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I would appreciate if you could assist me in understanding the rules Wikipedia uses. I am an expert in anaerobic infections and other infectious diseases. I have blog sites on Anaerobic infections and sinusitis that contain important information. Can I use my blogs as reference or additional links? Since these blogs are mine and contain only my writings there is no copyright issue involved. I would appreciate your guidance. thanks I Brook MD — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dribrook (talk • contribs) 21:13, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Concussion

You [reverted a gf IP edit for want of a ref. A scholar search on "King-Devick Neurology" finds the primary study xhe mentioned here. To me, it looks pretty straightforward, but it is recent and primary. Do you think it should go in? LeadSongDog come howl! 17:54, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

The N was 39. We need to use reviews. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:47, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Fair enough. We can wait for reviews. The test itself has been well reviewed, but that application is novel. Given that it is inexpensive, non-invasive, requires next to no equipment or training and has large potential impact but zero profit opportunities, I'm pretty sure it will be ignored for a long time before any larger studies are done. Ah, well, perhaps an insurer will fund them... LeadSongDog come howl! 22:42, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Note

Hi. Regarding the ANI unblock review, I have inserted the user link for clarity here. Please feel free to revert if you prefer. Cheers, Ncmvocalist (talk) 14:04, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 13 February 2011



This is the second issue of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.


  • Userboxes and profiles - Add an ambassador userbox to your page, and make sure you've added your mentor profile!
  • Be a coordinating ambassador - Pick and class and make sure no students fall through the cracks.
  • New screencasts - Short videos on watchlists and a number of other topics may be useful to students.
  • Updates from Campus Ambassadors - Ambassadors are starting to report on classroom experiences, both on-wiki and on the Google Group.
  • Other news - There's a new on-wiki application for being an Online Ambassador, and Editing Friday #2 is today!
  • Things you can do - This is just a sample; if you're eager for something to do, there's plenty more.

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 18:23, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Goldberg edit made in TM Research article

I thought it was rather polite of you not to have done it yourself! Early morning person (talk) 12:16, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Ping

About this: Do we have any clue what the Daily Mail citation actually is? WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:49, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

No idea may be best to remove. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Eosinophilia

Hey, James, could you take a look at the sections "Neoplasm" and "Drug" in the eosinophilia article? I've started working there again, I and it would be great if I could get some input. Thanks Ronk01 talk 00:56, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Will be home in a week. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:01, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 February 2011

Editor Innab on ADHD

He's at it again, twice restoring all of the information on medication in the last two days. Should we go to WP:ANI? Thanks. Cresix (talk) 03:09, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

The user has been sufficiently warned. ANI would be appropropriate if he repeats this. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:30, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Since I gave him his last stern warning, he's been quiet. I think I'll wait and see if it happens again. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 01:06, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I wrote before noticing that he again reverted. I made a report at WP:ANI#User Innab repeatedly restoring information without discussion. You might want to comment. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 01:37, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Two things

Would you consider some username disambiguation re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Docjames ?

Also, not sure if you're a signpost reader, but this article is spot on for why Template:Invitation to edit makes a world of sense: [1]. And the study associated with the article is here: [2] -- Ocaasi (talk) 03:40, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

User has only made a couple of edits. How do you suggest we diambig this? Agree completely about the invitation to edit. The people I work with all use Wikipedia but do not realize that they can contridute. If more people realize that they can help they may and we will end up with a much better encyclopedia. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:27, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

True, but he's been active in policy debates, like the one about using WikiWix for archiving. So, technically he gets the name, since it's his actual name. That said, they're not 'exact' duplicates, so there's no absolute conflict or need to change anything. But you could do some easy things short of abandoning your nickname to help disambiguate. You could:

  • Change it to Doctor James, JamesMD, etc. whatever you prefer.
  • Add a hatnote directing users to Doc James like an article might
  • Make your nickname Doc James (jmh649) or Doc James (JMH)

You could also ask for some other opinions at WP:UN. Here's the relevant policy section: Wikipedia:Username_policy#Similar_usernames. Apparently there's a {this user} template. Or you could ask User:Docjames if he has any ideas.

