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Looking for help

I am working on a manual of style for dermatology-related articles at MOS:DERM, this after discussing it at the main MOS page. With that being said, I wanted to know if you would help me develop it, particularly the creation of a suggested list of sections for articles about cutaneous diseases (similar to what is found at the general medicine MOS, but tailored to cutaneous conditions, and better written)? I understand if you are busy, but wanted to see what you thought. Regardless, thank you again for your work on wikipedia!

age of the mutation

"The ΔF508 mutation is estimated to be up to 52,000 years old" <-- surely the mutation is as old as the gene. Does this really mean something like, "positive selection for this mutation may have started 50,000 years ago"? Italic text

Note

A request for formal mediation of the dispute concerning Rorschach test has been filed with the Mediation Committee (MedCom). You have been named as a party in this request. Please review the request at Misplaced Pages:Requests for mediation/Rorschach test and then indicate in the "Party agreement" section whether you would agree to participate in the mediation or not.

Mediation is a process where a group of editors in disagreement over matters of article content are guided through discussing the issues of the dispute (and towards developing a resolution) by an uninvolved editor experienced with handling disputes (the mediator). The process is voluntary and is designed for parties who disagree in good faith and who share a common desire to resolve their differences. Further information on the MedCom is at Misplaced Pages:Mediation Committee; the policy the Committee will work by whilst handling your dispute is at Misplaced Pages:Mediation Committee/Policy; further information on Misplaced Pages's policy on resolving disagreements is at Misplaced Pages:Resolving disputes.

If you would be willing to participate in the mediation of this dispute but wish for its scope to be adjusted then you may propose on the case talk page amendments or additions to the list of issues to be mediated. Any queries or concerns that you have may be directed to an active mediator of the Committee or by e-mailing the MedCom's private mailing list (click here for details).

Please indicate on the case page your agreement to participate in the mediation within seven days of the request's submission.

Thank you, –xeno

Mediation Request

A request for formal mediation of the dispute concerning ADHD has been filed with the Mediation Committee (MedCom). You have been named as a party in this request. Please review the request at Misplaced Pages:Requests for mediation/ADHD and then indicate in the "Party agreement" section whether you would agree to participate in the mediation or not.

Mediation is a process where a group of editors in disagreement over matters of article content are guided through discussing the issues of the dispute (and towards developing a resolution) by an uninvolved editor experienced with handling disputes (the mediator). The process is voluntary and is designed for parties who disagree in good faith and who share a common desire to resolve their differences. Further information on the MedCom is at Misplaced Pages:Mediation Committee; the policy the Committee will work by whilst handling your dispute is at Misplaced Pages:Mediation Committee/Policy; further information on Misplaced Pages's policy on resolving disagreements is at Misplaced Pages:Resolving disputes.

If you would be willing to participate in the mediation of this dispute but wish for its scope to be adjusted then you may propose on the case talk page amendments or additions to the list of issues to be mediated. Any queries or concerns that you have may be directed to an active mediator of the Committee or by e-mailing the MedCom's private mailing list (click here for details).

Please indicate on the case page your agreement to participate in the mediation within seven days of the request's submission.

Thank you, Unionhawk

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

Hey Doc, if you have any spare time, there is a rather difficult dispute to resolve on the Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy article, maybe you could watch list it and follow it and pass your thoughts? It would be much appreciated. I offered to help after seeing a request for help on wiki med thinking that it would be an easy dispute to resolve but it is not. :-(--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 01:05, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Have added my two cents. Not much interested beyond the lead. The research base is poor.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:09, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

The research base is poor, very true and that's the point I've been trying to convince two other editors of for months now. There's actually lots and lots of sources that indicate this, explicitly, but Hillinpa and Riverpa are convinced that this is unwarranted criticism and that there should be more emphasis on the benefits and lower risks of bioidentical hormones. It has been a very aggravating time. Pretty much every experienced editor who has been willing to comment has said the same thing, but LiteratureGeek is the only other editor willing to stick around and try to convey this point. It shouldn't be a difficult one to make and certainly isn't difficult to demonstrate via sources, but there's still a fuss being kicked up. The issues are wikipedia-specific rather than research-based. WLU (t) (c) Misplaced Pages's rules:/_complex 13:42, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes it is often hard to pull people into controversial discussions. Looks like the lead is mostly correct. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:16, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

I'll take this as a "...and I'm one of those people not getting pulled in"

I see it as uncontroversial within the medical community, which is part of my frustration. I ended up rewriting the lead a fair bit this morning, and if you felt like re-reading it I would welcome the critique. But if you're not interested, no worries - LiteratureGeek has been kindly providing opinions and there are sufficient sources speaking with one voice that eventually it should be settled using them. WLU (t) (c) Misplaced Pages's rules:/_complex 21:04, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

I have to be honest, I am just in it for the pie you are sending me when the dispute is resolved. :-) Are you not offering the Doc pie? Am I special? ;-)--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 21:22, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

(undent) I must say I have been involved in my fair share of controversy and am not one to shy away :-) Still have legal action pending from the Rorschach test. My lawyer advises me to be careful. Will take a look.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:46, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Ah WLU you will have to bake him pie and cake to get him involved now LOL. Joking aside, don't feel any pressure at all Doc to become involved in an article which could effect you legally. It is not hostile like some of the other controversial articles, just an entrenched content dispute. I should be able to handle it as a mediator of sorts on my own.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 21:53, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks LG. It looks like you two have it under control. Do not worry of the legal stuff. I still live in the free world last time I checked.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:58, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Hm...either I deceived you with a thin tissue of lies LG, or I wasn't clear - mailing a pie is certainly out of the question. Damned postal workers keep eating them. I can however, send you a recipe which will ensure you never need to buy a pie crust again. I have an excellent pie crust recipe. Much easier to mail... WLU (t) (c) Misplaced Pages's rules:/_complex 04:31, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Oh darn those postal workers, a recipe it will have to be then! :)--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 21:03, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

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Kenosis

LHvU screwed up big-time with the block of Kenosis but his pride won't allow him to admit it. There's really nothing that can be done because the rules onn "wheel warring" give a first-mover advantage. That sucks, but so goes Misplaced Pages. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 08:09, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes Misplaced Pages ability to deal properly with controversial topic is yet unproven.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:19, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

dead link citation

Is it wrong to remove a broken link? 174.21.24.175 (talk) 11:36, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

One should tag it first to give people time to fix it with Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:35, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Translation project

Hi there, I've started a list of the articles we should aim to include in the first wave of this project. We are aiming to start off by transferring about 100-200 articles into about several developing world language Wikipedias. It will hopefully expand after that. I've started a list here User:TimVickers/Article list. Please add articles that you think will be useful, and of reasonable quality. Tim Vickers (talk) 21:47, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Citation

Hello, thanks for adding that citation to Sedentary lifestyle (I have kind of unofficially adopted that article over the past couple weeks and am working to improve it). Thank you for the citation as well. I am planning to create a section on consequences that are preventable by avoiding a sedentary lifestyle. One quick thing though if you are citing a scientific journal it's better to use the Template:Cite journal which is a scientific journal citation instead of the web site which is more mainly used for web citations. For a list of all the available citation templates please see. Misplaced Pages:Citation templates. Also don't worry about the one you posted I'll go ahead and alter it to cite journal. Thanks! Good editing. SirGrant (talk) 22:12, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

• Ah yeah actually when I was changing I noticed it only came out 2 days ago which would explain why it isn't on pubmed yet. SirGrant (talk) 04:50, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikibreak

Clarince63 (talk) 21:20, 1 February 2010 (UTC)