Talk:Lilian date

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Algorithm[edit]

I am the original author of this page. I added it because I could not find a suitable algorithm for converting dates to/from their lilian values.

After considerable effort, I devised an alogorithm on my own and added it to Wikipedia so that others may benefit from it.

Please DO NOT delete the algorithm

Lwinston22 12:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your algorithm is an example of how to calculate the Lilian date from the Gregorian date and vice versa. But Wikipedia is not a how-to manual, saying so in WP:NOT#HOWTO. Thus your algorithm is not allowed on Wikipedia. — Joe Kress 19:08, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It does not matter whether the Lilian date cannot be calculated from the Julian day number or not, a how-to section is still not allowed on Wikipedia. Two compromises are possible, an external link to your site containing the algorithm, or you may place the algorithm on Wikibooks, possibly with a cross-link here (I'm not sure whether this would be prohibited by the Wikipedia non-self reference guideline). — Joe Kress 21:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your most recent edit deleted the reference and see also sections. This approaches vandalism. Your various <wiki/...> tags are not recognized by Wikipedia software, so they appear as annoying text. To properly hyperlink Wikipedia articles see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links) for the proper tags ([[...]])), which were originally in the article. — Joe Kress 20:05, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]