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Case closed! FYI: I nuked his userspace where there were copies of the timeline articles and some other stuff. --MER-C17:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
@MER-C: Thanks for the update! You weren't kidding about "the pain that is CCI". The scale of what needs doing at CCI boggles the mind. I don't know how you, Money, et al. have kept the faith. Ajpolino (talk) 17:09, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
Unfortunately this one isn't quite over yet... see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Walidou47. The sock racked up a couple hundred edits and had already gotten some warnings for unattributed copying - I don't really know what the procedures for this are but it might be worthwhile to reopen the CCI. Spicy (talk) 20:05, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Oh boy, nothing gold can stay, and nothing rotten goes away. @Moneytrees: I assume this has happened before. If a user that earned a CCI returns as a sock, do you prefer a new CCI page or adding to the old one? Thanks Spicy for the notification, and good catch! Ajpolino (talk) 20:09, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
I had that thought but a lot of their edits are simply removing unsourced info, which isn't problematic from a copyright perspective. Not a bad idea to just revert the stuff they added though. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:24, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Yeah I misspoke, just revert the edits that add significant text, other gnoming and fixes can be ignored, unless they run afoul of your med guidelines, which I know some Walidou edits did. Moneytrees🏝️Talk🌴Help out at CCI!20:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you today for Buruli ulcer, introduced: "Ga speakers in southern Ghana have two words for skin wounds: fla for "normal" wounds that heal in weeks to months, and aboabone for "abnormal" wounds that linger and sometimes never heal. More recently we've taken to calling these "abnormal" wounds Buruli ulcer. What begins with a bacterial skin infection can become an enormous yet painless open ulcer."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much Sandy. All the same to you and your family. After a rough year, I think we're all ready for a brighter 2021. I hope you're having a restful and fulfilling Christmas. Ajpolino (talk) 21:03, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Ajpolino/Archives, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year, Thanks for all your contributions to Wikipedia this past year, like this tree, you are a light shining in the darkness. Onel5969TT me12:07, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
@Onel5969: Thank you very much for the message. Warm wishes to you as well for Christmas and for a better 2021. I hope you're feeling fully recovered from your illness. Work has kept me so busy this month, I've yet to find the time to deploy all the NPP tips and tricks I picked up from you all. Hoping I'll get more time to help out in the New Year. Try not to clear the queue before then (or at least leave me a few biology articles)! All the best, Ajpolino (talk) 21:09, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Ajpolino, will try to leave one or two for you, but it's the other fellas who are doing the lion's share of the work... was nice meeting you via zoom (or whatever we used). Onel5969TT me02:21, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, me again with another round of "What's this stub?" Does this even matter enough to merge into the article it mentions, or should it just be deleted? ♠PMC♠ (talk)05:50, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Well this time you've stumped me. I'm not sure what this is even referring to. I PRODed it. If the creator clarifies, maybe we can find a redirect target, or move it to a new title. Thanks! A nice coffee break puzzle. Ajpolino (talk) 21:03, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Neuro-oncology then Clinical problems encountered in neuro-oncology
The user: Quisqualis keeps deleting [[]] on the Neuro-oncology page. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus. Neutropenia. Herniation. Paraneoplastic Syndromes. Plexopathies user:Quisqualis but lets this exist, strange. Can you help? Wname1 (talk) 17:26, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
Could you have a look at the article Aseity? It had for several years the following passage taken from here:
In its "negative" meaning, which emerged first in the history of thought, it affirms that God is uncaused, depending on no other being for the source of God's existence. In its "positive" meaning, it affirms that God is completely self-sufficient, having within Himself the sufficient reason for His own existence.
I'm not sure whether this constitutes a copyright violation since the source was cited but it wasn't marked as a quote. I turned it into a quote with my last edit. I think it was added in this edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phlsph7 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi Phlsph7 yes, it was indeed a copyright violation best I can tell. You've "fixed" it by making it explicit that we're quoting from the cited source. We are permitted to use relatively short, attributed, snippets of copyrighted text, but the rules (and the law, I assume?) are fairly vague on how much is "too much". Our current guidance on the topic is here. On a broader note, I'll admit our guidance on copyright is substantial, wordy, and spread over several pages. Some day I'd like to try to clarify and consolidate some of it. So if you run into parts that are particularly inscrutable, feel free to drop a note here so I can remember where to focus. Also I'm not always the quickest on-site responder so if you see other copyright problems, you're always welcome to post them at Wikipedia:Copyright problems where you may get an experienced set of eyes a bit more quickly. I hope you're staying well! Ajpolino (talk) 18:40, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi John Maynard Friedman, thanks for the note. ~500 sporadic edits in a year, almost all to one page is still "new" in my book. I see Wname1 hasn't exactly been making friends where they've edited, hence the warning. We'll see if they're able to shape up. Ajpolino (talk) 17:37, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the note! I'll head there next time (unfortunately there will almost certainly be a next time). Hope you're well! Ajpolino (talk) 02:44, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Buruli ulcer
Buruli ulcer has been tentatively scheduled to run as a TFA in March. This means that it needs a blurb writing. Normally I would do this, but given its technical nature I wanted to give you, and possibly Project Medicine more generally, first refusal. If for whatever reason you don't fancy it, I am entirely happy to produce a draft for you to check over in the normal manner. Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hello AJ
i was the one who recently made a bunch of changes on the psychosis page. I did not expect all of my words to stick, but did not expect none of them to stick. I am very upset with the information written about the topic that is on the page, as you may have seen in the talk section.
