User talk:Jack-A-Roe

Pedophilia
Hello Jack, you don't think the 10 or so sources in Pedophilia justify the activism cat per Category? Lionel (talk) 22:22, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No, the Pedophilia article does not belong in Category:Pedophile activism. It's a science article. Putting it in that category would create an incorrect impression of the article content and a false impression that that might be something other than fringe ideas in that category topic. There is only one short paragraph about pedophile advocacy groups in the article. That paragraph has many sources because it came from an article that no longer exists - its current form is the result of a consensus process that removed the influence of disruptive editing by editors who have since then been banned.  In addition, the references that are cited in that section do not use the term "activism".  The section heading in the article should be changed to something more in accord with the sources. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 23:44, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah. Does this have something to do with the predator infiltration that Fox News commented on? Lionel (talk) 23:52, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, sort of, though much of that story was years out of date and some of the facts were inaccurate, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, because of past editing disruptions, this topic area requires especially careful attention to reliable sources and avoidance of undue weight.  -Jack-A-Roe (talk) 01:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Ironic, based on this thread I created the FAQ at NAMBLA, which you voted to delete. Lionel (talk) 22:43, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * If it seems ironic to you, that may be because you don't know the full history of the topic area.  The child protection policy is important and carefully worded. It stands on its own and the FAQ is not a helpful addition.  --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 06:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Pedophilia
As one of the designers of the previous lead, your take on this matter is needed. Flyer22 (talk) 16:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Parental Alienation Syndrome
The tagging of the Parental Alienation Syndrome article with PAW has become the subject of debate on its talk page; specifically, I identified it as vandalism and removed it and was reverted. It was subsequently determined that you are the user who added the tag in 2008 and are an active member of the PAW project (hence, at a minimum, it was not vandalism.) It would seem that, as such, you or one of your peers is the "final arbiter" of which articles belong in the project. Could you re-evaluate the article (it has changed significantly since 2008 when some comments related to pedophilia were being added to it) and determine if you still feel it belongs as part of PAW (a tag that, with all due respect seems very pejorative.) And if you feel that it does, would you be so kind as to provide some insight as to why? Many thanks--Cybermud (talk) 05:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've removed the tag and added a comment on the article talk page. The PAW project is inactive now and the new version of  the article doesn't appear to need that kind of monitoring at this time anyway. But aside from that, I don't see the tag as perjorative, I certainly never used it that way.  It's a management tool. Those topics are difficult, but they exist and have to be managed like any other group of topics. The PAS article refers to child sexual abuse as a component of the early definitions of the PAS term, and in past versions of the article that part of the text was more prominent, that's probably why the tag was there. --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 08:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

GL
I expanded some of my original points at the GL talk page, after your edit (which I didn't see). Hope you don't mind. McZeus (talk) 04:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Sociology membership
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Hi. I hope you haven't forgotten that WP needs balanced, insightful contributors like yourself. As always I'm on the point of going but maybe our paths will cross again some day. Oh and - hope you like my new name! McZeus (talk) 08:31, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Da hell?
What kind of "semi-wikibreak" lasts eleven months?

Miss ya! Herostratus (talk) 06:01, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

False Memory Syndrome Foundation
Hi there! I noticed on the FMSF talk page that you have contributed to the article. I just wanted to let you know that I nominated it for deletion and I would love to hear your opinion on the deletion page. Thanks!! /-\ urelius ♠ &#124;) ecimus  What'sup, dog? 03:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)
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Pro-pedophile activism listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Pro-pedophile activism. Since you had some involvement with the Pro-pedophile activism redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). —Tom Morris (talk) 14:41, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Wiki Medicine
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox topic terms
Template:Infobox topic terms has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. eh bien mon prince (talk) 22:16, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

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Medical Translation Newsletter
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There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Wikipedia presence, such as Dutch, Polish, and Swedish. What was found is that thre is hardly any negative opinion about the the project itself; and any such critique has focused on the ways that articles have being integrated. For an article to be usefully translated into a target-Wiki it needs to be properly Wiki-linked, carry proper citations and use the formatting of the chosen target language as well as being properly proof-read. Certain large Wikis such as the Polish and Dutch Wikis have strong traditions of medical content, with their own editorial system, own templates and different ideas about what constitutes a good medical article. For example, there are not MEDRS (Polish,German,Romanian,Persian) guidelines present on other Wikis, and some Wikis have a stronger background of country-specific content.
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Integration is the next step after any translation. Despite this it is by no means trivial, and it comes with its own hardships and challenges. Previously each new integrator has needed to dive into the fray with little help from previous integrations. Therefore we are creating guides for specific Wikis that make integration simple and straightforward, with guides for specific languages, and for integrating on small Wikis.
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Women in Red World Contest
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