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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 Wikipedia available to the world, in the language of your choice.
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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.
What's happening?
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.
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.
There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Wikipedia presence, such as
Dutch,
Polish, and
Swedish.
What was found is that thre is hardly any negative opinion about the the project itself; and any such critique has focused on the ways that articles have being integrated. For an article to be usefully translated into a target-Wiki it needs to be properly Wiki-linked, carry proper citations and use the formatting of the chosen target language as well as being properly proof-read. Certain large Wikis such as the Polish and Dutch Wikis have strong traditions of medical content, with their own editorial system, own templates and different ideas about what constitutes a good medical article. For example, there are not
MEDRS (
Polish,
German,
Romanian,
Persian) guidelines present on other Wikis, and some Wikis have a stronger background of country-specific content.
Integration 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 [3]
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Thank you for telling me about sandbox TheTallSomething ( talk) 10:30, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for your help with the vital work of patrolling new pages. I noticed that you are not marking some of the pages you've reviewed as
patrolled. Please do remember to click the 'mark this page as patrolled' link at the bottom of the new page if you have performed the
standard patrolling tasks. Where appropriate, doing so saves time and work by informing fellow patrollers of your review of the page, so that they do not duplicate efforts. probably a Huggle limitation ? have no clue, had to patrol article :/
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Hi Graeme, i am approved user for using AutoWikiBrowser, My old username was Abutorsam007 which is listed here : /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage#Approved_users But since i have updated my username it's not been updated on said page as its protected. Rerquesting you to please update my name there.( !dea4u 05:57, 6 November 2014 (UTC))
Hello (I'm not sure whether I'm writing in the correct section) I'm replying based on your message you left me :) The reason why I reverted the edit to a previous one was because the article is about Buddhism in Iran, while some parts of the text (which I removed after turnig it back) is about Buddhism in Central Asian nations and regions, and therefore have nothing to do precisely with te article "Buddhism in (the country) Iran" Such information all belongs (in my opinion) in a article that should be named "Buddhism in Central Asia", or "Buddhism in Eastern Regions where Iranian-speakers live/lived"
Regards and I hope I managed to make my reason clear — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.241.201.16 ( talk) 11:40, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
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Comment:The bot mentioned 2 unpaired brackets on my talk page, but actually it was one. I edited one point & missed one bracket for deletion. So i feel
!dea4u 12:37, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
I have deployed Wikipedia ads template on my userpage, But the size of this ad is small, I wish to reconfigure this ad so that it fits to my profile(increasing height & width). How can this be accomplished? ( !dea4u 05:37, 6 November 2014 (UTC))
[[File:Qxz-ad{{#invoke:random|number|235}}.gif|800px]]
. This displays a random file from
File:Qxz-ad1.gif to
File:Qxz-ad235.gif, with a width of 800px. Some files using this pattern of filename do not exist, however, so when those files are randomly selected, the code won't work. And it won't detect new ads. But for the most part, that code should do what you want. Change the width to suit your setup. —
Mr. Stradivarius
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10:40, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
|width=
parameter. There is more info in the
template documentation. —
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I have deployed Wikipedia ads template on my userpage, But the size of this ad is small, I wish to reconfigure this ad so that it fits to my profile(increasing height & width). How can this be accomplished? ( !dea4u 05:37, 6 November 2014 (UTC))
|width=
, but keep in mind that the images used for these ads is fixed, so making it larger will not look the best since the images will be stretched beyond their native resolution.
