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| Sorry I didn't get back to you on this in a timely manner. I did leave a brief not on AnotherSolipsists talk page. It looks like all the most recent edits are yours, so I assume that it's under control now? Excellent work on the article BTW. ] (]) 19:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| == Child porn image == | |||
| == Pedophilia == | |||
| Are you sure it is off topic? Its my feeling that images improve articles and that an article of possible child nudity would constitute alleged child pornography and therefore belong in this article. I know it's potentially contentious but I had good intentions.'''Cholga'''<sup>'']''</sup> 06:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for your note. I did not mean to imply any question about your intentions. And I agree with you that images improve articles, but that photo is of a nudist bicycle ride - it's not pornographic, or even sexual - it's just nudity, so it's off-topic for the child porn article. I don't think we have references stating that simple nudity equals child porn. Maybe the best way to add an image to that article would be to add a graph of prevalence of child porn over time, or a graph of court cases or some other relevant data. --] (]) 07:12, 28 February 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Not that picture again. Removed, trollery. I don't mean that Cholga is necessarily trolling, just that this pic and this article have been involved in trollery. ] (]) 04:37, 29 February 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::To add a thought: child pornography is illegal in most jurisdictions. Adding a sample to the article might be a criminal offense. Seriously. ] (]) 05:38, 24 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Hello Jack, you don't think the 10 or so sources in ] justify the activism cat per ]? ] (]) 22:22, 27 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == Take a look at this == | |||
| :No, the ] article does not belong in ]. It's a science article. Putting it in that category would create an incorrect impression of the article content and a false impression that that might be something other than ] in that category topic. There is only one short paragraph about pedophile advocacy groups in the article. That paragraph has many sources because it came from an article that no longer exists - its current form is the result of a consensus process that removed the influence of disruptive editing by editors who have since then been banned. In addition, the references that are cited in that section do not use the term "activism". The section heading in the article should be changed to something more in accord with the sources. --] (]) 23:44, 27 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| I was following some links around and whatnot and happened across this article: ]. This article is atrocious! From idiocic (read: unencyclopedic) lines such as "If you are required to take PE, you will receive a poor grade if you do not participate" to the naked baby image that was gratuitously placed in the "further reading" section (I removed it), the article makes me want to vomit all over an AfD. | |||
| ::Ah. Does this have something to do with the predator infiltration that Fox News commented on? ] (]) 23:52, 27 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :::Yes, sort of, though much of that story was years out of date and some of the facts were inaccurate, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, because of past editing disruptions, this topic area requires especially careful attention to reliable sources and avoidance of undue weight. -] (]) 01:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Ironic, based on this thread I created the FAQ at NAMBLA, which you voted to delete. ] (]) 22:43, 1 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :::::If it seems ironic to you, that may be because you don't know the full history of the topic area. The ] is important and carefully worded. It stands on its own and the FAQ is not a helpful addition. --] (]) 06:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
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| As one of the designers of the previous lead, your take on this matter is needed. ] (]) 16:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == Parental Alienation Syndrome == | |||
| So why am I writing to you? Because I thought perhaps you'd be interested to take a look at it and do some cleaning-up of it. I's in the same (very) general vein as CSA, ACS, AoC, and all the other PAW articles of which you are so fond, and it needs the attention of someone like you who can do some major fixing. That and I thought you may be interested in fixing it and the rather paraphilic manner in which it is imaged. (Or, if AfD is more apt, let me know and I'll come "vote" to delete with you!) | |||
| Otherwise, I hate to bother you and hope you have/are having a great day/weekend! <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">]]]]''07:49 (UTC) 2 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
| <small>''Note: the article ] is in the same boat too (and I removed the same image from the same spot there)... both of these look like they have a "let's-put-every-naked-child-photo-possible-in-here-to-see-if-we-can-get-away-with-it" look/feel to them too.''</small> | |||
