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In the article "Arecibo Message" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message) the source citation for the list of authors of the Arecibo message is listed as a 1999 Cornell University press release. That press release is a secondary source that erroneously omits one of the authors (Richard Isaacman). The original, correct source is a 1975 paper in the journal Icarus, which can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0019103575901165?via%3Dihub
The Icarus article is the original one, published a year after the actual Arecibo transmission, and contains the correct author list.
The Arecibo Message page is protected and so I am unable to update it to incorporate a correct citation.[1] Geosyncnew (talk) 16:59, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Your supposed source does not mention Richard Isaacman, or any individuals by name. It simply lists the authors as "The Staff at the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center" Meters (talk) 18:47, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
- The original article in the citation is behind a paywall: the link in my requested reference is a reference to it. But the actual source citation of the original article is the journal Icarus 1975, vol. 26 pp. 462–466, in which Isaacman and the other authors are credited. It is in fact this article that was the source of the erroneous 1999 press release. So I would like to modify my request and use the Icarus citation instead of the press release currently referenced. Geosyncnew (talk) 19:21, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- Where's the link to the paywalled version? Perhaps the Wikipedia Library can give me access. Does it actually list Isaacman as an author? All of the versions of this paper that I have been able to find simply list the authors as "The Staff at the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center" Meters (talk) 23:05, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- Correct, the author line of the article says only "The Staff at the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center". However the *text* of the article lists the primary authors of the message: Drake, Sagan, Walker, Isaacman, May. (Unfortunately it also omits a contributor: Kristine Graham from UCSD.) The actual wording in the article -- which was excerpted and sent to me by someone else -- is "The content of the message was constructed primarily by Frank Drake, Richard Isaacman, Linda May, and James C. G. Walker. Valuable suggestions for improvements were given by a number of people, but particularly by Carl Sagan." I have askied him to send me a PDF of the full article if he has one.
- Here's the paywall link for the article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/getaccess/pii/0019103575901165/purchase It can be purchased for download for $27.95. Geosyncnew (talk) 17:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good news! I now have a PDF file of the original Icarus article. How can I get it to you for validation of the reference? Geosyncnew (talk) 21:01, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
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Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. The semi-protection expired yesterday, so now you can edit it yourself. Ultraodan (talk) 07:33, 26 December 2024 (UTC)