User talk:Alteripse

A lititle help, rmemeber me?

Im up for arbitration because Acharya S's disiples have decided I am an immoral Christyain zealot out to destory her and have commitd crimes againt her.

THy want ot use my past internet hisotry agaisnt me in a doubt standard. ( After all, if you show anyone sayign bad things about Acharya S, they are detractors, say bad things abotu Zarove, they are true.)

I aquired internt stalkrs abotu 4 years ago, and they are evidence of how bad a peson I am. ( THey followed me from board ot baord to ruin me, so they must be tellign the truth as they say badhtings and make sure Acharya loosk liek a sweet, innocent girl attackdby a Demoniac possesse dby sheer evil...)

Can you help by offirng soem evidence about their ocnduct, or at lays some advice?

Why are you defending this person, when he has made constant very vicious personal attacks on the subject?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:%5E%5EJames%5E%5E/evidence

Others have been banned for far less egregious behavior. There is extreme bias going on here. This matter is something that should be take up by the Wikipedia organization ASAP.

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Glucocorticoids

question was moved to talk page of talk:glucocorticoid article and answered. alteripse 12:03, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Acharya S

I am having torubles with her. I try to present a balanced article, which includes critisisms of her idea's,and her (real)creentials. I am not tyign to just flat put say "She slyign and a fraud", but I am tying to point out what she relaly is. A holder of an undergrad degree formFranklin and MArshal Collage, and an author of a badly researhced book that is open to much critisism.

Her disiples won't leave this alone, and if you check her mailign list she tlaks abotu hwo Wikipedia is out to desotry her. ( Not rlelay an exageration.)

Anyhtign spoken againt her is biased, anyhtign in promotion fo her is good. Thus,, all critiissms are not allowed, all favourable statements are good.

Can you help?

Hi Alteripse, this is someone whom you have helped a great some by answering his quetions regarding DNA and Okazaki fragments. I want to thank you a lot for your time spent.

Newborn screening

Good good! I twiddled a little with formatting here and there, but basically, bravo!! jengod 22:06, Jul 2, 2004 (UTC)

IRC

How to set up IRC:

• I'm assuming you have administrative priveleges on your computer; that'll make things easier to install.
  1. Go to http://gaim.sourceforge.net, and click on downloads.
  2. Get Gaim-0.79.exe and install it. (It's Free Software, so you can copy it anywhere you like.)
  3. When it's done installing, it'll ask you to sign in. You'll see an accounts window.
     1. Click "+ Add".
     2. Change the protocol to IRC.
     3. Give yourself a screen name and password.
     4. Make sure the server is irc.freenode.net.
     5. Click save. Gaim will sign you in automatically.
  4. In the Buddy List window, do Buddies->Join a Chat.
  5. Channel:#Wikipedia. That's where I am at the moment.
  6. Type stuff. Everyone will see it.  :-)

--Ardonik 20:02, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC)

When I tried to connect, my norton internet security blocks the connection. Even when I tell it to permit it, it immediately gives me a messages saying I was disconnected.

• I don't know how to use Norton's products. IRC uses port 6667; see if you can configure Norton to unblock the port manually. --Ardonik 20:33, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Suggestions are coming in from #Wikipedia. Did you perhaps get a popup from Norton asking whether to approve a connection by gaim.exe or something like that? That's how Sygate's firewall works. --Ardonik 20:42, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC)

This is based on Sygate firewall, not Norton. I would guess that the firewall is blocking gaim. Does gaim work at all? If not, this will likely be why.

There should be something in the firewall software which lists blocked and permitted apps. Windows firewalls generally work on a per-application basis. Sygate works by seeing when an app tries to use the net, then pops up asking you whether to allow or deny. I am assuming (that's ass-u-me) that Norton would work similarly.

So: first go into the Norton firewall and see if you can find a list of permitted and denied apps. Make gaim permitted. If that doesn't work, see if you can find a list of permitted and denied ports, and try unblocking ports 6650-6669 - David Gerard 20:45, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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OMIM

Yes, I discovered the problem with the tags in the table later. This is why I didn't give porphyrin the same treatment. We may get somewhere by removing "number" alltogether or replacing it by "no.". I'll change it around and see how it works. JFW | T@lk 08:45, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I did it straight away. The CAH table still spans more than one line, but it looks better. I'm going to put it into porphyria now. JFW | T@lk 15:59, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Article Licensing

Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 2000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:

• Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
• Multi-Licensing Guide
• Free the Rambot Articles Project

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

Option 1

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

OR

Option 2

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk)

cyt p450 pic

To be honest, I'm not really sure. However, I should emphasize that I downloaded the sequence in PDB format (PDB code is shown in image description), openned it in Deepview, played with the color, oriented the protein until it looked cool, copied it over to a paint program and then saved it as png. All of the pictures I uploaded were really made by me. According to an NCBI disclaimer, sequences are public domain, as far as they are concerned. Where it gets muddy is whether or not the protein sequences I used were patented by or copyrighted to the submitter. I haven't seen notices while I was making the pics. Even then, I'm not sure if creating a picture from a copyrighted sequence would make it illegal/copyright infringement. I was wondering about that myself earlier, so I'd appreciate your thoughts on the matter. As for Hexokinaseglucokinase, if you're interested in making your own pics, I can give you tips to figure out how to display proteins (with the colors and ribbons) with Deepview (it took me a few moments). Otherwise, I'll do it a bit later -- it takes about 12 seconds. --jag123 02:28, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

If you did that much to make it, it's yours and not someone else's. Please show me how to do that for glucokinase. alteripse 02:35, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

