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OK - you don't agree with some of my editing. However have you looked at Wikipedia:Manual of Style? In general articles of this type focus on the historic and then come up to date in that sequence which was the format I was adopting. Equally you may wish to check out WP:NOT - articles very rarely have such a focus on local current events. Wiki is an international encyclopedia - for example a band local to Lustleigh will be interesting within the area - however if I were a Lustleigh resident looking at a wider audience I'd prefer the page to look a little less informal and "folksy" and more like an encyclopedia. You may find it useful to look at Guide to layout, Guide to writing better articles and Avoid trivia sections in articles.
Whatever you feel about this I will at least place relevant Wiki links within the article in order to bring it in line with so many other well written and researched articles -- Herby talk thyme 12:16, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Very impressive work, well written. -- Badger151 02:00, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I know WP isn't a social networking site but I thought it might be nice to say hi seeing as I haven't seen or heard of you in over ten years. If you like, come join the Portal:Kent and WP:KENT as we are just starting up. Take Care. KevinCarmody 19:40, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I'll be picky - "It's" is short for "It is" as such the awb correction was good -- Herby talk thyme 12:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain - I do agree that there has been a slow creep over the past several months in the style of English used on the Ambulance page, however, I think that if you reflect, and take a look at the page history, you will find that:
(Emphasis is mine)Should I use American English or British English? - People contribute to the English language Wikipedia in every possible variety and dialect of formal written English. The English language Wikipedia particularly welcomes contributions from editors whose first language is neither American English nor Commonwealth English. Still, it is generally good form to keep usage consistent within a given article. The official policy is to use British (AKA "Commonwealth") spelling when writing about British (or Commonwealth) topics, and American for topics relating to the United States. General topics can use any one of the variants, but should generally strive to be consistent within an article. See Wikipedia's Manual of Style for a more detailed explanation.
which you may find at Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Disputes over style issues The first major contribution was probably that made by User:Cdang in several edits between 19 August 2004 and 30 Septermber of the same year; Cdang added much of the section on French EMS, which as I have already said, is difficult to assign to any one type of English. The first moderately sized addition that chooses between UK and US English that I can find is User:Mathknight's addition of "Military ambulances" on 13 January 2005; Mathknight clearly and consistently uses armor, not armour.Disputes over style issues - In June 2005, the Arbitration Committee ruled that, when either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses colour rather than color, it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent. If it has been stable in a given style, do not change it without some style-independent reason. If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.
If you look at the edits that I have done on the Ambulance article, I believe that you will find that, where I have changed between one style of English and another, I have done so only for consistancy, and generally only as I came across the discrepincies; I made the last series of edits upon first discovering that some sections had drifted, and later in determining that many of them had done so.
I also wish to point out that in your haste to attend to UK English, you undid User:GunnarRene's edit of 27 March, and my edit regarding civilian vehicles, which is necessary if the reference to Dean King's book is to be valid.
Finally, I must object to your statement that you wrote or rewrote 75% of the article. You have added about as much as I have, and I know that I haven’t written half of that article. I find your proposal otherwise to be highly insulting. Yours very sincerely, -- Badger151 05:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
This is what you wrote on my Talk Page:
Thanks for your clean up on Lustleigh article, but i think a couple of your cuts were a little harsh. I've put a couple of them back in, because i think their removal got rid of some useful information and background. Being absolutely succinct is not always desirable! Thanks.
In reply to those comments I’ll talk about just two paragraphs.
EXAMPLE 1
You changed this paragraph (containing my edits):
The graveyard contains the remains of Lustleigh residents, although the graveyard is now full. With the exception of those with family plots, new burials take place at the graveyard on Mill Lane.
back to this:
The church
graveyard contains the remains of former Lustleigh residents, although the graveyard is now full, and with the exception of those with family plots, new burials take place out at the new cemetery on Mill Lane.
Comment 1. The paras are headed The Church so ‘’’church’’’ graveyard is redundant so I removed the word “church” as any good editor would.
Comment 2. I don’t object to “former” going back in.
Comment 3. The word “new” was there twice in the final phrase which is regarded as bad writing. So I stand by 2 out of 3 of my edits in that para.
EXAMPLE 2:
You changed this paragraph (containing my edits):
The line grew in popularity from 1860 to the 1930s and thereafter went in to decline. This led to diffculties with finances and, despite a significant summer tourist trade, usage was not sufficient to cover costs. This coincided with the rise of the private motor car.
back to this:
The line grew in popularity from 1860 to the 1930s and thereafter went in to decline. This led to financial difficulties (with no initial business plan having been undertaken) and despite a significant summer tourist trade (and featuring in many contemporary guide books to the region), the local usage through the year was not sufficient to cover rising costs. This also co-incided with the rise of the private motor car, leading to a decline in passenger number, and the branch railway consequently saw a decline in fares.
So now that para is wrecked by wordiness, rambling and bad sentence construction. I could go on and on about your other reversions but I haven’t the time. I hope you can realise that your writing skills need polishing by someone else (which is what I was doing). Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 20:38, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain, thanks for asking for a new assessment for the police car article, however the article is already a B class, and higher ratings ( Good Article Class is what you should aim for next) are handled here. Articles can't be rated as GA by the wikiproject alone.
The article is shaping up nicely though! Might I suggest some in-line citations/footnotes for references? Also perhaps move some of those pictures from the very top of the article and indsperse them amongst the main prose? Let me know if you have any questions about nominating an article for GA, there are instructions on the GA pages that hopefully will be clear enough :) thanks. SGGH 15:01, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Greetings! Thanks for the contact. The Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom isn't too bad' in the wider scheme of things; it's mainly cosmetics and formatting that need addressing.
For example, it could do with an infobox pegged to the right outlining key data and statistics, the Ambulance Trusts of England need to be put into tabular format (say like as found here), the images are poor quality (I know this is sometimes difficult to amend), there is nothing on the history of the services, and most importantly, there are no references throughout the entire article.
I'd be inclined to help, given that this article is now linked via every settlement of the UK that has an infobox, but I'm afraid the topic is not one I'm familliar with.
Does that help at all? Jhamez84 14:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to edit the infobox? Ambulance services here are provided by Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust, not South Central Ambulance Service. Owain.davies 21:33, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome. With regard to the medulla oblongata, I think it's an esoteric point in the context of a discussion about defibrillation. Yes, the sinus node is influenced by the autonomic nervous system, but I think you overstate the case when you say the sinus node is paced by the medulla oblongata. Just my opinion. I also have a comment about the manner in which your sandbox version defines defibrillation. I prefer this definition (and not because I wrote it but because I think it's correct and I can source it with an authoritative reference)
Generally speaking, 'stunning' the myocardium is not a good thing, and has ramifications beyond using electric current to depolarize the many isolated wavelets involved in VF. A 'stunned' myocardium may have wall motion abnormalities, for example. So the idea is to terminate the arrhythmia, with as little myocardial stunning as possible. As for ICD v. AICD, I know that AICD (automated implantable cardiac defibrillator) was first, and old habits die hard, but ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) is more descriptive of modern devices. In addition, the "Big 3" device makers ( Medtronic, Guidant, and St. Jude Medical) all use the modern term ICD (even though the URL for Guidant ICDs contains the letters aicd). So AICD is somewhat of an anachronism. It's not a big deal, but that's the reason I prefer to use ICD. The trivia? Yeah, it's widespread on the Wikipedia. I just think the idea that everything has a use "in popular culture" is a strange way to look at the world! :) Best, MoodyGroove 21:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
I see you are planning on replacing Emergency with an article. Just to let you know, I have been doing an admin coaching assignment on Emergency too, and just thought you could grab some more information out of mine to include in your final copy. You can find it at User:Extranet/Admin coaching/Assignments/Emergency (also posted on Emergency's talk page). Extranet talk 02:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Owain.davies. An automated process has found and removed an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, and thus is being used under fair use that was in your userspace. The image ( Image:Emerlight.gif) was found at the following location: User:Owain.davies. This image or media was attempted to be removed per criterion number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media was replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. Please find a free image or media to replace it with, and or remove the image from your userspace. User:Gnome (Bot) -talk 03:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Just a quick note to say that i have added my support to the merge!
Regards
Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 17:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
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The barnstar of life is hereby awarded to Owain.davies for a particularly fine job of creating and editing the article emergency. The Transhumanist 20:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC) |
You've done such a good job on emergency, I think it has the makings of a Featured article. If you are interested in improving the article to the Wikipedia's highest standards, please read Dweller, on Featured Article Candidates.
I look forward to watching you take this article all the way to the top. The next step is Wikipedia:Peer review. Good luck. The Transhumanist 22:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Owain, I am basically OK with your edit of the intro to natural disasters. There is, however, still confusion of terminology between Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk. When you are writing about "the degree of potential loss" your are referring to the what the literature defines as Risk (see emergency management). For instance, an impact hazard on an uninhabited planet is not a disaster nor is an impact hazard a disaster if it can be counteracted before it develops into a disaster, by relocating the population at risk or by reducing the risk through the use of, for instance, technology. Consequently, the article should be renamed to Natural hazards as it deals with hazards and not disasters. I might be splitting hairs here, but it is relevant in order to achieve the encyclopedic tone that we are aiming for. -- rxnd ( t | € | c ) 08:18, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Quoting your userbox, it says that you'll view extraneous apostrophe's with "extreme prejudice": so whats' this?
It is one of 13 Ambulance Trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct government funding for it's role.
You might have copied the same text a few times I believe. Poojean 19:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Doesn't look as though we're going to get this user to see sense. I've added merge tags to both articles, left a message on DXRAW's user talk and the wikiproject talk, and proposed on the abdo thrusts talk page that we leave it another week to see what happens. Hopefully that should keep everyone happy! -- John24601 08:46, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
The image that you have added is called caduceus and is the symbol of trade, not medicine. The medical symbol is called Rod of Asclepius (only one snake). Please find a more suitable image. Until then, I'll revert to the Star of life. -- Eleassar my talk 10:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edit(s) to
Ambulance, it is recommended that you use the
preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up
recent changes and the
page history. If you're worried about losing your edits, do what I do. I copy the entire contents of the edit window to my clipboard just before I click preview (or save for that matter). Your edits the article are really good, by the way. Thanks for making Wikipedia better! —
Elipongo (
Talk|
contribs)
19:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
While I don't disagree with the "How to" removal of large parts of the AWP article, I do disagree strongly with you deleting the cherry-picker article and replacing it with a redirect. Wikipedia is not paper - when a good subarticle exists, it should not be deleted just to be integrated into the general article. That would only apply for rather trivial subjects. Cheers. MadMaxDog 07:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I'm curious why you felt the need to remove my picture of an air ambulance (Image:Helimed5.jpg) and replace it with another that does not appear to add anything to the article or to be of superior quality to my photo. My pictures been on the Ambulance page for quite a while now and I rather liked it being there! Unless you can give me a good reason for replacing it, could you put it back please. scancoaches 14:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
I like to tidy up things. IPSOS ( talk) 12:42, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. It's my first. :-) IPSOS ( talk) 17:55, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
You recreated the article even before I had finished deleting it (the talk page was still there)! That was fast! :D I had to run some errands, so couldnt reply earlier, sorry about that.
Anyways, coming back to the article, even though it is in a much better shape now, it still does not assert notability, not at least the way it is expected here. As I already mentioned, it has to show multiple (at least two) instances of coverage by mainstream media (a non-blog, non-forum, non-wiki website or even magazine or newspaper will do). The BBC article is fine, a couple of more should get you on the safe side. Plus, it would be best if you can provide any claim to fame that distinguishes it from other similar organizations.
Apart from that, the article still reads like a promotional material for the organization. Sentences like "BASICS members are used to provide extra skills at the scene of major incidents, or for particularly difficult patients" and "The ambulance service trusts provides a high standard of care", appear to be vaunting and thus not neutral. These little details are what diminishes the quality of an article.
Since it does assert partial notability, and because it is under development, I am not slapping any ugly tags on the article. But it clearly needs a lot of work, I will be keeping an eye out. Feel free to contact me for any assistance you might require. All the best, both of you. -- soum talk 17:34, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
I think I might do both as suggested. I could write an article on the Australian EMS in a day but it would take me a week to research the citations!
-- Sunray Major 10:54, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I answered you on my talk page. – Quadell ( talk) ( random) 17:33, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I reverted your cut and paste move of Branston Pickle. Please see Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page. Ask on my talk page if you need any help. Edward 16:52, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, did you attend Chatham House Grammar School? Ryan( talk/ contribs) 19:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
What's wrong with it? I stated the source in the edit summary when I created the article, and I doubt you'll find anything better out there. Yaan 11:53, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain,
I was looking through the archives of the emergency bleeding control article and it appears that you blanked the Emergency tourniquet article. I think that's probably the correct choice, since wikipedia should not be hosting howtos on tourniquet use, but do you think the content might be helpful somewhere else, like wikibooks? Just curious about what you think.
St.isaac 13:33, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
St.isaac 16:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Just had a look at the "Ambulance" page - very impressive. -- Badger151 21:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain.davies. Please follow instruction #6 at the top of WP:FAR, using {{subst:FARMessage|Gray Wolf}} to notify relevant parties and Projects. Please leave a note at the top of Wikipedia:Featured article review/Gray Wolf indicating parties notified; you can see examples at other articles at WP:FAR. Thanks, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi - I'm a bit confused as to why you've changed over the citation format on the "Ambulance" article. I noticed this earlier; since both your format and the page's format appear the same to the reader, I said nothing - but then the retrieved date for citation #11, on bicycle ambulances, got lost when you converted it. What's going on? -- Badger151 15:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain. Thanks for taking an interest in this topic; I understand your view that no energy is 'green'. The article is focused on electricity retailing, a market in which the term 'green electricity' is, however, very widely used. Much of the article content does talk about this incongruity. 'Renewable energy', on the other hand, is a much larger topic, covering other forms of energy, and including renewable energy production, government policy, etc., which would be out of place in a 'renewable electricity retailing' article. Consequently I've moved the article back and added some notes of explanation to the discussion page here. If you have further thoughts on the subject perhaps you could comment on the same page. Regards Gralo 15:24, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, it was in no way apparent that birds were being excluded from the discussion. we were discussing animals (not birds), is a curious statement to me seeing as how birds are animals. Any rules made about animals in general would be applied to birds. That birds were discussed at lenghth without our input strongly suggested changes were to be made without seeking our opinions. As for personal attacks, well, when I'm sick in bed and am described as a couple of very opinionated people with no justification other than "that's how we serious people do it", a grammar-ignoring renegade and if I came out swinging a little strongly then I'm sorry but I resent the work I do being categorised that way and our poistions being categorised through strawmen and misrepresnetation (especially when we aren't invited to correct it). Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Greetings,
Thank you for bringing some things to my attention. I have reduced much of the listing as you suggested, only placing rough categories instead.
I have also initiated a discussion regarding the merge on the EMS page.
Please continue to assess the quality of the EMC article, much appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Princeattractive ( talk • contribs) 22:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm not really too chuffed at being directed to WP:BITE. The user commented themselves that it was copied from an article, so that's a copyright violation, and can't stay. The main reason I don't like being directed to bite is because it's a rather sore point, as I feel I do quite a bit to help newbies. Take a look at the second barnstar on my userpage, for example. TheIslander 09:33, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
I
removed the edit to
Defibrillation because it's wrong. Removing it isn't
biting. It's improving the encyclopedia. The
burden of evidence is on the editor who restores disputed content, not the editor who removes it. The {{fact}} tag should not be used to restore disputed content, and while I appreciate the work you did on the merge of defibrillation and defibrillator, you do not own the article. That's two of my edits you've reverted without discussion in 24 hours, and comments like
this are a bit righteous. I'm 99% sure I know who
User:67.161.99.124 is, and if I'm right, we've discussed this topic extensively in personal correspondence. This is a novel interpretation of the AHA/ILCOR guidelines and will not be substantiated by any references (with the exception of the part about the delay between stopping CPR and shocking reducing shock efficacy). Most of the research that has been critical of AEDs and the analysis period refers to the old practice of stack shocking, which resulted in unacceptable delays for little added benefit, especially considering the high first shock efficacy of modern biphasic defibrillators. It had nothing to do with the studies showing improved survival with 2 minutes of CPR prior to defib with down times > 4 minutes.
MoodyGroove
12:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
Aww, c'mon. Have a little fun. Couldn't you at least allow the Mets addition to remain until after the playoff race was over? The Mets are on the verge of the biggest choking incident in history--14 games this late in the season!! That's bigger than any chunk of sausage lodged in someone's airway. Don't worry, I won't toy with your prized entry any more. God forbid that I end up blacklisted from editing Wikipedia entries. Whatever would I do with my free time? Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.177.12 ( talk) 21:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Per your contributions to fire apparatus, please comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Success of fire suppression in northern forests. Thanks. -- Jreferee t/ c 06:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I continued the discussion on my talk page. Squidfryerchef 22:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for leaving a message on my talk page. I've left a comment on the talk page of the above article. -- Pixelface ( talk) 14:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Agency specific references do not belong in this article. Book references are made according to the Chicago manual of style. Demantos ( talk) 18:41, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
HOW ACTUAL DARE YOU REFER TO MY WORK AS VANDALISM!
I AM ACTUALLY BEING DEADLY SERIOUS!