Any of the above. Yes, people who think we've done a good job communicating how this thing works don't realize how people think Wikipedia works. They think someone just put it here! Then again, I feel reluctant asking anyone to edit until we have a proper WYSIWYG editor. Otherwise, there's something cruel about wishing that learning curve one any newcomer. Ocaasi (talk) 18:49, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

This above user has made 16 edits. Last one was more than a year ago. The caps are different. I have signed this name to thousands of posts. Am hesitant to change it. It states here a username that is similar only to unused or inactive accounts should not be a problem¨¨ Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:55, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Maybe turn User:Doc James into a disambig? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:01, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, I got confused. It was you commenting at the External link archiving task force. Ok, maybe you should put a hatnote up just saying that I'm Doc James, user Jmh649. If you're looking for [User:Docjames], go here. That'd be the most you'd have to do. Less probably won't cause any trouble, since he's not active. But maybe the problem is the with the first confusion. Do you always use your nickname now? Ocaasi (talk) 19:04, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Yes I use it across all sites. If that user begins editing again I will add a hatnote. If not I think the diambig I have created at User:Doc James should be sufficient. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:05, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
If you wish to create a hatnote clarifying things I would be fine with that. Right now I am on a spanish keyboard... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:08, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Ok, enjoy your Siesta!

CT picture

The caption below the picture of the CT scan says that it is a right sided pnumonia seen on the left side of the image. What I can see is the vertebrae and ribs at the bottom of the screan, therefore I belive that this is actually left sided pnumonia on the left side of the image. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.101.72 (talk) 02:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Need link to image. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:30, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

WP:Medicine interview

The Wikipedia Signpost Would like to interview you with regards to WikiProject Medicine. If interested, could you reply on my talkpge? Thanks, Thomas888b (Say Hi) 20:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

I don't know exactly how this works...

I was trying to figure out how to leave a message on the Pneumonia page, so I decided to message you. I was wondering if in the complications section, pericarditis should be mentioned as well. I had pneumonia and that was one of my resulting complications (I do have Marfan Syndrome) so I came on here to learn something about it and didn't find anything connecting the two. Thank you for your time. Tanya.

invisistill@hotmail.com

Yes this has been described. Not really a complication but more of a co infection though from my reading. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:00, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Acute pericarditis may accompany pneumonia, though, as James mentioned, it tends to be more of a coinfection related to decreased immunoefficency. Ronk01 talk 01:41, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Doc James. You have new messages at Jac16888's talk page.
Message added 05:00, 21 February 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Mentoring students: be sure to check in on them

This message is going out to all of the Online Ambassadors who are, or will be, serving as mentors this term.

Hi there! This is just a friendly reminder to check in on what your mentees are doing. If they've started making edits, take a look and help them out or do some example fixes for them, if they need it. And if they are doing good, let them know it!

If you aren't mentoring anyone yet, it looks like you will be soon; at least one large class is asking us to assign mentors for them, and students in a number of others haven't yet gotten to asking ambassadors to be their mentors, but may soon. --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 20:06, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 February 2011

groups of students in need of mentors

Hey James. One of the classes working with the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, Jonathan Obar's Media and Telecommunication Policy, is working in small groups and would like us to assign a mentor to each group (rather than having students request the mentors they'd like, as other classes are doing).

I invite you to sign on as the mentor for one or more groups, especially if any of the topics catch your interest. To sign up, go to the course page and add yourself as "Mentor: you" in the section for that group. They students and/or professor or campus ambassadors should be cleaning things up soon to list all the usernames for each group and add a few more groups. Once you know who the students are in the group, you can leave them each a quick introduction to let them know you'll be mentoring their group.

Thanks!--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 19:09, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

thank you

I lost the source of what I was going to change and I messed up with the text that was already there, I will correct it when I find again the right sources. Thank you for correcting it back. 190.31.195.73 (talk) 13:46, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Medical amnesty

Can you review the Medical Amnesty Page I have recently been editing and adding to? Emrynes (talk) 04:25, 24 February 2011 (UTC) Elizabeth

Wind turbines, health effects

Your link was left as a reference for health effects of wind turbines. Do you have any information? Briconer (talk) 17:50, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

To what do you refer? Please provide a link... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:44, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

