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Bladder cancer

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Hi Graham Beards. I've just finished a first pass at overhauling bladder cancer, and am hoping to bring it to FAC soon. Any chance you could spare some time to look it over? Any feedback is appreciated. Ajpolino (talk) 22:05, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes of course. Graham Beards (talk) 07:51, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help

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Hello,

I wanted to thank you again for your help on the Virgo interferometer, which has finally been promoted to FA. Your interventions really helped making this a reality! So, thank you, and I wish you happy holidays. Let me know if you are ever in need of a review. Thuiop (talk) 08:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and congratulations. Graham Beards (talk) 09:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!


Have a great Christmas, and may 2025 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals!

Cheers

SchroCat (talk) 08:30, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks x Graham Beards (talk) 08:48, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this source okay to use?

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I have been working on the "1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak" article, and I was wondering if this source would be acceptable on an FA-level article? Specifically the PDF that is linked. Velayinosu (talk) 03:36, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it depends on what content it is used to validate. WP:MEDRS is more exacting than WP:V. Graham Beards (talk) 12:16, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to look at the article and leave suggestions for improvement on the talk page then you can. Velayinosu (talk) 04:09, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Why Revert My Edit on Bacteria?

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I did cite a source. There is nothing to discuss in the talk page. Jako96 (talk) 18:24, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, where is the source? Could you show me the diff. Graham Beards (talk) 07:13, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bacteria&diff=prev&oldid=1287807834 Jako96 (talk) 12:46, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How does this proposal support the addition of "(monophyletic?)" to the TaxoBox? Graham Beards (talk) 14:08, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See page 3: "Thus, despite the partially low phylogenetic resolution, the taxonomically preferable solution for bacterial kingdoms seems to be to accept the subdivision apparent in the study by Battistuzzi and Hedges [30], but to refine it according to more recent results [37, 52]. This reasoning suggests the proposal of Bacillati, Fusobacteriati, Pseudomonadati and Thermotogati." Jako96 (talk) 14:19, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This doesn't answer my question. How does this proposal support the addition of "(monophyletic?)" to the TaxoBox? Graham Beards (talk) 14:54, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See the whole paragraph: "Intriguingly, recent phylogenomic studies [37, 39, 49–52] juxtapose the groups ‘Terrabacteria’ and Gracilicutes, the latter being very similar to ‘Hydrobacteria’. Moreover, these studies indicate an isolated position of some of the bacterial phyla not included in either ‘Terrabacteria’ or ‘Hydrobacteria’ by Battistuzzi and Hedges [30]. The study by Coleman et al. [37] differs from the much earlier analysis by including Aquificota in Gracilicutes and by including Deinococcota not in ‘Terrabacteria’ but in a clade also comprising Synergistota and Thermotogota. The topologies presented in other studies examining the diderm–monoderm transition differed in part [53, 54], but this may be due to the use of fewer genes and different rooting approaches. Thus, despite the partially low phylogenetic resolution, the taxonomically preferable solution for bacterial kingdoms seems to be to accept the subdivision apparent in the study by Battistuzzi and Hedges [30], but to refine it according to more recent results [37, 52]. This reasoning suggests the proposal of Bacillati, Fusobacteriati, Pseudomonadati and Thermotogati." They say phylogenetic analyses' results varied and "Thus, despite the partially low phylogenetic resolution, the taxonomically preferable solution for bacterial kingdoms seems to be to accept the subdivision apparent in the study by Battistuzzi and Hedges [30], but to refine it according to more recent results [37, 52].". Jako96 (talk) 15:00, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This does not support the the addition of "(monophyletic?)" to the TaxoBox, which is WP:OR and is not allowed. Graham Beards (talk) 15:04, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. Jako96 (talk) 15:26, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Birmingham

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What has the octagon got to do with local goverment? Murgatroyd49 (talk) 12:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]