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Hello,


Bring me another beer --] (]) 16:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
please forgive my audacity to start writing in your (unused?) user page. Delete my message if you like.


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I also (for now!) oppose the categorization as antisemitic.


Thanks for supporting my recent ] which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!--] <small>| ] | ]</small> 04:05, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
I admire your politeness and persistence to write good arguments. (Don't get me wrong : I don't think he is the greatest president either). What I wanted to ask you here, on calmer grounds, is : What is the best source for antisemitism you have found (directly or indirectly because of what the pro category people have written)? Because I am worrying about the persistent referring to an abundance of proof that I cannot find??
Greetings,] 00:06, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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:Lol no problem. I wouldn't call it audacious, just bold (and bold can be a good thing!) :) I'm glad there are people like you here on wkikpedia that don't just sit back when they see POV editing.
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:Anyway, the most inflammatory quotes that I have seen to date are the ones here: http://www.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_International/ahmadinejad_words.htm In fact, I think you are the person that placed that on the talk page and nobody responded. I'm sorry if you were looking for commentary from me, but I didn't think I had much of importance to say that wasn't said already. I will include the quote you were asking about and give my analysis here:


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::"The Zionists and their protectors are the most detested people in all of humanity, and the hatred is increasing every day."


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::Because of the structure of English, "most detested people" is actually just refering to the beginning of the sentence ("The Zionists and their protectors"). It doesn't imply a reference to any ethnic group in particular, so in your language I think ''people'' would be equated with ''mensen'' in this case.


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:Of all the sources, that one is the most concise and has plenty of different quotes from different places. Many are taken out of context, but that website added appropriate clarifications, so they seem to be credible. ''The most interesting thing is, the website those quotes are on is trying to push the idea that he is anti-Semitic, but those quotes are the closest they could find to support that sentiment.'' When people refer to "abundance of proof," these are the kind of quotes that they are interpreting as anti-semitic. ]


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::Well, I was actually hoping for pro-categorization people to enthusiastically elaborate (providing translations, maybe official ones from the Iranian government itself,etc...). I was very surprised when the "Duh it means..."card was pulled immediately. I was trying to prove that I was inviting comments and was prepared to change my opinion, and even giving them the tools to do it... What irks me is that they constantly refer to "that proof" or "everything has been said", why can't they just paste a bold, cold, hard link right there, right now, when they refer to something? Note that I haven't touched the article itself at all up until now.] 23:46, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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:::I see where you are coming from. They use all sorts of tactics, from insults to ignoring statements that support our point, so they don't have to address ''why'' the quotes supposedly support their claims. My theory; they know that if they try to explain the quotes, they will have to use expressions like ''I think that'' or ''in my opinion.'' When I read the following, I felt like pulling my hair out because of frustration:


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::::''anyway, like i said - "every holocaust denier = anti semite" without any exception, so that's it for me. Amoruso 21:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)''


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:::::''And like almost everyone else has said, that is an opinion that you are trying to push in the article... Markovich292 23:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)''
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::::::''it's not an opinion. It's simply telling the phenomena of holocaust denial for what it is...the agenda behind it is crystal clear to the humankind. Amoruso 02:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)''


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Wow. Your interpretation of my explanation to Yas about categories is so far off (as I explained on ] that I have to ask, is English your native tongue? Perhaps you misread or something. Regardless, I really, truly think you need to take your own advice and step back, for anyone who can interpret an explanation into wikipedia categorization into a sweeping statement about the article, in my opinion, either typed before fully thinking the issue through, or has other motives. Regardless, the application of ] completely went out the window. Go to the talk page, read what I said another few times, and please see how you, perhaps unknowingly, twisted what I said into something I agree is ludicrous. Thank you. -- ] 19:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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:I didn't mean to make you feel like I was attacking your views by questioning your logic. In my opinion you were NOT intentionally trying to compromize the facts or anything, so I did not assume you were acting in bad faith. The statements I made were based on more than just your explanation of categorization, please read my comments on the main talk page.