I just made an account today, am new to Wikipedia, and . I believe you sent me a message saying: everything needs to be cited. As stated, I am new to the community here. Isnt it true that not all wikipedia pages need cites for every little bit of information?
Additionally, I am very knowledgeable about the topic. My words may have been strange/odd but a good bunch of the information I wrote is accurate, and more accurate than the info already on there.
Hi Mark Bilanzic, thanks for reaching out here. I just replied to your message at Talk:Psychosis#This_"psychosis"_page_is_misinformation/misleading. Put briefly, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that intends to summarize what mainstream sources say about various topics. If you feel the mainstream is dead wrong about something, that's certainly a problem worth fixing, but it's not Wikipedia's problem to fix. Once the mainstream view on a topic changes, Wikipedia's coverage will change as well. Happy to discuss further either here or at that talk page. Ajpolino (talk) 19:06, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hi SG, I'll probably be offline this weekend, or at least until Sunday evening. So if no one else gets to this, I'll look into it Sunday or Monday. Have a great weekend! Ajpolino (talk) 18:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
Colin cleaned it up, so you can revdel it when you get back ... we are having a great weekend, enjoying the weather and a nice jaunt to get away, hope you are too! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:29, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
Hello Colin, and (talk) I do not understand why my stuff about Pancreas and low carb diet removed? I mean there was a study saying low carb decreases risks of Pancreatic cancer. The source I had was oxford academic.oup.com I don't think its a bad source. Perhaps I worded it too unneutral? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MongolWikipedian (talk • contribs) 01:23, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
Do you think it would be possible to have a bot remove dead links that are contained within "cite journal" and "cite book" templates that have an identifier like ISBN, DOI, PMID, etc.? I think I read somewhere that a URL isn't necessary if an identifier is used, and this type of dead link seems to make up a significant portion of the Medicine WikiProject's dead links. Velayinosu (talk) 01:14, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi Velayinosu, yes that would be great. The place to request such a thing is Wikipedia:Bot requests. Real life is filling my time this week (unfortunately), but I'll gladly put together such a request this weekend if you don't beat me to it. It'd be a nice morale boost to knock a few thousand off the insane 251,000 articles in Category:All articles with dead external links!
Also, I suspect you're right. Good catch! I've hidden the offending revisions there. Feel free to drop a note if you ever come across any others.
Most importantly, I'm not sure we've directly interacted before. So a much-belated welcome! I'm glad to see another microbiology-interested editor around. We're far too few around here and there's much to do. If there's every any way I can help with whatever you're working on just let me know. Otherwise I'll see you around. I hope you're staying well. Best, Ajpolino (talk) 04:11, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Buruli ulcer
Thank you for your work on today's featured article, Buruli ulcer. Following the kerfuffle, I wanted to reach out and say that I liked that someone decided to work on such an unrepresented topic among Wikipedia's FAs, like tropical diseases on developing regions. For some it may seem obscure, but I think it is a welcome deviation from all the coverage of "Anglo world" topics (without belittling anyone's work, I admire all FA contributors). I hope to see more of you! RetiredDuke (talk) 17:07, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
@RetiredDuke: Thank you for the note! I'm glad to hear you liked it. I certainly enjoyed reading/writing about it. Regarding today's kerfuffle, seems like no lasting harm done. As I said elsewhere, the mainpage is not my normal stomping ground, so the effect of the image there didn't even cross my mind until today when folks started airing their discomfort.
