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Prism image

Most prism dispersion images are crude simulations (computer generated), which neglect dispersion inside the prism and some reflections, particularly the image you are adding. Materialscientist (talk) 01:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You may be interested in the discussion of that image at Talk:Prism (optics)#Dispersion_image. The image Dispersive Prism Illustration by Spigget.jpg is too badly flawed to use in any optics article. The behaviour of the light inside the prism is unphysical, i.e. wrong.--Srleffler (talk) 04:07, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes but the colours are correct, unlike the current image on the page. NickSpiker (talk) 01:38, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 2024

Hello, NickSpiker. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Dymaxion Geographic Encoding, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:26, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message, Chaotic Enby. I appreciate your diligence in maintaining Wikipedia's integrity. I want to clarify my position regarding the Dymaxion Geographic Encoding article:

I have no financial interest or compensation related to this topic. The encoding and decoding formulas have been released to the public domain, free for anyone to use, modify, or implement.

This work is purely academic and driven by public interest in efficient geographic encoding systems. It builds upon existing public domain concepts like the Dymaxion map projection.

I am not affiliated with any company or organization that would benefit from this article. My goal is solely to contribute to the body of knowledge on geographic information systems.

The article does contain a citation to my personal webpage, as it is currently the only source detailing this specific encoding method. However, this is not for promotional purposes, but to provide verifiable information as per Wikipedia's policies on reliable sources and verifiability.

I've strived to maintain a neutral point of view in the article, focusing on technical details and objective comparisons with other geocoding systems.

I'm more than happy to have other editors review and modify the content to ensure it meets Wikipedia's standards for neutrality and notability. If there are concerns about the citation to my webpage, I'm open to discussing alternative ways to provide verifiable information about this encoding system.

I'm committed to following Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, including those on conflict of interest. I'm willing to step back from direct editing and instead propose changes on the talk page if that's deemed more appropriate. NickSpiker (talk) 01:06, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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