Sarahebarker
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Boghog (talk) 22:24, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Citations
editIf you haven't seen this yet, please check out User:Diberri's Wikipedia template filling tool. Given a PubMed ID, one can quickly produce a full citation that can be copied and pasted into a Wikipedia article. This will save you an enormous amount of work and insures that the citations are displayed in a consistent manor. Boghog (talk) 22:27, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Edit summary
editHi there. When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:
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Hexosaminidase
editHi. You have made some great additions to the hexosaminidase article, but I really don't understand this edit in which you reverted all my edits which I made in good faith to improve the article. The edits I made that you undid included:
- ref reformatting which added PMIDs and DOIs that assist the reader in quickly finding the original literature article.
- numerous internal wiki links, to assist the reader in understanding the article
- information about a third hexosaminidase, HEXDC
- various minor corrections to improve the readability of the article.
I encourage you to read WP:OWN. Each and every Wikipedia article is a collaborative effort. Boghog (talk) 22:50, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- In the spirit of collaboration, I have merged your improvements into my version in this edit. Boghog (talk) 23:22, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Section headings
editPlease also read WP:HEAD. In short, section names should not explicitly refer to the subject of the article. Boghog (talk) 23:34, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
December 2009
edit- Hello. These messages are created by the revert-function, and after reviewing your changes, it does not appear to be "vandalism". However, you indicated on the above user's talk page that the additions you made were your own work; please realize that wikipedia cannot accept original reserach in article. Please read WP:OR. Thank you. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 03:04, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you for pointing out on my talk page my mistake. Please accept my humble apologies. And I did revert my changes back to your version. Also since this is an encyclopedia that works on some rules, like WP:NOTABILITY and WP:Reliable sources, please go ahead and find some trusted publications that contain your results and quote them. Please understand that otherwise not many people can verify if your research is correct or not. Thank you! Please have a great time with the most popular (and useful) encyclopedia on earth. --HappyInGeneral (talk) 09:56, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
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