User talk:Edgar181/Archive23

Re-consideration
Hi Edgar. with regard to your recent edition of http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minoxidil&direction=prev&oldid=530745300 - please simply take some time to go through the comments that are listed at referenced statement source. There are doctors (urologist) in there bringing consistent arguments of the possibility that Minoxidil might actually affect ED (as it has a vascular dilator effect, e.g. comment #16 at http://www.regrowhair.com/general-hair-loss-topics/common-questions/does-minoxidil-cause-sexual-side-effects/), in addition to consistent reports from many men. Important to note the following from original Wikipedia article about Minoxidil: "The mechanism by which minoxidil promotes hair growth is not fully understood". So, having additional evidence - says a lot here.

It's obvious that big companies like Pfizer (producing Viagra and minoxidil at the same time) have an "advantage" in not mentioning ED as a side effect. No one would actually risk their "men abilities" for the sake of recovering their hair.

Thanks for consideration, and understanding.

Happy New Year!
 * It would not surprise me at all if the information that you added to minoxidil is correct. However, Wikipedia policy requires that content be supported by reliable sources (see WP:RS) and there are particular standards for medical content (see WP:MEDRS).  If the information you added is true, it shouldn't be difficult at all to find a more reliable source than an informal discussion at a website like regrowhair.com.  Something like an article in a medical journal would be good.  I hope this helps.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:31, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Wim van Gelder (CDA)
Considering I do not know the subject material well enough, and a disambiguation page linking to a redirect to itself is pretty nonsensical, how is this best fixed? Especially since the pages that link to it do not seem to have the link in any meaningful ways. It's 1) a huge list of Dutch politicians with little to no context 2) a bot generated page about just about everything related to Dutch politics, 3) a hypothetically interesting set of data but which admits it's limited to a specific moment, and individual links don't add to the article and 4) the disambiguation page it redirects to. 86.89.211.138 (talk) 20:04, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I didn't catch the fact that the disambig page linked to "circular" redirect.  I have now deleted both since there is apparently no existing article with this title.  Thanks for catching the problem and letting me know.   -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:26, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Amanita Muscaria
Do you have a problem with Bible history being used as a reference? The Bible is an important piece of historical literature, and I wanted to know if this offended your personal beliefs. Wikipedia should be open to Biblical references such as "Manna" which is another Wikipedia page you might consider DELETING, as it refers to Mushrooms, just as I did.

Please learn your Ph.D. isn't an excuse to delete other users work. I have a Ph.D. in theology, and happen to know this information better than you do as a chemist. Thanks for nothing doc.

-- J.S. -Ph.D. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.100.230.50 (talk) 00:18, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? The content you added to Amanita muscaria said nothing about Amanita muscaria.  That's why I removed it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Science collaboration of the month
Hello: I've noticed your contributions to science-related articles, so if you're interested, check out:

From: Northamerica1000(talk) 07:26, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll help out. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:05, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Copper-silver ionization and User:LegionellaExpert
Hey, Edgar, do you know what to make of this, particularly this edit? I reverted it, since, one way or another, the article doesn't appear to be promotional. Given that and their creation of AquaLyse, I'd suspect a corporate rep, but I'm not at all sure; what do you think? Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 18:23, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with you that the article from the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology does not appear to be promotional. I suspect that LegionellaExpert simply removed it in retaliation for my edit that removed the aqualyse.com link which appeared entirely promotional to me.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:27, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Block evasion
User:78.50.204.90 is ‎User:92.226.133.90 attempting block evasion, FYI. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:52, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I have now blocked that one too. I have also semi-protected the targeted pages for a couple of days.  Thanks for your help.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:56, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Move request
Hi. I have a request to move several pages. I would put in a move request, but the issue is complicated, so I thought I'd ask you to perform the moves here so I that could summarize. There was a discussion a couple of months ago regarding how to attribute individual episode pages for the television series American Horror Story. The discussion can be viewed at Talk:American Horror Story, but it's a long thread so I can give you an overview of it. Essentially, there was a discussion as to whether to attribute the second season's individual episode pages as "Episode Title (American Horror Story)" or "Episode Title (American Horror Story: Asylum)". Among the 4 editors who participated in the discussion, there was a 3 to 1 vote to remove "Asylum" from the attribution (me being the one vote to keep it, however, I wasn't the one who created the pages, so at least one other person apparently agreed with me although they did not participate in the discussion on the talk page). The proposing editor has now taken it upon themselves to begin moving the pages that they can while simultaneously claiming to be too "tired" and/or "busy" to first see if the others can be moved. This now creates even more confusion (which was my whole reason for voting for the disambiguation of the attribution in the first place). Given this problem, I'm willing to retract my vote for the sake of consistency, in order to avoid confusing the reader even further, so I was hoping you could help. I'm listing the pages that now need to be moved below:


 * Tricks and Treats (American Horror Story: Asylum) → Tricks and Treats (American Horror Story)
 * Nor'easter (American Horror Story: Asylum) → Nor'easter (American Horror Story)

The discussion has been inactive for over six weeks, so I don't foresee any problem with anyone objecting to the above move (I'm retracting my vote to put a stop to the childishness, so we essentially have a 4 to 0 vote in favor of this), but if you think there might be a problem then the other option would be to move the following page back to where it was before the proposing editor decided to start playing games:


 * The Name Game (American Horror Story) → The Name Game (American Horror Story: Asylum)

Sorry to bother you with this, but the editor responsible for creating this problem now suddenly claims to be too "tired" and/or "busy" to handle this properly, so I was hoping you could take care of it. Thanks in advance. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 11:34, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I made the first two moves. If any disagreement turns up after this, it should probably be discussed more widely (Requested moves).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:02, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll make a note in the thread that it's been taken care of.  :)  --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 14:04, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi. "Too tired and/or busy" here. Could you please fix the redirect for Talk:Tricks and Treats (American Horror Story: Asylum) to the new move? Thanks! — WylieCoyote 14:37, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Got it; let me know if I messed something up. Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 14:40, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Nope, that works. My thanks to you both. And now for my nap... — WylieCoyote 14:51, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Indonesian misinformation vandal again...
Hello. Long time no hear.

I'm writing this note because I think it seems that the Indonesian misinformation vandal is at it again, but this time seeming using a static address. So can you block ? He frequents the same kinds of articles he had been vandalizing in the past. Thanks. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 16:50, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the IP for 3 months. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:56, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I was about to add more details, but I still think your response is prompt, even though the guy is inactive as of this moment. Thanks and cheers! - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 16:59, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Cheers for helping keep my talk page clean :) GimliDotNet ( Speak to me,  Stuff I've done )  21:00, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:01, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey, just wanted to let you know that this was apparently the "promised" block evasion. See . Widr (talk) 21:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry I wasn't around to block that one quicker. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:45, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Article on Restorative Leadership
Happy New Year Edgar181,

I wrote to you back in December regarding the article on Restorative Leadership. You deleted a page that was created incorrectly. I then proceeded to create a complete article in the "sandbox" with references and links but I don't show that the new article was ever approved or deleted. I am new to publishing on Wikipedia and would greatly appreciate your help in getting the Restorative Leadership article published. Thank you very much.