There is numerous websites talking of the noise effects, having it constant, causing sleep depravation, headaches, and nausea, even eventual long term effects with hearing. There are also many claims of the flicker effect pertaining to headaches, even seizures in extreme cases (which I do have a family member that suffers from epilepsy). Briconer (talk) 19:51, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Wind turbine syndrome, by Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD — Preceding unsigned comment added by Briconer (talk • contribs) 19:55, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Ambassabor

Hi Jmh649, I am a student at James Madison University and currently working us the Wikipedia Public Policy Project. I am hoping you will be my mentor and guide me along my work on the White House Conference on Aging. Thanks! User:Murdocgr

Sure. The page appears to be White House Conference on Aging Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:47, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Gout PC

Please reconsider use of Pending Changes on Gout, given the ongoing RfC on use of PC, and the notice regarding its use, and...well, the fact that there is no consensus for using it, beyond a trial period of 2 months which was from June 2010. Please see WP:PCRFC and feel free to comment there.  Chzz  ►  23:59, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

I have placed it on a single page. Hardly drastic. Wish to develope more experience with this tool. I only edit medical pages. There is no consensus not to us it. Cheers Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:05, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Fair enough; thanks for considering it. I remain unconvinced that it is appropriate, especially on a non-BLP, and especially for your learning experience - we have test-wikis for that sort of thing. You are quite right though, that there is no consensus not to use it; nor is there consensus to use it. I hope you will participate in the RfC. Best,  Chzz  ►  01:29, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the understanding. I have been participating as you will see. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 04:59, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Is it okay to post in ANI?

Bugs has posted some things about me in the closed ANI discussion that are patently untrue. Since this is now part of the permanent record may I be allowed to defend myself by also posting in the closed ANI discussion? Felixhonecker (talk) 00:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Responded on your talk page. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:28, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Felix again

This diff [3] puts the lie to his claim that he never had a userbox that issues threats. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

This was addressed in the violation for which I was punished, publicly apologized and took responsibility one week ago. If you would like to secure a second round of punishment for the same violation, please notify me you are shopping admin pages and lobbying for that so I can make some attempt at defending myself. I'm here to collaboratively edit Wikipedia. I just don't have desire to be constantly dredging through the bowels of Wikipedia to find out what accusations you're levying against me at any particular hour of the day in hope eventually one will stick and you can get me booted. I appreciate you have a privileged status and can do this without repercussions, but I do not and I have to respect this one Wikipedia account I have and try to maintain it in good standing. Thank you for choosing to treat me with civility and maturity and for choosing to respect WP:DRAMA, WP:CIVILITY and AGF in your future edits. Since you face no possibility of repercussions for this pattern of activity all I can do is beg you to please leave me alone. I have no other options. PLEASE leave me alone. I'm at my wits end. I just don't know what else I can possibly do. I committed one transgression in 6 months on Wikipedia - last week - and still, today, you're lobbying for the already completed punishment to be reinstated and enhanced. I'm sorry you think I'm such a terrible person and I deserve to face unending penalties for one misstep which I deleted and apologized without even being asked. I'm crying IRL right now that someone could have such a hatred for me. Felixhonecker (talk) 02:14, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

God almighty. It's like listening to a pair of 9-year-olds. "He did". "Didn't". "Well he said" "Didn't"... Tonywalton Talk 01:15, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