I AM REALLY VERY VERY ANNOYED BY THAT BECAUSE IT TOOK ME QUITE A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A PAGE REDIRECT AND THEN YOU JUST COME ALONG AND CALL IT VANDALISM!!!!!!!!
WELL PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW REDIRECTING 'Chaz' TO 'Chatham House Grammar School' IS VANDALISM, CONSIDERING THAT IS THE ACTUAL COLLOQUIAL TERM THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THE SCHOOL BY, AND SINCE ONE OF BRITAINS PRIME MINISERS (EDWARD HEATH) WENT TO THE SCHOOL, I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS RATHER IMPORTANT! AND I DO ACTUALLY GO TO THE SCHOOL BY THE WAY SO I HAVE FIRST HAND REFERENCE!
IM SORRY THAT THIS MAY SOUND SO RUDE BUT I ACTUALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THAT!
PLEASE DO NOT DELETE IT AGAIN...
thank you x —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:07, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
since hardly anyone actually knows them by the terms 'chatham house grammar school' and 'clarendon house grammar school' anymore since like the 20th century, i thought it might be helpful for the MAJORITY of people who reffered to them by those names!
so thank you for trying to help wikipedia, but i am also trying to help here, and that is why i would like you to leave the terms there, which i must add i spent a lot of time researching how to do them!
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE EXACTLY I 'DELETED' ANYONE ELSE'S WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND IF I DID IT WAS SHEERLY BY ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!
AND I SSSSSTTTTTIIIILLLLL GO TO THE SCHOOL!!!!!!!! SO I THINK I WOULD REALLY KNOW MORE ABOUT IT THAN YOU! AND HOW EXACTLY AM I SUPPOSED TO 'PROVE' THAT THE COLLOQUIAL TERM IS 'CHAZ'... BY GOING UP TO PEOPLE IN THE STREET AND CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF WHAT IT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO?!
AND TO BE HONEST IF YOU HAVE GONE TO THE SCHOOL AND NEVER HEARD THE TERMS CHAZ AND CLAZ USED THEN EITHER YOU MUST BE VERY OLD, OR YOU MUST NOT BE VERY ATTENTIVE!
IM SORRY ABOUT THIS! BUT YOU ARE BEING TOTALLY UNREASONABLE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:15, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
leave the chaz there for the moment and i will actually search all available resources to see if ANY eligible stakeholder in the school uses this term.
after this, then what do i do with the evidence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
first, it is not short lived... as the refering to this has now spread to a numerous number of teachers... including Mr. Fergusson, a maths teacher at the school
and secondly, there is a WHOLE PAGE HERE ON 'lol'!
and you want to disallow an abbreviation to be redirected to its full page?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
i was the one that actually created the whole 'clarendon house grammar school' page!
which i must add was my first page creation, and as such i found it very difficult... altho i hav struggled to put it all together, only to be told i must go and find records of Mr Matthews using the terminology written down on paper before i am allowed to make a very well informed edit.
well can the reference be from any pupil? or a pupil or authority? or does it have to be a teacher?!
and does it have to be written or just recorded that they have said it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I see there is a rather nasty edit war going on between you and User:Iamandrewrice. I can see that you are clearly on the right side of the debate - but both you and User:Iamandrewrice are breaking the 'three revert rule' ( WP:3RR). In your case, this may simply be because you are unaware of the rule - I doubt Iamandrewrice would care. If you were to avoid breaking that rule - then asking one of the admins to put a block onto User:Iamandrewrice for breaking the rule would be reasonable. I'd be inclined to do so myself because this is an especially annoying person - but since you are also (currently) breaking the rule, that would likely get you in trouble too and I'd prefer that didn't happen. I'll paste a similar complaint on Iamandrewrice's talk page. Either way, the warring has to stop. SteveBaker ( talk) 02:51, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
i thort you were actually trying to help me set up on wikipedia
but all you care about is aggreeing with your 'friend' Steve on slagging me off! well thanks so much for all your help!!!!!!!
i certainly know what kind of person you are! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 18:31, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
what i have a problem with is that 'Steve' has very overtly and blatently slagged me off and you took no apparent action to stop this! meaning that you are in exactly the same position as him!
and well im sorry i dont understand... if clarendon house grammar school is allowed to have a page even though i cant prove it just because you have personally heard of it, while the colliquial terming 'claz' which like the school itself, currently has no evidence for it, is deleted just because you havnt heard of it yourself?! are you saying therefore that you are only deleting things which you are not personally aware of? i thought that contradicts the whole point. Iamandrewrice ( talk) 18:52, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
i am saying that you in no way objected when 'Steve' went against the kind of behaviour that would be expected from a wikipedian, and slandered me, implying that i have no respect for the system's rules, and that i am an 'annoying person,' which is a personal attack and is CERTAINLY most not allowed on here. In not objectifying, and in face agreeing with him, you have therefore misused your position in much the same way as he has.
If this is the kind of treatment i am going to receive for attempting to add to wikipedia then do not expect 'kind' additions from me next time. And interpret that as you will, but either you use my skills to the sites prevalence, or on the contrary.
And I think you will find that you are in fact wrong... you and 'Steve' are not to decide whether a school or a colloquilistic term are more verifiable than one another without having solid 'evidence' of either of them. Therefore according to this rule, I would like you to delete the article I created on Clarendon House Grammar School, as I certainly do not support hypocracy, and i am not going to let one thing pass under the same rule that another thing, through personal discretion, is allowed not to.
Iamandrewrice (
talk)
22:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
but regardless of that, I would like to make a formal complaint to a high wikipedian authority about 'Steve' Could you please explain how i am able to do this, or give me the link to a user that can help me.
thank you.
Iamandrewrice ( talk) 11:43, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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Wow. You're fast. You beat me by a nose to kill the dumb Ireland edit. Just wanted to mention that I'm very impressed by the hard work you've put in cleaning up the foxhunting article and adding citations. The article was a messy POV war when I first read it about a year ago. It is becoming very solid and more resistant to mangling by either end of the POV spectrum. David A. Flory ( talk) 07:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
I fail to understand your replacement of my image of Rod of Asclepius. The SVG format is superior for simple forms and detail removed was unnecessary. Scienceman123 talk 01:55, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain. I haven't been ignoring you, but because this came up after I entered my initial comments, I'd like to leave the review to others. There is still a lot of MOS cleanup needed; perhaps you can round up another editor who will help you go through the items I mentioned? Editors I know of who are good at that sort of work are Outriggr ( talk · contribs), Colin ( talk · contribs), Pagrashtak ( talk · contribs) and Fvasconcellos ( talk · contribs); I know they are all busy, so perhaps first you could post to WP:MED for help on the MOS cleanup? There are still incorrect dashes throughout, bolding that is not part of lists, and the article seems very listy to me; additional input from others is needed, though. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:28, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Would you consider making a contribution to an exchange of views at either of the following:
As you know, Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management came up with entirely reasonable guidelines for naming articles about earthquakes, fires, typhoons, etc. However, the <<year>><<place> <<event>> format leaves no opportunity for conventional nengō which have been used in Japan since the eighth century (701-1945) -- as in "the Great Fire of Meireki" (1657) or for "the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji" (1707).
In a purely intellectual sense, I do look forward to discovering how this exchange of views will develop; but I also have an ulterior motive. I hope to learn something about how better to argue in favor of a non-standard exception to conventional, consensus-driven, and ordinarily helpful wiki-standards such as this one. In my view, there does need to be some modest variation in the conventional paradigms for historical terms which have evolved in non-Western cultures -- no less in Wikipedia than elsewhere. I'm persuaded that, at least in the context of Japanese history before the reign of Emperor Meiji (1868-1912), some non-standard variations seem essential; but I'm not sure how best to present my reasoning to those who don't already agree with me. I know these first steps are inevitably awkward; but there you have it.
The newly-created 1703 Genroku earthquake article pushed just the right buttons for me. Obviously, these are questions that I'd been pondering for some time; and this became a convenient opportunity to move forward in a process of building a new kind of evolving consensus. -- Ooperhoofd ( talk) 18:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh, thank you
Would it not be possible to find out if the Clarendon Website allowed us to use the image though? I know I'm new, but I thought there was something about if you get permission
Well thank you anyway
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 11:16, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh ok, well i live near the school actually so I'll try do that
Also, thank you for the adoption link. Is it free?
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 11:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Is it free then? And oh... someone was quite mean to me on my page. Are they a vandal?
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 12:05, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm quite sorry, I was just having a bad morning and just thought it was a bit silly that a user as inexperienced as myself was giving me advice, I shall apologise strait away. Listsvery ( talk) 14:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
something just struck my thoughts. You were one of the first people, if not the first, that 'Iamandrewrice' had links with, were you not? Therefore, according to your analysis of the fact that because I and Listsvery are online friends, that we must be sockpuppets, then surely you and 'Iamandrewrice' would be sockpuppets under the same rules? I am not saying that you are, I am simply pointing out to you how ridiculous this analysis is. And in addition to the point of which 'Iamandrewrice' having this early connection with you, surely you of all people will recognise his writing style, and recognise it not to be shared in common with that of mine? Pollypenhouse ( talk) 12:32, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
My name's Owen Davis!!!! Very similar.....-- Hammerandclaw ( talk) 21:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the edit. A few of us are slowly/painfully trying to bring that page up to spec for a WikiMedicine reassessment. JPINFV ( talk) 22:14, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
In response to your comment left on my talk page, I did re-word the contribution somewhat, and sourced it properly as always. Please check more carefully before leaving such comments. Thanks. - AeronM ( talk) 01:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Again, I must ask that you read the history before leaving erroneous comments on my talk page. You are incorrectly attributing text to me that I did not contribute. Also, the text I did contribute was reworded from the original, just as yours was, only your contribution has lost some of the original meaning. -- AeronM ( talk) 14:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
A New WikiProject has been proposed as a sub-project of Medicine. Your opinion would be appreciated as you are listed as a "intrested User" on the Project page. Please take part in the discussion, located here. Exit2DOS2000• T• C• 03:28, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Dear Owain,
Thank you very much for a lucid distinction between "hazard" and "event".
I am working with the Safety Department of a very large governmental organization and they interchange the two without regard.
You and I make sense. How can I force it down their thrats? What is the reference or authority behind your/our definition?
Tom Mason ThosMason@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.225.82.236 ( talk) 16:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Not that I'm bothered, but I think you'll find that there is such a place. It's officially called Devon (now), so I see no problem with your change (and it matches their ads). Thanks. -- SesquipedalianVerbiage ( talk) 14:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Good afternoon. You edited my input on tourniquets. I believe that the goal of Wikipedia should be to provide the most accurate and up to date information....that is one of the reasons I contributed. I can assure that the info I submitted is accurate, it can be verified by the references I included. As far as mention of the CAT tourniquet, in an independent study by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research and the Committee on Tactical combat Casualty Care , the CAT TQ was the recommended prehospital tourniquet. That is why it is mentioned. This information can be potentially beneficial, as many people use Wikipedia as a reference. Please verify info before making changes. ( INDNAM ( talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC))
The CAT is the RECOMMENDED prehospital tourniquet.This is not advertisement this is accurate info to give people who may someday need this.I gave reference to two of several studies that exist to support this statement. This is not the opinion of myself or a company this is a neutral party attempting to find adjuncts that may save people's lives. It is one thing to remain neutral and another to give inaccurate information using neutrality as an excuse for being wrong. If there are certain names or sentences that you feel are too much like an advertisement than first assess if the information is truly that and then edit as needed but, you are editing the entire contribution and removing current medical fact and reverting it back to BAD information. Tourniquets do not necessarily mean limb loss. There have been cases where TQ's have been in place for hours without ischemic injury. That being said the CAT is mentioned because it is important that an appropiate tourniquet be used to greatly reduce the risk of injury and increase the effectiveness of the device. Please follow up on the references provided before you edit inaccurately. This is not an advertisement, this is, as I said before, accurate information supported by evidence based medicicne and case studies. What you have on there now is not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by INDNAM ( talk • contribs) 12:13, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
I am sorry to say that once again the information you are putting in is WRONG. Even the reference you are citing to support the information on the tourniquet page is wrong. For example, you site an article out of Maine ( Ref.1) that states " a dressing should be placed directly over the wound and a belt or hankerchief fastened around it." Firstly most major hemorrhage comes from arterial damage or dissection, in this case it is common for the vessel to retract into the extremity. By placing a dressing directly over the wound and applying a belt or rag, it is not likely bleeding will be controlled. In addition it may prevent the provider from being able to tell whether or not bleeding continues. By cinching a constricting band on top of the wound, there is also potential for bleeding to continue inside the extremity above the site. Another study you reference from the Navy places the CAT tourniquet as being one of two tourniquets recommended (2006) since that time more studies have been done and place the CAT as the recommended prehospital tourniquet ( I included those studies in my refrences). In the See Also section you include a tourniquet test which has nothing to do with tourniquets. You state that a tourniquet may be useful in MAJOR limb trauma or when an artery is torn along its LENGTH. This is also incorrect a .22 caliber bullet creates a very small wound pattern but, is more than capable of injuring or severing an artery. If bleeding is not controlled in a short amount of time there is a high potential for death. This is an instance where a recommended tourniquet is an excellent prehospital option. A motorcyclist who has an open femur fracture which damages the femoral artery is in an extremly critical situation if bleeding is not quickly and efeectively controlled. This another example where a recommended prehospital tourniquet may be indicated.The studies I included are miltary based however penetrating injuries do not only occur in the military setting. Other than the study out of Maine (which has alot of inaccuracies) I did not see any other material to support limb loss in tourniquet use. I agree that using wire or some other exremely narrow constricting band may cause damage or be ineffective, which is why I keep refering to the CAT tourniquet.I included studies (and you refrenced them in your edit under military) that there was no relation found between morbidity and tourniquet use in the study conducted. Wikipedia is a global source of information. However hemorrhage in Iraq, Italy, UK, US, China wherever is for the most part the same. If we dont stop bleeding we die. The information I contributed is correct. It is not one sided it is factual, evidence based, supported medicine. The studies I reference are the latest (2008) not outdated information or dogma. Please stop from editing the tourniquet page with information that is not only wrong but can potentially be dangerous.
Best regards { INDNAM ( talk) 14:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)}
Owain,
Once again you have undone my contribution. Unfortunately you keep reverting to a contribution that is wrong.
As I stated above the information you keep reverting to is wrong and has several inaccuracies. If there is a problem with the formatting then lets fix the format but, lets not replace accurate, evidence based information with information that is incorrect. I have provided independent studies, I have given the source of the picture included, I have pointed out the material in the reverted article that is incorrect. Please stop editing the tourniquet page's content. The info you are providing, as I said above, is inaccurate. Many of the references you site are from 2006 or prior. There is much more up to date information available. However even in the 2006 studies the CAT tourniquet is indicated for prehospital use. The information is NPOV. I have included INDEPENDENT studies to support this. It is stated as the recommended prehospital tourniquet. Any assistance with the formatting would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards { INDNAM —Preceding undated comment was added at 01:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I hate to bother you, but do you have any references to prove this person is notable? Bearian ( talk) 19:13, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Owain I need your help. I am working on a research project at Boston College, studying creation of medical information on Wikipedia. You are being contacted, because you have been identified as an important contributor to one or more articles.
Would you will be willing to answer a few questions about your experience? We've done considerable background research, but we would also like to gather the insight of the actual editors. Details about the project can be found at the user page of the project leader, geraldckane. Survey questions can be found at geraldckane/medsurvey. Your privacy and confidentiality will be strictly protected!
The questions should only take a few minutes. I hope you will be willing to complete the survey, as we do value your insight. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Professor Kane if you have any questions. Thank You, BCproject ( talk) 13:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there! You've just re-edited some information that I had just organised on the Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom page. Those of us on the EMS Task Force are attempting to provide a standardized format for all of the country pages flowing from the main Emergency Medical Service page, including both EMS pages and also Paramedic pages by country. We're attempting to alter the format in order to make the information more accessible and easy to find, to create some consistency and raise the standard for the areas under the Task Force, without damaging the content. If you have a look at "Emergency medical service in Canada" and "Emergency medical service in France", you'll see what I mean. The other pages aren't done yet, but are being worked on. Could you please undo your changes and return the format to the way that it was found? Thanks a million! Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 12:24, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Owain, thanks for the catch on the Paramedic page in the History section. Not only didn't the change read well, it was factually inaccurate. Both the Miami and Seattle based research projects operated WITHIN the fire departments, NOT with private ambulance companies, as the editor was suggesting. Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 10:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello, please do not just undo without a discussion. Lets try and be fair and balanced here. It would seem that what you are removing is making the article disturbingly pro-hunting and not balanced at all. I am trying to put a moderated point of view to counter the apparent bias. Lets start from there shall we please? Captainclegg ( talk) 19:10, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Gift Baskets; before db-tagging, please check other spellings. May be it is nlot nonsense after all. `' Míkka >t 07:44, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey Owain, There is a high school student who did an upgrade of Banker Horse for a class project, collaborating with other wikipedia editors (like me). It is now listed at Peer review and because apparently the entire class flooded PR with about 20 simultaneous requests, they asked if WikiProject Equine would help review this particular article. Myself, and some of the other most active horse article editors helped a bit so are sort of COI on doing a neutral review, so I'm asking some of the other horse article editors if they'd like to take a look-see at the article and comment at the peer review page. This was a great kid to work with and a neat thing for a school to do as an assignment. So if you can help out, Thanks in advance! Montanabw (talk) 20:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Owain, this has come along famously! Let me know when you think you're done, and I have a copyeditor waiting to give the article the once over. You've added a whole dimension to this article, and it just shows how well collaboration can work! Cheers! Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 19:09, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to WikiProject Medicine!
