User talk:Immunize/Archive 1

This is an archive of past discussions about User:Immunize. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.

Archive 1

Archive 2

Archive 3

→

Archive 5

Speckled mountain.

i created a new page,speckled mountain,about speckled mountain,a 2,906 foot mountain in western maine.however,within minutes of creation the user razimantv was attempting to edit the page.however,as i was editing the page at the same time,there was an edit conflict,and i do not no what razimantv was trying to do to the page,though i suspect he may have thought it was not notable enough for wikipedia.i feel strongly that it IS notable enough for wikipedia because it is in the caribou speckled wilderness,and is a popular dayhike.anyone agree or disagree?Immunize (talk) 16:48, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Autism and vaccination

While I appreciate the effort you're going to, in order to improve the encyclopedia, please bear in mind that many Wikipedia articles already have well-sourced material on the subject of vaccines and autism. For example, this recent edit to Causes of autism had the edit summary "added some more information on the alleged autism-vaccine link" but most of that material is already in the article, and what material isn't already present would need to have a reliable source before it can be added. To help improve the article I suggest discussing the issue further in Talk:Causes of autism. Eubulides (talk) 22:48, 9 January 2010 (UTC) I understand your point of view that there was already similar information to what i added yesterday,however,i added that information to the section MMR controversy.In that section,while the results of studies that had indicated no link between the MMR and autism were included,nothing that explicitly said that the conclusion of the scientific community was that the MMR and autism were unrelated had been included,and i added that information.Immunize (talk) 16:18, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

You left a note on my talk page, which I assume is about this thread. Most of the material you added was to Vaccines, not to MMR vaccine, and this new material was redundant and unsourced. The point that a link has been rejected could better be handled by moving MMR vaccine and Mercury so that they're subsections of Vaccines, so I'll do that. Eubulides (talk) 20:45, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Are you User:Hikethewhites ?

I'm curious because you're both new, have a similar writing style, and edit the same types of articles. It's generally discouraged to have two accounts on Wikipedia unless you declare both of them on your userpage or have a particular need to keep on private (such as editing controversial articles). -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 22:49, 9 January 2010 (UTC) I am User hikethewhites.i blanked my user and talk pages because i was concerned that someone else may have used my account.(i created my account at a public use computer, briefly left without logging out,and when i returned,found that someone had changed my user page.I will not ever log into Wikipedia as hikethewhites again Immunize (talk) 22:56, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks for clearing that up. -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 23:03, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

January 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add content (particularly if you change facts and figures), as you have to the article Brain metastases, please cite a reliable source for the content you're adding or changing. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. Take a look at Wikipedia:Citing sources for information about how to cite sources and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. PDCook (talk) 14:42, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Manual of Style

I fixed a lot of grammar/capitalization/punctuation errors in the Brain metastases article. You might consider reviewing WP:MOS. Regards, PDCook (talk) 15:51, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hey, I just deleted the userboxes on the top of your talk page. If people wanted to see them, they can look at your talk page.

Welcome to Wikipedia, by the way! I'm surprised nobody has officially "welcomed" you with a template!

(I read somewhere a comment about how you disagree with the connection between gluten and autism. I am a self-advocate on the autistic spectrum, and I agree.) --I dream of horses @ 00:47, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I have commented on wikipedia about how I disagree with the theory that autism and gluten are somehow related,and that I do not feel that it is at all useful to restrict gluten from an autistic persons diet,as there has never been any scientific evidence supporting this treatment.Immunize (talk) 16:38, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Is there any reason why you reinserted the {{talkback}} temp? I don't see any new messages for me, and it says right there that I can remove it at any time (which is just explicitly stating the user talk page rule of "If they removed it, they read it").

