User:Zad68
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I wonder why in Greece experts contend in the games and non-experts award the prizes.
— Anacharsis of Scythia (c. 590 BCE)
Hello, I am Zad68
, but please feel free to call me Zach. I am a volunteer Wikipedia editor just like you are (or could be!). I am particularly interested in medical topics, and I am an active member of Wikipedia's Medicine Wikiproject. I also like to edit or review articles in the natural sciences, and occasionally attend to the odd biography, especially if the person relates to an article I am working on.
I think the good article review process is one of the most important initiatives on Wikipedia. I have messed around with developing a bot using the account ZadBot, and plan to develop a bot to provide tools to automate the more tedious parts of doing reviews of WP:MED-scope articles in particular.
If you have any questions about things like sourcing for medical articles, the GA process, or just getting started with Wikipedia, please drop me a note on my User Talk page and I'll try to help!
Quick reference for some of my common edit summary abbreviations
[edit]- r = reply
- c = comment
- c/e = copyedit
Zad68's Rules of Content
[edit]- The best defense against bad content is good content. In fact it's probably the only defense.
- The Wikipedia Catch-22: You'll do your best content work on articles for subjects you know little about and don't particularly care about. But then, of course, you won't be particularly motivated to work on such articles.
- Any edit that adds biomedical information and explicitly points out it's based on a "scientific study published in peer-reviewed journal" probably needs to be reverted per WP:MEDRS.
- You don't have to respect the subject of the article you're working on, but you do have to respect the sources.
- This is why I find In popular culture sections problematic.
- This is just one reason why we should almost never be citing primary sources for scientific information.
Focus
[edit]I found this essay and the accompanying slide show to be very influential in the choices I make of articles I'd like to do significant development work on. Wikipedia has a lot of articles, but overall the most important articles (as determined by the number of views) do not get as much development attention as they deserve. At over 12 years old, en.WP has over 4 million articles; just about all the articles that are on what might be considered core encyclopedic topics have already been started, but most are still not yet at GA quality. Editors should be motivated to work on the articles for these core topics, and I hope efforts like the Million Award will be effective in doing so.
A Cochrane a day
[edit]The Cochrane Library is a very well-respected publisher and repository of high-quality secondary sources of medical evidence. Wikipedia has partnered with them to provide free access to the full texts of their articles, and as of September 2013[update] is still handing out free accounts to editors active in developing WP:MEDICINE-content—see WP:COCHRANE to apply for your own free account! I got an account and to make sure Wikipedia benefits from it, I am trying to do a Cochrane a day: whatever other content work I might be doing, each weekday I will pull a Cochrane article and update something with it. An article will benefit, I'll learn something new, and maybe I'll get ideas for future content work. Should be fun!
- 16 September: Tiotropium is better than ipratropium for COPD
- 17 September: Subcutaneous sterile water injection doesn't help reduce childbirth labor pains
- 18 September: Insulin detemir and insulin glargine are equally effective for diabetes mellitus type 2
- 19 September: An updated review shows that there is still no good evidence to suggest that oxygen helps someone having a heart attack, and in fact may make things worse
- 20 September: Electronic mosquito repeller devices do not work to repel mosquitoes and reduce the spread of malaria
- 23 September: Adding radiation therapy after chemotherapy yields better results for those with early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma
- 24 September: Personal invitations and educational materials are effective at increasing the uptake of screening for cervical cancer
- 25 September: There is insufficient evidence to come to any kind of conclusion about what effect lycopene might have on prostate cancer
- 26 September: In type-2 diabetics with periodontal disease, treating the disease can result in an improvement in blood sugar levels
- 27 September: Inhaled antibiotics help fight lung infection in those with cystic fibrosis, but with some drawbacks
- 30 September: Celiac plexus blocks are a safe and effective way to deal with abdominal pain for those with inoperable pancreatic cancer
- 1 October: Caffeine is a bronchodilator, and so using it may interfere with the results of a lung function test for asthma
- 2 October: Combination hormonal contraceptives help reduce symptoms of severe PMS (known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
- 3 October: Corticosteroids increase the risk of mortality in those with traumatic brain injury, and so are not recommended to be given routinely
- 4 October: Sexual dysfunction is common in those with chronic kidney disease; PDE5 inhibitors (things like Viagra) and zinc show potential for helping men with these problems
- 7 October: Dopamine agonists are effective to help manage restless legs syndrome
- 8 October: Aspirin is often prescribed to women for the purpose of increasing chances of fertilization by IVF, but there's no evidence to show it works
- 9 October: There is no good evidence to show that Chinese herbs are safe or effective for treating diabetic neuropathy
- 10 October: Mycophenolate mofetil is a relatively safe treatment for lupus nephritis
- 14 October: Transdermal fentanyl patches are effective for those with moderate to severe cancer pain
- 10 October 2014: Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008973.pub2
OK I have to admit these are good...
[edit]- Even changed "BFV" to "CFV"
Stuff to do
[edit]- Lyme disease - To GA
- Earthworm - To GA
- Review recent changes in the WP:MED Queue
- Fix {{cite book}} editor field to handle where it's filled in like "4th ed." to not render as "4th ed.ed."
