User talk:Lyrl/archive1

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Gender Reproduction

I added this to hopefully answer any questions you have. Thanks for the quick reply. (UKPhoenix79 00:52, 17 February 2006 (UTC))

Coitus Interuptus

I don't understand why you deleted my addition of the natural muscular contraction during ejaculation. Thank you Abc85 09:42, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

your recent edit

I wanted to talk with you about your recent edit to the emergency contraception article - which I don't really understand. There were quite a few sources stated before, and the text seemed to be more informative in some ways (I'm not saying it is perfect however)...so why scrap the whole lot and make a brand new version with no sources? Also the bit about it "sometimes" working as an abortifacient, if pregnancy is defined as happening at the moment of conception, seems to me to be untrue. It would ALWAYS be an abortifacient if it gets rid of a fertilised egg, not so? Can you explain to me how I am wrong? Chooserr 00:33, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Lyrl, thanks for explaining LAM. I thought it said somewhere on the EC page (or the pregnancy dispute page) that it causes the abortion of fertilised eggs or something. Chooserr 05:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Pope Pius XII

I replied on the talk page. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 18:12, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

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Re: Invitation to Birth control

Thank you for your invitation to edit the birth control article. I understand your enthusiasm in trying to improve the article, as the Japanese version of the article was featured recently on ja. After reading through the Japanese article and its talk page, I cannot fathom why the Japanese community decided to feature that article... and the initial and major contributor for the Japanese article, Famsis, has been kicked off ja. Actually, I think the English version of the article is far more useful to readers with its far and wide subjects and multiple links. Not much is missing from en that ja could add. --Emana 18:00, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

editing Mirena

hi lyrl,

i don't know how to add notes to edit in the edit history--sorry if that has cause any annoyance. Is there an explanation for the "technically challenged" on how to do this? :-)

c

Fertility Table

I think what u r looking for is a Fertility, and it could look like a Life Table in construction. Perhaps you ought to have a separate page for it. It doesnt belong with the Life Table or Life contingencies. If we had insurance on it, it would be a perfect fit.

the table i envision might look something like the following:

Column A = number of days using a method. something suitable. Column B = method A; e.g. using a condom column C = method B; maybe the rhythm method; this would have a tricky distribution each month. column D = method C; maybe using the pill

So using each method over time, like advancing age in a life table, increases the probably of conception.

in addition; one needs a third dimension, the frequecny of sexual on a daily basis.

hope this helps.

joe 01:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi: i got company up to my eyeballs; so i will not be able to get back to you until tomorrow nite. joe 21:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

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possibly pages to watch/review

There has been some major work done on Mifepristone and Misoprostol, and most for the better. I was wondering, if you had some time, if you wouldn't mind reviewing these recent edits and possibly contributing to make these articles even better! You already put in a lot of hard work on the BC articles, so I wanted to tell you to keep up the good work and possibly to check out these two pages. Thanks for your consideration.--Andrew c 20:11, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikibooks:Sexual Health

I saw your message on Wikibooks:Sexual Health, and moved over the previous contents of the talk page to the new location. This move didn't preserve the page history, unfortunately, but with only two edits, I don't think it's a big loss. I also replaced the misspelled page and the talk page with redirects, so people should get to where they are going from any links that have already been created.

For future reference, by the way, it is much faster to contact me directly on my wikibooks talk page, because I will be able to respond more quickly to your messages. I'm also a b-crat at wikibooks, so I can take care of any admin-related help you need as well.

Also, I added alot of material to this book, but it was all added from memory, and there may be some errors. We can go back and fix any obvious mistakes of course, but the book looks much better with some content. I've added a few pictures as well, but the book could certainly use more pictures. Do you think that we should allow actual photographs of genitals in this book, or should we stick to the drawings that are there currently? I think if we put up some kind of warning, photographs should be alright. --Wknight8111 (Whiteknight) 15:27, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome to put comments on the talk pages of the book chapters, or on my talk page, which ever suits you best. I have included all those pages on my watchlist, so i will be notified whenever you leave a comment. You're right, if we are going to include photos, we will want to show a collection, to demonstrate that "normal" has many different shapes. I worry, however, that have a large number of nude photographs would qualify our book to be labled "Wikipornia", as some people have taken to calling it. I don't want to be obscene. I wish I had my old sex-ed textbook, to see what kinds of pictures it had. --User:Wknight8111 (WB:Whiteknight) 22:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

