User talk:Peter.C/2011

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Input
Would you be able to provide input on my article - Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez? I'm looking for things to expand, questions that arise but aren't answered and any clarity issues. Cheers, Lord Roem (talk) 23:00, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

What is prodding?
Hey Peter - quick question - I've been seeing the usage of the word "prod" and "prodding" an article. What exactly does that mean? -- Lord Roem (talk) 21:29, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Prodding is a colloquial term for proposed deletion. Peter.C  •  talk  21:44, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. Lord Roem (talk) 22:30, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

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MCOTW
Hi Peter! Thanks for your enthusiasm on mcotm. When you change the subject, could you also add a notice to the article's talk page and perhaps on WT:MED? Thanks. --WS (talk) 23:45, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I see you did add it to the talk page. Only the syntax has changed: mcotw=cur should be mcotm=cur. --WS (talk) 23:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Might be using too much abbreviations, I was talking about when you change the subject of the medicine collaboration of the month. We might consider a separate banner for the current article's talk page, it is barely visible when the template is collapsed with all other wikiproject templates. My second suggestion was also to give the collaboration some more visibility: many more people visit WP:MED on a regular basis than the collaboration's page. --WS (talk) 23:54, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, I know MCOTW changed to MCOTM but I thought no one bothered to change the syntex so I kept it the way it already was. I will try to whip up a template that will be separate from that. Also I am well aware of the visibility issue and a lack of members. To counteract this issue I am going to NYC's Wikipedia 10th birthday bash and spam our project which will expose 165'ish highly active users to what we do and why we matter. I also am working on getting a IRC channel for the collaboration so we can collaborate in real time and have a sort of "recruitment center." Thanks! Peter.C  •  talk  00:09, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Archive box
Would you be able to check this diff - here - to see whether I put in the Archive feature correcly? Much appreciated, Lord Roem (talk) 07:25, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * It is pretty much correct except for the date, three days is WAY to much, I would change it to seven. Also, I would change the archive to Archive/%(year)d/%(monthnameshort)s to keep it organized. In addition add so you can have it nice and organized when you need it. Lastly I would add the warning template to your talk page  so people will know that old discussions get archived. I think that about sums it up. If you need any more help just ask.  Peter.C  •  talk  11:13, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Got it. Thanks! Lord Roem (talk) 16:56, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for removing the warning -- I've responded a bit over there. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:49, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Template:WPHomeliving/hide
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Abbreviated Injury Scale
Hi Peter, the bot just linked your Abbreviated Injury Scale lemma to my German one de:Abbreviated Injury Scale. There are a couple of points I would like you to take into account: I know why I did not translate my German AIS lemma into English...
 * Be very careful of what you write, the AAAM is very peculitar about its copyright of the scale.
 * Be very careful as to the usage of secondary sources with regard to the AIS: There are AIS Codebooks which state the coding principles. Consider these codebooks the law everybody who thinks AIS coding has to adhere to - no exceptions.
 * Earlier than later you will come into contact with 'the coding branch of the AAAM' namely Elaine Wodzin. Be nice to her, it is her coordination work that resulted in the AIS as we know it today. She is most concerned about worng coding standards and people using the AIS without any idea what it is supposed to be.
 * Read the German Wikipedia entry (for example by use of the Google translator) and you'll get a better idea of what the AIS really is: A mortality scale for single injuries.

Have fun, --DrJunge (talk) 11:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

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Asystole
Added a better rhythm strip. We would never see something like this on EKG as we would not do one in this sort of case. -- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:42, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Peter.C  •  talk  23:16, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:Dribrook
Hey Peter this user is the author of some of the best known reviews and textbook on anaerobic infections. Thus you will notice he has extensively referenced his own work which is okay. Referencing his blog of course is not. What he adds may appear like copyright infringement but isn't. Maybe re-factor you comments a bit... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:22, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I am pretty sure you are addressing what I said about OR. I shoulda tried to put more emphasis on the "...information you created WITHOUT having it published from a reliable source." By "reliable source" I meant any publishing company that does editing/fact checking. Sorry for the confusion! Peter.C  •  talk  22:02, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