Kind regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impact2013 (talk • contribs) 16:21, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Shortly after you created the article Restorative leadership, you deleted all the content from it. Consequently, it was an empty page that met criteria for speedy deletion, specifically WP:CSD.  And I don't know which article you are referring to when you say you created "a complete article in the "sandbox" with references and links".  If you can point me to the exact title where you created that article, I'm willing to take a look.  However, I am not familiar with the concept of restorative leadership, so I don't know if I can be of much help in terms of creating or improving an article on that subject. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:33, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Edgar181, Thank you for the quick reply. After the original page was deleted, I thought I created it again and submitted for approval. It does not sound like that is the case. Can you please advise me on the best way to resubmit for approval? The article on Restorative Leadership is referenced with published works and presentations on the subject as well as decades of field research. I do not anticipate much need for improvement of content. Again, I appreciate your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impact2013 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * There isn't any need to get approval before creating an article. If you believe that the subject meets Wikipedia criteria for inclusion (such as the general notability guideline), you can just go ahead create the article.  I would suggest working on it at in a temporary page in your userspace (such as the one you've already started at User:Impact2013/sandbox) and then when it is ready to your satisfaction you can move it or copy it to the appropriate title.  If you haven't see it already, you may wish to read Your first article.  I hope this helps, -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:20, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

This helps a lot, thank you. I have read Your first article before, but I read it over again to refresh my memory. Your suggestion was very beneficial as I was able to get the article up. Kind regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impact2013 (talk • contribs) 18:20, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

213.103.161.139
You have blocked this editor (only 31 hours, conceded) for vandalism. He reverted a change made by Cluebot, and I have to say that I feel this was a correct reversion. He has posted a somewhat aggrieved unblock request. I think that this is a static IP; certainly he claims responsibility for the edits in question. Could I ask you to look at it? --Anthony Bradbury"talk" 20:46, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This and this are blatant vandalism. See also the history of 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament for more of the same vandalous edits from other IPs from the same geographical location that necessitated page protection.  The current edits and the past history from related IPs are sufficient reason for a short soft block in my opinion.  Perhaps this a case of more than one person editing anonymously from the same IP.  If so, I would recommend that the constructive contributor from that IP sign up for an account (edits from registered users are still allowed from that IP). -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:07, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

User talk:EXAKOM
...should have been a spamusernameblock in my opinion, but although it's likely they won't return based on past experience. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:33, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I understand, but personally I prefer not to use spamusernameblock for a user that has never been warned against promotional edits, only if they persist after being asked to stop. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:39, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Recent edit
You recently replaced the new article at Carbofuron with a redirect to an article on a different, but similarly spelled, chemical (Carbofuran). These chemicals are actually not the same. -- No unique  names  18:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The references used to support the content of carbofuron are referring to the same chemical compound as carbofuran. One even uses "carbofuron" and "carbofuran" interchangeably.  You may be right that it is not a mispelling, but it's at least a synonym.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * My mistake. Apologies.  -- No  unique  names  18:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem. I should have left a note for you, or a better edit summary. Cheers, -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Chemistry question
Hello. I intended to add Aminocyclopyrachlor to Insecticides, but I don't know within which category it belongs. Any ideas? -- No unique  names  05:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It's not an insecticide, it's an herbicide. It doesn't seem to fit any of the groups in herbicides, so I would put it in the "Others" section.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:11, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you! -- No  unique  names  16:48, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

A beer for you!

 * You're welcome. And thanks.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:04, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Hasn't edited since first warning? If you'd take a look at the user's contributions, they have only been spamming their website and no useful contributions have been made. Thanks, &mdash;  Abhishek  Talk 04:53, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The only warning they have received was placed on their talk page after their last edits.  Since they have not persisted after that first warning, it does not seem appropriate to block them at this point.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:28, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Josh Wood Productions
Undelete Article  does not qualify for the speedy deletion criteria under section G4. This article is not a copy of a previously deleted article. This article describes absolutely deferent company than the one previously deleted for the lack of notable references. Article equal to the following articles Silver Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Imagine Entertainment, Millennium Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Crystal Sky Pictures, Skydance Productions, ect... articles mentioned hereby do not even have references, although some of the articles created in October 2010, remains without any warning as it is clearly violates Wikipedia guidelines (better job to do). Josh Wood Productions was not identical to the previous article which was deleted. It was not unimproved copy of the previously deleted article. For the above mentioned reasons the article is clearly not qualifying to be deleted under criteria for speedy deletion section G4, therefore must be reinstated. Thank you very much for your time reviewing this issue. --AllisonID (talk) 14:44, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Article was restored by User:Graeme Bartlett. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:43, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Halostachine article
Ed, I've finally created my halostachine article, but would appreciate it if you could take care of some of the empty fields in the Chembox. The reason I have not done so myself is because I have no means of verifying the correct codes - there is some confusion in the sources available to me arising, apparently, from a lack of care in distinguishing amongst different names and, in particular, different stereoisomeric composition. I'm pretty sure the CAS No. and Pubchem codes I've entered are correct for the natural R-enantiomer (and I've set up the Chembox specifically for this, as opposed to N-methylphenylethanolamine of unspecified stereochemistry), but not absolutely certain. Sorry to add to your work load, but if it's left to all-comers, I'm afraid the wrong numbers will get in there. Thanks.Xprofj (talk) 18:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't mind at all. I confirmed the CAS#, but the PubChem ID gave an error when I click on the link.  I changed it to the PubChem ID for the racemate - I couldn't find one for the (R)-enantiomer.  I added SMILES, StdInChI, and StdInChIKey.  It's a very good, nicely written article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:58, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thankyou, Ed.Xprofj (talk) 14:39, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

User:Aggravated_Measures
WHY IS THIS PAGE BLOCKED AND DELETED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Aggravated_Measures

I am the owner and label, VTT / Comm Cast. This electronic music group is formally advertisted and published. If I was advertising here, I would have put a link here to buy their content.

