Archive 5
Hi Tim, It looks like we have some common interests. If you'd be interested, I am finishing up an entry on the history of Emerging Gastrointestinal Infections (H Pylori, Giardia, Cholera). Working version is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gastro_guy/emerg_work Feedback is welcome. Is it NPOV enough? Small changes->Edit away. Big changes->write me. Thanks! Gastro guy 23:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Not you too Tim! I have a policy of notifying everyone who uploads a Commons compatible image. I even had a template made:
Thank you for uploading images/media such as Image:TB poster.jpg to Wikipedia! There is however another Wikimedia foundation project called Wikimedia Commons, a central media repository for all free media. In the future, please consider creating an account and uploading media there instead. That way, all the other language Wikipedias can use them too, as well as our many sister projects. This will also allow our visitors to search for, view and use our media in one central location. If you wish to move previous uploads to Commons, see Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons. Please note that non-free content, such as images claimed as fair use, cannot be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. Help us spread the word about Commons by informing other users, and please continue uploading!
Maybe you can help reverse this trend by uploading to Commons in future, and helping spread this meme. Richard001 22:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, a while back I did a mass search for other biologically relevant wikis. Managed to dig it up -- though I can't vouch for the utility of any of them. If you feel inspired to check them out and categorize them appropriately, go for it. I might have a chance to get to it next week if not... biodirectory.com biowiki.org biowiki.net colimod.org genomewiki.org wikiomics.org wikiprofessional.info (sorry for the lame formatting, about to run out...) AndrewGNF 00:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Please see my comment on Talk:Asperger's. The allegation that i am asserting ownership over the article is spurious, i have never made a substantial edit to this article and do not intend to.
Rather, the insistence of dicuss-before-editing is the expressed consensus of myself, PoindexterPropellorhead, Zaraeph, and the other active editors - sandy being the only exception. Sandy has charged ahead with a singular agenda and already been reverted once. The group would like to clean this article up, sharpen the sources and balance the various schools of thought on this issue. We cannot due this via edit-wars. CeilingCrash 21:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, would you mind looking at the White people article and then I'd appreciate it if you would comment on this discussion. Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 06:14, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your nice comment Tim, I'll have a look into the Wikiprojects. As I am going for FA with the exosome article, comments on the article are more than welcome here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Exosome (RNA degradation machinery). -- Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 09:10, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Tim What if we forget about the theory and start with the facts. For example, please look at the table for reciprocal crosses http://www.geodakian.com/Articles/Articles%20in%20English/Translated%20from%20Russian/1979%20Pater%20Eng%20transl.doc This table illustrates both maternal and paternal effects. Logically it should be in “reciprocal crosses”, “reciprocal effects” or as you mentioned “parental effects” article. Maternal and paternal effects can be sections. Then we can provide some analysis of the facts listed in the table (see paper). You don't have to mention the interpretation. The Wiki article will look more complete and will provide structure for people to add more data.
P.S. I made 2 new pages: notability and main events. http://www.geodakian.com/en/04_Notability_Citations_en.htm http://www.geodakian.com/en/07_Chronology_&_Milestones_en.htm Let me know what you think Sashag 21:10, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim! I was trying to download using Firefox under Linux, but attempting to login to Xdrive would leave me at an AOL https page, with a message that authentication had failed. If you're willing to email them to me, that'd be great! Poindexter Propellerhead 17:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Re: your question:
Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:AfD debates (Science and technology) will make such a watchlist. -- Ned Scott 06:09, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your recent useful comments. I would welcome your advice on what to do next about this situation. If you have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jeffrey_O._Gustafson under "Tove Jensen" it seems we are not making any headway and I'm fairly new here. I don't want to be a POV-pusher but OTOH I would rather Wiki was authoritative on any subject than relying on dodgy info. Thanks. Rodhullandemu 01:53, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I plan to implement the homeopathy rough draft( link) by September 1st, 5 days from now. Unless of course more proposals are made to change it, in which case I will postpone the implementation until it is ready and agreed upon. Some things concerning the rough draft are still in discussions, which can easily continue once it goes live. An example is the inclusion of mentions of Jacques Benveniste. Other things can easily be fixed after a week or so of copy editors from the general public going over it and removing redundancy and rewording sentences to be more brief and precise, which will cut down size of the article including the lead without removing relevant info. So If by September 1st I receive no more suggestions on improving the rough draft then I will replace the Homeopathy article with it. If you see problems with the draft, please make suggestions on improving it. Even if the suggestions might have already been made, just make a new post with the suggestions so that we can discuss them. Here is the link to the rough draft again: Link to rough draft. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 13:23, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
ZayZayEM's efforts to delete H5N1 data and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Challenges and issues of industrial agriculture (part of SlimVirgins friends' efforts to delete agriculture data) combined to upset me greatly so I walked away for a while. I made one edit yesterday, and I have made a couple so far today. Thanks for your kind words. They helped. WAS 4.250 12:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
I think your loki image [1] would do a good job illustarting the Kitten page. But I think it already has too many images. the loki picture is a really good close up of an ordinary kitten sitting really close in front of the camera not doing anything too amazingly cute (cf. [2] - cute, but looks a bit alien)-- ZayZayEM 06:48, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim. Can you caste your eyes over Talk:Asperger syndrome if you have a moment ? (Cover your eyes at the part where I deleted the scrolling ref box :-) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I haven't gotten an answer anywhere else; maybe you can help with this (no hurry at all). See the Table in my sandbox. If you compare that to the info in the original source, do you think that can squeak by copyright as Fair Use, or is it problematic? If you think it's problematic, do you know of any way to fix it? For example, if I just alter the labels? We need to somehow summarized the differences between the four. Feel free to operate in my sandbox if needed. No hurry; someone submitted the article to FAR, so we'll be at it for six weeks for sure. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I tried it myself; if you have a moment, and if there's anything you can do to help User:SandyGeorgia/Sandbox2#Causes, it's all Greek to me (just regurgitating the sources). Feel free to operate in my sandbox if you're able to add anything. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, would you be able to review the wikilinking at Asperger_syndrome#Mechanism? I'm not sure where to start searching for some terms, although we may have gotten most of it. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Sure, no worries. I can't offer any expertise on this but I'll have a read of it nonetheless. If I don't offer any comments it will probably indicate I couldn't think of any improvements. Richard001 02:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Ciar 06:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
In looking this article over there is one main point that confuses me. In eukaryotes these redox reactions are carried out by a series of protein complexes in mitochondria, called the electron transport chain. In prokaryotes, these proteins are located in the cells' inner membranes. I read this to mean that electron tranport chains can only occur in michondria and that prokaryotes do not use the electron transport chain. But reading further in the article, this undrstanding appears either incorrect or else prokaryotes are being neglected. Do prokaryotes use the electron transport chain?-- BirgitteSB 17:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I posted my review. Good work! It was a bit beyond my educaton, but I enjoyed figuring it out.-- BirgitteSB 18:22, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim!
I have to run meet my family who's arriving any moment, but Awadewit alerted me to the failed GA for Introduction to evolution. I scanned it briefly, and I was concerned that, in addition to any glitches of style and organization, it might also have factual errors and be incomplete on some critical points? Would you mind looking it over when you have a moment, and seeing what you think? No hurry, methinks, to leap into the editing fray, but I'd just like to know what your impression was. Warm mice for L and his mom, and warm regards for you, Willow 20:28, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
PS. Daisy and I are almost done with genera of the Archaea! :)
Hi Tim!
Congratulations on oxidative phosphorylation becoming a Featured Article! :D It's not as controversial as Evolution, so lay-people may not love it as much, but for me, it's all the more satisfying, being so concrete yet rich in mechanism. You did an elegant job with it, for which once again students will bless your name for generations to come. ;) I'm awfully chagrined that I missed its candidacy altogether; I've been feeling swamped out there (it's harvest time and family is visiting) and I'm juggling too many articles in here, so I somehow never noticed it. Oh well, next time! :) Willow 22:30, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Another great article from the Tim Vickers stable! I'm just typing up a few minor comments for the FAC. Espresso Addict 15:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Tim- profuse apologies for knowing way more about immunology than Wiki-posting; this appeared to me to be the most appropriate place to leave a comment. I'd not been following the TGN1412 page closely for quite some time, but was prompted to check in after finding a wonderfully illuminating article in the August issue of the Journal of Immunology, on development of an in vitro scenario to duplicate the effects of TGN1412 in vivo- and strongly suggesting that the "low dose" given to the six human volunteers was quite likely at or near the 'maximum' immune-stimulating dose in humans. A bit disappointed to find your remark on the discussion page in re: not finding a clear explanation of what CD28 does. CD28 is a signal transduction molecule found on T cells, responsible for passing along what was years ago called a "second signal" for antigen-dependent T cell activation. I suppose it's the LIGAND in engaging CD28 that actually DOES something- but the "something" happens only when/if the "first" signal (ligation by antigen of CD3, the "T cell receptor") has been accomplished as well. TGN1412 (anti-CD28) is by definition a ligand for CD28, and in particular an agonistic one one with super-powers that allows it to make the "something" happen without the condition of that first signal. Thanks for your level-headed presence. 70.16.187.30 00:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)Shannon, at UTC 0055 on 30 August 2007
Thanks. [3] I think his older work is also going to need reviewed, though. KP Botany 05:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
cool, thanks for the heads up... I guess that means we better hurry it up. Any idea when it'd come out? AndrewGNF 18:30, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, I guess I wasn't fast enough at reading the Ox phos article for you. Nevermind, I should just stick to quiet editing ;). Congrats on another FA. Never sure how you can manage all those edits AND be a full-time scientist! Take care, Ciar 23:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
at the Homosexuality article. I know we've disagreed in the past, but I also know you are more coherent in the life sciences than I am. Presently, a user is trying to get included in the article the notion that there is a direct causal link between homosexuality and pedophilia. The two studies he cited look to me, as does his general view, to be patently WP:FRINGE. Can you please lend the view of someone who is better equipped to judge the "mainstream-ness" of a scientific view? VanTucky (talk) 03:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim. There has been a big debate over this policy. I think you have valuable experience that makes you an important interlocutor on this matter. I suggest you forst go here for a very concise account, and then depending on how much time you have read over the WP:NOR policy and the edit conflicts that led to its being protected, or the last talk to be archived ... or just go straight to the talk page. Slrubenstein | Talk 16:02, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually I wrote this article as a summary type article. kindly see WP:SS. Should I mention the list of articles from where i took the content on the talk page. Actually my main objective was to create a page where we can get all the content regarding the evolutionary history of life. thanks, Sushant gupta 11:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello Tim, I've nominated Homeopathy to be a good article. You've helped me promote various Good articles in the past and I was hoping that you could also help me with this one. It has recently gone through a total rewrite and improvments and I thought that whenever you had some time you could read it and see if it meets GA criteria or not and make suggestions for improving it. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 14:45, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
You will see that I have been playing with bits of oxidative phosphorylation. The article is already excellent. Feel free to revert or whatever, I dont have any sense of ownership.-- Smokefoot 22:22, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I'd be glad to review your man's article. Point me toward it and I'll give it a once-over. All the best, The Rambling Man 09:24, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
You blocked this user - Auno3 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - for WP:3RR on Human evolution ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views).
The 3RR seems pretty clear-cut, but in his/her request for unblock, Auno3 raises a good point - it is conceivable to say that you were involved in this dispute. Auno3 directly reverted your edit. Your edit was a revert to remove the exact information that Auno3 readded.
Although the 3RR block was correct - I have endorsed it as such - I was a little concerned by the above, and I'd much appreciate it if you could respond to the above. Although I believe placing blocks when one is involved in a dispute is perfectly proper - ie. copyright violations, biographies of living persons, etc: we're trusted to be correct on these - I just found this situation a little concerning, and felt the need to express my concerns on paper.
If I've missed an obvious fact, or I'm just totally wrong, my advanced apologies. As I said above, I just felt the need to express (and echo Auno3) these concerns.
Cheers, Daniel 06:53, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
can you explain me this thing-
...now this article is a GFDL compliant...
sorry to act stupid but i didn't get the exact meaning of this. i mean if this was an issue of some compliant then why didn't you told me earlier. i would have tried to improve the article. i don't know what to term this thing; your incivility and brutality or my stupidity! since i didn't get the meaning clearly of your statement i think i shouldn't make any more further comments. but if i am getting it right then that was really mean of you. also if didn't get it right then i am extremly sorry.
Sushant gupta
12:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
hi, any idea why no article has been selected for the month of September? Or are we supposed to wait till the previous month's candidate ( Cell cycle) becomes an FA / goes through a review process? (that would probably take a long time :) If it's just because no one has come around to updating it, I would have done it, but am not sure which one qualifies (even after reading /Update how-to). - Two Oars 20:20, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Regarding this, the reason why I think it is useful is that it is brief and not overly technical. Wow, the EB article linked to is seventy web-pages long! Cryptographic hash 04:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
Could I request a peer review from you of Snake scales? A previous reviewer has recommended a style editing review and finding your name in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I thought Id request you for a look see!
Regards, AshLin 06:04, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you - I completely missed your comment actually - it wasn't until Rockpocket messaged me about it (saying I should accept an offer from "Tim" - at which point I went to the admin coaching page and looked for a "Tim" but couldn't find one ...) that I finally realized that you had posted - so yeah ... Anyways - I'd be happy to accept your generous offer - as new experiences can never hurt. I know my way around the GAC stuff - however I've never really participated in them - and I'm completely oblivious to the FAC deal - but I can read up on that. I would leave a longer message but i'm a bit pressed for time - so thanks again for the offer and, again, I gladly accept.-- daniel folsom 21:51, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
I finally got it done - I put Kiev Expedition (1018) on hold.-- daniel folsom 20:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Uhoh - I hope your still on - I could use some help on the talk page - the author is saying that the article only needs one source.-- daniel folsom 02:59, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Afraid not, I'm very 20th century. Tim Vickers 19:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Haha, yeah I guess I just got unlucky.-- daniel folsom 23:39, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
Daisy and I are trying to make taxonomic pages for all the algae, but we've been thwarted by the protection on Ankyra, which happens to be a genus of the Sphaeropleaceae. Would you be so kind as to unblock it for us — thanks! :) Willow 19:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I was waiting to see if there would be any additional commentary on your concerns on Hardy-Wienberg. I have seen none to date. When laying down the foundation for the article, I was primarily basing it on my teaching experience in high school. What topics were put in or left out was exclusively based on my class notes. No question that Hardy-Weinberg is a very challenging concept; but I was hoping by ignoring the math behind the theory I could at least keep it within the abilities of our target audience. All the high school biology texts place a fair amount of emphasis on the theory. I personally feel no strong attachment to the section as it stands. However, I do think we need to discuss forces that lead to allele frequency changes in populations (gene flow, mutations, etc...). If there is a better way to get that information across; then we should certainly attempt it. On a different note, your flurry of improvements has been followed by silence. All your edits, other than minor corrections are still in place so apparently they are seen as improvements. I was somewhat wondering why you stopped. Is it that the rest is adequate or is it so bad it is beyond repair? I am somewhat afraid that my commentary on the discussion page about sentence structure (length) was misread as a criticism; it was actually a compliment that you were correcting my rather lengthy and verbose style of writing. I was cracking on myself --- but some apparently misread it. Hope you return --- I cannot stand the GA / failure at the top. I use the article as a link for my students; such a banner is an embarrassment, and at this point, I think misleading as to the overall quality of the Introduction to Evolution entry. Thanks for your help. -- Random Replicator 19:54, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, Sandy tells me you helped polish PANDAS into shape. I've been trying to reword an awkward sentence in Tourette syndrome that refers to PANDAS. See the discussion here. Your opinion would be valued. Cheers, Colin° Talk 17:28, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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I'm awarding you this barnstar for your having worked hard to help me get Parapsychology to FA status. Congratulations. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC) |
Hi Tim, don't know if you missed my note yesterday but I've eventually managed to complete the GA review. Hope it's suitable. Cheers for now, The Rambling Man 06:53, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim! Long time no see :) You may have noticed that I finally uploaded two SVG diagrams for use in oxidative phosphorylation. I told you I could probably get them done over the weekend—I should have specified a weekend, though! Anyway, here you are: Please check them for accuracy and snazziness. I'll try to get the other two done ASAP.
