Contents
- 1 Welcome!
- 2 A barnstar for you!
- 3 If you get bored of enzymes, I have a suggestion...
- 4 Image lifecycle
- 5 Idea for glycolysis
- 6 Your GA nomination of Gene
- 7 Interview for The Signpost
- 8 Have been meaning to do this for weeks...
- 9 Commons categories
- 10 Introducing the new WikiProject Evolutionary biology!
- 11 Thank you
- 12 Your GA nomination of Gene
- 13 Your GA nomination of Catalytic triad
- 14 Your GA nomination of Catalytic triad
- 15 Catalytic triad
- 16 Reference errors on 24 August
- 17 Half-life of protein backbone
- 18 Five minutes to help make WikiProjects better
Welcome!
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A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar | |
Thanks for your excellent article on the PA clan and many other contributions to Protein and RNA families! Alexbateman (talk) 11:15, 15 January 2014 (UTC) |
- @Alexbateman: I just realised that I never thanked you for this. I'm glad that the PA clan article and Protein superfamily are useful. Hopefully more of the well-defined superfamilies and folds will get pages over time. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 11:07, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
If you get bored of enzymes, I have a suggestion...
The gene article still contains this aesthetically unpleasant low-res image File:Rna-codons-protein.png that some idiot edited and uploaded ages ago :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 09:53, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Opabinia regalis: Ha, thanks for pointing me in its direction. I'll definitely have a stab at it, and maybe a couple of other images in at now that I've had a look. Being part of the Enzyme FAR has made me more comfortable with the idea of editing bigger articles. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 10:31, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! That image is annoying because it's my only remaining one that hasn't been moved to commons, and now it's stranded because it's so old the NIH doesn't use it anymore, and the fact that it's still hosted on their server somewhere is good enough evidence for PD here but not on commons.
- I don't have it on hand right now but there's evidence somewhere around here that the bigger/broader wikipedia articles are systematically crappier. So I say go for as big an article as you have the patience for :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 20:21, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
Image lifecycle
Hey, I really like your question about image lifecycle. Nobody has looked into image halflife. I would agree with your conclusion: images are there for a very long time regardless of content. I have seen typos on images that have persisted for years and there are a lot of unclear and unrelated images in articles —I have shied away from deleting many. Unfortunately I don't have the space and time to download and parse the wikimedia commons dump right now —next week?. My guess is like your, namely they are pretty immutable; but the distribution may be surprising as quality would influence half-life. Although, I should do that in a dozen years as your images will probably smash all records given their quality! Matteo--Squidonius (talk) 21:59, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
Idea for glycolysis
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Just a thought - your glycolysis diagram is much superior to the images already in the glycolysis article (File:Glycolysis2.svg and especially File:Glycolysis.jpg), but doesn't show the names of the enzymes associated with each step. If you numbered the arrows, as usually suggested on commons for text labels - and maybe colored the arrows for steps that consume/produce ATP? - your image would be a great substitute for the existing ones in the article, which get the job done but are very busy and cluttered-looking. Opabinia regalis (talk) 04:39, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Opabinia regalis: Thanks! I know what you mean, an article as important as glycolysis probably needs a little better than File:Glycolysis.jpg. I was thinking of doing a second version with more information. I like your coloured arrows idea for ATP production/use. May have to do something for NADH and H2O in reactions too. Not sure yet how to get enzyme and metabolite names in without cluttering but it should be ok. What do you reckon? T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 11:08, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- Of course I can't think of an example now, but IIRC commons often recommends using numbers instead of text labels so that the image can be reused in non-English projects. I don't know that enzyme names change that much, but numbers would be easier to fit into the image. Highlighting the NADH and H2O in the reactions is a good idea. Thinking out loud, I'm imagining a second image containing the (color-coded?) enzyme names, presented in the article in a frameless table so that it looks like one continuous image. But that probably sounds too complicated; there's a reason I'm not a graphic designer :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 04:49, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- That sounds great. When it's easy, the usual thing to do is to produce a version with English labels and a separate file with numbers. In a well-ordered .svg file, it's often possible for knowledgeable people (i.e., not me) to change the labels to whatever language they want.
