User talk:Graham Beards

Phagocyte

I put phagocyte up for GA review. --Eulemur2008 (talk) 16:34, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Well done. I will not comment on the article for now because I do not want to influence the GA reviewer and I will want to work together with you on the FAC. I could do the GA review but this would not look good I think. I hope someone picks it soon and I will help you with any difficulties that may arise. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 20:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Well done! And I look forward to working with you. Best wishes, Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 18:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Anaconda

Anaconda is no longer being actively edited by students involved in the Wikipedia:WikiProject AP Biology 2008. This student has opted out of the program for second semester. Hopefully, they did no damage during their brief experience with Wikipedia - the article were stubs and in poor condition on their arrival; however, I will look it over. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. I had some initial doubts about the level of commitment among my students; however, the second semester should consist of a more focused group much reduced in numbers. Academic natural selection of sorts. Again - thank you for your support in this project -hopefully it will not discourage your enthusiasm for future projects of this nature. --JimmyButler (talk) 03:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)--JimmyButler (talk) 03:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• There has been no damage at all; your student just had some bad luck picking a species but choosing an article about a genus. I didn't spot this, I confess. But your student has helped to improve Wikipedia, and this is why we are all here. Please pass on our thanks to the young Wikipedian for their contribution to the project. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 23:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Hodgkin's lymphoma

Hey Graham,

Protection probably isn't needed now, the conversation I've had with the user at his talk page and mine shows that he probably won't be adding the information again as he understands why it can't be added. Cheers,

—Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 21:04, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll take a look at the talk pages and reconsider protection. Thanks again. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 21:08, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

I'll leave the protection in place, I've only set it for one day. I have written myself a note to remove the notice tomorrow. Thanks again. Graham Colm ^Talk 21:14, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review

Hello. A while back you read and peer reviewed the article Homosexual transsexual. You pointed out a problem with the link in one of the references. That has been corrected. Could you please take another look. --Hfarmer (talk) 22:04, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protection enquiry

Infectious mononucleosis is seeing a fair bit of vandalism today, and looking at the history it seems like an ongoing thing since it's been going on all through December and before. Do you think this is a candidate for permanent semi-protection? Cheers, —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 22:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I'll take a look. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 22:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I'll keep the page on my Watchlist for now, the last IP edit was useful. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 23:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed that one, and I've welcomed that user. But the majority of previous IP edits are vandalistic (is that even a word?). Cheers, —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 23:09, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, they were, but they seem to have moved on, (probably to cause trouble elsewhere :-), I'll keep watching, Epstein-Barr virus has been on my list for a long time, but I have neglected this one it seems. PS. Well done for welcoming the IP, I always forget to do this. PPS, don't worry about spelling, this is my talk page—not a FAC, all typos, neoligisms, fused-participles, and bad spelling are welcome—as long as the meaning is clear.  :-) Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 23:20, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Haha, fair enough. Thanks for looking into it anyway. I forgot your specialty so-to-speak are viruses. Would you by any chance be interested in helping me and a few others get a featured topic on Poliomyelitis/Poliovirus? We've got a load of articles to include and several are already GA/FAC, so it'd be good to have someone with a primary interest involved. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 00:19, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I nominated Poliovirus for GA, I seem to recall. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 00:24, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Ahh good, well I may have posted this before in the past but check out this link. It's a little dead at the moment but me and DO11.10 (talk · contribs) are trying to get it back together again by working on Post-polio syndrome. Your help would be appreciated :) —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 00:39, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Moral Support

Heh, thanks. It's my first time at FAC and as you say, I've only just discovered how stressful it can feel. I understand this nomination was probably a bit rushed, so I'll take that into account next time. Sunderland06 (talk) 23:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I have to take a week off from work when I have a FAC running, and I keep plenty of Guiness in stock to calm me down. Bye the way, my dad was born on the north-east coast (South Shields) and was a life-long, armchair supporter of Sunderland. He moved to Birmingham, my home town, in his 20s. Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 23:51, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lisa McMurray

Hey, sorry to bother you... I'm just wondering why you used {{Archivetop}} to close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lisa McMurray instead of the usual {{subst:at}}. Is there something special about the AfD that I'm missing? I haven't taken a close look over it, but I thought AfDs were supposed to be closed with {{subst:at}} tags. DARTH PANDA^duel 05:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Technical matter re: closing AfD's

Hi Graham - I saw you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lisa McMurray. As a minor technical point, it's probably best to use the {{Afd top}} and {{Afd bottom}} templates at the top and bottom of an AfD when closing it, rather than using standard archiving templates. The {{Afd top}} and {{Afd bottom}} templates are specific to AfD's and they generate some of the necessary standardized boilerplate. I think there's a short how-to here. I took the liberty of replacing the archive templates on the AfD in question, but just wanted to give you a heads-up. Happy editing. MastCell ^Talk 17:53, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Oops - I just noticed that User:Darth Panda raised the same issue one thread above me. Anyhow, it's not a big deal, but just wanted to give you a heads-up. Don't let it dissuade you from closing AfD's - we need clueful admins working in that area quite badly. Just a minor technical matter. Take care. MastCell ^Talk 17:55, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to tell me both of you. I've written this down in my special little book. Sorry about that. :-( Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 18:21, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

No problem - you learn on the job. No harm done. I was lucky enough to receive gentle guidance when I was a new admin; hopefully you will be too. :) MastCell ^Talk 19:24, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Med expertise needed

Hey, Graham. I'm working on rewriting an article in a sandbox, and there is some medical information included in a section. I've done my best to write it well, but I think there may be some subtle distinctions in medical writing and I want to make sure I haven't misrepresented anything. Also, the information is centered in the US, and I don't know how different information is in the UK or Europe. I don't generally have access to European journals, but I may be able to get Lancet or BMJ. Neither do I understand how pregnancy, abortion, contraceptives, breast feeding, and miscarriages are protective factors for ovarian cancer... I was wondering if you could assist. Thanks for anything you can do. --Moni3 (talk) 18:30, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Moni, of course I'll take a look, it's not really my field as you know—but from my first glance I have noticed that you have listed bacterial vaginosis as sexually transmitted, it is not :-) Graham. Graham Colm ^Talk 18:37, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Indeed, it has been described as "sexually occurring", but it is listed with other STDs. I don't know if the distinction is important enough to make. --Moni3 (talk) 18:49, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

It's not considered to be an STD in the UK. It is an important distinction, BV can occur in celibate women. Graham Colm ^Talk 18:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Sindhu Bhairavi/archive1

Thanks for the peer review. I had exams due to which I was not able to check the status of articles as frequently as I used to. I have worked on your suggestions and would appreciate more help on the topic. I am new to the process of peer review. The conversation is now achieved. Please let me know there is a need for it to be unarchived to get more suggestions. Regards, Bharathprime (talk) 19:54, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, the peer review is indeed archived and should be left as it is. I suggest you get another editor to copy-edit your article. You can use the article's Talk Page for further comments. I'll take another look at the article this weekend and give you some more pointers. Graham Colm ^Talk 20:02, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Bharathprime (talk) 20:06, 12 January 2009 (UTC)