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Improvement of Wikipedia article?

Ahh, every painter loves a clean canvas... ;)

Hi Tim, I started tinkering with the Wikipedia article on a whim, and I think it would benefit from your insights and deft word-magic. It's apparently slated to become a major collaboration in a few days, so now might be an opportune moment to set a high level, a basis for future evolutions.

Hoping that the pathogens and life are being generous to you, Willow 14:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned Images

I'm about to nominate a bunch of your images for deletion. It is obvious that you've worked hard and produced some beautiful images, but they are not being used anywhere on Wikipedia. Some of them have been replaced by images in 'better' file formats. Others probably belong on Commons where they can be used by all of the wikipedias, not just the English. ~ BigrTex 01:58, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Images listed for deletion

Some of your images or media files have been listed for deletion. Please see Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion if you are interested in preserving them.

• Image:MM curve.jpg
• Image:Enzyme progress curve.jpg
• Image:SAM.gif
• Image:Quin active site copy.jpg
• Image:CA annotated.jpg
• Image:General mechanism.jpg
• Image:DFP reaction3.jpg
• Image:DFP reaction2.jpg
• Image:Reversible inhibition.jpg
• Image:Irreversible inactivation2.jpg
• Image:Irreversible inactivation.jpg
• Image:Competitive inhibition copy.jpg
• Image:Non-competitive inhibition.jpg
• Image:Comp inhib3 copy.jpg
• Image:Aporphine copy.jpg
• Image:Inhibi1 copy.jpg
• Image:Two substrates b.svg
• Image:Non-competitive inhibition.svg
• Image:Competitive inhibition copy.svg
• Image:Allosteric v by S curve.jpg

Thank you. BigrTex 02:11, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Here are the rest:

• Image:Ping-pong.jpg
• Image:Random ternary mech.jpg
• Image:Simple mechanism plus rates.jpg
• Image:Simple mechanism.jpg
• Image:Random ternary mech.svg
• Image:Ping-pong.svg
• Image:Enzyme progress curve.png
• Image:Methotrexate and folic acid.png
• Image:Hexokinase ball and stick model, with substrates to scale.png
• Image:Methotrexate and folic acid.jpg
• Image:Phenylalanine hydroxylase.jpg
• Image:Penicillin.jpg
• Image:Inhibiteur competitif.png
• Image:HIV protesase with ritonavir.png
• Image:Substrate inhibition.png
• Image:EcDHFR.png
• Image:CDC nip pink flu InfluenzaNomenclatureDiagram.jpg
• Image:Induced fit diagram mod 2.png
• Image:Nucleosome with DNA as ribbon.jpg
• Image:Nucleosome with spacefill DNA.jpg
• Image:L1000176.JPG
• Image:Lac repressor.jpg

~ BigrTex 02:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Continued vandalism by user 206.180.109.30

Hi Tim Vickers. I noticed you had issued a fairly solemn last warning to unregistered user, 206.180.109.30, on that editor's 206.180.109.30 discussion page. That user continues to vandalize articles, and I wonder if you are empowered to block? Thanks. CApitol3 13:26, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of RNA interference

The article RNA interference you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:RNA interference for things needed to be addressed. Parutakupiu ^{talk || contribs} 03:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Favor?

I have to go away for a little while; could you watch over Photon and Cyclol for me? I'd be heartbroken if they were savaged, although I suppose I should be more serene and learn to let go. I'll stop in and help out when I can, but real life is getting rather precarious. Take care; as I sleep, I'll dream of your latest FA's, Willow 17:16, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Prod (and some begging)

Physics is being rewritten and we are looking for contributors and/or moderators at Talk:Physics/wip. Is there any way I could prevail upon you? Or should we look elsewhere? The natives I fear are getting restless.--Filll 16:46, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of RNA interference

The article RNA interference you nominated as a good article has passed , see Talk:RNA interference for eventual comments about the article. Good luck in future nominations. Parutakupiu ^{talk || contribs} 18:56, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Could you take a look at the Anabolic Steroid article again?

I have improved the Anabolic steroid article a lot since it's last nomination for a Good Article. I have formated the citations, Cut down on the lists, Provided a good introduction, Defined biochemical mechanisms of action, and Provided an illustration. Please tell me if it meets the criteria for 'good article' yet.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 02:34, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Tuberculosis

Not sure on this. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:48, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Not up on the issue, Greek to me :-) I don't know anything about Phase I or II trials. SandyGeorgia (Talk)

C/EBP

Hi. I'm a member of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify, and in reviewing articles to wikify, I ran across C/EBP. I believe this article's subject may be a duplicate of Ccaat-enhancer-binding proteins which redirects to CCAAT box. I looked up your name as a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology who might be more knowledgeable or have subject matter expertise and be able to assist in determining what to do with the C/EBP article and its contents. Thanks. -- Whpq 20:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Template:Anabolic steroids

Can you make some more additions to the Template:Anabolic steroids? I would do it but I am not quite familiar with the differences between Androstans and Estrenes. I know that there are quite a few other anabolic steroid articles that could fit into this template.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 05:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

League of Copyeditors participation drive!

Dear League member,

We've started a participation drive for the remainder of February. If you can, please help clear the backlog by adopting the following goals each week:

• Select an article to copy-edit from the backlog. After your copy-edit, list the article in the articles ready for final proofread section.
• Select a different article to proofread from the articles ready for final proofread section.