(I'll assume you use the Windows version. Shift + click may be different for other versions) I get the PDB number from here, under IUMB Enz class and then PDB link (First in list is 1BDG). In Deepview, click on File->Import, enter the PDB id, and click the second PDB file button (under Grab from server). It'll load (and should give you an error about missing AA). You can close the status window but keep the control panel window open. Click on Display->OpenGl, Display->Solid 3D. In the control panel window, press Shift and click on a v in the Show column (they should all get unchecked) and then Shift + Click in a blank space under the Ribn column (they should all get checked). Click on the black arrow/triangle under R (complete right and top of Control Panel window) and select Ribbon from the drop down menu. Then go to Color (Main program) and click by secondary structure succession (that's what I use). Orient the protein and then save it. (I just did a Print Screen and paste into paint since it was faster than saving as tga and reopenning and resaving into png.) Good luck! Just to let you know, I plan to add pics to all the proteins; I've got all the oxidoreductases done so far. --jag123 02:57, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

He who shall not flush

An amazing link for everything you don't want to know and then some: --allie 22:54, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Every search engine known to mankind

HGH ducks

I've just stumbled on the HGH quackery article, and as I review the history, it seems you're primarily responsible for its current condition. Congratulations. I think it's an example of just what WP should be producing, though not quite a traditional encyclopedic sort of thing. We're breaking new ground here in that respect. I've also noted your admin nomination and endorsed it, though after the (tardy) fact. Congratulations on that as well... Good work. ww 19:18, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Alternative medicine

For a calm, measured response to the discussion in Alternative medicine. Axl Apr 11, 2005

[Please feel free to move this award to a different place if you prefer, Alteripse.] Axl 16:22, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Glycosylation vs. glycation

I assume you read my userpage, otherwise you couldn't have known I was working to expand glycosylation.

Anyway, the lead section of glycation pretty much explains the difference perfectly. Glycosylation is a highly controlled process mediated by specific enzymes in the endoplasmatic reticulum and Golgi apparatus while glycation is much more random and haphazard and not mediated by enzymes. If it needs to be any clearer, I'd love to help, but you'd have to tell me more specifically what part is unclear. - Mgm|^(talk) 15:44, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

I think there is a discrepancy between the way the terms are used in medicine and chemistry. The principal use of the concept in medicine is in relation to chronic diabetic complications. Since the 1970s, the term glycosylated hemoglobin has been the principal term for a clinically important blood test, and many articles have discussed the vascular damage caused by glycosylation of various tissue proteins because of high glucose levels in people with diabetes. Both of these processes are nonenzymatic Amadori rearrangements, which doesnt match your enzymatic vs nonenzymatic distinction. Perhaps this is an unresolvable terminology difference, but I haven't noticed many medical research articles observing the distinction. My undergraduate degree was biochemistry (quite) a few years ago, and my first published research was on glycosylated hemoglobin, but basic glycosylation research is not a particular interest and I haven't kept up with it. Have you seen this discussed in relation to diabetes research? Are you doing graduate school research in this area? alteripse 15:59, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• I just finished a course on glycobiology and glycochemistry and I heard a mentioned Amadori rearrangements. I'll check it as soon as I can. BTW, since I'm in Europe I've got no clue what level graduate school is, so I'll stay away from answering that. Mgm|^(talk) 22:44, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

Graduate school is after college. You do original research and it gets you a PhD, (or an MS or MA). In the US this usually occurs between 22 and 25 years of age but I think in Europe a year or two earlier. Since glycation/glycosylation is not a very elementary topic for the first years of university chemistry, I was guessing you are farther along. alteripse 03:30, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• In that case I'm probably in graduate school. Maybe you're interested in knowing. At about age 4 kids start "elementary school" here at around 11 or 12, they go on to "middle school" (middelbare school) and after they finish that, provided they have followed a high enough grade of study in middle school they can go on to University. University should take approximately 4 or 5 years depending on the chosen subject, but most people take longer. Mgm|^(talk) 19:50, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Reference desk thank you

Thanks for your well rounded replies on the reference desk! :) --HappyCamper 3 July 2005 20:35 (UTC)

Most kind of you to notice and compliment. And the same to you of course as well. alteripse 3 July 2005 21:07 (UTC)

One thing I must tell you, Alteripse. Please seperate your edits to talk pages from the original post with a white line... JFW | T@lk 3 July 2005 21:29 (UTC) :-) May a thousand edit-style flowers bloom... alteripse 3 July 2005 22:53 (UTC)

Your comments/questions on glycation/fructose

Thanks for your questions on my message page. I am an amatuer, but have studied the effects of glycations extensively. It appears that something on the order of 90% of all age related chronic diseases are related to glycations and subsequent reactions. High fructose consumption may double or quadruple the rate of glycation damage. I know relatively little about glycosylation, your specialty.

There seems to be considerable imprecision in the usage of glycation, glycosylation, and other terminology in this field, including AGEs. It is, after all, rather arcane, very specialized, and evolving. I don't know which groups are using what terminology; but the distinction is crucial and seems to be observed carefully in recent papers.

From my understanding both glycation and glycosylation occur with hemoglobin. As I understand it, glycosylation is a desirable biochemical process, mediated by enzymes, that may help stabilize molecules and/or promote proper protein folding. Glycation is non-enzymatic and may range from benign to severe in its effects depending on: where the sugar molecule bonds, to what molecule it bonds, and subsequent reactions. In diabetes, glycated hemoglobin is used as an indicator of the average blood sugar level over about the last 3 months. This is used to monitor how well patients are controlling their average blood sugar levels. High glycated hemoglobin level indicates poor control, and vice versa. http://my.webmd.com/content/article/46/1667_50935?z=1667_50936_6504_00_08 http://www.missouri.edu/~diabetes/ngsp/factors.htm I does appear that gHb is a less desirable acronym than HbA1c, so I will correct the article on that point, probably by eliminating the acronym since they tend to be confusing to general audience anyway.

