User talk:Will Spooner

Welcome!

Hello, Will Spooner, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

The five pillars of Wikipedia
Tutorial
How to edit a page and How to develop articles
How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome!

Thanks for joining the Computational Biology WikiProject! Let me know if you need any help. If you are at ISMB then please do come along to the Birds of a feather session. Alexbateman (talk) 07:20, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to editathon at ISMB/ECCB 2017[edit]

Invitation to ISMB/ECCB Wikipedia and Wikidata EditathonAs a member of WikiProject Computational Biology, you're invited to an editathon jointly hosted with the ISCB on 23 July 2017 as part of the ISMB/ECCB 2017 conference in Prague! If you're attending the conference, we'd love to see you there: there will be prizes (and snacks) too! The editathon is throughout the day on a drop-in basis, so easy to work into your schedule.

We are especially looking for experienced Wikipedians to help out newbies. If you have some free time, please sign up for a slot on the signup sheet!

Further details and registration: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/ISMB-ECCB 2017 Editathon.

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ISCB Wikipedia Competition: call for participation[edit]

ISCB Wikipedia Competition 2017-18: entries open!

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and WikiProject Computational Biology are pleased to call for participants in the 2017-18 ISCB Wikipedia Competition. The ISCB aims to improve the communication of scientific knowledge to the public at large, and Wikipedia and its sister sites play an increasingly important role in this communication; the ISCB Wikipedia Competition aims to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles relating to computational biology. Entries to the competition are open now! Articles may be claimed until 1 Dec 2017 and the competition closes on 31 Dec 2017.

For students/trainees: Entry to the competition is open internationally to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology conference in Chicago in July 2018. As in previous years, the ISCB encourages competition entries for contributions to Wikipedia in any language, and contributions to Wikidata items.

For teachers/trainers: We encourage you to pass this invitation on to your students, or even consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/ISCB competition announcement 2017-18.

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ISCB Wikipedia Competition 2018: entries open![edit]

ISCB Wikipedia Competition 2018: entries open!

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and WikiProject Computational Biology are pleased to call for participants in the 2018 ISCB Wikipedia Competition. The ISCB aims to improve the communication of scientific knowledge to the public at large, and Wikipedia and its sister sites play an increasingly important role in this communication; the ISCB Wikipedia Competition aims to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles relating to computational biology. Entries to the competition are open now; the competition closes on 31 Dec 2018.

For students/trainees: Entry to the competition is open internationally to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the ISMB/ECCB conference in Basel, Switzerland in July 2019. As in previous years, the ISCB encourages competition entries for contributions to Wikipedia in any language, and contributions to Wikidata items.

For teachers/trainers: We encourage you to pass this invitation on to your students, and consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/ISCB competition announcement 2018.

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8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: entries open![edit]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: entries open!

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and WikiProject Computational Biology are pleased to call for participants in the 8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition. The ISCB aims to improve the communication of scientific knowledge to the public at large, and Wikipedia plays an increasingly important role in this communication; the ISCB Wikipedia Competition aims to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles relating to computational biology. Entries to the competition are open now; the competition closes on 17 May 2019.

For students/trainees: Entry to the competition is open internationally to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the ISMB/ECCB conference in Basel, Switzerland in July 2019. As in previous years, the ISCB encourages competition entries for contributions to Wikipedia in any language.

For teachers/trainers: We encourage you to pass this invitation on to your students, and consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/8th ISCB Wikipedia competition announcement.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings from WikiProject Computational Biology, please remove yourself from the mailing list or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Opted-out of message delivery to your user talk page. (Message delivered:MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:12, 18 August 2018 (UTC))[reply]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: a reminder[edit]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: a reminder

Hello, this is a reminder that the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and WikiProject Computational Biology are currently calling for participants in the 8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition. The ISCB aims to improve the communication of scientific knowledge to the public at large, and Wikipedia plays an increasingly important role in this communication; the ISCB Wikipedia Competition aims to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles relating to computational biology. Entries to the competition are open now; the competition closes on 17 May 2019.

For students/trainees: Entry to the competition is open internationally to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the ISMB/ECCB conference in Basel, Switzerland in July 2019. As in previous years, the ISCB encourages competition entries for contributions to Wikipedia in any language.

For teachers/trainers: Please pass this invitation on to your students! We also encourage you to consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/8th ISCB Wikipedia competition announcement.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings from WikiProject Computational Biology, please remove yourself from the mailing list or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Opted-out of message delivery to your user talk page.

Amkilpatrick (talk) 10:38, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: entries closing soon![edit]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: entries closing soon!

Hello, this is to let you know that entries for the 8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition are closing soon! The ISCB aims to improve the communication of scientific knowledge to the public at large, and Wikipedia plays an increasingly important role in this communication; the ISCB Wikipedia Competition aims to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles relating to computational biology. Entries to the competition are open now; the competition closes on 17 May 2019.

For students/trainees: Entry to the competition is open internationally to students and trainees of any level, both as individuals and as groups. Prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the ISMB/ECCB conference in Basel, Switzerland in July 2019. As in previous years, the ISCB encourages competition entries for contributions to Wikipedia in any language.

For teachers/trainers: Please pass this invitation on to your students! We also encourage you to consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/8th ISCB Wikipedia competition announcement.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings from WikiProject Computational Biology, please remove yourself from the mailing list or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Wikipedians who opt out of message delivery to your user talk page.

Amkilpatrick (talk) 14:37, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

8th ISCB Wikipedia competition: deadline extended![edit]

8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition: deadline extended!

Hello, this is to let you know that the editing deadline for the 8th ISCB Wikipedia Competition has been extended to 28 June 2019. We encourage you to participate and make the most of this extended editing period! Remember, prizes of up to $500 will be awarded to the best contributions as chosen by a judging panel of experts; these will be awarded at the ISMB/ECCB conference in Basel, Switzerland in July 2019.

For teachers/trainers: Please pass this invitation on to your students! We also encourage you to consider using the competition as part of an in-class assignment.

Further details may be found at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computational Biology/8th ISCB Wikipedia competition announcement.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings from WikiProject Computational Biology, please remove yourself from the mailing list or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Wikipedians who opt out of message delivery to your user talk page.

Amkilpatrick (talk) 07:32, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]