My preemptive apologies if you DID leave a new message and I just haven't found it yet. --I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 00:43, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

The new message for you is above where you posted your reply.Regards.Immunize (talk) 20:28, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Types of lymphoma

Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, Types of lymphoma. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as yourself. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - Lymphoma. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Lymphoma - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. IShadowed ✰ 00:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Message for you

Hello, Immunize. You have new messages at Pdcook's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

PDCook (talk) 01:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

More unsourced additions

These additions [1] [2] [3] [4] that you made were unreferenced. It is inappropriate to add information without citing sources. Also please be sure to proofread your additions, especially in terms of punctuation and capitalization. Perhaps you should take a break from editing articles and read up on citing sources and the manual of style as I've indicated. PDCook (talk) 04:32, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. In the future, it is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, reduces edit conflicts, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Thank you. PDCook (talk) 16:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Again with the unreferenced articles

Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. Be aware that many people read WP to get medical information (they shouldn't), so it it VITAL that every medical article is properly referenced. Please stop adding unreferenced material. PDCook (talk) 15:03, 14 January 2010 (UTC) the information came from emedicine neurology.Most of my medical information that I add to wikipedia is obtained from emedicine,as I feel that is the most relible source of medical information on the web.i have tried to cite the reference by adding the ref tag followed by {{http url www.emedicine.net}} but if failed.Immunize (talk) 15:14, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Go here to find the citation templates, in particular, the Template:Cite web template. Copy and paste it into the article between the <ref> and </ref> tags and fill in the information. This is all explained in the WP:Citing sources article, which I highly recommend you read. Also, if you are going to leave messages on my talk page, please leave new ones at the bottom or indent with a : into an existing thread. Don't leave them at the top. Thanks, PDCook (talk) 15:25, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Help with dermatology-related content

I am looking for more help at the dermatology task force, particularly with our Bolognia push!? Perhaps you would you be able to help us? I could send you the login information for the Bolognia push if you are interested? ---kilbad (talk) 21:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I do know some about cutaneous diseases,so I might be of some use to you.However,i am still quite a novice on wikipedia,so I am concerned I might not be experienced enough.However,I will consider.Regards.Immunize (talk) 23:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, if you enable your e-mail, I could send you the Bolognia login information. ---kilbad (talk) 00:11, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I do not feel safe giving away my email on wikipedia.Is there any other way I could learn of the password?Immunize (talk) 00:16, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

The email address you supply on wikipedia is not visible to other editors as long as you don't tick the third box in that section of your preferences (E-mail options). Alternatively, if you still feel insecure, you can easily make a 'throw-away' email account with Google Mail, for example. When a editor sends an email via wikipedia, it is done by filling in a form – the server creates the actual email and uses the address you specified, so the editor never sees your email address. Hope that helps. --RexxS (talk) 17:40, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

So,is giving out my email the only way to get the password for this dermatology project? Immunize (talk) 20:35, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Just make a Google Mail account and abandon it afterwards if you feel security may be an issue. As I said, nobody sees the email you supply to wikipedia anyway. --RexxS (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

So, any new thoughts on enabling e-mail? I would love to get you this login information, and your help improving the WP:DERM:MA project. ---kilbad (talk) 23:41, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Moving pages

Please review Help:Moving a page. I had to re-move Metastatic breast cancer, because you improperly capitialized it. Be sure you're checking for double redirects too. PDCook (talk) 16:14, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Your move of the Buzz haircut article has created multiple double redirects. Please read and understand the Help:Moving a page article before you move anymore pages. PDCook (talk) 16:17, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I moved Buzz haircut back to Buzz cut to avoid the double redirects. "Buzz cut" is a common term anyways, so it's not an unreasonable title. Please understand that moving pages has major consequences. PDCook (talk) 16:21, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I apologize. Immunize (talk) 15:48, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Deletion

