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Your submission at Articles for creation: British Society for the History of Medicine (June 3)

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Wellcome

Hello. I'm a veteran editor here at Wellcome today too. Sorry to have missed your talk so I hope we get a chance to talk. I'm in a grey suit. Andrew D. (talk) 11:27, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Henry Wade (surgeon) has been nominated for Did You Know

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• It is our policy that Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy but this is not consistently applied so you might consult Ewan McAndrew for local assistance with such red tape. In the meantime, I have uploaded another image to help cover the need while Henry Wade is going through DYK. Andrew D. (talk) 13:52, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for doing that Andrew D. The RCSED have completed the appropriate form and Ewan McAndrew has been in touch.Papamac (talk) 20:37, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Henry Wade (surgeon)

On 23 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Henry Wade (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir Henry Wade saved the leg of Norman Dott, who then became a surgeon too? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Wade (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Henry Wade (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 01:42, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Alexander Monteith (surgeon)

Hello Iainmacintyre,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Alexander Monteith (surgeon) for deletion in response to your request.

If you didn't intend to make such a request and don't want the article to be deleted, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

Xx236 (talk) 12:04, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, but you have blanked the whole content and we remove blanked pages. Xx236 (talk) 06:45, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

External links

We don't put external links in the body of articles as you did in this edit and the previous. Please see WP:EL. --RexxS (talk) 17:48, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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Incomplete DYK nomination

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I saw your proposed DYK on John Fraser. I also see you are exempted from reviewing one DYK nomination. I am also exempt but I did a review anyway. Would you consider doing a review on mine, which has sat 4 days with no response? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/WestJet_Encore I can help yours to move along by reviewing it. It's not too hard to review. I have done it with help from others. I'm willing to help you, too. Vanguard10 (talk) 04:17, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

I did my first review only last month. I copied this template from a veteran reviewer.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: May I suggest: ALT2:... that the 19th-century Robert and Anne Dickey House, formerly housing the French consulate in New York and now a landmark, is being incorporated into a new school building? Vanguard10 (talk) 04:46, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

To the right of the review page is a copyright vio detector that automatically compares references and the internet to see if there is plagiarism. I am certain that I didn't do any of that. If you click on "edit source" you can see how to copy the chart. Vanguard10 (talk) 03:47, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Just had a look at what is involved in the review process and I'd prefer to pass on this one and get advice from a senior editor that I am meeting in a couple of weeks. Sorry. I agree with the other comment that the ALT hook is the better.Papamac (talk) 15:30, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Frances Ivens

Great article. I hope you will nominate it at DYK which you have a three days left to do. Don't forget to italicise book and journal names and put article names in "quotes". We don't usually capitalise the first letters of job names or offices. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:46, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Prue Barron

Another nice article. Could you put a clearer assertion in the lead of why she is more notable, X was Y who was the first to/invented/won Z. The references also need properly formatting in line with the Ivens. Thanks. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:54, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Frances Ivens has been nominated for Did You Know

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Scottish Society of the History of Medicine

Just a note to point out that Wikipedia cannot be a source for itself as you have it in one of the refs. Thanks. Philafrenzy (talk) 09:44, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Frances Ivens

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Copyright infringement

I can see that you are a relatively new editor, but you need to know that Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. You must not copy and paste text from sources you find on the web into articles as you did in the article William Russell (physician). I have not at the moment removed the infringing text, but the material you copied is subject to copyright, as is almost everything on the web, and when creating or expanding articles, you should completely rewrite the information in the source using your own words. Take a look at this tool. The pink highlighted areas are where the text of your article is identical to the source. I am not worried about the earlier phrases, but the paragraphs from "He was an early protagonist of women in medicine" onwards are much too close to the source. If you rewrite this part of the article I will not have to remove the text entirely and ask for what is known as revision-deletion. Let me know if I can be of further help. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:01, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth Thanks for picking that up. Had intended to go back to revise that but distracted on another article. Have made suggested changes. Is it now acceptable?Papamac (talk) 11:18, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

I think that's fine, and I'm sure you will be more careful next time! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:26, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Owen Harding Wangensteen has been nominated for Did You Know

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DYK for John Fraser (surgeon)

On 20 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Fraser (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Fraser, a young Scottish surgeon, proved Nobel Prize winner Robert Koch wrong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Fraser (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Fraser (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Scottish Society of the History of Medicine

