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| ==Parkinson's science learning project in Wikiversity== | |||
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| Hi. I'd like to bring your attention to a new learning project in Wikiversity. As you have been involved with the discussion on the wikipedia Parkinson's disease page I felt you might be interested in looking at the project and perhaps even contributing material to it. Please see my Talk page, http://en.wikiversity.org/User_talk:Droflet#The_Science_Behind_Parkinson.27s_learning_project , the subpage, http://en.wikiversity.org/User_talk:Droflet/ProjectDescription or the project itself , http://en.wikiversity.org/Portal:The_Science_Behind_Parkinson%27s . It would be great if you could bring the project to the attention of others who might be interested in helping us develop it. Thanks. | |||
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| Below are articles articles, mostly medical but some in the sciences, that promote ideas or POV's that might endanger human life. Feel free to add your own, but I'm watching and cleaning up these articles. Please sign if you add something. | |||
| == The Pulse (] newsletter) June 2014 == | |||
| *]-lacks any references, and implies these drugs can help.] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-same as above ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-ridiculous ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-don't let your children go there ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) This has been rewritten since ] (Dr Becker-Weidman) and his 6 socks were indef banned. ] <sup><small>]</small></sup> 16:45, 11 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-more unsourced POV edits ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-more of the same ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *]-Actually not completely off the wall, but some parts are bad. ] 00:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * Er, ] and ] could both use more work, and talk about endangering lives... especially the former. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:54, 12 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * I'd also add ] to the list... I did a lot of work cleaning it up and it's not so bad anymore (it actually references the serious harms and deaths associated with ephedra supplements in a way that goes beyond referring to the FDA as jackbooted thugs, now). But much of the same material is duplicated in ], which I haven't been as successful with, and which I fear gives an erroneous impression as to the safety record of ephedra-containing dietary supplements. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:20, 12 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * Arguably, ], though that's probably not actually ''dangerous'', just ridiculously oversold. ] <sup>]</sup> 00:51, 13 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. Anti-vaxers are really dangerous. -- <i><b><font color="004000">]</font></b></i> / <b><font color="990099" size="1">]</font></b> 08:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. A dangerous scam. -- <i><b><font color="004000">]</font></b></i> / <b><font color="990099" size="1">]</font></b> 08:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. Advocates nonsense. -- <i><b><font color="004000">]</font></b></i> / <b><font color="990099" size="1">]</font></b> 08:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. Advocates nonsense and repeated run ins with the FTC. -- <i><b><font color="004000">]</font></b></i> / <b><font color="990099" size="1">]</font></b> 08:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * ], ], ]. ]. I would treat ] as the main hub for many of them though. Its a subject that seems to be the main pseudoscientific umbrella that is used by most of them to give the false impression of scientific appearance. Its incredibly widespread and extremely misleading to the less scientifically literate. Here is a good source; . ] (]) 05:33, 26 November 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :anyone who wants to work on this complex of article, I'll be glad to help. Time we got to the pseudo-psychology. ''']''' (]) 21:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :try Eisner in ''The death of psychotherapy'', Chapter 3 "Cathartic Therapies:From Primal to ''est''". A little out of date but .... ] <sup><small>]</small></sup> 22:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. I just put in some references, but there is a lot more that can be done. That someone would think that coral calcium can be used as a panacea for all types of cancer when in fact excess calcium can, in some cases, be detrimental to certain cancer treatments means that we should be very careful how the claims of the coral calcium fanatics are treated. ] (]) 21:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC) | |||
| * ]. An article about a company that purveys ''sugars'', calling them health products ('']s''). <font color="#0000b0">]</font><sup><font color="#b00000">]</font></sup> 02:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
| The first edition of '''The Pulse''' has been released. The Pulse will be a regular newsletter documenting the goings-on at WPMED, including ongoing collaborations, discussions, articles, and each edition will have a special focus. ''']''' | |||
| ==Medical articles== | |||
| The newsletter has been sent to the talk pages of ] members bearing the {{tl|User WPMed}} template. To opt-out, ] or simply remove your name from ]. Because this is the first issue, we are still finding out feet. Things like the layout and content may change in subsequent editions. Please let us know what you think, and if you have any ideas for the future, by leaving a message ]. | |||