February collaboration: Spinal cord injury
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 * I have been gathering sources and will be able to help after Thursday of next week since I am up to my neck in homework. No matter what though, I will be editing SCI for at least one solid week. Peter.C  •  talk  23:12, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds great. It's looking a little neglected, so if you've got a couple of minutes to spare, a note on the article's talk page to that effect might be appropriate.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:32, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

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Bupenda Meitei
Thank you, Peter Kellystick (talk) 10:48, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Peter, nice talking n thanks for ur help, plz help me in making more valid in my article "Bupenda Meitei",plz see the history of it n do the needful,i dont know,u help me out, i can give u sources of information,the technicalities here,i dont know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bupenda_Meitei, i removed the orphan tag after linking it to the List of Stephanians in the wikepedia itself n then again,another guy placed it there,plz see into it,my humble plea. wud be glad.Kellystick (talk) 12:14, 15 March 2011 (UTC) plz see into it http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bupenda_Meitei&action=history n help me,i dont know wat this guy Chzz is doing ,take charge in wikifying my articleKellystick (talk) 12:25, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Re. above
Hi Peter.C. I'm sure you'll see what I have done from the page history, and the comments I made on User_talk:Kellystick. I did indeed reinstate the edit with the 'orphan' tag, here, because the edit included lots of good stuff - and the tag was, really, appropriate (with only 2 incoming links). However, once I started checking refs, etc, I quickly realised that the 'orphan' issue was the very least of the problems - so I tagged, and dealt with, the more pressing concerns of verifiability. Note, I've also posted to BLPN asking for further help. The user did also post this on my talk, and this on the article talk - so I'm guessing you know what this is about. Cheers,  Chzz  ► 13:05, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

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Helping with Brooklyn Museum
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April Meetup
Can you make a meetup on 4/23? That seems to be a date that's good for everyone else, but you said you prefer May 1. I wasn't sure if you can't make it the other dates, or just prefer the 1st. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 19:31, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

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Stab wound
Hi Peter.

I have made a number of changes to your new article as there were some inaccurate statements therein:
 * stab wounds can be caused by any sharp object, not just knives
 * direct pressure on a bleeding wound may be required in addition to the interventions you detailed
 * the majority of stab wounds do not require surgical intervention, but can be treated in the emergency department

The need to explore stab wounds in the emergency department is controversial in the UK, but I have left this in the text as it is sourced. I suspect that the articles you have read are biased towards the more serious abdominal injuries, while the reality is that many stab wounds are minor. Hopefully as the article is expanded more references about different types of injury will balance this out.

Please let me know if you have any thoughts about this, or if I can provide any further explanation. Best wishes, GILO  A&E&uArr;  23:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC) Hello,
 * The first mistake was my fault, I was using the first definition of "stab" from Taber's, but I decided after your edits to clarify that it is a wound caused by a knife or a similar pointed object. With regards to pressure on the wound, I was going to add that later as I am still refining sources, and they made no mention of that. I also based the statement that most stab wounds require OR intervention based on "Emergency! Stab wound." PMID which in the "how to intervene" section only seems to mention taking the patient to the OR. However, given that you have more experience with this as you are a physician I will take your word for it :). Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  23:40, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

