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Adrian J. Hunter

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Editor of the Week for the week beginning June 12, 2016

An editor who started editing in August 2006, a dedicated WikiGnome who helps wherever he can

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Work at the Help Desk

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User:Worm That Turned submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate Adrian J. Hunter to be Editor of the Week for his work at the Help Desk, where he's helped hundreds of users. He's been around for a few years (2006), but no one seems to realise how much good work he's done. He always uses the edit summary which displays his courtesy focused nature toward fellow editors.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 22:16, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Worm That Turned and Kevin. What a pleasant surprise!

Now, I shall celebrate my special week by mostly ignoring Wikipedia throughout a frantic flurry of marking! Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 03:23, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Penicillin production today

Hello Adrian. I have left a response for you at Talk:Penicillin#Penicillin production today. (You asked that question in 2007, but it might still interest you.) --David Göthberg (talk) 11:59, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, thanks Davidgothberg. That made my day! I don't remember asking the question, but your response was interesting to me nonetheless. I've read tidbits here and there about optimisation of penicillin production in fungi (which seems to be ongoing [1]), but didn't know algae were also used.

Wikipedia's coverage of industrial biotech seems to be pretty patchy. Algaculture#Other_uses is rudimentary, and we don't seem to discuss the pros and cons of different organisms for fermentation anywhere. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 08:42, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, yeah, I know the happy feeling when someone answers one of one's several years old questions here at Wikipedia. I am not sure why it is so funny, but it is. :)

And thanks for the link to algaculture. At least it confirms that algae are still used for some kind of medicine production. (Thus it seems my memory is not wrong.)

--David Göthberg (talk) 14:07, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Are Reality Stars Considered Actors?

Hello! I have a question. On Wikipedia, are reality stars considered actors? The way I see it, acting in a reality TV for years requires some acting talent. Just wanting to know for sure. Israell (talk) 16:19, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Whoah, tough question, Israell! Looking around the 'pedia, I see that most people in Category:Reality television participants are not also categorised as actors (unless independently known as conventional actors), and Category:Reality television participants is not a subcategory of Category:Actors. So it seems that, by and large, reality stars aren't considered actors. But I take your point that there may be certain stars who bend the definition of "reality" television, and might become known for their acting skill as demonstrated on reality TV. I think that's something to be considered on a case-by-case basis, ultimately deferring to reliable sources: if well regarded sources describe a particular person as an actor, then we should do the same. But if they're normally referred to as a participant/star/competitor/personality/whatever, then it's not up to us to declare them an actor.

But that's just how I see it, and I rarely edit TV-related articles. You could also ask at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Television.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 03:41, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Note of thanks

Hi. I just wanted to thank you for your input on the interactive gene structure diagrams. I put you in the acknowledgements in the recent WikiJournal article (here)! T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)^talk 10:09, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, User:Evolution and evolvability – what a nice surprise! I just made some minor tweaks to the article, though I'm not sure whether it was naughty of me to edit the published version. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 08:11, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unintended edits

Hi! Thank you for bringing the unintended edits to my attention. I do not recall editing the articles 'Pentose phosphate pathway' and 'Chlorophyll b', and I have no idea what has happened or which part has been revised. Please help me revert the articles to their original state. EverythingCountsInLargeAmounts (talk) 01:42, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi EverythingCountsInLargeAmounts, no worries, I already restored both articles. It was just a matter of clicking "diff" next to both edits when viewing your contributions history to view the edits, then clicking "undo" to restore the articles. I also reverted a bunch of your other edits before realising you weren't actually a vandal, and had to un-revert them. You might have received automatic notifications about that.

It sounds like you left yourself logged in to a computer that someone else used after you, causing their edits to be attributed to your account. If you're sure that's not the case, you might want to change your password as a precaution. Anyway, no harm done.

Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 03:31, 13 April 2017 (UTC) p.s. Great username![reply]

Thanks again, AJH! EverythingCountsInLargeAmounts (talk) 17:47, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Honestly, this is new information at me.

Let’s discuss.

Thewolfde (talk) 09:30, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Retired from WP

After loss of the argument at the local level, regarding the first-time-to-appear, self-publication of medical imagery here, followed by imposition of a topic ban in my absence to disallow me to tag plagiarised and other policy- and guideline-violating content—I give up. I wish you well here, and if I manage to make a successful case, top-down, you will certainly here of it. In the mean time, the wasted time devoted to change from the grassroots is at an end. Cheers, bonne chance, perhaps we will cross paths at a meeting in the real world. Le Prof 50.232.9.194 (talk) 22:28, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hear you've had enough, Le Prof. Wikipedia would be a far more reliable source if everyone shared your dedication to accuracy and rigor. Someone needs to turn what you've got on your userpage about citation mining into a guideline about best editing practices.

If you were to leave a note at WT:MED, I'm sure many would wish you well. I see you've had a rough time lately, but I don't think anyone doubts your sincerity or your commitment to the project.