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Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Triple Qualification

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DYK for Triple Qualification

On 3 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Triple Qualification, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Scottish Triple Qualification allowed doctors fleeing Nazi oppression to practise medicine in Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Triple Qualification. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Triple Qualification), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Owen Harding Wangensteen

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DYK for Ian Aird

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DYK nomination of Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women

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A Barnstar for you

	The Original Barnstar
	You are a great content creator and did a very thorough first DYK review. Wikipedia is lucky to have you. Warm wishes, Whispyhistory (talk) 17:07, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

@Whispyhistory: Thanks very much for that much appreciated.Papamac (talk) 07:29, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women

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DYK for Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women

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DYK for J. I. P. James

On 3 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article J. I. P. James, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the British surgeon J. I. P. James parachuted into German-occupied Yugoslavia to provide medical support to the partisan resistance, and operated in sheds and caves by candlelight? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, J. I. P. James), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:08, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Precious

Surgeons' Hall

Thank you for quality articles around the history of medicine in Scotland, such as Henry Wade (surgeon) and Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women, for reviewing, for service from 2011 expanding Surgeons' Hall, for the view of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat, - Iain, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you very much for those kind words which are much appreciated. Papamac (talk) 12:08, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Bridgend Farmhouse Community Project

On 20 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bridgend Farmhouse Community Project, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2015, the Edinburgh City Council sold Bridgend Farmhouse and its land for £1 despite receiving another offer of £215,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bridgend Farmhouse Community Project. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bridgend Farmhouse Community Project), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello Iainmacintyre, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. Happy editing, Whispyhistory (talk) 08:31, 25 December 2018 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Use of DEFAULTSORT

When creating Wikipedia pages, say for "Alexander Monteith (surgeon)", please remember to put "DEFAULTSORT:Monteith, Alexander" preceded by 2 "{"s and followed by 2 "}"s at the head of the Wikipedia categories so that the Wikipedia display for each category will sort on "Monteith" instead of "Alexander". (The default key is the name of the Wikipedia page.) Suslindisambiguator (talk) 20:06, 10 January 2019 (UTC) @Suslindisambiguator: Many thanks for that. I had not appreciated that before. Have amended articles created accordingly. Thanks again.Papamac (talk) 10:12, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!

The 2018 Cure Award

In 2018 you were one of the top ~250 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Consider joining here, there are no associated costs.

Thanks again :-) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 17:41, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

@Doc James: Many thanks for that. Much appreciated. Papamac (talk) 10:21, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross

On 14 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the work of Dr Elizabeth Ross is still commemorated annually in Serbia despite her having spent only three weeks in the country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 00:01, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Herbert Seddon

On 21 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Herbert Seddon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Herbert Seddon's textbook on nerve injuries took 30 years to write? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Herbert Seddon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Herbert Seddon), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:01, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

A page you started (Ruth Nicholson) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Ruth Nicholson.

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Nice work!

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@MainlyTwelve: Many thanks for that. Papamac (talk) 11:10, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

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Munro of Auchinbowie

Hi, thanks for your message regarding the Munro of Auchinbowie article. I started the article in 2010 as a "branch" of the Clan Munro because it seemed that they had no end of distinguished members, that all met the notability requirements for Wikipedia. Not just doctors, but military officers and others well into the 20th century with the likes of Charles Monro (rugby union), for example. I attended the Clan Munro Gathering in 2014 at Foulis Castle and there was a talk which addressed much of the information in your paper, in particular the connection between the Munro of Auchinbowie doctors and those of the Monro of Fyrish family, as well as the local bone-setters. Your edits to Primus are sound. I understand that your interest is probably more with the doctors and medical side of the family. I am also interested in that but at the same time I am actively creating articles here on Wikipedia for notable "branches" of the many different clans, not just Clan Munro. For example: Mackay of Aberach, Sutherland of Forse, Sutherland of Killipheder, Munro of Culcairn, Munro of Culrain and several others. However, when doing this I have to make sure that there is enough information to write an article with enough information to meet Wikipedia's notability requirements as otherwise all that you will have is just a basic genealogy. As such I do not think I will be able to do another article for another cadet branch of the Clan Munro which has enough notable information. I thought about doing one for the Munros of Newmore but there were actually only four men of that designation: George Munro, 1st of Newmore who already has a lengthy article, Hugh Munro, 2nd of Newmore for whom I can only find the basic genealogy, George Munro, 3rd of Newmore who was involved in the Skirmish of Alness in 1715 and John Munro, 4th of Newmore who already has his own short article. Regards. QuintusPetillius (talk) 11:07, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

