User talk:Boghog

Please mind the Wikipedia Education projects

Hi, Boghog, I am an OA for this education program course, and I have noticed that in at least one page (XRCC4), you've been making some pretty substantial edits (here and here). The students are in the middle of a semester-long project to improve this article, and notwithstanding the merits of any of your edits, it was a bit disruptive. Please, could you check for a Wikipedia education program template first, and if you see one, then at least discuss any major edits on the talk page first? Klortho (talk) 19:18, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

I had responded in detail on the article's talk page. Boghog (talk) 04:54, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

What does this mean? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 01:14, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

I short, I didn't realize that the article was the subject of an educational assignment. I had (and still have) concerns that too much background material on the NHEJ pathway was added to the article hence the article and especially the lead was no longer focused on the XCCR4 protein. My edits were an attempt to refocus the lead on the XCCR4 protein and this had caused some disagreements with the student editors. Subsequently I tried communicating with them on the article's talk page but these attempts were only partially successful. To their credit, the students did condense some of the background material that was not in the lead. The whole experience was rather frustrating for me and also probably for the students. Boghog (talk) 04:54, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes it is important to make clear to students that they need to work with others on Wikipedia and that they should usually follow the advice of long term editors. Seems like everything under control though. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 09:28, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Blue about Genes

Thank you for the advice. It was very constructive and very much appreciated. I'm hesitant to rename articles if they're outside my areas of knowledge (unless they're quite obviously incorrect). I suspected that changes since the articles were written were partly to blame. My primary focus is really on the "underlinked" tags and trying to reduce that backlog (13,000+ articles!), but the English Teacher in my brain wouldn't let me pass up those opening sentences. I'll confine myself to linking from now on. I hope I haven't caused too much damage. (I'm only up to "C").WQUlrich (talk) 22:16, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply and no worries. The links that you added were useful and appreciated. Logically you are correct about the article name/lead sentence agreement. We probably should have named these after the protein name from the beginning, but it was easier for the bot that created these articles to use the gene names. Perhaps we should have another bot run to rename the articles. Cheers. Boghog (talk) 22:21, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

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XRCC4

Hey, I do appreciate the suggestions you've left on the talk page and I think the students have done their best in the time that they've been given. Since their assignment ends tomorrow, I'm thinking about diving in to this one myself - I know you do a lot of molecular bio stuff already, would you be interested in working together? :) If not, I'll be taking the rest of your suggestions into account when I dive in. Thanks again. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:33, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your interest in this subject. I agree the students have done a great job in expanding the article. After their assignment ends, I would be delighted in working with you on improving on the article further. Cheers. Boghog (talk) 21:46, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Awesome! I'll message you in a couple days and we can get started. Best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Ja, Beierhund

Wenn ist das Nunstuck grit und Shlotermeyer? Ja Beierhund das oder die Flipperwaldt gersput. 70.137.136.125 (talk) 15:45, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Der tödlichste Witz der Welt. "Zat's not funny!" 😵 Boghog (talk) 17:32, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Meanwhile in Germany in Peenemunde they are working on an own version: Spectacled scientist, clearing his throat, reading: "Die ist ein Kinnerhunder und zwei Mackel über und der bitte schön ist den Wunderhaus sprechensie. 'Nein' sprecht der Herren 'Ist aufem borger mit zveitingen.'" Gestapo-man: "We'll let you know." (shoots him) 70.137.136.125 (talk) 19:37, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

→ RIP Boghog (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Q: Will the Monty Python comedy troupe ever get back together again? A: No. Q: What would it take to get them back together? A: Since Graham Chapman has already died, I'd imagine a couple of bullets each would do the trick. 70.137.136.30 (talk) 03:07, 15 May 2013 (UTC) Q: Why is it the world never remembers the name of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle- dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitzticolensic-grander- knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyerspelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen- bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-einnürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache- luber-hundsfutgumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm? A: Good question. 70.137.136.30 (talk) 01:57, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

With above samples of British humor, it is not surprising that as a German expat to the US I have been continuously bee teased by the British colleagues with the war (don't mention the war! One pickled Goering, two prawns Goebbels and a Kolditz salad...) and with all kind of shooting phantasies as well as references to Nazis and antisemitism. Only the American hosts didn't recognize the British humor and took everything at face value! I wonder how public education is in the US. The teachers I have met were largely "PC nazis". The picture of Germany is largely Hollywood e.g. Stalag 17, Hogans heroes etc. Hard times for foreigners, particularly after 9/11. I should start with letting a monocle fall from one eye, to satisfy the expectations, also exhibit arrogance and SS-like mannerisms. 70.137.130.14 (talk) 22:21, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. I just saw your message. As with all good comedy, no one is safe from Monty Python's barbs. I am an expat in the other direction and sometimes I am embarrassed by the parochialism of my fellow countrymen. How could Switzerland be playing Sweden in the hockey finals? Aren't they the same country? ;-) Boghog (talk) 23:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Omg, essentially I learned in the US not only that Germans are all Nazis and Commies, which is the same! I also learned that French is the lingua franca all over Europe, that Berlin is a suburb of London, that also Berlin is the red light district of K-town, where the Americans are stationed, that Amsterdam is a complete whore house and hell hole, located in Germany, that I believe to be an "Aryan" and that we want Hitler back. Shudder. So I had to tell them that "yodeling" was indeed invented when a Swiss guy got his family jewels caught in the cog railroad mechanism somewhere in Switzerland, which is located in central Germany. 70.137.142.31 (talk) 18:23, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Drugs/compounds and diseases?

I just posted discussions on expanding our bot-driven maintenance and expansion efforts to both drugs/compounds [1] and diseases [2]. I've definitely seen your fingerprints on compound pages that I've looked at, and it wouldn't be surprising at all to see them on many disease pages as well. Anyway, your feedback on either/both of these ideas is particularly welcome. And if you might be open to directly working together on these ideas, we'd definitely be open to that as well... Hope all is going well! Cheers, Andrew Su (talk) 22:12, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

Ha, I was about to do that, too. Nice work! --bender235 (talk) 17:26, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh, sorry to beat you to the punch. And likewise, thank you for initiating the cleanup. Cheers. Boghog (talk) 19:03, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

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Right direction for merger, wrong bit of content.

A chembox from s-methylmethionine iz off to the wrong inclusion criteria. Right direction, though. 75.152.123.238 (talk) 17:02, 23 May 2013 (UTC)