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Hi Graham. Hope that you’re well. I have been thinking about taking a stab at upgrading a GA I’ve been involved in to FA status. Two I have been thinking about are antibiotic sensitivity testing and ureter. Do you think either need much more work in this regard?

As it is I understand my next step after getting your advice will be to put them up for a pre FA peer review and proceed from there. I’d be keen to get your opinion on this plan!

Cheers, Tom.Tom (LT) (talk) 12:39, 2 September 2021 (UTC) Tom (LT) (talk) 12:39, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tom, It's a pity Disk diffusion test was never merged with the sensitivity testing article as there is a lot of duplication. I wonder how many labs are using the Vitek system? I know of two near me. We might need to include this. The section on EUCAST and CLSI needs expanding to include, for example how zone sizes corelate with MIC, and how MICs compare with achievable antibiotic levels in the blood and tissues and the use of "expert rules". It should not take that much work. The flow of the prose need polishing. For example, this sentence needs to be moved further down "There are many factors that can affect the results of antibiotic sensitivity testing, including failure of the instrument, temperature, moisture, and potency of the antimicrobial agent." The reader hasn't been told about instruments and other methods at this stage. I didn't see "synergy" mentioned (or the opposite - I've forgotten what it is called). Ureter is looking good, but I confess anatomy is not my speciality. Both articles are certainly good candidates for a FA. Were you planning just to choose one to begin with? Graham Beards (talk) 16:16, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

	The honourable opposer's award
	By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of one or more well argued opposes at FAC. I may or or may not agree with your reasoning and/or your oppose, but I take a Voltarian attitude towards your right to state it. Thank you, such stands help to make Wikipedia stronger. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:57, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gog Graham Beards (talk) 21:06, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Graham! Thank you for your (missing) comments regarding the FAR for Symphyotrichum lateriflorum. I see that you reverted them before I had a chance to respond, so I maybe you answered your own questions? If not, let me know and I'll be glad to address them. Eewilson (talk) 14:03, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Has also come to visit my talk page. I've reported at AIV (this is really an issue where blocking might be more effective); but notifying too in case nobody takes action there. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have left a warning. Let me know if you see any further problems. Already blocked, I see. Graham Beards (talk) 15:09, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am always happy to see how responsive the admin corps are these days against harassing IPs :) — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 17:17, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that you reverted my edit on Dementia with Lewy bodies. I literally copied the title from the article because there is a typo in the word current. Before I did that, I checked the style of capitalization in the references. It is mixed, see e.g. Yamada. Therefore I saw no reason to change it. For these reasons I want to revert your change.Keesal (talk) 09:47, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi we use lower case for the titles of journal articles; it doesn't matter in this case what was used in the original publication.Graham Beards (talk) 12:27, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello there. Thanks for your works on Vella Pillay. I had started writing a draft in February of this year and had not gotten to it. While I finally finished the draft and was trying to promote the article, I saw that you had also invested a lot of effort in writing the article out. I have combined both the articles with an aim to not lose any of your content. The good thing is that our sources are pretty much the same. I plan to further work in the coming days to nominate this one for WP:GAN. I will keep you included and you can participate to the extent that you want to. If you have other thoughts, please feel free to let me know. Ktin (talk) 02:16, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks. I have made a few more edits to remove duplicated citations and redundancies.[1] I'll probably engage with the GAN when it is initiated. Best. Graham Beards (talk) 13:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Looks good. I am looking at a few other sources as well. Will update shortly. Ktin (talk) 15:50, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Graham Beards! Your work on Menstrual cycle has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 03:58, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you everyone. It's rare to get recognition and I am pleased. Graham Beards (talk) 10:33, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

	The Teamwork Barnstar
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Thank you. Graham Beards (talk) 09:33, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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On 16 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vella Pillay, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that economist and anti-apartheid activist Vella Pillay arranged for South African revolutionaries to receive military training in the Soviet Union and China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vella Pillay. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vella Pillay), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Invasive Spices (talk) 20 January 2022 (UTC) 22:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have commented on the article's Talk Page. In my view, you are edit warring. Graham Beards (talk) 22:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you get my ping at WP:ANEW? I asked you a question there. Please answer it.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:31, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think it best just to move on, Graham Beards (talk) 14:36, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please accept this note as an invitation to participate in the discussion of this latest FAC nomination for the nonmetal article.

The context is that you were involved in the FAC 3 discussion for the article (which was not prompted) or you are an editor who made a recent edit to the nonmetal article.