For reference, here are their links: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/aggravated-measures/id523779902 http://open.spotify.com/artist/1iDHx2KCaoUpB2q5ED4yLt http://www.youtube.com/TheHouseOfEDM http://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTofficial

My email: VincentTofficial@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by VincentTofficial (talk • contribs) 16:12, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia usernames are not permitted to match the name of an organization, so that's why I blocked the account . You were free to sign up for an account with a different username.  If you wish to create an encyclopedia article about Aggravated Measures (which should be titled Aggravated Measures, not User:Aggravated Measures), please read Wikipedia's guidelines for notability first, to see if it qualifies, or the article may end up being deleted anyway.  I suggest that you take a look at Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines as well, which seem to apply here. (username policy, notability, conflict of interest). I hope this helps, -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:20, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Effective method
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Unblock request of User:Mongobongohongo
I've reviewed the unblock request of this user, and I'm willing to give them a last chance. Do you have any objections to an unblock?  An  optimist  on the  run!  08:34, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * From the discussion on the user talk page, I don't see any specific mention of the their first three edits which were blatant BLP vandalism. If they acknowledge that they understand the seriousness of those edits and agree not repeat such behavior, then I have no objections to unblocking.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:42, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of Yldon Company Article
Hell Edgar181,

If a Company is the sole holder of foreign patents, sole sponsor of a World Champion and a benefactor on a small country like Albania, helping the Albanian Red Cross and some orphan help center NPO (non-profit organization) do you deem it non worthy of sharing this information with it's own country, in it's own language?

Further more, do you consider yourself as an Albanian moderator to fully understand it's content? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oranews (talk • contribs) 14:14, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The version of Yldon Company that I deleted contained no content that indicated the significance of the company and it therefore met criteria for speedy deletion (WP:CSD). A later version was deleted by another administrator because the text was unambiguously promotional.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:18, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

UAA
Hello Edgar, regarding the recent usernames which I had reported to WP:UAA, both of the accounts which you had removed (which are here and here) where both of them are blatant and gross violations of username policy and I was just doing my part of reporting them to the relevant noticeboard and not wasting anyone's time. Nothing in the username policy states that accounts which have disruptive and offensive usernames should not be blocked if they are just months or years old, as violation is still a violation and is present there. Because they would definitely have been blocked if they were spotted at the right time, but they weren't so I was doing the remaining work. No one knows when any user might come back and start editing and/or maybe even vandalize with those accounts. So it is better to take safe measures and to prevent any disruption/vandalism/trolling from happening on Wikipedia. I hope you understand. Regards. ~ TheGeneralUser  (talk)  20:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * TGU, we've talked about this before. Reporting and blocking these accounts does nothing but draw more attention to them, which is the opposite of what we want.  Just leave them be. As for policy, the instructions for UAA read in part: "Do not report a username unless it has been used in the last 2-3 weeks. Older accounts are likely abandoned." It's really not helpful to report these years-old accounts. Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 20:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * (ec) I appreciate your efforts to deal with inappropriate usernames. However, the instructions at UAA are quite clear: "Do not report a username unless it has been used in the last 2-3 weeks."  There is a good reason for that rule.  There are literally thousands of abandoned inappropriate usernames.  You may find it is worth your time to look for them and report them, but frankly it is just a waste of time for administrators to either block them or decline the report. Let's deal with the actual, current problems instead.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:22, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Look at IP's before you block them
Someone else edited on a different IP address (75.39.13.239) and you blocked my IP (76.226.115.236). I was not on the different IP that time and you just randomly assumed that it was my IP! Read before you block! Unblocking my IP would be greatly appreciated!

198.111.167.130 (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
 * If there is someone else making the same disruptive edits as you, then blocking them is appropriate too. If you want to be unblocked, you will need to request an unblock at User talk:Dy11111 addressing the reasons for your blocks (instead of trying to hide them).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:51, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Request for rollback ASAP due to absence of anonymity
I would like to request a rollback on the talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gary_Goodyear (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gary_Goodyear&oldid=535192796 ) for the singed comment(s) I just made which reads as indicated below. I meant to make the comment anonymously and did not realize I was logged in. I think my comments are not inflammatory, but this is a touchy subject and I am not in a position to become personally enmeshed in this debate. (Yes, I know that anonymity on WP is not complete, but it is at least discrete).

''Firstly, merely saying something is "evidence-based" does not mean it is based on the scientific method; a failure to appreciate this distinction constitutes a serious misunderstanding of what the term "science" connotes, which is an entire method of inquiry, .... At the very least the discrepancy between his education and training and the scientific education and research community at large, seems worth mentioning more explicitly.''
 * I've hidden that comment from the talk page's history. (Admins can still view it though.) Does that work for you? -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:02, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Great, thanks. Nexus501 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Discussion on the AFT5 Request for Comment
Hey - this is to notify you that there is a discussion starting on the Article Feedback RfC talkpage that has ramifications for the RfC itself. Your input is much appreciated :). Thanks! and apologies if I've missed anyone Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:38, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of them so quickly, really was becoming a pain. Werieth (talk) 15:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Synephrine article
Ed, I need some advice. I've been sneaking up on the synephrine entry, trying to inject more science and diverse references into it without ruffling any feathers, in preparation for a major re-write. Unfortunately, from the recent changes made to my edits by another editor (I'm afraid you'll need to look at the History for details), it seems that I've run into someone with an Agenda. I have no intention of getting into a to-and-fro with this person, who is clearly not a scientist (and who went as far as deleting my disambiguation to m-synephrine because "there is no article on it" - there is: M-synephrine, as opposed to m-, gets re-routed to phenylephrine!). Indeed, I would like to walk away from the whole thing, but the synephrine article gets something like 500-600 hits a day, and it's important for it to be correct (and the original version was pretty poor to begin with). The problem really centers on the lay equation of "synephrine" with "nutritional supplements" that contain it as part of a mixture, not to mention public ignorance of the difference between parenteral and oral activity. I have invested considerable time in studying the literature on synephrine, but have not, so far, put too much time into the writing.

What I believe needs to be done is to simply marginalize commentary regarding the public's use of synephrine-containing supplements, and to dispassionately treat synephrine as just another phenylethanolamine with such-and-such properties, as I have done with related compounds. Supplements containing synephrine should have their own entry - they are merely one facet of the uses and properties of this compound. However, if I take this tack, I'm apt to have a huge amount of writing trashed by at least one anti-synephrine-supplements crusader. Not to mention that the main reason the article gets so many hits is precisely because people are interested in synephrine from the supplement angle! Based on your experience with comparable situations that have doubtless arisen in the past, as well as on your interpretation of what information a WP article such as "synephrine" should actually contain, please advise how I might best proceed. Thanks. Xprofj (talk) 15:59, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I understand your frustration and would be glad to help out, but unfortunately due to some health issues I don't currently have much time for Wikipedia. I will be happy to take a close look when I am back to normal.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. GET WELL SOON.Xprofj (talk) 13:41, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I should have some time to take a look at the article today or tomorrow. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:54, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I've had a chance to look at synephrine and the edits you've made so far and they look good to me. I like your approach to editing  - it is very thorough and the articles you’ve worked on are significantly improved by your contributions.  Don’t worry too much about how other editor’s may respond to your edits.  If you stick with following Wikipedia policy – reliable sourcing, neutral point of view, etc – then regular constructive editors will undoubtably appreciate your article improvements.  For articles where “"nutritional supplementss" and alternative medicine are involved, it is not unusual to get some pushback from people who have a particular point of view, and do not care so much for Wikipedia’s reliance on reliable sources, or WP:MEDRS in particular.  If that happens, I will certainly be glad to back you up.  Or you can seek assistance from the Pharmacology and Chemistry WikiProjects.  Other editors may also be willing to help out (User:Yobol comes to mind).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:35, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I appreciate your taking the time to look into this, and for your support, as well as suggestions of where to find more. Synephrine has turned out to be the biggest can of worms I've had to tackle - there seems to be partisanship even in some of the primary literature - and all over a compound that people consume every day in their orange juice. In any case, I'm slowly putting my new and improved article together, and will let you know when it's ready. Thanks again, and welcome back!Xprofj (talk) 15:47, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Synephrine PS
I guess one has to have the courage of one's convictions. I propose to go ahead with a major re-write, using the following lead as my starting point:

