User talk:Drchriswilliams/Archive 3

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Drchriswilliams,
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Medical Schools Council

Hi,

Apologies for editing too much, I wasn't sure how the process worked. I have actually been working on this article for a few months in the article space (it is my first contribution) and other users were helping me edit before it would be published. I actually did not delete your work, I had included them into the text. For example, the information on widening participation fell under the work on admissions, and so I moved it there. You mentioned the campaign with the National union of Head Teachers. I took this out as I had mentioned the campaign under widening partcipation, which is called "Who's in Health?". I though there was no need to mention it twice. Upon doing more research, I found that it was actually work done with Primary Futures and less so with NUHT. I've actually done a lot of work on this topic and would like to be able to include the information? Is there any way you could review my edits and incorporate some of it into the article? I think it is relevant and would add some much needed detail to the page.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpha Charlie Bravo (talk • contribs) 17:08, 11 January 2016‎ (UTC)

I see you were working on Draft:Medical Schools Council (United_Kingdom) but I also see that it was started less than a three weeks ago. I see that a couple of experienced reviewers had given you some advice, but that your submission was declined as there was already an article in Wikipedia (and had been before you began your draft). When I saw your edit earlier, it appeared to me that you had effectively overwritten the existing Medical Schools Council with your declined submission. I reverted your edit as it appeared that you had removed well-sourced material and six corresponding reliable sources. Wikipedia depends upon collaboration and consensus. As I mentioned in the message on your talk page, adding things bit by bit will help other editors follow changes in material. Also take some time to familiarise yourself with some of Wikipedia's policies. Some sources are better than others, so look beyond primary and self-published sources. There are also some conventions around balance and formatting which aren't always immediately obvious. Drchriswilliams (talk) 17:40, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I actually created an article in September, but as I am new I went and published it straight away and not through the article wizard. At this time it did not exist. It was rejected and I was told to start again and work on it in article wizard where users could help me get it published. My current revised article has information that would add much more detail to the topic. I will take your advice and edit changes slowly and comment exactly why I think it would benefit. Some of the current citations are not well sourced, however. The article form the BBC on widening participation is misleading, from my research I have found (using current sources, as the BBC article is from 1998) that there is not an imbalance for men trying to get into medical school, in fact the gender ratio is pretty balanced. It is actually currently a class issue and just writing "ethnic minorities" is also misleading as it is not all "ethnic minorities." Chinese and Indian students have shown to do exceptionally well, the issue is with specific minorities. Hence the line is misleading and frankly outdated.

Also, the first paragraph has taken lines out of the Medical Schools Council Website - the "interest and ambitions" has been taken but not cited. It could also be seen as puffery no? Also it represents 33 undergrad and 1 post grad so 34 schools in total, but they cannot be described as all the schools in the UK since private medical schools exist. It should say "publicly funded".

I will go ahead and make some changes and try my best to reason why I have made them. I would appreciate your help.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpha Charlie Bravo (talk • contribs) 10:37, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

I would suggest don't concentrate too much on the lead but start by adding bits to the sections where you can see that there are gaps, such as major topics where content is missing; add section headings where you need. Part of this advice about starting with the sections of the main text also relates to the convention in Wikipedia of trying not to have references in the lead section. Don't look to get rid of content such as early coverage of widening participation efforts, especially if the basis for this is that there has been a change in emphasis in how issues are currently described or tackled. I'm very happy to help, let me know if there are any specific things to attend to. Drchriswilliams (talk) 11:31, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

United Kingdom general election, 2015‎;

Chris, could you perhaps contribute to the discussions on the talk page for United Kingdom general election, 2015‎, too? We could do with some new viewpoints. thanks DrArsenal (talk) 14:07, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Scottish Diaspora Tapestry