Hope you're doing well, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 01:51, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
I propose a vote of thanks to you and all other editors who have single-mindedly kept the biochemistry articles clear of cruft, market-talk and unverified facts. Earlier it was just something I felt good about, now I have been diagnosed with CML so I fully realise the importance of the values you (all) proscribe to. Please accept from my side a very grateful thanks and I hope this enthuses you all to keep up the good work, cheers AshLin 07:01, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
That is exactly what I needed, I appreciate that. Even if I never become an administrator, this will be valuable for myself and the project.-- Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC 20:16, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I would like someone to do an experienced copyedit on the article Clonaid. I spent the equivalent of 2 shifts (16 hours) trying to improve the article from this to this. Since you know how to make featured articles, I was thinking that you would be interested. If you have any suggestions, please post them at Wikipedia:Peer review/Clonaid. The article is currently a featured article candidate. Sincerely, Kmarinas86 22:06, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Awesome man. You're always the best at this! Kmarinas86 22:19, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello there; I see you blocked anonymous editing from 170.215.58.221 for 24 hours today. This anonymous editor is a repeated vandal (see his/her contributions). From the diffs on this IP's contribs, every single one that I have checked is vandalism... going back to Aug 25, 2005! I'm not familiar with Wikipedia blocking etiquette, but I'm wondering if it is possible to block anonymous editing from this IP for longer than 24 hours? It might be appropriate in this case, if the user keeps it up. Anyway, just thought I'd bring this to your attention. Take care, and thanks for your work on animal testing! -- chodges 22:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim, your support means a great deal. I've been contemplating taking the plunge since I started getting involved with Did you know, as it's a little silly to fill the update template only to have to wait for an administrator to come by and update the mainpage, and acceptable articles are frequently lost because it's backlogged. There again, I don't have much of a handle on how likely I'd be to succeed at RfA, given that I've never been heavily involved in vandal fighting, and my article creation has yet to produce anything above B-class. PS The kitten on your user page is simply adorable! Cheers, Espresso Addict 00:09, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Many scientists at the time thought Jews were inferior for this reason Hitler wanted to destroy the Jews to prevent them from intermarring with the Germans see Scientific racism -- Alpha166 00:25, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a formal invitation to be a reviewer for WikiProject Good article sweeps. Only experienced and trusted reviewers are invited to participate in this task. If you decide to participate, keep track of your progress here. Everything you need is located on the project page. Drop a line on my talk page if you need anything. Regards, Lara Love 19:15, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim, ping me when you're done at bird? The refs were all over the map (about six different styles, no PMIDs or DOIs), and I've got to finish the three bottom sections still, but I've been at it all day, calling it a night now, tired of the bird and don't want to edit conflict. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 00:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC) User talk:SandyGeorgia#Citations in bird SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 00:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for helping us. OhanaUnited Talk page 01:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC) |
-- Your article was kindly nominated for inclusion by User:PFHLai. :) GeeJo (t)⁄ (c) • 13:44, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello Tim. Apologies if it inappropriate to come on your talk page, but I'm not sure what you meant by your comment on my RfA. The canvassing was by users voting against me rather than for me. Could you clear up what you meant? Many thanks, Number 5 7 17:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
(Message to Colin, Tim and Fv). You might want to follow this; I finally let loose on the rant that has been building since I became disillusioned that the Medicine Projects don't have a coordinated effort to combat medical misinfo, peer review articles, remove poorly sourced info, and maintain at least the medical FAs and GAs to a high standard. The Medicine Projects need a coordinated effort to review all FAs and GAs (to set the bar high where it belongs) and a method of dealing with the issues at articles like autism and Asperger syndrome (largely ignored by the Medicine Projects; if we don't maintain FAs and GAs at least, what the point?) and the messages left on my talk page about articles like pyroluria. Raul has given us the answer; will the Medicine Project do anything, or will they prefer to work on weekly collaborations that almost never yield featured articles? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
I was planning to nominate the Anabolic steroid article for Featured article once again. It's gone a long way even since it's last FA nomination and is very stable and looks great. I thought I'd get your opinion prior to nominating it again just to ensure that it succeeds. What do you think? Would you support it? Wikidudeman (talk) 17:39, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I have proposed this article as a good article candidate. Nobody reviews it probably due to its specificity. I belive everything in it is correct and at most there may be some missing info in the therapies for symptoms part. User:SandyGeorgia told me you may be willing to review it. I would greatly appreciate it; as well as any advises on how to improve it to FA. Thanks -- Garrondo 07:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I already did - see User talk:Jaranda. Also, I think it's relevant to the RfA, because I also strongly disagree with comments along the lines of "... refrain from basing your comments in a criteria which was not created through consensus." RfA voters (yes, voters) are entitled to have their own views, and to exercise their own judgment in deciding whether to support or oppose. In a few rare cases of blatant bad faith or disruption, it is justified to strike users' votes, but where there is a question, we should assume good faith and allow their comments to stand. Walton One 16:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
TimV, Tony, and Colin, Eubulides ( talk · contribs) has completed his rewrite of Asperger syndrome; it's ready for a fresh look by any new eyes who want to review it. He was working under pressure and on limited time, so he invites an additional prose check. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 23:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Since you have closed this discussion, could you please add some reliable sources that discuss Stanley Dunin to the article. If you are confident that the subject is notable, perhaps you will take some responsibility for improving the article? Tim Vickers 02:34, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, you're a sane and reasonable kind of a guy, could you reality check me here on Talk:Sexual_selection#.22Darwin_befouls_a_lady_with_lecherous_monkey_tricks.22_image, maybe I've got a bee in my bonnet. Thanks, Pete.Hurd 21:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Still the busy man. Where do you find the time? So many diverse topics you are entertaining. Kudos for all your excellent work and ethic. Well a quick read and a posit leaves me wondering what is going on over at the neoDarwinism article? Perhaps you could offer some insights as I don't think I understand the insistence of a separate article by Meme. Thanks for the good faith and request for participation. I don't understand why it wouldn't be more prudent to address problems in each article rather than create a separate article? I had hoped the epigenetics article would address a similar semantics conflict and hint that the stub needs further development to be an independent article. What is your take of it? Thanks GetAgrippa 18:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
That's all I wanted to ask pretty much. I actually heard about a book that touched upon the things not adequately explained by the theory of evolution, so I expected to find something on the topic in the article, that's all. Thanks. Amit@ Talk 14:39, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I owe you a big thank you for supporting me in My RfA, which was successful with 67 supports and 20 opposes. - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 23:36, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim! I'm sure the depth of support at least partially reflected the quality of the nominator. I shall do my best to wield the mop and bucket wisely. Cheers, Espresso Addict 19:47, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Can you please add a sense of scale in the caption of this image as requested in FPC? - Mgm| (talk) 11:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the comment Tim! I've had this silly name for quite some time. It started as one of those silly gaming names, and has somehow stuck with me over the course of the years. I can't really get rid of it now - it'd almost be like ditching an old friend. In any case, good luck on folate metabolism. If I knew anything about such things, I'd love to comment. However, being a scientific dunce, I probably shouldn't. Regards, Folic Acid 18:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi tim, this is Sushant again. hope so you haven't forgotten me. can you please review this article. thanks, Sushant gupta 11:47, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I thought you'd like to know I've semi-protected Enzyme for three days—it seems it's getting quite a beating. I noticed the article had never been protected, and thought maybe there was a reason for that? Anyway, if you think it should be open for anon editing I'll unprotect it. Best, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:53, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
You do realize that article is about as nauseating an article as one can find. I'm almost certain that Creation science is less annoying. I'm wondering if the proponent of such theories have an agenda? OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 15:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I've nominated the Anabolic Steroid article for FA. Please leave some comments. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 14:46, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a microbiology article that is unreferenced since June 2006. Since you have helped me out with similar articles before I thought I would ask another favor for this one. I am trying to clean out the non-biography articles left in that category, so I may find some more articles like this one soon.-- BirgitteSB 13:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you!-- BirgitteSB 17:11, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
hmmm I will check if I can find one, she needs to be credited more.Its sad that even in 07 she still is not given that much of credit for the doble helix.Thank you!-- Taulant23 04:43, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
This rather bitey comment wasn't aimed at you in particular, but just to preempt that section turning into yet another free-for-all discussion of the content of the papers regardless to their relevance to the article. (The papers aren't either by or about him.) — iridescent (talk to me!) 20:10, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Please check your email. – Steel 21:26, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
That's fine if you move-protected her user and talk page indefinitely, after all, they're her pages to use. :) I only move-protected them temporarily in case of any possible sleeper socks there might have been at the time. I do suggest that, with pages you created, also create matching accounts to go with those pages, and then block those accounts; that way, it'll prevent vandals and impersonators from taking advantage of those protected pages. I can do that if you like. Acalamari 22:03, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, Would this source be considered a reliable source for Homeopathy? Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 20:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Do you have access to this source? Can you E-mail it to me? Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:18, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, Can you extend the protection of the Race and ancient Egypt article for 1 more week? It's currently protected until tomorrow to prevent edit warring and to allow time for discussions however no real discussions have occurred and I'm afraid that edit warring will occur again and I would like an extra week to try to get discussions occurring and some consensus gathered prior to allowing it to be unprotected again since edit warring will no doubt cur any discussions that might occur. Wikidudeman (talk) 15:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Also, Do you have this full text source? Wikidudeman (talk) 15:07, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Does Cell (biology) still need protecting? It's been 3 weeks. — PhilHibbs | talk 15:15, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for this. It is my sincere hope that this will calm down what appears to be a POV-warrior. Thanks again. -- profg 18:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I accused you of vandalism at Homeopathy. I pushed the wrong button on Twinkle. I was just reading over your revisions. Don't block me PUHLEASE!!!!!! OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 23:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim
thanks in advance for taking time to read.
1.Typically the block was according to the rules. It seems to me though that the WP:CIVIL rule applied exclusively to my account. I copied and pasted in my message just a tiny example of prior uncivil repeated behavior by the same users before and during my involvement in the edit. You could easily find more examples,if you wish. Was any similar action taken against this kind of disruuptive behavior which I did not notice?
2. I don’t know how you assumed “I would like to list a set of trials that show positive results, rather than citing meta-analyses that assess both trial outcome and trial quality”. I wrote that both negative and positive trials should be included. . At this point only negative trials are included which are not all metanalyses and some editors refuse to add the positive ones. Is this a NPOV?
Only 3 metanalyses are cited in the article which I don’t object. However, of these three meta analyses one is heavily criticized for being selective and the other is misinterpreted. The others are negative trials . Shouldn’t the editors remove tehm for the sake of consistency if they don’t want to add the positives?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Homeopathy#3_questions.
3. Homeopathy’s objections to the placebo randomized trials method (as not always be the best tool for testing homeopathy) should be included, briefly and sufficiently explained and -of course- strictly criticized using the mainstream scientific criteria. Isn't it inappropriate to exclude this important homeopathic view and its appropriate criticism (by the mainstream science) from an encyclopedia article on Homeopathy?
4.Looking at the discussion page everybody could assume that there are different opinions on the subject and the wikipedia itself nominates the subject controversial.Every side has specific arguments and there is discussion going on. I have to assumme so - otherwhise the users would not respond to my comments ( or other comments) and the subject would NOT be called controversial.
Why the issues under duspute cannot be tagged as under dispute, and if they are tagged some users (dominant opinion) remove them? Trying to hide that there is a disagrement on a specific issue is not inconsistent with the wikipedia policy ?
all the best —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sm565 ( talk • contribs) 18:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC) -- Sm565 19:04, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
To all involved: please see "My two cents" edit of homeopathy intro here
Friarslantern 22:52, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
may i know a good and a concrete reason why did you deleted the section on evolution of asymmetry from this article. hope so you didn't wished to vandalise the article. thanks,
Sushant gupta
13:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
i have recently created this page following WP:SS. i have taken content from evolution and speciation. is there any thing else i can add. thanks, Sushant gupta 14:35, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
I would like to invite you to participate at GA Sweeps. We decided it's time to give GA a good sweep to ensure the qualities of all GA articles. You recevied this invitation because we felt that you can improve and uphold the quality of Good articles. This is the reason why only experienced reviewers who are established (trusted) within the project should participate in this sweep initially.
Please take a look at the project page and see if you wish to participate in the Sweeps. OhanaUnited Talk page 15:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim. Would you like me to update it? I see you uploaded a new version of the PNG. Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 17:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for all the help getting this article back into GA shape. Karl Hahn ( T) ( C) 04:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
i found that section from the article symmetry (biology) thanks, Sushant gupta 14:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, the article has been changed substantially since your vote so you might want to have another look at the new version. All the best Tim Vickers 15:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, as I said (in the edit summary right after that), I messed up. I remember thinking "That's odd, why on earth would such a good editor as Tim make such bad edits?" So I double checked. You hadn't, and I couldn't figure out why on earth I thought you had.
I'm going to put it down as temporary madness. Adam Cuerden talk 17:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim can you please speedy these for me. I am the sole author of these and I put speedy tags on them, as is my right per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, as through my best efforts I cannot seem to prove that these are "real" subjects, but my tags were reverted by: User:Kkmurray. Thanks: -- Sadi Carnot 19:44, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Lycurgus 22:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Do you use IRC, Tim? Wikidudeman (talk) 16:20, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim:
About your messages;
"Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Whig 2, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Tim Vickers 01:28, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
I've put a note on the user's talk page link asking if he wants to clarify what he wrote. Let's leave this up to him. Tim Vickers 01:33, 12 October 2007 (UTC) "
This is getting silly. (I'm not saying that is your fault.) When I first saw the error (higher instead of lower, in a context where it was clearly an error), I did not change the text. I added a note further down in the same section questioning the wording. It's in the history if you want to read it. I figured someone else would read my note and fix the error.
Then OrangeMarlin moved my note to another page where it was so out of context as to be useless, with a comment to the effect I could not put a comment where I had.
I deleted my note from the place OrangeMarlin had put it, as being useless there, and changed higher to lower, on the basis of 1) it was obvious what was meant and 2) "be bold". It does not seem especially "bold" to fix an obvious error.
Cheers, Wanderer57 01:57, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I figured there would be some response from my statement. I don't see where my statement is vague: could you elaborate? Thanks. -- llywrch 02:13, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
HI TIM: Me again. I talked it over with Llywrch. I think it is sorted out now. There are notes on his and my talk pages if you want to read them.
I was wrong about what he meant. Huge surprise to me! Haven't been wrong before. (I hope you can recognize irony in print.) Sorry for the mess. Wanderer57 03:35, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, Well I would like to thanks you from the bottom of my heart. truely all the content currently existing in the article Evolutionary history of life is from yours and other wikipedians. i just clubbed them in order to generate a good article. i checked out your paper works. they are great. i highly appreciate your knowledge. thanks a lot for all your help... Sushant gupta 12:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
i'll soon add up some of my actual work too. please lend me some more time. thanks, Sushant gupta 14:14, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Dear Tim Vickers
I hope this is the right section to write this.I may have put it in the wrong place before. I would like to ask for your opinion regarding the recent edit problems in the Homeopathy article. I apologize for the length of the message.
I did not do any “edit war” and I don’t know why it was perceived that way.
I had many objections about the Neutral Point of View of the Homeopathy article and have been trying to discuss this with all the editors for a month.In the discussion page it is stated that we should not edit anything in the article if we have not reached a consensus.
Later on we discussed with wikidudeman if it should be added in the introduction that Homeopathy has some therapeutic effect based on published studies, which have the same qualifications with the cited articles. He agreed. The user Wikidudeman replied that.:
The version 2 days ago did all of that. It mentioned that no clinical studies have proven the efficacy of Homeopathy and that some studies have shown results above placebo. However that has all been deleted by Jim62sch and OrangeMarlin since then. Wikidudeman (talk) 20:39, 30 September 2007 (UTC) I deleted it? Really? Got proof? •Jim62sch• 21:05, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Mostly OrangeMarlin. 1 2 Though tagging a section as POV when it's clearly referenced doesn't help much either. Nor does saying it needs to be "taken out and shot". That's very unhelpful. It's not constructive. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:19, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Could you possibly be any lamer? •Jim62sch• 21:28, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Insults aren't helpful... Wikidudeman (talk) 21:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
No one took any action to revert the edit. I tagged the specific section under dispute and gave 5 specific reasons in a long paragraph summarizing my objections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Homeopathy
SM565 - why The neutrality of the introduction and "clinical trials" are disputed.
