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Scientizzle
[edit] substance abuse-talk-genetic pathophysiology-by lady1946
why were my comments deleted? lady1946 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lady1946 (talk • contribs) 18:32, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
- I reverted your addition] to to Substance use disorder and the matching talk page comment for several reasons. Wikipedia has a policy against publishing original research or improperly synthesizing others' research into novel conclusions. Additionally, your comments were blatantly self-promoting and in violation of talk page guidelines. If you want to contribute, you'll need to become more familiar with Wikipedia's sourcing guidelines for science/medicine articles and the policies on original research and neutral content; see the welcome message I left on your talk page for a great deal more information. — Scientizzle 21:31, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Scientizzle, do you want to defend the delete of the Vickers criticism on the Ernst page, which I think is an entirely valid, well researched one in a respected journal. Thanks, Babski.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Babski (talk • contribs)
- I didn't delete it. As you can see here, I re-worded it some and moved it to the underpopulated "Criticisms" section. I also formatted the journal citation but removed the link to Vickers' web bio (as it isn't necessary). I didn't keep all of the quotations because, frankly, the "hot flashes in men with prostate cancer" comment was largely tangential without its relevant context, and overall probably completely unnecessary for the delivery of Vickers' salient criticisms. — Scientizzle 20:30, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
[edit] A barnstar for you!
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[edit] Steve James Sherlock
Hi - Please help - I have made more additions to the SJS page. Looking at the notability issue - I can't see there being a problem. However, I would like your critical eye to look into this. When the page was first deleted there were issues around establishing 'Notability'. I have spent time and effort to justify this and consequently this research has meant many changes to original deleted page. You have been very helpful in the past. I would like the article moved back into the Wikipedia? Many thanks (81.157.187.70 (talk) 13:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC))
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[edit] MSU Interview
Dear Scientizzle,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
- Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
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- The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar --Jaobar ([[User talk:Jaobar|talk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.34.167 (talk) 21:29, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