@QuintusPetillius: Thanks for that. Yes, my interest is pretty much confined to the medical members of the clan. Along with some other editors I'll aim to try to improve the articles devoted to them. I now see just how much you have contributed on the genealogy of various clans and look forward to reading them. Best wishes Papamac (talk) 16:38, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Veronica perfoliata

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DYK nomination of Robert Nasmyth

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DYK for Robert Nasmyth

On 1 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Nasmyth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Nasmyth was Surgeon-Dentist to Queen Victoria in Scotland while his brother Alexander was Surgeon-Dentist to her in England? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Nasmyth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert Nasmyth), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of James Ross (surgeon)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Excellent work on DYKs!!! Stinglehammer (talk) 11:53, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

great to see you on Wiki-edit-a-thon Kaybeesquared (talk) 11:55, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Hello. It's lovely to meet you! Agathachitown (talk) 11:53, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Congratulations on coordinating three awards in two minutes. Maybe this is something for the Guiness Book of Records?--Ipigott (talk) 14:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

@Ipigott: Thanks for that , but not alas one for Guiness. It was an Editathon where folks were being shown how to award Barnstars and mine just happened to be the page on the screen; so a guineau pig rather than a Guiness!

DYK for James Ross (surgeon)

On 8 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Ross (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the first successful kidney transplant in the UK, the surgeon James Ross harvested the kidney which was transplanted into the donor's twin brother? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Ross (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James Ross (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Isabella Forshall

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John Rutherford Ryley review

Would you please review something I found reading John Rutherford Ryley? While fixing some strange spacing issues, I noticed I was fixing exactly the same text twice. See the two sections beginning "He travelled to Levuka, Fiji ..." It might be that some reorganisation was not completely finished? Shenme (talk) 05:21, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

• @Shenme: Thanks for pointing that out. Not sure how that happened but duplicated text now removed. Thanks again. Papamac (talk) 07:19, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John Rutherford Ryley

On 20 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Rutherford Ryley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Rutherford Ryley was a surgeon in a lunatic asylum in 1869 and a patient in one in 1870? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Rutherford Ryley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Rutherford Ryley), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK for The Inch, Edinburgh

On 2 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Inch, Edinburgh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that from Edinburgh city centre, it is two miles to the Inch? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Inch, Edinburgh), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lydia Manley Henry

On 6 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lydia Manley Henry, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lydia Manley Henry, the first woman to graduate from the University of Sheffield medical school, was awarded the Croix de Guerre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lydia Manley Henry. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lydia Manley Henry), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Charles Walker Cathcart

On 7 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Walker Cathcart, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the First World War, Charles Cathcart and Isaac Balfour proposed adopting the German idea of using moss to treat wounded British soldiers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Walker Cathcart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Walker Cathcart), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Isabella Forshall

On 8 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Isabella Forshall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although Isabella Forshall did not go to school, she gained two university degrees and four postgraduate diplomas in medicine and surgery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Isabella Forshall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Isabella Forshall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lancelot Barrington-Ward

On 16 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lancelot Barrington-Ward, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir Lancelot Barrington-Ward removed the appendix of Prince Albert, who later became King George VI? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lancelot Barrington-Ward. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lancelot Barrington-Ward), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK for James Fraser (surgeon)

On 20 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Fraser (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when he graduated in medicine at the age of 24, James Fraser was already Sir James Fraser? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Fraser (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James Fraser (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:03, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Gordon Bell (surgeon)

On 5 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gordon Bell (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gordon Bell was awarded the Military Cross 31 years before becoming president of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gordon Bell (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gordon Bell (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

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DYK for John Campbell (Scottish surgeon)

On 13 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Campbell (Scottish surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as a surgeon, John Campbell had the right to sit unelected on Edinburgh Town Council? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Campbell (Scottish surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Campbell (Scottish surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:03, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of David Wallace (surgeon)

Hello! Your submission of David Wallace (surgeon) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 01:16, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for George Ian Scott

On 18 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Ian Scott, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1954, George Ian Scott became the first professor of ophthalmology in Edinburgh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Ian Scott. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, George Ian Scott), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Thanks for creating Patrick Stewart Boulter.