You should review WP:CSD before you tag any articles for speedy deletion as you did here. Speedy deletion has very specific criteria. If you do not believe an article is notable, WP:Proposed deletion or WP:AfD are more appropriate avenues. PDCook (talk) 16:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I apologize.I thought that lack of notability was grounds for speedy deletion.Immunize (talk) 20:32, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

perhaps i should stop editing wikipedia,at least for a time,until i can improve my editing skills.Do you think this is agood idea?Immunize (talk) 20:45, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely not. There's nothing you can do that can't be undone, and the way to improve your editing skills is by practice and taking advice. As long as you're willing to accept constructive criticism, and learn accordingly, there's no reason not to edit wikipedia. --RexxS (talk) 21:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Okay,i suppose.As long as wikipedia even want's my edits.Immunize (talk) 21:08, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I would recommend reading up on guidelines and asking more questions before doing something you're unfamiliar with. You probably bit off more than you could chew when you moved those articles and nominated the one for speedy deletion. It still looks like you're having trouble citing sources, so please get that figured out. PDCook (talk) 21:15, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Your probably right.I only have a week of experience on wikipedia under my belt,and already i am trying to move aticles and nominate one for speedy deletion.Regards.Immunize (talk) 21:32, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

So, will you consider turning e-mail on? ---kilbad (talk) 18:59, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Feedback on references

Hi there, thanks for adding references such as this, where you link to a specific source that deals with the topic of the Wikipedia article. I've tweaked this a bit more to add a title and fix the link (see diff). This is a great improvement of other references you've added such as this which just points to "www.emedicine.net", so a reader clicking on that link will not be taken to an article that verifies the information in the Wikipedia article. Tim Vickers (talk) 21:23, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you.Immunize (talk) 21:47, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

No problem, feel free to drop me a note if I can help with anything else. Tim Vickers (talk) 21:53, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I've done my best to format the first four references on Metastatic breast cancer, so you can get an idea of how you might use citation templates to help your referencing. Don't worry too much if it takes a while, because more experienced editors will eventually sort problems. Tim is a very experienced and well-respected editor, so don't be frightened to ask for help if you need it. --RexxS (talk) 22:22, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

"Well-respected"? Cool, that and five dollars will get me a cup of coffee at Starbucks! :) I use this tool to make my life easier. If you're citing a book just paste in the ISBN number, if you're using a PubMed article just use the PubMed ID number and if you're using a website just paste in the URL. It formats everything for you, saves a lot of time. Tim Vickers (talk) 22:32, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

A couple of things you might find helpful

First, thanks Tim and Rexx for helping. Immunize, I've created a subpage where you can do test edits: User:Immunize/Sandbox. This way, you can try out the templates and edit/refine your contributions. When they're ready, you can copy and paste them into whichever article you're working on. Also, the "show preview" button is very helpful. I use it all the time! PDCook (talk) 22:42, 15 January 2010 (UTC) thank you. I have never been able to find the wikipedia sandbox.This link wikipedia sandbox is not very helpful,and when I was an anon editor i could not access the sandbox at all.Thanks for adding that to my user page.Regards.Immunize (talk) 14:15, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I hope it helps. Actually, most of the major edits I make and new articles I create started off as a draft in my userspace. If you want me to review a userspace draft of yours before you put it in the articlespace, let me know and I'd be happy to look it over. Regards, PDCook (talk) 14:41, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

treatment of glioblastoma multiforme's talk page deleted.

the article,treatment of glioblastoma multiforme,which I created,has had it's talk page deleted by skier Dude (talk · contribs).Please explain what your motive behind deleting this talk page was.Immunize (talk) 14:58, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

