Talk:Photosensitive epilepsy

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[edit] ad

ad...Television screens

Something got mixed up here: for any kind of televised imaging technique it is rather not the refresh rate (indirectly yes) but rather the content that can capture a flashing.Slicky 09:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] clarification

When speaking of the frequency of trigger stimuli, IMO this article could benefit from a clarification as to whether it is the frequency of the pattern (red+blue flash = 1 cycle) or the frequency of the flashes (red = 1 cycle, blue = 1 cycle). ~ Eidako 04:31, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bibliography

First Wiki article I've seen that has a bibliography. Lawl.--<a href="/wiki/User:Devourer09" title="User:Devourer09"> Devourer09 </a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Devourer09" title="User talk:Devourer09"> ► </a> 17:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Many people will show PSE-like abnormalities in brain activity with sufficiently aggressive stimulation"

"Sometimes diagnostic indicators consistent with PSE can be found through provocative testing with IPS, and yet no seizures may ever occur in real-life situations. Many people will show PSE-like abnormalities in brain activity with sufficiently aggressive stimulation, but they never experience seizures and are not considered to have PSE."

This is confusing. Does it mean these people could get seizures with "sufficiently aggressive stimulation", but are not likely to ever encounter such stimulation in real life, or that they do get "PSE-like abnormalities in brain activity", but somehow avoid the seizures?

"Some PSE patients have trigger stimuli that are so specific that they are never likely to encounter them in real life. Their PSE may only be discovered by accident in an unusual situation or during examination for other complaints."

Then what about this? These people are (apparently) considered to be "PSE patients" although they are never likely to encounter their trigger stimuli in real life. --Lakefall 17:10, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disney and flash rates

Does anyone have a reference for this information on ABC/ESPN and the flashing logos? Dupont Circle 08:13, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please discuss reverts

A question was asked at WP:help desk about these edits and reversions: [1], [2], [3], etc.

They appear to be relevant and well sourced. What is the reason they were reverted? And why is nobody attempting to explain the reverts either here or on user talk pages? Any time there is revert after revert there should be a discussion, not continual reverting. Sbowers3 (talk) 09:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

The sections were repeatedly being added by one user who was blocked for harassing another editor. Nakon 13:32, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
They were first added by one IP, then by a different IP (who could be the same user), by a logged in user, then by a different user. So three or four users (plus myself) think they are relevant. Is that particular material tainted merely because the first user who inserted it is a bad user? Sbowers3 (talk) 15:44, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
They're the same person. The account that added it was registered two minutes before the edit. The other account has only one previous edit. Nakon 16:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Please look past the "who" to the "what". The material appears to be relevant and well sourced. I've looked at the references. I found about this at WP:EAR from one of the tainted users, but suppose that I independently ran across it and thought it would be relevant to this article. If I inserted the material, would you revert it? Sbowers3 (talk) 20:16, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
I've added a version its now reached Fox news if Wired wasn't good enough of a source. -- BpEps - t@lk 21:07, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Unprotect the article, it wasn't even vandalized in the first place. I swear, Wikipedia is becoming a place for people with no real life power to become an admin and go on power trips. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.37.49.114 (talk) 08:06, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] winter games add on ramble removed

i removed this second paragraph from the "2012 winter games" section of the article.

"This ad for the 2012 London Olympics did not only affect those with photosensitive epilepsy negatively. I saw it on Youtube, and have played video games all my life, with no adverse affects. After seeing the ad I felt seasick for a good half an hour, I don't know how someone could've seen that as appropriate in any measure for the mass public to see. It reminds me of the infamous Pokemon episode, where thousands of Japanese kids had seizures, after seeing a certain episode which is never to be aired again. Violet yoshi (talk) 00:59, 22 May 2008 (UTC)"


Loricybin (talk) 11:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)