Type II diabetes used to be called age-related since it did not occur in young people. Now, with the influence of high fructose consumption in the last 20 years or so, we are seeing teens with Type II; so age-related doesn't seem as good a name. I added that to help people remember which type I was referring to, as I thought many general audience types don't distinguish very well between Type I and II. Thanks again, JWAnderson | Talk

Thanks!

Thanks for your work on the first Wikipedia:Medicine Collaboration of the Week! You especially really made the article. I'm quite proud of how much the article improved, and I hope we remain an active force, improving medical articles on Wikipedia. — Knowledge Seeker দ 02:41, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

Acharya S

I say we oughta take off and nuke it from orbit - it's the only way to be sure. Any ideas how? crazyeddie 06:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I share your opinion. I'd be happy to have it simply vaporized, but then one of her disciples would create a new article and start the whole mess over. Will you support the last version I posted on the talk page if zarove and I can get a couple of other people to do so? I am sorry to ask you to go looking for it amid all the word fog. alteripse 02:15, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I was talking more about the contributors than the actual article. We'd be vaporized as well, but at this point, I'd be willing to write that off as acceptable losses. I was actually thinking about starting up a fork as a subpage off of my userpage, work with you to hash out a compromise between us on it, then sit the principles down one by one and see if we can work out a compromise with each of them in turn - with us two having complete veto, at least initially (as long as its a subpage off of my userpage, then by convention, I own it...). The idea here is to deal with one maniac at a time. Right now, they're feeding off each other. Eventually, we'd have to open it up to the community as a whole, but this might be a way to proceed at first.

Since I think we're both of the "Acharya S is a quack" POV, then I think it makes sense to sit down with ^^James^^ first (since he is of the opposition), then move on to Zarove after that. We can work on 216 after we've dealt with those two. Hopefully, 216 will get bored and wander off... It might be the word fog, but James seems more-or-less reasonable, at least as out-and-out POV warriors go. crazyeddie 06:26, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Show me what you have in mind. Anything different than this. alteripse 10:12, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

User:Crazyeddie/Acharya S compromise draft Let's see if we can work out a version that we are perfectly happy with first. Let's also continue this discussion on the draft's talkpage... crazyeddie 19:47, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I moved your comments to the draft's talkpage. I would like to keep the draft in such a condition that we can just cut-and-paste it when it's done baking. Also, just reminding you that it does have a talkpage! You also might want to watchlist it, assuming you haven't already done so. crazyeddie 05:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Re Poliosis

Thanks for your very quick reply in the Reference Desk. Amazing that the white hair patch is most frequently over the forehead. It's fascinating to me that a human anomoly can happen the same way in different people. A bit of an oxymoron isn't it? Yet at the same time, it's reassuring that when you're abnormal, you're really just normal. I've been told by ultrasound that I also have an anomoly -- a wall dividing my uterus in 2 halves. Other tests have shown this is debatable but it's nice to know my husband and I are together with others in our uniqueness. It is a shame though that we can't claim extreme inteligence by default. Thanks again. (M.Close, NJ)

"when you're abnormal, you're really just normal" I like that! It reminds me of the old internist's saying: a healthy person is just someone who hasn't been thoroughly worked up. alteripse 23:06, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your comments. You are at once kind and fair. I love to write just to write, and even debate about the angels on a pinhead; but I do not like personal strife and conflict, and my wife even less so. It's not that I need 100% agreement; it's just we both feel so overwhelmed with the utter disdain and contempt for our work, work that is seen by so many as being something entirely different than what we intended it to be, namely, to recoginze someone we thought had merit and to find appropriate references. Anyway, thank you for your sweet disposition. icut4u

• Thanks. Can I save your last line as ammo in my next edit war? alteripse 06:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Je vous pensais pourriez aimer...

Your answer (amusing, as always) to the problem of le mannequin pis leads me to suspect you might enjoy the writings of "Sir Charles Grandiose, Bt", who is one never to let the French forget that they smell garlicky.... All The French One Needs To Know, part II Part Trois. Best taken in small doses. - Nunh-huh 20:58, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Lymphatic System

"By age 70, the thymus is one-tenth the size it was at the age of 10, and the immune system is only 25% as powerful."

I had recently edited the lymphatic system with a brief statement denoting the progressive weakening of the aforementioned system's functions, but you had removed it within minutes following its inclusion. That statement was obtain from The Eighth Edition of Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chapter 14, p. 371 under the information about the thymus gland. As such, I would like you to review the citation for its authenticity, though I doubt the eidtors would place incorrect information in a book meant to teach one about anatomy and physiology. I would deem such a statement relevant to both the lymphatic system article, as well as the aging article, thus I shall let you review the statement alongside its source.

Jordan Yang 22:43, 21 Oct 2005 (UTC)

The problem with the statement is that it is meaningless. By what measurement is the immune system 25% as powerful? While the thymus shrinks with age, linking it with the other statement implies a causal link, an equally dubious proposition. If a specific parameter which is 25% as "powerful" can be cited, I would have no objection to a clearer sentence that actually said something. As it stood it sounded like something used on late night infomercials to sell unnecessary dietary supplements. alteripse 04:04, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Controversial hGH uses

I added idiopathic short stature to the list of controversial uses of hGH. It was approved by the FDA and side effects are apparently very minimal, but it is controversial nonetheless for other reasons that you're undoubtedly aware. Kudos on the superb articles, I felt a courtesy was in order. Evolauxia 09:26, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

I certainly agree with the addition. thanks alteripse 04:06, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

