User talk:Hydra Rain - Knowledge (XXG)

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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

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Translations are of both full articles and shorter articles continues. The process where short articles are chosen for translation hasn't been fully transparent. In the coming months we hope to have a first guide, so that anyone who writes medical or health articles knows how to get their articles to

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Hi: I am Ivan, I am a Cuban wikipedian (User: Nayesda) I am currently working on several articles on Knowledge (XXG) for my university (Universidad de Oriente www.uo.edu.cu) and I would really appreciate if could help me by answering some questions about the nature of your work with Knowledge (XXG).

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I just got your e-mail and will reply when I make the time - no idea when that will be. As I pointed out in the on-line survey, some of the questions you can answer yourself by checking contribution histories and using automated tools. You'll miss out on any edits made before people registered for

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Dutch translation carries with it special difficulties, in part due to the premises in which the Dutch Knowledge (XXG) 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:

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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

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So due to said recklessness, I'm going to risk giving you the number to call me on to do this interview for your survey on wikipedia - it's 01624 826950. Please call between 1pm and 6pm only and also (this may sound odd) if it's on a weekday then try to avoid times around every quarter of the hour,

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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

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At Wikimania there were so many enthusiastic people jumping at the chance to help out the Medical Translation Project, but unfortunately not all of them knew how to get started. That is why we've been spending considerable time writing and improving guides! They are finally live, and you can find

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Ok WLU, yes the info you provided answered my question, I was referring to internal and external links. And the differences are something useful to know as well, I am learning every day. Answer what you can but please try to elaborate as much as possible too. It is qualitative study and I need to

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Translation and integration into Polish also comes with its own unique set of challenges. The Polish Knowledge (XXG) 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

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Hello Gogo Dodo and Han Kwang, thank you for letting me know. I ran the checks, not sure it removed malware plug-ins. I removed a couple of things off my computer (programs) and changed a few settings in my browsers. Should that suffice? What else can I do? Thank you for your help.

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to your edits. I have yet to identify exactly which plug-in it is, but I have suspicions that it is some sort of adware/malware plug-in that might be doing it. Please check your plug-ins and see which ones may be causing the problem. Thank you. --

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Just a comment, you might not want to drop your full, raw e-mail address onto pages. I believe the reason is wikipedia pages are sometimes harvested for e-mail addresses by spambots. May I suggest you either use to replace the at sign (as I did

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No, you appear to have missed it as, ironically enough, your reply had the markup in it. Are you using Google Chrome? If you are, select Extensions from the Window menu and see if you have one called Click 2 Save installed. --

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I used a pseudo-number generator and then looked up the number on the list for each of the databases: 1 to 1726 for MedLine Plus: 1 to 996 for NHS Direct Online and 1 to 1173 for NORD. The list can be found as data suplement on

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I would like to request just a few more survey responses and interviews from you or your colleagues. If you know anyone who has not yet participated and you think they would like to or should, please direct them to my page.

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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

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Fun tip: to save yourself from needing to refresh this page continually, you can subscribe to changes with a normal feedreader. Click on "View history" at the top of the page, then "Atom"on the left under

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This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.

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The Arabic Knowledge (XXG) 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 Knowledge (XXG) facebook-groups:

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any of the more experienced members of the project, and we'll be very happy to help you. Again, welcome, and thank you for joining this project!

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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.

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Not a problem. Did you have the plug-in called Click 2 Save installed? While I think it is the culprit, I am still not 100% certain so I am still looking for additional confirmation. --

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from home and they are the times where it is most likely that I will be so busy I can't even pick up the phone) . If I am not in then so be it, just try again some other time or day!

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Excellent idea for a research project! I would recommend contacting user JFDWolff, who is a passionate medical editor on Knowledge (XXG), and has formally published on this topic.

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The study will close on Sunday, 29th of July. I am nearing the 30 participant mark and I thank all of you for your insights, throrough feedback and support with my project.

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EggCentric, Thank you for your invite, very tempting I must say but I will pass this time. A pile of work awaits! I may say hello tho, when I am next in Liverpool! ;) nush

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formatting, not least among citations. Add to this that the Polish Knowledge (XXG) does not allow template redirects and a large body of work is required for each article.

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ok EggCentric, I will ring you tomorrow (Tuesday, 24th July) okedoke? I will try at times you have suggested. I am interested to find out what you do at other times! ?

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Thank you to all of those 23 who have so far participated in my dissertation research study. I must admit that given the time limit, the response has been fantastic.

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Hello WLU, I did not know that, makes sense. Thank you for pointing it out. Also how do you insert a link as it appeared in your reply? Will e-mail the questions now.

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Once again, the study will be published on 4th of September and I will send you the report of my findings. In the meantime, keep fingeres crossed for my write-up!

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For anyone else coming to this talkpage: this is a legitimate research project, and the researcher has done due diligence in going through the Foundation first:

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Hi everyone. I'm Nusa's supervisor for this research project, so I thought I'd introduce myself and also say thank you for the cooperation given to the study.

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Hi Nuša, thank you for the message on my talk page. My involvement on health-related Knowledge (XXG) pages is not for any content contributions but limited to

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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

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for general information on internal and external links. Briefly, to include a link to another wikipedia page (an internal link), use ] which will appear as

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And sure, we can do the interview over skype or phone if you prefer. My skype username is wikiproject. Let me know what method/day/time would suit you! Nuša

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Happy to take part in your survey, though I have limited access to the internet at the moment. It may be a few days before I can reply but please go ahead.

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Axl & Rjwilmsi, Thanks to both of you for your interest in my disseration study. I have posted further instructions on your talk pages. Cheers! Nush

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from Rubric who's joined us here at Knowledge (XXG). We're very happy for our continued collaboration with both Rubric and Translators without Borders!