| The tagging of the ] article with PAW has become the subject of debate on its talk page; specifically, I identified it as vandalism and removed it and was reverted. It was subsequently determined that you are the user who added the tag in 2008 and are an active member of the PAW project (hence, at a minimum, it was not vandalism.) It would seem that, as such, you or one of your peers is the "final arbiter" of which articles belong in the project. Could you re-evaluate the article (it has changed significantly since 2008 when some comments related to pedophilia were being added to it) and determine if you still feel it belongs as part of PAW (a tag that, with all due respect seems very pejorative.) And if you feel that it does, would you be so kind as to provide some insight as to why? Many thanks--] (]) 05:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for your invitation to clean up those articles (though I don't accept your idea that I'm "fond" of the PAW articles). I might make a few changes to the nudity articles, but I don't have time to work on them extensively right now. I agree with you there are too many photos and some off-topic info. Probably the two articles should be merged. As far as an AfD, I would probably support deletion, but since the article is part of the nudity portal and has already survived an AfD, that might meet with significant opposition. I've added the PAW project tags to the articles. I suggest that you bring this up on the PAW talk page so more editors can help with improvements. --] (]) 19:27, 2 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :I've removed the tag and added a comment on the article talk page. The PAW project is inactive now and the new version of the article doesn't appear to need that kind of monitoring at this time anyway. But aside from that, I don't see the tag as perjorative, I certainly never used it that way. It's a management tool. Those topics are difficult, but they exist and have to be managed like any other group of topics. The PAS article refers to child sexual abuse as a component of the early definitions of the PAS term, and in past versions of the article that part of the text was more prominent, that's probably why the tag was there. --] (]) 08:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
| == GL == | |||
| :: Maybe "fond" isn't the right word; what I was getting at is that PAW articles are in your area of editing interest? That's wordy, but I'm sure much better said. No offense intended in that. I'm "fond" of the ] article, as in I find editing that article very interesting. | |||
| :: Anyway, The entire nudity portal is awful. The "Not wearing underwear" link in the portal footer template links to a subsection of an article. I feel like getting all Jack-on-ACS on that article! Just delete it outright and maybe start over!!! | |||
| :: I didn't notice that it had already been AfD-ed once (I didn't spend much time there). Merging them would probably be the best solution. As for me bringing it up to the PAW group, I don't talk to the PAW page/group in general... I've had enough accusations and attacks for simply posting around those pages and with that group. I brought it to your attention because I felt that you would be the best (and most closely-aligned in perspective on this matter) person to look at it. | |||
| :: Anyway, I might pop back over there today if I feel like wandering around and if I do, I'll see what I can do in the way of cleaning it up a bit. Thanks for your thoughts/help and best wishes! <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''20:17 (UTC) 2 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
| I expanded some of my original points at the GL talk page, after your edit (which I didn't see). Hope you don't mind. ] (]) 04:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
| :::OK, no offense taken, just wanted to be clear on that. I've done some edits on those pages, that's all I have time for now. Hopefully they won't be undone. The topics are vague and need a lot more work. There's almost no science or reliable sources on those pages at all. --] (]) 21:26, 2 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| : Just an FYI, . I would consider this low-level vandalism. Your thoughts and involvement in the matter would be appreciated (even if you disagree with me). <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''00:08 (UTC) 3 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
| I see that within the last year you have made at least one substantial comment at ], but you have not added yourself to the project's ]. This prevents you from, among other things, receiving our sociology newsletter, as that member list acts as our newsletter mailing list (you can find the latest issue of our sociology newsletter ]). If you'd like to receive the newsletter and help us figure out how many members we really have, please consider joining our WikiProject and adding yourself to our official member list. Thank you, --<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 13:43, 26 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
| ::I don't think it's vandalism, it's a content dispute. I disagree with WebHamster about the photos, but from what I've seen so far, without knowing much about him, he seems to be a good-faith editor. --] (]) 00:47, 3 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::: I don't know... to an IP who made an accurate but unnecessary chenge. I removed it and explained the difference (it was a English vs. English -type of difference that caused a redirect). That doesn't seem like Good Faith. And his immediate "you're pushing POV" instead of actual rational discussion doesn't incline me to think of AGF either. But regardless, I'm willing to discuss, and I even have adjusted the article some in a way that ultimately bolsters his desire to retain most/all of the images. I appreciate your insight, Jack; Thanks. <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''00:52 (UTC) 3 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