GSD type # edits

I made the alternate names redirects, so if they search for them, they will get redirected to the GSD type # article. It's an improvement because there were multiple articles for the same disease (ie von von Gierke's disease and glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency - which are the same thing). So instead of making multiple articles with the information all spread out for essentially the same thing, I considered it better to centralize the information to the GSD type # articles. If you disagree and consider this a bad move, we can have a vote on the glycogen storage disease talk page on what best to do. KBi 17:29, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Ref. desk

Could you take antoher look at your Earth response on the Science Reference desk, cheers --Commander Keane 00:29, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Ref Desk

The ref desk is not a soapbox; that's made very clear atop the page. You're welcome to restructure your comments to be factual rather than some opinionated political rant. Otherwise, expect removal; I find that far more honest than restructuring it all myself. — Lomn | Talk / RfC 12:49, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

You answered with a parallel couched in the strongest possible POV terms. As above, I felt soft removal was more appropriate than chopping your comments into something else, and I attempted to leave no POV (not "my own POV") as a result. RD guidelines are quite clear that "If you wish to argue a particular viewpoint, please do so on an appropriate talk page". Points 7, perhaps 8, and 11 are fine. The rest are in clear violation. — Lomn | Talk / RfC 04:07, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

It would be refreshing to see a response to the Ref Desk "no soapbox" policy rather than rambling vitriol. — Lomn | Talk / RfC 16:06, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

The Nineteen Senses

I thought you might have something interesting to say at the reference desk, about "human infrared sense". I'm curious as to whether you'll agree with me or think I'm completely off-base! - Nunh-huh 00:33, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

I almost added to your comment, but what you said was so exactly right, I decided it didn't need me say Amen to it. If anyone argues, I'll back it. alteripse 00:39, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. It's good to have a reality check... I had that "Twilight Zone" feeling and wondered if it was me, or them<g>. - Nunh-huh 03:07, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Lungs

Thanks for the laugh on lung placement at the Reference Desk. -- Kodos

Edit summaries

Tonight I started going through the admin list to see who is and who is not active and got sidetracked by noting who and who is not using edit summaries. Just a bit of constructive criticism: you're extremely low in this regard (at least recently) relative to other admins. I'm kind of leaving this note generically to 1 in 4 people (I very much doubt I'll get to Z :) so hope you take it well. Cheers, Marskell 00:25, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I just manually looked at the last two hundred where the first fifty showed a lack. No bot. I don't know if I should bother as I'll just wind up with a bunch of "wtf is this?" messages. There is a logic at work though: I've started regularly voting on RfAs and edit summaries is one criteria I use. I thought if that's the case, it's fair to expect it from established admins. However there is no hard and fast rule in this regard and you're perfectly entitled to different criteria. Thanks for your comments. Marskell 08:42, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Jumping bacteria on skin

Alteripse, you rhetorical question about jumping bacteria made me laugh so hard, I had one of the best laughs I've ever had in a long long time. Thank you, thank you so much!! :-) --HappyCamper 01:46, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

I had a big laugh, too. It's on BJAODN for some reason (here). As long as we have a sense of humour, we have the Wiki. JFW | T@lk 18:36, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Great answer!

Thanks for lightening my day. Your answer yesterday on WP Ref Desk regarding the ant parasite life cycle had me in (circular, of course) stitches. Thanks...

Clearly, I'm going to have to pay more attention to my education and to the Ref Desk. It'll be good for my cardiovascular system as well -- the laughter, I mean. ww 22:17, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Newborn screening

Thank you for your sweet disposition. --Arcadian 01:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

That is an unfamiliar characterization, but I will assume it was offered without irony, as my compliment on your additions was sincere as well. Thanks. alteripse 01:08, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry if my tone was misintepreted -- rather than just say 'thank you for your kind words', I meant what I wrote above as playful kidding, by recycling icut4u's compliment to you. So, more straightforwardly this time, I thank you for your kind words. --Arcadian 01:21, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I assumed that was what it was. I appreciate kind words, it was just that my sweet disposition is not regularly recognized so there was a small moment of uncertainty as I said, "who, me?". alteripse 01:29, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Apology

Hello alteripse, i think we've got off on the wrong foot. I usually ramble on when i post, so i'm sorry for that already, hehe. Well, what i was referring to, is that there is a basis to all healthy diets, which is balance in micronutrients, and lessened intakes of salt, fat, sugar, and so on. In other countries, they have different food that makes up this balance.

As for the perspective, sure! I welcome new perspectives! and sure, i will write information relating to healthy eating with children, but the majority of the article relates to dietary advice that is to be given to children, and that is different from the healthy diet of sedentary adults, but the basis of balance is the same.

The problem is, that in the United Kingdom, particularly, children don't eat healthy foods at school, which is supposed to be the institution which provides them a figure which is supposed to be helping them, when in actual fact, they're receiving cheap procvessed burgers and chips from huge food companies! Now, weening children off these foods is difficult, because they're not likely to eat vegetables and healthier alternatives, because if they have the choice, they'll choose burgers (Jamies Kitchen also dealt with this issue).

However, as you can see, such a topic is very expansive, and would be ill-placed within tyhe healthy diet article. I will be adding the section relating to children, but it will be a small section, with a link to the fuller article which will contain a much more in-depth look at the issue.

Sorry for all the misunderstanding, i do apologise profusely! If you wish to help, your help is more than welcome on Wikipedia:Wikiproject_Nutrition.

Sorry again, Spum 09:51, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Types of polydactyly

Some of the types of polydactyly listed at Polydactyly#Types of polydactyly sound bogus to me. Would you mind taking a look and making sure they're real, and perhaps explaining them? I appeal to your superior medical knowledge. —Keenan Pepper 04:11, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Off the top of my head there is nothing obviously bogus. The x-rays are so similar that I had to look closely to make sure the same films hadn't been simply flipped. I probably would not have loaded two of each but it is a small matter. alteripse 08:30, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the Invite

I have signed in at the Lounge.DocJohnny 13:53, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Growth

There are only a couple of responses. I would like to let this stay as the responses help me understand what the community thinks of the worth of various articles. -Nv8200p talk 17:25, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

If I thought it was a stub for a valid article, I would not have nominated it in the first place. Right now it is no more then a dictionary definition that has not significantly expanded in almost two years. Relax and let the community decide what to do. That is why we have deletion processes -Nv8200p talk 17:41, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Psychotherapy Peer Review Thanks!