| Below are articles that I believe, along with any trusted science and medicine editors who may wish to contribute, meet the simple test of being well-written, do not give ] to ], and are either ] or ]: | |||
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| Neat news: '''] is offering 25 free, full-access accounts''' to their prestigious medical journal through ] and ] (like we did with ]). Please sign up this week: ] --Cheers, ] via ] (]) 01:14, 10 June 2014 (UTC) | |||
| Ye gods man, I am a ''pillar of the community'' and cannot be seen to engage in salacious talk of ], I mean really there are much better candidates than her....''(cold shower, cough splutter...bbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)''.....if you like intellectual sci-fi you must have seen this though --> ]. highly recommended. :) Cheers, ] (] '''·''' ]) 20:28, 2 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active. | |||
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| Thank you, member of the "rational skepticism meatpuppet team", for quality articles such as ], for contributions to ] and ], for "being calm (relatively) at the centre of one almighty shitstorm...whhoooaaa", - you are an ]! | |||
| --] (]) 11:43, 28 June 2014 (UTC) | |||
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| Congratulations on ] extirpating a trivia section from ]. Sometimes only radical action will achieve the desired result! ] | ] 06:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks. We've got to do that elsewhere. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 06:52, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Did you notice that Guido is back? ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 21:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::]? ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 22:44, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Kind of like ]?? ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Orangemarlin...I keep seeing your name pop up in different places, and what I've learned from seeing your contributions is that you are definitely here as a content builder, content protector, article starter, and article protector. You seem to have a knack for protecting Misplaced Pages from fringists, quacks, and their ilk. At the same time, I can clearly remember being very terse with you in the past. Allow me to explain myself. I'm an admin. (Deserved or not is irrelevant at the moment :-) I'm not, by any stretch, an article person. I'm a meta-person. My niche is, as I see it anyway, is as a "content defender", meaning I defend, to the end, those particular editors that decide to keep Misplaced Pages clean from fringists, etc. Where did I get a negative opinion of you? I can't find it in diffs, but I remember it. But I'd like switch. I'd like to be an admin-defender for you (not that you need it necessarily, but it surely wouldn't hurt). All this rambling to say, is that I'd like to put water under the bridge of wherever you and I crossed paths where we've given each other bad impresssions (as I'm sure my own ill will feelings towards you are certainly mutual)... I've had a negative opinion of you, I freely admit it, and I'm not sure where it came from, but I'd like it to go away. I '''firmly''' believe that article builders/defenders are the '''core''' of Misplaced Pages, and I '''firmly''' believe that you are one of those core article building/protecting editors. I'm not one of those myself, but with block/delete/protect buttons, however the ''hell'' I earned them and by whatever fluke, I can at least help in my own small way. Are you willing to help me reconcile? (Again, I know that I have a negative opinion, but I can't find out the roots of it. I'm willing to let bygones be bygones. Help me out?) ] | ] | ] 22:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :DUDE!!!!! You're now giving me work. I've got to find one of those 15,000 edits where you and I might have battled. Or I could take the easy way out, and say, "sure, I really appreciate it." I'm going to be lazy. :) Bygones are definitely bygones. Hell, I'm actually quite loyal to ], whom I once considered a Creationist admin, and now, well I still think he's a Creationist admin, but he's an honorable one. He also hates racism as much as I do, so he gets like 47.212 points out of a possible 50 for being a good guy. Anyways, honestly I don't remember if we battled, but I do think of myself as builder of this project. I don't like the political crapola, and stay out of it mostly. I just prefer to focus on building articles into good shape, keep the anti-science fringe element under control (but am willing to listen once to one argument from them--the tendentious crap doesn't make me happy). Anyways, thanks. OK, to be honest, I'm not that lazy, and I'm going to dig this up.] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 22:29, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Excellent. I really want to improve my "image" of you. I honestly don't remember what it was, but I "vaguely" remember telling you that you were "always sarcastic" or some such. Let me know what you find. Either way, I'll be glad to move along and help you "protect/build" this insane website. Ask ] if you need my credentials for protecting article builders. ] | ] | ] 22:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::I am always sarcastic. LOL. OK, I'm not getting what you want to do. Mentor me? Not going to work so well. It's probably my arrogant, narcissistic self image which will not allow that. Protect me? I'm sorry but that might be hard work. It's kind of a 24/7 responsibility. Learn from me? I make a poor teacher. So????? I'm confoozled. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 22:58, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::I've been known to be rather sarcastic myself. No, I have no intentions of mentoring you. that would be rather presumptuous, seeing as how you've been here longer than me. Protect you? No, not necessarily. I'm merely suggestion that you (and I) bury the hatchet (wherever it is). I have a fondness for article builders, because I'm not one, and freely admit it. You are one. And you defend articles. I'm not trying to "learn from you" either, as you and I, both being rather bullheaded, would probably disengage as soon as one or the other of us tried to tell the other what to do. I'm simply trying to clear my own perceptions of you, which, right or wrong, have bgeen negative. (probably wrong). Anywho, all that to say, best of luck to you in your editing. You are now on my watchlist (obviously), and I'll watch for your article contribs from now on to "protect" you from fringists. Hope you don't mind :-) If you find the diffs where you and I butted heads, let me know! I am certain they exist, but I can't find them either....] | ] | ] 23:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Sounds perfect. Regarding the diffs, I gave up. I had no clue when to search to narrow the number of diffs. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 23:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::As much as it's going to bug me, I can't find the diffs either, although I know they exist. Either way, I'm glad you agree to call them bygones. Keep up the good work (and by "work", I of course mean article building/protecting/defending). Let me know if you need any admin assistance from this point forward. Cheers, (which means I'm a heavy drinker :-) ] | ] | ] 23:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| <outdent>All that to say, are there other "article builders" that you know of that could use admin assistance? I meant that to say, for whatever reason, your name crossed my mind, as someone that could perhaps use an additional "]". Any others that I can approach? I'm serous in my intentions. If you look at my last ''thousand'' contribs, they are all talkpages/metapages/wikipages. I'm not an article builder. Therefore, I have an enormous respect for those that are article builders/starters/defenders. Names? (and, if you're watching this, and are an "ally" of Om's), let me know! I'll happ8ily defend you as well. Again, ask Malleus. My mission on Misplaced Pages is to defend article writers/builders/defenders. Let me know where I can assist. ] | ] | ] 00:49, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| Issue 1, June/July 2014<br> | |||
| Orangemarlin, I've just reverted an insult on this page that originated from a Tor nde. You might want to block the IP. <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 00:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| :Ummmm. I'll have to ask someone else to do it. The only tools I have are Twinkle, and someone tried to take those away yesterday. :) ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::Per your request , I took care of it for you ;).] <font color="purple">]</font> 00:37, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thanks!!!! ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:38, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Commies???? ]<sup>]</sup> 00:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Well, I am a socialist. Does that count? ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 00:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| Like the 3rd time in recent history that someone thought you were an admin....]] ] 01:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Heh, my bad... (''da, comrade'') <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 02:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :::It's all because he hides under every bed. ]<sup>]</sup> 02:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Pulling out DVD of ]. ] <small><sup>] ]</sup></small> 02:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| ...for the vandalism revert on my user page. <b>]</b><sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub> 00:53, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| I've (''{{U|CFCF}}'') taken on the role of ''community organizer'' for this project, and will be working with this until December. The goals and timeline can be found '']'', and are focused on getting the project on a firm footing and to enable me to work near full-time over the summer, and part-time during the rest of the year. This means I will be available for questions and ideas, and you can best reach me by '']'' or on my '']''. | |||
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| To explain that - I wrongfully removed a sourced section of Guettarda's edit, and had replaced it - the bit about "While similar to some of her beliefs..." Also, I misread the source, the "false dilemma" stated by Picard was not between science and religion, but between intelligent design and evolution. Parsing words, maybe, but important to get right. ] (]) 07:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks. This debate is heated enough, and we don't need to get it over the boiling point. We all agree on the big picture, and in cases like ], it's pretty clear that a person is an out-and-out ID proponent. I just think we need to be extremely careful at the margins - with people like Picard - not to go overboard in damning them with the DI brush where the situation is far murkier and there's no certainty that they're actually in favor of the DI/ID agenda. ] (]) 07:10, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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| There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Misplaced Pages presence, such as ], ], and ]. <br>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 ] (],],],]) guidelines present on other Wikis, and some Wikis have a stronger background of country-specific content. | |||