You rang? :) The issue I had with that user consisted primarily of just one thing, which was his threat to report certain editors to interpol through some mysterious means, which did not read like a joke, though maybe it was. I'm not altogether sure that issue was resolved, but the userbox isn't there anymore, so hopefully it's done. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:39, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Viriditas has studied the matter in depth and is convinced that Felix is, in fact, a sock. Presumably he's going to provide some diff's in defense of that charge. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
I guess I know what Frankenstein felt like when the villagers were coming through the castle with pitchforks and torches now. Again, I had an unblemished edit history for 6 months; I made a Legal Threat which I owned up to and deleted 4 minutes after posting it (without being asked and before the person even saw it). Now I have to face two Sock inquiries within 4 days, constant lobbying for blocking on various admin pages, etc. Anyway, I forfeit - you've won, Bugs. I'm going to finish my Drakkar Noir entry this week and then quit Wikipedia. My health just isn't good enough to face this kind of concentrated assault. I hope my edits to Wikileaks and other entries have left Wikipedia better than when I arrived. I'm sorry I'm not permitted to contribute here. I enjoyed it. Felixhonecker (talk) 02:38, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
I have asked Viriditas to discuss this with a trsted admin offline, so as not to tip off the user, if he is in fact engaged in socking. If he's not, he's got nothing to fear. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:45, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Please stop. Please. Can anyone help me? Why is this happening to me? Why is this being done to me? PLEASE. Felixhonecker (talk) 03:14, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Sigh are you for real? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:21, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
[Deleted my comment. It was said in a moment of anger and I regret the tone I presented.]Felixhonecker (talk) 03:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Look Wikipedia is not that difficult but it is not for everyone. A thick skin is required. Comments like this "Please stop. Please. Can anyone help me?... PLEASE." indicate that may be Wikipedia is not for you. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:56, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm not leaving of choice. I'm leaving because one user has been allowed to run me off. He has been allowed to violate every possible level of WP:CIVILITY without penalty. In the next 30 seconds the issue could be concluded and I could return to editing in peace and anonymity like I did for many months if he could choose to exercise self-control and choose to take interest in something other than me.
I'm not certain repeated complaints being filed against me by the same user for the same transgression, an intense one-man lobbying effort to get me blocked, is business as usual on Wikipedia. Do you believe it is? Do you believe I am being treated in a fair and civil manner? I'm quite certain if I lobbied (currently at) 7 admins with an average of 3 complaints each against Bugs in a space of 3 days I wouldn't still be here typing this. I believe if I violated ANI closure orders I wouldn't be here typing this. I believe if I called people "ignorant" I wouldn't be here typing this. Do you think otherwise? I hope, after I'm gone, others take steps to enforce WP:BULLY when WP:BULLIES emerge. Felixhonecker (talk) 04:01, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Felix

I finally found it, crossed it out, and posted a clarification next to it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:17, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 February 2011

Eosinophilia

Hate to bug you about this again, but when you looked a the Eosinophilia article, did you notice any glaring errors or issues? I'm considering putting some more work into it and putting it up for GA. Ronk01 talk 17:45, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

A section on "epidemiology" would be nice. As would one on "signs and symptoms" Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
Will do. Thank you Ronk01 talk 19:49, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
Any specific ideas as to how the table might be laid out? Ronk01 talk 00:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Tenmei

Hi. If you are still acting as Tenmei's mentor you might want to look at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Tenmei. Taemyr (talk) 08:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

IRC invitation

Because I have noticed you commenting at the current RfC regarding Pending Changes, I wanted to invite you to the IRC channel for pending changes. If you are not customarily logged into the IRC, use this link. This under used resource can allow real time discussion at this particularly timely venture of the trial known as Pending Changes. Even if nothing can come from debating points there, at least this invitation is delivered with the best of intentions and good faith expectations. Kind regards. My76Strat 08:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Never used IRC. I am happy with the Wiki format. Things get too unmanageable when spread all over the place.--Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:15, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Are you sure you are a ER doctor? Peter.C • talk • contribs 23:40, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Blocked at work. Thus not accessible to me. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:57, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Online Ambassador Program

Please take a look at this project page and see if you can be a mentor to one of the many Areas of Study. If you can, please put your name in the "Online Mentor" area of the Area of Study of your choice and then contact the students you will be working with. As the Coordinating Online Ambassador for this project, please let me know if I can be of assistance. Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Only really work on medical topics but thanks. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:42, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Okie Dokie, no worries. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:39, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Question about the editing

Hi dear Dr James. Thanks for the message about the epistaxis in HHT. I am new to the Wikipedia and wonder what have I done wrong. I still want to contribute. Thanks for suggesting me the right way to do that. Best wishes, Seemu (talk) 07:10, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Responded on your talk page. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 07:16, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Wiki

Greetings,

My name is Jeffrey S. Ford, I served as a Combat Engineer in the 82nd Airborne Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. I participated in the destruction of the ammunition supply depot at Khamisyah following the war. In October 1996 I testified before the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Health Issues and in December of that year appointed Executive Director of the National Gulf War Veterans Resource Center, Inc., Washington, D.C.