- If it sounds like fun, there's also an image map system at Commons. When you hover, you get more (text) information. I don't know much about it, but I could probably find someone who did. Just ping me if you want to know more about that. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:57, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
- @WhatamIdoing:I was thinking of using wikilinkable image annotations (something like this). The main thing that I don't like is how when you then open the full-sized image the text isn't there. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 03:04, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
- Do you think that commons:Help:Gadget-ImageAnnotator would do what you want? WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:24, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- @WhatamIdoing:I was thinking of using wikilinkable image annotations (something like this). The main thing that I don't like is how when you then open the full-sized image the text isn't there. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 03:04, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
- Of course I can't think of an example now, but IIRC commons often recommends using numbers instead of text labels so that the image can be reused in non-English projects. I don't know that enzyme names change that much, but numbers would be easier to fit into the image. Highlighting the NADH and H2O in the reactions is a good idea. Thinking out loud, I'm imagining a second image containing the (color-coded?) enzyme names, presented in the article in a frameless table so that it looks like one continuous image. But that probably sounds too complicated; there's a reason I'm not a graphic designer :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 04:49, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
@Opabinia regalis, WhatamIdoing, and Seppi333: Thank you for all your help so far. Here is my first attempt at using image annotations: Template:Glycolysis summary. I've transcluded it into the Glycolysis article. Any thoughts? T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 12:49, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Wow, this is great, nice work!! The annotation template is a really good idea; I didn't even know it existed. I have one ridiculously picky comment - it might just be my browser, but the 'split' in the bottom arrow (which is a really clever idea) appears in the full view to be solid white, not transparent. Opabinia regalis (talk) 06:30, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Opabinia regalis: Hah, good point! I always forget to check waht I've made transparent, and what I've made white! The main down-side of both image annotator and image map is that neither works properly with the mobile phone interface! T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 11:04, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- That looks great. Thanks for doing that! WhatamIdoing (talk) 15:28, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Opabinia regalis: Hah, good point! I always forget to check waht I've made transparent, and what I've made white! The main down-side of both image annotator and image map is that neither works properly with the mobile phone interface! T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 11:04, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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- I normally think the mobile interface is embarrassingly terrible, but I just checked this on my phone and the image and annotations display OK to me. The only problem is that the image is too wide for the vertical orientation, but it displays as expected horizontally.
- Is there such a thing as a featured template? :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 19:50, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of Gene
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The article Gene you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Gene for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cerebellum -- Cerebellum (talk) 17:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
The article Gene you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Gene for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cerebellum -- Cerebellum (talk) 03:41, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Cerebellum: Thanks for acting as reviewer. You're definitely right that the citations are below par. Will try to address that and resubmit soon. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 04:09, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Evolution and evolvability: Great, let me know when you resubmit and I'll be happy to review again. --Cerebellum (talk) 11:29, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
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Have been meaning to do this for weeks...
The Graphic Designer's Barnstar | ||
Awarded to Evolution and evolvability for contributing many outstanding images to Wikipedia, including this highly informative and unique overview of gene structure. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 04:24, 10 June 2015 (UTC) |
- Seconded! It's really nice to see wiki articles illustrated with professional and modern-looking images, and those annotated templates are great. Opabinia regalis (talk) 21:09, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
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- @Adrian J. Hunter and Opabinia regalis: Thank you both! I've really enjoyed making some updated images for wikipedia and it's good to know that they're clear to others as well! T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 11:07, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
Commons categories
Dear Mr. Shafee,
The Category:Glycolysis Pathway is a subcategory of Category:Glycolysis. I think, files should be categorized as detailed as possible, and never redundant. See also COM:OVERCAT--Kopiersperre (talk) 16:40, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Kopiersperre: Ah thanks for explaining, I didn't spot that they were nested categories! T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 23:56, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
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Thank you
Thank you for thanking me for the edits to the "glycolysis" article. Cruithne9 (talk) 05:20, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Gene
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- Congratulations! :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 18:09, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
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- Congratulations again! Really excellent work on this article. You could put some biochemistry on the main page now for DYK.... :) Opabinia regalis (talk) 07:53, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Catalytic triad
Hi,
Thanks for the great work on the Catalytic triad article. I have asked Neil Rawlings (down the corridor) to comment on the article, but he is a bit busy at the moment. But if you can wait a few weeks I'm sure he'll give you some great feedback. Alexbateman (talk) 11:02, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Alexbateman: That's absolutely fine. There's no rush, and I'm always particularly happy to get input from people who don't typically wikipede. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 12:00, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
Reference errors on 24 August
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Half-life of protein backbone
I see that you have given the half-life of a protein backbone as being 500 years in the article Proteolysis, I wonder if you have a source for it. I'm just slightly puzzle because I have seen widely different figures given for peptide bonds, from 7 years here to over a hundred years here. I would assume the high figure of 500 has something to do with the exposure to water (or rather the lack thereof) in the folded interior of a protein, but I'm not sure because parts of most proteins would be exposed to solvent. Hzh (talk) 00:41, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Hzh: Thank you for reminding me. I'd meant to go back and pull out the reference for it:
:Radzicka, Anna; Wolfenden, Richard (January 1996). "Rates of Uncatalyzed Peptide Bond Hydrolysis in Neutral Solution and the Transition State Affinities of Proteases". Journal of the American Chemical Society 118 (26): 6105–6109. doi:10.1021/ja954077c.
- It's actually for dipeptides, so the effect of solvent exclusion for a folded protein is ignored. The other references you have could be interesting for comparison. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 00:57, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
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