I noticed you recently added yourself to our Participants' list, and I wanted to welcome you to our project. Our goal is to facilitate collaboration on medicine-related articles, and everyone is welcome to join (regardless of medical qualifications!). Here are some suggested activities:
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page, or feel free to ask me on my talk page.
Again, welcome! -- Steven Fruitsmaak ( Reply) 14:58, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Single battenburg.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Skier Dude ( talk) 00:41, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I apologize, I was out of line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronmedicine ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate your constructive feedback, most of which I agree with. However regarding the space blanket issue, I beg to differ. I do take issue with these because I take issue with false information. I worked on an ambulence crew for years, am certified as a wilderness first responder, and studied survival extensively.
While mylar blankets are somewhat useful as a lightweight, compact, barrier to rain and wind for a survival kit, they have no use in a first aid kit(despite their common inclusion in them). They have no insulative value, and only 5% of body heat loss is radiant, in other words they do not make patients any warmer. In the sheltered environment of a residential building, ambulance, or hospital they are useless, and if a patient is lying outside somewhere they will lose a lot of heat to the ground and the air, and the blanket will only reduce convective heat loss(If a patient cannot be moved to the ambulance quickly then they will need actual insulation, as in real blankets, to reduce heat loss). They are included in commercial first aid kits for the simple reason that they are cheap. Likewise some ambulance agencies may like them becuase they are cheap, disposable, and look modern.
Regardless this is an artical about First Aid Kits, not ambulance equipment or survival kits, and I feel that the goal of wikipedia is to share facts, not myths or rumors. And while wikipedia is not exactly a how-to guide, I feel that an artical on First aid kits should include practical information on what should be included in first aid kits and for what purposes.
I'm going to delete the space blanked again in a seperate edit, but if you feel strongly that it should be included you can revert it and I'l let it be. Outdoorvegan ( talk) 17:48, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
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I don't want to template a regular, but unfortunately I'm too tired to re-write what has already been written well, so I'll point you in the direction of this template regarding copy and paste moves. Also, please discuss this (ill conceived, in my opinion) move over at the Entonox talk page - a move to such an unwieldy title should never have been made without consent. Thanks, Talk Islander 23:09, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for taking the time to respond to my comments, it's appreciated. The Coast Guard v coastguard thing was getting a little undue prominence on the talk page so I thought I'd express a view with the example of HMCG. As for other and secondary, the IP user was getting very het up about it! Anyway, I think the article could use a little touch up. Perhaps it should be divided into sections by country or specific reference given that certain services are country specific- such as the National Guard, which is very specific to the US and it certainly needs more global examples if it is to represent emergency services across the world, rather than those specific to the UK and US. Gendarmerie (such as those in France and Italy) might be worth a mention, though they fulfil a very similar role to the police most of the time, and what about air ambulances? I believe I'm right in saying all air ambulances in the UK are privately or charitably run and are not part of ambulance services. Finally, it lacks citations so no-one can verify the information, this makes it look shabby and unreliable- though most of the info seems factually accurate- and it makes it useless as a research tool which, after all, is kind of the point of putting it there in the first place! I'll copy the middle paragraph onto the talk page of the article so that my suggestions are visible to anyone with an interest in the article. Meanwhile, I'll add it to my watchlist and see if I can't tidy it up a little and add in some references. Let me know via my talk page if I can be of any assistance- I'd like to help since I have some knowledge and interest of the subject. Kind regards, HJ Mitchell ( talk) 15:26, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I see you're a member of the EMS task force and this article seems within its scope, so I wondered if you might lend some pointers and advice- I'm in the process of basically re- writing the article, though I must admit I'm struggling a little to find reliable third party sources. Thanks, HJ Mitchell ( talk) 12:11, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
I've replied over on the Entonox talk page - sorry for the delay, I've been awol for the past few days... Talk Islander 16:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Verbal chat 10:39, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain. Whilst starting an article on Maidstone Hospital (far from complete!), I noticed that there was no article on the Kent Air Ambulance, so I've done a bit of research and written an article on it. However given that it's the sister operation of the Surrey and Sussex air ambulance, there's obviously a huge amount of overlap with your article. At first I thought about publishing my Kent article and then a separate Kent Air Ambulance Trust article linking down to the articles on the two different areas of operation, but on further consideration, a top level article that's about three lines long and little more than a bridge to the other articles which are inevitably going to be pretty similar seems messy and pointless. I propose one article entitled Kent Air Ambulance Trust with a bit of detail on the trust and then sections on the KAA and the SSAA operations with any searches for the KAA and SSAA redirected into the new "parent" article. A copy of my provisional KAA article is currently on my user page. Would love to hear your opinion and hope to work on this together in future (I have no clue as to how to go about combining and deleting existing articles so will need help!) Danno uk ( talk) 19:53, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback. I have to disagree as I think that the overlaps are too great and so a recommendation to combine the two articles (by a third party editor) is fairly inevitable, but as the creator of the original article, I abide by your view. I will create separate KAA and KAAT articles linking to yours. By the way, your start up date for the service is erroneous. If you check your notes, the fund-raising began in 2005 but the service was not operational until 2007. Danno uk ( talk) 20:28, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your input to the KAA article, greatly appreciated. Danno uk ( talk) 19:59, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
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Ok what happened here was that I saw a red link on the CORGI page for Gas Safe Register and created the page with fresh content, there was no copy and pate from your content, I have only recently found your version. Also as I understand it the capitalisation of the page I created is correct since it is the name of an organisation, pages such as Child Support Agency have all capitals as does United Nations and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency showing a clear precedent for this. Fraggle81 ( talk) 21:17, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
I've replied to your reply over at talk:ambulance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frmatt ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
In response to your your message and a brief look at the MD 902 Wikipedia page and a telephone call to a 902 pilot the i know i have a few items to put to you.
1. The aircraft has a regular cruise speed of between 125 to 130 knots - which if you convert the lower on of the speed range of 125 (knots) times 1.15 (mph) gives you a cruise speed of 143 mph which is slower than the 150 indicated in the article.
2. The VNE is listed at 140 knots which i, as an rotary aircraft engineer know that from flying in helicopters for 20 years is the top speed of that type of helicopter and it physically cannot go any faster - unless the blades came off and it turned into a projectile!
3. The cruise speed of the helicopter is not 139 knots as a regular cruise speed like that instead of the 125 to 130 range consideably raises the fuel burn between the two engines and due to the natural vibrations of the aircraft causes premature wear of many moving parts - main rotor pitch links or airframe cracking etc. so a safe, smooth economical cruise is used.
4. Most 902's have apendages adding drag with items such as FLIR turrets, Skyshout systems and external steps and these item on Police and Air Ambulances slow the aircraft down by a good few knots.
Regards
11:02, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Additional!
Your Sussex air ambulance article states the the aircraft can cruise at "Nearly" 150 mph - more of a correct statement???
The two articles that you have written on the 902 contradict one another on cruise speed - so you need to pick one statement and make them both the same!
Regards
msa1701 ( talk) 17:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I now could find Polack in Wiktionary. It was not there yesterday.
My question to you: "Is it somehow possible to make a reference to the Wiktionary article in English Wikipedia?"
Thank you, -- Jazzeur ( talk) 17:15, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
you sent a reverted entry notice to me on Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom. But i forgot to sent you this info on St Andrew's Ambulance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh477 ( talk • contribs) 04:07, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain.
Im new to this, I appoligise if this information is avalible else where. I am part of a group of paramedics looking at the redesign of the ambulances that we use in New Zealand. I was wondering were you sourced the image for the tail lift on the ambulance page. I have not seen this type of lift before and would like to find out more information about it.
Many thanks Frank.den ( talk) 01:36, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain,
You've done a terrific job on the Lustleigh page - I really couldn't fault any of what was there when I stumbled upon it. It's a village I used to know very well, where I spent some of the most important parts of my youth, so it's very close to my heart too - and what a terrific place to get married! You couldn't have picked a better setting.
You removed the following addition I made from the article:
'Since the early 1970s, a group of campers, originally associated with the visiting Exeter University Staff Cricket Team known as "the Erratics", has spent two to three weeks in the village annually, usually in July. The campers are now into their third generation, and the association with cricket is now more tenuous, and they are known for their ingenious devices using intermediate technology: showers rigged up in trees, dynamo-powered music systems and elaborate constructions made from fallen tree branches. Originally camping in the field between the cricket field and the main road into the village, they are now based on the other side of that road, further from public view.'
And you also said:
'I have several issues to be addressed here, firstly whether this is encyclopaedic at all, or whether this one group would be getting undue weight. Secondly, it would require citations as per WP:V and WP:CITE, as otherwise we cannot verify the statement. Lastly, if these things exist, would this be better at Exeter University than here? Any thoughts?'
Is it encyclopaedic? I suppose it depends on the judgement of when something turns from "occurrence" to "tradition". One could argue that in a village of just 600-700 people, the annual influx of a group of up to 30 people for a couple of weeks is a significant event, if it has happened annually for over 35 years (I love the way the May Queen title holder list is kept bang up to date - another example of an annual event!) You refer to "this one group" but I wonder if there is any other comparable temporary migrant group, of campers or otherwise, who has had comparable impact on the village - socially or economically; I'd be surprised if there was. They are now an established, if temporary, part of the Lustleigh scenery. Their tents even used to appear on the google maps pictures of the village! And I don't think there's a recognised campsite for "tourists" within 3 miles of the village - at least that's the nearest I can find from a bit of basic search engine-based research about the place - and that's something else that makes their persistent presence in the village rather noteworthy.
As for verifiability, I suppose any record of their impact has to appear somewhere first, and then be cited in future articles. Is it not possible, or acceptable, for Wikipedia to be the first such place? Could it be verified by a word with the staff of the dairy, or of the Cleave?
I think that although the annual visit of the staff cricket club of Exeter University was the impetus to this "tradition", the University itself is not sufficiently connected with the continuing tradition in Lustleigh to be the right place for this paragraph. That said, a note on the camping exploits would be an excellent sideline to explore in a wikipedia article on the Erratics Cricket Club, who have been going for over 75 years and truly deserve a page of their own - alas, I am not the person to write it! Perhaps until such a page exists, a redacted version of my text would be acceptable?
( Hanoidan ( talk) 06:29, 10 November 2009 (UTC))
I think I've fixed everything from the GA review, and have sent it to Peer Review in the hopes of moving it up to Featured Article status...wanna help? Frmatt ( talk) 01:38, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
I believe that while the information posted is about a U.S. initiative, the CPR subject matter is internationally relevant. Is there a middle ground that we can reach to include some information about the initiative? ( Amerheartassoc ( talk) 01:33, 12 December 2009 (UTC))
Please see the talk page and read the changes. Happy to discuss things. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 01:57, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
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Owain, thanks for your work on Rollkur. Feel free to do more. I think the article was originally written by a proponent, I tried to add the negative stuff, carefully, a while back but if you want to continue to refine it, please do! And thanks. Montanabw (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
I will be requesting to move the article back to its original title; clubs are not referenced by the full name, RFC is fine. Otherwise you should start with moving Manchester United F.C. FruitMonkey ( talk) 23:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Owain! I'm thinking about putting together a complete treatment of the Caduceus/Rod of Asclepius issue as a separate article. You're clearly interested in the issue, and you've created more articles than I by far. I wanted to ask your thoughts on this... I'm motivated to do so because comments on both the main pages for those subjects (as you know) often reflect the assumption that there is an academic debate and multiple points of view. In fact, I've found no such academic debate, and the putative POV that the Caduceus is a symbol of medicine seems to be long-dead. That said, it is a de facto symbol of medicine. I imagine that one way to approach this would be to put together an exhaustive exploration of all attested views. Once such an article is alive and well (assuming it isn't nominated for deletion) the gathered material could be the basis for summary paragraphs on both main article pages, and we could place a "See Also" link. This would help to deal with the redundancy and provide a much more complete overview of attested and citable discussion. What do you think? -- Picatrix ( talk) 12:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I've always just edited in an article or assembled one in a text program to get it ready in stub-fashion before posting as a new article. For this though a sandbox would probably be best. My own opinion is that we should start with a bibliography, or better still a bibliography with applicable quotes pulled and placed with each entry. That way we can get a better idea of what views are actually currently held, as well as historically held, and clearly determine what position deserves what weight in the article. I want to focus on finding something (anything) that amounts to current and reputable defense of the Caduceus as a medical symbol. We should also work through some article name options in the same place. If it's no real inconvenience for you, perhaps you could create a sandbox for this and let me know the link?-- Picatrix ( talk) 15:03, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
OK, I've created them in my userspace.
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Hi! The work on the new Caduceus material is great. Thanks very much for moving it forward. I'm writing because it looks like I foolishly trashed my own copy of the new references that I gathered that I had on my own machine. I can't seem to find the temporary development page where I posted them. I guess they were removed when you were working on the more developed version of the article? I couldn't find them in the history either. Perhaps I'm just not looking in the right place? I just wanted to check to see if you still had them anywhere as it will take me a while to find all the material again.-- Picatrix ( talk) 07:59, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
In reply to your latest: the template you suggest sounds fine, though I've not used it. If that's more to your liking and it still allows for the addition of further comments in footnotes I'm all for it. I'm not sure I understand how to make the change however... In this last round of edits I (think I) figured out how to do the quotes properly to save you the trouble of having to clean up my edits in that respect (sorry about the past occurrences!). Since you have more experience with the markup would you be willing to make the change? From then on I should be able to follow the form by cutting and pasting instances.-- Picatrix ( talk) 12:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hey Owain. I've noticed you around (sounds like a bad pick-up line) on different articles regarding emergency topics. And due to that I would like to draw your attention to a question I'm asking: Talk:Emergency_medical_services#Rendez-vous.
We have a meta analysis. We do not need to ref primary research or the lay press. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 06:40, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
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We have made large changes today to update the College of Paramedics wiki page. We have a higher resolution logo that we can use but as I'm a rookie wiki editor I don't seem to have the authority to upload it can you help? tony.mccolley@collageofparamedics.co.uk
Owain, Can you contact me i'm the Student Representative on the College of Paramedic National Council and I've been updating the CoP wiki page. tony.mccolley@collageofparamedics.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.142.13 ( talk) 14:01, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
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Seeing as how you are no stranger to controversy over animal rights issues, would you mind watchlisting Charreada for a bit? Someone is quite upset that anyone would think there are animal abuse issues there. (two words: horse-tripping) I went in and did a very extensive bit of research and sourced the section in question. Some of the material, just like for rodeo or fox hunting, is a bit hysterical, but there is also solid stuff. I tried to put in info on both sides, however the other new folks editing got very upset and blanked the whole section. I don't really have the time or energy to devote to this, so am calling in some more eyes. (Are you an admin? Know a good reliable one if you are not?). I really don't have a huge POV on this issue, other than a general non-fanatical concern about humane treatment of animals, but when an event has been banned in seven western US states, including Texas, and on the pro rodeo circuit, that does suggest a problem. Montanabw (talk) 07:24, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Mr. Davies; About Charreada, my god the man was dead. How can he testify. If you go to the source of this statement, “The Cultural De fence”, you see that it does not support the statement that Chavez testified. It says that Chavez was against Charreria. This is based on a statement of the California Equine Council, Cathleen Doyle's group. If you look at the footnote, you see it references a piece of propaganda from that same group. That propaganda, says that Chavez and the Mexican American Political Association oppose Charreria, without any reference. That is because Chavez never said it. He did write a letter condemning the American Rodeo.
What you are saying, is that if is someone makes something up and it is misquoted on Wikipidia, it is OK. That is pretty silly.
I am told I cannot put up disputing statistics about Charreada. Yet it is OK, for Doyle's silly statistics to stay up. Doyle's statistics say that of 75 or 78, horses used in Charreada, only two did not go to slaughter. The fact is, they were going to slaughter, whether they were ever in a lienzo or not. If you go to the source, Horse tripping facts, they only one horse that was documented as being seriously injured.
The second set of statistics talk about 2 to 5 horses a week being seriously injured. When you go to the source, you find out that the source is an unnamed individual at an unnamed feed lot. I know you are from the UK, but this is the kind of thing Joe McCarthy used to do.
When it is pointed out that over 1000 manganas, 2000 colas and 600 piales were done at the National Finals in Pachuca Mexico, without any injury to the animals, it gets removed. When it is pointed out that during the five days of the State Finals in Texas, not one animal was injured, it gets removed. Both statements were supported with references.
You also let the animals rights fanatics point out that seven states have made laws against mangana, but you take out the fact that they failed in last three states where they tried to get laws passed. This was referenced to the Denver Post and the Carson City News. When it was pointed out that the PRCA and the United Horse Organization opposed the passage of the law, as stated in both the Denver and Carson City papers, the comment was removed. This did contradict the statements made by the critics, who maintains the PRCA, support the ban. The fact is the PRCA, did oppose mangana, but it has changed its mind. They finally came to the realization that if you stop the roping of one species, they you can stop the roping of all of them.
