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 Done I saw your post and wanted to say, in regard to WP standards & SENSOR-Pesticides, that the External links section could use quite a bit of trimming. If there are extra sources that need to be incorporated into the article, you can move them to the talk page, but check out WP:EL for guidance. Welcome! =) Wervo (talk) 14:13, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

COI

In case you are not aware, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest regarding editing here in regard to pages such as SENSOR-Pesticides. Wervo (talk) 01:14, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

I know you'd see it, but I just wanted to emphasize this post by linking it here. Also, if I make a point on your talk page, you can reply here as I will put your talk page on my WP:WATCHLIST. Likewise, I will reply on my talk page if you raise a point there. (This is standard WP practice.) Thanks. Wervo (talk) 15:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Welcome welcome welcome! (In case I haven't been welcoming enough.) I am glad you are here to help out. But! =) Overall, I'm concerned... from WP: "Promotional article production on behalf of clients. Editors should not create articles which serve solely to promote their subject. All Wikipedia articles should contain useful information written as if from a neutral point of view. The writing of "puff pieces" and advertisements on Wikipedia is strictly prohibited. If you contribute to Wikipedia on behalf of clients, you owe it to both them and the encyclopedia to make very sure you understand the standards for content here, and do not insert promotional material." In this sense the "client" would be your boss. I hope your boss understands what WPs is (and how it is to be used by reading the basics of the core policies & the COI =) ). Tell him/her I asked that they please read them so that doesn't create any awkwardness for you, if you'd like! So, I don't want to create a chilling effect, just a moderating effect so your edits conform to policy. I hope you enjoy things, and stick around. Thanks. Wervo (talk) 00:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

• I think what we have here is a disagreement over my writing style rather than NPOV. I agree that brevity should prevail whenever possible - articles should be concise, and my writing has a tendency to be overly detailed. However, I don't think too much detail necessarily indicates bias or promotion. IMHO, there is nothing in the article that promotes the program overall - no language like "SENSOR provides much-needed surveillance" or "draws attention to negligent use of pesticides" or anything like that. I've already explained to my supervisor numerous times that I can't promote the program through the article, and I've shot down several sections he wanted.
  If you feel like a particular section isn't neutral, or provides too much detail, I'd appreciate it if you would identify the language that bothers you so that I can modify it, rather than just removing the section completely. If I'm given the chance to explain how something relates, we can come to a consensus on how something should be written and change it then, rather than back-and-forth editing. I check this page every day, and the program has very low public visibility, so I don't feel that it's a big deal if it takes a little bit of time to find the right balance.
  It may also be prudent at this point to request moderation or outside opinions. I know that you're trying to make sure the article conforms to standards, while I'm trying to make sure it accurately reflects and explains the technical aspects of SENSOR's operation. We're both trying to make the best article possible, so don't worry about offending me away. Mmagdalene722 (talk) 14:38, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

I think your intent to "explain the technical aspects of SENSOR's operation" (while understandable and well-intentioned) likely goes against the aims of the encylopedia if WP:RS don't cover these aspects (thus my WP:NOTHOWTO deletions). I am not disputing the neutrality of the page as is, but I think I have had to revert non-NPOV statements (such as this one) before. I understand your frustration when I removed a section you added, and maybe it was too bold. I'll try to think about it three times but still—I made sure I left my comments for that edit, and at the time I felt it necessary! Wervo (talk) 22:00, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

• A thought: I added the SENSOR-Pesticides page to the Medicine project and requested input from users there who have more technical expertise with clinical surveillance and may be able to provide an informed perspective on the article. Mmagdalene722 (talk) 15:37, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Peer review

Just in case you didn't see my reply on my talk page, I'll have a look at your article tomorrow, hopefully. Thanks. Colin°^Talk 23:04, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks for the heads-up. Mmagdalene722 (talk) 13:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

I'll have a look at the article too. I don't have any home internet access at the moment so it may take a few days for me to get back with comments. JMiall₰ 13:02, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Excellent. Thank you very much! MMagdalene722^{talk to me} 13:05, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your message, Mmagdalene722, and your comments at my peer review, which is now closed. I had also thought that "Initiation," "Maintenance," and "Discontinuation" could be grouped under one heading but have struggled to think of a good one. It will pop into my head one day! Yes, the Johns Hopkins team is influential and their protocol was introduced to other US hospitals at a time when the diet was regaining popularity. Most of the academic papers published on the KD come from this team. I had intended to give your article another look but I was unwell over the weekend and haven't found much time for WP this week. I'll let you know if I have any other comments. BTW: I don't think you can choose who reviews a GA, but I don't have a lot of experience in the matter. Colin°^Talk 14:03, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry I didn't get a chance to add a timely response to the SENSOR-Pesticides peer review, but I have done so now in the hopes it would help. Let me know if I can further clarify. - Taxman ^Talk 15:47, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

R1a article

Thank you for your comments. I do not think PB666 is using socks. You may have seen a recent remark I left on the talk page referring to another "voice", but I do not think it is PB666. As mentioned, I think PB666 has jumped to agree with that person way too opportunistically while looking for any support. I do think PB666 has been violating talk page norms in many ways, but that is a longer story.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 15:17, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Andrew that statement is inappropriate in an attempt to bias the ex-reviewer. Andrew has a problem with wiki-guides.PB666 ^yap 18:59, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Okay guys, seriously, argue on your own talk pages. I've already failed the GAN. End of story. MMagdalene722^{talk to me} 19:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

GAN

Fine with me, I'll take a quick look now, but I won't do the review till tomorrow. I don't think there is any particular problem with reciprocal reviews as long as the reviews themselves are demonstrably objective. Problems have only arisen where members of the same project have pushed through each others efforts without due diligence Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:23, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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thanks

Thanks for the reviews, i'm going to take these to GT now, I thought it would be another week or so before the martins passed the GA hurdle (: Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:16, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

The Pulse (WP:MED newsletter) June 2014

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Wikiproject Medicine; Translation Taskforce

Medical Translation Newsletter
Issue 1, June/July 2014
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Spotlight - Simplified article translation

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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[1]
• Neglected tropical diseases[2]
• 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?

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IEG grant

CFCF - "IEG beneficiary" and editor of this newsletter.

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 Wikipedia 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 free encyclopedia of medical content. We want Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia 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 [3]

News in short

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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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