User talk:Madscientist2007

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Convo
Hi Erin! It's Pinar. I was really impressed by your Five Pillars page -- liked the touch of pizzazz! I'm guess we'll be assigned our article topics, but which would you be most interested in working on? --Pozmi (talk) 21:00, 24 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Pinar! Thank you. I have always liked to write and I enjoy trying to put a creative spin on things. However, I always admire people who can succinctly express an idea or ideas like you did with your summary. I always seem to have a problem with the "Just the facts ma'am" approach. My writing tends to be flowery as my mother puts it. As for our topic, I am of the understanding that we, as a group, pick out topic/article. For my part, I am game to tackle just about anything and I like a good challenge. However, to answer your question, I would lean towards an article that deals with one of the following topics: 1) Rosalind Franklin (I had fun putting together the post about her for my first Threaded Discussion);2) Some aspect of Genetics (like what we had to tackle at the beginning of the semester); 3) Some aspect of DNA repair (my internship dealt with DNA repair, specifically that of double-strand breaks) What would be of interest to you? I am certainly flexible. Our topic should be something that all of three of us find interesting on some level, especially since we will be sending a fair amount of time on it over the next few months. Madscientist2007 (talk) 02:49, 28 September 2013 (UTC)


 * At a second glance it looks like we will be be able to choose our topic, which is a plus! I'm not an expert in any of the listed stubs, but I think I'd know where to start with either gene silencing or inverted repeats in terms of what we could add to the article. But, I'm open to something else, especially if there's a topic that you or James would particularly like to contribute to (like double-strand breaks). Speaking of, is there a way to tag users? Could be a handy feature. Pozmi (talk) 21:10, 28 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I would be open to either of those topics (i.e. gene silencing or inverted repeats). I looked at both of those pages. There certainly is not much there on either topic, especially inverted repeats. There is definitely room for improvement of these articles and if you already have ideas for them, all the better. Also, I am not completely sure as to what you mean by tagging users. If you could please clarify, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Madscientist2007 (talk) 00:15, 29 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I meant tagging as a way of calling over other users. For example, we could go over to James' talk page to get his opinion on article topics, but if there was a way to tag him in this already-started conversation, it could alert him to come over here. It's a feature I've seen on a few sites, one being Facebook, but I suppose it just saves a few clicks at most. Now that I think about it, it would probably be best to discuss article topics on the group page, once it's made. Also, looks like the email alerts are working (I even get double the alerts if my talk page is changed). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pozmi (talk • contribs) 19:55, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Oops, forgot to add my autograph to the last post! Pozmi (talk) 19:59, 29 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for clarifying the bit about tagging users. I appreciate it. I use Facebook, but I only know how to do the basics. I also get several emails when my talk page is changed. By the way, have you heard anything from James?

If you want to invite another user to a conversation, the best way to do it is to leave a note on their talk page, with a link back to the place where you want to have the discussion. Like this: "Hey James, please join us in discussing things over here. Klortho (talk) 02:23, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Don't worry I'm here! No but seriously, sorry for getting back to you so late. I hope this doesn't throw you off. But anyways... I currently reside in Maryland, but grew up in a small town about 10 miles north of Philadelphia. Most of my friends live there, and I visit all the time. It's an awesome city, but Baltimore is pretty cool too! I look forward to working with you. Jirwin1097 (talk) 19:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)


 * What town did you grow up in? I am a Philadelphia girl, born and raised. I like Baltimore, too. My family and I like to visit the Inner Harbor. We love going to the aquarium and the Barnes and Nobles. We also love going to Phillip's for seafood. Are you taking any classes on campus or are you doing the whole program online? Madscientist2007 (talk) 02:39, 1 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I grew up in a town called Yardley. I didn't really get to experience the city until college when I went to LaSalle University. It was really cool. I also like going to the Inner Harbor; there's so much to do. This is my second class at Hopkins, and I'll be most likely be taking the whole program online. Jirwin1097 (talk) 22:49, 1 October 2013 (UTC)


 * My family and I like to go out by Yardley and Newtown. It is a beautiful area. We were out that way a few weeks ago. You are right about the Inner Harbor. There is a great deal to do around there, especially if you get a nice day and you can leisurely walk around or go out on the water. Are you going for Biotechnology or Bioinformatics? Madscientist2007 (talk) 23:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Hi Erin,

Thank you for contacting me on this issue. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to be of much help to you; I hadn't realized that there was an option to receive watchlist e-mail notifications, and I don't see that entry in the list of things users can choose to receive e-mail notifications about. You can, however, set up your account to receive e-mail notifications if anyone reverts one of your edits. Would that be sufficient? If not, you may want to ask your question at the help desk.

Neelix (talk) 02:34, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Neelix, Thank you for getting back to me about this issue. The odd thing is that I received two emails notifying me that you had left me a message. I don't get it.Madscientist2007 (talk) 02:54, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Subsections
Hi Erin,

I'm glad that you are experimenting with formatting on Wikipedia. I would recommend against bolding and bulleting sub-subsection headings, both because words should not be bolded for this reason and also because it requires all of the text in each sub-subsection to be indented in a way that is contrary to established practice. Nonetheless, I understand your desire to distinguish between the subsections and the sub-subsections. Having taken a look at the Molecular-weight size marker article, I have two recommendations. One option is to simply remove the sub-subection headings. The sub-subsections are so short that they probably don't need to be sectioned off; most sections on well-developed articles consist of several paragraphs. If you really want to retain the headings, a second option is to create a table with one column being the sub-subsection headings and the second column being the paragraphical text currently in those sub-subsections. What do you think?

Neelix (talk) 20:02, 6 December 2013 (UTC)