I did not delete or edit anything thinking that the discussion about the controversial matter should be open and should invite the individual reader to investigate. Is this wrong?
My tag was removed and I kept tagging it. The other users, who disagreed with our opinion (me and docboat ) kept removing the tag. In other words they did not want to announce in the article that there is a disagreement about Homeopathy’s efficacy in the discussion page.
Of course I made more than 3 edits ( tags) and Adam Cuerden blocked my account: The reason given for Sm565's block is: "WP:3RR after warning, with a side of particularly rude and vitriolic POV-pushing.".! I’m pretty sure Adam Cuerden –as everything was happening fast - did not have the time to see who had been really vitriolic and rude, who reverted wikidudeman edit without discussion, who used insults and he blocked the wrong account. I’m sure it was an honest mistake and he will recognize it.
I respect all the labor from the serious editors here even if I may disagree with them. But if they don’t even want to accept publicly in the article that there is disagreement on Homeopathy’s efficacy there is not even a chance for a consensus.
In my opinion, the only consensus, which is rational, is that there are 2 different opinions on Homeopathy’s efficacy supported by scientific evidence from valid sources. Both should be stated proportionally. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/321/7259/471/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=14734789&dopt=medline
Even if the pro-homeopathy view is held by a minority, it is an important enough minority, it exists even in the World Health Organization. A WHO draft of a paper supporting homeopathy triggered an article in the BBC and criticism in the Lancet. This pro homeopathy view in addition to homeopathy’s principle objections (cited of course) on the criticism and the qualified studies which support HOmeopathy should be included in the article - I do believe. Even the main editor of the article agreed with me as you saw. I don’t see any serious and bona fide excuse not to do it or at least not to state that the issue is under dispute.
Finally, I think that the examination of the history of the behavior of the editors could be a valid critirion in evaluating my comment.
Iwould like to hear your opinion -if you have the time - about this issue.
Thanks for reading.-- Sm565 04:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I note that we played bat'n'ball over the reference to the NHS position on homeopathy. Given a careful reading of the source, it does not support the view which has been purported to it, thus I am (once again) removing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.216.70 ( talk) 16:16, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I still think that your reading of the NHS position is extremely misleading -- although I agree that the other citations do support the view (and clearly so) the citation regarding the NHS is taking what is effectively a deliberately non-position, and attempting to suggest that it purports a position which it does not. NHS trusts fund on the basis of a number of reasons, including scientific studies and results. The NHS currently actively funds and researches. 86.130.216.70 22:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim,
Whether one believes that homeopathy works or not, the particular citation from the nhs is a sumarry article on nhs direct, which could equally be used as a citation that "... people believe that much of the research conducted into the effectiveness of homeopathy is not representative of routine homeopathic practice ...". The other citations I agree support the view, but this one is particularly poor, as it does not suggest the position it is being given. IRL I work in an area where the specific verbage of text is extremely important, and this citation (which you insist on having here) simply does not state what has been ascribed to it. —Preceding
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08:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I would like to learn what in my arguments was "exceptionally intransigent and uncooperative". I would very much like to learn from my mistakes. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 18:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I'm just closing the GAR for Veganism, where the main concerns were NPOV issues. I agree with these concerns, but notice that you did not raise any during your initial review for GAN. Since I have great regard for your judgement, I wonder if you could check the archived discussion and give me your opinion in the light of my comments there. Possibly my POV antenna is too sensitive, but I believe the concerns are genuine. Thanks, Geometry guy 19:00, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your encouraging words. I have more-or-less done all I can with virus for now. I need to step away from it for a while and perhaps get feedback from the (younger) lads and lasses at the lab. Would you have time to read it through? I speak Russian better than I can write this Wiki code, especially when it comes to hypertexting references.
Best wishes
Graham
PS My (completely black) cat is called Nochka. Her name comes from the russian word for night. GrahamColm 18:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't know if I am looking at the wrong data, but WHO report says that S. Korea has 80 TBs per 100,000. But the map says it is over 500 per 100,000. Can you check it? (I tried to change the image, but I didn't know what license type I was supposed to use. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_tb2005.png) Thanks
216.165.62.207 04:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
And I would like some of my issues addressed. There seems to me quote mining and cherry picking in these subjects and I was treated uncivilly. Also views of African-Americans are not adequately represented. Imbrella 13:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Emailed you. Cheers, Skinwalker 13:53, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
What was the cite he/she removed? I can't find it...but hey don't worry the whole goddam thing has been pretty volatile of late if you follow my drift! ;-) hope ur doing well over in St Louis or wherever you hang out these days. Haven't you got a birthday coming up soon? well, keep on truckin, etc. cheers Peter morrell 21:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim, I will ponder on the lost cite tomorrow. Yes, re your hazy memory, that's where teaching keeps you on top of the subject. Is it a powerpoint type talk? Anyway have a great birthday! cheers Peter morrell 21:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I have now checked all the diffs and I cannot find any missing cites which I personally placed. thanks anyway cheers Peter morrell 05:24, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
there are numerous fields what i was thinking to cover, like co-evolution, microevolution, macroevolution and lots more things. don't worry i will add my actual work too. give me some more time to edit this page. kindly don't delete this page. Sushant gupta 13:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
i need to prepare for my exams and i might not get much time to insert any new section in place of your sections. so can i please continue with the section which are currently placed in the article. if you have any problems regarding those sections then i am ready to rewrite them but it will take few weaks for me to make them perfect; like those of yours. thanks, Sushant gupta 09:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello, I wonder if you would be interested in reviewing my proposal for new and reorganized categories for the influenza pages. Regards— G716 < T· C> 04:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
i have done all the possible things what i could have. is it looking fine. well all is yours in this article. thankyou very much tim for leting your content exist in this and previous article. i would be only active on weekends now due to upcoming exams. cheers Sushant gupta 09:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim, I started to fix some of the bolding at Enzyme kinetics per WP:MOSBOLD, but I wasn't sure if those terms were bolded for emphasis and should be switched to WP:ITALICS, or just debolded. I'll leave it to you :-) I'll be traveling that day, so I won't be able to help vandalfight the mainpage. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:18, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, well is the following template serving any purpose. i mean template:evolution3 already exists. thanks, Sushant gupta 12:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Of cleaning up homeopathy. It will of course have to be repeated after a while, just as in the past. But I think the present state is a good standard to revert to if needed. DGG ( talk) 14:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your msg; regarding your view that the homeopathy article is now ready for FA, I am not sure and I think the idea really now needs floating on the talk page and then we can see what all the other folks think. Maybe you can do that later today so we can see what the reactions are? thanks Peter morrell 06:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
This is not a personal attack rather a recitation of facts. These editors (admins now) have been personally responsible for protecting these useless, vain and ponderous articles relating to Elonka Dunin and her family. What are you going to do about it? Past editors have actually been banned for attempting to remediate this spam - it is disgraceful! 72.107.35.156 22:37, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I've put up a notice at the fringe theory noticeboard, any thoughts or input you have would be appreciated. Looking through his history it seems like the matter is something of a personal crusade for aruno3. – ornis ⚙ 02:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
I think we corresponded breifly a few months ago. I've been meaning to contribute a lot more to the MCB pages but haven't had the heart to take time off from writing (my dissertation) to writing for leisure (g). Fortunately, the writing part is done and I am settling in nicely. I think I mentioned the ACS Chemical Biology WIKIspot journal club. I just joined the journal as a staff member this week. I'll be contributing a lot more to wikipedia now that I'm settling in my day job, but I was told by others here that you had some wonderful ideas on collaboration between the MCB wikiproject and ACS Chemical Biology. I am definitely on-board and ready to kick-start that. Thanks for your time. Antorjal 14:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim—congratulations on getting Enzyme kinetics on the Main Page! I was going over the article and noticed that Image:Random order ternary mechanism.svg looked like a JPG embedded into an SVG. I've been incredibly bold and replaced it with an actual SVG. I hope you don't mind; if you do, please revert to your version. Best as always, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:13, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I have replied on the talk page of the article. Sushant gupta 15:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I am reading this book right now (On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen ( ISBN 0-684-80001-2, 2004)). And it made me think of the peer review of Bacteria, in particular the section "Significance in technology and industry" which always had a weakness from the lack of top-notch sources. This book is really a different approach where the details of chemistry and historical methods are given a decent treatment. I am not knowledgeable enough to recognize any deficiencies in the chemistry, but the treatment is detailed enough to articulate which things are not yet understood by scientists. I just wanted to drop you a note about it because I can imagine it might be useful to you in future articles that need a information for the "practical" section.-- BirgitteSB 20:47, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I agree with your comment about preferring to work with civil editors. Right on to that. However, do you know how I can access the wiki image bank? I just want to check if there pics already in there for certain subjects, such as embryology and histology slides. It would be helpful to view the whole bank of images and check them by name or as small thumbnails. Do you know if this can be done? thanks Peter morrell 12:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Many thanks for the link, Tim, that's just what I needed. Oh, and how come your cat's called Loki? why? cheers Peter morrell 16:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I had no problem with that 'tangtango image thingy' the other day but today for some reason I cannot access it in spite of repeated attempts...any ideas? thanks Peter morrell 15:08, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
A reply would be nice! Peter morrell 21:22, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Could you add " Category:Main Page" to the bottom of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page? I recently discovered http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Main_Page_alternatives which can be found through Category:Main Page. I tried it in a sandbox, and it works fine there. I asked about it on the main page talk page and was ignored. WAS 4.250 16:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Did any relevant information get lost in the rewrite of this article? Can you refer me to your version as mentioned by the anon on the FAC page. - Mgm| (talk) 19:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
All done, sir :) Took me a while, I know—I hope they're accurate! Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 01:24, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
I support you on the units issue, although you might want to introduce the words "most common units in the relevant scientific literature". Unfortunately, I have to dash off to my adult-education class, so I can't anything to the debate just now. But something nicer is in the works, un petit cadeau mainly with you in mind. Please check out Daisy's work on 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase and let me know what you think. We've been gone too long from the MCB community and I thought this might be a nice revenir and souvenir. Ta-ta, and wish me luck — I have a test tonight! :( Willow 22:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim. I noticed you deleted article Dom Passantino with the wrong link to AFD in the summary. The result of the first afd was "no consensus" thus preventing the article from being deleted. It had to process to the third AFD which you closed as delete that the deletion was justified. It happened on September 27, a fairly long time ago but I still want to notify you in case you make the same mistake again. Cheers. @pple complain 09:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I saw your query on the article talk page. This came up during the parapsychology issue at WP:FA, and I raised the question here. I like categorizing these articles as Health to bring them under the WP:MEDMOS umbrella of requirements at FAC. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim:
Thanks for the feedback on my talk page. Cheers, Wanderer57 20:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Is AS still on your watchlist? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello,
An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Workshop.
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, David Mestel( Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC) David Mestel( Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Sorry. I just reverted your addition to Human flu as it was unsourced and I believe it to be inaccurate. I think the main difficulty with vaccinating humans for flu lies in the rapid evolution of the flu virus. If the current strains of flu never ever changed we could be successfully vaccinated against them all I would think. WAS 4.250 21:37, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim,
So, I'm really sorry, but Daisy and I got tired of all those oxidoreductases, so we're taking a little vacation among the methyltransferases for a change. :) I didn't get them all, but at least we made a good start.
One problem we're having is how to make the first letter of the article title lowercase — do you know how to do that? It's rather annoying to have rRNA (guanine-N2-)-methyltransferase come out as RRNA (guanine-N2-)-methyltransferase, don't you think? Bleah :p Thanks for any help or insights in advance! :) Willow 23:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
PS. I kind of fixed some of the -ate endings to -ic acid, although I was uncertain about phosphate, isoaspartate and similar articles.
Shouldn't TATA box binding protein redirect to TATA binding protein instead of Transcription Factor II D? I think TBP is a protein in the TFIID complex and has enough unique biology to warrant its own page. Forluvoft 03:38, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
FYI: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy - Academic Health Center -- University of Minnesota) has an interesting series of articles called "The pandemic vaccine puzzle" available here containing:
WAS 4.250 18:59, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there. I noticed you listed "Enzymes, enzyme kinetics, enzyme inhibition and pathogens" as an interest on WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology. These interests may intersect with WikiProject Cell Signaling, which I invite you to join. Biochemza, 22:38, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I was planning on removing a miscellaneous section from the Scriabin article. I know I've seen something on Wikipedia's policies that says you shouldn't have trivia. Do you know where I can find this info so I can put it in the discussion article? Thanks. Stewy5714 01:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, many thanks for the offer! It has crossed my mind in the past but I while I would give it a go, right now I feel I would not stand up to closer scrutiny in any nomination! I feel that I still have a lot to learn about aspects of wikipedia and my lack of knowledge on all the polices would most certainly let me down! Andy reply 17:49, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, can you check out the current edit war at Jonathan_Sarfati, I am no fan of creationists but to describe a letter to nature a note as FeloniousMonk ( talk · contribs) is insisting on doing there appears to be a tactic to trivialise the work. I agree he is probably fighting fire with fire but that type of in your face escalation makes articles become highly unstable and leads to edit wars. Basically he is creationist baiting and that will make them a pain in the butt for everyone else too. David D. (Talk) 19:06, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
I was getting ready to remove sourcing and link to a nn blog when I realized the copy may have picked up from the blog, not the other way around...the blog has the same content and similar dates as the wikipedia article, which was created by the same editor who added the blog to several articles. In any case, the article needs a lot of work, and I don't have the expertise in either copyvio or biowhatevers :) to determine what to do ... would you take a look at this and Virtual colonoscopy (link I removed from VC is here: http://www.pulasthi.info/2007/07/vertual-colonoscopy.html )? Thanks. Flowanda | Talk 16:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
I understand what you mean. The problem is that it becomes very difficult to express things within Wikipedia when you actually do suspect someone of wrongdoing. My experience is that a retaliatory flurry of accusations tends to come from the guilty, not the innocent. When the discussion took the turn from whether Sadi was a bad actor to the idea that I had caused the whole problem by being tenacious in trying to get something done, I started to look deeper. I found what I thought was a smoking gun, although everyone seems inclined to discount it as nothing more than a cap pistol.
Anyway, I've put in my recommendation, documented my reason for it, and I'll try to sit quietly while I am sanctimoniously accused of bad faith by someone that assumes that I had an ulterior motive for trying to get Sadi banned. Once the arbitration is over, I expect that I will be getting blocked on a weekly basis, so I'll try to do my best in the small windows of opportunity I get. Kww 17:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the offer but I have no intention of becoming an admin, now or anytime in the foreseeable future. I do not see the point in going through a grueling week for something I probably will not use often (or ever). :) On another note, please keep doing your good work on MCB articles; we need all we can get. - Two Oars (Rev) 21:03, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
It's called looking out for other users and warning them of the dangers of having their personal information available publicly.-- Snakese 21:05, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
I've changed "Fixatropic" back to a request for speedy delete, because (a) it seems to me too wild a mis-spelling to bother providing for, and (b) we end up with a double redirect Fixatropic -> Thixotropic -> Thixotropy. But I don't feel very strongly about it - revert it if you like. JohnCD 22:53, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim I didn't know how else to reply to your message so I guess this is the only way to express my sincere apologies for recklessly editing charles darwins page, I dont know what came over me, I realise that charlie is an inspiration for species all over the world including myself. I can only hope you will forgive me.. yours katie zimzalabim...yes thats my real name I'm from morrocco..
Hey Tim,
S.Percy Jones here. I noticed you help delete the profile of one of my clients, David Oliver Doswell. I researched (apparently, not good enough) the code of ethics and policies that apply to copyright and cannot find why this man is not "worthy" (politely spoken, of course) of a bio. Please let me know what I can do to be of assistance. Thank you Mr. Vickers.