In the following months I testified before the House of Representatives, Veterans Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Benefits on three occasions, continued to advise the Presidential Advisory Committee as well as several Senatorial and Congressional Committees and staff offices. I was at that time the nations leading civilian expert on Gulf War hazards, exposures and possible health outcomes. Worked for the Kansas Veterans Health Commission as an advisor designing and implementing the studies there that subsequently were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology and has proven to be one of the paramount studies to date on the health of Persian Gulf War Veterans, and their families.

I could probably ramble for some time on all the work I have done on this issue but to get to the point, I would like to work on the article here concerning Gulf War Syndrome, get it cleaned up, and make it more comprehensive, objective and informative. Please if you will contact me concerning this either here or my email also, should you wish to discuss this subject in great detail perhaps telephone or skype would be better, thank you for your time, feel free to google me.... http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=jeff+ford+gulf+war

Jeffrey Ford Gulfvet91 (talk) 21:09, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

CPR page

How do I link in the references, new to adding contributions but CPR has changed in relevance to the rate of compression which is now 120bpm, and the depth of compression, there were some seriously major out of date stuff on the CPR page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackcrane105 (talk • contribs) 01:44, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Have responded on your talk page. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:01, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Chiropractic page.

Hello,

My name is Michael Gerlach and I am a student at Logan College of Chiropractic. I have been paying attention to the content of the page that reflects on my profession and I have found that there are continuous statements that do not represent the current mindset of the Chiropractic profession. I guess I'll start small for now before editing more. Anyway, for some time now I have been doing 'systematic research' on available research that provides information about the clinical and cost effectiveness of chiropractic and I would like to share my findings. One example of cost effectiveness research can be seen at this link <http://www.chiroccw.com/research_costofcare.pdf>. I would like to add this to the page: In 2010 a research article in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Liliedahl et al 641 Volume 33, Number 9"Paid costs for episodes of care initiated with a DC were almost 40% less than episodes initiated with an MD. Even after risk adjusting each patient’s costs, It was found that episodes of care initiated with a DC were 20% less expensive than episodes initiated with an MD."

Michael Gerlach, BS Psychology Student Mg87DC (talk) 04:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Can you clarify?

Can you at least please clarify if this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Viriditas#Felix - is my current sock trial? I don't know what is going on. I don't know how the "offline" trials for socking work. Will my input be taken into consideration? Can you please read what Bugs is writing and ask why he is writing these things about me when Diffs clearly show they are incorrect? These are not innocent mistakes that are being made. They are intentional obscurfactions of the easily referenced facts. Please. I'm not asking for much. I know you don't care but this is my entire ability to participate in Wikipedia that is being decided and I don't know the timeline at which the private trial will take place or even if my evidence will be considered. How can he post obvious lies in a sock trial without consequence? How do I make this stop? Felixhonecker (talk) 05:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Why do I deserve this? Why can he do this with impunity? Why am I allowed no recourse? How can 19 complaints be filed against me in 4 days by one user and I'm given no avenue of retreat or arrest to cause it to cease? I am being run up on charges that are a week old and which have already been adjudicated and dismissed. For how long does this go on? Another month? Another year? Sock hearings happening away from ANI in userspace? Nearly 20 complaints by one user in 4 days? I don't care what anyone claims, this is not the way the average Wikipedian behaves, this is not the way the average Wikipedian deserves to be treated. Maybe someday someone will do me the courtesy of explaining why he is allowed to get away with this. "No reasonable person...?" Prove it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:41, 4 March 2011 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Viriditas#Felix Felixhonecker (talk) 05:49, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

I may be missing something here, but...

You appear to have blocked yourself for spamming. What am I missing? Tonywalton Talk 02:20, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Maybe this 02:20, 4 March 2011 Alison (talk | contribs) unblocked "Jmh649 (talk | contribs)" ‎ (LOL - silly :)) IDK. My76Strat 02:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. Stupid autofill thing. And Every admin has there page locked down. Hard to get help. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:25, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
All too confusing for 2:26am. My talkpage isn't protected should you need help, BTW. Tony go sleep now. Tonywalton Talk 02:28, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:28, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Is it no longer possible for admins to unblock themselves? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:50, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Nope it was not. And as most admins pages are locked it is hard to even post on someones page for help... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
"Locked" as in semi-protected, I assume. I asked because my most trusted admin has sometimes blocked himself on purpose just as a test. But that was some time back. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:05, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Yes as in IPs cannot edit it. Blocked users off course cannot either. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:06, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Someday you'll look back at this and laugh. Like when you leave your keys locked in the car. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:11, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
The Toy Block Award

