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A study on how to cover scientific uncertainties/controversies

Hi. I would like to ask whether you would agree to participate in a short survey on how to cover scientific uncertainties/controversies in articles pertaining to global warming and climate change (survey described here). If interested, please get in touch via my talkpage or email me Encyclopaedia21 (talk) 20:49, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

thanks for the comment. I try to usually use cite templates but as this article just came out a few days ago I could not find it in pubmed to get a PMID. It will be there in a few week and can be corrected then.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:55, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Abeta-PS3.png

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File:Top of Atmosphere.jpg

nice image upload. Decora (talk) 16:58, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Proposed Image Deletion

A deletion discussion has just been created at Category talk:Unclassified Chemical Structures, which may involve one or more orphaned chemical structures, that has you user name in the upload history. Please feel free to add your comments.  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 23:06, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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File permission problem with File:Front of Windsor High School.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Header-spin.gif

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Proposed deletion of File:Iodic acid.jpg

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