User talk:Jak0313

Class assignment
--Tryptofish (talk) 16:24, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

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When editing articles related about medical-related topics, please bear in mind is that the standards for citations for these is higher than the general standard for sources in Wikipedia articles. Focus more on review articles and less on the latest discoveries. Findings like these are very difficult for a non-expert to put in the proper context without synthesizing a whole body of research literature. While we encourage the use of secondary and tertiary sources in general, this is especially important in medical-related topics. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:55, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Member introduction
Hi Jack this is Karen from your groupJukaredaa (talk) 23:26, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

I'm not Jack!

Hey Jess! Egilmore15 (talk) 18:49, 22 February 2015 (UTC)Egilmore15

April 2015
Hello, I'm Velella. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Pyrethrin with this edit, without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks.  Velella  Velella Talk 13:26, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Pyrethrin
Thanks for the note on my talk page. I brought the reply here to ensure that you were aware of it. Certainly using edit summaries are very helpful in avoiding reverts, especially when working with large blocks of text. May I also caution against very significant changes in article without very carefully reviewing the material being removed and the material replacing it. Because of the way Wikipedia has grown, some paragraphs, sentences and even phrases may have subtly precise meanings that are not immediately obvious. The article talk page is a good place to check out past history to see whether there have been any particularly picky debates. Please also be aware that when quoting a reference to support your text that it actually does support your text. For example in your addition:"Because of its high toxicity in fish and other aquatic invertebrates even at low doses, either pesticide-free methods or safer alternatives should be used instead of pyrethrin that are less harmful to the surrounding aquatic environment. " your text doesn't seem to be borne out by the ref (even though it may be good sense). Please also try and avoid " how to do" phrasing. Rather than "....safer alternatives should be used instead of pyrethrin ......", consider phrasing such as "...the EPA recommends alternatives such as.....". Have fun with the project. Regards  Velella  Velella Talk 14:11, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

File:Chemical Structure of Pyrethrin.png listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Chemical Structure of Pyrethrin.png, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Leyo 17:02, 27 April 2015 (UTC)