S.Percy Jones Jones Agency, LLC 22:45, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the invite. I'm supposed to be writing a dissertation. I'll check back with you in eighteen months or so! ;-) later, -- Ling.Nut 05:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks from me too, but I don't feel a need for the tools. Plus I don't have enough time at the moment to write all the articles I want to, let alone take on extra responsibilities :) Dr pda 11:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Per Dr pda, as they say on AfD. Colin° Talk 22:17, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I presume this has to do with the impending anon-creation-of-new-pages deal? :) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 13:57, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, can you cast a critical eye over Rotavirus? I'm nearing the end of a major edit and need some objective input. GrahamColm 19:23, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
User:DO11.10 and User:MarcoTolo have been working on poliomyelitis for some time and DO11.10 is close to nominating at FAC. I'm partway through reviewing and copyediting but I'm not good enough to get it up to FAC quality. I'd really appreciate it if you could help to ensure it is well prepared for FAC. Be bold with your edits, or make some comments on the talk page. Regards, Colin° Talk 22:53, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, would you have any use for the admin tools? You seem very well-qualified if you wished to apply. Tim Vickers 22:20, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I guess I'm interested, too. Gimmetrow 03:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks very much for the offer (and to Sandy for -->pointing--> to the draft picks). I am not presently interested but might entertain the idea in the future. I like your pragmatic approach in trying to round up more admins and in doing so disarming the admin mystique, which is why I found Wikidudeman's cautionary message above a little disheartening—the message indicates essentially the opposite approach. I'm interested in adminship when the majority of admins really think adminship is "no big deal". That time hasn't come, I don't think! – Outriggr § 01:44, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Please review the recent passages of Wikipedia talk:Footnotes before considering Gimmetrow further. He is revert-warring for an unsubstantiated claim of fact, and for an effort to make another guideline to make Wikipedia an instrument of language reform. (This is especially silly, since the matter in question is itself trivial: whether footnotes should go before or after punctuation; the shallowness of my feeling on this matter may be judged by the fact that I am arguing for the permission of a practice I do not myself follow, just as I do not use British English but support both sides of ENGVAR). My feelings about admin bullies, however, are much more serious, and will be reflected in any future RfA. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, thanks for the kind offer to nominate. My opposition to the idea of adminship has been waning greatly over the last few months, and I might be up for a nomination in the weeks-to-months ahead. I've made promises to several/many people that I'd let them know if I ever changed my mind about having a go at RfA, and I will make the same promise to you. (Most importantly, I figure a run at adminship is going to chew up time in RL, and I have a bunch of letters of recommendation, course syllabi, and student papers unsubmitted to journals pending on my conscience. My promise to my inner demons is that I won't take a run for adminship while I have too many backlogged Responsibilities on my desk.) Thanks again for the offer, and best regards, Pete.Hurd 05:17, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, your talk page is buzzing.. I hope I don't step on others' comments.
User:Cronholm144 will be a good admin candidate, but may decline at this moment 'cause busy with school. I strongly suggest User:Geometry guy be asked to be the nominator if Cronholm144 does accept. Later! -- Ling.Nut 05:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
No thank you. I don't have much desire to do admin things around here, and I really don't feel like going through the RFA process.-- BirgitteSB 18:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
When/if you have a chance, please see User_talk:ProteinBoxBot/Volunteer#any_instruction_revisions.3F. Thanks! AndrewGNF 20:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm not sure what exactly is inappropriate about my question. I felt the admin in question was misusing the tools in that case, and I told him so. If other admin candidates can't candidly say, "I would not set a punitive 3 hour block in that case" they will not have my vote. Is that against the rules of RfA somehow? If so, I was unaware of it, and I will withdraw my question. K. Scott Bailey 21:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I responded on my talk. Thanks, VanTucky Talk 23:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Well yes I have in fact, I just seem to run so far below everyones radar I think people just don't notice me. –– Lid( Talk) 23:29, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
You're trying to bait me into a conflict so you can block me. I'm not stupid. I'm not going to bite. You should know better. Perspicacite 02:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Actually, upon further inspection of WP:NPA it appears you have violated the policy. From the page: "Accusing someone without justification of making personal attacks is also considered a form of personal attack." Perspicacite 03:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, actually, I do. Is there a reason you're not signing your posts? Consider that a rhetorical question. I'd prefer you not contact me in the future unless you have something to discuss. Perspicacite 03:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for voting at my RfA. Unfortunately, the result stands at 51 support, 21 oppose and 7 neutral which means that I did not succeed. As many expressed their appreciation of my works in featured portals during my RfA, I will fill up the vacuum position of director in featured portal candidates to maintain the standards of featured contents in addition to my active role in Good articles. Have a great day. OhanaUnited Talk page 04:12, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I just unblocked User:Perspicacite because I could not see any incivility on his part. Just to let you know. Kwsn (Ni!) 05:48, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
It is not my place to comment on the incident above, but I would like to alert all concerned admins to a peculiar feature of User:Perspicacite's editing behaviour - not as a personal attack but because this behaviour damages collegiality and strikes at the very heart of our co-operative enterprise.
I am brand new here and perhaps, therefore, a little naive when it comes to interpreting policies and guidelines but I understood that simple reverts were basically to be used only for vandals.
I have spent some considerable time analysing User:Perspicacite's editing behaviour and discovered that he uses the powerful revert tools excessively - in my opinion.
We all understand that it is the work of a moment to revert to an earlier edit version but, if this is done without due care and attention, then not only can one unintentionally revert to a version that has errors and mistakes but one also risks (unintentionally or otherwise) belittling the work of other editors and slighting their feelings.
For example, in this recent reversion, User:Perspicacite re-introduced US-English spellings (against WP:ENGVAR) into our Rhodesia article that previously consistently used Commonwealth English, removed sourced material without explanation or discussion and changed into "redlinks" internal linking that, in the reverted edit, had functioned correctly. All with the less than helpful or explanatory edit summary of "Not sure why you're stalking me here...". { this diff shows that the edit in question was actually yet another one of Perspicacite's simple (but very destructive) reverts.}
For the avoidance of doubt, our behavioural guideline specifies "The term "wiki-stalking" has been coined to describe following a contributor around the wiki, editing the same articles as the target, with the intent of causing annoyance or distress to another contributor.
Reading another user's contribution log is not in itself harassment; those logs are public for good reason. In particular, proper use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) fixing errors or violations of Wikipedia policy, or correcting related problems on multiple articles (in fact, such practices are recommended both for Recent changes patrol and WikiProject Spam). The important part is the disruption — disruption is considered harmful. If "following another user around" is accompanied by tendentiousness, personal attacks, or other disruptive behavior, it may become a very serious matter." (my emphasis added). Alice.S 06:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I posted the unblock on ANI. I thought it should have been discussed with you prior to being overturned. -- DHeyward 07:05, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, Thanks for your note. This is something I might consider in six months or so, but for now I have quite a long to do list that I have been neglecting. Thanks though. Ceoil 15:27, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your help in this situation and your block of this user (who is apparently around ten years old). I'll keep an eye on your user page since he's persistent. From your appreciative "fat Canadian Nazi", Accounting4Taste 16:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, Thank you for the offer. I would like to have all those nifty tools, and with article creation by anons looming you guys will need all the help you can get. However, I am right in the middle of trying to get polio ready for FAC. I am not sure I can do both at the same time?. The article is almost there... can I contact you when it is over? I will definitely take you up on your offer then!-- DO11.10 17:32, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm only doing a few things here and there when I find something in need of a fix, but I'm still pretty swamped. How have things been here? – Clockwork Soul 20:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the offer. I'll consider it and try to let you know in the next couple days. -- Onorem♠ Dil 18:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
You're right, of course. However, I just get so tired of one person mischaracterizing a dispute as "edit warring", "revert warring", or whatever to prop their oppose, and then others jump on the pile with little analysis of their own. This kind of thing is why I would never stand for adminship, and would hesitate to nominate an editor I respect for it as well. Any editor who has made any type of bold moves stands to come in for a lot of unwarranted criticism, which can become discouraging, even to those Wikipedians with the thickest of skin. K. Scott Bailey 03:50, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
User:Gwen_Gale is holding forth on the talk page and at the article as well, pestering good editors to source even the most uncontroversial assertions about Lincoln, that every major biographer discusses. Then, when such sources are provided, she derides them as unreliable, or claims we're doing original research. It seems a classic example of pettifoggery, and I've disengaged a bit, letting her know that I'm not arguing with her about it anymore, and that the only time I will be engaging her is if she tries to push her POV (she claims she could source that Lincoln was "genocidal") into the article. I've asked one other admin to take a look at it as well, but I've appreciated your cool demeanor in our recent dealings, so I'd like you to take a look as well, if you have time. Thanks, and best regards, K. Scott Bailey 00:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Tim, can you change the title of Hepatitis B Virus to Hepatitis B virus? GrahamColm 16:11, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
I'll be off on holiday until Wednesday, contact will be intermittent. Tim Vickers 19:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the consideration. After looking over it a bit more, I think it could be beneficial, and I could have find new ways of contributing to the wiki. If nominated, I would accept. Cheers! Dr. Cash 05:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, the one issue I can think of is that I've taken positions in a lot of controversial policy debates. — Random832 20:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Re: incivility. With users Ryoung122 and User:Bart Versieck about a month or two ago. It started when I nominated one of Robert Young's articles, Gladys Swetland for deletion and was accused of, among other things, "conspiracy to commit supercentenarian Holocaust." The accusation got to me, and I unfortunately stooped to low levels in response and it was quite a kerfuffel. In the end, however, I did fully and sincerely apologize here (at the bottom of the page) and we worked things out. As you can see from my talk page, we can at least get along now. Bart Versieck was involved in the debate as well and, quite frankly, his continual breaking of promises to not edit others comments (he's been blocked several times, had one WP:ANI and the latest message on his talk page is regarding this type of behavior) really gets on my nerves. The angriest I got with him was about two weeks ago and can be found in his User_talk:Bart_Versieck/Archive_1. Both of these editors have had problems with other editors, which is clear from their talk pages, but this does not excuse my uncivil behavior.
I would argue that I have learned from it. Some recent examples:
So I guess it depends on what you think. While I feel that I have learned and grown from these stressful experiences, and I do feel that I would use the tools in a productive manner, I can completely understand if people thought I should prove myself for another month or two before being nominating. Cheers, CP 20:50, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I left my computer in the hedge maze! If you still have confidence in me then yes, I would accept the nomination. I had to think long and hard about what I would do if I were an admin, and if I would need the tools, and how I would answer the first RfA question. I now believe that I have a good answer for it. I think, of course, it will be absolutely necessary to disclose my past incivility and prove to community standards that I have learned and improved from these experiences. Cheers, CP 18:27, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
Question. Is it acceptable for RFA candidates to vote on other RFAs? I can see the potential concerns (ie, support me and I'll support you), but I have also seen others do it and I do want to voice a vote with an opinion attached to it (ie. Rather than just "Support - sig"), but I wanted to be perfectly certain that this is allowable before I did. Cheers, CP 23:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
I have a request for you. I have been accused of several egregious policy violations by User:Gwen_Gale. I believe she is out of line in doing so, but I am requesting that in your capacity as an admin, you take a look at my actions (and hers as well) to insure that I'm not out of line in my behavior towards her. Thanks in advance for any time you spend on this matter. Regards, K. Scott Bailey 05:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
P.S. Real sorry about the VanTucky thing. My passionate defenses of a superior candidate appear to have backfired and been completely counterproductive. I hope he can still make it through to promotion, as I feel he really would be good in the role of admin.
Howdy, Tim, hope you've enjoyed your holiday. I'm just dropping a note to ask for your input on allergy. This topic has been in a deplorable state for as long as I can remember, and much work is needed. My immunology is a bit rusty, and I'd highly appreciate if you could help with some of the more technical topics in the article. JFW | T@lk 21:09, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Wow! Slow down with your nominations:) Honestly, good work with finding good people to nominate for adminship. You work with that, and your amazing article work is well appreciated. By the way, sorry for edit warring on the Evolution article back in March and May. Sorry for the disruption that I caused. I did learn from my mistake though. That is good. Have a nice day!-- SJP 19:02, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, do you think it's time I withdrew? The question in my mind is: would you still support me? If, as nominator, you've found yourself feeling that I'm untrustworthy, then it's time to shut it down. I guess three months is no time at all... VanTucky Talk 21:01, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Okay Tim, I'm not feeling quite so down now. Maybe since I'll let it continue, in a couple days anything could happen. My question above still applies however. VanTucky Talk 05:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Speechless, now I'm pro-quackery I guess. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:19, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I've done a lot of work on Hepatitis B virus (mainly adding my homemade diagrams), I'm not quite finished with it, but could you have a look? I'm not sure if it needs a new section on liver carcinoma, it might make the article too long or too scary to those folk who have been infected at some time. I hope you had a good break. Who looked after the cat? --GrahamColm 20:36, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
...thank you for your participation. I withdrew with 83 supports, 42 opposes, and 8 neutrals. Your kind words and constructive criticism are very much appreciated. I look forward to using the knowledge I have accrued through the process to better the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers and Wikidudeman for their co-nominations.
I notice that most RfA candidates after their attempt post on the talk page of every voter a template thanks, is there one I am meant to follow or otherwise? –– Lid( Talk) 23:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your advice and encouragement re: diagrams in general and your help with the Hepatitis B virus ones in particular, (and the article). I read the Wiki link that you pointed me to; it was very useful. I have one worry: is there a Wiki size limit to these .png files? I see in my minds' eye a young person waiting, say in Africa, a long time for them to load. I know how to squash a jpg, but I don't know to reduce a png. The diagram I made of the Hepatitis B virus life cycle is huge, the full size image takes a while to load even down my cable. --GrahamColm 23:43, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcoming and offer of help on April 27. I will take you up on it now, calling on your Science CV and on your Wiki skills. A person has disappeared my article, my one article, Last Comnmon Ancestor." I am trying to be cool and all wiki-correct. I would like your advice, do you think I should put this letter up on the discussion or is it not in the spirit of the response I should be meking - or maybe I should not even post it here? And if not, what is the best thing I can do, my Wiki skills are nearly zero. So thus my appeal to you. Well, here goes:
You know, Fred, what you have done in deleting this article is so infuriating I can hardly respond with civility to you. But I will try.
Of the thousands of Wikipedians over the last six months who have read the article "Last Common Ancestor," you alone cannot seem to grasp it. Yet you believe this failure to understand gives you the license, after only a day after I responded to you and with absolutely not a single person agreeing with you, to destroy the article.
And you have done so in a way the dismembers the original - deleting parts and history and replacing the original information with your commentary, so the common man cannot judge the evidence, or undo what you have done, thereby covering your trail.
Regarding the material itself, you have a blind spot. You hold that the Most Recent Common Ancestor of All Mankind (Wiki) and the Last Common Ancestor of Mankind must be the same person and you cannot be shaken from that belief. Instead of looking for a consensus or an anthropologist or simply dropping the whole thing you decide to "merge" the two titles to comply with your belief.
In summary, you are wrong in your understanding of the article, you are wrong in acting unilaterally and you are wrong in the way you attacked - dismembering the original and destroying the evidence. You are wrong on many other counts as well but these three are immediately obvious under even a cursory review.
So what I request is that you 1.) reassemble the article as it was, 2.) not edit the talk page discussion we had (actually if you spent one-tenth the time reading it as you spent hacking it you might clear up your blind spot), and 3.) agree to let this article alone for a few months while we get an expert in here. What is the harm in that?
Finally remember that knowing how to manipulate the Wikipedia is not the same thing as being a subject matter expert. The Wiki is supposed to be about making the knowledge of the world available, which is what "The Last Common Ancestor" is doing. It is not supposed to be a forum for technobullies, Think about it Tom Schmal 00:27, 12 November 2007 (UTC) ____________________________ Tim What steps do you recommend I take to get a fair shake on this? should I just add the letter above to the discussion page of LCA (what's left of it)? There is not much traffic there, what should I expect? Tom Schmal 03:26, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Re this comment on Lid's talk page:
Now I'm confused. You said "The reason for this effort was that I have been a little disturbed by a growing attitude that admins are more than just editors with a few more buttons on their toolbars and are instead "senior editors" with greater authority." Are you saying I'm not a senior editor with greater authority who can throw my weight around, especially on topics that I know little about, while preventing edit wars by blocking those who disagree with my edits?? ;) David D. (Talk) 06:08, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
As I stated, but with perhaps more enthusiasm, on the Talk:Mass spectrometry. Thank you for you help. -- CyclePat 05:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
For the help reverting edits by User:Mooroonic. What do you think of this edit that was done immediately after the block? That's a longer standing editor, but I'm unsure why they would do such an edit, without any text explaining it, so soon after the spree of templating by the blocked editor. What are your thoughts on it? (And P.S., your kitty Loki is adorable!) Ariel ♥ Gold 23:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Archive 5
Hi Tim, It looks like we have some common interests. If you'd be interested, I am finishing up an entry on the history of Emerging Gastrointestinal Infections (H Pylori, Giardia, Cholera). Working version is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gastro_guy/emerg_work Feedback is welcome. Is it NPOV enough? Small changes->Edit away. Big changes->write me. Thanks! Gastro guy 23:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Not you too Tim! I have a policy of notifying everyone who uploads a Commons compatible image. I even had a template made:
Thank you for uploading images/media such as Image:TB poster.jpg to Wikipedia! There is however another Wikimedia foundation project called Wikimedia Commons, a central media repository for all free media. In the future, please consider creating an account and uploading media there instead. That way, all the other language Wikipedias can use them too, as well as our many sister projects. This will also allow our visitors to search for, view and use our media in one central location. If you wish to move previous uploads to Commons, see Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons. Please note that non-free content, such as images claimed as fair use, cannot be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. Help us spread the word about Commons by informing other users, and please continue uploading!