Thanks very much for giving me three specific points to work on in my article, Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy. I have eliminated the red links, given full names to all individuals, and I have added a section examining the relationship between CBT and ISTDP. I think your suggestions were spot-on.

--Robert Tarzwell 18:41, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Sources for Virilization

Hello, some time ago you added a fair bit of content to Virilization. As you may be aware, we are currently trying to improve Wikipedia's accuracy and reliability by making sure articles cite the sources used to created them. Do you remember what websites, books, or other places you learnt the information that you added to Virilization? Would it be possible for you to mention them in the article? Thank you very much. - SimonP 17:35, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

It's the basic knowledge of my profession. We could reference any pediatric endocrinology textbook. The basic research was many decades ago and not available online. alteripse 22:09, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Question for SimonP. I just looked at the virilization article. It is really basic stuff, mainly definitions and terminology. I wrote virtually the whole thing as part of preparation for a go at redoing our atrocious intersex article which I haven't mustered the courage to attempt yet-- I am trying to make sure that there are plenty of available uncontroversial background articles on basics before I try. Do you think there is anything in it that needs citation because of being potentially controversial or not agreeing with other reliable sources on this topic, or are you just asking me to provide more references in general? Thanks alteripse 00:28, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I have found it fascinating to trace back certain key concepts to their first mention in the literature, even if the classical material is not available online. Personally I try to do both - a classical resource and a recent review/textbook chapter (I favour reviews). JFW | T@lk 22:54, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

The problem is, the more I make it like work, the more I ask myself "why am I doing it here"? Actually, that is only a partial answer. The articles I expected to be controversial I have referenced in detail back to the 1950s: see History of intersex surgery and intersex surgery for much documentation.alteripse 23:00, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

The great thing about being a volunteer is that no one can make you do anything. I specifically created the system of talk page warnings to eliminated the bullying tactic of slapping {{unreferenced}} on articles. References are useful, but they are certainly not so important that we would want to sacrifice good contributors for them. - SimonP 00:35, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

But see my question about virilization below your first comment. alteripse 00:43, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Ideally it would be great to see a list of some of the basic reasearch papers, even if they are not online. As Jfdwolff mentioned, such information is of interest beyond simply as a source. - SimonP 00:46, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

seasons greetings

hope your well, best wishes Erich 18:09, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Cretinism

I don't think it is "complicated" or "unsettled". I haven't found one dictionary that even suggests any doubt about the etymology. Please reply on that talk page, not my user talk page. --BRIAN0918 18:15, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

*Gold Star of Truth*

a very special gold star of truth

- for a particularly wry and apt history of slavery. -Nunh-huh 04:23, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I accept with pleasure. Next I'll have to devise a star for "consistently amusing and informative".... - Nunh-huh 21:35, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

recent DM refactoring

I'm not quite clear about gold stars of truth beyond their sounding good, and I don't know what it refers to, but my experience of your contributions here has been so positive I'm positively itching to know. Can you point me in the right direction?

Now to the instant issue. There has been a disassembly of the diabetes article (see the history, of course) and creation of some new ones (to wit Type 1 and Type 2 and perhaps others, there are now pointers in the main diabetes article). I've left comments at all three mentioned out of irritation at exactly what I (and I'm pretty sure you) foresaw would likely happen. But leaving aside my pique, WP's coverage of DM has decreased in quality (however low it was before) in respect to overview and perspective, especially for layfolk (ie, victims). Not a Good Thing. You have many things on your plate, but you also have professional qualifications and knowledge and, more to my point, an ability to write clearly, hence this note. Your probable observation about punishement for the virtuous is apposite, but history suggests inevitable.

Perhaps you could look into these and at least leave a guiding comment or two (as from an MD) to encourage (and even, may the gods approve!!, direct) further refactorings/revisions/aultiy reductions? My beginnings are, I'm sure, inadequate, and, in any case I'm sure, too pique ridden to have much effect in those directions. Perhaps even candidates for Medical Collaboration of the Week? The underlying conditions are certainly important enough to qualify! ww 18:38, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Room

You said: "Let's get this obese distraction a room of its own before it takes over this one."

Huh? -- Jason Palpatine 08:24, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

See list of famous overweight people and my comments on the AfD page. alteripse 11:10, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

thyroid

I think you fixed many of the problems associated with the thyroid article, but it would be helpful if you would take a look at Nature's list of errors to be sure they were all addressed. - Nunh-huh 18:26, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Quack

Wikipedia is not a sitting duck for quacks. In recognition of your efforts the sitting duck award. JFW 00:29, 26 December 2005 (UTC).

Sailing in New Hebrides

I don't know for sure, but I would hazard a guess the sailing in the New Hebrides now is much better than the sailing in New Hampshire, point well taken! SailorfromNH 22:20, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

A note

I saw the message you left regards making sure the original author of Growth hormone treatment for bodybuilding recieved credit for it, and I just want to say I think that was really good of you to do that! Well above and beyond. Dan100 (Talk) 14:46, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks and Hello

Thanks for responding to my request on separating Epispadias from Hypospadias. I'm still learning my way around Wikipedia (even though I registered months ago!). So much to write, so little time... Regards. Tony Makhlouf

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible. The wiki specifies that they still follow the word of Leviticus.

