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Hello! Your submission of Griftopia at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! – VisionHolder « talk » 10:13, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are still a few small issues that need to be addressed. I left details at DYK. You're almost there! – VisionHolder « talk » 16:05, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is all addressed now.Ekem (talk) 00:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Ekem, we will soon be moving Hochmoselbrücke to a name conforming to the WikiProject Germany conventions. I welcome you to discuss the naming. (By the way, I know the area where the bridge is planned very well.) Regards, Eddyspeeder (talk) 13:18, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the mention of Rastrelli was an egregious mistake. Other than that, I have no objections. --Ghirla^-трёп- 18:12, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Ekem, I got your name from the list of participants at WikiProject Medicine, as someone with an MD who specializes in gynaecology. I'm wondering whether you'd be willing to look at an article.

I've submitted Female genital mutilation for featured-article status. The nomination page is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Female genital mutilation/archive1.

I've approached it as a human-rights issue, rather than as a detailed medical article, and I'd like to keep it that way—a relatively short (4,000 words) general overview—so that it's as accessible as possible. However, a concern was raised on the FAC talk page (here) that the health consequences section may not be up-to-date or detailed enough. I think it is, but it would be very helpful if a qualified person could cast an eye over it to make sure there is nothing false or too simplistic, and no key issues missing.

Whether this is just an informal glance, or whether you leave a review on the FAC page itself—either of those would be extremely helpful. February 6 is the UN's International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, so I was thinking it would be good to nominate it for the main page on that day, but it has to be a featured article to make it eligible.

If you're too busy, however, I'll completely understand, so please feel free to say no. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 20:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ekem, thank you, that would be wonderful. I'll try to use the Abdulcadir review (PMID 21213149) to say more about the repair aspects. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 16:48, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Ekem, thank you for all the work you did on this. As there were two objections to the nomination, one informal on the talk page, and one formal on the nomination page, I've withdrawn the nomination for now. I don't know whether I will want to renominate it. What I would like to avoid is medicializing it to the point where most readers would have difficulty understanding it, because I see it primarily as a major human rights issue where a broad appeal is important. I don't know whether I'd be able to manage that (in terms of the writing style, and the sources used), and still overcome the objections that were raised. However, if you want to continue to work on it—in whatever direction you choose to take it—that would be absolutely fine, and indeed very helpful.

Thank you again for the edits you made, and for your quick and kind response to the request for help. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 23:57, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since you're actively editing I'll come back and double check things later, just wanted to let you know there's a few typos in the changes you made. Also the article tends not to use the term "mutilation" or "mutilated" by itself because that might be seen as too POV. Vietminh (talk) 17:50, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As well, thank you for expanding on the health consequences, its much more informative now. Vietminh (talk) 18:42, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that there is a new freely accessible medical resource, MedMerits (to which I'm a medical advisor) on neurologic disorders. A discussion on ELs to MedMerits and medical ELs in general is currently in progress ("Wikipedia and its relationship to the outside world"). Presto54 (talk) 16:23, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ekem, I hope you're well. My name is Aaron and I'm one of the Storytellers working on the 2011 fundraiser here at the Wikimedia Foundation. For this year's campaign we're seeking out and interviewing active Wikipedians like yourself, in order to produce a broader and more representative range of "personal appeals" to run come November. If you'd like to participate in this project, please email me at amuszalskiwikimedia.org. Interviews are typically conducted by phone or Skype and take between 30-90 minutes. Thanks! Aaron (WMF) (talk) 04:10, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You added in the subject article "According to the prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Zardari sought medical treatment outside of Pakistan because of "threats to his life" possibly due to his attempt to rein in the Pakistani military." and cited The Telegraph. But the telegraph report didn't mention prime minister saying this(possibly due to his attempt to rein in the Pakistani military.), so I have removed that part of it for now, if you feel I am wrong(undo it :)), we can discuss it at article's talk page. --SMS ^Talk 21:46, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion on possible deletion of the Francesco Schettino biographical article (currently a redirect to the article on the disaster) is underway at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Francesco Schettino. I see you've participated in discussions on this topic in the past and thought you might like to share your thoughts as well.--RadioFan (talk) 19:19, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That the use of tax havens contribute to inequality is not stated directly in the article, except as a quote of someone. You're right the usage of tax havens contributes to smaller revenue collected by the government, but I don't see the direct support of the connection to inequality in the article. Do you have a supporting article quote? Burritoburritoburrito (talk) 00:45, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Ekem, some years ago you uploaded File:Oocyte.jpg. The license tag says you are the creator. Now, the article Hoffman modulation contrast uses this images as an example for this technique. This may be correct but I am wondering about it since the file legend does not list the technique with which it was recorded. Could you confirm that this image was made with HMC? Preferably in the legend itself. Thanks, --Dietzel65 (talk) 14:29, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would think so, but cannot say with 100% certainty, now, about a decade later. Ekem (talk) 04:57, 25 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please use high quality references per WP:MEDRS such as review articles or major textbooks. Note that review articles are NOT the same as peer reviewed articles. A good place to find medical sources is TRIP database Thanks.