Maybe you can help reverse this trend by uploading to Commons in future, and helping spread this meme. Richard001 22:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, a while back I did a mass search for other biologically relevant wikis. Managed to dig it up -- though I can't vouch for the utility of any of them. If you feel inspired to check them out and categorize them appropriately, go for it. I might have a chance to get to it next week if not... biodirectory.com biowiki.org biowiki.net colimod.org genomewiki.org wikiomics.org wikiprofessional.info (sorry for the lame formatting, about to run out...) AndrewGNF 00:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Please see my comment on Talk:Asperger's. The allegation that i am asserting ownership over the article is spurious, i have never made a substantial edit to this article and do not intend to.
Rather, the insistence of dicuss-before-editing is the expressed consensus of myself, PoindexterPropellorhead, Zaraeph, and the other active editors - sandy being the only exception. Sandy has charged ahead with a singular agenda and already been reverted once. The group would like to clean this article up, sharpen the sources and balance the various schools of thought on this issue. We cannot due this via edit-wars. CeilingCrash 21:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, would you mind looking at the White people article and then I'd appreciate it if you would comment on this discussion. Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 06:14, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your nice comment Tim, I'll have a look into the Wikiprojects. As I am going for FA with the exosome article, comments on the article are more than welcome here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Exosome (RNA degradation machinery). -- Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 09:10, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Tim What if we forget about the theory and start with the facts. For example, please look at the table for reciprocal crosses http://www.geodakian.com/Articles/Articles%20in%20English/Translated%20from%20Russian/1979%20Pater%20Eng%20transl.doc This table illustrates both maternal and paternal effects. Logically it should be in “reciprocal crosses”, “reciprocal effects” or as you mentioned “parental effects” article. Maternal and paternal effects can be sections. Then we can provide some analysis of the facts listed in the table (see paper). You don't have to mention the interpretation. The Wiki article will look more complete and will provide structure for people to add more data.
P.S. I made 2 new pages: notability and main events. http://www.geodakian.com/en/04_Notability_Citations_en.htm http://www.geodakian.com/en/07_Chronology_&_Milestones_en.htm Let me know what you think Sashag 21:10, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim! I was trying to download using Firefox under Linux, but attempting to login to Xdrive would leave me at an AOL https page, with a message that authentication had failed. If you're willing to email them to me, that'd be great! Poindexter Propellerhead 17:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Re: your question:
Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:AfD debates (Science and technology) will make such a watchlist. -- Ned Scott 06:09, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your recent useful comments. I would welcome your advice on what to do next about this situation. If you have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jeffrey_O._Gustafson under "Tove Jensen" it seems we are not making any headway and I'm fairly new here. I don't want to be a POV-pusher but OTOH I would rather Wiki was authoritative on any subject than relying on dodgy info. Thanks. Rodhullandemu 01:53, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I plan to implement the homeopathy rough draft( link) by September 1st, 5 days from now. Unless of course more proposals are made to change it, in which case I will postpone the implementation until it is ready and agreed upon. Some things concerning the rough draft are still in discussions, which can easily continue once it goes live. An example is the inclusion of mentions of Jacques Benveniste. Other things can easily be fixed after a week or so of copy editors from the general public going over it and removing redundancy and rewording sentences to be more brief and precise, which will cut down size of the article including the lead without removing relevant info. So If by September 1st I receive no more suggestions on improving the rough draft then I will replace the Homeopathy article with it. If you see problems with the draft, please make suggestions on improving it. Even if the suggestions might have already been made, just make a new post with the suggestions so that we can discuss them. Here is the link to the rough draft again: Link to rough draft. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 13:23, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
ZayZayEM's efforts to delete H5N1 data and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Challenges and issues of industrial agriculture (part of SlimVirgins friends' efforts to delete agriculture data) combined to upset me greatly so I walked away for a while. I made one edit yesterday, and I have made a couple so far today. Thanks for your kind words. They helped. WAS 4.250 12:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
I think your loki image [1] would do a good job illustarting the Kitten page. But I think it already has too many images. the loki picture is a really good close up of an ordinary kitten sitting really close in front of the camera not doing anything too amazingly cute (cf. [2] - cute, but looks a bit alien)-- ZayZayEM 06:48, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim. Can you caste your eyes over Talk:Asperger syndrome if you have a moment ? (Cover your eyes at the part where I deleted the scrolling ref box :-) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I haven't gotten an answer anywhere else; maybe you can help with this (no hurry at all). See the Table in my sandbox. If you compare that to the info in the original source, do you think that can squeak by copyright as Fair Use, or is it problematic? If you think it's problematic, do you know of any way to fix it? For example, if I just alter the labels? We need to somehow summarized the differences between the four. Feel free to operate in my sandbox if needed. No hurry; someone submitted the article to FAR, so we'll be at it for six weeks for sure. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I tried it myself; if you have a moment, and if there's anything you can do to help User:SandyGeorgia/Sandbox2#Causes, it's all Greek to me (just regurgitating the sources). Feel free to operate in my sandbox if you're able to add anything. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Tim, would you be able to review the wikilinking at Asperger_syndrome#Mechanism? I'm not sure where to start searching for some terms, although we may have gotten most of it. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Sure, no worries. I can't offer any expertise on this but I'll have a read of it nonetheless. If I don't offer any comments it will probably indicate I couldn't think of any improvements. Richard001 02:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Ciar 06:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
In looking this article over there is one main point that confuses me. In eukaryotes these redox reactions are carried out by a series of protein complexes in mitochondria, called the electron transport chain. In prokaryotes, these proteins are located in the cells' inner membranes. I read this to mean that electron tranport chains can only occur in michondria and that prokaryotes do not use the electron transport chain. But reading further in the article, this undrstanding appears either incorrect or else prokaryotes are being neglected. Do prokaryotes use the electron transport chain?-- BirgitteSB 17:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I posted my review. Good work! It was a bit beyond my educaton, but I enjoyed figuring it out.-- BirgitteSB 18:22, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim!
I have to run meet my family who's arriving any moment, but Awadewit alerted me to the failed GA for Introduction to evolution. I scanned it briefly, and I was concerned that, in addition to any glitches of style and organization, it might also have factual errors and be incomplete on some critical points? Would you mind looking it over when you have a moment, and seeing what you think? No hurry, methinks, to leap into the editing fray, but I'd just like to know what your impression was. Warm mice for L and his mom, and warm regards for you, Willow 20:28, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
PS. Daisy and I are almost done with genera of the Archaea! :)
Hi Tim!
Congratulations on oxidative phosphorylation becoming a Featured Article! :D It's not as controversial as Evolution, so lay-people may not love it as much, but for me, it's all the more satisfying, being so concrete yet rich in mechanism. You did an elegant job with it, for which once again students will bless your name for generations to come. ;) I'm awfully chagrined that I missed its candidacy altogether; I've been feeling swamped out there (it's harvest time and family is visiting) and I'm juggling too many articles in here, so I somehow never noticed it. Oh well, next time! :) Willow 22:30, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Another great article from the Tim Vickers stable! I'm just typing up a few minor comments for the FAC. Espresso Addict 15:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Tim- profuse apologies for knowing way more about immunology than Wiki-posting; this appeared to me to be the most appropriate place to leave a comment. I'd not been following the TGN1412 page closely for quite some time, but was prompted to check in after finding a wonderfully illuminating article in the August issue of the Journal of Immunology, on development of an in vitro scenario to duplicate the effects of TGN1412 in vivo- and strongly suggesting that the "low dose" given to the six human volunteers was quite likely at or near the 'maximum' immune-stimulating dose in humans. A bit disappointed to find your remark on the discussion page in re: not finding a clear explanation of what CD28 does. CD28 is a signal transduction molecule found on T cells, responsible for passing along what was years ago called a "second signal" for antigen-dependent T cell activation. I suppose it's the LIGAND in engaging CD28 that actually DOES something- but the "something" happens only when/if the "first" signal (ligation by antigen of CD3, the "T cell receptor") has been accomplished as well. TGN1412 (anti-CD28) is by definition a ligand for CD28, and in particular an agonistic one one with super-powers that allows it to make the "something" happen without the condition of that first signal. Thanks for your level-headed presence. 70.16.187.30 00:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)Shannon, at UTC 0055 on 30 August 2007
Thanks. [3] I think his older work is also going to need reviewed, though. KP Botany 05:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
cool, thanks for the heads up... I guess that means we better hurry it up. Any idea when it'd come out? AndrewGNF 18:30, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, I guess I wasn't fast enough at reading the Ox phos article for you. Nevermind, I should just stick to quiet editing ;). Congrats on another FA. Never sure how you can manage all those edits AND be a full-time scientist! Take care, Ciar 23:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
at the Homosexuality article. I know we've disagreed in the past, but I also know you are more coherent in the life sciences than I am. Presently, a user is trying to get included in the article the notion that there is a direct causal link between homosexuality and pedophilia. The two studies he cited look to me, as does his general view, to be patently WP:FRINGE. Can you please lend the view of someone who is better equipped to judge the "mainstream-ness" of a scientific view? VanTucky (talk) 03:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim. There has been a big debate over this policy. I think you have valuable experience that makes you an important interlocutor on this matter. I suggest you forst go here for a very concise account, and then depending on how much time you have read over the WP:NOR policy and the edit conflicts that led to its being protected, or the last talk to be archived ... or just go straight to the talk page. Slrubenstein | Talk 16:02, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually I wrote this article as a summary type article. kindly see WP:SS. Should I mention the list of articles from where i took the content on the talk page. Actually my main objective was to create a page where we can get all the content regarding the evolutionary history of life. thanks, Sushant gupta 11:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello Tim, I've nominated Homeopathy to be a good article. You've helped me promote various Good articles in the past and I was hoping that you could also help me with this one. It has recently gone through a total rewrite and improvments and I thought that whenever you had some time you could read it and see if it meets GA criteria or not and make suggestions for improving it. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 14:45, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
You will see that I have been playing with bits of oxidative phosphorylation. The article is already excellent. Feel free to revert or whatever, I dont have any sense of ownership.-- Smokefoot 22:22, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I'd be glad to review your man's article. Point me toward it and I'll give it a once-over. All the best, The Rambling Man 09:24, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
You blocked this user - Auno3 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - for WP:3RR on Human evolution ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views).
The 3RR seems pretty clear-cut, but in his/her request for unblock, Auno3 raises a good point - it is conceivable to say that you were involved in this dispute. Auno3 directly reverted your edit. Your edit was a revert to remove the exact information that Auno3 readded.
Although the 3RR block was correct - I have endorsed it as such - I was a little concerned by the above, and I'd much appreciate it if you could respond to the above. Although I believe placing blocks when one is involved in a dispute is perfectly proper - ie. copyright violations, biographies of living persons, etc: we're trusted to be correct on these - I just found this situation a little concerning, and felt the need to express my concerns on paper.
If I've missed an obvious fact, or I'm just totally wrong, my advanced apologies. As I said above, I just felt the need to express (and echo Auno3) these concerns.
Cheers, Daniel 06:53, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
can you explain me this thing-
...now this article is a GFDL compliant...
sorry to act stupid but i didn't get the exact meaning of this. i mean if this was an issue of some compliant then why didn't you told me earlier. i would have tried to improve the article. i don't know what to term this thing; your incivility and brutality or my stupidity! since i didn't get the meaning clearly of your statement i think i shouldn't make any more further comments. but if i am getting it right then that was really mean of you. also if didn't get it right then i am extremly sorry.
Sushant gupta
12:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
hi, any idea why no article has been selected for the month of September? Or are we supposed to wait till the previous month's candidate ( Cell cycle) becomes an FA / goes through a review process? (that would probably take a long time :) If it's just because no one has come around to updating it, I would have done it, but am not sure which one qualifies (even after reading /Update how-to). - Two Oars 20:20, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Regarding this, the reason why I think it is useful is that it is brief and not overly technical. Wow, the EB article linked to is seventy web-pages long! Cryptographic hash 04:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
Could I request a peer review from you of Snake scales? A previous reviewer has recommended a style editing review and finding your name in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I thought Id request you for a look see!
Regards, AshLin 06:04, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you - I completely missed your comment actually - it wasn't until Rockpocket messaged me about it (saying I should accept an offer from "Tim" - at which point I went to the admin coaching page and looked for a "Tim" but couldn't find one ...) that I finally realized that you had posted - so yeah ... Anyways - I'd be happy to accept your generous offer - as new experiences can never hurt. I know my way around the GAC stuff - however I've never really participated in them - and I'm completely oblivious to the FAC deal - but I can read up on that. I would leave a longer message but i'm a bit pressed for time - so thanks again for the offer and, again, I gladly accept.-- daniel folsom 21:51, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
I finally got it done - I put Kiev Expedition (1018) on hold.-- daniel folsom 20:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Uhoh - I hope your still on - I could use some help on the talk page - the author is saying that the article only needs one source.-- daniel folsom 02:59, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Afraid not, I'm very 20th century. Tim Vickers 19:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Haha, yeah I guess I just got unlucky.-- daniel folsom 23:39, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
Daisy and I are trying to make taxonomic pages for all the algae, but we've been thwarted by the protection on Ankyra, which happens to be a genus of the Sphaeropleaceae. Would you be so kind as to unblock it for us — thanks! :) Willow 19:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I was waiting to see if there would be any additional commentary on your concerns on Hardy-Wienberg. I have seen none to date. When laying down the foundation for the article, I was primarily basing it on my teaching experience in high school. What topics were put in or left out was exclusively based on my class notes. No question that Hardy-Weinberg is a very challenging concept; but I was hoping by ignoring the math behind the theory I could at least keep it within the abilities of our target audience. All the high school biology texts place a fair amount of emphasis on the theory. I personally feel no strong attachment to the section as it stands. However, I do think we need to discuss forces that lead to allele frequency changes in populations (gene flow, mutations, etc...). If there is a better way to get that information across; then we should certainly attempt it. On a different note, your flurry of improvements has been followed by silence. All your edits, other than minor corrections are still in place so apparently they are seen as improvements. I was somewhat wondering why you stopped. Is it that the rest is adequate or is it so bad it is beyond repair? I am somewhat afraid that my commentary on the discussion page about sentence structure (length) was misread as a criticism; it was actually a compliment that you were correcting my rather lengthy and verbose style of writing. I was cracking on myself --- but some apparently misread it. Hope you return --- I cannot stand the GA / failure at the top. I use the article as a link for my students; such a banner is an embarrassment, and at this point, I think misleading as to the overall quality of the Introduction to Evolution entry. Thanks for your help. -- Random Replicator 19:54, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, Sandy tells me you helped polish PANDAS into shape. I've been trying to reword an awkward sentence in Tourette syndrome that refers to PANDAS. See the discussion here. Your opinion would be valued. Cheers, Colin° Talk 17:28, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Tim, don't know if you missed my note yesterday but I've eventually managed to complete the GA review. Hope it's suitable. Cheers for now, The Rambling Man 06:53, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim! Long time no see :) You may have noticed that I finally uploaded two SVG diagrams for use in oxidative phosphorylation. I told you I could probably get them done over the weekend—I should have specified a weekend, though! Anyway, here you are: Please check them for accuracy and snazziness. I'll try to get the other two done ASAP.