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Kubla Khan and Xandadu
Dear Peter, Can you please explain why you deleted the section about the historical Xanadu that I added to the article on Kubla Khan? A previous version had been deleted, stating that it was original research. I rewrote the section with verifiable references to the UNESCO website, the Marco Polo texts in Wikisource, and a published biography of Kubla Khan,  but  it was deleted. I think it's important for readers of an article on this poem to know that Xanadu was an historic place; it's very well documented, but nowhere mentioned in the article. What more do you think I should add? Best wishes, SiefkinDR (talk) 16:43, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Most of the material you attempted to introduce was either redundant or direclty contradicted already sourced information in the text.Your statements about Marco Polo are wrong according to the background section. Instead, Coleridge used another source. Additionally, your statements about Mongolia, a nation that did not exist at the time, are contradicted by sources on Coleridge as demonstrated in this section on Tartars. As the 19th century knew it, and as we still follow, Tartar was the name for the ethnicity of Kublai Khan and his subjects. Also, the Mongl tribes do not discuss race, just as Germanic tribes only describe loose configuration and are made of multiple nationalities. Furthermore, Kublai Khan created the Chinese Yuan Dynasty and his people were seen as from China, especially with consideration to that being the location of the city. Finally, the material you submitted lacked sourcing from Coleridge related sources and were primarily original source based. Tatar confederation and Tatars explain how the ethnicity is connected to the Mongolian empire and why the term was used by most critics to discuss the ethnicity of Kublai Khan. Have a good day. Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  00:38, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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Feedback Dashboard task force
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Interview
Hi Peter.C, I am a Wikipedian and researcher from Carnegie Mellon University, working with Professors Robert E. Kraut and Aniket Kittur. We’ve published many scholarly papers on Wikipedia and are partnering with the Wikimedia Foundation on several new projects.

I have been analyzing collaboration in Wikipedia, especially Collaborations of the Week/Month. My analysis of seven years of archival Wikipedia data shows that Collaborations of the Week/Month substantially increase the amount and nature of project members’ contributions, with long lasting effects. We would like to talk to Wikipedians to better understand the processes that that produce this behavior change.

We’ve identified you as a particularly good candidate to speak with because of your involvement with the WikiProject Medicine' Collaborations, which is one of those we’ve been investigating. It would really help us if you would be willing to have a short talk with us, less than 30 minutes of your time. We can talk via skype or instant messenger or other means if you’d prefer. Do you have time at any point during this week to chat? If so, please send an email to haiyiz@cs.cmu.edu or drop a line on my talk page.

Thanks! (This my personal website)Haiyizhu (talk) 02:45, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks for taking on some of this work. Please have a look at my notes on the page. It has taken me many hours to just do 50 students so I don't have the strength and time to do them all. The stats so far are not encouraging wrt the cost/benefit of the assignment. Perhaps the later students are better? BTW: I queried one of your copyvio reverts and have restored the text (this). Perhaps you can clarify where the copyvio was from -- beware of WP mirrors and sites that take WP content. I'm off to bed. -- Colin°Talk 23:43, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * think I can get through it, I went through ~250 edits for copyvios only. I will be sure to "grade" them tonight and/or tomorrow. Thanks for pointing out I did not put a URL to the place where it was copied from, I will do that right now. Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  23:50, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Great. Remember to comment on the good edits too, if you can find them. Colin°Talk 23:56, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for adding all those students to the list. I'm afraid I still don't understand your numbering, which ranges from 0 to 11. For my own numbers, I wasn't really using a scale, more just numbers for grouping. 1 and 2 for two grades of good edit, 3 for no edit, 4 and 5 for two grades of bad edit (with 5 being a copyvio). For the articles the students edited, I put the best article's edits into the Best column and similarly for the worst. If they only edited one article then I just repeated the score. This let me allocate the "editors who did bad" as those with a 4 or 5 in the Worst column and "editors who did good" (which overlaps) as those with a 1 or 2 in the Best column. I don't think you need to align your scoring with mine, but I would like to understand it. Perhaps you can also give your thoughts on the students, the assignment, etc. In my latest summary I mentioned that I had seen no students doing X, Y or Z things we might want them to do. Did you find any? Cheers, Colin°Talk 18:53, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I thought we were supposed to simply write how many "good" edits a student had vs "bad" edits. I guess you can assign a point value of 1 to a good edit and a score of -2 to a bad one and draw your conclusions as to how a student did. With regards to writing thoughts on what I have seen so far, I will I will write up some initial conclusions when I get home from work later and then draw final conclusions later on. Thanks, Peter.C  •  talk  •  contribs  20:57, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Peter,

Thanks again for helping with the analysis of these students contributions. I've expanded the activity stats HERE and used all the material to write an essay: User:Colin/A large scale student assignment – what could possibly go wrong?. I'd value your opinion. You can use the essay talk page if you like. Colin°Talk 22:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

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