Cheers, ]<sup> ]&#124;]</sup> 19:55, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
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::Hi! Yes, I took a break from the discussion there because it looks like the watchdogs will never accept any serious change if done by me and there's no chance that the issue could be arbitrated in a determined way in the present moment (as you have seen, most people simply didn't give his opinion on my RfA, and the watchdogs acted smartly in depicting me as somebody who did nothing to sort it out). I must add to that my opinion that the section is now much better than before (as I honestly admitted on the talk page too) and indeed a sort of a compromise has been reached even if it's still biased towards their POV.
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::I have prevented them from completely denying the existence of another side of the tale, at least. The issue seems to be fairly frequently debated and at last a non-biased version will stabilize, I hope. The arbitrators need to see that the issue irritates some more people before they decide to intervene directly on the watchdogs, so I would rather like to wait and see. My presence there was useful for a period but is now more a damage to the solution of the issue than vice versa, because it makes the whole story look like a personal problem of myself.
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::I'm checking the talk page frequently and when useful I will say something. I would not take the POV tag away but it's true that it's much less POV now than before.
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::Ciao! --] 08:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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:Direct attacks? Hmmm, pointing out less than wholesome behavior is generally not considered a "direct attack." And honestly, angry? People do not have to be angry to make comments on behavior that is supported by the facts. The facts are that you repeatedly remove sourced material, just because it is unfavorable to Israel (i.e. whitewashing). It is not political views that are the issue here; I simply object to you engaging in that type of behavior.


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:I am hoping that lack of edits won't discourage people, because in what I have done I have proven to be a neutral editor. Since I am already very familiar with policy and there is a large backlog, this offer couldn't hurt. One thing I mentioned (helping with unblock requests) requires admin tools. I also added a few of the things I am thinking of helping with but didn't originally put on the list. ] 06:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


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:::As far as edits go, most were made from a school network last year. Unfortunately I do not have the same IP again this year, so I'm not sure what the old address would have been. Anyway, thanks for looking at my request. ] 07:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


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Markovich. As I posted on your RFA, you seem like a great editor. But your edit count and your answers to some of the questions really suggest that you don't quite have the experience to be an editor. I see that you want to help out with POV-disputes, but you don't need admin priveleges for that. Admins have ''absolutely'' no greater authority than other users in content disputes or decisions on Misplaced Pages policy. If you want to help resolve disputes, have a look at articles listed under ], or if you want to try being a mediator have a look at the unofficial ]. If you're still ambitious to become an administrator in the future, I suggest you help out at some ] and participate in some ]. These are quite important parts of adminship as a great deal of admin chores involve blocking vandals and deleting articles that should no longer be here, and you really need some good understanding in those areas. If you want to learn just general content, well, just go and read some articles in the area that you are interested in, and just apply some general fixes as you're reading, maybe try to obtain or create some open licensed images, or maybe do some research yourself in some area which needs more content; there are also a lot of ] specified in specific areas. Misplaced Pages is a huge place, and there is ''A LOT'' to do and learn here, adminship is not ''really'' a higher level of helping - it is just being trusted with some tools to help out with some specific areas.
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So we're glad you are here, I hope you can help us, but you're just not ready for Adminship ''yet'', nor do I see how you actually ''need'' it for your desired tasks. Once again, I recommend you withdraw from the RfA before anyone decides to go sour on it (happens with RfAs all the time). I wish you happy editing at Misplaced Pages, and feel free to ask me for any help or advice you may need. --] 09:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
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:Just to clarify, I am not looking at being an admin because I think they hold special authority to strike down a POV dispute. I am just looking to be available for requests to lock pages during a dispute and remove tags/blocks on pages that have been resolved. I am currently a student so really I only have the time to address things like that, or to review topics for admin intervention that I am interested in anyway. I don't think mediation is exactly the job for me because, as I have found, POV disputes can take a long time and I just can't get into that long type of situation again. If I found one going on, maybe I could give a paragraph of advice, but thats about it.