dumb question

sorry to ask you such a dumb question, but i noticed you have contributed to male contraceptives also so i thought you might be interested. i added a footnote, but it seems there is no footnote section created. can you maybe teach me how to do that? (i have more papaya studies i am excited to add...) Cindery 00:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

thanks for help. Cindery 01:57, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

hi, it's me with another pesky question from the technologically-impaired-dept...i tried to ask someone else first, but now i am embarassed because he seems to think i know what a deeplinked url is...[1] no url at all shows up when i download/click on that pdf...maybe it is just not possible/i should give up and link to sisterzeus site? or maybe there is something simple i just don't know...(also, all edits to menstrual extraction welcome. it needs work/more critical eyes). pls do not worry about either one if you are busy. thanks, Cindery 22:22, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

By "deeplinked url", he just meant the web address of the pdf. What I did was open the pdf, then copy the web address from the address bar. Sometimes in websites with frames, this address will not show up in the address bar. To link to sites like that, you have to use your mouse to hover over the link, and read the "deeplinked url" from the bottom left-hand corner of your browser.

I hope that made some sense. Let me know if it didn't. Lyrl ^Talk _Contribs 22:18, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

thanks, lyrl! (i use a laptop/no mouse, so i probably would never have never figured it out...plus, browser probs lately. firefox won't load/had to revert to lame outdated version of explorer...i am going to the apple store to visit the geniuses at the "genius bar" to reinstall firefox. i bet that is the real problem--with firefox i am pretty sure "deeplinked urls" showed up, i just didn't notice. because i would not know a deeplinked url if one bit me :-) Cindery 23:10, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome templates

Howdy, I saw the note you left for Boomshanker (talk • contribs) on his/her talk page. Welcoming new users is by no means restricted to admins; anyone can do it. I usually use {{welcome}} --~~~~, although there are a wide range of welcome messages to be found at Wikipedia:Welcome templates. I have been thinking it would be useful to develop one for the issue with Bookshanker--a probably well-meaning user who thinks adverts are par for the course on Wikipedia. We have {{spam}}, but that seems too harsh at times. If you have any thoughts, I'd appreciate hearing them... Anyhow, feel free to use any of the welcome templates to welcome new users. About five percent of the itme, they will contact you with a question about editing or Wikipedia, which is fun (if you don't know, just add it to one of the help desks or village pump pages, as needed). Feel free to drop me a line on my talk page if I can help with anything or if you have any questions. Thanks for all the hard work! --TeaDrinker 22:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I tried my hand at a welcome template for people inserting advertising. Currently it is at User:TeaDrinker/Sandbox; I am curious if you have any comments. (It is based in large measure on {{welcomepov}}.) Thanks, --TeaDrinker 22:43, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I like your proposed welcome template - it is much less confrontational than the "welcomepov" one, and seems appropriate for situations like I encountered.

Thank you also for the information on welcome templates - it's not something I had come across before. Lyrl ^Talk _Contribs 23:15, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I went ahead and created it at Template:welcomespam. Hopefully it can be shaped into something useful. --TeaDrinker 23:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

In the Wikipedia tradition, I give you the barnstar of diligence for all your hard work editing with meticulous attention to detail in contraception-related topics.

