User talk:Chhandama/Archive 6

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 * ✅ Chhandama (talk) 02:39, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

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Metchnikoff -- edit request
Hi Chhandama,

I want to ask for your help. I have written a book about Elie Metchnikoff. It wasn't exactly a commercial project, but it's still a conflict of interest for me to post it myself. I created a request to add it to 'Further Reading' a month and a half ago, but no one has paid attention. The book is the first modern biography of this important scientist, and it's a result of ten years of unsponsored work. Can I ask you to add it to Further Reading?

Here are the book's details: : Vikhanski, Luba (2016). Immunity: How Elie Metchnikoff Changed the Course of Modern Medicine. Chicago Review Press. ISBN: 978-1613731109. A new biography, using previously inaccessible archival material. google books link: https://books.google.co.il/books?id=S_M_jgEACAAJ&dq=immunity+how+elie+metchnikoff&hl=iw&sa=X&redir_esc=y

Here are links to two reviews of the book: Kirkus Reviews: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/luba-vikhanski/immunity-how-elie/ Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/The-forgotten-yet-unforgettable-scientist-443312

One more thing:

I have also placed a request to add the following page to External Links. If you consider such a request appropriate, it would be great if you could add it as well. I think this page can be of interest to people searching for material on Metchnikoff:

Photos of places in which Metchnikoff lived and worked https://sites.google.com/site/lubavikhanski/Where-Metchnikoff-lived-and-worked

Many thanks in advance for your help.

--Lubav77 (talk) 16:26, 21 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Replied on talk page. Chhandama (talk) 05:40, 22 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Chhandama, thank you so much! I'm glad to finally get a response to my request. I had originally corrected Metchnikoff's dates of birth and death citing primary archival sources, but one of the editors actually suggested that I post my own book in the footnote as a secondary source, that's why I posted it myself. I'm now in touch with the Nobel Prize and Pasteur Institute's official websites to get them to make the same correction. It's not easy because Metchnikoff himself celebrated his own birthday on the wrong date after moving to France! Can I ask you to add my book and the documentary site to the entry in French and German? Or do I have to ask the editors in those languages? Please let me know, thanks.--Lubav77 (talk) 13:04, 22 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Hope they accept there! Chhandama (talk) 06:20, 23 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much! It's still there on the French site, but not the German, does this mean someone removed it? Also, I've just fixed a major mistake in the French entry -- Metchnikoff never took on French nationality, I've provided evidence on the Talk page. But his name should really be Elie Metchnikoff, the way he called himself. They use 'Metchnikov,' which makes no sense, it's neither his French name nor a transliteration from Russian, and they also spell it inconsistently throughout the entry. Do you think I can go ahead and correct the entire entry, or should I try to contact the French editors? Thanks in advance for your advice. --Lubav77 (talk) 14:37, 23 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Dear Luba, I am sorry that I may not be of further use as I am ignorant of German and French. I cannot even defend the German edit. I suggest that you seek the help of reliable editors there. As to the correction of the name, you have every right to edit yourself, provided you can clearly justify your case. I admire your enthusiasm. Chhandama (talk) 05:05, 25 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Dear Chhandama, thank you for your advice! I'll fix the French and will try to contact the German editors because I don't know that language. You've been a great help, I very much appreciate this! --Lubav77 (talk) 07:31, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

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Flying spaghetti monster
Hello, why did you revert my edit on Flying spaghetti monster? The link on the reference was not working (the page was moved), and I could find the correct URL of the same document in the same site. By reverting, you restored the broken link... am I missing something? --Eylenbosch (talk) 11:32, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out. My concern was template error, there was extra line spacing and bracket, in your edit. I have fixed the problem. Cheerio. Chhandama (talk) 02:57, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

"Immunoglobulin-binding protein"
Hi! Could you take a quick look at Talk:Protein M? I think there's something not quite right… GreenReaper (talk) 03:48, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You have a good point there. Chhandama (talk) 07:04, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Invite to the African Destubathon
Hi. You may be interested in participating in the African Destubathon which starts on October 15. Africa currently has over 37,000 stubs and badly needs a quality improvement editathon/contest to flesh out basic stubs. There are proposed substantial prizes to give to editors who do the most geography, wildlife and women articles, and planned smaller prizes for doing to most destubs for each of the 55 African countries, so should be enjoyable! Even if contests aren't your thing we would be grateful if you could consider destubbing a few African wildlife articles during the drive to help the cause and help reduce the massive 37,000 + stub count, of which many are rated high importance. If you're interested in competing or just loosely contributing any article related to a topic you often work on, please add your name to the Contestants/participants section. Might be a good way to work on fleshing out articles you've long been meaning to target and get rewarded for it! Diversity of work from a lot of people will make this that bit more special. Thanks. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 04:54, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

KE family
Dear Chhandama. As has been noted by multiple Wiki editors (most recently by KateEWatkins a researcher who has directly worked with them for many years) the KE family is not Pakistani. The references that are cited to support that claim are secondary sources (a review article and a book, both written by people who have not worked with the KE family) and they are incorrect on this particular point. It is not clear where the origin of this inaccuracy comes from, but while this Wikipedia entry continues to be incorrect, it will be perpetuated continually, since many scientists, journalists and writers use Wikipedia as a reference too. The longer that this is not accurate on Wikipedia, the more of these secondary sources will appear and the harder it will be to have an accurate entry describing these scientific studies. For an example of a peer-reviewed scientific paper that made the mistake and then formally corrected it, please see http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/v20/n6/full/ejhg201231a.html. If you wish to revert this Wiki entry, please please first consider contacting the researchers who have studied this family and written the primary research articles on them, such as Prof Kate Watkins, Experimental Psychology Department of Oxford University (https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/team/kate-watkins) or Prof Simon Fisher, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (http://www.mpi.nl/people/fisher-simon). Our email addresses can be found on the websites of our organisations, so that you can verify that it is us who are making this request. Thank you for helping to ensure that Wikipedia accurately reports our science, we really appreciate it.ProfSimonFisher (talk) 20:20, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You are right on this. All sources mentioning their ethnicity as Pakistani appeared unanimous. I did not know about the corrigendum, which is the conclusive information that they are not. Please see the article talk page for my comment. But know that I am not a reverting machine, as you seem to be accusing me of. In Wikipedia, information—even if a wrong one—can persist as long as it is supported by a verifiable source, and there is no source for the correct one, as I explained to  Kate Watkins. Chhandama (talk) 03:50, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Asian 10,000 Challenge invite
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Invitation from Wikipedia Asian Month 2016
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