From his edit summary, I think he thought you wanted this deleted when you blanked the page (removed the oncology tag). I've created it again and assessed the article. Tim Vickers (talk) 17:54, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I do not understand why,despite your assessment of the article,thisis still at the top of the article treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.Immunize (talk) 18:03, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I've assessed its completeness and level of referencing, however I haven't checked its accuracy. (I'm not an expert in cancer therapy.) I'll ask User:MastCell if he could look it over. Tim Vickers (talk) 18:18, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you,that will be much appreciated.How soon can this be done? Immunize (talk) 18:20, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I've left a note on his talkpage. I've also copy-edited the article a little and given some suggestions on the article talkpage. It reads quite well, the main way you could improve it further is by adding references to the papers you discuss in the text. Tim Vickers (talk) 18:42, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Just an confirmation on the deletion - as you blanked the talk page, I took that as an implicit WP:G7 deletion. Skier Dude (talk) 03:48, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Treatment of rheumatic fever

A tag has been placed on Treatment of rheumatic fever requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a Immunize, we recognize that you are trying to make good contributions, and we do want you to stay. We use those notices (like the one above) just to tell a user that they made a mistake, not to yell at them. I understand that you are relatively new here and that you're probably a bit confused as to what our standards are. I would recommend getting a Wikipedia Adopter (a more experienced user who can help you out). I had a very good experience in the adoption program when I was new, so I strongly suggest you read up on it here. IShadowed ✰ 20:45, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. MuffledThud (talk) 19:12, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

This information was copied and pasted from www.emedicine.com.Does this represent a copyright infringement.If it does,the article clearly should be deleted.I personally was unaware that pasting information from a website was a copyright infringement,but if it is,i support your decision to speedily delete the article.Immunize (talk) 19:18, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the information on that site is copyrighted, but not to worry, I'm sure the copy was made in good faith. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 19:24, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

I apologize.First i can't cite references and now I violated a copyright-maybe i am just not made out to be a wikipedian.Do you think so? Also,i did copy and paste information onto the article adjuvant cancer therapy from medscape.com yesterday.what should be done about this.I cited medscape as the source of the information and provided a link to the page in question.The sections copied from medscape are neoadjuvant chemotherapy in rectal cancer,neoadjuvant therapy in cervical cancer,neoadjuvant therapy in gastric and esophageal cancer,neoadjuvant therapy in lung cancer,and neoadjuvant therapy in head and neck cancer.What should i do.Immunize (talk) 19:58, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

You should remove the copyrighted material immediately (or a bot or someone might flag it and it might also be nominated for speedy deletion). Then rewrite the sections in your own words when you can, and add them back in. PDCook (talk) 20:31, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

I also copied and pasted some information from medscape.com on bevacizumab in my new article treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.although most of the page is in my own words.All but the bottom paragraph of the bevacizumab section is copied from medscape.I will remove this information as well,and will probably try to rewrite the article in my own words.Immunize (talk) 20:37, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

That would be the best thing to do. PDCook (talk) 20:47, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Should i retire from editing or take a wikibreak because of what has happened?Immunize (talk) 21:13, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Just clean it up and proceed as you were. We all make mistakes after all. Tim Vickers (talk) 02:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the talkback you left. I agree with PDCook and TimVickers: please consider re-writing the article in your own words, as you sound like someone who works in that field, so your contributions would be most welcome. Please ask me on my talk page if you'd like any help with this, I'd be most happy to give a hand. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 09:06, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

References

In this edit you added a link to "http://www.medscape.com/" as a reference. Could you please be a bit more specific? Medscape is rather a large site, so it will be difficult for people to find precisely which page on this site you are referring to. Tim Vickers (talk) 17:17, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Treatment of pancreatic cancer

Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, Treatment of pancreatic cancer. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as yourself. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - pancreatic cancer. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at pancreatic cancer - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. IShadowed ✰ 20:20, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

I have contested the deletion of treatment and prognosis of pancreatic cancer by putting this {{hangon}} tag underneath the speedy deletion template.However,I am thinking about ending my wikipedia editing for good,as my edits and new pages are deleted,and no one seems to think i make worthwhile contributions to the encyclopedia.Immunize (talk) 20:39, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Immunize, we recognize that you are trying to make good contributions, and we do want you to stay. We use those notices (like the one above) just to tell a user that they made a mistake, not to yell at them. I understand that you are relatively new here and that you're probably a bit confused as to what our standards are. I would recommend getting a Wikipedia Adopter (a more experienced user who can help you out). I had a very good experience in the adoption program when I was new, so I strongly suggest you read up on it here. IShadowed ✰ 20:45, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