Hope you're doing well, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 01:51, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
I propose a vote of thanks to you and all other editors who have single-mindedly kept the biochemistry articles clear of cruft, market-talk and unverified facts. Earlier it was just something I felt good about, now I have been diagnosed with CML so I fully realise the importance of the values you (all) proscribe to. Please accept from my side a very grateful thanks and I hope this enthuses you all to keep up the good work, cheers AshLin 07:01, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
That is exactly what I needed, I appreciate that. Even if I never become an administrator, this will be valuable for myself and the project.-- Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC 20:16, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I would like someone to do an experienced copyedit on the article Clonaid. I spent the equivalent of 2 shifts (16 hours) trying to improve the article from this to this. Since you know how to make featured articles, I was thinking that you would be interested. If you have any suggestions, please post them at Wikipedia:Peer review/Clonaid. The article is currently a featured article candidate. Sincerely, Kmarinas86 22:06, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Awesome man. You're always the best at this! Kmarinas86 22:19, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello there; I see you blocked anonymous editing from 170.215.58.221 for 24 hours today. This anonymous editor is a repeated vandal (see his/her contributions). From the diffs on this IP's contribs, every single one that I have checked is vandalism... going back to Aug 25, 2005! I'm not familiar with Wikipedia blocking etiquette, but I'm wondering if it is possible to block anonymous editing from this IP for longer than 24 hours? It might be appropriate in this case, if the user keeps it up. Anyway, just thought I'd bring this to your attention. Take care, and thanks for your work on animal testing! -- chodges 22:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim, your support means a great deal. I've been contemplating taking the plunge since I started getting involved with Did you know, as it's a little silly to fill the update template only to have to wait for an administrator to come by and update the mainpage, and acceptable articles are frequently lost because it's backlogged. There again, I don't have much of a handle on how likely I'd be to succeed at RfA, given that I've never been heavily involved in vandal fighting, and my article creation has yet to produce anything above B-class. PS The kitten on your user page is simply adorable! Cheers, Espresso Addict 00:09, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Many scientists at the time thought Jews were inferior for this reason Hitler wanted to destroy the Jews to prevent them from intermarring with the Germans see Scientific racism -- Alpha166 00:25, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a formal invitation to be a reviewer for WikiProject Good article sweeps. Only experienced and trusted reviewers are invited to participate in this task. If you decide to participate, keep track of your progress here. Everything you need is located on the project page. Drop a line on my talk page if you need anything. Regards, Lara Love 19:15, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim, ping me when you're done at bird? The refs were all over the map (about six different styles, no PMIDs or DOIs), and I've got to finish the three bottom sections still, but I've been at it all day, calling it a night now, tired of the bird and don't want to edit conflict. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 00:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC) User talk:SandyGeorgia#Citations in bird SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 00:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for helping us. OhanaUnited Talk page 01:31, 16 September 2007 (UTC) |
-- Your article was kindly nominated for inclusion by User:PFHLai. :) GeeJo (t)⁄ (c) • 13:44, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello Tim. Apologies if it inappropriate to come on your talk page, but I'm not sure what you meant by your comment on my RfA. The canvassing was by users voting against me rather than for me. Could you clear up what you meant? Many thanks, Number 5 7 17:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
(Message to Colin, Tim and Fv). You might want to follow this; I finally let loose on the rant that has been building since I became disillusioned that the Medicine Projects don't have a coordinated effort to combat medical misinfo, peer review articles, remove poorly sourced info, and maintain at least the medical FAs and GAs to a high standard. The Medicine Projects need a coordinated effort to review all FAs and GAs (to set the bar high where it belongs) and a method of dealing with the issues at articles like autism and Asperger syndrome (largely ignored by the Medicine Projects; if we don't maintain FAs and GAs at least, what the point?) and the messages left on my talk page about articles like pyroluria. Raul has given us the answer; will the Medicine Project do anything, or will they prefer to work on weekly collaborations that almost never yield featured articles? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:38, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
I was planning to nominate the Anabolic steroid article for Featured article once again. It's gone a long way even since it's last FA nomination and is very stable and looks great. I thought I'd get your opinion prior to nominating it again just to ensure that it succeeds. What do you think? Would you support it? Wikidudeman (talk) 17:39, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I have proposed this article as a good article candidate. Nobody reviews it probably due to its specificity. I belive everything in it is correct and at most there may be some missing info in the therapies for symptoms part. User:SandyGeorgia told me you may be willing to review it. I would greatly appreciate it; as well as any advises on how to improve it to FA. Thanks -- Garrondo 07:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I already did - see User talk:Jaranda. Also, I think it's relevant to the RfA, because I also strongly disagree with comments along the lines of "... refrain from basing your comments in a criteria which was not created through consensus." RfA voters (yes, voters) are entitled to have their own views, and to exercise their own judgment in deciding whether to support or oppose. In a few rare cases of blatant bad faith or disruption, it is justified to strike users' votes, but where there is a question, we should assume good faith and allow their comments to stand. Walton One 16:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
TimV, Tony, and Colin, Eubulides ( talk · contribs) has completed his rewrite of Asperger syndrome; it's ready for a fresh look by any new eyes who want to review it. He was working under pressure and on limited time, so he invites an additional prose check. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 23:21, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Since you have closed this discussion, could you please add some reliable sources that discuss Stanley Dunin to the article. If you are confident that the subject is notable, perhaps you will take some responsibility for improving the article? Tim Vickers 02:34, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, you're a sane and reasonable kind of a guy, could you reality check me here on Talk:Sexual_selection#.22Darwin_befouls_a_lady_with_lecherous_monkey_tricks.22_image, maybe I've got a bee in my bonnet. Thanks, Pete.Hurd 21:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Still the busy man. Where do you find the time? So many diverse topics you are entertaining. Kudos for all your excellent work and ethic. Well a quick read and a posit leaves me wondering what is going on over at the neoDarwinism article? Perhaps you could offer some insights as I don't think I understand the insistence of a separate article by Meme. Thanks for the good faith and request for participation. I don't understand why it wouldn't be more prudent to address problems in each article rather than create a separate article? I had hoped the epigenetics article would address a similar semantics conflict and hint that the stub needs further development to be an independent article. What is your take of it? Thanks GetAgrippa 18:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
That's all I wanted to ask pretty much. I actually heard about a book that touched upon the things not adequately explained by the theory of evolution, so I expected to find something on the topic in the article, that's all. Thanks. Amit@ Talk 14:39, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I owe you a big thank you for supporting me in My RfA, which was successful with 67 supports and 20 opposes. - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 23:36, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim! I'm sure the depth of support at least partially reflected the quality of the nominator. I shall do my best to wield the mop and bucket wisely. Cheers, Espresso Addict 19:47, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Can you please add a sense of scale in the caption of this image as requested in FPC? - Mgm| (talk) 11:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the comment Tim! I've had this silly name for quite some time. It started as one of those silly gaming names, and has somehow stuck with me over the course of the years. I can't really get rid of it now - it'd almost be like ditching an old friend. In any case, good luck on folate metabolism. If I knew anything about such things, I'd love to comment. However, being a scientific dunce, I probably shouldn't. Regards, Folic Acid 18:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi tim, this is Sushant again. hope so you haven't forgotten me. can you please review this article. thanks, Sushant gupta 11:47, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I thought you'd like to know I've semi-protected Enzyme for three days—it seems it's getting quite a beating. I noticed the article had never been protected, and thought maybe there was a reason for that? Anyway, if you think it should be open for anon editing I'll unprotect it. Best, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:53, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
You do realize that article is about as nauseating an article as one can find. I'm almost certain that Creation science is less annoying. I'm wondering if the proponent of such theories have an agenda? OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 15:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
I've nominated the Anabolic Steroid article for FA. Please leave some comments. Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 14:46, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a microbiology article that is unreferenced since June 2006. Since you have helped me out with similar articles before I thought I would ask another favor for this one. I am trying to clean out the non-biography articles left in that category, so I may find some more articles like this one soon.-- BirgitteSB 13:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you!-- BirgitteSB 17:11, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
hmmm I will check if I can find one, she needs to be credited more.Its sad that even in 07 she still is not given that much of credit for the doble helix.Thank you!-- Taulant23 04:43, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
This rather bitey comment wasn't aimed at you in particular, but just to preempt that section turning into yet another free-for-all discussion of the content of the papers regardless to their relevance to the article. (The papers aren't either by or about him.) — iridescent (talk to me!) 20:10, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi. Please check your email. – Steel 21:26, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
That's fine if you move-protected her user and talk page indefinitely, after all, they're her pages to use. :) I only move-protected them temporarily in case of any possible sleeper socks there might have been at the time. I do suggest that, with pages you created, also create matching accounts to go with those pages, and then block those accounts; that way, it'll prevent vandals and impersonators from taking advantage of those protected pages. I can do that if you like. Acalamari 22:03, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, Would this source be considered a reliable source for Homeopathy? Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 20:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Do you have access to this source? Can you E-mail it to me? Thanks. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:18, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Tim, Can you extend the protection of the Race and ancient Egypt article for 1 more week? It's currently protected until tomorrow to prevent edit warring and to allow time for discussions however no real discussions have occurred and I'm afraid that edit warring will occur again and I would like an extra week to try to get discussions occurring and some consensus gathered prior to allowing it to be unprotected again since edit warring will no doubt cur any discussions that might occur. Wikidudeman (talk) 15:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Also, Do you have this full text source? Wikidudeman (talk) 15:07, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Does Cell (biology) still need protecting? It's been 3 weeks. — PhilHibbs | talk 15:15, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for this. It is my sincere hope that this will calm down what appears to be a POV-warrior. Thanks again. -- profg 18:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I accused you of vandalism at Homeopathy. I pushed the wrong button on Twinkle. I was just reading over your revisions. Don't block me PUHLEASE!!!!!! OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 23:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim
thanks in advance for taking time to read.
1.Typically the block was according to the rules. It seems to me though that the WP:CIVIL rule applied exclusively to my account. I copied and pasted in my message just a tiny example of prior uncivil repeated behavior by the same users before and during my involvement in the edit. You could easily find more examples,if you wish. Was any similar action taken against this kind of disruuptive behavior which I did not notice?
2. I don’t know how you assumed “I would like to list a set of trials that show positive results, rather than citing meta-analyses that assess both trial outcome and trial quality”. I wrote that both negative and positive trials should be included. . At this point only negative trials are included which are not all metanalyses and some editors refuse to add the positive ones. Is this a NPOV?
Only 3 metanalyses are cited in the article which I don’t object. However, of these three meta analyses one is heavily criticized for being selective and the other is misinterpreted. The others are negative trials . Shouldn’t the editors remove tehm for the sake of consistency if they don’t want to add the positives?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Homeopathy#3_questions.
3. Homeopathy’s objections to the placebo randomized trials method (as not always be the best tool for testing homeopathy) should be included, briefly and sufficiently explained and -of course- strictly criticized using the mainstream scientific criteria. Isn't it inappropriate to exclude this important homeopathic view and its appropriate criticism (by the mainstream science) from an encyclopedia article on Homeopathy?
4.Looking at the discussion page everybody could assume that there are different opinions on the subject and the wikipedia itself nominates the subject controversial.Every side has specific arguments and there is discussion going on. I have to assumme so - otherwhise the users would not respond to my comments ( or other comments) and the subject would NOT be called controversial.
Why the issues under duspute cannot be tagged as under dispute, and if they are tagged some users (dominant opinion) remove them? Trying to hide that there is a disagrement on a specific issue is not inconsistent with the wikipedia policy ?
all the best —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sm565 ( talk • contribs) 18:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC) -- Sm565 19:04, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
To all involved: please see "My two cents" edit of homeopathy intro here
Friarslantern 22:52, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
may i know a good and a concrete reason why did you deleted the section on evolution of asymmetry from this article. hope so you didn't wished to vandalise the article. thanks,
Sushant gupta
13:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
i have recently created this page following WP:SS. i have taken content from evolution and speciation. is there any thing else i can add. thanks, Sushant gupta 14:35, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
I would like to invite you to participate at GA Sweeps. We decided it's time to give GA a good sweep to ensure the qualities of all GA articles. You recevied this invitation because we felt that you can improve and uphold the quality of Good articles. This is the reason why only experienced reviewers who are established (trusted) within the project should participate in this sweep initially.
Please take a look at the project page and see if you wish to participate in the Sweeps. OhanaUnited Talk page 15:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim. Would you like me to update it? I see you uploaded a new version of the PNG. Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 17:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for all the help getting this article back into GA shape. Karl Hahn ( T) ( C) 04:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
i found that section from the article symmetry (biology) thanks, Sushant gupta 14:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, the article has been changed substantially since your vote so you might want to have another look at the new version. All the best Tim Vickers 15:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, as I said (in the edit summary right after that), I messed up. I remember thinking "That's odd, why on earth would such a good editor as Tim make such bad edits?" So I double checked. You hadn't, and I couldn't figure out why on earth I thought you had.
I'm going to put it down as temporary madness. Adam Cuerden talk 17:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim can you please speedy these for me. I am the sole author of these and I put speedy tags on them, as is my right per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, as through my best efforts I cannot seem to prove that these are "real" subjects, but my tags were reverted by: User:Kkmurray. Thanks: -- Sadi Carnot 19:44, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Lycurgus 22:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Do you use IRC, Tim? Wikidudeman (talk) 16:20, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim:
About your messages;
"Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Whig 2, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Tim Vickers 01:28, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
I've put a note on the user's talk page link asking if he wants to clarify what he wrote. Let's leave this up to him. Tim Vickers 01:33, 12 October 2007 (UTC) "
This is getting silly. (I'm not saying that is your fault.) When I first saw the error (higher instead of lower, in a context where it was clearly an error), I did not change the text. I added a note further down in the same section questioning the wording. It's in the history if you want to read it. I figured someone else would read my note and fix the error.
Then OrangeMarlin moved my note to another page where it was so out of context as to be useless, with a comment to the effect I could not put a comment where I had.
I deleted my note from the place OrangeMarlin had put it, as being useless there, and changed higher to lower, on the basis of 1) it was obvious what was meant and 2) "be bold". It does not seem especially "bold" to fix an obvious error.
Cheers, Wanderer57 01:57, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I figured there would be some response from my statement. I don't see where my statement is vague: could you elaborate? Thanks. -- llywrch 02:13, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
HI TIM: Me again. I talked it over with Llywrch. I think it is sorted out now. There are notes on his and my talk pages if you want to read them.
I was wrong about what he meant. Huge surprise to me! Haven't been wrong before. (I hope you can recognize irony in print.) Sorry for the mess. Wanderer57 03:35, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, Well I would like to thanks you from the bottom of my heart. truely all the content currently existing in the article Evolutionary history of life is from yours and other wikipedians. i just clubbed them in order to generate a good article. i checked out your paper works. they are great. i highly appreciate your knowledge. thanks a lot for all your help... Sushant gupta 12:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
i'll soon add up some of my actual work too. please lend me some more time. thanks, Sushant gupta 14:14, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Dear Tim Vickers
I hope this is the right section to write this.I may have put it in the wrong place before. I would like to ask for your opinion regarding the recent edit problems in the Homeopathy article. I apologize for the length of the message.
I did not do any “edit war” and I don’t know why it was perceived that way.
I had many objections about the Neutral Point of View of the Homeopathy article and have been trying to discuss this with all the editors for a month.In the discussion page it is stated that we should not edit anything in the article if we have not reached a consensus.
Later on we discussed with wikidudeman if it should be added in the introduction that Homeopathy has some therapeutic effect based on published studies, which have the same qualifications with the cited articles. He agreed. The user Wikidudeman replied that.:
The version 2 days ago did all of that. It mentioned that no clinical studies have proven the efficacy of Homeopathy and that some studies have shown results above placebo. However that has all been deleted by Jim62sch and OrangeMarlin since then. Wikidudeman (talk) 20:39, 30 September 2007 (UTC) I deleted it? Really? Got proof? •Jim62sch• 21:05, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Mostly OrangeMarlin. 1 2 Though tagging a section as POV when it's clearly referenced doesn't help much either. Nor does saying it needs to be "taken out and shot". That's very unhelpful. It's not constructive. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:19, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Could you possibly be any lamer? •Jim62sch• 21:28, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Insults aren't helpful... Wikidudeman (talk) 21:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
No one took any action to revert the edit. I tagged the specific section under dispute and gave 5 specific reasons in a long paragraph summarizing my objections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Homeopathy
SM565 - why The neutrality of the introduction and "clinical trials" are disputed.