You allow a blatantly racist statement about Charreia being a “shadow Sport and akin to dog fighting. When it is pointed out that the events are widely advertised and that anyone with a video camera can go in, it gets removed. This is true, even though there were multiple citations.
One of the most ridiculous statement made in the criticism is the one about calves having a lower center of gravity. When it was pointed out that even calves in the American Rodeo are subject to Newton's law. This comment was removed even though, it was referenced to “rodeocruelty.com” which shows dozens of calves and steers being seriously injured in the America Rodeo.
If you really want to be fair, then take out the criticism, or post both sides.
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You may wish to have input on this RfC: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Equine#RFC:_what_units_should_be_used_for_horse_and_pony_heights.3F Montanabw (talk) 19:12, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I am parish priest of St Patrick's Hove and see that some of your revision of the St Patrick's entry is see either inaccurate or misleading.
For example, you report Fr Sharpe as being 'forced to resign' , more accurately he simply 'resigned' - rightly in my opinion. Allegations were certainly made about him. They may have been well founded, but ... none of them was proved. He remained a canon of the cathedral and continued to work in the diocese. [I believe he became a Roman Catholic in spring 2011]
The other changes I made to the document simply explain that after Alan Sharpe's departure management of the project was transferred to Riverside — and I've included a link to the only useful website reference i can find.
The information you give about the monastery leaving St Patrick's doesn't make full sense. The sentence seems incomplete. I was a member of the community when the decision was made and my correction offers useul information.
11:40, 8 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevencswg ( talk • contribs)
actually, the inclusion of other gas therapies are so small that they do warrant a change in the article name, with the appropriate naming convention of course. Nitric Oxide would be a single section, Helium+Oxygen (Heliox) would be one section as well as just simple Room Air therapy would be its own section. All of those pages would be 1 paragraph stubs and should be included in a comprehensive article, at least in my opinion. oh and PS, I stole your cool header :P Je.rrt ( talk) 16:46, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
We're not in disagreement about Guy Williams, Jr. missing on WP:ENT, being somewhat slack on WP:GNG, and not meriting an article. But as he was covered in depth by 'The New York Times and New York Daily News and is sourcable in connection with his father, [6] might you agree that a redirect to Guy Williams (actor)#First artistic steps, where he is already mentioned in just that context, would make sense? Thanks, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 04:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
You took down the link horsetripping.com on the Charreada web page. You said it was the consensus. Whoes consensus was it, not mine. Let me know what the problem is. I am a reasonable person. The information on that page is more accurate, then the animal rights ranting you allow on the Charreada page, like horses with rope burns to the bone. Just because some AR person said it does not make it true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 18:59, 1 September 2011 (UTC) First I put horsetripping.com in the link section of the Charreada page and you took it down and seemed to say, it should be a reference, then I put it as a reference and you took it down, and seemed to say it should be a link, so I put it there, then you took it down. Please explain why it should not be there. Please don't say it is propoganda, because you let the AR propoganda stay up. RMJ8757 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 22:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
While I question the nutrality of the anti sourses I think the article now has a less biased view. Thank you RMJ8757 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Owain, Thank you. I should have checked my source more carefully even though it was an anesthesia journal. I've put an inquiry in to Ambu to see if they ever used AMBU as an acronym in relation to their BVM product, perhaps for marketing purposes since the origin of the company name is not acronym based. In the meantime thanks for reverting my hastily placed edit. -- Bajutsu ( talk) 08:38, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Owain, I have restored the links deleted from "Veterinary Technician". I have read the article "WP:EL" and find that all of the links were in keeping with the guidelines. Where there are links to particular pages within sites it is because these are large sites that are not intuitively navigated. I can find no mention of limiting links to "one per country". Veterinary associations oversee veterinary technician/nursing associations so the relationship is relevant and both should be listed. As to why all of the "Resource" links were deleted you leave me stumped. I have been researching and editing this article for the past two and one-half years and have been careful to avoid advertorial or strictly commercial links and have made an effort to only include relevant links. As a professional veterinary technician for the last twenty-six years I think I have a good idea of what resources are relevant but I would welcome the insight of a fellow professional with similar qualifications. I'm sure your deletions of my time-consuming research were done with the best intentions and I do realize that the list appears long--but I guarantee the relevance of its contents.-- Bajutsu ( talk) 22:03, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
I am sorry that you have chosen to take insult at my mention of you non-affiliation with the field of veterinary medicine. But as I am not a police officer, I would not deign to argue with a member of law enforcement over relevant links to an article regarding enforcement of the law. I find myself stumped at how a non-veterinary professional finds themselves more qualified to decide what is relevant to an article regarding veterinary technology.-- Bajutsu ( talk) 08:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Reply to Please Stop.
Try working out your desired changes in your sandbox first (then maybe checking with somebody actually in the field) before launching your major changes. Your actions without regard to somebody actually in the field make me feel as though the last two and a half years I've spent editing this article have been a waste. Why on Earth would we want a veterinary technician with 26 years experience editing an article on veterinary technology when an EMT in the UK who feels knowledge of the topic is irrelevant is so much more qualified?-- Bajutsu ( talk) 09:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
How is it possibly better to have to access a dozen different articles when the same information could have been gained from one? But regardless of that, I took the time to explain the relevance of each and every deletion that you made. Relevance that I actually have some expertise to judge. And yet you still chose to ignore those arguments. How can that possibly be construed as anything but arrogance? While I understand that it is not "my" article, one can still expect consideration of their background. Do you take your dog to the vet and then argue with them that your plumber gives better veterinary advice because as you said "knowledge of the subject is irrelevant"? You talk about citable facts and research but you pared that citable research from 50 references to 10. How illogical is that?-- Bajutsu ( talk) 18:00, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Could you move it back and propose a discussion on it? It seems like something that should be discussed. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 02:19, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
I was going over the glossary and refining some entries and saw your nice additions. I was wondering if you would want to pop your bit about Box Walking (and the ref) into the article Weaving (horse) as well. They are not precisely identical, but of a similar nature. (I've also wondered if some of these could all be merged into Stable vices too, but that's a different issue). I also moved your barrel def and ref to the Anatomy article where all the other points of the horse defs are. Montanabw (talk) 21:56, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, what would you suggest we do in relation to other universities? Because each and every one of them that is "university of X" is also "X university", and we can find innumerable citations in each case, and yes it is arguably the common name. We have, or should have, redirects in place. Itsmejudith ( talk) 18:02, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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Want to add a veterinary paraprofessionals in the US article to the rest of your collection? I won't get to it, and I trust you! Montanabw (talk) 03:35, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
If you ever pursue that Equine dentistry spinoff from Horse teeth, of note: US decision on vets vs lay practitioners. Montanabw (talk) 22:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Owain. Are you familiar with the shift from car- to van- and truck-based ambulances? We had an edit over at History of the ambulance suggesting the the shrinking of full-sized cars in the late 1970s was part of the reason. I don't recall hearing that before, and there's no source, but do you recall hearing about this before? Since the edit was in hidden text I moved it to the talk page at Talk:History of the ambulance#Shift to truck and van based motor units. Best, Badger151 ( talk) 23:31, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
You removed my external link to www.vetsurgeon.org I am the owner / publisher / editor (so with hindsight, I probably should have asked before adding it) But ... It is for veterinary surgeons and other members of the veterinary profession. It is free to join. It is veterinary surgeons' leading source of industry news and jobs on the Internet, and I would have thought very useful; for them to be able to find on wikipedia. Yes, it also has a forum. But the rules don't absolutely exclude a site just because it contains a forum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guthrie66 ( talk • contribs) 12:15, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Owain, we need some definitions references for UK English terms at the Glossary_of_equestrian_terms -- can you help? (Stuff like "numnah" and the UK definition of "stable," that sort of thing...see what's tagged). Thanks! Montanabw (talk) 23:42, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
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Hi there, apologies for not putting a note on your talk page, but this is part of the process for wikipedia - you can find out more by looking at the WP:BRD page. In this case, your edit had a few different problems. Firstly, it wasn't very well written in English, and didn't make grammatical sense. Secondly, you didn't define what you meant by some of the terms - specifically a "quality" sport. Lastly, you didn't have any references, as per policy (see WP:V and WP:CITE). If you've got some information on this area you'd like to add, maybe bring it to the talk page first, or post it on here and i'll see what we can work out. OwainDavies ( about)( talk) edited at 21:38, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Owain, thanks so much for weighing in on the horse PR and any additional comments or help you can provide will be welcomed. We are trying to get it to FA, and any problems are best flagged now and not later! I liked some of your wording fixes on the pony section but also re-tweaked your tweaks there, probably because I'm still recovering from one of my earliest edit wars on WP; a fight over horses versus ponies. (Yeah, like five years ago, but I'm still twitchy... lol) At heart, the issue is genetics versus competition rules. The way the FEI is using cm instead of hands is also throwing a monkey wrench into tradition, even if it's logical. (But since when has the English speaking world -- US or UK version -- been logical, eh??) Competition has to have a height standard because some people think it matters, especially for jumpers (Stroller and Theodore O'Connor notwithstanding), but a competition standard exists independently of genetics. The horse breeds that fall on both sides of the 14.2 scale can have breeders who get profoundly insulted to have some of their animals dismissed as "just ponies," (and a related problem of feeding steroids to foals to force growth in excess of anatomy) and likewise some pony breeders throw a fit if they feed a horse properly and it then grows a wee bit over 14.2 and someone claims it therefore is no longer a pony. I once judged a miniature horse show, and boy! DO NOT call them "ponies" -- their owners jump down your throat with both feet and who cares if they are only a meter tall! But at the same time, phenotype and height be damned, Icelandic horses are horses! Yikes!! And, arrgh, don't get me started on the "is it a horse or a pony" fight amongst aficionados of the Chincoteague pony/Assateague horse, where a state line defines the different terms for a herd with the same genetic roots! So the caveats are all to keep the peace, it was a hard-won peace. Montanabw (talk) 17:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
But my question: We have a whine at the PR that there's a halter on the horse used for your EXCELLENT points of a horse diagram. Can it be photoshopped out?? Just wondering. (I think it's a nitpick, but if the PR reviewer cares, someone else might too...) If it's a pain, don't bother, I'm just wondering. Montanabw (talk) 17:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for doing some work on Monty Roberts. I did a little more, nice to see that one cleaned up. Montanabw (talk) 21:36, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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Fun to be finally working on that Natural Horsemanship article. I found that scholarly paper you cited to be very interesting, but found nothing in it to suggest the NH movement was called as such in the 70s. I know it's all OR on my end, but FYI, Buck Brannaman and I are about the same age (very early 50s) and grew up in adjacent Montana counties. We do not know one another, though our paths crossed briefly in the 80s when we both temporarily rented space in the same arena one winter. (He'd be bringing a horse in, I'd be finishing up a riding class, I'd say hi, he'd sort of grunt back, he's a lot more willing to use his words these days). At any rate, from growing up in that same general subculture (horses, southwest Montana), I can tell you that Ray Hunt was around a bunch in the 70s and quite popular, (I think the Dorrance brothers stayed closer to their home base in Northern California) but the term "natural horsemanship" was not in use, and anyone calling themselves a "horse whisperer" would have been laughed out of the state for being pretentious. Basically the modern popularity of the movement came with the Nicholas Evans book and the marketing of people like Pat Parelli and Monty Roberts, who were the first two to really jump on the promotional bandwagon. Not sure where Rashid gets his info that the term NH showed up around 1985, but that sounds about right to me. I remember first hearing people start cooing and oohing and ahhing over Parelli in the early 90s. I have the Robert Miller book, if you don't (though looks like you do?) and he's probably the best verifiable source on all this stuff. Montanabw (talk) 20:24, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
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I have responded to your changes on the Blue Cross page in the 'talk' section of the page: [7]
In addition to this, I would like to be able to replace the old Blue Cross logo with the new one, as shown on the website [8]
It needs to be added under the following description... Description: Charity logo Source: May be obtained from Blue Cross. Article: Charity Portion used: The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. Low resolution? The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Purpose of use: The image is used to identify the charity, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceable? Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. Other information: Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
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Please could you remove the logo used on the British Eventing wiki page as it is now out of date see www.britisheventing.com.
Ideally we would like the wiki page and the facebook reference to the page removed as they contain inaccuracies and are subject to becoming dated.
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What the hell is that? 85.210.145.199 ( talk) 17:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't know why trauma shears would be in an AED kit. No one will use them. Trauma shears are only for use on patients with spinal injuries etc. that could cause potentially permanent damage if moved. 85.210.147.119 ( talk) 20:59, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia advises hyphenation in this case ("seven-mile radius"). See WP:HYPHEN, which has the example "12-hour shift". As far as national varieties of English is concerned, I think you are imagining a difference that does not really exist. I have fixed (or broken?) many thousands of cases such as this, and this is the first complaint. If you are right and I am wrong about this, then WP:HYPHEN should be changed to show that. Chris the speller yack 21:41, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi, User:Owain.davies. Your top-of-the-page welcome is right on the button in this case. Please see the comment I left on the talk page there. I'd like to know your response, if you feel like it. Thanks. -- Thnidu ( talk) 04:46, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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What did you need the citation for? The material comes from a book named "Astrotheology and Shamanism: Christianity's pagan roots"
It's banned from public libraries, but you can find a copy on TPB — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.167.31.39 ( talk) 14:18, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
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I appreciate your comment under mine in the Caduceus Talk page, and wanted to address your concern that "pretty much all the reliable sources state that [the choice of the caduceus as the US Army Medical Department symbol] is an error." I would offer William K. Emerson's Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms, Norman, Oklahoma:University of Oklahoma Press (1996) as an authoritative and reliable source, and one cited on the page you created,
caduceus as a symbol of medicine. The quote drawn from Emerson on that page provides one example of the discussion taking place in the first three decades of the 20th Century in the US Army's medical community. The discussion was taking place for the very reason that has been used to explain the 'mistake,' doctors understood the difference between the two symbols and didn't understand the choice in favor of the caduceus.
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Hello Owain.davies, I wanted to contact you to request that you or someone else provide an edit to this article that clarifies the differences in occupational status for the paramedic page. There is a strong difference of POV, I acknowledge this. As stated in the article - Paramedic formally started as a paraprofession in the United States as a replacement for what was then termed emergency medical services. In relation, other countries developed formal programs and similar titles. As noted in the talk page for this article there only specific countries are cited as having seperate licensure and 'autonomy'. From my preliminary search there is no agreement as to all countries or even most countries as licensed, professional, autonomy etc. How much autonomy and the scope of practice was not discussed in reference to occupational boundaries. Additionally, there should be a differentiation between the 'practitioner' (ie nurse vs nurse practitioner) and the normative title. The logical perspective is that paramedic is one who is a paraprofessional under the medical doctor, thus the meaning of para (meaning not professional) medic. In addition, in reference to scope of practice while certain actions are performed in the field this does not necessarily suggest autonomy as in other professions. Ultimately the role is to stabilize, then transport the patient for further treatment by doctors or secondary specialists like podiatrists, sugeons, pathologists, etc. 108.171.131.160 ( talk) 18:07, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you Owain, for your help in editing the Paramedic Page. While it's probably not perfect, I think you came up with a good introduction. 108.171.131.160 ( talk) 21:06, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Good afternoon (at least it is afternoon here). I left you a message on the fire truck talk page but also wanted to personally reach out. I know sometimes it is very difficult to read tone of voice though just text. I've had a few bad experiences... So just wanted to reiterate that I mean zero offense by questioning your decision. Fire service is something I have studied a great deal and am passionate about. But, of course, WIkipedia is not just about Fire stuff. Anyway, The bigger point that I wanted to make was that there are about 50 redirects and external links that point to the subsections of fire engine and fire truck via {{ anchor}}. Simply reverting the changes I made will break all of these links. I would request that we please discuss this further before reverting? As I said in my comments on the fire engine talk page, if a consensus is reached to merge them back (and I will confess it does appear that the conversation is leaning that way), then I will be glad to put in the work to merge the pages back and make all the links work again. Thanks for your time and all you do to make WIkipedia a better place! Respectfully, Zackmann08 ( talk) 20:22, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
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"You're probably here because I've done something you don't like." DAMN RIGHT! (said with a HUGE smile on my face and in good fun). This fire engine page man... Its like 5 steps forward, 4 steps back every time anyone tries to improve it. First let me apologize for some of my actions. I have a super bad habit of putting all this time and energy into a page, then having my edits be reverted and taking it personally. Or at least feeling like "well that was a huge waste of time". We are all here to improve this site, I need to do a better job of remembering that. Next, let me ask you... How interested are you in this page? Is this just one of the many pages you are patrolling? I would REALLY like to find a partner to tackle this page with. Ideally someone from outside the US, who does NOT agree with me on everything. A quick look at your user page shows that you are from the UK and are a first responder. How would you like to team up on this? I have a number of ideas on how to improve these pages and make them work for all points of global/world view, but I need someone to help me! If you are interested I will share some of my thoughts. Oh and finally, thanks for your service! Not just to Wikipedia but to your community. Outside of wikipedia I work with a number of first responders as a photographer. Major respect for anyone who puts themselves out there like that. Alright, hope you are having a great day and talk soon? -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 18:57, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
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OK - you don't agree with some of my editing. However have you looked at Wikipedia:Manual of Style? In general articles of this type focus on the historic and then come up to date in that sequence which was the format I was adopting. Equally you may wish to check out WP:NOT - articles very rarely have such a focus on local current events. Wiki is an international encyclopedia - for example a band local to Lustleigh will be interesting within the area - however if I were a Lustleigh resident looking at a wider audience I'd prefer the page to look a little less informal and "folksy" and more like an encyclopedia. You may find it useful to look at Guide to layout, Guide to writing better articles and Avoid trivia sections in articles.