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I really like the pictures of Old York Cellars and Unionville Vineyards. DavidinNJ (talk) 22:30, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• You are quite welcome. Great job on the NJ winery articles. Ekem (talk) 23:09, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Ekem, I have added a number of new winery pictures to Category:Wineries in New Jersey on Wikimedia Commons. I have proposed changing the names of two of your pictures to be less generic. Contact me on Wikipedia (I rarely use Commons) if you have any comments. DavidinNJ (talk) 17:38, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I noticed that you were a major contributor to the Cryolipolysis article in 2010.

I routinely bring articles up to GA on behalf of the article-subject in a COI capacity and am working on a draft Coolsculpting page. However, I am uncertain as to whether I am actually creating a "new" page, or if this is the same subject. Many sources seem to use Coolsculpting and Cryolipolysis synonymously and when you first contributed to Cryolipolysis the commercial product-aspect of it was not yet significant. The supplier Zeltiq had not gone public yet and the product had not become very popular until the following year (2011).

I was wondering if you had any thoughts on if we should have one page for Zeltiq, Coolsculpting, and Cryolipolysis or if there should be a couple pages, etc. CorporateM (Talk) 14:51, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion is to keep coolsculpting and cryolipolysis on the same page. As I see it we are talking about the same thing, cryolipolysis the generic and technical term, and coolsculpting a (forgive me) "cooler" term more for advertising and promotion of cryolipolysis for cosmetic affects. "Coolsculpting" or "CoolScupting" also appears to be a trademark term, see here [1]. Zeltiq Aesthetics appropriately has its own page in WP, so equipment can be discussed there. Ekem (talk) 14:13, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am planning to nominate this article for DYK, but can you expand the article a little more? Therefore, it can be eligible enough to be featured on the Main page. --George Ho (talk) 06:06, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I expanded it somewhat (there is not a lot known about it) - Thanks. Ekem (talk)

The reviewer said that there are still problems. Thanks for the cleanup though. --George Ho (talk) 20:26, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for alerting me to the global account unification process. I found one account (ru:wikipedia) using my user name that has not been established by me. Should anything about this being done?Ekem (talk) 13:51, 3 January 2015 (UTC)@DerHexer:[reply]

As this account had no visible edits, I've usurped it. Your global account is hence completed. Cheers, —DerHexer (Talk) 14:59, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great and thanks again.Ekem (talk) 16:03, 3 January 2015 (UTC)@DerHexer:[reply]

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look up the page at Binjamin Netanyahu. The beheading details are already there. Your edit reduplicated it.Nishidani (talk) 14:16, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It would have been nice of you to inform me of the undelete discussion you initiated on Francesco Schettino. Seeing as how I was the one that made back into a re-direct, it would stand to reason I might have had something to add to that discussion. Geogene (talk) 18:51, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why should I assume that? You stated your point when you deleted the article based on the old discussion well knowing that much more had happened in the interim. You also had nothing else to say on the talk page. Ekem (talk) 01:18, 14 July 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Dear Ekem

I hope you don't mind me adding a section to your talk page.

The issue to be brought to you attention concerns the world's first laparoscopic appendectomy.

You mentioned that Dr. Kurt Semm a German performed the procedure in 1980.

I have it on good authority that the procedure was actually performed by Dr. Atef Gabrael an Australian in 1976 in the state of New South Wales at Minchinbury Hospital.

Dr. Niynatt Khan, a gynecologist and obstetrician was doing a laproscopic procedure for what was thought to be an ovarian cyst. Discovered during the procedure that it was appendicitis and approached Dr. Gabrael who completed procedure (laparoscopic appendectomy).

What are you thoughts and considerations on the matter?

Thanks

David — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.211.43.7 (talk) 00:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David,

"Good authority" will not fly in Wikipedia. It needs to be substantiated with a reputable reference. Further, did Dr. G. do more of :these? Did he show to others that the laparoscopic approach is viable?

In any case, I would agree that his accomplishment should be mentioned if it is sufficiently documented. Ekem (talk) 02:50, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Ekem

Sorry for the idiom "good authority." I've actually spoken with Dr. Gabrael and he still practices medicine. I'm not sure if it was documented. There might be hospital records but I don't know if I would be able to access them.

I may be able to approach Dr. Khan, he may still be alive and living in New South Wales.

Would some of these be sufficient, for instance if I could obtain hospital records or first hand accounts in writing.

Thanking you for your time

David — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.211.43.7 (talk) 04:35, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello David,

From the point of Wikipedia or any encyclopedia the event is hearsay unless documented and published. If it happened, it would still be publishable today. For this the hospital records would be very important as well as interviews with preferably both, Drs. Khan and Gabrael. If you can do this and publish it, great, - otherwise get in touch with a medical historian (many universities have a department or section dealing with medical history). If the records still exist, they can be reviewed. I hope this is possible before the trail of history disappears. Ekem (talk) 12:42, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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