Regarding tropical diseases of developing regions, the World Health Organization maintains a list of such "neglected tropical diseases". Buruli ulcer was first alphabetically on the list. Second is Chagas disease, which a few of us overhauled at FARC last year. So hopefully next you'll be seeing Chikungunya on the main page! As with many things, finding time is the trick. So I don't advise holding your breath. Anyway, most importantly, I hope you're staying well during these crazy times. Thanks again for the note. I hope I'll be seeing you around as well. Ajpolino (talk) 06:28, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
No problem, it's just that we never know how an editor is taking things on the other side of the screen. Glad to know that you took it in stride. I'm also glad that you have a general idea for article improvement going forward, no matter how much time that might take. Wikipedia can always benefit from the contributions of knowledgeable editors - and well, those are some very unfortunate medical conditions on the neglected tropical diseases article; the kind of reality everybody is vaguely aware of, but could use the reminder in the form of a high-quality article. I hope you are also staying well in these troubling times, that's the most important in all of this. RetiredDuke (talk) 11:30, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
Friedreich's ataxia GA edits are completed
Again, thank you for your extensive review on Friedreich's ataxia. I think I got them all but I am sure the article can continue to be improved. I think it is at the stage for your return to look it over. I really appreciate your time on this.--Akrasia25 (talk) 18:08, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for paying attention and for writing me. I agree it's particularly important to fix citations in the medical area, and I expect I'll be fixing many because I'm starting from PubMedCentral citations after having added thousands of IDs with OAbot.
I'm not sure however they will be the same broken URLs listed by the category you queried: for instance the edit you noticed has removed an URL which currently fails with an HTTPS error (OUP is infamous for breaking many DOIs too), but was not marked as broken yet.
From a list of thousands of articles it's pretty hard to divine what might be the patterns to correct. I would suggest you to either make requests for specific domains or patterns at User talk:Citation bot, or to ask help to identify such patterns. For instance, someone can query the XML dumps with mwparserfromhell or similar tools and extract some statistics on the domains used in the URL parameters of citation templates with certain characteristics.
In general, the solution for this problem is only prevention: people and tools need to always prefer persistent identifiers, and if necessary work a bit harder to add them, while discarding all non-persistent URLs (including all publisher URLs except DOIs). This is an unpopular opinion, but there's really no other way we're going to keep up with maintenance of millions of URLs. In the medical field alone, articles get superseded, withdrawn or corrected all the time: with a DOI we can imagine ways to handle such cases quite fast, but with the current mess it's nearly impossible. Nemo16:34, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
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By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of the vast amount of good work you have done on Wikipedia and in particular for stepping up at short notice to improve Trisomy X; both are appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:30, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
A fruit basket from the homeland!
A fruit basket from the homeland!
Thanks again for your help in clearing the fog at Talk:Nurse anesthetist. I see directly above that helping to bring clarity, with high academic standards, to medical science topics is par for the course for you. Good stuff. P.S. Yes, there's wine! Kind regards, El_C14:22, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
They are indeed! I can merge them this evening if you don't beat me to it. Good find. Things here are going as well -- as much as one can expect. I hope you're keeping well too. Ajpolino (talk) 16:50, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
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).
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 molecular biology and an experienced Wikipedia user, I decided to rely on your knowledge here. Thank you very much. Kind regards, --Pinoczet (talk) 15:30, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi @Pinoczet: thank you for thinking of me. I'll add a note on this to my to do list, but it's a long list already, so it may take me a long while to get to it. From a glance at your talk page, it looks like TobyBrann may get to it before me and may be better suited to look into this topic. If you have general questions about editing or need a hand on some particular article, you may also consider asking at one of the relevant WikiProjects (in this case WP:WikiProject Molecular Biology) or at WP:TEAHOUSE. Best of luck. I hope all is well. Ajpolino (talk) 22:26, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your helpful comments and info on my talk page! greatly appreciate it, KambizKambizShekdar (talk) 13:53, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi again user Ajpolino thanks again for your input on Wiki. I just wanted to let you know I cut the page down by about a half. it is now 243 words and very tight. I think it removes any thing that has PR tone. If you have any input how I can improve it further I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Kambiz KambizShekdar (talk) 17:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
PANDAS has entire advocacy websites devoted to it, and IPs have been hitting the article; should we upgrade the protection for 30 days? The last I know is it is not recognized in DSM-5, and is still highly controversial:
Huh, I'm continually surprised by when page views spike for a given page. Perhaps that means I'm out of touch... Anyway, I took a quick glance through some PANDAS sources, but found them a bit of a confusing mess. If there's some particular section or task I can help with at that page, just give me a holler and I'll do my best. Ajpolino (talk) 15:55, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Based on the sources Colin just posted to talk (which confirms that in the UK and Nordic countries there is an advocacy situation similar to what is occurring in the US and Canada), I suspect the topic (and the article) will need a steady admin hand and a watchful eye over the coming years, as the differences (as Gilbert describes) play out in the journals. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:41, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Hello, this is a project that it looks like you were involved in a few years ago. For some strange reason, it is appearing in the Category: All articles with too few wikilinks in Community Portal. It shows up with the articles on that page. Could you please point me to someone who might be able to relocate it? Thanks for your help Rogermx (talk) 03:24, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
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