"Synephrine (also known as Sympatol and oxedrine, amongst numerous other names) is an alkaloid, occurring naturally in some plants, as well as a synthetic drug which has various adrenergic effects when taken parenterally (i.e. by injection). This substance is present in relatively low amounts in common foodstuffs such as marmalade and other orange (Citrus species) products, both of the "sweet" and "bitter" variety. It is currently marketed, in combinations with other drugs such as caffeine, as an over-the-counter stimulant and weight-loss-promoting nutritional supplement for oral consumption. The effectiveness and safety of these preparations have been widely debated in the press and on the Internet, as well as in the scientific literature. This article will focus, insofar as possible, on synephrine itself, rather than on the drug mixtures containing it. Synephrine, in terms of its chemistry and pharmacology, has been as thoroughly investigated as many other drugs, and its properties are a matter of record in the scientific literature. As a prescription drug, synephrine, under various trade names such as Sympatol, was once used as a parenterally-administered sympathomimetic in clinical settings. Such use is now obsolete. Extracts and preparations of plants such as Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), which contain synephrine amongst many other constituents, have long been used as herbal medicines, particularly in Chinese Traditional Medicine.

However, it is important to distinguish between studies concerning synephrine as a single chemical entity (and even here it should be borne in mind that synephrine can exist in the form of either of two stereoisomers, which are chemically and pharmacologically distinct), and synephrine which is mixed with other drugs and/or botanical extracts in a "Supplement", as well as synephrine which is present as only one chemical component in a naturally-occurring mixture of phytochemicals such as the rind or fruit of a Bitter orange."

I hope you will approve of this approach, and I am interested in some feedback, but don't want to waste your time unduly. Thanks.Xprofj (talk) 23:13, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

User_talk:Dy11111
Hi there

Would you like to take a look, and comment? Thanks. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 00:37, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I trust your judgement and have no strong objections to unblocking this user. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Request for permanent block
You blocked this IP before temporarily for vandalism, and it still continues. User talk:85.90.91.82 is a known proxy server and there were attacks on pages again this morning. I tried contacting someone with Rollback but had to edit manually before they got back to me. I appreciate you looking into this, thanks Bearpatch (talk) 16:37, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It looks like another admin has today imposed a short block on the IP. If the problem persists after the block expires I will re-block for much longer.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protection request
Hi there. Me again, just dropping a note to ask if you would consider a one month semi-protect lock on Jack Harries. He's a young YouTube personality who recently just hit one million subscribers and his page has been attracting a lot of "tween" fan attention (I'm just guessing the channel is probably being heavily promoted by YouTube since it hit one million subs a few days ago). As with other articles I've written to you about in the past, the problem isn't exactly "vandalism" per se, but the article is just attracting a lot of little 12 year old girls declaring how "hot" he is, naming themselves as his new "girlfriend", etc, and it's just getting tiresome. I have a couple of sources I can add to beef up the article but monitoring the page is becoming a time suck, so it would make life easier for the handful of us adults watching the page if we could get a little break (hopefully the "fan" frenzy will die down in a month). Thanks in advance. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 23:49, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, due to some health issues I don't currently have much time for Wikipedia. I will be happy to take a close look when I am back to normal.  In the meantime, I suggest WP:RFPP or simply contacting another admin this time.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't see the template at the top of this page when I posted. I'm sorry to have troubled you.  Hope you're feeling better soon. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 20:00, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * No worries, the note at the top wasn't there when you posted. And you're not troubling me.  I have semi-protected the page for a month.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. :-) I'm hoping one month will be a sufficient "cool down" period for the page, but we'll have to wait and see.  If not, you may be hearing from me again.  lol.. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 01:36, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

awww :(
Hope you feel better! <3, Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 18:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'm feeling much better, but still recovering from surgery.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:00, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

File:Sanaz Alasti.jpg
The following picture is in violation of copyright, and has been deleted by you before on December 10, 2012: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanaz_Alasti.jpg The file has been uploaded again by a serial infringer: Kabirat. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flower2013 (talk • contribs) 20:00, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the file because a clear indication of permission is needed per w:commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Sanaz Alasi.jpg. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:03, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

About my last talk page comment.
Hi. You asked me what IP adress the school was. I did a little research and it is: 209.56.239.1. If you can look it over that would be great! Thanks! Pure Awesomeness Commonly called Evoogd20 03:46, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I blocked that IP address for 2 years because of a long history of persistent vandalism which led to several prior blocks of 6 months or more. Because of this long term problem, I don't think it is a good idea to unblock the IP address when the person responsible for the most recent vandalism has left the school.  However, I have removed the "account creation blocked" setting from the block so that anyone who would like to contribute constructively to Wikipedia can sign up for an account using the school's computers.  It is best for anonymous editing from that IP to remain blocked though.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:52, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! Pure Awesomeness Commonly called Evoogd20 17:05, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

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Brian Melvin deletion
What was the reason you deleted a prior article on the jazz drummer Brian Melvin? He's made a significant contribution to the music world - just see Jaco Pastorius discography for a start. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fatphil (talk • contribs) 08:48, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The prior article was not about the jazz drummer. I deleted Brian Melvin because it was essentially nonsense.  The entire contents were "Chairman of VS RUGBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  If you wish to start an article about someone else with that name, and you think that the subject meets our inclusion criteria (see for example WP:BIO and WP:BAND), then you are free to create a new article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:36, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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vendours etc in palmitoylethanolamide.
Dear Edgar, I was pleased to find that you succeeded in cutting away the inappropriate messages from a specific adress in Italy, which I traced ro be the company selling micronized and ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide. I repeatedly tried to clean the lemma palmitoylethanolamide, but each new day they put in their stuff. How in heavens name did you succeed were I failed...;) It was very annoying, the more so as most clinical trials in the past had been done with UN-micronized PEA!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.163.46.99 (talk) 20:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * That success may only be temporary. I'll keep an eye on the article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:21, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Help please!
I have just joined in order to add my supper club to the long-standing wiki page on Underground Restaurants. I added one line. Then I got a message from you (Edgar181?) saying, due to my user name, you had blocked me because you thought I was a commercial organisation (I'm not). I have now re-registered with a less ambiguous name. But it appears you have deleted ALL the supper clubs that had previously been listed.

