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Please see WP:NOTHOWTO. Some of the LIDAR speed detection content is "how to" and should be removed. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 05:51, 29 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

Radar gun

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This is a similar topic. You might be able to use the format on the LiDAR article. I did find some manuals on some of the lidar websites. Also, I tagged the two bulleted sections with {{prose}}. Wikipedia articles should generally be prose and not lists. I do like lists btw! Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 08:03, 30 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

Thanks Jim. I was thinking the same. There are other WP pages on LiDAR in general and I have found some recent specification documents. Appreciate your help.. Foucault (talk) 13:38, 30 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Your draft

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Patrick, by the way, I notice that you are heavily working on Draft:Relativity using k-calculus. If you are planning to submit something like this as a regular article, you might want to know that it will not be accepted. I don't know what the idea is, but please have a look at WP:NOTESSAY and WP:NOTTEXTBOOK. Cheers. - DVdm (talk) 10:27, 29 September 2016 (UTC)Reply


Speedy deletion nomination of "Draft:Relativity using k-calculus"

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Draft:Relativity using k-calculus, a page you created, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, you removed all content from the page or otherwise requested its deletion.

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Thank you. DVdm (talk) 13:54, 29 September 2016 (UTC),Reply

Patrick, it looks like you have blanked the draft, so I have taken the liberty to file for deletion, as is customary. At your service and cheers. - DVdm (talk) 13:56, 29 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

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