User talk:Wilke
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Davodd 00:08, Jan 1, 2004 (UTC)
Hi Claus, welcome back to wikipedia, sorry to hear of Nupedia's demise. I helped port some of your old articles across before they disappeared into the ether. Good to see another biologist get involved, particularly in evolutionary issues. I've also been working on some articles in population genetics, looking forward to working with you. Cheers, --Lexor 02:42, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, I was initially skeptical about the wikipedia idea, but it looks like it is really working. And the fact that I don't have to produce a finished article, but can help out here and there whenever I have time, makes it much easier to contribute. --Wilke
- Agreed, I think Nupedia was sunk by the relatively high barrier to entry. It's nice to be able to help out here and there. Having said that, it would be nice if there were some features that could be added on top of wikipedia to enable some sort of peer review, or least user-review system, that would be less awkward than the old Nupedia one, but a little more sophisticated than the current ad-hoc list of pages. Something like a page ranking system. Some people have already talked about this as part of Wikipedia 1.0, see also User:Jimbo Wales/Pushing To 1.0. Some kind of review process would help Wikipedia achieve a bit more academic respectability, although I should note that some users don't view this as a desirable goal.
- I was wondering about the articles that were moved: Would it be Ok to remove the note that states where they came from? In particular the note for the fitness landscape article is very awkward. Since I am the original copyright holder, I should have the right to donate these articles directly to wikipedia. But I didn't want to do this without hearing somebody else's opinion first. --Wilke
- That's the boilerplate I took from Wikipedia:Nupedia and Wikipedia, the GFDL requires us to cite the original author and include a link, but if you hold copyright already, hmm, that's a bit of grey area. I suggest posting a question at the Wikipedia:Village pump. --Lexor 03:22, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Hi Claus, welcome back again, I took a month wikiholiday myself recently. Thought you might be interested in joining the above WikiProject, we could do with some help. Cheers -Lexor|Talk 23:37, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
Edgeworth
Hello. I'm glad to see your Edgeworth series article; it is quite interesting. (Maybe I'll add something on Edgeworth himself if I get around to it.) Michael Hardy 00:06, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
Categorisation
Hi mate, we need to categorise the biology articles. Discuss at wikiproject evolution, please. Dunc_Harris|☺ 19:16, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Images
Replied in Talk:Images in Wikipedia Theon 04:47, Jul 16, 2004 (UTC)
Virus Classification: Potexvirus and Pomovirus genera misplaced
Hello Claus. I have, respectfully, taken the liberty to reverse your Nov 17, 2004 removal of my edit of an item in the Virus Classification article. Please see the full note in the discussion section to that article. Basically, these two genera belong under (+)ssRNA viruses not dsDNA viruses. Genus Potexvirus is a Flexiviridae member and the Genus Pomovirus is an unassigned genus. The ICTV reference websites are noted in the discussion. I am new to Wekikpedia and thought I'd start my trial editing run in a subject in which I do have a little knowledge; i.e., Plant Virology - my profession for the last 23 years. Thanks for the opportunity to edit. --ViralQuest 23:52, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)