• No, the Seventh-day Advenist Church does not follow a literal interpretation of the Bible. Their views on prophecy are far from it. MyNameIsNotBob 06:01, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Rheumatic fever

Howdy, would you mind taking a look at my edits on Rheumatic fever? I am getting tired and need more eyes on that article. :) --DocJohnny 05:15, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

• Nice work. See critique at talk:Rheumatic fever. alteripse 19:37, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Anabolic steroids

Hi Alteripse, Can you show me where you have found a "oil suspension" for testosterone? Than you, Cavell 04:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)Cavell

The oil suspension is the main one used for treatment of hypogonadism and delayed puberty in the US. A common brand is Delatestryl. I put the url link in the edit comment for you when I removed your edit. Here it is again: [1] alteripse 04:30, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for the link. I am aware of course of testosterone enanthate, but was unaware of the fact that it was regarded as a suspension in oil. Since your knowledge of this exceeds mine, thank you for the clarification. Cavell 02:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)Cavell

• You are welcome. Sesame oil to be precise. You can use your lack of detailed knowledge of this as evidence of lack of personal use of this stuff if you need to (joke) since if you had used it, you would have known that the oil suspension makes it difficult to draw with any needle thinner than 18 gauge, quite different from aqueous solutions of injectable hormones. alteripse 02:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Do you mean to say that all test. enanthates possess this characteristic, because I can easily use every enthanate I have ever had with as small as a 25 gauge. Also, are all injectable, oil based steroids (enthanates, propanates, decanotes, undelclaotes, etc) regarded as "suspensions"?Cavell 05:14, 4 January 2006 (UTC)Cavell

OK, then I will confess I haven't actually had it in my hands for a very long time. I have done a few testosterone shots in past years when a nurse was not available, but it has been many years since then, and it has been decades since I looked at the prescribing info for Delatestryl closely. I just checked the PDR and found

1. It is still sesame oil, which is what I remembered, but it is currently described as a solution in oil rather than a suspension. There is a basic chemistry difference between a solution and a suspension, especially when in water. I think the practical difference between most solutions and suspensions is whether the active ingredient settles or not while standing. So if your original point was that it was an oil solution rather than an oil suspension it appears that you are correct with regard to the current formulation of Delatestryl. I thought the issue was whether it was in oil or water-- it is and AFAIK has always been oil since steroids are not easily water soluble. I think it was once described as a suspension but I may be wrong and have nothing at hand to prove or disprove it.
2. Delatestryl seems to be reformulated and marketed by a different company than in the 1980s. I note that the newer formulation comes in syringes with 20 gauge needles. It used to come in vials and the nurses complained that it was hard to draw so we usually prescribed it with 18 gauge needles. I am not sure whether it has been reformulated and is thinner than it used to be or whether you have different standards for "drawing easily".
3. Testosterone cypionate no longer has a PDR entry. I haven't had a pharmacy ask if they could substitute it for enanthate for a couple of years and maybe it is no longer available in the US.

Bottom line: the major current US brand formulation of testosterone for parenteral injection seems to be Delatestryl, which is properly described as an oil solution for IM injection. Does that cover it? alteripse 11:33, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

TamPax Romana

That phrase could only be the product of a truly diseased mind. Not that there's anything wrong with that.... JamesMLane 08:27, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks. I was rather proud of it myself but it seemed to drop unnoticed like a pearl into the depths... alteripse 11:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Newborn Screening

please see new post at Talk:Newborn Screening--Pleidies 19:35, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Newborn Screening

No longer anon, now Pleidies. I welcome your input and discussion on my proposed changes to the newborn screening entry which can be found at Talk:Newborn screening--Pleidies 19:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Your reply to Hollow Wilerding on WP:ANI

Hi, alteripse. I was wondering if I'd misunderstood your post to HW on WP:ANI. You seem to be inviting her to go ahead and create yet another sock account, but I can't believe that's how you meant it. Were you aware that she's still blocked? I've blocked her new account. There seems to be consensus, apart from your message, that sitting out this block is the least we should ask of her. (Actually behaving herself for the last two days of her block would be the first gesture of good faith she's ever made.) And yet you haven't unblocked her either, so I'm not sure what you think of the situation. Could you please take a look at my reply? (I probably won't post again tonight, as it's 3 AM in my timezone.) Bishonen | talk 02:12, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I made the suggestion on the assumption that she seemed to have access to more IPs and that the block was not working. I agree that sitting out the block would have been the wisest choice if she wanted to continue to use the HW account. I don't particularly care, but was sick of the whining and my response was an attempt to get her to see that she has created so much ill will that a fresh start might be the wisest course. I probably just should have ignored her as her interests seems far away from mine. I don't intend to get further involved, certainly not a dispute over how to handle her. alteripse 04:05, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Indeed the block's not working, since her IPs are nimble and her range too big to block. I do think, though, that the least we have to ask ask is that she honor the block for two days (out of two weeks of block evasion). It's too absurd that the community would make all the concessions, and the user with the richly-deserved block none. I do appreciate the things you said to her about all the (quite unreasonable) bitching and moaning. You may even have gotten through to her — I hope so. Bishonen | talk 05:09, 14 January 2006 (UTC).

Happy Martin Luther King Day to you, too!