Please can you reverse that??? As I have only just joined I have no idea what to do about it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by LHBmypc (talk • contribs) 15:01, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I blocked the account User:Dine-at-Mine because it matched the name of an organization/website (it doesn't matter that it is not a commercial organization), which is not permitted on Wikipedia. You are free to edit with your new username.  I was not the one that removed content from Underground restaurant.  That was done by User:Alexf with this edit.  Questions about that edit should be directed to him instead.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:09, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Requested move over redirect
Hi. I have a request for a move over redirect. It appears user Zachman9 moved a page in good faith on January 1, 2013, but the MOS is off, so I was hoping you could essentially revert the move.


 * Proposing move Cover Me (mini-series) back to Cover Me (Canadian TV series) (with talk page)

There appears to be only one Wikipedia article for a television series entitled Cover Me at present, but I'm guessing the editor may have had plans to create a page for another series of the same name. As of now, the Canadian TV series page we have is merely a stub with only one attribution to IMDb, but I see it was nominated for several notable awards (not all listed at IMDb), so I think it's best to keep the page, rather than delete it. I'll try and add a little more info about the awards to the article when I get some time, but I'm in the middle of a big project right now, so for now I think the best solution is to simply restore the page to where it was before the editor moved it. Thanks. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 01:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)


 * As far as I can tell, there isn't anything that prevents you from moving it yourself. Based on the principle of WP:BRD, there wouldn't be anything inappropriate about reverting the move either.  If anyone objects to your revert, then it can be discussed.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:46, 25 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, I don't have any problem doing that. I've moved lots of pages, but I've never reverted a move like this before, so I'm not exactly sure how (I didn't know I could perform a move back to a page that's already been created as a redirect).  Do I just use rollback to revert?  And if I do, will the edit history automatically be restored to the original page?  If not, could you please explain how I should go about it?  Sorry to bug you about this, but I just want to make sure I know how to preserve the history of the page(s) before I do something stupid. --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 08:58, 26 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Never mind. I decided to try a simple move and it worked.  I just thought only admins had the authority to perform a move over a redirect.  Did the rule about that change or am I automatically approved for this type of thing (maybe something that automatically comes with rollback rights)? --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 09:07, 26 February 2013 (UTC)


 * The move function allows any autoconfirmed user to move a page to an existing title if it is a redirect and only has one edit (the creation of a redirect). If there is more than one edit in the title's history, an admin is required to make the move.  It's been that way for as long as I can recall. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:04, 26 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh ok. I didn't know about the "one edit" rule.  It's been a long time, but I think I tried moving over a redirect a long while ago and couldn't, so it must've had more than one edit in its history.  Anyway, now I know.  Thanks for your help.  :-)  --- Crakkerjakk (talk) 15:03, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

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What happened to Snaiad?
Hello, I am an art student with an interest in speculative biology, and recently I have found a little information on the fictional alien planet Snaiad. However, I am unable to find any definitive information abou it anywhere on the internet, and Snaiad's page here on Wikipedia says that the author requested that you delete it. Would you happen to know why? It's a shame to see something that someone clearly put a lot of thought into just disappear. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.165.252 (talk) 06:49, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The version of Snaiad that I deleted last year was marked as a copyright violation (the text was copied from another website) shortly after it was created. The editor that created the article then immediately blanked the page. It therefore met several criteria for speedy deletion (WP:CSD and WP:CSD).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:37, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Testing out wiki features
Hey Ed -

Regarding the speedy deletion a minute ago, where is a good place for me to test out wiki pages? I'm a little confused between userspace, subpages, sandbox, etc.... Thanks. 15:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


 * User subpages are the best place for testing. User pages has some useful descriptions that might help you.  You can also use Sandbox.  I have restored your test page and moved it to User:Jeradc/Ben is out sick.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:38, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks. I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:08, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Help please...
on WP:AIV. Thanks, Arctic   Kangaroo  16:06, 7 March 2013 (UTC)


 * on User talk:Ari57. Please revoke talk page privileges, abusing unblock request template. Thanks a lot, Arctic   Kangaroo  16:16, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for all your help with fighting vandalism.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:17, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem. I have to thank you too for helping out the above two problems.  Arctic   Kangaroo  16:18, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

