User talk:SanderB

I've moved this discussion to your page, so that you will get the update quicker. Knowledge Of Self  |  talk  18:03, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Unblock
Hi Curps, you accidently blocked my home IP address (212.182.143.175) at 21 december, because the username I used at that moment (Brooky) had too much in common with an existent, and apparently unwanted Brookie. Little did I know, I was new here! By now I have opened up a new account (SanderB) at a different location, but I would like to contribute to Wikipedia "from the comfort of my own home" too. Be convinced of my good will and check my - so far - small contributions summed up at my userpage.

SanderB 20:47, 2 January 2006 (GMT+1)


 * I took a look at the ipblocklist and couldn't find a block of this IP or an autoblock of Brooky (the latter may have been cleared already). Can you try again and let me know exactly what block message you get when you try editing from that IP address? -- Curps 07:05, 3 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Again sorry to butt in, but could the block in question be here? The time and date of the block was 21:54, December 21, 2005. Curps blocked "User:Brooky" with an expiry time of indefinite (too similar to existing user Brookie)

Knowledge Of Self  |  talk  11:05, 3 January 2006 (UTC)


 * That's the one. And after that, I logged out of that account I tried to modify some things anonymously, but then I got the message that my IP was blocked because user Brooky was blocked. Of course my IP is the same, since I was Brooky. I've got a different account now which does not cause problems, so my home IP (212.182.143.175) has to be unblocked. SanderB 12:18, 3 January 2006 (GMT+1)


 * I've unblocked the Brooky account, you should be able to edit from home now. Knowledge Of  Self  |  talk  18:03, 3 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much!SanderB 21:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

VWN en WCN
Beste SanderB,

Al enige tijd is er een Nederlandstalig chapter in oprichting, te vinden op http://nl.wikimedia.org. Dit wordt de Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland (VWN). Je kunt je interesse om lid te worden van deze vereniging hier aangeven.

Deze vereniging gaat eind augustus/begin september een Wikimedia Conferentie in Nederland (WCN) houden, volgend op Wikimania in Boston, gedeeltelijk erop inspelend middels een aantal discussiegroepen. Om iets dergelijks te organiseren is imput erg gewenst. Dus als je wilt meehelpen, of als je interesse hebt om bij een dergelijk evenement aanwezig te zijn, geef dat dan aan op nl.wikimedia. Ik hoop daar snel je imput tegemoet te zien! Met vriendelijke groet, effeietsanders 21:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Leidse student
Hee Sander, goed om nog eens een Leidse student tegen te komen online. Ik ben alweer een tijdje weg uit Leiden (co-schappen klaar in oktober 2003) en werk nu als assistent interne in Engeland. Laat me weten als je Wikipedia-hulp nodig hebt. Heb je je al aangemeld bij het medische dispuut :-) WikiProject "Clinical Medicine". JFW | T@lk  19:21, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Your images
Hi SanderB- I have been trying to compile all of the Immunology related images at Category:Immunology. I noticed that you have created several nice images, but that they are on the wikipedia namespace. Would you mind terribly if I moved them over to the Commons so that all of the namespaces can easily use them? Nice work by the way!--DO11.10 01:37, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem SanderB 09:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

SanderB, You've done some great work on the immunology websites. I had just a question about your MHC II image. I noticed that you drew the alpha and beta 1 subunits joined together. Perhaps it should be separated to make the distinction between covelant and non-covelant bonding. I believe (and correct me if I'm wrong) that the alpha 1 and beta 1 subunits are bonded non-covelantly whereas the alpha 1-alpha 2 and beta1-beta2 bonds are both covelant. I hope this doesn't seem overly pedantic. -- JE at UWO U/T 18:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Greetings from WikiProject Medicine!
Welcome to WikiProject Medicine!

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Joining Dermatology Task Force
Anyone can join the Dermatology Task Force! Thank you for your help! Simply add your name to the list at WP:DERM. Please also remember to cite reliable sources for all the facts you add, ensuring dermatologic content is thoroughly and properly referenced. Thanks again! kilbad (talk) 20:39, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Lichen sclerosus
Just wanted to let you know I think you did a good job on revising the above article. It's 100% better. I've removed the cleanup tag. It seems pretty good now. Thanks!--Lendorien (talk) 17:03, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Category:Genodermatoses

 * Would you mind looking at another CfD I proposed? kilbad (talk) 22:00, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Cardiology task force
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Article needs attention from Medicine project
I know all projects are horribly backlogged with work, but could you bring Wtshymanski (talk) 03:46, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Considering a few new categories
I replied on my talk page. Also, I am considering adding a few more dermatology-related categories. I have posted a thread at: Talk:List_of_cutaneous_conditions. Could I get your feedback regarding this issue? ---kilbad (talk) 01:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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The Wikipedia Library now offering accounts from Cochrane Collaboration (sign up!)
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Medical Translation Newsletter
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Medical Translation Newsletter

Issue 1, June/July 2014 by CFCF, Doc James

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Spotlight - Simplified article translation

Wikiproject Medicine started translating simplified articles in February 2014. We now have 45 simplified articles ready for translation, of which the first on African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness has been translated into 46 out of ~100 languages. This list does not include the 33 additional articles that are available in both full and simple versions.

Our goal is to eventually translate 1,000 simplified articles. This includes:
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We are looking for subject area leads to both create articles and recruit further editors. We need people with basic medical knowledge who are willing to help out. This includes to write, translate and especially integrate medical articles.

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 * Wikimania 2014

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.
 * Integration progress


 * Swedish Translation into Swedish has been difficult in part because of the amount of free, high quality sources out there already: patient info, for professionals. The same can be said for English, but has really given us all the more reason to try and create an unbiased and free encyclopedia of medical content. We want Wikipedia to act as an alternative to commercial sources, and preferably a really good one at that. Through extensive collaborative work and by respecting links and Sweden specific content the last unintegrated Swedish translation went live in May.
 * Dutch Dutch translation carries with it special difficulties, in part due to the premises in which the Dutch Wikipedia is built upon. There is great respect for what previous editors have created, and deleting or replacing old content can be frowned upon. In spite of this there are success stories: Anafylaxie.
 * Polish Translation and integration into Polish also comes with its own unique set of challenges. The Polish Wikipedia has long been independent and works very hard to create high quality contentfor Polish audience. Previous translation trouble has lead to use of unique templates with unique formatting, not least among citations. Add to this that the Polish Wikipedia does not allow template redirects and a large body of work is required for each article. (This is somewhat alleviated by a commissioned Template bot - to be released). - List of articles for integration
 * Arabic The Arabic Wikipedia community has been informed of the efforts to integrate content through both the general talk-page as well as through one of the major Arabic Wikipedia facebook-groups: مجتمع ويكيبيديا العربي, something that has been heralded with great enthusiasm.

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.
 * Integration guides

Instructions on how to integrate an article may be found here

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 * Proofreading drives


 * Further reading
 * Translators Without Borders
 * Healthcare information for all by 2015, a global campaign

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