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For extraordinary attention to detail and superb editing on contraception-related topics. Awarded by TeaDrinker 21:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Hear, hear. Richly deserved, good edit on Diaphragm (contraceptive) today. The above award both beats me to it :-( and better phrases what I had come here to award you myself :-) Yours David Ruben ^Talk 18:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

sorry

that's the second time today my browser has blanked something huge on a minor edit--unintentional; my apologies; thanks for restoring. Cindery 23:08, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Planned Parenthood

Thanks for correcting my mistake on the Planned Parenthood page. I reverted my own revert by mistake. ThanksGdo01 01:17, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

will my dumb questions ever end?

hi, i just tried to welcome a friend for whom an admin never showed up--and i royally screwed it up: User Mumblio. i couldn't find a welcome template, so i cut and pasted from my talkpage. this half-worked. what's awful though is it now says "help me" on his page, and i can't get in to edit out my mistake--there's only a "+" button, allowing me to leave a new message...is there s way to fix this or should i ask an admin? (i saw you were probably online from my watchlist) tks, Cindery 01:28, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

thanks (as always) for your kind help. Cindery 17:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Family planning

I made the category after reviewing an example at de.wp. If you feel that a certain article does not belong, be bold and simply remove it. The natural family planning article currently carries both categories, so removing either the parent or subcategory would make no big deal. GilliamJF 18:36, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Lost saves

I wish that were it--unfortunately, I'm saving, waiting for the new page to load, then quitting without carefully checking to see that the save is saved. And then I come back six hours later to find that it was not. Could be my machine; 2001 Macintoshes are not the most compatible-friendly of computers. Thanks, though. And congratulations on your Barnstar. --BCSWowbagger 23:59, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. That's a good theory. I'll have to be more careful with my edits from now on! --BCSWowbagger 23:33, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

ISBN

Hyphenation rules are here. Ed points out an online resource on my talk page. Rich Farmbrough, 09:23 16 October 2006 (GMT).

Regarding Christian views on contraception

I'm sorry that I'm busy trying to improve Wikipedia's articles and did not know that people expected me to find sources for their own additions. And I'm sorry that I was abiding by Wikipedia's policy. Ariedartin JECJY ^Talk 15:14, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I have learnt from you then. Certainly, I shouldn't simply be making edits that are easiest for me. Rather, making an effort to back up sources will help merit better results. I now agree and see what you mean. Ariedartin JECJY ^Talk 17:07, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I nominate you

With your meticulous mind and impressive mastery of FA, I nominate you to start an article on "conception probabilities." (It seems there are three primary conception probability theories/methods--Tietze, Dixon, and Trussell? And perhaps "UPSI"?). I didn't know before I started researching EC that these existed, and think lots of other people must not have heard of "conception probabilities" or know that several methods exist, either... Cindery 00:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

My knowledge of FA is related to a woman determining when she is near ovulation, and I'm pretty good at that. However, my knowledge of conception probabilities is not much more extensive than this, and I've never heard of any of the different theories or methods you mentioned. Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have the knowledge base to write such an article. Lyrl ^Talk _Contribs 01:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Condom as gloves

I took the liberty of taking out the section you had marked as dubious from the condom article. I moved it to the talk page for further dicussion; you are quite right that such a use boggles the mind a bit. Thanks and keep up the great work! --TeaDrinker 19:46, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Diaphragm (contraceptive)

Pardon me if this relates to my own ignorance on the subject, but the image you just replaced again on this page doesn't appear to actually be a cervical cap... I looked up on that article and the image appears to be slightly different. Check them out:

This one is supposed to be a cervical cap:

And this one is supposed to be a diaphragm, or at least in the french article:

Now either I am right or these images are badly made, lol. If you think the latter is suitable for a diaphragm, please switch it back, it looks a lot better.

Have a nice day mate --Ludvig 03:43, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

If you read the diaphragm article, you will see that the diaphragm rests against the pubic bone. That means the dome of the diaphragm covers all the surface next to the bladder, and the anterior rim rests against the urethra. Both images show how a cervical cap fits (covering only the cervix and not the vaginal wall); the top image might be better for cavity rim caps like Oves and Prentif that adhere directly to the cervix, the bottom image better for Vimule and FemCap which adhere to the vaginal walls immediately surrounding the cervix. Neither image shows how the diaphragm covers much of the vaginal wall, or how it can apply pressure to the urethra. The diaphragm image is badly made.

I intend to draw in a correctly placed diaphragm on a better image when I have time, but until then I believe the poorer-quality image is more accurate for the diaphragm article. Lyrl ^Talk _Contribs 01:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)