50.201.228.200
This user, whom you have blocked, is requesting unblock. The decision is, in my opinion, marginal, and I would certainly not act without your input. Could I ask you to look at it?--Anthony Bradbury"talk" 18:23, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I blocked IP 38.100.76.228 because it was used by someone who has been vandalizing an article for years. Since there is collateral damage (perhaps, but the person requesting the unblock is using a different IP address), and I've protected the targeted page, unblocking is reasonable.  I don't object if you do so.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:33, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Repeat vandalism of the Biginelli reaction page
I'm not really sure who to approach about this but I figured you might be able point me in the right direction as you do a lot of anti-vandalism work for chemistry pages. The Biginelli reaction page has been tampered with several times in the last few days. The IP address changes a bit but I'm pretty sure its the same person as they keep posting comic strips. Is there any way we could lock it for a couple of days? Project Osprey (talk) 23:08, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I removed the comic again and then semi-protected the page temporarily. Hopefully that should take care of the problem.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 03:38, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Many thanks.Project Osprey (talk) 20:04, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Ethnopharmacology vs Ethopharmacology
Hello Edgar, I've never used a talk page before.. I am I doing it right!? It took me a while to notice (nearly a year), but the original page I started "ethobiology" was firstly complained about because it contained only a definition and a reference, but then deleted because it was thought that it was merely a spelling error from ethnopharmacology. In fact the two terms are very different. I haven't got time just now to expand the section on ethopharmacology, but thought it might not be a good idea to actually have a re-direct in place? Best Wishes, Richard RBJ (talk) 14:36, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * When I redirected ethopharmacology to ethnopharmacology a year ago, it does seem that I thought it was a misspelling. However, the article that was at ethopharmacology didn't contain enough content to be a stand alone article anyway - generally, articles that are nothing more than the equivalent of a dictionary definition are not kept at Wikipedia.  If you wish to write a more extensive article about ethopharmacology, then I don't object.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:02, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Gremlins
I removed this image (File:GremlinsStripeShootsBilly.gif from the Gremlins article yesterday, but now I am wondering whether this should not be deleted altogether. Are animated gifs generally used on WP?  I don't recall ever seeing one.  In this case, I don't see how this is necessary or useful for the article, and the fact that he got it from a Wikia article makes me wonder about the licensing.  If you have a moment, I would like to know what you think. --- The Old Jacobite The '45  19:18, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't recall ever seeing any guideline/policy relating to animated gifs. I would think that they should only be used sparingly, and this doesn't seem to be a situation where the animated gif conveys any useful information that a static image wouldn't.  I agree with your edit summary that in this case "animated gifs are not appropriate". As for the licensing, the file description identifies itself as a screen capture from a copyrighted film, which would put it under our Non-free content policy - so it could potentially be acceptable with sufficient fair use rationale.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:29, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments. I would argue that the current fair use rationale is weak. --- The Old Jacobite The '45  20:07, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Synephrine redux
Ed, it's time for me to ask you to take a look at my re-vamped version of the synephrine article. It's still in my Sandbox, which I trust you will know how to reach. I may have over-done it a little, and am willing to pare it down, but I was annoyed by the somewhat partisan attitude displayed, not just by some WP editors, but also by many of the authors of the original literature. My objective was to write an "unimpeachable" article, and in order to do so, I had to write what is essentially a professional Review. Ideally, it should be buttressed by a comparable article on Citrus aurantium, but what currently exists is as poor as the current synephrine entry, and I need a rest! Anyway, please take a look when you get a chance, and let me know what you think.Xprofj (talk) 19:23, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm impressed with the thoroughness of the article. Well done.  However, it does get into technical details which might be perfectly suitable for an academic review, but may not be ideal for a general encyclopedia article - Make technical articles understandable gives some guidelines in this respect.  As someone who has made a career out of studying details such as what's in the "Pharmacology Research" section of your draft, for example, it's hard for me to really know what others may think of it.  Your draft is a clear improvement over the current article. I would recommend updating synephrine with your version and if anyone expresses specific concerns about the new content, they can be addressed at that point and discussed on the article's talk page.   -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ed - as usual, I much appreciate your input. One reason I wanted to run it by you is because I used to read/do this sort of stuff for a living too, as I imagine you've already guessed, but I'm not as familiar as you are with the written and unwritten "rules" by which WP operates, and I didn't feel like having my efforts deleted by someone on a technicality. I desperately want to make science more comprehensible to the public, but technical details can only be simplified up to a point before crucial information content is lost. How does one convey the fact that a pD2 of <5, and a lipolytic effect at 1 mM that is antagonized by 17 μM of a β3-selective antagonist is not exactly grounds for opining that synephrine may owe its purported in vivo "fat-burning" properties to its action at β3 receptors? Especially when its oral bioavailability is low and it's metabolized all to hell anyway. Well, that's rhetorical...I'll maybe try to streamline the article a bit before I put it "out there". Thanks again for your time and advice.Xprofj (talk) 01:15, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Barry Pring photos
Hi Edgar, I've sent on the relevant permissions email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Best NorthLondoner NorthLondoner (talk) 14:25, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not able see what you sent to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, but you should be aware that permission to use the two images that I deleted needs to come from the newspapers from which they were copied. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:39, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Roy DeCarava
Hey Ed. There is currently a request for unprotection concerning this page, which you fully protected last week. Would you be willing to take a look? Thanks, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 18:31, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I have unprotected the page. Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:16, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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Move help
About a week ago, I proposed to move Chlorination to Water chlorination. My suggestion is at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemistry. No one seems to mind, and I dont think that I can make this move on my own since the source and proposed target articles exist and the pro's dont like cutting and pasting in such cases. I can check back later to read your advice. Thanks, --Smokefoot (talk) 18:56, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
 * If you don't mind me commenting here (I didn't see the orignal proposal), there are not two existant target articles. Rather, there is an article on water chlorination (as sanitation) called chlorination with a differentiate tag at the top directing people looking for chemical chlorination reactions to halogenation), AND there is a hidden redirect (I really hate those) that directs water chlorination to the chlorine article. That has to go. I don't really care what the water sanitation article is called, but if it's not water chlorination the redirect from chlorination should be put in plain sight, and directed to whatever we call the sanitation article (which would also include the differentiate tag on top to halogenation). S  B Harris 21:42, 16 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I support your suggestion and have commented at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemistry. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:30, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I apologize if I caused a lot of work by you on all the chlorination links. Thank you for your help. --Smokefoot (talk) 16:12, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem. Fixing the article histories was trivial, and the links would have to be retargeted in any case.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:42, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Water Chlorination page deletion and reversion
Edgar181--You have been an editor for a really long time. I just started a year or so ago. I am curious why you deleted the Water Chlorination page and then reverted it. Drinkingwaterdoc (talk) 19:48, 17 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I see the discussion above on Move Help but I still dont understand what happened. Drinkingwaterdoc (talk) 19:50, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
 * When a page is moved from one title to another, it should be done using the "move" button that at the top of the page instead of copying the text from one title and pasting it into an article at the other title. Copy-paste is not appropriate because the history of the article gets separated.  That's what happened in this case when "chlorination" was moved to "water chlolination".  Since edits were made to the article before and after the copy-paste, the history of edits to the text became located in the history of two separate titles.  Because of techinical limitations of Wikipedia's software the only way of fixing this for an administrator to delete one article, move the other article to the same title, delete it again, and then restore all the edits.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:18, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Citrus aurantium
Hi Ed. The same editor/administrator(?) (name of Mast Cell) who originally jumped on my early synephrine editing-probes has been re-writing my edits on the related subject of Citrus aurantium faster (literally - leading to Editing Conflicts) than I can make them. Please take a look at the latest series of edits made on this topic when you have a chance and give me your opinion. Thankyou.Xprofj (talk) 18:50, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

On second thoughts, Ed, there's no need to waste your time. I quit.Xprofj (talk) 08:30, 20 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry I wasn't around to help out when you needed it. I have high respect for both you and MastCell.  I'm confident with a bit more communication, things could have been worked out.  In any case, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.  The articles you have contributed to are much improved because of your efforts.   As a volunteer project, if you're not enjoying the participation in Wikipedia, stepping away is the right thing to do.  If you wish to return to Wikipedia at some point, I will happily welcome you back.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Editor @ ar.wiki
Hello. I would like to inform you that I have granted you editor flag at the Arabic Wikipedia, all your edits there will be automatically marked as patrolled. Best regards.-- Avocato  (talk)  20:14, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:21, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Vandals are attacking!
Recently a surge of vandals are attacking Wiki, some like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Supercool9902 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Derekbelkofer and more. What is possibly happening? --Kogmaw (talk) 13:34, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * This is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit and therefore, sadly, vandalism is common. It doesn't appear to be any worse now than usual.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:37, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

diethylene glycol monomethyl ether
Some time back you created diethylene glycol monomethyl ether as a redirect to Glycol ethers. In that article there is the piped link Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether. So should the redirect now link to 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol rather than the Glycol ethers? Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 11:54, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * You're right, that's where it should lead. I have now retargeted the redirect.  Thanks for catching that.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:11, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I wasn't sure. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 12:56, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

