User talk:Lfstevens/2013 Archive

Cerebral Organoid

Hello,

I am taking a Neuroscience course at Georgia Tech and I have a semester long project to create a wikipedia article on something neuroscience related. It is supposed to be on a topic not on wikipedia or just a stub. I chose cerebral organoids in late August before you had made the article so my professor said I can still choose this topic. I just want to let you know that I will be adding a substantial amount to the article and if you have any questions or concerns for me to just send me a message. Thanks for making the article, I know the topic is quite new. Keval tilva (talk) 15:55, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Thrilled to have a coconspirator! Go for it and "good sourcing". Lfstevens (talk) 23:00, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Otis Redding

Hello,

do you want to be the co-nom at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Otis Redding/archive4? Regards.--Tomcat (7) 12:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I'm afraid I need to beg off. I've got a busy time ahead. Lfstevens (talk) 14:47, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Jo Stafford

Hi, thanks for the copyedit. As the article's disappeared from the requests page I'm guessing you've finished so I'll add it to the GA list. Paul MacDermott (talk) 13:00, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I've finished. Good luck. Lfstevens (talk) 14:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Thank you for copyediting Infighting in Los Zetas. I liked the work you did on it. Happy editing! ComputerJA (talk) 00:41, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 16:27, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for copyediting the Le Duan, Do Muoi and the History of the COmmunist Party of Vietnam articles for me.. You did a great job, and I'm not just saying that.. I really appreciate it. --TIAYN (talk) 08:42, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. I learned a lot in the process. Good luck with your project. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 17:04, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Jimmy Page

Hi there. I just had a look at your edits in the Jimmy Page article. Good job. Do you want to collaborate and take the article to WP:GAC? Plant's Strider (talk) 15:23, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing, but I'm already over-committed. Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 17:14, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

The X-Files copyedit

Hello, I noticed you recently did a copyedit for The X-Files article. First, thank you for that. Secondly, I noticed some problems arose after the copyedit, which some have been fixed, but there's two more that I think your help is needed given you changed quite a bit of the text in the article, so you might know what happened. The first is a ref error for #17, which says there is no ref named "npr", which there is, it's ref #4. Ref #17 is using the ref name "npr" but it still doesn't work, and I have no idea why. The second problem is in the Accolades section, which has a ref name "awardnoms", but there is no actual citation for it, causing a cite error. Anyway, thought I'd give you a head-ups if you didn't notice those errors. Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 14:50, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. I've really only just gotten started. I'll be sure to fix everything. I was puzzled by npr, to, but I'll find a fix. Lfstevens (talk) 16:21, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

X-Files Copyedit

Just wanted to drop my and express my gratitude for the copyedit! The article looks great. Thanks.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 23:53, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks very much

Thank you for the copy editing help at Targeted Killing in International Law, much appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 16:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin

Dear Lfstevens, thank you for copyediting the article. Your hard work is of great value. Borsoka (talk) 03:12, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Still working! Lfstevens (talk) 04:48, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Copy edits

Hey there. I'm doing a big sweep of copy edits for the backlog drive today. Your work, as usual, is good. I noticed a few places where you missed commas here and here, but otherwise nothing significant. I had to find something to complain about though; it's my job now. :) Also, the work you did at Battle of Greece was really quite excellent. I noticed your addition of both the {{harvnb}} and {{sfn}} templates there, and was wondering why you opted for a mixture of both. I'm becoming a bigger and bigger fan of {{sfn}}, since it can merge duplicate citations without needing a <ref name="Ref Name"> value in front like {{harvnb}} does. Anyway, keep up the high quality and quantity of copy edits you crank out. Cheers. —Torchiest ^talk_edits 20:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi T. Thanks for checking up on me. I was beginning to feel a little lonely this month!

My theory was to employ harvnb only when the ref included additional text beyond just the citation. Sfn is a true gift to editors! However, I'm still jonesing for a true ref database. Someday I hope we won't have to manually include the references section at the bottom, and that sfn will look like: {{sfn|isbn=|p=|some text}} that will produce what the harvnb/cite combo does today.

While I'm wishing, it would be cool for wp to put the refs/notes/see/external stuff on a separate tab automatically, and move cites out of the notes and not require editors to deal with organizing any of that. I don't even know where to mention stuff like this...