I believe that it's traditional to award you some toy blocks at this point, so here they are.  ;-) Welcome back. WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:29, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes thanks... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 04:42, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Hee hee. Well, You're certainly not the only one.  Chzz  ►  17:27, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Was not aware of that. Thank you

gioto (talk) 22:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Question: For the Hemorrhoid article does the Hemorrhoidolysis/Galvanic Electrotherapy treatment fall under electrocautery?
Do you have a review article that supports the usage? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:00, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Vandal

Stop editing my page on Cleft Palate, I dont give a dam that your picture has a better resolution, that's my daughter your deleting. I have a crandfacial team that edits this page monthly for the last five years. We dont need any input from a wanna be know it all ER tech. Keep your edits elsewhere....you wanna contiue to play this game? I will write a script to undo all 35,000 edits..if you wish to go that way! Some of your images are stolen copyrights to, I doubt you have a release of someones asshole with worms on it. I will have my photo editor contact your college dean & hosptial and advise them your using Copyrighted/Patient images on this site. Your move.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by King97tut (talk • contribs)

NYC Meetup?

Hey. I was just curious if you intentionally made this edit about an event that happened nearly two months ago, or if you were trying to RSVP for the new event. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 00:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Hehe, my fault. I was trying to persuade James to come to the NYC wiki conference and I gave him the wrong link. I should have given him this invite list. They both looked the same! Peter.C • talk • contribs 11:01, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 7 March 2011

Cleft Palate Picture

Jmh649, what give you the right to remove my daughters photo from the cleft palate page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by King97tut (talk • contribs) 02:14, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Nonmedical benzodiazepine drug use

Hi Doc, can you move this page back to either benzodiazepine drug misuse or else benzodiazepine drug abuse? Benzodiazepine drug abuse or benzodiazepine abuse is the most common name. I can't move it back as page already exists. :) No discussion occured before this page move occured, so there was no concensus for the move. Literaturegeek | T@1k? 22:47, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

(Throwing in my unsolicited $0.02 U.S.) -> When I taught the subject at the undergrad level, I told my students generally that drug MISUSE was "defined" as someone taking a drug without medical supervision/direction, or under medical supervision/direction BUT the drug being used improperly (i.e. as to dose, frequency, route, etc.)
Drug ABUSE, on the other hand, was "defined" as continuing to use a drug despite repeated overt adverse consequences for the user.
Therefore, (I guess) I'm advocating there be an article on BOTH "misuse" AND "abuse", although exactly where one draws the line is a matter of some subjectivity.

Best regards: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS (talk) 01:34, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

The two terms are sufficiently similar that they should be dealt with in one article. We could just have a section in the beginning that outlines these subtle differences. Not sure which title would be best. Benzodiazepine misuse appears to be the broader term and would cover abuse. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:39, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Now that I'm actually AWAKE, and have some semblance of brain function restored, I agree completely.
Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS (talk) 13:20, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

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vit c edit

I'm not planning on changing what you put at this point, since you phrased it in a way that I can't dispute ('may be'), but I'm frankly skeptical about the limited claim made in 'Complementary and alternative medicine for prevention and treatment of the common cold.'

I looked at the full text of the study, and what it boils down to is they said 'we took the Cochrane study and took out the data for the arctic people and found out that they did receive a statistically significant benefit in prevention from Vit C'. That's true as far as it goes, but the Cochrane meta-analysis wasn't conducted on that question, and I'm suspicious that they simply pulled all arctic data from the Cochrane rather than only pulling studies which were conducted with the intention of studying Vit C in those environs.

I'm only mentioning this to you since you the way you phrased your comments in the edit made it sound like you were actually relying on the data for your own benefit, and I just wanted to drop a note letting you know why I initially completely removed the comment rather than making an edit similar to the one that you did. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qalnor (talk • contribs) 17:29, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

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