InSystems Corporation
Hi Edgar, I posted a question to User:Drmies talk page thinking he was currently active and online, as it turns out he isn't. Would you mind taking a look? Link: User talk:Drmies. Thanks, Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 15:51, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Personally, I don't think the article was ready to be moved into article space. It is currently unreferenced and a quick web search doesn't turn up anything that would suggest that the company meets our notability guidelines for corporations.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:10, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Although everything sorted out: look at the millions somebody paid for them: it is notable (if that claim is true!) mabdul 16:32, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Proxy block
We seem to have edit-conflicted on this block, and with the bot as well. ProcseeBot had it for 2 months hardblock, so I put back that setting. Let me know if you disagree. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 22:19, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I misread the log. Sorry, EdJohnston (talk) 22:22, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

GW 501516
Hi Edgar, could you take a look at this article? It looks as if edit warring is going to continue for the foreseeable future, so some form of protection (PC or full) might be a good idea. Cheers SmartSE (talk) 12:32, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I have full protected the page for now. There appears to be an emerging consensus for the version in which the article is currently protected, but it's probably best to prevent editing of the article to allow it to resolve a bit and prevent the edit warring.  Regards,  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:48, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks SmartSE (talk) 13:17, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * FYI - I have requested unprotection as the discussion seems to have concluded. SmartSE (talk) 19:57, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of Wikipedia talk:Dhyanyogi Omdasji
Hello Ed,

I noticed that Shri Dhyanyogi Omdasji's talk page has been deleted also tried to understand the reason for deletion of the page but didnt get much out of it as i very new to authoring wiki pages. Please help me understand why the pages got deleted.

14:19, 27 March 2013 Edgar181 (talk | contribs) deleted page Wikipedia talk:Dhyanyogi Omdasji (G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page)

14:19, 27 March 2013 Edgar181 (talk | contribs) deleted page Wikipedia:Dhyanyogi Omdasji (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.divineomdasjisoundmeditation.com/h.h.dhyanyogiomdasji)

Thank you for the help also please let us know if we can do anything to get the page restored in wiki..

Cheers! --Saint watcher (talk) 04:46, 30 March 2013 (UTC)


 * It is a bit confusing. You have created versions of that article at several locations and then moved some of them.  Then some of the copies were deleted.  One version I deleted appeared at the time to have been copied from the website noted above, but I don't see the problem now.  So to be honest, I'm not sure what exactly has happened.  I have undeleted all copies and they are currently located at the following three titles where you can look at them and use the text to complete one copy which you can submit to the Articles for creation process.  Some of Wikipedia's policies that may be of relevance are Notability (people) and Identifying reliable sources.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:19, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
 * User:Saint watcher/Dhyanyogi Omdasji
 * User:Saint watcher/Dhyanyogi Omdasji2
 * User:Saint watcher/Dhyanyogi Omdasji3

Title mis-spell
Would you mind redirecting Perfluordecyltrichlorosilane to perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane? The title is mis-spelled and would be confusing to people looking up generic information. The redirect ensures the people who are used to typing in "perfluordecyltrichlorosilane" get the information they need. 210.21.225.234 (talk) 00:03, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I have the article to the proper title. Thanks for catching the error.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:46, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

The Mishapocalypse removal
I would like a proper reason for removing the 'Mishapocaypse' page please. As i see no reason why it should be taken off, as it was an event which happened on the 1st of April 2013. Just because one is not involved in an event does not mean it did not happen, i frown upon 'If i didn't see it, it doesn't exist' phrase. It would be like someone saying I wasnt apart of the London riots, therfore there should not be a Wikipedia page about it. (Exactly) It is wrong. Thankyou for your/s time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.202.253 (talk) 20:59, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There has never been a page titled "Mishapocaypse". "Mishapocalypse" (different spelling) was deleted six times by four different administrators, none of which were me - you can view the deletion log here. You can contact any one of them about those deletions if you wish, but I don't think you will find them receptive. You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding about why the page was deleted and about what Wikipedia is in general.  Please find somewhere else to play.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:45, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Oh, thanks much you were most helpful, however i see no reason to be rude-'somewhere else to play', as it doesnt give a good impression to overpower and act better than someone else you barley know. if you, as you have said, not deleted the Mishapocalypse page, then i have accidently glitched somewhere and clicked on the wrong administrator, and i apolagise. Anyway, thanks for replying :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.202.178 (talk) 14:37, 7 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I didn't intend to sound rude - it was simply a polite invitation to make the joke elsewhere instead. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:35, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Categorist7
Again. I see you blocked the previous IP who did that--I'll leave this in your hands, since you seem to know what you're doing. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 00:27, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * That is an IP sock of User:Dy11111. He doesn't seem to be actively disruptive at the moment, so I'll just keep an eye on it.  Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:47, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

SCH 23390
I've added some additional information to page that is in its infancy. Sentences may be divided instead of totally repelling. I don't know if you mind to improve neuroscience sections on wiki but I was thinking to spend some time on this before your disheartening edits. Wish you have fun with your pages Eading (talk) 08:22, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I can't figure out what you are trying to tell me. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:47, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Ciemme Entertainment
Dear User I am new to wikipedia so i was not aware about this policy. I have done a lot with that page so please guide me how can i retrieve these and how can i rename my username — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.143.141.92 (talk) 14:51, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I blocked the account User:Ciemmentertainment because Wikipedia usernames are not permitted to match the name of a business, organization, etc. As the note on the talk page says, you are free to sign up with a different username.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:54, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of Dhyanyogi Omdasji Talk page
Dear Ed

Thank you for the reply a while back, i see its moved to archives now :). I have permission from the owner of the website of www.divineomdasjisoundmeditation.com and also from the person incharge of the research of divinesomdasjisound meditation for using the links. How do I present the permission to you/Wiki?? Do I mail you or the owner/researcher mails you?

My error was not in presenting the permissions from the owner of the site to you to let you know that I am not breaking any copyrights.

Also I would like to change the title of the wiki entry " User: Saint_watcher/Dhyanyogi Omdasji2" to DHYANYOGI OMDASJI.

Sincerely Yours --117.195.72.13 (talk) 17:29, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * For instructions on making text on another website available to Wikipedia please see Donating copyrighted materials. For changing the title of a page, you need to be signed in with your username, and you can find directions at Moving a page.  Regareds,  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:35, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

April 2013
Thanks for helping take care of 66.114.9.84. I appreciate it Your friendly neighborhood "Recent Changes" Patroller, CensoredBiscuit (talk) 16:47, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:57, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Bogus category removals
Sorry, those should have been C1 speedy deletion requests. My mistake. Pinkbeast (talk) 14:24, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. Thanks for helping with the housekeeping.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:25, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

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Zodiac Watches article
Hey Edgar, would there be any reason why User:JamesBWatson would sign out and then proceed to remove the content from the article that you and I discussed? The only reason I'm asking is it seems a bit odd that a new IP address would suddenly appear and remove this exact same material from an article that has had maybe 10 people edit it in 3 years, and has 5 pages linking to it.