I actually finished high school in the US (in Indiana). I've kept in touch with lots of people, including a couple of my former teachers, so I remember Martin Luther King Day. :) My pleasure re the reversion. Sarah Ewart 14:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

It's nice to meet a Wiki-Hoosier! I went to South Knox High School in Vincennes. I was on a student exchange program, but I also spent a bit of time in Bloomington as one of my cousins was at IU and also up in Lafayette as my aunt and uncle live there (my uncle teaches at Purdue). Sarah Ewart 14:26, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

persistent personal attack

I'll keep an eye on the user's talk page. Maybe after sleeping on it he'll see his mistake. That's some very insightful commentary at the Reference Desk, by the way. Tom Harrison ^Talk 14:06, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for both. alteripse 14:21, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Latent autoimmune diabetes

Someone created Latent autoimmune diabetes. I'm not sure if we need a whole seperate page on it instead of a merge with type 1 diabetes. Could you have a look? JFW | T@lk 11:20, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I think LADA is a topic worth a page. Unfortunately a large amount of the page content is vague and indistinguishable from general diabetes info. I would be inclined to emphasize what is distinctive about LADA, and make the other general teatment recommendations very concise and mainly pointing to the major diabetes treatment articles.

This same user inserted an interesting link in the MODY article. If you looked at the link, she/he has copied exactly the text you and I wrote for our MODY article without acknowledging wikipedia as the source. Conversely, the content of the new LADA page is identical to the Islets of Hope content.

1. I am inclined to insist that the Islets of Hope site acknowledge our work if they want to include it.
2. I wonder whether the LADA material was borrowed from another copyrighted source since they did not bother to attribute the MODY material to ours.
3. I haven't looked at their other contributions or compared other parts of their website to see if more recombination has occurred.
4. I don't want to discourage a new contributor with some diabetes knowledge and good intentions but we need to clarify the relationships of the this site and hers. alteripse 11:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Glucose meter and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma

A comment: I had added the information on hyperosmolar coma to the Glucose meter article. Although today's glucose meters do not provide specific values beyond their high — which as you indicate is <=600 — the ability to monitor very high blood sugars is important, allowing a patient to take action before they reach the point of of hyperosmolar coma (e.g. prevent the complication). Compare to the pre-glucometer days ... I've not added the information back, but would appreciate a conversation on the point. —ERcheck @ 11:56, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

See Talk:glucose meter for reply. alteripse 12:03, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Red room at Versailles.JPG

Thanks for uploading Image:Red room at Versailles.JPG. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. (er, and sorry this template is so patronizing.)  — TheKMan^talk 11:59, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

vote here keep

exscuse me but also Muriel has done this trying to get people to delete this article important for a monarchic branch. This is a democratic encyclopedia and so this page has right to stay here : Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rosario Poidimani (3 nomination). Regards, M.deSousa 24 January 2006 (UTC)

medical questions

What is your area of specialty? Can you tell me anything about heart sounds and other heart-related (specifically CHDs) topics? If not, do you know of any doctor wikipedians who do specialize in cardiology? Thanks bcatt 22:50, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, definitely not my area. Go check out the doctor's lounge page at the wikiproject:Clinical medicine where most people have their specialties listed. We have a couple of internists who are probably your best bet. alteripse 00:01, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, I'll check that out. bcatt 00:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Your post at AN

Could you point me to the article that has the "Mrs Soandso commits indecent acts with dead frogs" in it? I'd like to look it over. Thanks KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

See Danville, Pennsylvania. alteripse 02:27, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks :-D KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:30, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

I personally don't see a real reason to go through and delete those specfic versions, I also don't see where it could cause any problems if that did happen. If (hypothetically) it had the persons real name address and slanderous info then I think it would be cause to delete. It may be gross vandalism, but it is still simple and sadly very common. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:35, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

It shocked me because I know him as a well-liked teacher. alteripse 02:37, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

lol sorry to laugh but I didn't know teachers could be well liked. :-P Anyway I hope this helped! KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Regarding early onset of Puberty

I've read lots and lots of articles of this type. When I worked as a RN my specialty was high risk pregnancy and maternal and infant death. More recently, I've went back to school studying medical sociology/cultural anthropology/behavioral medicine with an emphasis on reproduction. Unfortunately, many of these studies are terribly biased and of no real value. Only looked at the abstract, so I can not say for sure about this one. I need to set this laptop up to proxy the university library so I can read at home. --FloNight 04:02, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm surprised this stuff hasnt surfaced more in custody battles and ugly divorces. alteripse 04:11, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Jesus Hitler

Regarding Jimbo Wheels: "Arriving in this community with that user name is like showing up at a synagogue social hour with a nametag that reads Jesus Hitler."

That had me laughing for 10 minutes straight. :) ~MDD4696 04:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

glad you liked it. alteripse 05:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Confused by your response

alteripse, I'm sorry you thought my comments were an attack on the article. As you point out, the article isn't finished yet. You asked for comments! I pointed out the flaws in the research. I have no agenda to push and I will write an equally strong defense of the research, if needed. Often, lack of visual cues when reading comments is the cause of such miscommunication.

This topic is shared by OB/GYN, population studies, medical sociology, behavioral medicine and others. Mistakes made in OB/GYN treatment from forced sterilization, pushing hormone therapy [2] lactation suppression drugs, multiple gestation from IVF [3], and ineffective tocolytic agents [4] raises some concern about the introduction of medical diagnosis leading to health policy based on weak research.

I worked as a mainstream OB/GYN nurse for 2 decades. I have a good understanding of mainstream medical standards. Obstetric nursing has always looked at the family. So, I have been exposed to these topics for over two decades. In the United States family centered OB care has been the rule for decades. I worked with OB families with special needs and always attempted to met a father's needs. Since he wasn't the patient, this was unbillable. We do it because it is morally right.