Cheers!Lfstevens (talk) 20:59, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Ah, I see what you mean now, looking at it more closely. And yes, a more user-friendly display and editing window would be nice. Supposedly interface changes are coming soon, although I don't know if they would impact citation stuff or not. You could probably ask at Wikipedia:Village Pump (technical) to find out the status of those changes. —Torchiest ^talk_edits 16:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

FLC

Thanks for the copy edit. I have nominated Chopra's awards and nominations list for FLC. Please, feel free to review it. Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Priyanka Chopra/archive2. Thank You.Prashant  ✉  12:12, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 15:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Re: Glassheart

Many thanks for you work on the Glassheart album page. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 18:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 18:04, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Music for a Time of War

Lfstevens, I have seen some of your recent work. Thank you for your quality contributions to Wikipedia. On the off chance you are interested and have the time, I am seeking a copy edit for an article I am currently working on, Music for a Time of War. Any assistance would be appreciated, otherwise, keep up the great work! --Another Believer _(Talk) 04:31, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Enjoy. Lfstevens (talk) 03:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your time and assistance. Much appreciated! --Another Believer _(Talk) 15:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

(Oh, by the way, I requested a review at the Guild, so be sure to update your tally accordingly! Thanks again.) Should I add the Guild template to the article's talk page, or do reviewers typically take care of the template and removing the request?--Another Believer _(Talk) 15:57, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Took care of the Request page. See ya! Lfstevens (talk) 16:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Update, FYI: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Music for a Time of War/archive1. Feel free to add comments. Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 15:54, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Chopra FLC

Hi, I have nominated Chopra's awards and nominations list for FLC. Please, feel free to represent your though on it. The list was successfully reviewed for one month and have improved a lot. I'll be grateful if you can represent your suggestions here...Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Priyanka Chopra/archive2 as fast as you can. Thank You.Prashant  ✉  10:53, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

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Hi Lfstevens, just a request that you put an edit summary when editing the BP spill page, and wait for consensus on the talk page before making major changes (such as the Intro). We've had problems so have decided waiting for consensus is the best way forward. Thanks. petrarchan47tc

I'd appreciate if you would put this stuff on the talk page - as I did. You've got to stop this edit war stuff. It wastes everybody's time, of which you had plenty to comment on the proposal there. Lfstevens (talk) 22:18, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

You're not leaving edit summaries, and this causes a lot of extra time for others. That is not something to clog up the spill talk page with. You missed my comment, you are mistaken that I hadn't. I will continue to reverse edits made to the page that do not have consensus, sorry. petrarchan47tc 22:45, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Where is your comment? I see Beagle's support but nothing else. Lfstevens (talk) 22:55, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

I just reposted it for you on the talk page. petrarchan47tc 22:56, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Reposted? From where? Lfstevens (talk) 22:57, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

I reposted it to the "Lead" section on the talk page. I had left it at the end of your suggestions, under "legal". petrarchan47tc 23:01, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Now I see. Since my proposal related only to the lede, I didn't think to check elsewhere. Lfstevens (talk) 23:05, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Completely understandable, I have to use the search function to find anything on that talk page these days... petrarchan47tc 23:12, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Lobatus gigas ce

Hey Lfstevens! Thank you for the L. gigas article copyedit. You have improved it immensely! Perhaps a FAC is now at hand... --Daniel Cavallari (talk) 15:55, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 17:18, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Work in progress on Vishnu

Saw that you'd started over at the GOCE page, just like to say thanks for taking on this huge, over-enthusiastic garbled mess; I saw your first edit summary and I will try and give it some time too. Once you've whittled the verbosity, repetition and general gobbledygook down, I will try and read through the different sections to see if they make (any/some/total) sense to a relatively uninitiated reader. Thanks again and happy copyediting. CaptainScreebo ^Parley! 21:32, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. My fear is that I will damage the content, but the text is so opaque that it may be unavoidable. I'll tag it with expert when I finish and the give the wikiproject folks a heads-up. Lfstevens (talk) 00:22, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

I'd say don't worry too much, I know a (very) little about Hinduism and suchlike, but a lot of the content appears to be a lot of UNDUE effusion about Vishnu drawn from various sacred texts, with a lot of fairly obscure stuff being referenced which just gets in the way of understanding what the ruddy hell the main gist of the text is. I'll stop by and have a read through this weekend. Good luck. CaptainScreebo ^Parley! 12:04, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Types of capacitor

Hi Lfstevens, thanks for correcting and streamlining my "German colored English" in the capacitor article. But please don't be angry that I change something back out of technical reasons to the old version. --Elcap (talk) 13:29, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

No worries. Thanks for noticing. Lfstevens (talk) 14:42, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Kosi River

Hi Lfstevens: I like your recent revisions of the article. You also find some info about the river in this compilation, which may help to replace some of the dead links: Bhuju, U. R., Shakya, P. R., Basnet, T. B., Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Kathmandu, Nepal. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5. Cheers, -- BhagyaMani (talk) 08:38, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. I'm a copyeditor, so I'm off to the next article. Good luck on updating this interesting and important piece. Lfstevens (talk) 08:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Bhubaneswar ce

Thanks for copyediting a large part of Bhubaneswar. Another user, Skinsmoke started with an informal PR, with comments left at Talk:Bhubaneswar. I tried to address few of the concerns, but due to my accepted limited proficiency of English, I failed to address few of them. Kindly, have a look at the talk page and make the necessary changes in the article if possible. If you have any questions or clarifications, kindly leave a message in the article talk page. Thanks a lot. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 17:29, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter!

