipedia:Teahouse, for new users.—Anita5192 (talk)15:01, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. These appear good pages to begin with. Thanks again for taking time out for helping a novice. RegardsNeotaruntius (talk)15:37, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anita5192! I have replied attalk:modular arithmetic re the presence of congruences in equations.109.166.136.27 (talk)23:53, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see that in your edit summary forthis edit you said that speed is a vector. Did you really mean that? If that is so then I spent many years misleading numerous students.🤨JBW (talk)00:57, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In more than one dimension, distance and speed are often associated with vector quantities, and so could be confusing in a discussion of real numbers. That is why I removed them.—Anita5192 (talk)04:47, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Saying that something is "associated with" vector quantities is a long way from saying that it is a vector. Speed is a scalar.JBW (talk)13:59, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that that reference doesn't support what's being claimed here - we need a secondary source to provide the interpretation. SeeWP:PSTS.Nikkimaria (talk)02:26, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for responding here. Why could I not post a coherent message on your talk page?—Anita5192 (talk)05:26, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There was an old open ref tag further up the page that wasn't playing nicely with the ref tags you were posting.Nikkimaria (talk)23:36, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you fixed it on your talk page. Thank you for replying, and thank you for fixing your talk page.—Anita5192 (talk)00:01, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Anita5192. Your wiki edit anniversary was 8 days ago, marking 15 years of dedicated contributions to this Wikimedia project. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee❚❙❚❙❙✉06:39, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!—Anita5192 (talk)15:25, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]