Whatever you feel about this I will at least place relevant Wiki links within the article in order to bring it in line with so many other well written and researched articles -- Herby talk thyme 12:16, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Very impressive work, well written. -- Badger151 02:00, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I know WP isn't a social networking site but I thought it might be nice to say hi seeing as I haven't seen or heard of you in over ten years. If you like, come join the Portal:Kent and WP:KENT as we are just starting up. Take Care. KevinCarmody 19:40, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
I'll be picky - "It's" is short for "It is" as such the awb correction was good -- Herby talk thyme 12:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain - I do agree that there has been a slow creep over the past several months in the style of English used on the Ambulance page, however, I think that if you reflect, and take a look at the page history, you will find that:
(Emphasis is mine)Should I use American English or British English? - People contribute to the English language Wikipedia in every possible variety and dialect of formal written English. The English language Wikipedia particularly welcomes contributions from editors whose first language is neither American English nor Commonwealth English. Still, it is generally good form to keep usage consistent within a given article. The official policy is to use British (AKA "Commonwealth") spelling when writing about British (or Commonwealth) topics, and American for topics relating to the United States. General topics can use any one of the variants, but should generally strive to be consistent within an article. See Wikipedia's Manual of Style for a more detailed explanation.
which you may find at Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Disputes over style issues The first major contribution was probably that made by User:Cdang in several edits between 19 August 2004 and 30 Septermber of the same year; Cdang added much of the section on French EMS, which as I have already said, is difficult to assign to any one type of English. The first moderately sized addition that chooses between UK and US English that I can find is User:Mathknight's addition of "Military ambulances" on 13 January 2005; Mathknight clearly and consistently uses armor, not armour.Disputes over style issues - In June 2005, the Arbitration Committee ruled that, when either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses colour rather than color, it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent. If it has been stable in a given style, do not change it without some style-independent reason. If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.
If you look at the edits that I have done on the Ambulance article, I believe that you will find that, where I have changed between one style of English and another, I have done so only for consistancy, and generally only as I came across the discrepincies; I made the last series of edits upon first discovering that some sections had drifted, and later in determining that many of them had done so.
I also wish to point out that in your haste to attend to UK English, you undid User:GunnarRene's edit of 27 March, and my edit regarding civilian vehicles, which is necessary if the reference to Dean King's book is to be valid.
Finally, I must object to your statement that you wrote or rewrote 75% of the article. You have added about as much as I have, and I know that I haven’t written half of that article. I find your proposal otherwise to be highly insulting. Yours very sincerely, -- Badger151 05:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
This is what you wrote on my Talk Page:
Thanks for your clean up on Lustleigh article, but i think a couple of your cuts were a little harsh. I've put a couple of them back in, because i think their removal got rid of some useful information and background. Being absolutely succinct is not always desirable! Thanks.
In reply to those comments I’ll talk about just two paragraphs.
EXAMPLE 1
You changed this paragraph (containing my edits):
The graveyard contains the remains of Lustleigh residents, although the graveyard is now full. With the exception of those with family plots, new burials take place at the graveyard on Mill Lane.
back to this:
The church
graveyard contains the remains of former Lustleigh residents, although the graveyard is now full, and with the exception of those with family plots, new burials take place out at the new cemetery on Mill Lane.
Comment 1. The paras are headed The Church so ‘’’church’’’ graveyard is redundant so I removed the word “church” as any good editor would.
Comment 2. I don’t object to “former” going back in.
Comment 3. The word “new” was there twice in the final phrase which is regarded as bad writing. So I stand by 2 out of 3 of my edits in that para.
EXAMPLE 2:
You changed this paragraph (containing my edits):
The line grew in popularity from 1860 to the 1930s and thereafter went in to decline. This led to diffculties with finances and, despite a significant summer tourist trade, usage was not sufficient to cover costs. This coincided with the rise of the private motor car.
back to this:
The line grew in popularity from 1860 to the 1930s and thereafter went in to decline. This led to financial difficulties (with no initial business plan having been undertaken) and despite a significant summer tourist trade (and featuring in many contemporary guide books to the region), the local usage through the year was not sufficient to cover rising costs. This also co-incided with the rise of the private motor car, leading to a decline in passenger number, and the branch railway consequently saw a decline in fares.
So now that para is wrecked by wordiness, rambling and bad sentence construction. I could go on and on about your other reversions but I haven’t the time. I hope you can realise that your writing skills need polishing by someone else (which is what I was doing). Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 20:38, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain, thanks for asking for a new assessment for the police car article, however the article is already a B class, and higher ratings ( Good Article Class is what you should aim for next) are handled here. Articles can't be rated as GA by the wikiproject alone.
The article is shaping up nicely though! Might I suggest some in-line citations/footnotes for references? Also perhaps move some of those pictures from the very top of the article and indsperse them amongst the main prose? Let me know if you have any questions about nominating an article for GA, there are instructions on the GA pages that hopefully will be clear enough :) thanks. SGGH 15:01, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Greetings! Thanks for the contact. The Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom isn't too bad' in the wider scheme of things; it's mainly cosmetics and formatting that need addressing.
For example, it could do with an infobox pegged to the right outlining key data and statistics, the Ambulance Trusts of England need to be put into tabular format (say like as found here), the images are poor quality (I know this is sometimes difficult to amend), there is nothing on the history of the services, and most importantly, there are no references throughout the entire article.
I'd be inclined to help, given that this article is now linked via every settlement of the UK that has an infobox, but I'm afraid the topic is not one I'm familliar with.
Does that help at all? Jhamez84 14:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to edit the infobox? Ambulance services here are provided by Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust, not South Central Ambulance Service. Owain.davies 21:33, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome. With regard to the medulla oblongata, I think it's an esoteric point in the context of a discussion about defibrillation. Yes, the sinus node is influenced by the autonomic nervous system, but I think you overstate the case when you say the sinus node is paced by the medulla oblongata. Just my opinion. I also have a comment about the manner in which your sandbox version defines defibrillation. I prefer this definition (and not because I wrote it but because I think it's correct and I can source it with an authoritative reference)
Generally speaking, 'stunning' the myocardium is not a good thing, and has ramifications beyond using electric current to depolarize the many isolated wavelets involved in VF. A 'stunned' myocardium may have wall motion abnormalities, for example. So the idea is to terminate the arrhythmia, with as little myocardial stunning as possible. As for ICD v. AICD, I know that AICD (automated implantable cardiac defibrillator) was first, and old habits die hard, but ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) is more descriptive of modern devices. In addition, the "Big 3" device makers ( Medtronic, Guidant, and St. Jude Medical) all use the modern term ICD (even though the URL for Guidant ICDs contains the letters aicd). So AICD is somewhat of an anachronism. It's not a big deal, but that's the reason I prefer to use ICD. The trivia? Yeah, it's widespread on the Wikipedia. I just think the idea that everything has a use "in popular culture" is a strange way to look at the world! :) Best, MoodyGroove 21:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
I see you are planning on replacing Emergency with an article. Just to let you know, I have been doing an admin coaching assignment on Emergency too, and just thought you could grab some more information out of mine to include in your final copy. You can find it at User:Extranet/Admin coaching/Assignments/Emergency (also posted on Emergency's talk page). Extranet talk 02:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Owain.davies. An automated process has found and removed an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, and thus is being used under fair use that was in your userspace. The image ( Image:Emerlight.gif) was found at the following location: User:Owain.davies. This image or media was attempted to be removed per criterion number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media was replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. Please find a free image or media to replace it with, and or remove the image from your userspace. User:Gnome (Bot) -talk 03:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Just a quick note to say that i have added my support to the merge!
Regards
Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 17:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Life | |
The barnstar of life is hereby awarded to Owain.davies for a particularly fine job of creating and editing the article emergency. The Transhumanist 20:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC) |
You've done such a good job on emergency, I think it has the makings of a Featured article. If you are interested in improving the article to the Wikipedia's highest standards, please read Dweller, on Featured Article Candidates.
I look forward to watching you take this article all the way to the top. The next step is Wikipedia:Peer review. Good luck. The Transhumanist 22:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Owain, I am basically OK with your edit of the intro to natural disasters. There is, however, still confusion of terminology between Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk. When you are writing about "the degree of potential loss" your are referring to the what the literature defines as Risk (see emergency management). For instance, an impact hazard on an uninhabited planet is not a disaster nor is an impact hazard a disaster if it can be counteracted before it develops into a disaster, by relocating the population at risk or by reducing the risk through the use of, for instance, technology. Consequently, the article should be renamed to Natural hazards as it deals with hazards and not disasters. I might be splitting hairs here, but it is relevant in order to achieve the encyclopedic tone that we are aiming for. -- rxnd ( t | € | c ) 08:18, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Quoting your userbox, it says that you'll view extraneous apostrophe's with "extreme prejudice": so whats' this?
It is one of 13 Ambulance Trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct government funding for it's role.
You might have copied the same text a few times I believe. Poojean 19:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Doesn't look as though we're going to get this user to see sense. I've added merge tags to both articles, left a message on DXRAW's user talk and the wikiproject talk, and proposed on the abdo thrusts talk page that we leave it another week to see what happens. Hopefully that should keep everyone happy! -- John24601 08:46, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
The image that you have added is called caduceus and is the symbol of trade, not medicine. The medical symbol is called Rod of Asclepius (only one snake). Please find a more suitable image. Until then, I'll revert to the Star of life. -- Eleassar my talk 10:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edit(s) to
Ambulance, it is recommended that you use the
preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up
recent changes and the
page history. If you're worried about losing your edits, do what I do. I copy the entire contents of the edit window to my clipboard just before I click preview (or save for that matter). Your edits the article are really good, by the way. Thanks for making Wikipedia better! —
Elipongo (
Talk|
contribs)
19:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
While I don't disagree with the "How to" removal of large parts of the AWP article, I do disagree strongly with you deleting the cherry-picker article and replacing it with a redirect. Wikipedia is not paper - when a good subarticle exists, it should not be deleted just to be integrated into the general article. That would only apply for rather trivial subjects. Cheers. MadMaxDog 07:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I'm curious why you felt the need to remove my picture of an air ambulance (Image:Helimed5.jpg) and replace it with another that does not appear to add anything to the article or to be of superior quality to my photo. My pictures been on the Ambulance page for quite a while now and I rather liked it being there! Unless you can give me a good reason for replacing it, could you put it back please. scancoaches 14:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
I like to tidy up things. IPSOS ( talk) 12:42, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. It's my first. :-) IPSOS ( talk) 17:55, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
You recreated the article even before I had finished deleting it (the talk page was still there)! That was fast! :D I had to run some errands, so couldnt reply earlier, sorry about that.
Anyways, coming back to the article, even though it is in a much better shape now, it still does not assert notability, not at least the way it is expected here. As I already mentioned, it has to show multiple (at least two) instances of coverage by mainstream media (a non-blog, non-forum, non-wiki website or even magazine or newspaper will do). The BBC article is fine, a couple of more should get you on the safe side. Plus, it would be best if you can provide any claim to fame that distinguishes it from other similar organizations.
Apart from that, the article still reads like a promotional material for the organization. Sentences like "BASICS members are used to provide extra skills at the scene of major incidents, or for particularly difficult patients" and "The ambulance service trusts provides a high standard of care", appear to be vaunting and thus not neutral. These little details are what diminishes the quality of an article.
Since it does assert partial notability, and because it is under development, I am not slapping any ugly tags on the article. But it clearly needs a lot of work, I will be keeping an eye out. Feel free to contact me for any assistance you might require. All the best, both of you. -- soum talk 17:34, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
I think I might do both as suggested. I could write an article on the Australian EMS in a day but it would take me a week to research the citations!
-- Sunray Major 10:54, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I answered you on my talk page. – Quadell ( talk) ( random) 17:33, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I reverted your cut and paste move of Branston Pickle. Please see Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page. Ask on my talk page if you need any help. Edward 16:52, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Just out of curiosity, did you attend Chatham House Grammar School? Ryan( talk/ contribs) 19:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
What's wrong with it? I stated the source in the edit summary when I created the article, and I doubt you'll find anything better out there. Yaan 11:53, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain,
I was looking through the archives of the emergency bleeding control article and it appears that you blanked the Emergency tourniquet article. I think that's probably the correct choice, since wikipedia should not be hosting howtos on tourniquet use, but do you think the content might be helpful somewhere else, like wikibooks? Just curious about what you think.
St.isaac 13:33, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
St.isaac 16:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Just had a look at the "Ambulance" page - very impressive. -- Badger151 21:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain.davies. Please follow instruction #6 at the top of WP:FAR, using {{subst:FARMessage|Gray Wolf}} to notify relevant parties and Projects. Please leave a note at the top of Wikipedia:Featured article review/Gray Wolf indicating parties notified; you can see examples at other articles at WP:FAR. Thanks, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi - I'm a bit confused as to why you've changed over the citation format on the "Ambulance" article. I noticed this earlier; since both your format and the page's format appear the same to the reader, I said nothing - but then the retrieved date for citation #11, on bicycle ambulances, got lost when you converted it. What's going on? -- Badger151 15:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Owain. Thanks for taking an interest in this topic; I understand your view that no energy is 'green'. The article is focused on electricity retailing, a market in which the term 'green electricity' is, however, very widely used. Much of the article content does talk about this incongruity. 'Renewable energy', on the other hand, is a much larger topic, covering other forms of energy, and including renewable energy production, government policy, etc., which would be out of place in a 'renewable electricity retailing' article. Consequently I've moved the article back and added some notes of explanation to the discussion page here. If you have further thoughts on the subject perhaps you could comment on the same page. Regards Gralo 15:24, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, it was in no way apparent that birds were being excluded from the discussion. we were discussing animals (not birds), is a curious statement to me seeing as how birds are animals. Any rules made about animals in general would be applied to birds. That birds were discussed at lenghth without our input strongly suggested changes were to be made without seeking our opinions. As for personal attacks, well, when I'm sick in bed and am described as a couple of very opinionated people with no justification other than "that's how we serious people do it", a grammar-ignoring renegade and if I came out swinging a little strongly then I'm sorry but I resent the work I do being categorised that way and our poistions being categorised through strawmen and misrepresnetation (especially when we aren't invited to correct it). Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Greetings,
Thank you for bringing some things to my attention. I have reduced much of the listing as you suggested, only placing rough categories instead.
I have also initiated a discussion regarding the merge on the EMS page.
Please continue to assess the quality of the EMC article, much appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Princeattractive ( talk • contribs) 22:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm not really too chuffed at being directed to WP:BITE. The user commented themselves that it was copied from an article, so that's a copyright violation, and can't stay. The main reason I don't like being directed to bite is because it's a rather sore point, as I feel I do quite a bit to help newbies. Take a look at the second barnstar on my userpage, for example. TheIslander 09:33, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
I
removed the edit to
Defibrillation because it's wrong. Removing it isn't
biting. It's improving the encyclopedia. The
burden of evidence is on the editor who restores disputed content, not the editor who removes it. The {{fact}} tag should not be used to restore disputed content, and while I appreciate the work you did on the merge of defibrillation and defibrillator, you do not own the article. That's two of my edits you've reverted without discussion in 24 hours, and comments like
this are a bit righteous. I'm 99% sure I know who
User:67.161.99.124 is, and if I'm right, we've discussed this topic extensively in personal correspondence. This is a novel interpretation of the AHA/ILCOR guidelines and will not be substantiated by any references (with the exception of the part about the delay between stopping CPR and shocking reducing shock efficacy). Most of the research that has been critical of AEDs and the analysis period refers to the old practice of stack shocking, which resulted in unacceptable delays for little added benefit, especially considering the high first shock efficacy of modern biphasic defibrillators. It had nothing to do with the studies showing improved survival with 2 minutes of CPR prior to defib with down times > 4 minutes.
MoodyGroove
12:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove
Aww, c'mon. Have a little fun. Couldn't you at least allow the Mets addition to remain until after the playoff race was over? The Mets are on the verge of the biggest choking incident in history--14 games this late in the season!! That's bigger than any chunk of sausage lodged in someone's airway. Don't worry, I won't toy with your prized entry any more. God forbid that I end up blacklisted from editing Wikipedia entries. Whatever would I do with my free time? Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.177.12 ( talk) 21:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Per your contributions to fire apparatus, please comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Success of fire suppression in northern forests. Thanks. -- Jreferee t/ c 06:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I continued the discussion on my talk page. Squidfryerchef 22:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for leaving a message on my talk page. I've left a comment on the talk page of the above article. -- Pixelface ( talk) 14:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Agency specific references do not belong in this article. Book references are made according to the Chicago manual of style. Demantos ( talk) 18:41, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
HOW ACTUAL DARE YOU REFER TO MY WORK AS VANDALISM!
I AM ACTUALLY BEING DEADLY SERIOUS!