The purpose of my message was only to disscuss the what was going to happen to the page treatment and prognosis of pancreatic cancer,which I have further expanded to include a section on the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer .Immunize (talk) 20:50, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

That page will have to be deleted as you have not put the source you are copying into your own words eg

Medscape "Patients who will most likely benefit from this procedure have a tumor located in the head of the pancreas or the periampullary region."

Your version - "Patients most likely to benefit from the whipple procedure are those with a tumor in the head of the pancreas or in the periampullary region"

Medscape - "In patients with metastatic disease, the combination of gemcitabine and erlotinib has led to a significantly higher median survival and 1-year survival than the use of gemcitabine alone."

Your version - "In patients with metastatic disease,the combination of gemzar and tarceva has led to significantly higher median and one year survival than delivered by gemzar alone.".

Our copyright policy has been explained to you before, so I'm surprised and disappointed that the same problem has happened again. Just changing a few words in each sentence is not enough. Tim Vickers (talk) 22:09, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

WP:MOS

Please try to space properly after punctuation when editing in mainspace, so that our articles can conform to WP:MOS guidelines. -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 20:44, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Where to go from here?

Although I'm sure you have good intentions, copying webpages and rewording them a little is still a copyright violation. I've deleted the ones with the most obvious problems, and have moved Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme to User:Immunize/Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. If you still wish to contribute you can rewrite this entirely, so that no recognizable trace of the original remains. This can then be moved back to where it was. I will then un-delete the others and move them into your userspace one at a time. However, if you create one more article by copying from Medscape or Emedicine you will be blocked from editing. Tim Vickers (talk) 22:29, 22 January 2010 (UTC) I am taking an indefinite wikibreak.I may rewrite portions of [[treatment of glioblastoma multiforme,but I see know reason to contiue to contribute to wikipedia.Why should I?It seems pointless to continue to contribute to an encyclopedia where all my work is reverted/deleted.I doubt I will ever return,but do not delete my user/talk page just in case.I was completely unaware that simply obtaining information from emedicine or medscape.com was a copyright violation.I did not copy and paste this information,i only worded the information similarly to how it was said on emedicine,a much different circumstance than what happended on the page treatment of rheumatic fever.On that page I did copy and paste information from emedicine,which I now know is a copyright violation.Immunize (talk) 14:32, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

end of my time as a wikipedian

This message is for the users TimVickers (talk · contribs),Ishadowed (talk · contribs),Muffled thud (talk · contribs),soap (talk · contribs),and PDcook (talk · contribs).I am permanatly retiring from wikipedia due to the copyright violation problems and all your complaints about my edits.First,you complained i was not citing my sources (which I now am doing),then you complained about my poor grammer,and now you are complaining i am to putting copyright violations into wikipedia.So,as it is obvious you want me to retire from wikipedia or be given a lifetime ban because I am only creating more work for you to cleanup,I am leaving!Immunize (talk) 14:57, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

This was not at all what we had intended, and we are sorry to see you go. Feel free to return at any time, but please take our advice in the spirit it was given. Good luck, IShadowed ✰ 19:37, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Febrile neutropenia

An article that you have been involved in editing, Febrile neutropenia , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Spiral5800 (talk) 13:12, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Weight loss

Thank you for sourcing the addition you made to weight loss, but it would be helpful if you proofread your additions first. Note that the first items in lists should be capitalized, that a space should be added after every comma and period, and statements like "As stated above..." should be avoided.PDCook (talk) 21:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Moving pages again

Again, please be careful about moving pages as your recent page move here created double redirects. PDCook (talk) 21:53, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

No worries, a bot fixed it. That was quick. PDCook (talk) 16:50, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

I hope that my move of 2009 flu pandemic in the United States by state did not create double redirects.Immunize (talk) 19:37, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Links

See Wikipedia:Copyrights#Using_copyrighted_work_from_others and also Wikipedia:Plagiarism. There is also an essay with several examples at Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Tim Vickers (talk) 00:23, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Should i give up?