| *Swedish<br>Translation into Swedish has been difficult in part because of the amount of free, high quality sources out there already: , . The same can be said for English, but has really given us all the more reason to try and create an unbiased and 💕 of medical content. We want Misplaced Pages to act as an alternative to commercial sources, and preferably a really good one at that.<br>Through extensive collaborative work and by respecting links and Sweden specific content the last unintegrated Swedish translation went live in May. | |||
| ] makes some sense of, but in no way ''justifies'', ThomHImself's recent edit-war on ]. He was edit-warring over a bunch of easily replacable broken links. <font face="Antiqua, serif">]<sup>]</sup><sub>]</sub></font> 09:04, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
| *Dutch<br>Dutch translation carries with it special difficulties, in part due to the premises in which the Dutch Misplaced Pages 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: '']''. | |||
| *Polish<br>Translation and integration into Polish also comes with its own unique set of challenges. The Polish Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages does not allow template redirects and a large body of work is required for each article.<br> (''This is somewhat alleviated by a commissioned - to be released''). - '']'' | |||
| *Arabic<br>The Arabic Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages facebook-groups: , something that has been heralded with great enthusiasm. | |||
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| == Organised attempt to change POV of AIDS articles == | |||
| 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. | |||
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| Thought you might like to be made aware of on the "AIDS Myth Exposed" forum. ] (]) 11:40, 6 May 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Parkinson's science learning project in Wikiversity
Hi. I'd like to bring your attention to a new learning project in Wikiversity. As you have been involved with the discussion on the wikipedia Parkinson's disease page I felt you might be interested in looking at the project and perhaps even contributing material to it. Please see my Talk page, http://en.wikiversity.org/User_talk:Droflet#The_Science_Behind_Parkinson.27s_learning_project , the subpage, http://en.wikiversity.org/User_talk:Droflet/ProjectDescription or the project itself , http://en.wikiversity.org/Portal:The_Science_Behind_Parkinson%27s . It would be great if you could bring the project to the attention of others who might be interested in helping us develop it. Thanks.
Jtelford (talk) 16:58, 17 September 2012 (UTC) (My Wikiversity Username is Droflet)
Speedy deletion nomination of Protectosil
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The Pulse (WP:MED newsletter) June 2014
The first edition of The Pulse has been released. The Pulse will be a regular newsletter documenting the goings-on at WPMED, including ongoing collaborations, discussions, articles, and each edition will have a special focus. That newsletter is here.
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BMJ offering 25 free accounts to Misplaced Pages medical editors
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Medical Translation Newsletter
Wikiproject Medicine; Translation Taskforce
Medical Translation Newsletter
Issue 1, June/July 2014
by CFCF, Doc James
This is the first of a series of newsletters for Wikiproject Medicine's Translation Task Force. Our goal is to make all the medical knowledge on Misplaced Pages available to the world, in the language of your choice.
note: you will not receive future editions of this newsletter unless you *sign up*; you received this version because you identify as a member of WikiProject MedicineSpotlight - 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:
- WHO's list of Essential Medicines
- Neglected tropical diseases
- Key diseases for medical subspecialties like: oncology, emergency medicine (list), anatomy, internal medicine, surgery, etc.
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.
What's happening?
- IEG grant
I've (CFCF) taken on the role of community organizer for this project, and will be working with this until December. The goals and timeline can be found here, and are focused on getting the project on a firm footing and to enable me to work near full-time over the summer, and part-time during the rest of the year. This means I will be available for questions and ideas, and you can best reach me by mail or on my talk page.
- Wikimania 2014
For those going to London in a month's time (or those already nearby) there will be at least one event for all medical editors, on Thursday August 7th. See the event page, which also summarizes medicine-related presentations in the main conference. Please pass the word on to your local medical editors.
- Integration progress
There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Misplaced Pages 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.
- 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 💕 of medical content. We want Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages facebook-groups: مجتمع ويكيبيديا العربي, something that has been heralded with great enthusiasm.
- Integration guides
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.
Instructions on how to integrate an article may be found here
News in short
- To come
- Medical editor census - Medical editors on different Wikis have been without proper means of communication. A preliminary list of projects is available here.
- Proofreading drives
- Further reading
- Translators Without Borders
- Healthcare information for all by 2015, a global campaign
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Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!