Wikipedia talk:USEP/Courses/JHU MolBio Ogg FA13/Group 81E

Hi Dmilles,

do you know how to create a new section in our group page? thank you,

rokas (talk) 00:26, 9 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about the subheadings? Anyway which article do you want to do? Most everyone has selected an article so far so we can choose from what's left.
 * Dmille96 (talk) 05:29, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Unit 6 Discussion
Alright I've claimed the histone octamer for us. I suppose all we need to do now is our 200-300 word claiming rationale. I'll write something and post it in here. You can do the same, we'll merge them before officially posting. Dmille96 (talk) 22:24, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Great, I will write something before 9pm. Is that too late?
 * rokas (talk) 22:41, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * No. I'll probably be working late on this as well. Finishing up other work as of right now.
 * Dmille96 (talk) 22:58, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I placed my rationale in the project page. Let me know what you think and how we can expand on it.
 * rokas (talk) 01:01, 16 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Just put mine below in the talk page. I can just put my rationale below yours. On the main page.
 * Dmille96 (talk) 01:11, 16 October 2013 (UTC)


 * very nice!
 * rokas (talk) 01:15, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Dmille96 rationale for selection
We ended up choosing the histone octamer article as our target article for several reasons. First, we liked the idea of starting from a very basic article. The histone octamer has only a couple of sentences so far and no references. Starting from a clean slate seemed like the best option since we would end up with a lot of control over how the article was shaped and the style with which it would be written. Second, we believe that this topic is extremely important and in need of a Wikipedia article. The article has been rated as such being given a “high importance” rating. Covering this topic would be a great help to anyone interested, especially those at the lower levels of education as indicated by the rating. Combine this with the fact that there is only the most basic information present makes it a desirable target. Third, we chose this article because it is a topic we feel we have a solid grasp on. We have already covered the basics of histone octamers in class and would be able to quickly build a structure for the creation of the article. Rokas in particular feels comfortable working with proteins so that also influenced our decision. Finally, we believe that the topic is well researched to a degree that building a near-complete article is a feasible goal. We feel that on top of our already basic knowledge, we will have a great depth of information available to us through peer-reviewed research. All in all these factors have guided us to the conclusion that the histone octamer article is the article for us.