I did not delete or edit anything thinking that the discussion about the controversial matter should be open and should invite the individual reader to investigate. Is this wrong?
My tag was removed and I kept tagging it. The other users, who disagreed with our opinion (me and docboat ) kept removing the tag. In other words they did not want to announce in the article that there is a disagreement about Homeopathy’s efficacy in the discussion page.
Of course I made more than 3 edits ( tags) and Adam Cuerden blocked my account: The reason given for Sm565's block is: "WP:3RR after warning, with a side of particularly rude and vitriolic POV-pushing.".! I’m pretty sure Adam Cuerden –as everything was happening fast - did not have the time to see who had been really vitriolic and rude, who reverted wikidudeman edit without discussion, who used insults and he blocked the wrong account. I’m sure it was an honest mistake and he will recognize it.
I respect all the labor from the serious editors here even if I may disagree with them. But if they don’t even want to accept publicly in the article that there is disagreement on Homeopathy’s efficacy there is not even a chance for a consensus.
In my opinion, the only consensus, which is rational, is that there are 2 different opinions on Homeopathy’s efficacy supported by scientific evidence from valid sources. Both should be stated proportionally. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/321/7259/471/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=14734789&dopt=medline
Even if the pro-homeopathy view is held by a minority, it is an important enough minority, it exists even in the World Health Organization. A WHO draft of a paper supporting homeopathy triggered an article in the BBC and criticism in the Lancet. This pro homeopathy view in addition to homeopathy’s principle objections (cited of course) on the criticism and the qualified studies which support HOmeopathy should be included in the article - I do believe. Even the main editor of the article agreed with me as you saw. I don’t see any serious and bona fide excuse not to do it or at least not to state that the issue is under dispute.
Finally, I think that the examination of the history of the behavior of the editors could be a valid critirion in evaluating my comment.
Iwould like to hear your opinion -if you have the time - about this issue.
Thanks for reading.-- Sm565 04:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I note that we played bat'n'ball over the reference to the NHS position on homeopathy. Given a careful reading of the source, it does not support the view which has been purported to it, thus I am (once again) removing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.216.70 ( talk) 16:16, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I still think that your reading of the NHS position is extremely misleading -- although I agree that the other citations do support the view (and clearly so) the citation regarding the NHS is taking what is effectively a deliberately non-position, and attempting to suggest that it purports a position which it does not. NHS trusts fund on the basis of a number of reasons, including scientific studies and results. The NHS currently actively funds and researches. 86.130.216.70 22:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim,
Whether one believes that homeopathy works or not, the particular citation from the nhs is a sumarry article on nhs direct, which could equally be used as a citation that "... people believe that much of the research conducted into the effectiveness of homeopathy is not representative of routine homeopathic practice ...". The other citations I agree support the view, but this one is particularly poor, as it does not suggest the position it is being given. IRL I work in an area where the specific verbage of text is extremely important, and this citation (which you insist on having here) simply does not state what has been ascribed to it. —Preceding
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I would like to learn what in my arguments was "exceptionally intransigent and uncooperative". I would very much like to learn from my mistakes. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 18:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I'm just closing the GAR for Veganism, where the main concerns were NPOV issues. I agree with these concerns, but notice that you did not raise any during your initial review for GAN. Since I have great regard for your judgement, I wonder if you could check the archived discussion and give me your opinion in the light of my comments there. Possibly my POV antenna is too sensitive, but I believe the concerns are genuine. Thanks, Geometry guy 19:00, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your encouraging words. I have more-or-less done all I can with virus for now. I need to step away from it for a while and perhaps get feedback from the (younger) lads and lasses at the lab. Would you have time to read it through? I speak Russian better than I can write this Wiki code, especially when it comes to hypertexting references.
Best wishes
Graham
PS My (completely black) cat is called Nochka. Her name comes from the russian word for night. GrahamColm 18:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't know if I am looking at the wrong data, but WHO report says that S. Korea has 80 TBs per 100,000. But the map says it is over 500 per 100,000. Can you check it? (I tried to change the image, but I didn't know what license type I was supposed to use. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_tb2005.png) Thanks
216.165.62.207 04:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
And I would like some of my issues addressed. There seems to me quote mining and cherry picking in these subjects and I was treated uncivilly. Also views of African-Americans are not adequately represented. Imbrella 13:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Emailed you. Cheers, Skinwalker 13:53, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
What was the cite he/she removed? I can't find it...but hey don't worry the whole goddam thing has been pretty volatile of late if you follow my drift! ;-) hope ur doing well over in St Louis or wherever you hang out these days. Haven't you got a birthday coming up soon? well, keep on truckin, etc. cheers Peter morrell 21:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Tim, I will ponder on the lost cite tomorrow. Yes, re your hazy memory, that's where teaching keeps you on top of the subject. Is it a powerpoint type talk? Anyway have a great birthday! cheers Peter morrell 21:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I have now checked all the diffs and I cannot find any missing cites which I personally placed. thanks anyway cheers Peter morrell 05:24, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
there are numerous fields what i was thinking to cover, like co-evolution, microevolution, macroevolution and lots more things. don't worry i will add my actual work too. give me some more time to edit this page. kindly don't delete this page. Sushant gupta 13:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
i need to prepare for my exams and i might not get much time to insert any new section in place of your sections. so can i please continue with the section which are currently placed in the article. if you have any problems regarding those sections then i am ready to rewrite them but it will take few weaks for me to make them perfect; like those of yours. thanks, Sushant gupta 09:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello, I wonder if you would be interested in reviewing my proposal for new and reorganized categories for the influenza pages. Regards— G716 < T· C> 04:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
i have done all the possible things what i could have. is it looking fine. well all is yours in this article. thankyou very much tim for leting your content exist in this and previous article. i would be only active on weekends now due to upcoming exams. cheers Sushant gupta 09:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Tim, I started to fix some of the bolding at Enzyme kinetics per WP:MOSBOLD, but I wasn't sure if those terms were bolded for emphasis and should be switched to WP:ITALICS, or just debolded. I'll leave it to you :-) I'll be traveling that day, so I won't be able to help vandalfight the mainpage. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:18, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, well is the following template serving any purpose. i mean template:evolution3 already exists. thanks, Sushant gupta 12:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Of cleaning up homeopathy. It will of course have to be repeated after a while, just as in the past. But I think the present state is a good standard to revert to if needed. DGG ( talk) 14:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your msg; regarding your view that the homeopathy article is now ready for FA, I am not sure and I think the idea really now needs floating on the talk page and then we can see what all the other folks think. Maybe you can do that later today so we can see what the reactions are? thanks Peter morrell 06:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
This is not a personal attack rather a recitation of facts. These editors (admins now) have been personally responsible for protecting these useless, vain and ponderous articles relating to Elonka Dunin and her family. What are you going to do about it? Past editors have actually been banned for attempting to remediate this spam - it is disgraceful! 72.107.35.156 22:37, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, I've put up a notice at the fringe theory noticeboard, any thoughts or input you have would be appreciated. Looking through his history it seems like the matter is something of a personal crusade for aruno3. – ornis ⚙ 02:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
I think we corresponded breifly a few months ago. I've been meaning to contribute a lot more to the MCB pages but haven't had the heart to take time off from writing (my dissertation) to writing for leisure (g). Fortunately, the writing part is done and I am settling in nicely. I think I mentioned the ACS Chemical Biology WIKIspot journal club. I just joined the journal as a staff member this week. I'll be contributing a lot more to wikipedia now that I'm settling in my day job, but I was told by others here that you had some wonderful ideas on collaboration between the MCB wikiproject and ACS Chemical Biology. I am definitely on-board and ready to kick-start that. Thanks for your time. Antorjal 14:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim—congratulations on getting Enzyme kinetics on the Main Page! I was going over the article and noticed that Image:Random order ternary mechanism.svg looked like a JPG embedded into an SVG. I've been incredibly bold and replaced it with an actual SVG. I hope you don't mind; if you do, please revert to your version. Best as always, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 14:13, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I have replied on the talk page of the article. Sushant gupta 15:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I am reading this book right now (On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen ( ISBN 0-684-80001-2, 2004)). And it made me think of the peer review of Bacteria, in particular the section "Significance in technology and industry" which always had a weakness from the lack of top-notch sources. This book is really a different approach where the details of chemistry and historical methods are given a decent treatment. I am not knowledgeable enough to recognize any deficiencies in the chemistry, but the treatment is detailed enough to articulate which things are not yet understood by scientists. I just wanted to drop you a note about it because I can imagine it might be useful to you in future articles that need a information for the "practical" section.-- BirgitteSB 20:47, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I agree with your comment about preferring to work with civil editors. Right on to that. However, do you know how I can access the wiki image bank? I just want to check if there pics already in there for certain subjects, such as embryology and histology slides. It would be helpful to view the whole bank of images and check them by name or as small thumbnails. Do you know if this can be done? thanks Peter morrell 12:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Many thanks for the link, Tim, that's just what I needed. Oh, and how come your cat's called Loki? why? cheers Peter morrell 16:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I had no problem with that 'tangtango image thingy' the other day but today for some reason I cannot access it in spite of repeated attempts...any ideas? thanks Peter morrell 15:08, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
A reply would be nice! Peter morrell 21:22, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Could you add " Category:Main Page" to the bottom of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page? I recently discovered http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Main_Page_alternatives which can be found through Category:Main Page. I tried it in a sandbox, and it works fine there. I asked about it on the main page talk page and was ignored. WAS 4.250 16:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Did any relevant information get lost in the rewrite of this article? Can you refer me to your version as mentioned by the anon on the FAC page. - Mgm| (talk) 19:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
All done, sir :) Took me a while, I know—I hope they're accurate! Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 01:24, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim,
I support you on the units issue, although you might want to introduce the words "most common units in the relevant scientific literature". Unfortunately, I have to dash off to my adult-education class, so I can't anything to the debate just now. But something nicer is in the works, un petit cadeau mainly with you in mind. Please check out Daisy's work on 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase and let me know what you think. We've been gone too long from the MCB community and I thought this might be a nice revenir and souvenir. Ta-ta, and wish me luck — I have a test tonight! :( Willow 22:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim. I noticed you deleted article Dom Passantino with the wrong link to AFD in the summary. The result of the first afd was "no consensus" thus preventing the article from being deleted. It had to process to the third AFD which you closed as delete that the deletion was justified. It happened on September 27, a fairly long time ago but I still want to notify you in case you make the same mistake again. Cheers. @pple complain 09:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim, I saw your query on the article talk page. This came up during the parapsychology issue at WP:FA, and I raised the question here. I like categorizing these articles as Health to bring them under the WP:MEDMOS umbrella of requirements at FAC. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim:
Thanks for the feedback on my talk page. Cheers, Wanderer57 20:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Is AS still on your watchlist? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello,
An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sadi Carnot/Workshop.
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, David Mestel( Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC) David Mestel( Talk) 19:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Sorry. I just reverted your addition to Human flu as it was unsourced and I believe it to be inaccurate. I think the main difficulty with vaccinating humans for flu lies in the rapid evolution of the flu virus. If the current strains of flu never ever changed we could be successfully vaccinated against them all I would think. WAS 4.250 21:37, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim,
So, I'm really sorry, but Daisy and I got tired of all those oxidoreductases, so we're taking a little vacation among the methyltransferases for a change. :) I didn't get them all, but at least we made a good start.
One problem we're having is how to make the first letter of the article title lowercase — do you know how to do that? It's rather annoying to have rRNA (guanine-N2-)-methyltransferase come out as RRNA (guanine-N2-)-methyltransferase, don't you think? Bleah :p Thanks for any help or insights in advance! :) Willow 23:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
PS. I kind of fixed some of the -ate endings to -ic acid, although I was uncertain about phosphate, isoaspartate and similar articles.
Shouldn't TATA box binding protein redirect to TATA binding protein instead of Transcription Factor II D? I think TBP is a protein in the TFIID complex and has enough unique biology to warrant its own page. Forluvoft 03:38, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
FYI: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy - Academic Health Center -- University of Minnesota) has an interesting series of articles called "The pandemic vaccine puzzle" available here containing:
WAS 4.250 18:59, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there. I noticed you listed "Enzymes, enzyme kinetics, enzyme inhibition and pathogens" as an interest on WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology. These interests may intersect with WikiProject Cell Signaling, which I invite you to join. Biochemza, 22:38, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I was planning on removing a miscellaneous section from the Scriabin article. I know I've seen something on Wikipedia's policies that says you shouldn't have trivia. Do you know where I can find this info so I can put it in the discussion article? Thanks. Stewy5714 01:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, many thanks for the offer! It has crossed my mind in the past but I while I would give it a go, right now I feel I would not stand up to closer scrutiny in any nomination! I feel that I still have a lot to learn about aspects of wikipedia and my lack of knowledge on all the polices would most certainly let me down! Andy reply 17:49, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, can you check out the current edit war at Jonathan_Sarfati, I am no fan of creationists but to describe a letter to nature a note as FeloniousMonk ( talk · contribs) is insisting on doing there appears to be a tactic to trivialise the work. I agree he is probably fighting fire with fire but that type of in your face escalation makes articles become highly unstable and leads to edit wars. Basically he is creationist baiting and that will make them a pain in the butt for everyone else too. David D. (Talk) 19:06, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
I was getting ready to remove sourcing and link to a nn blog when I realized the copy may have picked up from the blog, not the other way around...the blog has the same content and similar dates as the wikipedia article, which was created by the same editor who added the blog to several articles. In any case, the article needs a lot of work, and I don't have the expertise in either copyvio or biowhatevers :) to determine what to do ... would you take a look at this and Virtual colonoscopy (link I removed from VC is here: http://www.pulasthi.info/2007/07/vertual-colonoscopy.html )? Thanks. Flowanda | Talk 16:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
I understand what you mean. The problem is that it becomes very difficult to express things within Wikipedia when you actually do suspect someone of wrongdoing. My experience is that a retaliatory flurry of accusations tends to come from the guilty, not the innocent. When the discussion took the turn from whether Sadi was a bad actor to the idea that I had caused the whole problem by being tenacious in trying to get something done, I started to look deeper. I found what I thought was a smoking gun, although everyone seems inclined to discount it as nothing more than a cap pistol.
Anyway, I've put in my recommendation, documented my reason for it, and I'll try to sit quietly while I am sanctimoniously accused of bad faith by someone that assumes that I had an ulterior motive for trying to get Sadi banned. Once the arbitration is over, I expect that I will be getting blocked on a weekly basis, so I'll try to do my best in the small windows of opportunity I get. Kww 17:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the offer but I have no intention of becoming an admin, now or anytime in the foreseeable future. I do not see the point in going through a grueling week for something I probably will not use often (or ever). :) On another note, please keep doing your good work on MCB articles; we need all we can get. - Two Oars (Rev) 21:03, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
It's called looking out for other users and warning them of the dangers of having their personal information available publicly.-- Snakese 21:05, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
I've changed "Fixatropic" back to a request for speedy delete, because (a) it seems to me too wild a mis-spelling to bother providing for, and (b) we end up with a double redirect Fixatropic -> Thixotropic -> Thixotropy. But I don't feel very strongly about it - revert it if you like. JohnCD 22:53, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim I didn't know how else to reply to your message so I guess this is the only way to express my sincere apologies for recklessly editing charles darwins page, I dont know what came over me, I realise that charlie is an inspiration for species all over the world including myself. I can only hope you will forgive me.. yours katie zimzalabim...yes thats my real name I'm from morrocco..
Hey Tim,
S.Percy Jones here. I noticed you help delete the profile of one of my clients, David Oliver Doswell. I researched (apparently, not good enough) the code of ethics and policies that apply to copyright and cannot find why this man is not "worthy" (politely spoken, of course) of a bio. Please let me know what I can do to be of assistance. Thank you Mr. Vickers.