| Hi. I hope you haven't forgotten that WP needs balanced, insightful contributors like yourself. As always I'm on the point of going but maybe our paths will cross again some day. Oh and - hope you like my new name! ] (]) 08:31, 24 February 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ==New RFC== | |||
| Dear Jack A Roe, | |||
| == Da hell? == | |||
| I've taken your suggestion and re-did the RFC on the Alice Bailey page. I've written to each of the players about this change, asking them to add comments if none are there already, and archived the old RFC discussion for a permanent record. I hope everyone agrees with this change and that it contributes to increased harmony on the page. | |||
| What kind of "semi-wikibreak" lasts eleven months? | |||
| Thanks for the suggestion. ] (]) 23:53, 10 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Miss ya! ] (]) 06:01, 19 November 2011 (UTC) | |||
| ::p.s. did you notice that your name appears in red when you check the history for posts? This is because nothing appears on your user page. It's also a signal to some people of a newbie. All you need to do is post something, even a period, and it'll turn blue. ] (]) 23:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| == False Memory Syndrome Foundation == | |||
| :::Thanks for your note... The refactored RFC looks much better, seems like you're making some progress with it. I'm fine with my user name being red for a while. Good luck with the article, I'll check in now and then. --] (]) 08:42, 12 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Hi there! I noticed on the ] that you have contributed to the article. I just wanted to let you know that I ] and I would love to hear your opinion on the deletion page. | |||
| == ] in pseudoscience category == | |||
| Thanks!! ] <small>]</small> 03:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| ::: After that, I made a series of other edits. Most are CE type of stuff and a few that change sentences around. I also re-added cats (like Freud - duh!). and make sure that they look okay. And that trivia section has really got to go...! :-) <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''04:13 (UTC) 12 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
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| ::::Looks good. And thanks for getting rid of that off-track category. It's a controversial topic even among scientists, but that doesn't make it pseudoscience. --] (]) 08:29, 12 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! ]<sup> ]|]</sup> 17:20, 11 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::::: Glad to help and even happier that you like the overall changes. <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''14:31 (UTC) 12 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
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| ::::::Agreed. All the edits look good. Thanks for your help with this. ] (]) 01:36, 13 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ::::::: Thanks. Jack and I sometimes disagree on the best edits or edit methods on articles, and that's why I kept asking if it was okay. I thought so, but wanted all of us to be happy, especially since it's a page I just walked into, so I didn't want to step on anyone's toes. (Yes, actually trying not to be toe-stepping... the difference in having been a ] and now being a ]. Like many others, I used to become very... zealous. I'm working on being more laid-back. I still banter a bit, but that's harmless and doesn't (usually) push the ] limits like I used to push. | |||
| ::::::: Anyway, I'm glad to help. I watchlisted the page too and may return later to make some more adjustments. I'm just happy to be ] and please that we all can be working together well. <!--SIG--><small style="font:10px Arial;display:inline;border:#690000 1px solid;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">''''' • ''''' ]]]]''01:48 (UTC) 13 Mar '08''</small><!--/SIG--> | |||
| ::Hi everyone. Good call. A wrong or controversial or problematic hypothesis isn't pseudoscience. I admire you guys for working on these emotional issues! I'm working on a biography page related to this, but I am hoping to avoid this minefield for as long as possible, perhaps forever, inshallah ... I am conflict averse! Especially on the internet. (PS thanks for the edits, Jack. I totally haven't got the style down yet, or even the nuts and bolts of editing. There is one substantive change I disagree with, but I'll let you know why and see what you have to say before I change it. It's not a big deal.) ] (]) 05:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| First, I did not mean the comment as an insult, and I did not mean to imply that you were already edit warring. In hindsight, I see it could be read that way, so I apologize. I should have phrased it differently. I simply meant it as a pro-active request to avoid getting into a conflict by removing the project tag a second time. | |||
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| It's appropriate for that article to be on the PAW watchlist, because - as you know - there have been inappropriate photos added to the article several times. Other inappropriate material might be added later. You're right, the article is not intended to be about pedophilia or child sexual abuse, however it has the potential to go off track so it's helpful to include it in the project. --] (]) 16:20, 27 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Pedophilia
Hello Jack, you don't think the 10 or so sources in Pedophilia#Pedophile_activism justify the activism cat per Misplaced Pages:Category#Categorizing_pages? Lionel (talk) 22:22, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