- Foreign language Wikis - WP:MED article assessments
- Create BLP for Charles Snowdon
What's going on at WP:MEDICINE
[edit]Did you know
- 08 Nov 2024 – Pablo Busch (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Nov 2024 – Adrenal crisis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by IntentionallyDense (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2024 – Abortion in Gabon (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 06 Nov 2024 – Hyperintensity (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bluethricecreamman (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Nov 2024 – Sonoran University of Health Sciences (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jdcooper (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 03 Nov 2024 – Gerónimo Lluberas (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sink Cat (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 03 Nov 2024 – Adelle of the Saracens (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Surtsicna (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 21 Oct 2024 – Mark Kotter (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CNMall41 (t · c); see discussion (11 participants; relisted)
- 18 Oct 2024 – Şifa University (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chidgk1 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 10 Oct 2024 – 232d Medical Battalion (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by I dream of horses (t · c); see discussion (9 participants; relisted)
- 04 Nov 2024 – XW10508 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Toadspike (t · c) was closed as keep by Toadspike (t · c) on 06 Nov 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
- 01 Nov 2024 – Musawo Julie (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by I dream of horses (t · c) was closed as delete by Justlettersandnumbers (t · c) on 04 Nov 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 01 Nov 2024 – Priti Adani (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ratnahastin (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 08 Nov 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
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Templates for discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Sonoma County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Solano County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/San Mateo County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/San Francisco County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Napa County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Marin County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Contra Costa County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United States/California/Alameda County medical cases chart (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United Kingdom/Scotland medical cases 2020 (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Thailand medical cases (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Jonesey95 (t · c); see discussion
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Redirects for discussion
- 07 Nov 2024 – Stephoscope (talk · edit · hist) →Stethoscope was RfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Nov 2024 – United Rapes (talk · edit · hist) →Rape in the United States was RfDed by LR.127 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Oct 2024 – Chaotolerance (talk · edit · hist) →Chaotropic agent was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 01 Oct 2024 – List of chronic pain syndromes (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by IntentionallyDense (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 07 Nov 2024 – Pablo Busch (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Oct 2024 – Benjamin Sheares (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Actuall7 (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Oct 2024 – Abortion in the Gambia (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Oct 2024 – Abortion in Zambia (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Oct 2024 – Vitamin E (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by David notMD (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Oct 2024 – Paulina Luisi (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Spookyaki (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Oct 2024 – Fred Binka (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vanderwaalforces (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Sep 2024 – Kawa model (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Significa liberdade (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2024 – Walter W. White (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by B3251 (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 29 Oct 2024 – List of common misconceptions (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by WhatamIdoing (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2024 – Neal D. Barnard (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Mark0vPedro (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 22 Oct 2024 – Crohn's disease (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by AdeptLearner123 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 07 Nov 2024 – Electrology (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Electrolysis hair removal by Sir Kenneth Kho (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 07 Nov 2024 – Amphetamine type stimulant (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent by 76.174.0.57 (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Oct 2024 – Diet and longevity (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Longevity#Diet by Psychologist Guy (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Oct 2024 – Primary juvenile glaucoma (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Primary congenital glaucoma by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2024 – Global spread of H5N1 in 2007 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Global spread of H5N1 by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2024 – Global spread of H5N1 in 2005 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Global spread of H5N1 by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Sep 2024 – Splint (medicine) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Orthotics by Rui Gabriel Correia (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Sep 2024 – Pediatric environmental health (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Environmental health by IntentionallyDense (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Sep 2024 – Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Non-epileptic seizure by Slothwizard (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Sep 2024 – Volume CT (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Rotational angiography by Quantling (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Aug 2024 – Hydnocarpus wightianus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hydnocarpus pentandrus by Canyq (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 11 Oct 2024 – Alcohol (drug) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by EducatedRedneck (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jul 2024 – List of common misconceptions (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by WhatamIdoing (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Apr 2024 – State health agency (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GobsPint (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Apr 2024 – Health department (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GobsPint (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – United Network for Organ Sharing (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 45.26.61.142 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2024 – Anisakis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Nov 2023 – Mycoplasma (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2023 – Health advocacy (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Mar 2023 – Range of motion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Urbourbo (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2022 – Soft diet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AngusWOOF (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 08 Nov 2024 – Draft:Mihael Polymeropoulos (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Scientificreviewer (t · c)
- 08 Nov 2024 – Draft:Erlanger Baby (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mo2380 (t · c)
- 07 Nov 2024 – Draft:Hans Otto Lüders (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Crosenow (t · c)
- 03 Nov 2024 – Draft:Alcohol and society (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 94.255.152.53 (t · c)
- 01 Nov 2024 – Draft:Roberto G. Carbone (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ionospeakenglish88 (t · c)
- 01 Nov 2024 – Draft:Jan Poolman (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Wikicluck44 (t · c)
- 30 Oct 2024 – Draft:Amit Thapa (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SBData (t · c)
- 18 Oct 2024 – Draft:University of Texas Education and Research Center at Laredo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JoeSanch1105 (t · c)
- 16 Oct 2024 – Draft:Deep Breathe (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pennepasta12345 (t · c)
- 13 Oct 2024 – Draft:Jaime Claudio Villamil (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JeanetteMartin (t · c)
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Barnstars...
[edit]...and other approbation
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