User talk:Robert Kowalski

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Hello, Robert Kowalski, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!  —Ruud 21:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Dear Ruud, Is this what you meant by placing helpme on my talk page? In any case, I would like your advice about the page negation as failure. As you might know, I edited the section on NAF in logic programming with a link to the NAF page. But the NAF page is a mess. It needs to be deleted and replaced by a new entry. What do you think? And, more importantly, what is the best way to go about it? Robert Kowalski 12:54, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I've added an {{expert}} tag to it (which adds a box asking for improvements to be made), as it certainly needs improvement. If you have the time to do so, perhaps you could improve it. You can be bold when you do so, even rewriting it fully if you want. --h2g2bob 13:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Pages are usually only deleted when the subject not suited for inclusion in an encyclopaedia. When the subject is worthy of inclusion but the current article is incorrect/badly written/etc., it is generally a good idea to place a {{cleanup}} or {{expert}} tag on it to warn the reader and remove any false claims made, or (n severe cases) even to remove the current text and leave a small description (stub) behind (you should not leave a blank page behind as other editors or a bot will mistake this for vandalism.) As H2g2bob noted there is no requirement to leave any of the current text behind if you wish rewrite an article from scratch. —Ruud 20:06, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi Bob, Welcome to the Wikipedia! More experts certainly are needed and should be very welcome. However, you should be aware that some in the community have disdained the contributions of experts and consequently there are some pitfalls to watch out for. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.--Carl Hewitt 01:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

You should be aware that Ruud Koot reverted changes to the article on Logic Programming citing your name in justification. Do you approve of this?--70.132.21.226 02:27, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History of logic programming

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