User talk:Twirligig

Dooble

Your {{Prod-2}} was contested, so now it's gone to AfD DMacks (talk) 17:25, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Again, welcome! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:07, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noticing, I work a lot on finding images. If you need help, just give a shout. cheers, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:59, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dab link

Twirligig, thanks for your note on linking to dab pages. While I'm sure I'm guilty as charged, the link you actually gave me was to a page I've never edited. If you use a bot to generate those messages, you might want to tinker with your coding. Cheers - Draeco (talk) 22:50, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lady crab Dab link

Yes, you are quite right Twirl, guilty as charged. I thought I remembered that substrate was a direct link, and it isn't. (However, everything else I did to the article was a huge improvement, so I forgive myself one slip!) You sound like a very interesting person, it's nice to make your acquaintance, Invertzoo (talk) 21:11, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Menopause

Hi, me again. If you get a chance you may (maybe) want to look at the article on menopause and see if there is anything you can do to improve any part of it. I am only a biologist, but I've done a lot of work on fixing it up from time to time, however some parts are still a bit rough. It gets consulted a lot, about 2000 people a day. Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 21:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much. I hope someone can wade in and help it. It's not always easy working on a big topic like that, and not all medical types are also good writers. By the way, by any chance, do you ever get to look at Journal of Consciousness Studies? Not the article but the journal? I figure you might find it interesting. Invertzoo (talk) 21:37, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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T.F.AlHammouri (talk) 12:30, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aerobic

Sometimes, just sometimes, leaving little messages on a users page about an unintended disambig link can be a tad annoying, especially when the article itself is clearly tagged as being under construction . I will sort out all disambig links. I will sort out the references. I will also, given time, correct my spelling mistakes (although I am happy for other to do so). I am happy for you to correct my mis-applied links but whilst an article is under construction most editors would welcome a little free-air just to sort out the basics before receiving little slaps on the wrist about poor linking. Priorities before protocol may be a good watchword (or three). Thanks. Velela ^{Velela Talk} 22:05, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry you interpreted my message as a "slap on the wrist" - that is not my intention. Most people are unaware of which words link to dab pages, and the number of dab pages with links is far greater than what the handful of active editors in WikiProject Disambiguation can fix. All articles on Wikipedia are under construction, by the way. If your article is not in a state you want other people to see/edit/comment on, why not work on it in your sandbox until it's ready to be viewed by the public? twirligig_T to^the C 22:19, 29 March 2009 (UTC)(moved here by Velela ^{Velela Talk} for completeness)[reply]

Well I guess that I DID actually want people to contribute to the article , but not quite in the way that you did! No matter, my feelings weren't actually as bruised as my comments might have suggested so if you want to come back and apply some proto medical expertise to River chemistry, you like everyone, else would be welcome. Velela ^{Velela Talk} 22:43, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what is case management?

you look like you might be interested in helping with this

Talk:Case management#disambiguation and merge needed. any thoughts ? Earlypsychosis (talk) 00:57, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Strong work!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For tirelessly disambiguating links that aren't even in the top 250! J04n(talk page) 22:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Human development

Not trying to be a pain, but instead of removing the link, why not fix it? I virtually rewrote that entire page over the past several days so there is bound to be mistakes here and there. If I had realized that the link went to disambiguation page I would have corrected it, but that makes me ask, if you went to the effort to remove it and post on my talk page, why not just fix it instead of removing it?--Jaretac (talk) 19:31, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Normally I do fix them but in that case it wasn't clear (to me) which kind of human development the link should point to.twirligig_T to^the C 19:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Greetings! Thanks for your contributions to Darwish M.K.F. Al Gobaisi. One of your recent edits included a link to human development, a disambiguation page. The use of these links is discouraged on Wikipedia as they are unhelpful to readers. In the future, please check your links to make sure they point to articles. Thanks!

twirligigT tothe C 19:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)"

Hi thanks...just responding to your comment above. The intended/target article link is appropriate. The "Human Development" article is really short, and maybe I will expand it further to include Ecosystemic Sustainability (Social, Educational, Economic, Natural Resources, etc.)when I get the time/opportunity.

Keep up the good work... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinayaka94 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ahhh...I get it now...sorry beginner's ignorance/mistake (the discussion on "Human Development" disambiguation). Thanks for the correction. I learnt something today!

Vinayaka94 (talk) 14:30, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Pulse (WP:MED newsletter) June 2014

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