So a print encyclopedia, a strawberry shortcake, and a sycamore walk into a bar - wait, have you heard this one? (talk) 22:52, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

And to you. Lfstevens (talk) 18:52, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Jürgen Ehlers now an FAC

Hi, just a heads-up that Jürgen Ehlers, which you kindly copy-edited earlier on, is now an FA candidate here. Markus Pössel (talk) 17:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

2012 tour of She Has a Name

Hi Stevens,

Thank you for copyediting 2012 tour of She Has a Name. I have nominated the article for featured article status here. Considering that you were the GOCE copyeditor, I thought that I would inform you of the discussion. Any constructive comments you are willing to provide there would be greatly appreciated.

Neelix (talk) 15:50, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks and good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 17:47, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Globe Trade Centre

Hi. I've removed the AFD tag you placed on this article, as you did not actually specify why the article should be deleted. I can guess, I suppose, but would rather you cane around and followed the steps at WP:AFDHOWTO to complete the nomination. Alternatively, you could leave me a note on my talk page (or at WT:AFD) and state your rationale - I or someone else will complete the necessary steps on your behalf. Thanks! UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 14:24, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

My bad. I saw the graffiti version rather than the correct one. I ce'd it and am done with it now. Lfstevens (talk) 18:44, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Everything Tastes Better with Bacon

Hi there, Lfstevens, I hope you're doing well. :)

You previously helped out with copy-editing for this article, it's now up for a 2nd consideration at FAC at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2.

Your input would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2, — Cirt (talk) 19:08, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

A little busy right now, but thanks for asking. Good luck! Lfstevens (talk) 03:48, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Greetings from Chennai

Hi there, Lfstevens, thanks a lot for copy editing the article Dasapushpam. Comparing both versions gives me an idea of how to .. or how not to elongate English sentences :) Now, after your copy editing.. the content makes sense.. Thank You Bilingual2000 (talk) 03:17, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 03:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Peninsular war

Hello Lfstevens, if you're looking for an article to copyedit maybe you could take a look at the Peninsular war article, it has great potential. And congrats for the wonderful work everywhere! Reiftyr (talk) 07:05, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. I'm a little backed up right now. I'll take a look later on. Lfstevens (talk) 07:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Copy Edit

Hi, mind answering my question here? Thanks. Also, just as a suggestion, you may want to think about archiving some of your talk page. --JustBerry (talk) 20:01, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

My recent revert

I'm sorry that I had to revert this edit of yours, but you'll notice that the move lost the references. It's the visual editor's fault not yours. There were too many references to recover so it was easier to revert it all. Would you be able to make the same, or possibly similar, edits using the old editor? Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:46, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Come on. I am obviously actively editing this right now. Couldn't you have just told me of the problem and let me resolve it? I am always happy to correct problems that I introduce. Lfstevens (talk) 04:52, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

If you stop using the visual editor, I'll stop reverting the mess it's creating for you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:55, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

That's ridiculous. I'm not bargaining with you. I'm asking you to cooperate with me and all the other editors that are trying to move the project forward. And to be respectful of other's efforts at the same time. Since I've made and saved other edits, now we have a real mess. Thank you so much. Lfstevens (talk) 04:57, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

What's ridiculous is your attitude about this. I'm asking you to not damage the article and all you can think about is yourself. There are no other editors damaging the article just now. The solution is simple: stop using the visual editor.

