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Citation error in pit latrine article

This edit introduced an Attribution error: Please specify cc parameter with the Wikipedia-compatible Creative Commons license the text has been licensed under. See Template:CC-notice for allowed parameters. – wbm1058 (talk) 22:56, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

thank you for post--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 17:04, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

"Killing of..." versus "Shooting of..." for people shot to death by police

Hi Doc James, I hope you don't mind me asking you about something that's been on my mind for years here, and that has become especially relevant again recently. When we write articles about people shot to death by police, we typically title those articles "Shooting of..." After I began the article Shooting of Charles Kinsey however, I began preferring the title "Killing of..." not only because it distinguishes between the case of someone shot, like Kinsey, and someone shot to death. "Killing of..." seems a better title because the fact that someone has been killed seems more important than the specific manner of their killing: certainly for themselves and their families at least.

For this recent when I began Killing of Atatiana Jefferson I chose the name "Killing of..." though the name was later changed to "Shooting of Atatiana Jefferson". The move discussion in which I did not participate depended heavily on precedent: this is what we normally do.

At the recent move discussion [1] for the Killing of George Floyd however there was significant pushback against precedent. And I agree with objections that "Shooting of" is sanitizing and imprecise.

For cases where people have been shot to death by police, should we be naming our articles "Killing of..."? And if so, where should that discussion be held? Sorry and thanks for your time. -Darouet (talk) 22:21, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Im certain he'll get back to you ASAP, thanks for posting question--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:01, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

In the press

  • Gerein, Sharon (19 June 2020). "Sask. doctor keeps COVID-19 Wikipedia info accurate with encyclopedic dedication". CBC. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

I know this is usually highlighted on article talk pages; guess this could be done for explicit mentions like this too, though obviously in this case I'm quite sure the article subject is quite aware of this :) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:17, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Worldometers

Your input would be helpful at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Worldometers.info, --Guy Macon (talk) 19:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

In the press

I know this is usually highlighted on article talk pages; guess this could be done for explicit mentions like this too, though obviously in this case I'm quite sure the article subject is quite aware of this :) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:17, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Worldometers

Your input would be helpful at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Worldometers.info, --Guy Macon (talk) 19:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Random questions about infectious disease diagnosis

Hey James. I've got a few seemingly random questions for you.

What molecular biology methods are used to diagnose things like influenza and strept throat in a hospital and how long does it take on average to get a result from those tests?

Same thing but for stool samples in cases of gastrointestinal illness.

Similarly, for diagnosing and identifying the corresponding pathogens in suspected cases of fungal/bacterial sepsis, does your hospital - and any others that you're familiar with - primarily use blood cultures to detect them, metagenomic DNA sequencing and bioinformatic algorithms to detect them a la [2], or both a la [3]?

Also, does your hospital or any other you're familiar with, own an Illumina or BGI short-read DNA sequencer or a long-read DNA sequencer like these (specifically, the MinION, GridION, or PromethION)?

Seppi333 (Insert 2¢) 01:47, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

So, our excellent co-worker Doc James is taking a well-deserved break

We all need a break from time to time. And plus, the time of COVID-19 is a pretty busy time for medical professionals.

Doc James is the original rhinestone cowboy!

At least he is in my universe. He does a large volume of high-quality work. And he does it in straightforward ways other people can duplicate and learn from. And he coaches people up in brief and matter-of-fact ways. That is, in ways I think people can much more easily accept.

All in all, a star.

Doc James, please come back soon. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 14:22, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Is he taking a break or was he chased away? Eschoryii (talk) 11:15, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
Forgive me if it's a statement of the obvious, but why is everyone on this page acting as if James has left? He was editing just today so he's obviously not resigned, and the only restriction on him from that Arbcom case is "Doc James is prohibited from making any edits relating to pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing in the article namespace", which is hardly an onerous restriction given that drug pricing accounted for perhaps 0.01% of his edits. He's specifically said that he's only taking a break. ‑ Iridescent 15:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks very much for that link – which I regard as good news! To answer your (possibly rhetorical, admittedly) question about why people on this page have posted this way: it's because we can only go by what is visible. But now we know that he says at Meta that he's taking a break while cleaning up some loose ends. @James: I'm glad to see that you are still watching, and I sincerely hope that you are well. And I think you are more than entitled to take as much of a break as you wish, and you should know that you will be welcome whenever and if you return to en-wiki. --Tryptofish (talk) 16:29, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
Again, I was in contact with James via email. That should be kept in mind when reading what I stated above. I won't state more than that about it. Also, there is usual James behavior and unusual James behavior. And James taking a break for this long falls into the latter category. So people were worried. Nice to see James editing somewhere. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 00:02, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

I think Doc James should be able to make edits about drug pricing

I’m not sure what happened.