User:Cwmhiraeth while examining this page as a part of our page curation process had the following comments:

A well-written and interesting article.

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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Many thanks. Papamac (talk) 15:56, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for James Johnston Mason Brown

On 20 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Johnston Mason Brown, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James J. Mason Brown was the first paediatric surgeon to serve as president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Johnston Mason Brown. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James Johnston Mason Brown), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for David Wallace (surgeon)

On 25 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article David Wallace (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Scottish surgeon David Wallace was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George for his work in the Boer War and knighted for his work in World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David Wallace (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, David Wallace (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Kenneth Wilson

On 26 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Kenneth Wilson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that R. K. Wilson, the surgeon behind the hoax "surgeon's photograph" of the Loch Ness Monster, was later awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Order of Orange-Nassau? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Kenneth Wilson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert Kenneth Wilson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Martin Schöner

You might be interested in this physician Martin Schöner, worked particularly with John Naysmyth for Anne of Denmark.Unoquha (talk) 11:30, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

@Unoquha: Many thanks. Nice article - not a name I had come across before. I've appreciated other articles you created such as Pedro de Ayala. Papamac (talk) 09:59, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Laidlaw Purves

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Laidlaw Purves, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that London surgeon Laidlaw Purves was described as the "fairy godfather of ladies' golf"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laidlaw Purves. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Laidlaw Purves), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 12:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Frederick Chavasse

On 7 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Frederick Chavasse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh suspended a bylaw to enable Thomas Chavasse to apply for a surgeon's post? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Frederick Chavasse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Frederick Chavasse), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of John Henry Wishart

Hello! Your submission of John Henry Wishart at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:25, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for James Dundas-Grant

On 16 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Dundas-Grant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that surgeon Sir James Dundas-Grant conducted his own orchestra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Dundas-Grant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James Dundas-Grant), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Donald Douglas (surgeon)

On 20 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Donald Douglas (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sir Donald Douglas was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and his son Sir Neil Douglas was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Douglas (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Donald Douglas (surgeon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John Henry Wishart

On 24 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Henry Wishart, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1822 John Henry Wishart gave the first description in English of type 2 neurofibromatosis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Henry Wishart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Henry Wishart), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ian Scott Smillie

On 11 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ian Scott Smillie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the surgeon Ian Scott Smillie, president of the International Society of the Knee, wrote a book about deer stalking in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ian Scott Smillie. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ian Scott Smillie), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John Gillies (anaesthetist)

On 21 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Gillies (anaesthetist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Gillies devised what is thought to have been the first British closed-circuit anaesthetic machine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Gillies (anaesthetist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Gillies (anaesthetist)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

File:BSHM President medal crop comp.jpg listed for discussion

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Thanks @Marchjuly: You are quite right, this was taken by a friend. I don't know his current whereabouts to get permission so it should therefore be deleted. Thanks for pointing this out. Yet more for my learning experience. Papamac (talk) 12:23, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

COI editing

Hi again Iainmacintyre. I’m adding this as separate post because it involves something related to but not exactly the same as my above post about photo of yourself. If you’re connected in something more than a casual way to the BSHM, then you need to be aware of WP:COI and adhere to the guidelines given on that page as much as possible. This doesn’t mean that you need to stop every thing that you’re doing, but just be careful in doing them. Wikipedia doesn’t expressly prohibit COI editing (undeclared compensated editing, however, isn’t permitted), but it does highly discourage it for some very good reasons. The best thing to do if you’ve got a COI is to be as transparent as possible and follow WP:COIADVICE and WP:DECLARECOI. You’ve been editing for quite some time so maybe you already know all of this, but please read the relevant policy/guideline pages if you’re not familiar with them. — Marchjuly (talk) 23:15, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Many thanks @Marchjuly:. I hadn't read the COI guidance before so very useful to know. Papamac (talk) 14:34, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

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McGibbon & Ross

Hi - last year, you reviewed an article of mine (Coxton Tower), and we had a brief discussion about how you were surprised it wasn't mentioned in 'McGibbon & Ross' - I remember looking at it at the time, and thinking that it would be a useful source to look at if I was writing about a castle again, but I can't seem to find it now. Don't suppose you could point me to an online copy of it could you? Thanks GirthSummit _(blether) 18:13, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Girth Summit: This link should get you started. https://archive.org/details/castellateddomes05macguoft/page/n7/mode/2up  There may be other volumes online. Hope this helps. Papamac (talk) 16:52, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

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Extramural medical education in Edinburgh

Hi, I was trying to find information on the School of Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh mentioned in Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women and eventually found Extramural medical education in Edinburgh, so I created two redirects to make the Extramural article easier to find. By the way, thank you for creating both of the articles.