I AM REALLY VERY VERY ANNOYED BY THAT BECAUSE IT TOOK ME QUITE A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A PAGE REDIRECT AND THEN YOU JUST COME ALONG AND CALL IT VANDALISM!!!!!!!!
WELL PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW REDIRECTING 'Chaz' TO 'Chatham House Grammar School' IS VANDALISM, CONSIDERING THAT IS THE ACTUAL COLLOQUIAL TERM THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THE SCHOOL BY, AND SINCE ONE OF BRITAINS PRIME MINISERS (EDWARD HEATH) WENT TO THE SCHOOL, I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS RATHER IMPORTANT! AND I DO ACTUALLY GO TO THE SCHOOL BY THE WAY SO I HAVE FIRST HAND REFERENCE!
IM SORRY THAT THIS MAY SOUND SO RUDE BUT I ACTUALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THAT!
PLEASE DO NOT DELETE IT AGAIN...
thank you x —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:07, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
since hardly anyone actually knows them by the terms 'chatham house grammar school' and 'clarendon house grammar school' anymore since like the 20th century, i thought it might be helpful for the MAJORITY of people who reffered to them by those names!
so thank you for trying to help wikipedia, but i am also trying to help here, and that is why i would like you to leave the terms there, which i must add i spent a lot of time researching how to do them!
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE EXACTLY I 'DELETED' ANYONE ELSE'S WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND IF I DID IT WAS SHEERLY BY ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!
AND I SSSSSTTTTTIIIILLLLL GO TO THE SCHOOL!!!!!!!! SO I THINK I WOULD REALLY KNOW MORE ABOUT IT THAN YOU! AND HOW EXACTLY AM I SUPPOSED TO 'PROVE' THAT THE COLLOQUIAL TERM IS 'CHAZ'... BY GOING UP TO PEOPLE IN THE STREET AND CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF WHAT IT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO?!
AND TO BE HONEST IF YOU HAVE GONE TO THE SCHOOL AND NEVER HEARD THE TERMS CHAZ AND CLAZ USED THEN EITHER YOU MUST BE VERY OLD, OR YOU MUST NOT BE VERY ATTENTIVE!
IM SORRY ABOUT THIS! BUT YOU ARE BEING TOTALLY UNREASONABLE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:15, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
leave the chaz there for the moment and i will actually search all available resources to see if ANY eligible stakeholder in the school uses this term.
after this, then what do i do with the evidence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
first, it is not short lived... as the refering to this has now spread to a numerous number of teachers... including Mr. Fergusson, a maths teacher at the school
and secondly, there is a WHOLE PAGE HERE ON 'lol'!
and you want to disallow an abbreviation to be redirected to its full page?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
i was the one that actually created the whole 'clarendon house grammar school' page!
which i must add was my first page creation, and as such i found it very difficult... altho i hav struggled to put it all together, only to be told i must go and find records of Mr Matthews using the terminology written down on paper before i am allowed to make a very well informed edit.
well can the reference be from any pupil? or a pupil or authority? or does it have to be a teacher?!
and does it have to be written or just recorded that they have said it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I see there is a rather nasty edit war going on between you and User:Iamandrewrice. I can see that you are clearly on the right side of the debate - but both you and User:Iamandrewrice are breaking the 'three revert rule' ( WP:3RR). In your case, this may simply be because you are unaware of the rule - I doubt Iamandrewrice would care. If you were to avoid breaking that rule - then asking one of the admins to put a block onto User:Iamandrewrice for breaking the rule would be reasonable. I'd be inclined to do so myself because this is an especially annoying person - but since you are also (currently) breaking the rule, that would likely get you in trouble too and I'd prefer that didn't happen. I'll paste a similar complaint on Iamandrewrice's talk page. Either way, the warring has to stop. SteveBaker ( talk) 02:51, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
i thort you were actually trying to help me set up on wikipedia
but all you care about is aggreeing with your 'friend' Steve on slagging me off! well thanks so much for all your help!!!!!!!
i certainly know what kind of person you are! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamandrewrice ( talk • contribs) 18:31, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
what i have a problem with is that 'Steve' has very overtly and blatently slagged me off and you took no apparent action to stop this! meaning that you are in exactly the same position as him!
and well im sorry i dont understand... if clarendon house grammar school is allowed to have a page even though i cant prove it just because you have personally heard of it, while the colliquial terming 'claz' which like the school itself, currently has no evidence for it, is deleted just because you havnt heard of it yourself?! are you saying therefore that you are only deleting things which you are not personally aware of? i thought that contradicts the whole point. Iamandrewrice ( talk) 18:52, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
i am saying that you in no way objected when 'Steve' went against the kind of behaviour that would be expected from a wikipedian, and slandered me, implying that i have no respect for the system's rules, and that i am an 'annoying person,' which is a personal attack and is CERTAINLY most not allowed on here. In not objectifying, and in face agreeing with him, you have therefore misused your position in much the same way as he has.
If this is the kind of treatment i am going to receive for attempting to add to wikipedia then do not expect 'kind' additions from me next time. And interpret that as you will, but either you use my skills to the sites prevalence, or on the contrary.
And I think you will find that you are in fact wrong... you and 'Steve' are not to decide whether a school or a colloquilistic term are more verifiable than one another without having solid 'evidence' of either of them. Therefore according to this rule, I would like you to delete the article I created on Clarendon House Grammar School, as I certainly do not support hypocracy, and i am not going to let one thing pass under the same rule that another thing, through personal discretion, is allowed not to.
Iamandrewrice (
talk)
22:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
but regardless of that, I would like to make a formal complaint to a high wikipedian authority about 'Steve' Could you please explain how i am able to do this, or give me the link to a user that can help me.
thank you.
Iamandrewrice ( talk) 11:43, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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Wow. You're fast. You beat me by a nose to kill the dumb Ireland edit. Just wanted to mention that I'm very impressed by the hard work you've put in cleaning up the foxhunting article and adding citations. The article was a messy POV war when I first read it about a year ago. It is becoming very solid and more resistant to mangling by either end of the POV spectrum. David A. Flory ( talk) 07:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
I fail to understand your replacement of my image of Rod of Asclepius. The SVG format is superior for simple forms and detail removed was unnecessary. Scienceman123 talk 01:55, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Owain. I haven't been ignoring you, but because this came up after I entered my initial comments, I'd like to leave the review to others. There is still a lot of MOS cleanup needed; perhaps you can round up another editor who will help you go through the items I mentioned? Editors I know of who are good at that sort of work are Outriggr ( talk · contribs), Colin ( talk · contribs), Pagrashtak ( talk · contribs) and Fvasconcellos ( talk · contribs); I know they are all busy, so perhaps first you could post to WP:MED for help on the MOS cleanup? There are still incorrect dashes throughout, bolding that is not part of lists, and the article seems very listy to me; additional input from others is needed, though. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:28, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Would you consider making a contribution to an exchange of views at either of the following:
As you know, Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management came up with entirely reasonable guidelines for naming articles about earthquakes, fires, typhoons, etc. However, the <<year>><<place> <<event>> format leaves no opportunity for conventional nengō which have been used in Japan since the eighth century (701-1945) -- as in "the Great Fire of Meireki" (1657) or for "the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji" (1707).
In a purely intellectual sense, I do look forward to discovering how this exchange of views will develop; but I also have an ulterior motive. I hope to learn something about how better to argue in favor of a non-standard exception to conventional, consensus-driven, and ordinarily helpful wiki-standards such as this one. In my view, there does need to be some modest variation in the conventional paradigms for historical terms which have evolved in non-Western cultures -- no less in Wikipedia than elsewhere. I'm persuaded that, at least in the context of Japanese history before the reign of Emperor Meiji (1868-1912), some non-standard variations seem essential; but I'm not sure how best to present my reasoning to those who don't already agree with me. I know these first steps are inevitably awkward; but there you have it.
The newly-created 1703 Genroku earthquake article pushed just the right buttons for me. Obviously, these are questions that I'd been pondering for some time; and this became a convenient opportunity to move forward in a process of building a new kind of evolving consensus. -- Ooperhoofd ( talk) 18:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh, thank you
Would it not be possible to find out if the Clarendon Website allowed us to use the image though? I know I'm new, but I thought there was something about if you get permission
Well thank you anyway
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 11:16, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh ok, well i live near the school actually so I'll try do that
Also, thank you for the adoption link. Is it free?
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 11:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Is it free then? And oh... someone was quite mean to me on my page. Are they a vandal?
Pollypenhouse ( talk) 12:05, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm quite sorry, I was just having a bad morning and just thought it was a bit silly that a user as inexperienced as myself was giving me advice, I shall apologise strait away. Listsvery ( talk) 14:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
something just struck my thoughts. You were one of the first people, if not the first, that 'Iamandrewrice' had links with, were you not? Therefore, according to your analysis of the fact that because I and Listsvery are online friends, that we must be sockpuppets, then surely you and 'Iamandrewrice' would be sockpuppets under the same rules? I am not saying that you are, I am simply pointing out to you how ridiculous this analysis is. And in addition to the point of which 'Iamandrewrice' having this early connection with you, surely you of all people will recognise his writing style, and recognise it not to be shared in common with that of mine? Pollypenhouse ( talk) 12:32, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
My name's Owen Davis!!!! Very similar.....-- Hammerandclaw ( talk) 21:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the edit. A few of us are slowly/painfully trying to bring that page up to spec for a WikiMedicine reassessment. JPINFV ( talk) 22:14, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
In response to your comment left on my talk page, I did re-word the contribution somewhat, and sourced it properly as always. Please check more carefully before leaving such comments. Thanks. - AeronM ( talk) 01:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Again, I must ask that you read the history before leaving erroneous comments on my talk page. You are incorrectly attributing text to me that I did not contribute. Also, the text I did contribute was reworded from the original, just as yours was, only your contribution has lost some of the original meaning. -- AeronM ( talk) 14:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
A New WikiProject has been proposed as a sub-project of Medicine. Your opinion would be appreciated as you are listed as a "intrested User" on the Project page. Please take part in the discussion, located here. Exit2DOS2000• T• C• 03:28, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Dear Owain,
Thank you very much for a lucid distinction between "hazard" and "event".
I am working with the Safety Department of a very large governmental organization and they interchange the two without regard.
You and I make sense. How can I force it down their thrats? What is the reference or authority behind your/our definition?
Tom Mason ThosMason@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.225.82.236 ( talk) 16:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Not that I'm bothered, but I think you'll find that there is such a place. It's officially called Devon (now), so I see no problem with your change (and it matches their ads). Thanks. -- SesquipedalianVerbiage ( talk) 14:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Good afternoon. You edited my input on tourniquets. I believe that the goal of Wikipedia should be to provide the most accurate and up to date information....that is one of the reasons I contributed. I can assure that the info I submitted is accurate, it can be verified by the references I included. As far as mention of the CAT tourniquet, in an independent study by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research and the Committee on Tactical combat Casualty Care , the CAT TQ was the recommended prehospital tourniquet. That is why it is mentioned. This information can be potentially beneficial, as many people use Wikipedia as a reference. Please verify info before making changes. ( INDNAM ( talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC))
The CAT is the RECOMMENDED prehospital tourniquet.This is not advertisement this is accurate info to give people who may someday need this.I gave reference to two of several studies that exist to support this statement. This is not the opinion of myself or a company this is a neutral party attempting to find adjuncts that may save people's lives. It is one thing to remain neutral and another to give inaccurate information using neutrality as an excuse for being wrong. If there are certain names or sentences that you feel are too much like an advertisement than first assess if the information is truly that and then edit as needed but, you are editing the entire contribution and removing current medical fact and reverting it back to BAD information. Tourniquets do not necessarily mean limb loss. There have been cases where TQ's have been in place for hours without ischemic injury. That being said the CAT is mentioned because it is important that an appropiate tourniquet be used to greatly reduce the risk of injury and increase the effectiveness of the device. Please follow up on the references provided before you edit inaccurately. This is not an advertisement, this is, as I said before, accurate information supported by evidence based medicicne and case studies. What you have on there now is not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by INDNAM ( talk • contribs) 12:13, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
I am sorry to say that once again the information you are putting in is WRONG. Even the reference you are citing to support the information on the tourniquet page is wrong. For example, you site an article out of Maine ( Ref.1) that states " a dressing should be placed directly over the wound and a belt or hankerchief fastened around it." Firstly most major hemorrhage comes from arterial damage or dissection, in this case it is common for the vessel to retract into the extremity. By placing a dressing directly over the wound and applying a belt or rag, it is not likely bleeding will be controlled. In addition it may prevent the provider from being able to tell whether or not bleeding continues. By cinching a constricting band on top of the wound, there is also potential for bleeding to continue inside the extremity above the site. Another study you reference from the Navy places the CAT tourniquet as being one of two tourniquets recommended (2006) since that time more studies have been done and place the CAT as the recommended prehospital tourniquet ( I included those studies in my refrences). In the See Also section you include a tourniquet test which has nothing to do with tourniquets. You state that a tourniquet may be useful in MAJOR limb trauma or when an artery is torn along its LENGTH. This is also incorrect a .22 caliber bullet creates a very small wound pattern but, is more than capable of injuring or severing an artery. If bleeding is not controlled in a short amount of time there is a high potential for death. This is an instance where a recommended tourniquet is an excellent prehospital option. A motorcyclist who has an open femur fracture which damages the femoral artery is in an extremly critical situation if bleeding is not quickly and efeectively controlled. This another example where a recommended prehospital tourniquet may be indicated.The studies I included are miltary based however penetrating injuries do not only occur in the military setting. Other than the study out of Maine (which has alot of inaccuracies) I did not see any other material to support limb loss in tourniquet use. I agree that using wire or some other exremely narrow constricting band may cause damage or be ineffective, which is why I keep refering to the CAT tourniquet.I included studies (and you refrenced them in your edit under military) that there was no relation found between morbidity and tourniquet use in the study conducted. Wikipedia is a global source of information. However hemorrhage in Iraq, Italy, UK, US, China wherever is for the most part the same. If we dont stop bleeding we die. The information I contributed is correct. It is not one sided it is factual, evidence based, supported medicine. The studies I reference are the latest (2008) not outdated information or dogma. Please stop from editing the tourniquet page with information that is not only wrong but can potentially be dangerous.
Best regards { INDNAM ( talk) 14:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)}
Owain,
Once again you have undone my contribution. Unfortunately you keep reverting to a contribution that is wrong.
As I stated above the information you keep reverting to is wrong and has several inaccuracies. If there is a problem with the formatting then lets fix the format but, lets not replace accurate, evidence based information with information that is incorrect. I have provided independent studies, I have given the source of the picture included, I have pointed out the material in the reverted article that is incorrect. Please stop editing the tourniquet page's content. The info you are providing, as I said above, is inaccurate. Many of the references you site are from 2006 or prior. There is much more up to date information available. However even in the 2006 studies the CAT tourniquet is indicated for prehospital use. The information is NPOV. I have included INDEPENDENT studies to support this. It is stated as the recommended prehospital tourniquet. Any assistance with the formatting would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards { INDNAM —Preceding undated comment was added at 01:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I hate to bother you, but do you have any references to prove this person is notable? Bearian ( talk) 19:13, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Owain I need your help. I am working on a research project at Boston College, studying creation of medical information on Wikipedia. You are being contacted, because you have been identified as an important contributor to one or more articles.
Would you will be willing to answer a few questions about your experience? We've done considerable background research, but we would also like to gather the insight of the actual editors. Details about the project can be found at the user page of the project leader, geraldckane. Survey questions can be found at geraldckane/medsurvey. Your privacy and confidentiality will be strictly protected!
The questions should only take a few minutes. I hope you will be willing to complete the survey, as we do value your insight. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Professor Kane if you have any questions. Thank You, BCproject ( talk) 13:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there! You've just re-edited some information that I had just organised on the Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom page. Those of us on the EMS Task Force are attempting to provide a standardized format for all of the country pages flowing from the main Emergency Medical Service page, including both EMS pages and also Paramedic pages by country. We're attempting to alter the format in order to make the information more accessible and easy to find, to create some consistency and raise the standard for the areas under the Task Force, without damaging the content. If you have a look at "Emergency medical service in Canada" and "Emergency medical service in France", you'll see what I mean. The other pages aren't done yet, but are being worked on. Could you please undo your changes and return the format to the way that it was found? Thanks a million! Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 12:24, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Owain, thanks for the catch on the Paramedic page in the History section. Not only didn't the change read well, it was factually inaccurate. Both the Miami and Seattle based research projects operated WITHIN the fire departments, NOT with private ambulance companies, as the editor was suggesting. Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 10:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello, please do not just undo without a discussion. Lets try and be fair and balanced here. It would seem that what you are removing is making the article disturbingly pro-hunting and not balanced at all. I am trying to put a moderated point of view to counter the apparent bias. Lets start from there shall we please? Captainclegg ( talk) 19:10, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Gift Baskets; before db-tagging, please check other spellings. May be it is nlot nonsense after all. `' Míkka >t 07:44, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey Owain, There is a high school student who did an upgrade of Banker Horse for a class project, collaborating with other wikipedia editors (like me). It is now listed at Peer review and because apparently the entire class flooded PR with about 20 simultaneous requests, they asked if WikiProject Equine would help review this particular article. Myself, and some of the other most active horse article editors helped a bit so are sort of COI on doing a neutral review, so I'm asking some of the other horse article editors if they'd like to take a look-see at the article and comment at the peer review page. This was a great kid to work with and a neat thing for a school to do as an assignment. So if you can help out, Thanks in advance! Montanabw (talk) 20:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Owain, this has come along famously! Let me know when you think you're done, and I have a copyeditor waiting to give the article the once over. You've added a whole dimension to this article, and it just shows how well collaboration can work! Cheers! Emrgmgmtca ( talk) 19:09, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to WikiProject Medicine!
