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edit@Boneless Pizza!: With this edit you indicated that this article might need to go to WP:GAR. Is this still the case? If so, do you want to post it there? Z1720 (talk) 16:19, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Yes since it has a lot of unsource statements but I wont nominate it to GAR since I have no IQ about this topic at all. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 18:38, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Boneless Pizza!: I am not sure what is meant by "no IQ about this topic at all." An editor does not need to be a subject matter expert to bring an article to GAR, and doesn't need an extensive background in the topic to see when statements are uncited. I totally understand if you don't want to bring this to GAR, but I encourage you to do so as you can explain your concerns more effectively than me. Z1720 (talk) 02:19, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
- The problem with the current text is not that it is missing a few citations. Back in 2010 the 3300-word article correctly listed biology disciplines (now all gone), and devoted much of its space to 'Research', i.e. what the disciplines do, as you'd expect for a science. That's all gone as well. Instead, most of the article isn't about the science at all, but is about Life, which is the object of study. It's as if Botany was a CFORK of Plant, or Medicine was a CFORK of Disease: obvious nonsense, and no use whatsoever. We could begin again from the 2010 text (omitting its 'Foundations of biology' chapter which was about Life): this would be a major reversion and rewrite. I may do it as it's a total embarrassment at the moment; even a short correct summary would be an improvement on a confused rabbit-hole diversion. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:24, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Right, I've removed all the off-topic (object-of-study) material and added text and sources on some of the constituent sciences so we have a plain but focused article. We should not now need a GAR. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:52, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sad to see the article went to be like that but thank you for your hardwork at this article. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 20:59, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Many thanks. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:39, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sad to see the article went to be like that but thank you for your hardwork at this article. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 20:59, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Right, I've removed all the off-topic (object-of-study) material and added text and sources on some of the constituent sciences so we have a plain but focused article. We should not now need a GAR. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:52, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- The problem with the current text is not that it is missing a few citations. Back in 2010 the 3300-word article correctly listed biology disciplines (now all gone), and devoted much of its space to 'Research', i.e. what the disciplines do, as you'd expect for a science. That's all gone as well. Instead, most of the article isn't about the science at all, but is about Life, which is the object of study. It's as if Botany was a CFORK of Plant, or Medicine was a CFORK of Disease: obvious nonsense, and no use whatsoever. We could begin again from the 2010 text (omitting its 'Foundations of biology' chapter which was about Life): this would be a major reversion and rewrite. I may do it as it's a total embarrassment at the moment; even a short correct summary would be an improvement on a confused rabbit-hole diversion. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:24, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Boneless Pizza!: I am not sure what is meant by "no IQ about this topic at all." An editor does not need to be a subject matter expert to bring an article to GAR, and doesn't need an extensive background in the topic to see when statements are uncited. I totally understand if you don't want to bring this to GAR, but I encourage you to do so as you can explain your concerns more effectively than me. Z1720 (talk) 02:19, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
Cat sort order
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Needs a space as a cat sort order. ~2026-28417-94 (talk) 09:35, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
- Please clarify what change you are requesting. Day Creature (talk) 16:19, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
- It seems that someone has just sorted the category out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
- not they haven't. u have been around long enuff to sort it out. ~2026-28417-94 (talk) 07:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
- Have a look at the category and have a think. ~2026-28417-94 (talk) 07:50, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
- What? That's not how requested edits work. Read the instructions in the yellow box above and follow them exactly. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:58, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
- It seems that someone has just sorted the category out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Kodning 🌸 (talk) 08:52, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
PUT A VERT BAR AND SPACE IN [[Category:Biology]] LIKE THIS [[Category:Biology| ]]. GO AND LEARN ABOUT EDITING FFS ! ~2026-28417-94 (talk) 08:58, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Done Please be civil. Kodning 🌸 (talk) 09:15, 2 June 2026 (UTC)