- No, the Pedophilia article does not belong in Category:Pedophile activism. It's a science article. Putting it in that category would create an incorrect impression of the article content and a false impression that that might be something other than fringe ideas in that category topic. There is only one short paragraph about pedophile advocacy groups in the article. That paragraph has many sources because it came from an article that no longer exists - its current form is the result of a consensus process that removed the influence of disruptive editing by editors who have since then been banned. In addition, the references that are cited in that section do not use the term "activism". The section heading in the article should be changed to something more in accord with the sources. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 23:44, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
- Ah. Does this have something to do with the predator infiltration that Fox News commented on? Lionel (talk) 23:52, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
- Yes, sort of, though much of that story was years out of date and some of the facts were inaccurate, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, because of past editing disruptions, this topic area requires especially careful attention to reliable sources and avoidance of undue weight. -Jack-A-Roe (talk) 01:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
- Ironic, based on this thread I created the FAQ at NAMBLA, which you voted to delete. Lionel (talk) 22:43, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
- If it seems ironic to you, that may be because you don't know the full history of the topic area. The child protection policy is important and carefully worded. It stands on its own and the FAQ is not a helpful addition. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 06:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
- Ironic, based on this thread I created the FAQ at NAMBLA, which you voted to delete. Lionel (talk) 22:43, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
- Yes, sort of, though much of that story was years out of date and some of the facts were inaccurate, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, because of past editing disruptions, this topic area requires especially careful attention to reliable sources and avoidance of undue weight. -Jack-A-Roe (talk) 01:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
- Ah. Does this have something to do with the predator infiltration that Fox News commented on? Lionel (talk) 23:52, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Talk:Pedophilia#Proposals for new lead
As one of the designers of the previous lead, your take on this matter is needed. Flyer22 (talk) 16:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Parental Alienation Syndrome
The tagging of the Parental Alienation Syndrome article with PAW has become the subject of debate on its talk page; specifically, I identified it as vandalism and removed it and was reverted. It was subsequently determined that you are the user who added the tag in 2008 and are an active member of the PAW project (hence, at a minimum, it was not vandalism.) It would seem that, as such, you or one of your peers is the "final arbiter" of which articles belong in the project. Could you re-evaluate the article (it has changed significantly since 2008 when some comments related to pedophilia were being added to it) and determine if you still feel it belongs as part of PAW (a tag that, with all due respect seems very pejorative.) And if you feel that it does, would you be so kind as to provide some insight as to why? Many thanks--Cybermud (talk) 05:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
- I've removed the tag and added a comment on the article talk page. The PAW project is inactive now and the new version of the article doesn't appear to need that kind of monitoring at this time anyway. But aside from that, I don't see the tag as perjorative, I certainly never used it that way. It's a management tool. Those topics are difficult, but they exist and have to be managed like any other group of topics. The PAS article refers to child sexual abuse as a component of the early definitions of the PAS term, and in past versions of the article that part of the text was more prominent, that's probably why the tag was there. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 08:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
GL
I expanded some of my original points at the GL talk page, after your edit (which I didn't see). Hope you don't mind. McZeus (talk) 04:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
WikiProject Sociology membership
I see that within the last year you have made at least one substantial comment at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Sociology, but you have not added yourself to the project's official member list. This prevents you from, among other things, receiving our sociology newsletter, as that member list acts as our newsletter mailing list (you can find the latest issue of our sociology newsletter here). If you'd like to receive the newsletter and help us figure out how many members we really have, please consider joining our WikiProject and adding yourself to our official member list. Thank you, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 13:43, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. I hope you haven't forgotten that WP needs balanced, insightful contributors like yourself. As always I'm on the point of going but maybe our paths will cross again some day. Oh and - hope you like my new name! McZeus (talk) 08:31, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Da hell?