I'm interested in reproductive issues. The abortion debate in the US has polluted the topic. Many mainstream researcher avoid it because it always leads back to the abortion and abstinence debate. This means much of the research is done by the those with an extreme pov. IMO, Ellis is pushing a pov. Easy to do with weak study design. Today, issue groups are using it to push their agenda. That is not alright because it wastes research money and condones weak research methods. We need solid research that links bio-medical and sociology/anthropology. I hope this help you understand my comments. --FloNight 16:19, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem. Looking again at your comment, I think I misinterpreted the antecedent of your last pronoun.alteripse 17:57, 4 February 2006 (UTC) Take a look at the puberty social influences section. Have I done your concerns justice? I am thinking of moving it to the menarche article and shortening the version in puberty. What do you think? alteripse 19:50, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

The the whole article looks very nice : ) Only one suggestion re: social infuences section. When you re-write it, include some where that it may not fully address the variety and complexity of family units. I like what you've done with puberty, but would work in menarche too. --FloNight 23:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

HGH - I told you so

Alteripse - in spite of your ad hominem attacks on me, you will now have noticed that your article on HGH - which I think is necessary, contained lots of good information, and was well intended - has degenerated into an edit war. It is very important to write even initial drafts of articles as neutrally as possible, or at least provide a structure that lends itself to constructive editing, or else people with different points of view go nuts on it. I want to encourage you to work on the article, because you obviously have a lot of knowledge on and interest in the matter; but you will get nowhere if you want to make it a soapbox. --Leifern 02:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

• No edit war. I removed the text I had added because I don't have the time and energy for fighting over it at the moment. Your input on this and the anti-vaccine pages has been a combination of useful suggestions and a couple of really blind misrepresentations of wikipedia policy to support a pro-quackery POV. It is simply not honest and not encyclopedic to present fraudulent and misleading pseudoscience as "another point of view" like a theological debate. Whether you can understand that I am not sure. alteripse 02:52, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Fort Wayne

For the Fort Wayne, Indiana article:

The only links I got rid of were irrelvant ones to external sites. I don't think it's good (though maybe I'm wrong), for example, to show the external link for Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com/) each time Amtrak appears in an article. The rest of the link changes were to the subdivisions of the airlines which have their own article, such as Delta Connection. Also, it's spelled Delta Air Lines, not Delta Airlines. That was my primary fix, and then I noticed all the other things. Hope that helps explain why I changed the links accordingly. Let me know what you think. All the best. --Allstar86 21:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I guess not a big deal either way. I didnt follow the links & probably should have. Revert if you want. alteripse 22:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Done, and thanks :-) --Allstar86 20:26, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Contact immunity

Hello alteripse : ) Saw that you worked on Contact immunity. Pretty high quality article for a new user. I helped Rlax cite sources on the article. Could be a high quality editor! Did you every hear back from our concerned father? I need to follow up, I suppose. Last time I looked you were still working on moving the info around between menarche and puberty. That's been awhile ago, so your probably finished. I'm sure it's great work as usual. : ) FloNight ^talk 12:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Puberty

Is this an isolated event? Or do we have a smirk bandit? FloNight ^talk 02:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I thought it might be the answer to your question about whether we have heard back from our "concerned father". alteripse 02:34, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I am a 34 year old Norwegian female with Turner syndrome (mosaic 45,x/46,XX). I became spontanousely pregnant and I have a perfectly normal six year old son. I know a little genetics from my university studies. I am still a bit confused and anxious. If I tried to get another ichild, would the possibility of a chromosome disorder be greater than normal? I guess the big question is: Will one of my abnormal cells divide and produce egg cells or is it just my normal cells who produce egg cells? Would an eggcell without a sex chromosome be able to mature and produce a follicle at all?

If anyone have any information on the matter, or any information about any other female with Turner syndrone who spontanousely became pregnant, I would greatly appreciate it. Please Email me: lenef@sensewave.com

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Turner_syndrome"

Chloral Hydrate

You mentioned a way to make chloral hydrate at home. I have prescriptions for it and pay through the nose for it. If I had a way to make it that would be dandy. It really helps sleep. I was sad to hear in can cause liver damage though..

• I am sorry, but I am the person who removed the recipe because I thought it was reckless of us to be posting a recipe for "knock out" drops. I always thought chloral hydrate was cheap but I am either misinformed or simply comparing it to so many newer drugs. alteripse 02:05, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

From Jim- I understand. It's expensive now because not too many companys will carry it. Currently I think Somnote is the only one. Thanks

Hi, re Phimosis reference

Here's a copy of the message I just left on the talk page of Phimosis, in case you haven't seen it:

Then why was the page listed for reference cleanup? As it was, I hadn't even finished converting the links. It is entirely possible to adapt the previous format, including authors, what content is in the article, the publisher, using the {{cite web}} format.

Jude (talk,contribs,email) 11:46, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Jamie Conde

Greetings, Alteripse, Someone removed a deletion tag from the aforementioned article. SnoopY 05:56, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I just refreshed the page, and it was changed--is this good content? SnoopY 05:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Not in my interest area but not written like an encyclopedia article and may be a vanity page. alteripse 21:36, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

207.229.174.14

Hello. I am contacting you over concer about your block of ip 207.229.174.14. Looking at his talk page and contributions, this seems like a content dispute, not vandalism. Can you explain as to why a block of his IP was warrented? Please note, I am -not- an admin, just a concerned user. --OrbitOne talk 06:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

The combination of volume, speed, and ignorance made me doubt a simple good faith error but I responded to his reply and quickly unblocked him. See User talk:207.229.174.14 for the exchange. We'll see. alteripse 12:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Phimosis (and User:Bookofjude/Phimosis)

I'm not sure if you saw my response on Talk:Phimosis. I've created an example of what the first section of Phimosis would look like in the m:Cite/Cite.php format, using {{cite journal}} here. Jude (talk,contribs,email) 08:13, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Omenta aside...

Omenta aside, I encountered another little bit of drollery that I thought you might enjoy: Dr. Tom Cruise's Medical Forum - Nunh-huh 23:35, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

thanks, best laugh I have had in days. alteripse 03:50, 29 March 2006 (UTC)