Lichenhunter

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:51, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply

Hi. To answer your question, Google doesn't update instantaneously.

As far as your article goes - you need to add a lead section. The lead section summarizes all the main points of the article. This is a key part of what makes an encyclopedia article what it is. Please see pages 7-9 of the Editing Wikipedia brochure for more information on article layout. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:32, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Mind, that's a seriously good article, Lichenhunter. Kudos to you. --Tagishsimon (talk) 22:49, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Ian, A few more questions then. Would something like this be succinct enough?

Connections through mycorrhizal networks facilitate communication between plants of the same or different species. Mycorrhizal networks allow for the transfers of signals and cues between plants which influence the behavior of the connected plants by inducing morphological or physiological changes. The chemical substances which act as these signals and cues are referred to as infochemicals. These can be allelochemicals, defensive compounds or nutrients. Allelochemicals are used by plants to interfere with the growth or development of other plants, defensive chemicals can help plants in mycorrhizal networks defend themselves against attack by pathogens or herbivores, and transferred nutrients can affect growth and nutrition. Results of studies which demonstrate these modes of communication have led the authors to hypothesize mechanisms by which the transfer of these nutrients can affect the fitness of the connected plants. Also, is the lead in much like an abstract where it is a summary of what will be cited below and so is generally not cited? Should, I eliminate the introduction heading or put it before the introduction? Should I label the lead in?

Thanks for your help, Lichenhunter P.S. Thanks, I worked hard on this.

I've tweaked your lead very slightly. Good work, Lichenhunter. That you have worked hard on this article is very clear even from 5,000 miles away. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:20, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I appreciate your help. Lichenhunter (talk) 00:28, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

No probs. You could now consider nominating the article at Wikipedia:Good articles ... sooner or later you'll get detailed feedback. Completely optional. As it is, I've marked it as a B-class article - and if you look slightly higher up that page, you'll get an impression of just how rare that quality determination is, in relation to the set of plant articles. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:34, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Sorry I didn't reply sooner, Lichenhunter but I think you're off to a great start. Thanks Tagishsimon for the encouragement. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 01:42, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

External academic review and publication of Wikipedia pages

Hi, This is a note to ask: would you be interested in submitting any articles for external, academic peer review to improve their accuracy and generate a citable publication?

The WikiJournal of Science (www.wikijsci.org) aims to couple the rigour of academic peer review with the extreme reach of the encyclopedia. For existing Wikipedia articles, it's a great way to get additional feedback from external experts. Peer-reviewed articles are dual-published both as standard academic PDFs, as well as having changes integrated back into Wikipedia. This improves the scientific accuracy of the encyclopedia, and rewards authors with citable, indexed publications. It also provides much greater reach than is normally achieved through traditional scholarly publishing.

The WP:WikiJournal article nominations page should allow simple submission of existing Wikipedia pages for external review. T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)^talk 05:40, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Lichen task force

Hi Lichenhunter: I don't know that you're active on Wikipedia any more, but your username suggests you may have an interest in lichens. If so, and you'd like to join a like-minded project, check out the lichen task force. We're working to improve the encyclopedia's coverage of lichens and related topics, and are eagerly searching for more potential members. Please consider joining us! MeegsC (talk) 10:23, 9 August 2022 (UTC)