Thank you. Sandbh (talk) 07:07, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I note that you supported the previous version. Please indicate, on the nomination page, whether or not you still support the promotion. Petergans (talk) 09:33, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't and you are convasing. Graham Beards (talk) 09:40, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize. I misinterpreted what occurred after the issues you that had raised had been addressed. May I suggest again that you post your current position and the reasons for adopting it. Petergans (talk) 12:16, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You should stop canvassing! Graham Beards (talk) 12:24, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
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An article that you nominated for FA status, Rotavirus, has been marked as "Satisfactory" by two editors at WP:URFA/2020. Can you check the articles and determine if it meets the FA criteria? If it does, please mark it as "Satisfactory" on WP:URFA/2020A. If you have concerns about the article, we hope that you will fix it up or post your concerns on the article's talk page. If you have any questions, please go to the URFA/2020 talk page or ping me. Thanks for your help and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 18:28, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Graham Beards (talk) 18:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Here's one more you nominated, if interested: Introduction to viruses. Z1720 (talk) 19:03, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That one was updated only last year ready for its second Main Page appearance. Graham Beards (talk) 19:58, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If it's still satisfactory from last year's TFA run, can you mark it as so on WP:URFA/2020A? This will allow someone to move it to "FAR not needed" (probably Sandy). Z1720 (talk) 22:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's already marked. Graham Beards (talk) 09:19, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there. On 24 December you indefinitely blocked the IP 92.234.166.163 because they were a vandalism only account. However, this was an IP not an account and a couple of months have passed since the block, so it's likely no damage is going to be done. Could you unblock the IP? Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 16:53, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, done. Thanks for your message. Graham Beards (talk) 17:49, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I noticed you are listed as an FA mentor. Would you be so kind as to assist in reviewing the article Texas A&M University at the peer review page? Buffs (talk) 23:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Dear Graham Beards,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 02:17, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Troutman (talk) 02:17, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Chris. Graham Beards (talk) 09:04, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hiya!

Thank you very much for protecting Billy Bragg's page.

Just a heads up that when his page was vandalised calling him cis, it's because he's a trans ally: https://twitter.com/billybragg/status/1537403855822012419 That vandalism counts as transphobia - not just normal vandalism. Under WP:No Nazis, this vandalism would be indefinitely blocked on sight since it's discriminatory against trans people. I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job, I'm just saying to keep in mind that these weren't ordinary incidents. Due to the similarity of the edits in such a short time-span, I believe this may be a co-ordinated effort by transphobes. 92.10.13.209 (talk) 17:42, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll continue watching the page after the protection expires. Thanks for contacting me. Graham Beards (talk) 20:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yw! 92.10.13.209 (talk) 20:22, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Virology, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Herpes virus.

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Not saying your block was wrong, but can we try to work with James over these issues? That Mick Lynch doesn't want an article on Wikipedia counts for nothing. He meets the notability threshold and an article has been written. It is unlikely to be deleted via AfD. Wikipedia's job is to ensure it complies with BLP. If James raises any issues, we should work through them in a collaborative manner. Mjroots (talk) 13:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Erm.. I didn't see James' comment until after I issued the block. I came to the article after seeing Wikipedia ridiculed on a journalist's Facebook page, where a screenshot of an earlier vandalised version of the Lynch article was posted. I saw that James had already had a warning and I acted accordingly. I have no particular interest in the Lynch article as I am busy working on Virology. I think James just wants the article deleted, which is not at all likely. I don't think James is likely to raise any issues that we cannot deal with under WP:BLP. Graham Beards (talk) 13:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I saw a screenshot of the vandalism on Twitter. I'm going to temporarily watchlist the article and will go through the history of the article to see if there is anything that needs to be hidden from the public gaze. Mjroots (talk) 13:26, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Graham Beards! I am reaching out as you reviewed Paint It Black when it was at FAC. I have nominated Mick Jagger for FAC and was wondering if you would have the time and be able to post a review there? If so, it is located here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mick Jagger/archive1. If not, I totally understand. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 23:33, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I've seen that you removed some of studies from the NIHR Evidence page for being primary sources. I have posted on the WikiProject Medicine talk page here about adding NIHR sources as part of my Wikipedia residency. The reasoning behind using NIHR Evidence is that even though some of the articles are based on primary sources they are chosen by a committee of medical professionals based on their importance, strength of evidence so in essence they go through sort of an evaluation or review. Also the reference removed from the Antimicrobial resistance article is a health technology assessment, I think that is counted as strong evidence. What do you think? Thanks, Adam Harangozó (NIHR WiR) (talk) 09:25, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I presume are referring to this edit [2]. I removed the addition by a newly registered editor because it was based on a single primary study and there were spelling errors. I think we need much more evidence to support the claim that three days of antibiotic treatment in kids with pneumonia is as effective as seven. I don't see why you think "a health technology assessment" complies with WP:MEDRS. Graham Beards (talk) 10:26, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And the discussion did not find that they did. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:35, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Technical news

• The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
• Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

• The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

• You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
• Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
• Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

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