What kind of "semi-wikibreak" lasts eleven months?
Miss ya! Herostratus (talk) 06:01, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
False Memory Syndrome Foundation
Hi there! I noticed on the FMSF talk page that you have contributed to the article. I just wanted to let you know that I nominated it for deletion and I would love to hear your opinion on the deletion page. Thanks!! /-\urelius ♠ |)ecimus What's 03:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Misplaced Pages editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Misplaced Pages editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
- Link to Survey (should take between 5-10 minutes): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8FQ6MM
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi 17:20, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
Pro-pedophile activism listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Pro-pedophile activism. Since you had some involvement with the Pro-pedophile activism redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). —Tom Morris (talk) 14:41, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Wiki Medicine
Hi
I'm contacting you because, as a participant at Wikiproject Medicine, you may be interested in a new multinational non-profit organization we're forming at m:Wikimedia Medicine. Even if you don't want to be actively involved, any ideas you may have about our structure and aims would be very welcome on the project's talk page.
Our purpose is to help improve the range and quality of free online medical content, and we'll be working with like-minded organizations, such as the World Health Organization, professional and scholarly societies, medical schools, governments and NGOs - including Translators Without Borders.
Hope to see you there! --Anthonyhcole (talk) 08:16, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
The Misplaced Pages Library now offering accounts from Cochrane Collaboration (sign up!)
The Misplaced Pages Library gets Misplaced Pages editors free access to reliable sources that are behind paywalls. Because you are signed on as a medical editor, I thought you'd want to know about our most recent donation from Cochrane Collaboration.
- Cochrane Collaboration is an independent medical nonprofit organization that conducts systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health-care interventions, which it then publishes in the Cochrane Library.
- Cochrane has generously agreed to give free, full-access accounts to 100 medical editors. Individual access would otherwise cost between $300 and $800 per account.
- If you are still active as a medical editor, come and sign up :)
Cheers, Ocaasi 20:10, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox topic terms
Template:Infobox topic terms has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. eh bien mon prince (talk) 22:16, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Books and Bytes: The Misplaced Pages Library Newsletter
Books and BytesVolume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)
Greetings Misplaced Pages Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Misplaced Pages Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...
New positions: Sign up to be a Misplaced Pages Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Misplaced Pages Librarian
Misplaced Pages Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.
New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??
New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges
News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY
Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions
New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration
Thanks for reading! All future newsletters will be opt-in only. Have an item for the next issue? Leave a note for the editor on the Suggestions page. --The Interior 20:26, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
The Misplaced Pages Library Survey
As a subscriber to one of The Misplaced Pages Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi 15:04, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
The Pulse (WP:MED newsletter) June 2014
The first edition of The Pulse has been released. The Pulse will be a regular newsletter documenting the goings-on at WPMED, including ongoing collaborations, discussions, articles, and each edition will have a special focus. That newsletter is here.
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BMJ offering 25 free accounts to Misplaced Pages medical editors
Neat news: BMJ is offering 25 free, full-access accounts to their prestigious medical journal through The Misplaced Pages Library and Wiki Project Med Foundation (like we did with Cochrane). Please sign up this week: Misplaced Pages:BMJ --Cheers, Ocaasi via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:14, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
Medical Translation Newsletter
Wikiproject Medicine; Translation Taskforce
Medical Translation Newsletter
Issue 1, June/July 2014
by CFCF, Doc James
This is the first of a series of newsletters for Wikiproject Medicine's Translation Task Force. Our goal is to make all the medical knowledge on Misplaced Pages available to the world, in the language of your choice.
note: you will not receive future editions of this newsletter unless you *sign up*; you received this version because you identify as a member of WikiProject MedicineSpotlight - Simplified article translation
Wikiproject Medicine started translating simplified articles in February 2014. We now have 45 simplified articles ready for translation, of which the first on African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness has been translated into 46 out of ~100 languages. This list does not include the 33 additional articles that are available in both full and simple versions.