But it is almost better if Doc James did make a mistake . . . for that would beautifully illustrate that even the best of us can make mistakes and, more importantly, recover from mistakes.

A couple of weeks is plenty of time for a hot situation to cool down if necessary. I think the rest of us can, and perhaps should if it feels right, speak up for James. Or, let’s put the ‘should’ to the side, for self-imposed obligation can be pretty dry.

In ways which are constructive, and with matter-of-fact confidence, let’s please start thinking about standing up for Doc James.

And regarding drug pricing . . . we go with what our references say, no more, no less. I mean, what else can we do? In fact, I think one of the things Doc James teaches by example is that if we take things step by step, topics aren’t near as tough as they might first appear! FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 23:18, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Category:RTT has been nominated for renaming

Category:RTT has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:17, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 16

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past two months (May and June 2020).

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2020).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. The RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC and is open to comments from the community.
  • The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles.
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Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Missing you. I am not used to a Wikipedia without you. Looking forward to seeing you returning from a break. Deep humility (talk) 19:38, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Incoming

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MB Salone Restoration Request

Hi Doc James, I would like to request that you restore MB Salone because I believe he now has significant links proving his legitimacy as an international music producer, especially within the last year. At the time you deleted it, he did not have as many. I understand why it was deleted. It was not meant to self promote but to simply state MB Salone's accomplishments which has been published in major publications such as MTV: https://www.google.com/search?q=mb+salone+MTV&oq=mb+salone+MTV&aqs=chrome..69i57.5639j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

NEW ARTICLES SINCE DELETION: https://vertexmedia.sl/index.php/2020/01/19/meet-mb-salone-a-young-sierra-leonean-professional-music-producer-in-the-us/ https://www.forbesindia.com/article/brand-connect/meet-mb-salone-a-young-producer-transcending-time-utilising-marketing/60811/1 https://www.sunnewsonline.com/high-school-dropout-to-award-winning-producer/ http://salonejamboree.com/rising-star-m-b/ https://www.ghvibes.net/kwami-sefa-kayidelaydj-breezyohemaa-dadao-others-nominated-for-wafric-award-2018/ (Nomination for producer of the year) https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/63060263/salonejamboree-digital (Hard copy newspaper Page 4) https://www.instagram.com/mb_salone/ (Verified) 30k followers https://www.facebook.com/mbsalone (verified) 59k followers

Thank you for your consideration. Medialegendz (talk) 03:21, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

odd edits...

...for a new user. Drmies (talk) 14:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Parkinson's FAR

I have nominated Parkinson's disease for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:46, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2020).

Administrator changes

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Archived

Canada Student Service Grant

Hello, since I mentioned you by name, FYI on the email I sent to info@wikimedia.ca

Hello,
Is Wikimedia Canada considering registering as a eligible organization for the Canada Student Service Grant?   See: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/volunteer/recruiting
Maybe we can recruit students to help Doc James ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Doc_James ) keep Canadian Covid19 articles up to date?
Thanks.
Sam

Samw (talk) 22:25, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Interest in your editing work

Hi Doc James,

Hope you are well. If you'll oblige my reaching out, I'm a student doing some research for a summer internship related to improving content safety online. The company I'm interning with is trying to keep the web free of misinformation. We are hoping to learn from dedicated Wikipedia editors about their motivations to spend time doing editing work online (so that we can motivate others to do the same on other platforms). I saw that you are fairly active with edits; would you be willing to chat with me about your work for about ~20 min one day? If you prefer I can give you my questions in writing, too.

Thanks for considering!

LailaAtTrustLab (talk) 18:10, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

It was 20%

[4] see round 2 in newyork. Iluvalar (talk) 07:49, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Created Fish allergy as article

Created Fish allergy as article, using Egg allergy (a Good Article) as model. David notMD (talk) 19:20, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Circumcision and HIV article

A quick question about a recent revision. The revision author stated (unfounded, by the way) criticism of the meta-analysis of RCTs of circumcision and HIV incidence. The addition is the paragraph below:

The methodology of the original studies which were the subject of a meta-analysis was severely criticized:[28] "Our results clearly show that these African CRFs were methodologically flawed from start to finish... From the start, there was almost nothing correct with these studies. It was quite clear that these studies were unethical. They would never have been approved by a single ethics committee in the United States.", as stated by George Hill.

