User talk:Graham Beards
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Fields citation:
- Howley, Peter M.; Knipe, David M.; Enquist, Lynn W. (2023-09-25). Fields Virology: Fundamentals. Philadelphia: LWW. ISBN 978-1-9751-1251-6.
- ↑ Howley, Knipe & Enquist 2023. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHowleyKnipeEnquist2023 (help)
- ↑ Howley, Peter M.; Knipe, David M.; Enquist, Lynn W. (2023-09-25). Fields Virology: Fundamentals. Philadelphia: LWW. ISBN 978-1-9751-1251-6.
Administrators' newsletter – February 2026
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Enzyme kinetics scheduled for TFA
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Arbitration Case opened
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Not for the first time I find WP editors are quick to punish and reluctant to thank.
. Yeah, that's an accurate way of putting it. Thanks (;-)) and take care! ---Sluzzelin talk 00:25, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
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Happy First Edit Day!
[edit] | Happy First Edit Day! Hi Graham Beards! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 00:25, 7 May 2026 (UTC) |  |
Happy First Edit Day!
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Happy First Edit Day, Graham Beards, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! ☘︎☘︎☘︎ALEXHammeke (talk | guestbook | sandbox) 20:46, 7 May 2026 (UTC) |
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Virus scheduled for TFA
[edit]This is to let you know that Virus has been scheduled as today's featured article for 9 July 2026. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 2026, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/July 2026. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be posted there. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Z1720 (talk) 02:33, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article, introduced: "A huge subject and a large article. I have been working on this on and off since the last FAC was archived nearly a year ago. It is a technical and often difficult subject and with this in mind, I wrote Introduction to viruses which was promoted to FA earlier this year. Viruses occupy a world unfamiliar to most of us; the sub-microscopic, and they are best described in the language of molecular biology—the language of DNA, RNA and proteins. I am mindful that this language may render the article difficult for some readers, but I hope that the introductory article will help them break this barrier. My on-going project is to improve the coverage of viruses and virology on Wikipedia and clearly this article is the keystone."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2026
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Hi Graham Beards! Thanks for your edits in Bateria. Please have a look at Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. I understand that just Leeuwenhoek is also acceptable for the article Bateria. --taweethaも (talk) 08:20, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
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Treponema pallidum
[edit]Hi! I wrote the section that you keep deleting about Laboratory Identification. I can understand your concern with AI generated text, but I researched and wrote the entire section about serological testing with treponemal and non-treponemal testing. I would love to hear about what inaccurate information you are referring to so I can make adequate edits! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hyi05 (talk • contribs) 17:32, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry I missed this because you did not start a new section. In the edit in question you added:
Common examples of these include Rapid Plasma Reagin tests, or otherwise known as RPR, and VDRL tests. Another direct example of these tests is Immunoblot assay testing, a type of western blotting test, that is useful as a confirmatory test and has high specificity towards the disease. It detects the IgM and IgG. However, it proves to be a time consuming and difficult process and is not ideal for conditions that need a quick and easy-to-use diagnosis. Most non-l tests are most accurate when positive tests are supported by a positive l test.
- First problem. Western blotting is a treponemal test, the edit included it as an example of a non-treponemal test like RPR.
- Second problem: There is no such thing as a "non-l" test.
- These sorts of error are hallmarks of AI generated text. Graham Beards (talk) 19:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
- You're right, that was my mistake that I included the western blotting assay test in the non-treponemal section, as I had it in my notes that it was a treponemal test. I will include more information with a Also, the "non-I" must have been a typo and meant to say non-treponemal. I will go ahead and fix these. Hyi05 (talk) 18:12, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
- I still think the text was AI derived. Graham Beards (talk) 18:39, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
- I would love if you could just delete or edit the parts you find issues with in my paragraphs than deleting the whole paragraph. Thank you! Hyi05 (talk) 14:21, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
- The problem was you replaced accurate text with inaccurate text . I had to restore the accurate version. Although many will, you cannot rely on other editors to correct your mistakes. Also, the citation is wrongly formatted. Why are you adding it again under {{reflist}} That template automatically adds the citation to the list. Also, unlike the traditional algorithm (which starts with a non-treponemal test like RPR and confirms with a treponemal test), most labs now use a reverse algorithm that starts with a treponemal test, usually total treponemal antibody (IgG and IgM). So the paragraph is already out of date. Also, please note this discussion belongs on the article's Talk Page, and not here. Graham Beards (talk) 15:08, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
- I would love if you could just delete or edit the parts you find issues with in my paragraphs than deleting the whole paragraph. Thank you! Hyi05 (talk) 14:21, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
- I still think the text was AI derived. Graham Beards (talk) 18:39, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
- You're right, that was my mistake that I included the western blotting assay test in the non-treponemal section, as I had it in my notes that it was a treponemal test. I will include more information with a Also, the "non-I" must have been a typo and meant to say non-treponemal. I will go ahead and fix these. Hyi05 (talk) 18:12, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – November 2026
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A user page you have previously noted as being problematic.
[edit]I see that you have repeatedly informed User:Timothy McGuire that his user page appeared to violate the relevant guidelines. Could you perhaps take another look, as it currently seems to contain personal material concerning other individuals - only identified by first name, but given the amount of other biographical material, quite likely not hard to identify. I'd also note that McGuire seems to have more or less stopped using Wikipedia for any other purpose than as what amounts to a personal blog. The problematic user page content clearly needs removal, but beyond that, I'm not really sure what action needs taking. AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:49, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, I see the problem. I will remind him of WP:HOST and delete any inappropriate content. Graham Beards (talk) 08:33, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
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