All the best, Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 11:10, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't delete my template

Hello there, you have spoken against my template Template:Di. This template is the only template for difflinks that uses the internal wikilinks which make it possible to immediately verify that an internal link is present, as opposed to the templates Diff and Diff2-4. Hence, please don't delete it, but use it. --Mathmensch (talk) 18:29, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I see that this applied to a different template. Just ignore the above. --Mathmensch (talk) 18:32, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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When is a circle not a circle

Hi Adrian J. Hunter. Re your question in the summary for this edit, you're technically right, but I had to view it in its original size on Commons to see the overlap. The thumbnail view in the article shows no overlap for me, using two different browsers and two separate monitors. Are you seeing overlap? In any event, I suspect a crop might do more harm than good because the repeated portions aren't quite identical (for instance, look at the spire of the Chrysler Building). Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 05:54, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rivertorch,

That's odd. Here's what I see:

• On my computer, with three separate browswers (Chrome, Firefox, IE) – thumbnail with a horizontal scroll bar. Initially shows part of the image but scrolling reveals the entire image, including overlap.
• On an iPad 2, iPad Pro, or cheap mobile phone in mobile view – thumbnail of the entire image, including overlap.
• On the same mobile devices in desktop view – thumbnail showing only part of the image, but scrollable by touching the image and dragging sideways to see the entire image, including overlap. There is no visual indicator of any kind that the thumbnail is interactive. It just looks like a regular image.

The thumbnails on mobile devices in mobile view are miniscule. Cropping one end should make them a little taller. I see that the two ends aren't identical, but I'm not sure there's any value in keeping the right end, which loses detail to shadow and somehow shrinks that spire. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 06:22, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. On my Macs, in either Firefox or Opera, there's no scroll bar but mousing over changes the cursor into a hand, which suggests that dragging to scroll should be possible...but it isn't! I hadn't checked mobile devices, but yeah, it's the same as you said. I certainly have no objections to cropping, but even if it stays as is, I don't really see the need for the caption to note the overlap. It's not exactly unprecedented in a panorama shot, after all. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 06:31, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a bug in MediaWiki. I'm ambivalent about the caption. Mostly I just wanted to end the cycle of reversions. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 06:48, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	Thanks for helping me figure out that diff thing. A significant improvement. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:24, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Doc James! Glad it's all sorted. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 23:06, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 2018 GOCE barnstars

		The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Adrian J. Hunter for copy edits totaling over 8,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2018 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 04:41, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shiatsu

If you read the study in which you site, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200172/ , it states in "conclusions": Evidence is improving in quantity, quality and reporting, but more research is needed, particularly for Shiatsu...

Shiatsu is a vague frame of practice. There are different styles of shiatsu, some much much older and more effective than others. I, myself, practice one of these very old styles. I use this art and treat professional athletes, doctors, and many different clients with different ailments in the Seattle, Washington area. What I do is practiced by less than 20 practitioners in the world and has been passed down through a small group of individuals for over 30 generations. If studies through Shiatsu are based solely on the newer generation of practitioners, then your conclusions will be weak, to say the very least. They incorporate a style that is based more on massage then true Shiatsu practices. These true practices are based on old theories in Traditional Chinese Medicine. When incorporated, Shiatsu helps the body to heal. The human body battles numerous variables in its challenge to heal and keep the body healthy. Shiatsu simply helps that process to be more efficient using techniques that are not, by any means, "magical" or "hard to believe". The right techniques are very easy to understand, and most importantly, noticeable immediately.

True Shiatsu is not efficiently researched. The variables needed to understand what Shiatsu is doing is simple but asks those studying the practice to look at the body differently then most would. This is ultimately why the minimal amount of research specifically on Shiatsu (There were only 9 studies done in your study your site) is unclear and incomplete.

Plain and simple: More research... BETTER research needs to be conducted. The right individuals need to be studied. The same goes for anything not fully understood.

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Just about every scientific paper says further research is needed. Your edit contains the unsourced implication that shiatsu is beneficial. Please see WP:MEDRS for the kinds of sources needed to support claims of medical efficacy. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 06:41, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

CENT

Hi, Adrian; thanks for being such a kind voice throughout. I think it best to leave this here until an independent party closes the RFC. Someone outside of us has to decide what consensus exists at the RFC. I am not sure if it is possible for @Doc James: to inquire at WP:AN if an admin might make an early close? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:02, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Sandy, and sure, no problem. I guess it's better to do things by the book, given there have been complaints already about process.