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:I hope it came across on my RfA that since I use wikipedia, I feel that I might as well do some cleanup chores at the same time. To me, it made little sense to wait to apply since there is stuff that I can be doing in the mean time. If my RfA fails though (and sadly it looks like it probably will), what is actually needed next time? IMHO placing so much emphasis on gigantic edit counts sort of excludes people that have less time available but still can be "slow and steady" in admin duties. It would be over a year by the time I make the ''thousands'' of edits that some people want, which is a year that I couldn't be helping to clean things up. ] 20:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
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*Hey! Hey! We have updated ], go give it a look!
*Congratulations to our ]!
*We ''still'' want to develop a featured portal, ].<br />
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== WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: August 2022 ==
Hi, I am writing to let you know that I have closed your Request for Adminship as it had become clear that it was going to fail and people were beginning to jump on you unnecessarily. I agree that some people expect too much of admin candidates, but unfortunately your edit count of 200 really is too low to assess whether you know everything you need to know to handle the admin tools wisely. There are still a great many areas in which you can help Misplaced Pages without admin tools, and working in these areas will most definitely help you next time you decide to stand. You might want to look at ], ], or ]. Working in these areas will really help us, and will be of real benefit in demonstrating your ability to handle the admin tools. If you have any questions, pleae feel free to ask me. Yours, ] 23:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


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Hi, Mark!


I just saw your RFA and all of the comments posted on it. I won't vote; the consensus seems to be developing. Anyway, I think you should probably withdraw at this point. It's just not worth all the stress. You probably will not succeed right now because of your low number of edits (kind of ridiculous, I know, but it's the way things are). RFA can be a horrible experience: very stressful, very insulting, very demeaning at times. Your record is on display: it's about the same as being elected ]. <small><sub>(Side-note: Did you know that there are two cardinals who have to investigate every candidate's personal life in detail?)</small></sub> If you've done one thing wrong or inadequately, BOOM, there it all goes. You're doing great without the admin tools for now, but in a few months, if you're still interested and work on some vandal-fighting, I'm quite sure somebody will nominate you!! You're a great editor and I hope to see you around often. If you need anything at all, please leave a message on ]. Have a great wikiday! :) ] ] 20:21, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


== Re: RfA questions ==


Sent by ] (]) 06:41, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
I agree that there is often too much emphasis on edit counts in the ] process. But edit count or no edit count, an administrator should understand well pretty much all the aspects of Misplaced Pages. And while you have participated in a lot of discussions it seems, I doubt you would have much experience in areas regarding dealing with vandals and policies regarding article deletion. These are two of the most important tasks of an admin, and you really need experience and understanding in these areas. As the structure is now, you can either be an admin or you can't be an admin - i.e. you should have enough experience and understanding to perform ''all'' the admin tasks, not just some. If you want to help out with backlogs, the non-administrative backlogs, here: ], are much larger than the administrative backlogs (]). There are ''plenty'' of ways to help out with maintenence tasks apart from being an administrator. But if you still want to be an administrator, just keep editing and help out in a variety of areas, you have already got over 200 edits in just over 2 weeks here! At 100 edits per week would get you to over 3000 in just half a year! And if you do some ], this would probably grow much faster. Have a look at just ''some'' of my my edits just yesterday for example: Thats 50 edits in just 22 minutes (there is A LOT of vandalism coming in). But again, it's not just about your edit count, it is what most people have mentioned when they opposed you, but you really need to have a good understanding and experience to help with the admin tasks, so don't go blindly trying to edit just for the purpose of increasing your edit count. Cheers.--] 05:10, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
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:Just to let you know that I have read your message, but I have no time to respond to it just right now, maybe in 12 to 14 hours =) --] 08:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
::It is hard to say what ''exactly'' you need to do to become an admin, everyone voting has different oppinions on who should be admin - some people are rather strict, some are rather lenient. I guess the best way is to just hang around ] for a while - read through the candidates and the reasons why people oppose/support them. Generally it comes down to being able to demonstrate experience and being trusted. Participation in Mediation specifically is not really a big part of RFAs I think, but I guess it could help you become better known and demonstrate that you can be impartial and even-headed. As for the length mediation takes, I have only mediated officially once myself, but I would think it would vary quite a lot depending on the problem and stubborness of users to reach a conclusion. With RfCs I don't have much experience myself as I have never commented on any where I didn't have my own interests (so I only commented in just two I think). And of course admins don't do every single admin task, but generally on RfA there is opposition to people who can't perform some task or the other, because when you get adminship you always get the ability to perform all the tasks anyway. So if you were trusted to delete images and you got elected, you could still go around blocking people - something which you thought you wouldn't do but were given the power to do anyway. There have been some debates to separate the admin powers (e.g. blocking separate from deletion), but as far as I know usually these have been quickly struck down because people don't want even more extra layers to permissions. So ya, generally you have to be trusted enough to do all those things, but it doesn't mean you ''have'' to do all of them once you're admin. I hope that helps. Cheers.--] 20:38, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


== WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: January 2023 ==


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Here I didn't even think to thank you on ''your'' userpage for awarding me a barnstar. Silly me. Well, thanks for the award! I didn't even know what barnstars were until just a bit ago. Thanks again! --] 05:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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Sent by ] (]) 04:28, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
<h3>'''This section was made as a response to my post found .'''</h3><hr>
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The kind of responses listed below drive away contributors, distract others from more important matters, and weaken the Misplaced Pages community.
Seems to me you should stop throwing the blame around - you already reported a bogus report of ThuranX. Any uncivil comments were responses to uncivil comments by you such as : "You can't refute the logical argument I presented so instead you accuse me of whitewashing. I show that he passes a pretty universal test to determine if somebody is racist, and it is ignored. Unbelievable. Markovich292 08:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)" , The kind of assumption that you made here shows how biased you really are. You take something as benign as what I said and seem to draw all sorts of conclusions. This is why people that have strong feelings on an issue should have the sense to realize that they are prone to throw logic out the window and edit based on emotion instead. Markovich292 21:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC) , You couldn't even understand that I gave you a chance to produce a quote that qualifies him as anti-semitic. Or is it just that you don't want to admit that you don't have one? Either way, your hyperbole is both unfounded and childish. Markovich292 03:09, 3 September 2006 (UTC) , Wow, again you make claims in bad faith. But I ask you, after nobody responded politely to Evilbu's call for sources, who is the person that called for specific evidence to prove me wrong? Markovich292 06:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC) , In another talk page you write out things that you feel are required to prove someone believes something, and now you ignore your own words!. Hypocrasy aside, wikipedia users probably do not want somebody that is willing to say or do anything to get their POV into an article. Since you are so fixated on your own opinion, please just let everybody else talk this out, because you are obviously to immobile to work toward a compromize. Markovich292 06:04, 4 September 2006 (UTC) , and plenty more. '''Please don't distrupt wikipedia by false claims and look at yourself.''' ] 00:23, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


:FYI, other editors have agreed that my report has merit, and is not just "bogus." ThuranX was acting even more uncivilly than you have been.


:I actually wonder if you seriously think all of those are uncivil or if you couldn't find anything "better" to try to accuse me of being more uncivil than you. If you didn't notice, all of the comments of mine you have above are either based on a) your uncivil behavior towards me (accusing me of whitewash for example) b) your refusal to answer my (and others) valid questions c) reading your comments that are clearly POV d) your obvious statements made in bad faith e) your statements in another article that were not consistant with your statemnts here. Pointing out that another editor is being uncivil is not uncivil in and of itself. Beyond that, trying to address an obvious POV issue is just trying to keep wikipedia NPOV.