Hello! Your submission of Scottish Diaspora Tapestry at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SusunW (talk) 02:59, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Drchriswilliams, it has been ten days since this was posted, and no action has been taken. If you wish to pursue this DYK nomination, please respond there within the next few days. Hope to hear from you soon. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:18, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mortonhall Crematorium

Hello! Your submission of Mortonhall Crematorium at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Espresso Addict (talk) 06:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC) Espresso Addict (talk) 06:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@Espresso Addict: I have made some changes to the article itself and the DYK hook. I'm not sure if you had intended checking back on it. I picked up a DYK credit and so also have left details to show QPQ. Drchriswilliams (talk) 20:05, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hi! for this. I want to ask a question to you. This Section is coptyvio ? In my knowledge this commentary done before 100 or 150 years ago. So many sites have this. One or two of them write ©, that no proves that commentary is their. It is free for all. Please guide me on this. Thank you. NehalDaveND (talk) 06:02, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I flagged up a suspected copyright violation, which Wikipedia has policy to assist with. Wikipedia also has policy on plagiarism. "Whether copyright-expired or in the public domain for other reasons, material from public-domain sources is welcome on Wikipedia, but such material must be properly attributed." Drchriswilliams (talk) 08:25, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Nigeria Writing Contest

Hello Williams, and happy Wikipedia @ 15. This is to notify you of Wiki Loves Nigeria Writing Contest organized by the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria to commiserate the 15th anniversary of Wikipedia. The contest will start on 28 January 2016 and end on 29 February 2016. Please help to suggest articles on notable Nigeria-related topic here and if you like to be part of the jury, add your name here. Thanks for your participation. Warm regards Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 14:51, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Scottish Diaspora Tapestry

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Mortonhall Crematorium

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IDKIWL435495

Why have you removed my times of the school day on Ross High School, Tranent This took time and effort to do, and i felt your actions were wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IDKIWL435495 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

This is an encyclopaedia. I was not the only editor that thought this material did not belong on an article about a school. Your edit had introduced trivia which is only likely to be of interest to pupils of the school. The relevant Wikipedia project suggests that such material should not be included, see here: WP:WPSCHOOLS/AG#WNTI. Drchriswilliams (talk) 12:03, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

I Do apologise, i had just thought it was okay after seeing a timetable on another schools page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IDKIWL435495 (talk • contribs) 12:06, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!

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The Cure Award

In 2015 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Consider joining here, there are no associated costs, and we would love to collaborate further.

Thanks again :) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 03:59, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

MyFundNow

Hello Drchriswilliams, Why you've changed my edition? I'm not associated with that company, I'm just a crowdfunding campaigner of that MyFundNow platform that's why I'm putting address of that site on popular websites like wikipedia, facebook, google plus & others so that people can reach & see my campaign on there. That's it. By the way I think wikipedia should publish information about that recent established reliable crowdfunding platform MyfundNow. So I'm making the changes again & this time please keep that platform to be introduced. Thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melodyafsana (talk • contribs) 14:33, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

I removed the content that was not consistent with Wikipedia's policies on promotion, lists of items and use of links to external sites. Drchriswilliams (talk) 14:02, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, You did a mistake. I explained why I attached that link. by the way it's not a fault or any mistake I implement that platform link at the accurate category "crowdfunding" So why you again & again doing that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melodyafsana (talk • contribs) 14:26, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

There was no mistake on my part. I have already explained the reasons for each edit that I performed. I have pointed you in the direction of the relevant Wikipedia policy to try to help you understand where you are going wrong. Drchriswilliams (talk) 14:38, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello Drchriswilliams, This time it's fair. I just put there the links on crowdfunding wiki page where I found its name. So please don't remove. Thanks. & also please suggest me how can I create an extra page like other crowdfunidng site named GoFundMe, Kickstarter etc. Waiting for your helpful response. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melodyafsana (talk • contribs) 15:55, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Several editors have now offered you advice, which you could still learn from. Drchriswilliams (talk) 16:32, 2 April 2016 (UTC)