First I get warned about "edit warring" on the Zodiac watches article by JamesBWatson, then an IP address with barely a days worth of editing that edits the same article as JamesBWatson within an hour of him, comes out of nowhere and deletes the exact same section of the Zodiac watches article. Coincidence? Maybe, but the only other page that the new IP has edited was User talk:Solarra, which (surprise) has also been edited by JamesBWatson.

I don't want to point fingers, espeically at an admin, but this isn't my first trip to the rodeo. Usually when people log out to make edits - espeically to contest or delete material, it's not for a good reason. I know what being Wikistalked is like, and while it's only a few edits, this is starting to feel like I'm being singled out. Yankees 76 Talk 14:26, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I was kind of expecting yesterday's IP to return. But I found today's appearance of a different anon editor, who is obviously an experienced Wikipedian, to be surprising considering that Zodiac Watches is a low-traffic article. I didn't note the possible connection to JamesBWatson.  I'd be happy to give you advice, but would prefer to do so by email.  You can contact me at edgar181@gmail.com -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:14, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the offer, but I'll sit back and see what happens next before I contact you and burn more time on next steps. I feel strongly that this material is relevant though, and I think I've presentd solid rationale as to why it's inclusion is fine in the article. At first I thought that Fossil was editing the article to remove associations that where unfavorable to their brand (they're owners of the brand now, and the IP that had removed the content over the last few months was a Texas IP, where their HQ is located). But this new IP/development is disturbing. We'll see what happens. Thanks! Yankees 76 Talk 15:37, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The IP 12.37.59.1 is in fact owned by Fossil, and I do suspect that their motive was to protect their brand, which could be either good or bad for Wikipedia depending on the content. For what it's worth, your talk page response convinced me that my "speculative guilt by association" concerns (which probably comes across as more melodramatic than I intended) could be allayed by evidence of a more journalistic ("real") connection.  I'll leave it to others to decide to whether it is relevant to the subject, or if it's WP:UNDUE trivia.  Regards,  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:55, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * In all fairness the original text could have lead the reader to believe that because he wore a Zodiac watch Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac killer. I do like the new text better, and it does a better job of outlining what the brand is probably most famous/best known for, without sensationalism or speculation. Sometimes it takes a little collaboration before the best version of the copy is written. Yankees 76 Talk 16:29, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Creating TimedText:Dial up modem noises.ogg
I put some talk here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=TimedText:Dial_up_modem_noises.ogg&action=edit&redlink=1

I attempted to add a subtitles file to the dial-up modem noises file, but I don't think I'm doing it right, and it may not be in the spirit of the Wiki. Your name was listed (as I understand it) as having removed the discussion page for the file itself, so I'm contacting you.)

Thanks, Tjames121 (talk) 00:16, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but I don't know anything about adding subtitles to a sound file. I also can't see any connection that I have to the Commons page that you linked.  If you can give me some more specific information about exactly which discussion page I may have removed, or if you have a specific question that I might be able to help with, please let me know and I'll try to help.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:56, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Undelete Birinapant
Hi Edgar, I really understand the need to keep WikiPedia clean, but people need some time to get the content together, right? New phase I/II drugs are an important thing, they are rare: A whopping 6 have been announced this spring, to indicate how rare. And because of all the secrecy around them (IP etc) it takes some effort to get together all the details, like on the exact mode of action, side effects, etc... By deleting it within one week, you give people too little time to aggregate the reliable fact. That does not make sense to me.

Please consider undeleting the page and allow us some more time to add more info. A month seems reasonable to me.

Egonw (talk) 06:22, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I deleted the article not because I didn't think it was important, but rather because it was essentially empty - it had no text or other content beyond a little data in the drugbox. As such, it was insufficient as an encyclopedia article and met criteria for deletion.  Basically, articles need to be able to stand on their own (even as very short "stubs") before they are created as articles.  If you wish to work on a draft of an article until it is ready, it is best to do so in your userspace.  I have undeleted the article and moved it to User:Egonw/Birinapant where you can work on it and move it back when it is ready.  If you have any other questions, or need any assistance with the article, please just let me know and I'd be happy to help.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:01, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * OK, thanx for the info. I had no idea others could edit pages under "my" User:Egonw/ tree... Egonw (talk) 15:52, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

New drug candidate edits
Dear Edgar, I have added some background to these four drug candidates here http://cdsouthan.blogspot.se/2013/04/joining-in-with-post-acs-new-drug.html

I would be pleased to add some of the basics to the stubs here but I need to establish beforehand that I have time to consolidate the edits

Cdsouthan (talk) 09:44, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * In general, it would be best to work on an article as a userspace draft (see Help:Userspace draft for details) until you think it is ready. Then it can be moved to a proper title in article space.  That will give you all the time you want to work on it without interference from other editors.  If you would like any help working on the articles, just let me know and I would be glad to help out.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:37, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

LSV Society
I noticed you deleted the article for LSV Society; however, the reason you gave for deletion doesn't make any sense to me. Did you check to see if the article had been vandalized recently prior to deleting? That's the only thing I can think of that would have resulted in "Not enough context to identify article's subject" BlueGold73 (talk) 12:59, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Ack. You're right.  It was in a vandalized state when it was marked for speedy deletion.  I usually check the history of an article before deleting, but must have missed doing so in this case.  I have now restored the article.  Thanks for catching the error and letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:04, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Can u help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Word2013#GERMAN_WIKI_BANNED_ME.2C_WHY.3F_Jimmy_Wales_-_founder_-_What.27s_up.3F --Word2013 (talk) 13:12, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I cannot do anything about you being blocked on the German Wikipedia. I should warn you too that your actions here appear to be disruptive and you may end up getting blocked here as well if you continue.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:17, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

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The Chronicles of Legalization removal
Hello. I was not notified of this article's deletion, and not notified of the reason for its deletion. Can you please clarify on this talk page? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Omsies (talk • contribs) 20:07, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I deleted the article based on consensus in the discussion at Articles for deletion/The Chronicles of Legalization which you participated in. All arguments that were based in Wikipedia policy favored deletion - there was no policy-based argument presented for keeping the article.  In particular, the subject of the article fails to meet the general notability guideline for inclusion.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:40, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

HTML thing
Could you please show me how to handle the line breaking at Indole? --Smokefoot (talk) 19:45, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 * It's hard to know what the problem is that you see because different browsers and monitor sizes display things differently. But I added the template clear-left after the image to improve the layout on my computer.  This causes the text to start below the image instead of next to it.  Is that what you wanted?  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:42, 29 April 2013 (UTC)