Frietjes (
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17:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
|width=
, Is there any way whereby resolution of images could also be adjusted in base template {{Wikipedia ads}}
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07:08, 12 November 2014 (UTC))Hi, I felt need of Busy topicon for Template:Busy, i have designed one template at User:!dea4u/sandbox. Please check & suggest improvements. ( !dea4u 15:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC))
I am experimenting on replacing native image <Busy_desk.svg> of template:busy with a new one. Please check Template:Busy topicon/sandbox , current size is 24, but it is too big as compared to other icons at Template:Top icon. please suggest the size & if new image would be more attractive.( !dea4u 06:10, 12 November 2014 (UTC))
I used STiki version 2.1,to warn following user User talk:125.34.54.177 for vandalism, I selected Vandalism classification in Login panel for this purpose. To my observation warnings for vandalism were issued as "User warning for unconstructive editing found using STiki". Initially i thought user might have been blocked from editing as i have issued him many warnings(as what happens in other tools like Huggle, Igloo etc.) but when i saw his talk page, no final warning was added, So i used Twinkle to issue him Final warning & reported the case at Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism#User-reported. Is there any option which could be added in STiki; where in case of such emergency(where User/IP is vandalizing wikipedia) we can issue him warnings in increasing order of their wrong actions like General Note >Warning>Caution>Final Warning>Request Block & so on such that Bots/Admin could block User/IP immediately( !dea4u 11:26, 13 November 2014 (UTC))
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deine mama
Dear Jeff, Please enlighten me over this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Raymond_Franz&oldid=635368836&diff=prev regarding exposé vs expose. I felt expose was more accurate word because of Etymology of exposé which is borrowed from French.( !dea4u 12:45, 25 November 2014 (UTC))
can you help me on the page list of turkic dynastites and countries it says This article currently links to a large number of disambiguation pagesTurkic_ Warrior 14:12, 4 December 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mehmeett21 ( talk • contribs)
Hi, your dabbing of [[Suryanvanshi]] to [[Suryanvansha|Suryanvanshi]] is turning my watchlist green today. Is it really necessary? I know the idea of avoiding redirects but the sheer volume is creating a massive amount of work for me because I then have to check every article that you have adjusted. Wikipedia won't break if the change isn't made or if you limit yourself to, say, ten a day. - Sitush ( talk) 15:34, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Munda people, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Munda. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
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Hi buddy, Is there some technical glitch currently going on with Dab solver? because when i am trying to fix Disambiguation at Articles with the most disambiguation links The new link which openes is showing "No redirect found" with details on page as "We've moved! We're sorry, but the user-supported tool you have attempted to reach did not leave a forwarding URL where we could automatically redirect you."( !dea4u 04:31, 13 December 2014 (UTC))
Dear !dea4u, You sent me a message saying I edited it for no reason? How? However, Xinyi Line Extension has opened last year, that's the reason why I deleted the future extension content.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Evadingness ( talk • contribs)
Thank you for your work on the anti-vandal patrol. This was caused by two of us trying to restore Australia (2008 film) at the same time. I restored to a point JUST after another had restored to a separate point, which resulted in some confusion. Good catch on your part! Name Omitted ( talk) 01:29, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi Koala, I need your help in using User:Zhaofeng Li/Reflinks tool for fillling Wikipedia:Bare URLs. But i am not able to understand how to use this tool. Please guide me.( !dea4u 07:23, 20 December 2014 (UTC))
Dear Jaga, I am very interested to work on Disambiguation & i was using your tool at Articles With Multiple Dablinks & Disambiguation pages with links. 1-2 weeks back when we use to click on FIX for any particular list for fixing disambiguation it use to forward page to new URL where we could automatically correct dabs(Example: https://toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py?page=Lifeforce_%28film%29). But suddenly last week i was not able to edit because when i am clicking on FIX , The new link which opens is showing "No redirect found" with details on page as "We've moved! We're sorry, but the user-supported tool you have attempted to reach did not leave a forwarding URL where we could automatically redirect you." Now i will have to manually enter article name at Dab solver & then only i can edit. Please suggest how i could use Dab Solver like the earlier way which was much easier & less time consuming. Awaiting your assistance.( !dea4u 05:07, 20 December 2014 (UTC))
Hi Nick Number, You are doing awesome job in Wikipedia:Disambiguation_pages_with_links#DAB_Challenge_leaderboard. I need your guidance in filling Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links. I wish to learn about tool you are using for this case, because earlier when i use to click on FIX for any particular list in Articles With Multiple Dablinks or at Disambiguation pages with links it use to forward our page to URL where we could automatically correct dabs(Example: https://toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py?page=Lifeforce_%28film%29). But now it can't be done. Now i have to manually enter article name in link at http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/view/Dab_solver & then only i can edit. Please suggest any smarter way to accomplish this tedious job. Thanks.( !dea4u 11:16, 22 December 2014 (UTC))
Can we move WP:DPL to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Disambiguation_pages_with_links since WP:DPL is Active Wiki Fixup Project under Wikipedia:WikiProject Check Wikipedia. Suggestions required.( !dea4u 06:13, 23 December 2014 (UTC))
What is the difference between Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation & Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links? because both are wikiprojects & aimed at same objective.( !dea4u 06:23, 23 December 2014 (UTC))
Hello !dea4u, I just reverted your recent changes to Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Userbox. Your recent edits to that userbox added a "See also" section and the text "* Template:DPL topicon (Top Icon)" to the column of userboxes on my page and all the others who use that infobox. SchreiberBike talk 05:40, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi Faizan, I have created an article 2014 Lahore Building Fire, But not have much information about the incident. It would be great if you could contribute some thoughts on article page.( !dea4u 11:06, 30 December 2014 (UTC))
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Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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