The reasoning is fallacious, but it is criticism nonetheless and I am therefore hesitant to remove it. Should it be deleted? Petersmillard (talk) 11:59, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Class of Hemorrhage

Template:Class of Hemorrhage has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Tom (LT) (talk) 04:23, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Circumcision and HIV

I am in incipient edit war on thie article. The latest is that BigDan201 has created a bogus section "Criticism" under "Randomized controlled trials" which does not follow MEDRS and is full of bogus reasoning. Can you please intervene? thanks! Petersmillard (talk) 10:58, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

A break from English Wikipedia

Have been taking a break from English Wikipedia to concentrate on another Wikimedia movement project, specifically working to develop a version of content more geared for offline use in low and middle income countries. This project is very much a work in progress and as such we have made certain parts of the wiki non public until it is further along. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:06, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

A few more details
  • The project is by Wiki Project Med Foundation, not the WMF.
  • Wiki Project Med Foundation does not apply for, nor receive money from the WMF. Ie no WMF funds were used to create the project.
  • The project runs on servers separate from those of the WMF.
  • My position on the board of the WMF has no relation to my volunteer involvement in this effort, as it has no relation to my volunteer efforts on Wikipedia.
  • For the very reason that The project is by Wiki Project Med Foundation, not the WMF, you should probably stop referring to it as a Wikimedia project. In any case, Wikimedical is much more catchy and memorable. 2A02:C7F:BE17:2D00:11F3:A541:165E:1CBA (talk) 08:55, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
    • I suppose that a Wikimedia project and a Wikimedia movement project (or, more precisely, a Wikimedia thematic organization) are, strictly speaking, two different things, although one should not expect the general public to understand the distinction. Anyway, I am happy to see this effort, and I think it's a good solution to the longstanding disputes. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very James happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 05:32, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very James happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 07:20, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks User:CAPTAIN RAJU and User:Synoman Barris. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:48, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Doc James a very James happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! ~SS49~ {talk} 10:25, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Concerns

Dear Doc, User:אור פ is an undisclosed paying editor — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.12.152.86 (talk) 15:30, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

WP:COIN is were one would go if they have evidence. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:16, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Vitamins to GA

Five done (Folate, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C), eight to go. Working now on Vitamin K. Will likely save Vitamin A (my doctoral thesis) until last. All this is a good retirement hobby. David notMD (talk) 12:55, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Borderline personality disorder#Egocentrism is a core of Borderline Personality Disorder

Hi Doc James, I have had some edit reverts on including egocentrism in the article, and I wanted to know if you could respond to my section on the talk page. Thanks. ATC . Talk 19:02, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Replied there. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:55, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Discrete_trial_training#Effectiveness

Hi Doc James, I provided content and sources, which included reliables source from journals (i.e., Pediatrics, American Journal on Mental Retardation, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabillities, etc.) stating that DTT—the structured form of ABA—does show to be effective throughout the research literature. Someone removed my content and sources by stating it is not effective and all studies which claim so are biased by the researchers, which I then reverted but they are now some on other sections of the talk page debating its effectiveness. Can you possibly comment on my section of the talk page? Thanks. ATC . Talk 19:09, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Hey! We should really keep this on the talk page. While Doc James' view is due, this sort of message could be construed as canvasing. As discussed on the talk page, a 2018 Cochrane review finds that the quality of evidence is "'low' or 'very low'". There are also other studies that show roughly the same thing, including at least one (which you removed) which shows that supporter of the method ignore evidence that it doesn't work. Evidence like this is, quite frankly, not good enough for a method that claims to cure autism in nearly half of all cases and to raise IQ by 30 points. Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence, and that evidence is just not here. --66.244.121.212 (talk) 01:19, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
User:ATC: Actually, since we're all here, maybe we could agree let Doc James give a third opinion? --66.244.121.212 (talk) 01:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
By the way, I never said those studies claimed to cure autism, as that would imply the physiological make up of autism was removed. I just said in the talk page that some of those studies reported some of the children had typical social, language, adaptive, and IQ scores at the end of the treatment (and mentioned in the article that research shows it can improve adaptive and language skills and that it's well-established in the research for improving intellectual performance). They still have an infused head growth, which is the physiology of the condition. For more info on the physiology of autism and this 'optimal outcome', see here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24799263/ and here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3547539/. But, it would probably not be relevant to source those two studies anyway. ATC . Talk 02:16, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
Neither of those sources mention anything about an "infused head growth". Googling that phrase produces two results. They also both fail to support the POV that you are trying to insert into the articles. --68.45.46.177 (talk) 02:23, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
I haven't fully read those studies in a while but the lead author, Dr. Deborah Fein, mentioned in an interview that she and her colleagues used the term 'optimal outcome' over cure or recovery in those studies because the participants still had the large head circumference. But the physiology of autism is not really relevant for the discussion over the effectiveness of the treatment anyway. Getting back on track, yes it would be good to get a third opinion on the evidence of the therapy. But this you sourced "that supporter of the method ignore evidence that it doesn't work" is outdated since this was all the way back in 1998. ATC . Talk 02:43, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
That particular statement is not a health claim, so it is not bound by the five year rule that applies to medical sourcing. However, it was published in a medline indexed journal, and there is no evidence that things have changed since 1998. The debunked 1987 study is still regularly promoted as proof that the method works, even here on Wikipedia by characters like User:ErikLovaas. The misinformation campaign is still going strong. --68.45.46.177 (talk) 03:19, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
Replied there. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:57, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Welcome back