It's great to see you back, though I was sorry to hear about the circumstances of your return. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 13:25, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Adrian :) Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:56, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Apologies

Was looking at the wrong version of that source... Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:05, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Doc James that was fast! No problem at all. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 03:07, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	I love the way you both met the immediate need and also explained how to do it. Now a lot more people know that this is possible and can try it out themselves. Thanks. WhatamIdoing (talk) 15:47, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, WhatamIdoing! That's very kind of you. I'm surprised experienced Wikipedians don't all know about the Wayback Machine, actually. It's such a useful tool. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 13:44, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is too complicated. I don't think that it's possible for everyone to know everything. But now a few more know that answer (or at least will remember that there is an answer, and might think to search the archives to find it), so you did some lasting good there. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:57, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

Thanks for the heads up about http://sumsearch.org/cite/ . Let me know if the Citation Maker needs further revision. Robert Badgett 15:10, 1 February 2020 (UTC) Your providing the solution helped much. Robert Badgett 01:08, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Find a source and improve it.

Rather than charging me with that. Honestly it's just lazy editing and it's often particularly charged at IPs as second class editors. --2001:8003:7CE4:4F00:391D:5AA3:9B7B:9483 (talk) 12:37, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another barnstar for you

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Ha, thanks WhatamIdoing for making me laugh with the cutsie barnstar! Seriously though, things would run a lot smoother around here if I were empowered to unilaterally declare new rules whenever the whim struck me. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 10:14, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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AugusteBlanqui – absolutely. It's a difficult thing, because I don't think we can meaningfully quantify an editor's positive or negative influences. It works both ways, though. If you or I can convince a person on the fence to stay, or if we can recruit a new editor, and either action results in someone else having as much positive influence as ourselves, then we've doubled the total value we've brought to Wikipedia. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 06:08, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious

trees for life

Thank you for quality articles such as Trees For Life (Australia) and Deng Adut, for quality copy-editing of medical articles such as Dementia with Lewy bodies, based on scientific expertise and ready for colllaboration, for images, including cat and babies with captivating captions, for the looks on your Wikicareer, - Adrian, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Awww, thanks Gerda Arendt, that's lovely . Sadly real life hasn't left me much opportunity to edit so far this year (only 323 edits!), and it looks like the latter half won't be much different. I'm hoping to make up for it over the long break between Australian academic years. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 13:38, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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You did not get a response to this question. Did you find the answer anywhere? It's not something I would know how to answer, but you could try WP:VPT and maybe they can answer a question like that.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:10, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Vchimpanzee, yes VPT would have been better. I didn’t find an answer, but I only wanted to know because it was relevant to a policy discussion that has long since run its course. Adrian J. Hunter^(talk•contribs) 00:32, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I strongly apologise to bother you, but if you do not mind, I would like to ask a question regarding the article Transposable element. I believe it should include some information on the so-called Class III TEs (see: Pierre Capy et al., Dynamics and Evolution of Transposable Elements, 1998).

• E.g. some papers refer to MITEs as Class III: Multigenome analysis implicates miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) in metabolic diversification in eudicots.
• Another example may be Foldback (FB) elements, see e.g.: The transposable elements of the Drosophila melanogaster euchromatin: a genomics perspective.
• John Baez (2017) described Class III TEs as a grab-bag consisting of transposons that don't clearly fit into the other two categories, and added: Examples include the "Foldback" elements in fruit flies, the "Tu" elements in sea urchins, and "MITEs", or "miniature inverted repeat transposable elements", which are found mainly in plants and fungi.

If you find some time, could you briefly describe Class III TEs, please? Since you are an expert in the field of genetics and an experienced Wikipedia user, I decided to rely on your knowledge here. Thank you very much. Kind regards, --Pinoczet (talk) 13:15, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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About the "Amber Heard" article

Hi. If it's not too much of a bother to you, can you please have a look at the aforementioned article's Talk pages - particularly the section therein titled "The 'Charity and activism' section violates the 'Biographies of living persons' policy"? Please have a look and weigh in on the recent changes that I and another editor made on the page and help us resolve the disagreements that we have. Thank you in advance. Abu Wan (talk) 15:14, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

George Pell reversion (Jacinta Stapleton)

Jacinta Stapleton addition to George Pell, history and current event page is fact and pertinent to the issue, and should be noted for histories keeping to gather perspective and qualified opinion rather to ad-hoc advances of the media to promote with one hand and exclude the other.

If you want a photo of Jacinta Stapleton in her Roman Catholic robe receiving the lords Gift I have that aswell, but I doubt any likeness to a child or the capability to divulge a child actors private life is called for.

Otherwise a quick phone call to St Anthony's parish Melbourne Victoria would alleviate any miscongruences to fact or biases one develops to exclusion of the reason why George Pell is famous in the first place.

No Jacinta... George would not have been cardinal in the first place.

The two go hand in hand and it is the PRIMARY MOTIVE of the media's placement of fame for the now deceased cardinal.

At the end of the day I never expected it too stick. BUT it is recorded for the sake of brevity for now.

,and personally would never have cared to make the point in histories keeping if it wasn't such an immoral and outright biased article the first place. Erlyrisa (talk) 13:11, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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