I noticed you recently added yourself to our Participants' list, and I wanted to welcome you to our project. Our goal is to facilitate collaboration on medicine-related articles, and everyone is welcome to join (regardless of medical qualifications!). Here are some suggested activities:
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page, or feel free to ask me on my talk page.
Again, welcome! -- Steven Fruitsmaak ( Reply) 14:58, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Single battenburg.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Skier Dude ( talk) 00:41, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I apologize, I was out of line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronmedicine ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate your constructive feedback, most of which I agree with. However regarding the space blanket issue, I beg to differ. I do take issue with these because I take issue with false information. I worked on an ambulence crew for years, am certified as a wilderness first responder, and studied survival extensively.
While mylar blankets are somewhat useful as a lightweight, compact, barrier to rain and wind for a survival kit, they have no use in a first aid kit(despite their common inclusion in them). They have no insulative value, and only 5% of body heat loss is radiant, in other words they do not make patients any warmer. In the sheltered environment of a residential building, ambulance, or hospital they are useless, and if a patient is lying outside somewhere they will lose a lot of heat to the ground and the air, and the blanket will only reduce convective heat loss(If a patient cannot be moved to the ambulance quickly then they will need actual insulation, as in real blankets, to reduce heat loss). They are included in commercial first aid kits for the simple reason that they are cheap. Likewise some ambulance agencies may like them becuase they are cheap, disposable, and look modern.
Regardless this is an artical about First Aid Kits, not ambulance equipment or survival kits, and I feel that the goal of wikipedia is to share facts, not myths or rumors. And while wikipedia is not exactly a how-to guide, I feel that an artical on First aid kits should include practical information on what should be included in first aid kits and for what purposes.
I'm going to delete the space blanked again in a seperate edit, but if you feel strongly that it should be included you can revert it and I'l let it be. Outdoorvegan ( talk) 17:48, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
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I don't want to template a regular, but unfortunately I'm too tired to re-write what has already been written well, so I'll point you in the direction of this template regarding copy and paste moves. Also, please discuss this (ill conceived, in my opinion) move over at the Entonox talk page - a move to such an unwieldy title should never have been made without consent. Thanks, Talk Islander 23:09, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for taking the time to respond to my comments, it's appreciated. The Coast Guard v coastguard thing was getting a little undue prominence on the talk page so I thought I'd express a view with the example of HMCG. As for other and secondary, the IP user was getting very het up about it! Anyway, I think the article could use a little touch up. Perhaps it should be divided into sections by country or specific reference given that certain services are country specific- such as the National Guard, which is very specific to the US and it certainly needs more global examples if it is to represent emergency services across the world, rather than those specific to the UK and US. Gendarmerie (such as those in France and Italy) might be worth a mention, though they fulfil a very similar role to the police most of the time, and what about air ambulances? I believe I'm right in saying all air ambulances in the UK are privately or charitably run and are not part of ambulance services. Finally, it lacks citations so no-one can verify the information, this makes it look shabby and unreliable- though most of the info seems factually accurate- and it makes it useless as a research tool which, after all, is kind of the point of putting it there in the first place! I'll copy the middle paragraph onto the talk page of the article so that my suggestions are visible to anyone with an interest in the article. Meanwhile, I'll add it to my watchlist and see if I can't tidy it up a little and add in some references. Let me know via my talk page if I can be of any assistance- I'd like to help since I have some knowledge and interest of the subject. Kind regards, HJ Mitchell ( talk) 15:26, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I see you're a member of the EMS task force and this article seems within its scope, so I wondered if you might lend some pointers and advice- I'm in the process of basically re- writing the article, though I must admit I'm struggling a little to find reliable third party sources. Thanks, HJ Mitchell ( talk) 12:11, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
I've replied over on the Entonox talk page - sorry for the delay, I've been awol for the past few days... Talk Islander 16:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Verbal chat 10:39, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain. Whilst starting an article on Maidstone Hospital (far from complete!), I noticed that there was no article on the Kent Air Ambulance, so I've done a bit of research and written an article on it. However given that it's the sister operation of the Surrey and Sussex air ambulance, there's obviously a huge amount of overlap with your article. At first I thought about publishing my Kent article and then a separate Kent Air Ambulance Trust article linking down to the articles on the two different areas of operation, but on further consideration, a top level article that's about three lines long and little more than a bridge to the other articles which are inevitably going to be pretty similar seems messy and pointless. I propose one article entitled Kent Air Ambulance Trust with a bit of detail on the trust and then sections on the KAA and the SSAA operations with any searches for the KAA and SSAA redirected into the new "parent" article. A copy of my provisional KAA article is currently on my user page. Would love to hear your opinion and hope to work on this together in future (I have no clue as to how to go about combining and deleting existing articles so will need help!) Danno uk ( talk) 19:53, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback. I have to disagree as I think that the overlaps are too great and so a recommendation to combine the two articles (by a third party editor) is fairly inevitable, but as the creator of the original article, I abide by your view. I will create separate KAA and KAAT articles linking to yours. By the way, your start up date for the service is erroneous. If you check your notes, the fund-raising began in 2005 but the service was not operational until 2007. Danno uk ( talk) 20:28, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your input to the KAA article, greatly appreciated. Danno uk ( talk) 19:59, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
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Ok what happened here was that I saw a red link on the CORGI page for Gas Safe Register and created the page with fresh content, there was no copy and pate from your content, I have only recently found your version. Also as I understand it the capitalisation of the page I created is correct since it is the name of an organisation, pages such as Child Support Agency have all capitals as does United Nations and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency showing a clear precedent for this. Fraggle81 ( talk) 21:17, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
I've replied to your reply over at talk:ambulance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frmatt ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
In response to your your message and a brief look at the MD 902 Wikipedia page and a telephone call to a 902 pilot the i know i have a few items to put to you.
1. The aircraft has a regular cruise speed of between 125 to 130 knots - which if you convert the lower on of the speed range of 125 (knots) times 1.15 (mph) gives you a cruise speed of 143 mph which is slower than the 150 indicated in the article.
2. The VNE is listed at 140 knots which i, as an rotary aircraft engineer know that from flying in helicopters for 20 years is the top speed of that type of helicopter and it physically cannot go any faster - unless the blades came off and it turned into a projectile!
3. The cruise speed of the helicopter is not 139 knots as a regular cruise speed like that instead of the 125 to 130 range consideably raises the fuel burn between the two engines and due to the natural vibrations of the aircraft causes premature wear of many moving parts - main rotor pitch links or airframe cracking etc. so a safe, smooth economical cruise is used.
4. Most 902's have apendages adding drag with items such as FLIR turrets, Skyshout systems and external steps and these item on Police and Air Ambulances slow the aircraft down by a good few knots.
Regards
11:02, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Additional!
Your Sussex air ambulance article states the the aircraft can cruise at "Nearly" 150 mph - more of a correct statement???
The two articles that you have written on the 902 contradict one another on cruise speed - so you need to pick one statement and make them both the same!
Regards
msa1701 ( talk) 17:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I now could find Polack in Wiktionary. It was not there yesterday.
My question to you: "Is it somehow possible to make a reference to the Wiktionary article in English Wikipedia?"
Thank you, -- Jazzeur ( talk) 17:15, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
you sent a reverted entry notice to me on Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom. But i forgot to sent you this info on St Andrew's Ambulance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh477 ( talk • contribs) 04:07, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain.
Im new to this, I appoligise if this information is avalible else where. I am part of a group of paramedics looking at the redesign of the ambulances that we use in New Zealand. I was wondering were you sourced the image for the tail lift on the ambulance page. I have not seen this type of lift before and would like to find out more information about it.
Many thanks Frank.den ( talk) 01:36, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi Owain,
You've done a terrific job on the Lustleigh page - I really couldn't fault any of what was there when I stumbled upon it. It's a village I used to know very well, where I spent some of the most important parts of my youth, so it's very close to my heart too - and what a terrific place to get married! You couldn't have picked a better setting.
You removed the following addition I made from the article:
'Since the early 1970s, a group of campers, originally associated with the visiting Exeter University Staff Cricket Team known as "the Erratics", has spent two to three weeks in the village annually, usually in July. The campers are now into their third generation, and the association with cricket is now more tenuous, and they are known for their ingenious devices using intermediate technology: showers rigged up in trees, dynamo-powered music systems and elaborate constructions made from fallen tree branches. Originally camping in the field between the cricket field and the main road into the village, they are now based on the other side of that road, further from public view.'
And you also said:
'I have several issues to be addressed here, firstly whether this is encyclopaedic at all, or whether this one group would be getting undue weight. Secondly, it would require citations as per WP:V and WP:CITE, as otherwise we cannot verify the statement. Lastly, if these things exist, would this be better at Exeter University than here? Any thoughts?'
Is it encyclopaedic? I suppose it depends on the judgement of when something turns from "occurrence" to "tradition". One could argue that in a village of just 600-700 people, the annual influx of a group of up to 30 people for a couple of weeks is a significant event, if it has happened annually for over 35 years (I love the way the May Queen title holder list is kept bang up to date - another example of an annual event!) You refer to "this one group" but I wonder if there is any other comparable temporary migrant group, of campers or otherwise, who has had comparable impact on the village - socially or economically; I'd be surprised if there was. They are now an established, if temporary, part of the Lustleigh scenery. Their tents even used to appear on the google maps pictures of the village! And I don't think there's a recognised campsite for "tourists" within 3 miles of the village - at least that's the nearest I can find from a bit of basic search engine-based research about the place - and that's something else that makes their persistent presence in the village rather noteworthy.
As for verifiability, I suppose any record of their impact has to appear somewhere first, and then be cited in future articles. Is it not possible, or acceptable, for Wikipedia to be the first such place? Could it be verified by a word with the staff of the dairy, or of the Cleave?
I think that although the annual visit of the staff cricket club of Exeter University was the impetus to this "tradition", the University itself is not sufficiently connected with the continuing tradition in Lustleigh to be the right place for this paragraph. That said, a note on the camping exploits would be an excellent sideline to explore in a wikipedia article on the Erratics Cricket Club, who have been going for over 75 years and truly deserve a page of their own - alas, I am not the person to write it! Perhaps until such a page exists, a redacted version of my text would be acceptable?
( Hanoidan ( talk) 06:29, 10 November 2009 (UTC))
I think I've fixed everything from the GA review, and have sent it to Peer Review in the hopes of moving it up to Featured Article status...wanna help? Frmatt ( talk) 01:38, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
I believe that while the information posted is about a U.S. initiative, the CPR subject matter is internationally relevant. Is there a middle ground that we can reach to include some information about the initiative? ( Amerheartassoc ( talk) 01:33, 12 December 2009 (UTC))
Please see the talk page and read the changes. Happy to discuss things. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 01:57, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
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Owain, thanks for your work on Rollkur. Feel free to do more. I think the article was originally written by a proponent, I tried to add the negative stuff, carefully, a while back but if you want to continue to refine it, please do! And thanks. Montanabw (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
I will be requesting to move the article back to its original title; clubs are not referenced by the full name, RFC is fine. Otherwise you should start with moving Manchester United F.C. FruitMonkey ( talk) 23:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Owain! I'm thinking about putting together a complete treatment of the Caduceus/Rod of Asclepius issue as a separate article. You're clearly interested in the issue, and you've created more articles than I by far. I wanted to ask your thoughts on this... I'm motivated to do so because comments on both the main pages for those subjects (as you know) often reflect the assumption that there is an academic debate and multiple points of view. In fact, I've found no such academic debate, and the putative POV that the Caduceus is a symbol of medicine seems to be long-dead. That said, it is a de facto symbol of medicine. I imagine that one way to approach this would be to put together an exhaustive exploration of all attested views. Once such an article is alive and well (assuming it isn't nominated for deletion) the gathered material could be the basis for summary paragraphs on both main article pages, and we could place a "See Also" link. This would help to deal with the redundancy and provide a much more complete overview of attested and citable discussion. What do you think? -- Picatrix ( talk) 12:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I've always just edited in an article or assembled one in a text program to get it ready in stub-fashion before posting as a new article. For this though a sandbox would probably be best. My own opinion is that we should start with a bibliography, or better still a bibliography with applicable quotes pulled and placed with each entry. That way we can get a better idea of what views are actually currently held, as well as historically held, and clearly determine what position deserves what weight in the article. I want to focus on finding something (anything) that amounts to current and reputable defense of the Caduceus as a medical symbol. We should also work through some article name options in the same place. If it's no real inconvenience for you, perhaps you could create a sandbox for this and let me know the link?-- Picatrix ( talk) 15:03, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
OK, I've created them in my userspace.
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Hi! The work on the new Caduceus material is great. Thanks very much for moving it forward. I'm writing because it looks like I foolishly trashed my own copy of the new references that I gathered that I had on my own machine. I can't seem to find the temporary development page where I posted them. I guess they were removed when you were working on the more developed version of the article? I couldn't find them in the history either. Perhaps I'm just not looking in the right place? I just wanted to check to see if you still had them anywhere as it will take me a while to find all the material again.-- Picatrix ( talk) 07:59, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
In reply to your latest: the template you suggest sounds fine, though I've not used it. If that's more to your liking and it still allows for the addition of further comments in footnotes I'm all for it. I'm not sure I understand how to make the change however... In this last round of edits I (think I) figured out how to do the quotes properly to save you the trouble of having to clean up my edits in that respect (sorry about the past occurrences!). Since you have more experience with the markup would you be willing to make the change? From then on I should be able to follow the form by cutting and pasting instances.-- Picatrix ( talk) 12:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hey Owain. I've noticed you around (sounds like a bad pick-up line) on different articles regarding emergency topics. And due to that I would like to draw your attention to a question I'm asking: Talk:Emergency_medical_services#Rendez-vous.
We have a meta analysis. We do not need to ref primary research or the lay press. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 06:40, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
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We have made large changes today to update the College of Paramedics wiki page. We have a higher resolution logo that we can use but as I'm a rookie wiki editor I don't seem to have the authority to upload it can you help? tony.mccolley@collageofparamedics.co.uk
Owain, Can you contact me i'm the Student Representative on the College of Paramedic National Council and I've been updating the CoP wiki page. tony.mccolley@collageofparamedics.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.142.13 ( talk) 14:01, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
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Seeing as how you are no stranger to controversy over animal rights issues, would you mind watchlisting Charreada for a bit? Someone is quite upset that anyone would think there are animal abuse issues there. (two words: horse-tripping) I went in and did a very extensive bit of research and sourced the section in question. Some of the material, just like for rodeo or fox hunting, is a bit hysterical, but there is also solid stuff. I tried to put in info on both sides, however the other new folks editing got very upset and blanked the whole section. I don't really have the time or energy to devote to this, so am calling in some more eyes. (Are you an admin? Know a good reliable one if you are not?). I really don't have a huge POV on this issue, other than a general non-fanatical concern about humane treatment of animals, but when an event has been banned in seven western US states, including Texas, and on the pro rodeo circuit, that does suggest a problem. Montanabw (talk) 07:24, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Mr. Davies; About Charreada, my god the man was dead. How can he testify. If you go to the source of this statement, “The Cultural De fence”, you see that it does not support the statement that Chavez testified. It says that Chavez was against Charreria. This is based on a statement of the California Equine Council, Cathleen Doyle's group. If you look at the footnote, you see it references a piece of propaganda from that same group. That propaganda, says that Chavez and the Mexican American Political Association oppose Charreria, without any reference. That is because Chavez never said it. He did write a letter condemning the American Rodeo.
What you are saying, is that if is someone makes something up and it is misquoted on Wikipidia, it is OK. That is pretty silly.
I am told I cannot put up disputing statistics about Charreada. Yet it is OK, for Doyle's silly statistics to stay up. Doyle's statistics say that of 75 or 78, horses used in Charreada, only two did not go to slaughter. The fact is, they were going to slaughter, whether they were ever in a lienzo or not. If you go to the source, Horse tripping facts, they only one horse that was documented as being seriously injured.
The second set of statistics talk about 2 to 5 horses a week being seriously injured. When you go to the source, you find out that the source is an unnamed individual at an unnamed feed lot. I know you are from the UK, but this is the kind of thing Joe McCarthy used to do.
When it is pointed out that over 1000 manganas, 2000 colas and 600 piales were done at the National Finals in Pachuca Mexico, without any injury to the animals, it gets removed. When it is pointed out that during the five days of the State Finals in Texas, not one animal was injured, it gets removed. Both statements were supported with references.
You also let the animals rights fanatics point out that seven states have made laws against mangana, but you take out the fact that they failed in last three states where they tried to get laws passed. This was referenced to the Denver Post and the Carson City News. When it was pointed out that the PRCA and the United Horse Organization opposed the passage of the law, as stated in both the Denver and Carson City papers, the comment was removed. This did contradict the statements made by the critics, who maintains the PRCA, support the ban. The fact is the PRCA, did oppose mangana, but it has changed its mind. They finally came to the realization that if you stop the roping of one species, they you can stop the roping of all of them.
