User talk:Ikenhower/sandbox

I think a good point was made in the talk page of Allosteric modulator when they said it might be a good idea to merge Allosteric modulator with Allosteric regulation. I am not sure what you plan on changing specifically, but maybe you could make find enough that is different between the two to keep both pages alive still to show that they should be separate. I also think they wording, especially in the first paragraph, is pretty bad. I think you can fix it by making a stronger first sentence that doesn't talk about drugs or saying that it is a "substance" and giving it better organization. Keep in mind, the first paragraph is heavily relied on by those who are less familiar with the topic and are looking to learn about it. I would also add some sections that are not medically based (maybe a history section to talk about how Allosteric modulation was observed or a where it is used section to talk about how it is needed to be everywhere or maybe not in some places). This will help you get some ideas on what you can add to the article as there is a lot more you can say without focusing on medical applications. I think getting rid of or rewording a lot the content on the page would also help improve it. It seems unorganized overall. ItnosoyI (talk) 18:33, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

You are definitely making progress by showing facts and such that are your finding and showing the articles you have gotten them from. Have you thought about what picture you might want to add or if you don't have one in mind, do you have an idea of what would be a helpful picture for the Allosteric modulator page? I think it would also be helpful if you organized your facts and information into sections too. this will make the transition from your sandbox to the real page much easier for you. I also would not be afraid to put lines in from the Allosteric modulator page to show how you are going to not only add more sections and information to the page, but also how you can relate it to what has been said by previous people. Let me know if you have and questions or want second opinions on particular ideas you have for the page. You are doing great!ItnosoyI (talk) 06:26, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

I agree with what ItnosoyI has said. I think the one thing that I noticed was that you have a lot of examples of allosteric modulation in specific instances and I might like to see some articles discussing their role more generally (if possible). The other thing I noticed was that the page talks about efficacy of a modulator and doesn't have the equations for modulator efficacy which I feel like are basic biochem and might boost the usefulness of the page to visitors. Djinn32 (talk) 06:59, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

You have more to work with, and some interesting things that you have found in your articles. I assume you have some draft of more exactly what you are going to put into your article somewhere, it would be nice to see it before the due date and I would also start putting some stuff (even if it is just a few sentences) into the main page. It is not as straight forward as you think as it takes some time to organize and move other people's writing around and it take more time than you would want it to to put in a picture. let me know if you need anything, like if you are still looking for a picture (i didn't see one posted in your sandbox) I know some ways to find or make pretty good ones. Goodluck on finishing up the project! ItnosoyI (talk) 06:22, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

The main issue that I'm seeing with the material that you have listed is that it seems a bit specific for a more broad topic. Perhaps you have an idea for this, but maybe focus on the overall concepts (such as the different effects of allosteric modulators) and then you can give the example of how this works in barbituates or benzodiazepines, etc... Anyway, plan on making your material accessible without delving into too many nitty gritty details since users coming to this page will be looking for a broad overview and not the specifics you have listed right now. Something that Dr. W suggested was that you could even track the link on some of these more specific topics back to their wiki page and maybe add something about allosteric modulation. Good luck finishing! Djinn32 (talk) 06:56, 11 December 2019 (UTC)