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:"You couldn't even understand..." wasn't even directed at you. You should have bothered to mention that this was a response to "Listen, genius, I couldn't change your mind with a bone saw and an icecream scoop" said to me by ThuranX. ] 02:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


== WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: March 2023 ==
:: I'm deleting the entire section on my page '''since I don't double discuss''' - it's enough to have it at one place (you can delete too if you wish of course), and the discussion is also over as far as I'm concerned. Please don't write these things down in my discussion page or '''I'll consider it as vandalism'''. ] 02:54, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


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::::The edit you point to was a personal attack, and I was well within my bounds to remove it. As for the "bogus claim," well all I have to say is that the admin didn't see it as bogus. You certainly seem to like that word, but I don't appreciate when you use it repeatedly to describe my actions that are clearly NOT "bogus." ] 17:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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Sent by ] (]) 15:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
:::::it wasn't a personal attack, it was an accurate description of your actions. It shouldn't be "buried under the attack" but at the very list archived. ] 17:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


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I warned him. And yes I am very much against removing comments from talk pages. --]<sup>]</sup> 12:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)




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Hi Markovich292, thank you for '''supporting''' me in my RfA, which was closed as successful last Wednesday with a unanimous support of '''(47/0/0)'''. I will do my best to help keep Misplaced Pages ''clean, green and vandal free''. Once again, thank you! --] 14:50, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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* ], ] and ] all need attention.
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:Some important articles that need help: ], ], ], ], ]
* We are working to develop a featured portal, ].<br />
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Bring me another beer --Perfection (talk) 16:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Rfa thanks

Thanks for supporting my recent request for adminship which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 04:05, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of People to People International

A tag has been placed on People to People International requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Staffwaterboy 03:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron

Hello, Markovich292. Based on the templates on your talk page, I would like you to consider joining the Article Rescue Squadron. Rescue Squadron members are focused on rescuing articles for deletion, that might otherwise be lost forever. I think you will find our project matches your vision of Misplaced Pages. Note:Keep in mind that Squadron members officially state they are not inclusionists. ~~~~

Minnesota Meetup

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The Misplaced Pages Library gets Misplaced Pages editors free access to reliable sources that are behind paywalls. Because you are signed on as a medical editor, I thought you'd want to know about our most recent donation from Cochrane Collaboration.

  • Cochrane Collaboration is an independent medical nonprofit organization that conducts systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health-care interventions, which it then publishes in the Cochrane Library.
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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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Medical Translation Newsletter


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Medical Translation Newsletter
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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.

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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:

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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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

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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!

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2021

WikiProject Scouting | May 2021


Notes for May:

  • Congratulations to our Barnstar awardees!
  • Interested in coordinating a zoom meeting? Please let us know.


Other ways to participate:

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: July 2021

WikiProject Scouting | July 2021


Things to watch for:


Other ways to participate:

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: October 2021

WikiProject Scouting | October 2021

It is with sadness that we note the passing of Jim Howes. Throughout his life, Jim worked to make the world a better place. WikiProject Scouting now has no administrators listed as willing to help the WikiProject. If you are an administrator and are willing to help, please let us know here.

Things to watch for:


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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2022

WikiProject Scouting | May 2022


Notes for May:

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: July 2022

WikiProject Scouting | June 2022


Notes for June:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik  22:13, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: August 2022

WikiProject Scouting | August 2022


Notes for August:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik  August 1, 2022



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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: January 2023

WikiProject Scouting | January 2023


Notes for January:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik  January 16, 2023

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: March 2023

WikiProject Scouting | March 2023


Notes for March:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik  March 16, 2023

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: July 2023

WikiProject Scouting | July 2023


Notes for July
  • On our To do list, we need to prioritize some tasks for articles outside of the US or the UK.
Announcements for the benefit of all
Other ways to participate

--evrik 



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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2024

WikiProject Scouting | May 2024


Notes for May:

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

Other ways to participate:

--evrik  May 22, 2024