I've complained about your edits here: Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback#References lost in copy and paste. I suggest you explain how you are editing so that either the visual editor can be fixed or your way of using it can be. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:04, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

I amplified your perfectly valid complaint on VE. Lfstevens (talk) 05:13, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Seriously, this is the content that got inserted with your edit:

During 2010, Spotify paid more than €45 million to its licensors.[82]

The reference, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2011011911391428493018|title=Spotify has 750 000 paying users|accessdate=30 January 2011}}</ref> was literally reduced to [82] and not even super-scripted. And you clearly weren't fixing it. So please go explain how that happened so we can all use this editor more effectively. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:07, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

I'm not arguing about outcomes. I'm arguing about process. I'm explaining how you can get what you want (corrected errors) without complicating what I'm doing. All you had to do was let me know...Of course, if I ignored your comments, I would have no reason to complain about whatever you do. Lfstevens (talk) 05:13, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Then don't argue about outcomes, just fix your process. I'm explaining to you to stop complaining and go fix your tool of choice. Once you've done that, feel free to use a process that works rather than the visual editor. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:18, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Don't be surprised if your unannounced reversions get reverted. The way to resolve this is on the talk page, not with the revert button, unless there is malicious intent, which I don't think you're alleging, right? And it's not my tool. Like many other users, I'm trying to help the authors and am willing to do extra work to handle issues. Lfstevens (talk) 05:24, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Unannounced? I'm sorry you can't read edit summaries.

The way to resolve this is to stop using the visual editor.

You clearly cannot read. I never called the visual editor "your tool". Since what I wrote is still there I'll let you read it.

If you want to help, don't damage Wikipedia by using the visual editor. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:01, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Requested Articles

Hi! I am trying to reinvigorate Wikipedia:WikiProject Requested Articles, which, if I get enough pointers that there is some interest, I will re-design, with a design similar to Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors, involving drives, to decrease the number of articles listed in the various subpages, and blue link blitzes, involving editors removing all created pages. I am planning, with sufficient interest, to make requested articles 'stricter', i.e. you have to provide two reliable sources, and write a short note explaining why the requested article is notable. There would be a reward system, involving adapted barnstars, similar to the Guild of Copy Editors have here and here. If you have any questions about my aim, or want to indicate that you would sign up to the WikiProject, please say so on my talk page. Thanks! Matty.007 16:34, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for replying so promptly! Matty.007 19:05, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Undid your change in Wikipedia:Merging

I assumed this was a copy paste error, but let me know if I should not have reverted it. LazyStarryNights (talk) 22:23, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes. Thanks. Lfstevens (talk) 01:11, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Hi, can you copy edit the straight-to-video animated adaptation of Flashpoint, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox? It is because I trust you, and you've already had some familiarity of the Flashpoint story from your previous edits. Again, thanks.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 04:43, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Requested Articles update

Hi, you've told me that you're interested in WikiProject Requested Articles, and I thought you may want an update: today, I created all the subpages of WikiProject RA that didn't exist, but were in my heading template, and I put in a new colour design. I hope you like it, feel free to have a look through the pages. I am asking at the Village Pump on what to do with the current Requested Articles. I hope you like the new design. If you have any questions, just ask! Thanks, Matty.007 14:39, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Copy-edit of Titan (supercomputer)

Hi Lfstevens, unfortunately your copy-edit to the above article has caused some citation errors; references 54 --> 57 are broken. Please see here to check. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:48, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for checking. VE did me in. Should be fixed now. Lfstevens (talk) 06:30, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing it, it's appreciated. Didn't realise you were using visual editor. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:39, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Football hooliganism

Your entry in November 2012 for Talk:Football hooliganism is pertinent now, since the Football hooliganism#Europe section of the article is tagged for copyediting in September, 2013. There are two questions:

1. Should such huge article be broken up?
2. Should copyediting be the remedy for problems caused by lack of NPOV and conflicts by editors who may be among the hooligans?

I would welcome your advice.--DThomsen8 (talk) 23:26, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

711 papers and counting for MoS₂ in 2013 - what fraction should Wikipedia cite?

711 papers were published in 2013 on MoS₂. How many of these do you think we should cite? for 2012, the number is >1000, what about that year? Before that - 16000 more articles, many considered to be precious by their authors. Who decides which of these papers gets cited? Maybe the ones published by US authors? Ones in Nano Letters (probably in the top 50 of scholarly journals). Yes, I am being rhetorical, but not very much.

It is this quandry that leads to the guideline we call WP:SECONDARY - emphasis on secondary references, i.e. books and major reviews. Otherwise we (me too) risk being capricious or biased. What do you think if I replace the "researchy articles with some general reviews and book? Alternative ideas welcome (short of citing 1000 papers a year). Thanks for listening. --Smokefoot (talk) 02:42, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

I can add the secondary reference that led me to the paper, but otherwise, ease up a little! WP has guidelines on which is notable. I do my best to follow them. If you disagree with one of my calls, that's fine. Lfstevens (talk) 02:54, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

"ease up a little"? Easy to say when one is contributing to the problem. An experienced editor needs to be told that it is nearly impossible to discern the notability of the 1/17000th of the literature?

