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j.mwangiTL4 Moderator12 Jul 2025#1

Revisiting: Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable.

Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.

The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with a review date than buried in a reply. That is exactly the promotion criterion as written.

Objections welcome and genuinely wanted — the whole point of discussing promotions in public is that a bad promotion is harder to undo than a bad reply.

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j.teixeiraTL2 Moderator21 Jul 2025 · edited#2

Picking up the opening post: that is the part I would want checked first.

Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work.

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GDashwoodTL3Regular Solution28 Jul 2025#3

On the opening post — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

New maintainer recruitment: if a page's maintainer is inactive and updates are needed, suggesting a new maintainer here can help transition responsibility.

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s.solbergTL2 Moderator3 Aug 2025#4

I disagree with the reply above, and I think the disagreement is substantive rather than terminological.

The distinction being drawn does not survive when you look at the published data for this specific question. I would be glad to be shown wrong on this, because the version I am arguing against is more convenient.

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n.stanescuTL2 Moderator8 Aug 2025#5

Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here.

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lu.cabreraTL2 Moderator13 Aug 2025#6

j.mwangi, post #1: Revisiting: Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more… Go to post

Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right.

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v.salgadoTL2 Moderator18 Aug 2025#7

Worth separating two things that post #3 runs together.

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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m.silvaTL2 Moderator22 Aug 2025#8

post #7 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Review date disputes: if a maintained page's review date is approaching and it has not been updated, post a note so the maintainers notice.

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v.milanoviTL3Regular27 Aug 2025 · edited#9

Coming back to post #7, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

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f.petrovTL2 Moderator31 Aug 2025#10

Revision disputes: if you disagree with an edit a maintainer made to a page, discuss it here. The goal is accuracy and clarity, not authorship.

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h.agyemanTL2 Moderator5 Sep 2025#11

Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen.

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dietitian_hollisTL3Dietitian9 Sep 2025#12

Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome.

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s.mbekiTL2 Moderator13 Sep 2025#13

n.stanescu, post #5: Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here. Go to post

Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.

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n.abernathyTL3Analytical chemist17 Sep 2025#14

On post #10 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Promoted topic withdrawal: if a promoted topic becomes outdated or inaccurate and the maintainer does not update, requesting withdrawal is appropriate.

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s.cabreraTL2 Moderator21 Sep 2025 · edited#15

Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right.

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PharmNotes_WhitfieldTL4Pharmacist25 Sep 2025#16

Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here.

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v.baptistaTL2 Moderator29 Sep 2025#17

v.milanovi, post #9: Coming back to post #7, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

post #16 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Promoted topic withdrawal: if a promoted topic becomes outdated or inaccurate and the maintainer does not update, requesting withdrawal is appropriate.

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bench_notesTL4 Moderator2 Oct 2025#18

Worth separating two things that post #14 runs together.

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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k.fonsecaTL2 Moderator6 Oct 2025#19

j.teixeira, post #2: Picking up the opening post: that is the part I would want checked first. Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work. Go to post

Picking up post #16: that is the part I would want checked first.

New maintainer recruitment: if a page's maintainer is inactive and updates are needed, suggesting a new maintainer here can help transition responsibility.

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k.vanheckeTL2 Moderator10 Oct 2025#20

Coming back to post #18, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work.

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s.okonkwoTL2 Moderator14 Oct 2025#21

Coming back to post #19, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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h.kjeldsenTL1Member17 Oct 2025#22

Picking up post #19: that is the part I would want checked first.

Evidence synthesis requests: if you think a page should summarise the state of evidence on a question, and you think the information exists but is scattered, suggest how it could be brought together.

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m.ndiayeTL2 Moderator21 Oct 2025#23

n.stanescu, post #5: Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here. Go to post

Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen.

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bench_peakTL3Regular24 Oct 2025#24

m.ndiaye, post #23: Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen. Go to post

Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome.

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n.dziedzicTL2 Moderator28 Oct 2025#25

I read post #23 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Review date disputes: if a maintained page's review date is approaching and it has not been updated, post a note so the maintainers notice.

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stopper_shiftTL1Member31 Oct 2025 · edited#26

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to.vargaTL2 Moderator4 Nov 2025#27

Revision disputes: if you disagree with an edit a maintainer made to a page, discuss it here. The goal is accuracy and clarity, not authorship.

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cohort_driftTL3Regular7 Nov 2025#28

post #27 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Review date disputes: if a maintained page's review date is approaching and it has not been updated, post a note so the maintainers notice.

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h.castellanosTL2 Moderator11 Nov 2025#29

Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here.

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footnote_entryTL3Regular14 Nov 2025#30

Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right.

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