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Why views on race

Latest comment: 11 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

are to going to give his views on food and cartoons aswell what has that got anything to do with lmao it’s entirely irrelevant nobody in his time would have cared stop forcing modern ideas on history 109.180.163.92 (talk) 21:17, 2 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

If you read the article it should be self-evident that people in his time did indeed care. Dillemic (talk) 01:24, 5 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

memorial

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There is a sort-of memorial to Shockley in San Antonio Shopping Center. Well, maybe more a memorial to Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. It is actually in the shape of atoms in a silicon crystal. Should the be mentioned here? Or maybe somewhere else? Gah4 (talk) 07:47, 1 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: The Rhetoric of Archival Exploration

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 September 2025 and 5 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ktxin (article contribs).

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Bad math

Latest comment: 3 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

In describing his 1982 election run, the article says "receiving 8,308 votes and 0.37% of the vote." Presumably Shockley did not get 8,308 votes plus another 0.37% of the votes. The sentence should clarify that 8,308 votes comprised 0.37% of votes cast. Ksbooth (talk) 05:02, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

It's understandable as is, but you might consider simply replacing the "and" with either "or" or ",". Tarl N. (discuss) 05:52, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

It seems to me that only the percentage is meaningful. I would simply remove the "8,308 votes". TheScotch (talk) 03:11, 16 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Williamshockley" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Williamshockley has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 19 § Alanturing until a consensus is reached. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 18:51, 19 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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