I am saying all this because well intentioned and experienced editors often are unaware of the magnitude (and narrowness) of the technical literature. It would be great to replace most of the "research trends" section with reviews from the past few years, per WP:SECONDARY and per WP:NOTNEWS. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, happy editing. --Smokefoot (talk) 03:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Change to List of superconductors

Hallo. Your edit summary says you added FeB4, but you changed the value for Ru too (from 0.005 to 0.05). I do not have access to the source, but Os has a value of 0.007 so maybe you did it by mistake? Have a nice day :-) Christian75 (talk) 09:36, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I think the bot did that, but thanks for noticing. Fixed! Lfstevens (talk) 17:08, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Requested articles revamp

Hi, you told me that you were interested in requested articles, so I thought that I should let you know that there is a proposal to use a bot, and make it a lot easier to request articles (we would need some clean up of existing categories if it worked). I thought that you may be interested to hear, and perhaps comment on the discussion there. Thanks, Matty.007 19:38, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Voice break

Hello! Could you explain why you added a "clarification needed" tag in the Voice break article? The sentence is: "Due to the drop in pitch to the vocal range, people may unintentionally speak in head voice or even strain their voices using pitches which were previously chest voice.". I personally see no problem with the sentence, so I'd like to know what you think needs to be clarified. Thanks in advance, Heymid (contribs) 06:01, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

if you examine the articles for head and cheat you find mass confusion. Therefore clarity is needed. Lfstevens (talk)}

Refs

We typically leave refs expanded at WP:MED. Our typical style can be seen here on anaphylaxis. Thanks Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 05:17, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Excuse me, but Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/How to edit#Citation using the PMID template explicitly supports using cite pmid. I'd say you are not helping with your rampant reverting, Doc. The reasons to do so are obvious. You do not bother to defend your claim that "typical", even if true, is better. Maybe now you will? Lfstevens (talk) 07:16, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Ah no. We not typically use a cite template with just a PMID. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 09:34, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

So you changed the style from

{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0002-9343(95)00016-X |title=Clinical prediction rules to optimize cytotoxin testing for Clostridium difficile in hospitalized patients with diarrhea |year=1996 |month = May |last1=Katz |first1=David A. |last2=Lynch |first2=Mary E. |last3=Littenberg |first3=B |journal=The American Journal of Medicine |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=487–95 |pmid=8644759 }}

to

{{cite pmid|8644759 |doi=10.1016/S0002-9343(95)00016-X}}

You will notice the page you linked to says "Enter the citation using the method already used in the article:" It is not about changing the citation style of articles. The previous style is prefered by most of us who write the content at WPMED. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 09:41, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, cite pmid is shorter and less distracting to work with as an editor. It also makes it easier to consistently cite an article across WP. And it's approved by your project. So what is the preferred part? And who is "most of us"? And why is "most of us" compelling? The old days required manual citation. No longer. Other than that your actions make perfect sense. It's kind of like automatic transmission. Even Porsches's have them these days. And splitting discussions across two pages makes no sense, either. Lfstevens (talk) 15:48, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Editing

If you are editing a copy of an article and then pasting the changes in (or whatever it is you're doing at Algae fuel), please check before you commit your changes that someone else hasn't edited the article in the mean time.

It can be quite disheartening for a person to invest their time cleaning up an article only for half their efforts to be undone ten minutes later. — Paul A (talk) 08:20, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

The same thing has happened to me many times. Please let me know what I broke and I'll fix it. I thought I had incorporated your changes (except for the noedit stuff with which I do not agree.) Lfstevens (talk) 08:33, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

I made my comment before you'd finished making changes to the page. It looks like you did subsequently put back in all the changes I had tried to make, so that's all right. — Paul A (talk) 02:00, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

No worries. See you in the funny papers. Lfstevens (talk) 04:42, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

sorry

Hi Lfstevens, sorry, I have deleted your last refs in Supercapacitors. This was a mistake done by an Apple PC I never used before. Please repair my failure --Elcap (talk) 20:31, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

No worries. I reverted. Your subhead change was incorrect. Lfstevens (talk) 22:09, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

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Cupar

Just noticed you copy edited this back in October. Thanks for taking the time. It's much improved. -Arb. (talk) 10:08, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 15:18, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

The Anti-Katyń is still being implemented

There are tens recent texts in Russian, both supporting the Polish POV (Memorial) and attacking Poland (Communists,nationalists, Matveev). So it's not true that it was a Soviet strategy. Xx236 (talk) 12:22, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Roundabout

In a recent edit to the page Roundabout, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author used.

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