Would you be interested in adding a paragraph about extramural education to Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and possibly Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh? Extramural education was obviously an important part of the history of both bodies. TSventon (talk) 12:06, 21 March 2021 (UTC).

Hi @TSventon:. Firstly many thanks for adding all these links to Extramural medical education in Edinburgh. Yes, it would be a good idea to add a paragraph on extramural education to both these articles and I'll add it to my list of things to do. Thanks again. Papamac (talk) 12:30, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Apologies for adding to your to do list. I have also tried to improve links to St Mungo's College, which was possibly part of Extramural medical education in Glasgow. TSventon (talk) 19:42, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

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Your talk page archives

Hi! I'm currently going through Category:Pages where archive parameter is not a subpage, fixing every page listed there. Most of them are quite simple, but your talk page archives are a little more complicated (and I didn't want to just dive in without your permission, as I've done on the talk page archives of regular articles). You've currently got /Archive 1 and /Archive 3. On 17 May 2019, you archived some things to /Archive 1. After that, from 18 May to 3 November 2019, Lowercase sigmabot III archived a lot of stuff to /Archive 3. You tried to change something on 8 November 2019 (Special:Diff/925176264), and since then, archiving hasn't worked. I think the cleanest solution is to merge the archives, by copying everything from /Archive 1 to /Archive 3, and then move /Archive 3 to /Archive 1. After that, we can fix the settings so that the bot continues archiving there.

Let me know if you want me to do this. It's only a few minutes work for me (less time than it took me to write this explanation), but I didn't want to start messing with your archives without your permission. --rchard2scout (talk) 07:55, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Rchard2scout: Many thanks for that kind offer. I have had issues trying to sort the archive and I would be very grateful if you can fix things for me. Many thanks. Papamac (talk) 10:01, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Done! It should work now, the archive bot will come along somewhere between 0:00 and 7:00 UTC tonight to archive stuff. --rchard2scout (talk) 12:40, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks again @Rchard2scout:. Much appreciated. Papamac (talk) 13:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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George Lauder (surgeon)

Please can you do something about the tag on George Lauder (surgeon) before the article appears on the main page in DYK in two days time. I don't know which sources @Nikkimaria: considers unreliable. Also pinging @Whispyhistory: who is a regular contributor to medicine-related articles and more likely to see this in time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:23, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Sure...will have a look. Whispyhistory (talk) 06:58, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Thamks @Cwmhiraeth: and @Whispyhistory:. Yes, it would be helpful to know which citation @Nikkimaria: had in mind. The only candidate seems to be the Wikitree citation. I couldn't find any ruling that the ban on citing Wikipedia extends to Wikitree. Is there a MOS ruling on this? On the assumption that the Wikitree citation is the one in question I have removed the text about his forebear which derived from this source. It is a pity but hopefully another source can be found to re-establish what is an important family connection. I've also removed the tag on this assumption.Papamac (talk) 08:35, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Wikitree is problematic, but so is FamilySearch - see its entry at WP:RSP. Primary sources from that site may be used in accordance with WP:PSTS, but user-generated information cannot. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:09, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks for those edits @Whispyhistory: and for finding the Edgar source. I've replaced the last Family Search citation with primary sources. @Nikkimaria: thanks for that guidance. Family search has a vast database of primary records but I don't see a way of citing the primary record without 'family search' appearing in the citation. Any thoughts? Can the tag now be removed? @Cwmhiraeth:. Papamac (talk) 09:51, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you both for the improvements. I have removed the tag as the main page appearance is imminent. If @Nikkimaria: thinks it should be replaced, perhaps that could be done afterwards. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:06, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

What appears in the citation is not as important as what is being cited - as above, primary sources are okay as long as PSTS is followed. Nikkimaria (talk) 11:47, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for George Lauder (surgeon)

On 24 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Lauder (surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Lauder, a surgeon in the Jacobite Army under Bonnie Prince Charlie, treated the wounded of both sides after the Battle of Prestonpans? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Lauder (surgeon). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George Lauder (surgeon)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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