Thanks for your help! BuddingJournalist 01:41, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

RNA interference peer review

Since you did the legwork to make this a GA, you probably will know this anyway, but RNA interference is up for peer review here if you have any thoughts. It could probably use prose improvements too. Opabinia regalis 02:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Think about this

Hey Tim, did you ever consider this comment that i made a while back. Now located here. Might be right up your street. You too Opabinia regalis and Willow. David D. (Talk) 16:47, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protection

Tim, it strikes me that DNA is getting more than average vandalism for daytime; I suspect it's schoolbreak week somewhere. I'm not able to help much as it takes so long for the page to load; do you think it's time to ask for a semi-protection break? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:12, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

All that techno-stuff is over my head :-) I suppose I'm going to have to get a better browser sometime. Anyway, I'll put a tentatively worded request somewhere for SP. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:18, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

At ANI. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Central Dogma of Biology

Tim, I noticed you reverted my edit deleting credit to Watson for proposing the "central dogma of biology". Can you cite reference(s) that give Watson credit for proposing the idea? I have never seen any such references. WolfmanSF 19:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Galahad of Guanine

Did you find one honest edit today, dear Diogenes?

I couldn't go another day without saying how much I admire your patient care and improvement of DNA; you're truly a knight errant of the FAe. :) I had wanted to give you a suitably Arthurian image, but I couldn't find the one I was looking for; besides, it occurred to me that you already have a kingly mien on your user-page. ;) So I went with the sharpest of philosophers, Diogenes, I hope you don't mind; being "dog-like" (κῠνικός) himself, maybe he liked dogs, too? Silly but fondly, Willow 08:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

TLR page

Hi Tim, I have noticed an edit war appears to be going on with the Toll-like receptor page between a couple of editors. I've done a fair bit of changes on this page myself so don't want to step in and give what might be taken as a biased opinion. But you seem like someone with a more official role who might know what to do in these circumstances?? Think you or someone you know could help sort this out? Thanks, Ciar 17:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Delinker fault?

Hello, I've answered your message (I think it's yours) here. Cheerio--Orgullomoore 23:57, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Kiarostami

Hi TimVickers!

I am working on film director Abbas Kiarostami. The article have been copyedited several times. Still there might be some more need for copy editting. There might be problems that escape me. It is very kind of you if you could take a look at that. Thanks. Sangak 09:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Question for you

I'd be shocked if no one has asked you this yet, but you do an enormous amount of work keeping the bio articles free of vandalism and nonsense as well as filling them up with useful content ;) You seem like you could use a few extra buttons on your toolbar. Are you interested in being nominated for adminship? Opabinia regalis 04:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Excellent! Sorry this took so long; I haven't been able to get wikipedia to load properly all day. (Also, it's eight FAs, right? ;) Your template, sir:

Infectious disease

Hi Tim, thanks for the note on moving the age of DNA off the DNA page. I still think it is important information and fundamental as A=T C=G and needs a place in DNA. I too have looked at infectious disease and wanted you to have a look and make a comment on a presentation that I did no disease. here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHxz06X35RE .RoddyYoung 07:13, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Nomination

Hi Tim, thanks for asking, yes I will try to find time to jot down some positive notes about you in a day or so, hope that's OK? I certainly strongly support your nomination and have no doubt I can find some good things to say about your obvious editorial skills. thanks Peter morrell 09:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Your feedback

I wanted to thank you once again for the feedback that you provided back in December for the Ohio Wesleyan University article. The article has gone through extensive editing, copyediting, prose- and reference-checking. Since I thought your comments were extremely helpful in December, I was wondering if you could spare a few minutes and provide more thoughts on the article? I am considering nominating it for FA in the near future. Thanks for your time! LaSaltarella 23:56, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Organic food

Responded to some of your comments at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Organic_food JabberWok 04:23, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Commons POTY

Hi Tim, currently your vote there has been struckout as invalid you need to provide a dif (link from your talk page there for instructions) to demonstrate that you have more than 100 edits here for your vote to be counted. Gnangarra 12:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I am the same user as Commons user TimVickers. TimVickers 16:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Influenza

I have seen the period possibly linking influenza to the Amarna period a number of times. I will try to hunt out the reference and include it in the page. John D. Croft 19:14, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Cookie

Thank you for the cookie! I like you too. I can't stop laughing. I guess we needed a little lightness. WAS 4.250 23:44, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations!
It is my great pleasure to inform you that your Request for Adminship has closed successfully and you are now an administrator! Useful Links: • Administrators' reading list • Administrators' how-to guide • • Administrator's Noticeboard • Administrator's Noticeboard for Incidents • Administrator's Noticeboard for 3RR • Your admin logs: • blocks • deletions • moves • protects • uploads •

If you have questions, feel free to leave a talk page message for me or any other admin. Again, congratulations! Essjay (Talk) 07:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations - a well deserved success! LuciferMorgan 10:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
• Good luck on becoming an administrator. BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 10:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations, Tim! I hope it won't be too onerous for you, but I think we'll all benefit. What is past is but prologue, and things done well, with a care, exempt themselves from fear. With bardish good wishes, Willow 14:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
• Congrats, Tim. Much deserved and long overdue :) I'd have extended my congratulations sooner, but I'd somehow been unable to edit your Talk page. Now go forth and wield the Mop and Bucket! Fvasconcellos 17:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
• Adding another to the list (and your message is making me blush). Glad to hand over a nice new set of cabal robes to the person who is one vote cooler than me ;) I'm anticipating a decrease in the rate of poopyheads and gay friends popping up on my watchlist.... Opabinia regalis 00:54, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Peter morrell

Glad to hear that you find him useful to WP, but I think this guy looks a whole lot like what Michael Johnson suggests he is. Pete.Hurd 00:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

vandalism warnings

I thought that if the vandalism was serious/frequent enough that I could report them. Thank you for letting me know.

~Steptrip 01:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank's for the info (I patrol recent changes ca. every 3 days so I needed to know that for reporting trolls, vandals, etc. to AIV). ~Steptrip 01:22, 26 February 2007 (UTC)