Our goal is to eventually translate 1,000 simplified articles. This includes:
- WHO's list of Essential Medicines
- Neglected tropical diseases
- Key diseases for medical subspecialties like: oncology, emergency medicine (list), anatomy, internal medicine, surgery, etc.
We are looking for subject area leads to both create articles and recruit further editors. We need people with basic medical knowledge who are willing to help out. This includes to write, translate and especially integrate medical articles.
What's happening?
- IEG grant
I've (CFCF) taken on the role of community organizer for this project, and will be working with this until December. The goals and timeline can be found here, and are focused on getting the project on a firm footing and to enable me to work near full-time over the summer, and part-time during the rest of the year. This means I will be available for questions and ideas, and you can best reach me by mail or on my talk page.
- Wikimania 2014
For those going to London in a month's time (or those already nearby) there will be at least one event for all medical editors, on Thursday August 7th. See the event page, which also summarizes medicine-related presentations in the main conference. Please pass the word on to your local medical editors.
- Integration progress
There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Misplaced Pages presence, such as Dutch, Polish, and Swedish.
What was found is that thre is hardly any negative opinion about the the project itself; and any such critique has focused on the ways that articles have being integrated. For an article to be usefully translated into a target-Wiki it needs to be properly Wiki-linked, carry proper citations and use the formatting of the chosen target language as well as being properly proof-read. Certain large Wikis such as the Polish and Dutch Wikis have strong traditions of medical content, with their own editorial system, own templates and different ideas about what constitutes a good medical article. For example, there are not MEDRS (Polish,German,Romanian,Persian) guidelines present on other Wikis, and some Wikis have a stronger background of country-specific content.
- Swedish
Translation into Swedish has been difficult in part because of the amount of free, high quality sources out there already: patient info, for professionals. The same can be said for English, but has really given us all the more reason to try and create an unbiased and 💕 of medical content. We want Misplaced Pages to act as an alternative to commercial sources, and preferably a really good one at that.
Through extensive collaborative work and by respecting links and Sweden specific content the last unintegrated Swedish translation went live in May. - Dutch
Dutch translation carries with it special difficulties, in part due to the premises in which the Dutch Misplaced Pages is built upon. There is great respect for what previous editors have created, and deleting or replacing old content can be frowned upon. In spite of this there are success stories: Anafylaxie. - Polish
Translation and integration into Polish also comes with its own unique set of challenges. The Polish Misplaced Pages has long been independent and works very hard to create high quality contentfor Polish audience. Previous translation trouble has lead to use of unique templates with unique formatting, not least among citations. Add to this that the Polish Misplaced Pages does not allow template redirects and a large body of work is required for each article.
(This is somewhat alleviated by a commissioned Template bot - to be released). - List of articles for integration - Arabic
The Arabic Misplaced Pages community has been informed of the efforts to integrate content through both the general talk-page as well as through one of the major Arabic Misplaced Pages facebook-groups: مجتمع ويكيبيديا العربي, something that has been heralded with great enthusiasm.
- Integration guides
Integration is the next step after any translation. Despite this it is by no means trivial, and it comes with its own hardships and challenges. Previously each new integrator has needed to dive into the fray with little help from previous integrations. Therefore we are creating guides for specific Wikis that make integration simple and straightforward, with guides for specific languages, and for integrating on small Wikis.
Instructions on how to integrate an article may be found here
News in short
- To come
- Medical editor census - Medical editors on different Wikis have been without proper means of communication. A preliminary list of projects is available here.
- Proofreading drives
- Further reading
- Translators Without Borders
- Healthcare information for all by 2015, a global campaign
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Misplaced Pages arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:41, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!
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