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Medical editor census - Medical editors on different Wikis have been without proper means of communication. A preliminary list of projects is available

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I don't live in London but I'm likely to pop down there for a meeting in around a fortnight, I'll get back to you on that as that would be even easier

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I'd be happy to participate in your research. The edit you refer to was only the disambiguation of an unclear link, but I'm happy to help. Thank you.

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Through extensive collaborative work and by respecting links and Sweden specific content the last unintegrated Swedish translation went live in May.

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Okedoke, but I want to start the analysis around that time. End of July/first week of August. Let me know, and otherwise let's just chat on Skype!

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already and are open to more ideas. Documents of incorporation have been submitted and we hope to be officially "off the ground" by mid Dec 2012.

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Hello, Hydra. It's surprising to see comments on my talk page after 1 month (or more) of WikiBreak. I spend most of my wiki time on cleanup works(

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EggCentric: The questions I emailed to you are the interview questions which are separate from the survey. The survey can be found at this link:

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I used the same procedure and Lauret and Vickers in their "Seeking Health Information Online: Does Knowledge (XXG) Matter?" (2008) paper.

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There was another editor that told me he had the Click 2 Save extension installed and had the same markup issues, so that may be it. --

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Hello again, it was great to see your study that was published. Just wanted to stop in and say congratulations! Have a great new year,

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Also, I've replied to your request; most convenient for me would be to have the questions pasted into the text box reached through the

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Hello and thanks for contacting me, I would have no problem with being involved with your study. How can I get involved? Thank you.

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There has previously been some resistance against translation into certain languages with strong Knowledge (XXG) presence, such as

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Wikis that make integration simple and straightforward, with guides for specific languages, and for integrating on small Wikis.

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has been translated into 46 out of ~100 languages. This list does not include the 33 additional articles that are available in

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No promises, I never follow-through on my promises. And I've got a to-do list that backs me up. If you're ever curious as an

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We have a number of new lead integrators into Dutch, Polish, Arabic and Bulgarian, with more to come in smaller languages!

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Translation into Swedish has been difficult in part because of the amount of free, high quality sources out there already:

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Excellent idea doctorwolfie... and...guess what?! I am interviewing Dr de Wolff on UCL campus on Friday morning! :D Nuša

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Thank you. The links to the survey page do not appear to be present on the web page ... or am I simply being dumb here??

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The report of my study will be available on 5th of September 2012. Contact me if you would like to read the report. :)

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Hello SunCreator, Ok, thank you for letting me know. But you can still take the brief survey, please follow this link

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I've also sampled Project Medicine articles. So 4 databases in total to get a more representative editorial sample.

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If you are receiving this newsletter without having signed up, it is because you have signed up as a member of the

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has donated a large number of articles in languages we haven't previously reached–so a shout out them, and

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and Knowledge (XXG) pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to

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Excellent idea... and...guess what?! I am interviewing Dr de Wolff on UCL campus on Friday morning! :D

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EggCentric, this is...quite something. I will do my best. I can't imagine getting a hold of you...HA!

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fwiw I emailed her and she emailed me a copy of the questions - or are they seperate from the survey?

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ucl.ac.uk and I will send you more info/instructions. Also saw your survey response. Thank you C6541!

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for this project, and will be working with this until December. The goals and timeline can be found

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It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can

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this weekend - after all Londoners don't get outside of the South East anything like enough...

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and it is now live in more than 60 different languages! To help us focus on African languages

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Wikiproject Medicine started translating simplified articles in February 2014. We now have 45

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I would be glad to answer some questions for your project. Just let me know on my talk page.

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Doctors and translators are working together to bridge Knowledge (XXG)'s medical language gap

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Just for your information, my study has been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Committee (

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I got a few questions in, one of them regarded my random sample of health-related articles.

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Thank you. BTW since you are doing a quantitative survey this article may be of interest :)

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in under a week so nothing too bad can come from my putting my phone number on the internet

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I am so sorry! Ok, fixed it now. Indeed I am using Chrome. Thanks for your help Gogo Dodo.

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a standard where they can be translated! That's why we're currently working on medical

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With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button (

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Thanks everyone who participated! I will send you a link to the published study. Nush

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http://meta.wikimedia.org/Research:Who_edits_health-related_Wikipedia_pages_and_why%3F

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Most of the important discussions related to the project take place on the project's

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sorry, your e-mail address is not recognised by either of my emails! :( Suggestions?

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Thanks for reading! To receive a monthly talk page update about new issues of the

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an account though - I edited sporadically for about 6 months before registering.

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Questionnaire completed, you can e-mail me the interview through my user account.

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Could we do this as an audio interview please? I'm lazy and it would be easier :)

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Knowledge (XXG):Wikiproject Medicine/Translation Taskforce/Newsletter/Suggestions

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We were mentioned in a Global Voices Online report by Subhashish Panigrahi at

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You left me a message on my user page; I'll happily complete your survey. --

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http://www.medicine20congress.com/ocs/index.php/med/med2013/paper/view/1548

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You may also be asking about a "diff", a difference between versions. See

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so I assume that to recluse from the survey would be appropriate. Regards,

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you are referring has just made a link point to the appropriate article(

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points to most of the pages in the project that might be of use to you.

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can I have a go? Also, will you be publishing the end result on wiki?

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meta:Research:Who edits health-related Knowledge (XXG) pages and why?

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you can email me the questionnaire, will fill it up. my e-mail is

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New medical professionals have started, dedicated to working in

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BMJ offering 25 free accounts to Knowledge (XXG) medical editors

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criteria! The idea is to have a similar peer review process to

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Instructions on how to integrate an article may be found here

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Hello, Hydra Rain. Please check your email; you've got mail!

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