Title says it all, glad to see you around, —PaleoNeonate – 23:32, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks User:PaleoNeonate busy working on a project developing content for offline use and thus not here as much... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:59, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
I should stop by more often. Nice to see you back. Smallbones(smalltalk) 00:29, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

conspiracy

Dear Doc, the paid editor user:Ovedc draft:Noam Shalev didnt accepted by wikipedia so he turned to other editor whom upload it himself

Best to report at WP:COIN Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:11, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

COVID-19 pandemic for GA

I have decided to nominate the page, COVID-19 pandemic, as a Good Article nominee. As I am not a frequent editor on its page, I have been told to talk to the editors who have worked the most on it. According to the statistics, you have added 12.4% of the text on the page. I wanted to leave this here when the nomination went up so you could join the discussion as soon as possible. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 15:11, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Such a large article will be difficult to get through GA especially with stuff still evolving. Have not been that active here lately. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:12, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious
Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:53, 17 September 2020 (UTC).

Thanks User:Gerda Arendt Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:13, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

breathing

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html now one can breathe a little easier that thats sorted --Investigatory (talk) 09:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Agree. Great to see the CDC shifting their position. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:29, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

The Print

This page (salted) should be created as a redirect to ThePrint. Thanks, – SD0001 (talk) 20:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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Just checking...

You are customarily the one who checks to see how everyone else is doing - and while I'm not a doctor (although I was known as "Doctor Love" on Bonaire back in the early 2000s which is a story for the pub) I came by to check on you to see how you're doing. You are dearly missed. Atsme Talk 📧 22:32, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the note User:Atsme. Life is busy. Hope everyone is staying safe. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:45, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
Are you back from your Wikibreak, User:Doc James? That's brilliant news!! I am active these days in the "Wiki loves SDG" initiative and Wikimedians for Sustainable Development, so no longer just WikiProject Sanitation. Join us if you can and if you're looking for new pastures, beyond WikiProject Medicine. EMsmile (talk) 10:32, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
User:EMsmile have done a bit of work around Our World and Data stuff. They break some of it down by the SDGs which is nice and are under a compatible license.[5] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:05, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Yea, I saw that and it's great. Almost all of the maps and graphs from their "SDG Results Tracker website" were added to Wikimedia Commons which is very convenient. EMsmile (talk) 00:40, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Plan to improve the article Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and make it a GA

What are the main issues with the article? I tried to contact the nominator but the user was inactive based on contribs. What is needed for it to be considered a GA? 4thfile4thrank (talk) 01:08, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

4thfile4thrank, it's not likely to pass without a lot of work. The first thing I'd suggest is that the article should use sources that are from the last 5 to 10 years. (It's a rare disease, so we relax the timeline a bit.) There are several older than that.
The ideal types of sources (for most Wikipedia:Biomedical information) are review articles in reputable medical journals, medical school textbooks, practice guidelines, and similar professional reference works. (A review article is not the same thing as an article being peer-reviewed.) WhatamIdoing (talk) 15:37, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
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