User talk:KenBailey/Archives/2015/April

Nick Lane update
Hi Ken

I see that you recently updated the information about me on Wikipedia, for which many thanks.

I've never edited on Wikipedia, and I'm told it is unethical to edit your own information in any case. However, there are a few errors, or at least missing information, that I wondered if you might correct on my behalf. For example, I am Reader in Evolutionary Biochemistry in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at UCL and am on Faculty at UCL (see departmental page https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=NJLAN3). I am also an Honorary Reader in the Medical School (as you note) but that is not at all my main position.

You can see from that page as well that my major publications are academic (including papers in Nature, Science and Cell) rather than the popular science articles listed on Wikipedia.

I don't have a talk page, so if you receive this message and are willing to make a handful of changes, could you please email me on nick.lane@ucl.ac.uk and I will send you a short list of suggested corrections.

Many thanks Nick 128.40.80.218 (talk) 17:06, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Nick.


 * Thanks for getting in touch and I'm relived I got some of it right! I've updated the current post and my apologies for that oversight. You are correct that Wikipedia generally advises against autobiography as there is a danger of self-promotion, but it is not forbidden. Provided statements maintain a neutral point of view and are supported by reliable and preferably secondary sources then there's nothing stopping you from making corrections yourself.
 * Whilst I appreciate that the bulk of your publications are academic, it was my judgement that it is the authorship of popular science books and articles that makes you notable. There are many, many, successful academics who have substantial publication records yet who do not meet wikipedia's criteria of notability. However, if you wish to contest the point, the way to do that is first seek a consensus through open discussion on the article's talk page, rather than by private email correspondence.
 * I suggest you register an account for yourself and contribute that way. I'm sure WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology and others would also very much appreciate your input in your fields of expertise and interest. A useful contribution to the article in the meantime would be an appropriate image of yourself. --KenBailey (talk) 07:49, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Roxbourne
Hello KenBailey, I edited a re-directed (to Yeading Brook ) page created by yourself named Roxbourne. It's quite funny. I've no knowledge enough to create great articles like you do. So please review that article and edit it when you'll have enough time. Thank you. Happy editing. Toranamv (talk) 23:55, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Toranamv, thanks for building on my modest contribution, I'm not sure my articles merit your flattery but thanks for your kind words. I'm not sure that I can add much of value to your Roxbourne article. My interest was in the tributary to the Yeading Brook so I've created a new redirect Roxbourne Brook for that to avoid confusion. Looking at your article, I don't think the Social Structure section, as it stands, adds anything of value that is not already adequately covered in Census in the United Kingdom - but perhaps you had something more in mind so I'll leave you to complete it or remove it. I suggest you compare the article for Roxeth and try to find support for a similar historical perspective. You could usefully add a section on the Roxbourne electoral ward and then redirect Roxbourne (ward ) to your article, thus helping to fill out the Harrow section of List of electoral wards in Greater London. A reference to the twinning is really needed and it would be helpful to indicate where in Sri Lanka the hamlet Thalahena can be found. Just some ideas.... happy editing to you too :) --KenBailey (talk) 16:00, 26 April 2015 (UTC)