It seems that most of my new articles have been deleted as copyright violations,despite the fact that only 1 of the articles in question ever had information copied in pasted onto it.I do not understand,and am feeling very discouraged.Can someone please help?Immunize (talk) 00:33, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Copying and pasting is a simple copyright violation, however copying large pieces of text and rephrasing it slightly is also a copyright violation (it's also plagiarism). You need to write in your own words. Do you understand what the problem is here? Tim Vickers (talk) 00:39, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Page move

I think you might have been a little too bold when you moved the Hepatitis B article to Hepatitis B disease. You might consider discussing such moves on the articles' talk pages first. PDCook (talk) 19:04, 28 January 2010 (UTC) Apologies.I made the decision to move Hepatitis B to Hepatitis B disease to distinguish the page from the page on the hepatitis B virus.Immunize (talk) 19:53, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Because we all have different interpretations of what is clear and normal based on our unique backgrounds and experiences, it is usually best to discuss major changes of well-established articles first. PDCook (talk) 19:58, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Immunize. You have new messages at Pdcook's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

PDCook (talk) 17:44, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

One big article

Hi Immunize,

I see that you've created a tiny article called Treatment and prognosis goodpasture's disease. Wikipedia normally wants all treatment and prognosis information in the same article as medical signs, symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, etc. -- which, in this case, would be Goodpasture's syndrome.

Would you please merge any information and sources out of the new stub and into the main article (assuming that this information isn't already present in the main article), and then redirect the stub? You redirect the stub by replacing the entire contents of the stub with #REDIRECT Goodpasture's syndrome

Thanks, WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Mass moving

Hello. I noticed you moved many articles about the 2009 pandemic into the name 2009-2010 flu pandemic. Do you have any basis for this? As a convention, Wikipedia prefer the name "2009 flu pandemic", because the flu started by 2009. Not because it continues until 2010, it is valid for becoming on the name 2009-2010, eh? Would you please cite any consensus? (This is a mass moving of articles watched by many users and among heavily read.--JL 09 ^_{q?_c} 14:09, 30 January 2010 (UTC) I felt that,given that the pandemic is continuing into 2010,it was most appropriate to rename these articles to be consisitent with date.Please feel free to post any feedback or questions on my talk page.Immunize (talk) 14:22, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it is true that that is still a continuing disease. Another user recently moved many of the articles regarding the continents last weeks ago, also with the same name and same reason. A closing admin on Talk:2009 flu pandemic in Europe (you may look at it) said that it must be moved back to its old name because the disease only started in 2010. For me, it is redundant to call if 2009-2010. If it goes until, say, 2014, another rename every year? Also, naming 2009-2010 shows redundancy, Wikipedia articles about diseases aren't named like that. Look for the Spanish flu for example. I noticed many notifications about you.. about page moving.. Again these are well-established articles, and you must seek everybody's opinion (consensus, for example) when moving this article. Is there any consensus or agreement?--JL 09 ^_{q?_c} 14:30, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I have not disscussed the matter on the talk pages of the articles that I moved,as I thought it was to minor an edit to require discussion.Immunize (talk) 14:32, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

No, they are well-established articles. Since there is no discussion, I will revert all of them back. Next time, try to seek agreements when mass moving. If they are valid to be named as such, they must be moved by early this year. But the convention goes, and since there is no consensus, the moves are invalid.--JL 09 ^_{q?_c} 14:36, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I apologize.Perhaps I am just a poor editor.Immunize (talk) 14:39, 30 January 2010 (UTC)