S.Percy Jones Jones Agency, LLC 22:45, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the invite. I'm supposed to be writing a dissertation. I'll check back with you in eighteen months or so! ;-) later, -- Ling.Nut 05:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks from me too, but I don't feel a need for the tools. Plus I don't have enough time at the moment to write all the articles I want to, let alone take on extra responsibilities :) Dr pda 11:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Per Dr pda, as they say on AfD. Colin° Talk 22:17, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I presume this has to do with the impending anon-creation-of-new-pages deal? :) Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 13:57, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, can you cast a critical eye over Rotavirus? I'm nearing the end of a major edit and need some objective input. GrahamColm 19:23, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
User:DO11.10 and User:MarcoTolo have been working on poliomyelitis for some time and DO11.10 is close to nominating at FAC. I'm partway through reviewing and copyediting but I'm not good enough to get it up to FAC quality. I'd really appreciate it if you could help to ensure it is well prepared for FAC. Be bold with your edits, or make some comments on the talk page. Regards, Colin° Talk 22:53, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, would you have any use for the admin tools? You seem very well-qualified if you wished to apply. Tim Vickers 22:20, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I guess I'm interested, too. Gimmetrow 03:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks very much for the offer (and to Sandy for -->pointing--> to the draft picks). I am not presently interested but might entertain the idea in the future. I like your pragmatic approach in trying to round up more admins and in doing so disarming the admin mystique, which is why I found Wikidudeman's cautionary message above a little disheartening—the message indicates essentially the opposite approach. I'm interested in adminship when the majority of admins really think adminship is "no big deal". That time hasn't come, I don't think! – Outriggr § 01:44, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Please review the recent passages of Wikipedia talk:Footnotes before considering Gimmetrow further. He is revert-warring for an unsubstantiated claim of fact, and for an effort to make another guideline to make Wikipedia an instrument of language reform. (This is especially silly, since the matter in question is itself trivial: whether footnotes should go before or after punctuation; the shallowness of my feeling on this matter may be judged by the fact that I am arguing for the permission of a practice I do not myself follow, just as I do not use British English but support both sides of ENGVAR). My feelings about admin bullies, however, are much more serious, and will be reflected in any future RfA. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, thanks for the kind offer to nominate. My opposition to the idea of adminship has been waning greatly over the last few months, and I might be up for a nomination in the weeks-to-months ahead. I've made promises to several/many people that I'd let them know if I ever changed my mind about having a go at RfA, and I will make the same promise to you. (Most importantly, I figure a run at adminship is going to chew up time in RL, and I have a bunch of letters of recommendation, course syllabi, and student papers unsubmitted to journals pending on my conscience. My promise to my inner demons is that I won't take a run for adminship while I have too many backlogged Responsibilities on my desk.) Thanks again for the offer, and best regards, Pete.Hurd 05:17, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi, your talk page is buzzing.. I hope I don't step on others' comments.
User:Cronholm144 will be a good admin candidate, but may decline at this moment 'cause busy with school. I strongly suggest User:Geometry guy be asked to be the nominator if Cronholm144 does accept. Later! -- Ling.Nut 05:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
No thank you. I don't have much desire to do admin things around here, and I really don't feel like going through the RFA process.-- BirgitteSB 18:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
When/if you have a chance, please see User_talk:ProteinBoxBot/Volunteer#any_instruction_revisions.3F. Thanks! AndrewGNF 20:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm not sure what exactly is inappropriate about my question. I felt the admin in question was misusing the tools in that case, and I told him so. If other admin candidates can't candidly say, "I would not set a punitive 3 hour block in that case" they will not have my vote. Is that against the rules of RfA somehow? If so, I was unaware of it, and I will withdraw my question. K. Scott Bailey 21:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I responded on my talk. Thanks, VanTucky Talk 23:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Well yes I have in fact, I just seem to run so far below everyones radar I think people just don't notice me. –– Lid( Talk) 23:29, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
You're trying to bait me into a conflict so you can block me. I'm not stupid. I'm not going to bite. You should know better. Perspicacite 02:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Actually, upon further inspection of WP:NPA it appears you have violated the policy. From the page: "Accusing someone without justification of making personal attacks is also considered a form of personal attack." Perspicacite 03:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, actually, I do. Is there a reason you're not signing your posts? Consider that a rhetorical question. I'd prefer you not contact me in the future unless you have something to discuss. Perspicacite 03:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for voting at my RfA. Unfortunately, the result stands at 51 support, 21 oppose and 7 neutral which means that I did not succeed. As many expressed their appreciation of my works in featured portals during my RfA, I will fill up the vacuum position of director in featured portal candidates to maintain the standards of featured contents in addition to my active role in Good articles. Have a great day. OhanaUnited Talk page 04:12, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I just unblocked User:Perspicacite because I could not see any incivility on his part. Just to let you know. Kwsn (Ni!) 05:48, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
It is not my place to comment on the incident above, but I would like to alert all concerned admins to a peculiar feature of User:Perspicacite's editing behaviour - not as a personal attack but because this behaviour damages collegiality and strikes at the very heart of our co-operative enterprise.
I am brand new here and perhaps, therefore, a little naive when it comes to interpreting policies and guidelines but I understood that simple reverts were basically to be used only for vandals.
I have spent some considerable time analysing User:Perspicacite's editing behaviour and discovered that he uses the powerful revert tools excessively - in my opinion.
We all understand that it is the work of a moment to revert to an earlier edit version but, if this is done without due care and attention, then not only can one unintentionally revert to a version that has errors and mistakes but one also risks (unintentionally or otherwise) belittling the work of other editors and slighting their feelings.
For example, in this recent reversion, User:Perspicacite re-introduced US-English spellings (against WP:ENGVAR) into our Rhodesia article that previously consistently used Commonwealth English, removed sourced material without explanation or discussion and changed into "redlinks" internal linking that, in the reverted edit, had functioned correctly. All with the less than helpful or explanatory edit summary of "Not sure why you're stalking me here...". { this diff shows that the edit in question was actually yet another one of Perspicacite's simple (but very destructive) reverts.}
For the avoidance of doubt, our behavioural guideline specifies "The term "wiki-stalking" has been coined to describe following a contributor around the wiki, editing the same articles as the target, with the intent of causing annoyance or distress to another contributor.
Reading another user's contribution log is not in itself harassment; those logs are public for good reason. In particular, proper use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) fixing errors or violations of Wikipedia policy, or correcting related problems on multiple articles (in fact, such practices are recommended both for Recent changes patrol and WikiProject Spam). The important part is the disruption — disruption is considered harmful. If "following another user around" is accompanied by tendentiousness, personal attacks, or other disruptive behavior, it may become a very serious matter." (my emphasis added). Alice.S 06:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I posted the unblock on ANI. I thought it should have been discussed with you prior to being overturned. -- DHeyward 07:05, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Tim, Thanks for your note. This is something I might consider in six months or so, but for now I have quite a long to do list that I have been neglecting. Thanks though. Ceoil 15:27, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your help in this situation and your block of this user (who is apparently around ten years old). I'll keep an eye on your user page since he's persistent. From your appreciative "fat Canadian Nazi", Accounting4Taste 16:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, Thank you for the offer. I would like to have all those nifty tools, and with article creation by anons looming you guys will need all the help you can get. However, I am right in the middle of trying to get polio ready for FAC. I am not sure I can do both at the same time?. The article is almost there... can I contact you when it is over? I will definitely take you up on your offer then!-- DO11.10 17:32, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm only doing a few things here and there when I find something in need of a fix, but I'm still pretty swamped. How have things been here? – Clockwork Soul 20:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the offer. I'll consider it and try to let you know in the next couple days. -- Onorem♠ Dil 18:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
You're right, of course. However, I just get so tired of one person mischaracterizing a dispute as "edit warring", "revert warring", or whatever to prop their oppose, and then others jump on the pile with little analysis of their own. This kind of thing is why I would never stand for adminship, and would hesitate to nominate an editor I respect for it as well. Any editor who has made any type of bold moves stands to come in for a lot of unwarranted criticism, which can become discouraging, even to those Wikipedians with the thickest of skin. K. Scott Bailey 03:50, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
User:Gwen_Gale is holding forth on the talk page and at the article as well, pestering good editors to source even the most uncontroversial assertions about Lincoln, that every major biographer discusses. Then, when such sources are provided, she derides them as unreliable, or claims we're doing original research. It seems a classic example of pettifoggery, and I've disengaged a bit, letting her know that I'm not arguing with her about it anymore, and that the only time I will be engaging her is if she tries to push her POV (she claims she could source that Lincoln was "genocidal") into the article. I've asked one other admin to take a look at it as well, but I've appreciated your cool demeanor in our recent dealings, so I'd like you to take a look as well, if you have time. Thanks, and best regards, K. Scott Bailey 00:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Tim, can you change the title of Hepatitis B Virus to Hepatitis B virus? GrahamColm 16:11, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
I'll be off on holiday until Wednesday, contact will be intermittent. Tim Vickers 19:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the consideration. After looking over it a bit more, I think it could be beneficial, and I could have find new ways of contributing to the wiki. If nominated, I would accept. Cheers! Dr. Cash 05:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, the one issue I can think of is that I've taken positions in a lot of controversial policy debates. — Random832 20:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Re: incivility. With users Ryoung122 and User:Bart Versieck about a month or two ago. It started when I nominated one of Robert Young's articles, Gladys Swetland for deletion and was accused of, among other things, "conspiracy to commit supercentenarian Holocaust." The accusation got to me, and I unfortunately stooped to low levels in response and it was quite a kerfuffel. In the end, however, I did fully and sincerely apologize here (at the bottom of the page) and we worked things out. As you can see from my talk page, we can at least get along now. Bart Versieck was involved in the debate as well and, quite frankly, his continual breaking of promises to not edit others comments (he's been blocked several times, had one WP:ANI and the latest message on his talk page is regarding this type of behavior) really gets on my nerves. The angriest I got with him was about two weeks ago and can be found in his User_talk:Bart_Versieck/Archive_1. Both of these editors have had problems with other editors, which is clear from their talk pages, but this does not excuse my uncivil behavior.
I would argue that I have learned from it. Some recent examples:
So I guess it depends on what you think. While I feel that I have learned and grown from these stressful experiences, and I do feel that I would use the tools in a productive manner, I can completely understand if people thought I should prove myself for another month or two before being nominating. Cheers, CP 20:50, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, I left my computer in the hedge maze! If you still have confidence in me then yes, I would accept the nomination. I had to think long and hard about what I would do if I were an admin, and if I would need the tools, and how I would answer the first RfA question. I now believe that I have a good answer for it. I think, of course, it will be absolutely necessary to disclose my past incivility and prove to community standards that I have learned and improved from these experiences. Cheers, CP 18:27, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
Question. Is it acceptable for RFA candidates to vote on other RFAs? I can see the potential concerns (ie, support me and I'll support you), but I have also seen others do it and I do want to voice a vote with an opinion attached to it (ie. Rather than just "Support - sig"), but I wanted to be perfectly certain that this is allowable before I did. Cheers, CP 23:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
I have a request for you. I have been accused of several egregious policy violations by User:Gwen_Gale. I believe she is out of line in doing so, but I am requesting that in your capacity as an admin, you take a look at my actions (and hers as well) to insure that I'm not out of line in my behavior towards her. Thanks in advance for any time you spend on this matter. Regards, K. Scott Bailey 05:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
P.S. Real sorry about the VanTucky thing. My passionate defenses of a superior candidate appear to have backfired and been completely counterproductive. I hope he can still make it through to promotion, as I feel he really would be good in the role of admin.
Howdy, Tim, hope you've enjoyed your holiday. I'm just dropping a note to ask for your input on allergy. This topic has been in a deplorable state for as long as I can remember, and much work is needed. My immunology is a bit rusty, and I'd highly appreciate if you could help with some of the more technical topics in the article. JFW | T@lk 21:09, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Wow! Slow down with your nominations:) Honestly, good work with finding good people to nominate for adminship. You work with that, and your amazing article work is well appreciated. By the way, sorry for edit warring on the Evolution article back in March and May. Sorry for the disruption that I caused. I did learn from my mistake though. That is good. Have a nice day!-- SJP 19:02, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, do you think it's time I withdrew? The question in my mind is: would you still support me? If, as nominator, you've found yourself feeling that I'm untrustworthy, then it's time to shut it down. I guess three months is no time at all... VanTucky Talk 21:01, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Okay Tim, I'm not feeling quite so down now. Maybe since I'll let it continue, in a couple days anything could happen. My question above still applies however. VanTucky Talk 05:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Speechless, now I'm pro-quackery I guess. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:19, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, I've done a lot of work on Hepatitis B virus (mainly adding my homemade diagrams), I'm not quite finished with it, but could you have a look? I'm not sure if it needs a new section on liver carcinoma, it might make the article too long or too scary to those folk who have been infected at some time. I hope you had a good break. Who looked after the cat? --GrahamColm 20:36, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
...thank you for your participation. I withdrew with 83 supports, 42 opposes, and 8 neutrals. Your kind words and constructive criticism are very much appreciated. I look forward to using the knowledge I have accrued through the process to better the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers and Wikidudeman for their co-nominations.
I notice that most RfA candidates after their attempt post on the talk page of every voter a template thanks, is there one I am meant to follow or otherwise? –– Lid( Talk) 23:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Tim, thanks for your advice and encouragement re: diagrams in general and your help with the Hepatitis B virus ones in particular, (and the article). I read the Wiki link that you pointed me to; it was very useful. I have one worry: is there a Wiki size limit to these .png files? I see in my minds' eye a young person waiting, say in Africa, a long time for them to load. I know how to squash a jpg, but I don't know to reduce a png. The diagram I made of the Hepatitis B virus life cycle is huge, the full size image takes a while to load even down my cable. --GrahamColm 23:43, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcoming and offer of help on April 27. I will take you up on it now, calling on your Science CV and on your Wiki skills. A person has disappeared my article, my one article, Last Comnmon Ancestor." I am trying to be cool and all wiki-correct. I would like your advice, do you think I should put this letter up on the discussion or is it not in the spirit of the response I should be meking - or maybe I should not even post it here? And if not, what is the best thing I can do, my Wiki skills are nearly zero. So thus my appeal to you. Well, here goes:
You know, Fred, what you have done in deleting this article is so infuriating I can hardly respond with civility to you. But I will try.
Of the thousands of Wikipedians over the last six months who have read the article "Last Common Ancestor," you alone cannot seem to grasp it. Yet you believe this failure to understand gives you the license, after only a day after I responded to you and with absolutely not a single person agreeing with you, to destroy the article.
And you have done so in a way the dismembers the original - deleting parts and history and replacing the original information with your commentary, so the common man cannot judge the evidence, or undo what you have done, thereby covering your trail.
Regarding the material itself, you have a blind spot. You hold that the Most Recent Common Ancestor of All Mankind (Wiki) and the Last Common Ancestor of Mankind must be the same person and you cannot be shaken from that belief. Instead of looking for a consensus or an anthropologist or simply dropping the whole thing you decide to "merge" the two titles to comply with your belief.
In summary, you are wrong in your understanding of the article, you are wrong in acting unilaterally and you are wrong in the way you attacked - dismembering the original and destroying the evidence. You are wrong on many other counts as well but these three are immediately obvious under even a cursory review.
So what I request is that you 1.) reassemble the article as it was, 2.) not edit the talk page discussion we had (actually if you spent one-tenth the time reading it as you spent hacking it you might clear up your blind spot), and 3.) agree to let this article alone for a few months while we get an expert in here. What is the harm in that?
Finally remember that knowing how to manipulate the Wikipedia is not the same thing as being a subject matter expert. The Wiki is supposed to be about making the knowledge of the world available, which is what "The Last Common Ancestor" is doing. It is not supposed to be a forum for technobullies, Think about it Tom Schmal 00:27, 12 November 2007 (UTC) ____________________________ Tim What steps do you recommend I take to get a fair shake on this? should I just add the letter above to the discussion page of LCA (what's left of it)? There is not much traffic there, what should I expect? Tom Schmal 03:26, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Re this comment on Lid's talk page:
Now I'm confused. You said "The reason for this effort was that I have been a little disturbed by a growing attitude that admins are more than just editors with a few more buttons on their toolbars and are instead "senior editors" with greater authority." Are you saying I'm not a senior editor with greater authority who can throw my weight around, especially on topics that I know little about, while preventing edit wars by blocking those who disagree with my edits?? ;) David D. (Talk) 06:08, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
As I stated, but with perhaps more enthusiasm, on the Talk:Mass spectrometry. Thank you for you help. -- CyclePat 05:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
For the help reverting edits by User:Mooroonic. What do you think of this edit that was done immediately after the block? That's a longer standing editor, but I'm unsure why they would do such an edit, without any text explaining it, so soon after the spree of templating by the blocked editor. What are your thoughts on it? (And P.S., your kitty Loki is adorable!) Ariel ♥ Gold 23:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)