You allow a blatantly racist statement about Charreia being a “shadow Sport and akin to dog fighting. When it is pointed out that the events are widely advertised and that anyone with a video camera can go in, it gets removed. This is true, even though there were multiple citations.
One of the most ridiculous statement made in the criticism is the one about calves having a lower center of gravity. When it was pointed out that even calves in the American Rodeo are subject to Newton's law. This comment was removed even though, it was referenced to “rodeocruelty.com” which shows dozens of calves and steers being seriously injured in the America Rodeo.
If you really want to be fair, then take out the criticism, or post both sides.
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You may wish to have input on this RfC: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Equine#RFC:_what_units_should_be_used_for_horse_and_pony_heights.3F Montanabw (talk) 19:12, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I am parish priest of St Patrick's Hove and see that some of your revision of the St Patrick's entry is see either inaccurate or misleading.
For example, you report Fr Sharpe as being 'forced to resign' , more accurately he simply 'resigned' - rightly in my opinion. Allegations were certainly made about him. They may have been well founded, but ... none of them was proved. He remained a canon of the cathedral and continued to work in the diocese. [I believe he became a Roman Catholic in spring 2011]
The other changes I made to the document simply explain that after Alan Sharpe's departure management of the project was transferred to Riverside — and I've included a link to the only useful website reference i can find.
The information you give about the monastery leaving St Patrick's doesn't make full sense. The sentence seems incomplete. I was a member of the community when the decision was made and my correction offers useul information.
11:40, 8 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevencswg ( talk • contribs)
actually, the inclusion of other gas therapies are so small that they do warrant a change in the article name, with the appropriate naming convention of course. Nitric Oxide would be a single section, Helium+Oxygen (Heliox) would be one section as well as just simple Room Air therapy would be its own section. All of those pages would be 1 paragraph stubs and should be included in a comprehensive article, at least in my opinion. oh and PS, I stole your cool header :P Je.rrt ( talk) 16:46, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
We're not in disagreement about Guy Williams, Jr. missing on WP:ENT, being somewhat slack on WP:GNG, and not meriting an article. But as he was covered in depth by 'The New York Times and New York Daily News and is sourcable in connection with his father, [6] might you agree that a redirect to Guy Williams (actor)#First artistic steps, where he is already mentioned in just that context, would make sense? Thanks, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 04:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
You took down the link horsetripping.com on the Charreada web page. You said it was the consensus. Whoes consensus was it, not mine. Let me know what the problem is. I am a reasonable person. The information on that page is more accurate, then the animal rights ranting you allow on the Charreada page, like horses with rope burns to the bone. Just because some AR person said it does not make it true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 18:59, 1 September 2011 (UTC) First I put horsetripping.com in the link section of the Charreada page and you took it down and seemed to say, it should be a reference, then I put it as a reference and you took it down, and seemed to say it should be a link, so I put it there, then you took it down. Please explain why it should not be there. Please don't say it is propoganda, because you let the AR propoganda stay up. RMJ8757 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 22:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
While I question the nutrality of the anti sourses I think the article now has a less biased view. Thank you RMJ8757 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj8757 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Owain, Thank you. I should have checked my source more carefully even though it was an anesthesia journal. I've put an inquiry in to Ambu to see if they ever used AMBU as an acronym in relation to their BVM product, perhaps for marketing purposes since the origin of the company name is not acronym based. In the meantime thanks for reverting my hastily placed edit. -- Bajutsu ( talk) 08:38, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Owain, I have restored the links deleted from "Veterinary Technician". I have read the article "WP:EL" and find that all of the links were in keeping with the guidelines. Where there are links to particular pages within sites it is because these are large sites that are not intuitively navigated. I can find no mention of limiting links to "one per country". Veterinary associations oversee veterinary technician/nursing associations so the relationship is relevant and both should be listed. As to why all of the "Resource" links were deleted you leave me stumped. I have been researching and editing this article for the past two and one-half years and have been careful to avoid advertorial or strictly commercial links and have made an effort to only include relevant links. As a professional veterinary technician for the last twenty-six years I think I have a good idea of what resources are relevant but I would welcome the insight of a fellow professional with similar qualifications. I'm sure your deletions of my time-consuming research were done with the best intentions and I do realize that the list appears long--but I guarantee the relevance of its contents.-- Bajutsu ( talk) 22:03, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
I am sorry that you have chosen to take insult at my mention of you non-affiliation with the field of veterinary medicine. But as I am not a police officer, I would not deign to argue with a member of law enforcement over relevant links to an article regarding enforcement of the law. I find myself stumped at how a non-veterinary professional finds themselves more qualified to decide what is relevant to an article regarding veterinary technology.-- Bajutsu ( talk) 08:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Reply to Please Stop.
Try working out your desired changes in your sandbox first (then maybe checking with somebody actually in the field) before launching your major changes. Your actions without regard to somebody actually in the field make me feel as though the last two and a half years I've spent editing this article have been a waste. Why on Earth would we want a veterinary technician with 26 years experience editing an article on veterinary technology when an EMT in the UK who feels knowledge of the topic is irrelevant is so much more qualified?-- Bajutsu ( talk) 09:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
How is it possibly better to have to access a dozen different articles when the same information could have been gained from one? But regardless of that, I took the time to explain the relevance of each and every deletion that you made. Relevance that I actually have some expertise to judge. And yet you still chose to ignore those arguments. How can that possibly be construed as anything but arrogance? While I understand that it is not "my" article, one can still expect consideration of their background. Do you take your dog to the vet and then argue with them that your plumber gives better veterinary advice because as you said "knowledge of the subject is irrelevant"? You talk about citable facts and research but you pared that citable research from 50 references to 10. How illogical is that?-- Bajutsu ( talk) 18:00, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Could you move it back and propose a discussion on it? It seems like something that should be discussed. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 02:19, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
I was going over the glossary and refining some entries and saw your nice additions. I was wondering if you would want to pop your bit about Box Walking (and the ref) into the article Weaving (horse) as well. They are not precisely identical, but of a similar nature. (I've also wondered if some of these could all be merged into Stable vices too, but that's a different issue). I also moved your barrel def and ref to the Anatomy article where all the other points of the horse defs are. Montanabw (talk) 21:56, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, what would you suggest we do in relation to other universities? Because each and every one of them that is "university of X" is also "X university", and we can find innumerable citations in each case, and yes it is arguably the common name. We have, or should have, redirects in place. Itsmejudith ( talk) 18:02, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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Want to add a veterinary paraprofessionals in the US article to the rest of your collection? I won't get to it, and I trust you! Montanabw (talk) 03:35, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
If you ever pursue that Equine dentistry spinoff from Horse teeth, of note: US decision on vets vs lay practitioners. Montanabw (talk) 22:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Owain. Are you familiar with the shift from car- to van- and truck-based ambulances? We had an edit over at History of the ambulance suggesting the the shrinking of full-sized cars in the late 1970s was part of the reason. I don't recall hearing that before, and there's no source, but do you recall hearing about this before? Since the edit was in hidden text I moved it to the talk page at Talk:History of the ambulance#Shift to truck and van based motor units. Best, Badger151 ( talk) 23:31, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
You removed my external link to www.vetsurgeon.org I am the owner / publisher / editor (so with hindsight, I probably should have asked before adding it) But ... It is for veterinary surgeons and other members of the veterinary profession. It is free to join. It is veterinary surgeons' leading source of industry news and jobs on the Internet, and I would have thought very useful; for them to be able to find on wikipedia. Yes, it also has a forum. But the rules don't absolutely exclude a site just because it contains a forum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guthrie66 ( talk • contribs) 12:15, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Owain, we need some definitions references for UK English terms at the Glossary_of_equestrian_terms -- can you help? (Stuff like "numnah" and the UK definition of "stable," that sort of thing...see what's tagged). Thanks! Montanabw (talk) 23:42, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
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Hi there, apologies for not putting a note on your talk page, but this is part of the process for wikipedia - you can find out more by looking at the WP:BRD page. In this case, your edit had a few different problems. Firstly, it wasn't very well written in English, and didn't make grammatical sense. Secondly, you didn't define what you meant by some of the terms - specifically a "quality" sport. Lastly, you didn't have any references, as per policy (see WP:V and WP:CITE). If you've got some information on this area you'd like to add, maybe bring it to the talk page first, or post it on here and i'll see what we can work out. OwainDavies ( about)( talk) edited at 21:38, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Owain, thanks so much for weighing in on the horse PR and any additional comments or help you can provide will be welcomed. We are trying to get it to FA, and any problems are best flagged now and not later! I liked some of your wording fixes on the pony section but also re-tweaked your tweaks there, probably because I'm still recovering from one of my earliest edit wars on WP; a fight over horses versus ponies. (Yeah, like five years ago, but I'm still twitchy... lol) At heart, the issue is genetics versus competition rules. The way the FEI is using cm instead of hands is also throwing a monkey wrench into tradition, even if it's logical. (But since when has the English speaking world -- US or UK version -- been logical, eh??) Competition has to have a height standard because some people think it matters, especially for jumpers (Stroller and Theodore O'Connor notwithstanding), but a competition standard exists independently of genetics. The horse breeds that fall on both sides of the 14.2 scale can have breeders who get profoundly insulted to have some of their animals dismissed as "just ponies," (and a related problem of feeding steroids to foals to force growth in excess of anatomy) and likewise some pony breeders throw a fit if they feed a horse properly and it then grows a wee bit over 14.2 and someone claims it therefore is no longer a pony. I once judged a miniature horse show, and boy! DO NOT call them "ponies" -- their owners jump down your throat with both feet and who cares if they are only a meter tall! But at the same time, phenotype and height be damned, Icelandic horses are horses! Yikes!! And, arrgh, don't get me started on the "is it a horse or a pony" fight amongst aficionados of the Chincoteague pony/Assateague horse, where a state line defines the different terms for a herd with the same genetic roots! So the caveats are all to keep the peace, it was a hard-won peace. Montanabw (talk) 17:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
But my question: We have a whine at the PR that there's a halter on the horse used for your EXCELLENT points of a horse diagram. Can it be photoshopped out?? Just wondering. (I think it's a nitpick, but if the PR reviewer cares, someone else might too...) If it's a pain, don't bother, I'm just wondering. Montanabw (talk) 17:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for doing some work on Monty Roberts. I did a little more, nice to see that one cleaned up. Montanabw (talk) 21:36, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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Fun to be finally working on that Natural Horsemanship article. I found that scholarly paper you cited to be very interesting, but found nothing in it to suggest the NH movement was called as such in the 70s. I know it's all OR on my end, but FYI, Buck Brannaman and I are about the same age (very early 50s) and grew up in adjacent Montana counties. We do not know one another, though our paths crossed briefly in the 80s when we both temporarily rented space in the same arena one winter. (He'd be bringing a horse in, I'd be finishing up a riding class, I'd say hi, he'd sort of grunt back, he's a lot more willing to use his words these days). At any rate, from growing up in that same general subculture (horses, southwest Montana), I can tell you that Ray Hunt was around a bunch in the 70s and quite popular, (I think the Dorrance brothers stayed closer to their home base in Northern California) but the term "natural horsemanship" was not in use, and anyone calling themselves a "horse whisperer" would have been laughed out of the state for being pretentious. Basically the modern popularity of the movement came with the Nicholas Evans book and the marketing of people like Pat Parelli and Monty Roberts, who were the first two to really jump on the promotional bandwagon. Not sure where Rashid gets his info that the term NH showed up around 1985, but that sounds about right to me. I remember first hearing people start cooing and oohing and ahhing over Parelli in the early 90s. I have the Robert Miller book, if you don't (though looks like you do?) and he's probably the best verifiable source on all this stuff. Montanabw (talk) 20:24, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
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I have responded to your changes on the Blue Cross page in the 'talk' section of the page: [7]
In addition to this, I would like to be able to replace the old Blue Cross logo with the new one, as shown on the website [8]
It needs to be added under the following description... Description: Charity logo Source: May be obtained from Blue Cross. Article: Charity Portion used: The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. Low resolution? The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Purpose of use: The image is used to identify the charity, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceable? Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. Other information: Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
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Please could you remove the logo used on the British Eventing wiki page as it is now out of date see www.britisheventing.com.
Ideally we would like the wiki page and the facebook reference to the page removed as they contain inaccuracies and are subject to becoming dated.
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What the hell is that? 85.210.145.199 ( talk) 17:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't know why trauma shears would be in an AED kit. No one will use them. Trauma shears are only for use on patients with spinal injuries etc. that could cause potentially permanent damage if moved. 85.210.147.119 ( talk) 20:59, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia advises hyphenation in this case ("seven-mile radius"). See WP:HYPHEN, which has the example "12-hour shift". As far as national varieties of English is concerned, I think you are imagining a difference that does not really exist. I have fixed (or broken?) many thousands of cases such as this, and this is the first complaint. If you are right and I am wrong about this, then WP:HYPHEN should be changed to show that. Chris the speller yack 21:41, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi, User:Owain.davies. Your top-of-the-page welcome is right on the button in this case. Please see the comment I left on the talk page there. I'd like to know your response, if you feel like it. Thanks. -- Thnidu ( talk) 04:46, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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What did you need the citation for? The material comes from a book named "Astrotheology and Shamanism: Christianity's pagan roots"
It's banned from public libraries, but you can find a copy on TPB — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.167.31.39 ( talk) 14:18, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
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I appreciate your comment under mine in the Caduceus Talk page, and wanted to address your concern that "pretty much all the reliable sources state that [the choice of the caduceus as the US Army Medical Department symbol] is an error." I would offer William K. Emerson's Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms, Norman, Oklahoma:University of Oklahoma Press (1996) as an authoritative and reliable source, and one cited on the page you created,
caduceus as a symbol of medicine. The quote drawn from Emerson on that page provides one example of the discussion taking place in the first three decades of the 20th Century in the US Army's medical community. The discussion was taking place for the very reason that has been used to explain the 'mistake,' doctors understood the difference between the two symbols and didn't understand the choice in favor of the caduceus.
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Hello Owain.davies, I wanted to contact you to request that you or someone else provide an edit to this article that clarifies the differences in occupational status for the paramedic page. There is a strong difference of POV, I acknowledge this. As stated in the article - Paramedic formally started as a paraprofession in the United States as a replacement for what was then termed emergency medical services. In relation, other countries developed formal programs and similar titles. As noted in the talk page for this article there only specific countries are cited as having seperate licensure and 'autonomy'. From my preliminary search there is no agreement as to all countries or even most countries as licensed, professional, autonomy etc. How much autonomy and the scope of practice was not discussed in reference to occupational boundaries. Additionally, there should be a differentiation between the 'practitioner' (ie nurse vs nurse practitioner) and the normative title. The logical perspective is that paramedic is one who is a paraprofessional under the medical doctor, thus the meaning of para (meaning not professional) medic. In addition, in reference to scope of practice while certain actions are performed in the field this does not necessarily suggest autonomy as in other professions. Ultimately the role is to stabilize, then transport the patient for further treatment by doctors or secondary specialists like podiatrists, sugeons, pathologists, etc. 108.171.131.160 ( talk) 18:07, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you Owain, for your help in editing the Paramedic Page. While it's probably not perfect, I think you came up with a good introduction. 108.171.131.160 ( talk) 21:06, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Good afternoon (at least it is afternoon here). I left you a message on the fire truck talk page but also wanted to personally reach out. I know sometimes it is very difficult to read tone of voice though just text. I've had a few bad experiences... So just wanted to reiterate that I mean zero offense by questioning your decision. Fire service is something I have studied a great deal and am passionate about. But, of course, WIkipedia is not just about Fire stuff. Anyway, The bigger point that I wanted to make was that there are about 50 redirects and external links that point to the subsections of fire engine and fire truck via {{ anchor}}. Simply reverting the changes I made will break all of these links. I would request that we please discuss this further before reverting? As I said in my comments on the fire engine talk page, if a consensus is reached to merge them back (and I will confess it does appear that the conversation is leaning that way), then I will be glad to put in the work to merge the pages back and make all the links work again. Thanks for your time and all you do to make WIkipedia a better place! Respectfully, Zackmann08 ( talk) 20:22, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
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"You're probably here because I've done something you don't like." DAMN RIGHT! (said with a HUGE smile on my face and in good fun). This fire engine page man... Its like 5 steps forward, 4 steps back every time anyone tries to improve it. First let me apologize for some of my actions. I have a super bad habit of putting all this time and energy into a page, then having my edits be reverted and taking it personally. Or at least feeling like "well that was a huge waste of time". We are all here to improve this site, I need to do a better job of remembering that. Next, let me ask you... How interested are you in this page? Is this just one of the many pages you are patrolling? I would REALLY like to find a partner to tackle this page with. Ideally someone from outside the US, who does NOT agree with me on everything. A quick look at your user page shows that you are from the UK and are a first responder. How would you like to team up on this? I have a number of ideas on how to improve these pages and make them work for all points of global/world view, but I need someone to help me! If you are interested I will share some of my thoughts. Oh and finally, thanks for your service! Not just to Wikipedia but to your community. Outside of wikipedia I work with a number of first responders as a photographer. Major respect for anyone who puts themselves out there like that. Alright, hope you are having a great day and talk soon? -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 18:57, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
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