Talk:HLA-B47

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[edit] Confusing

As with several of the other serotype articles, I have added a tag to urge the authors to please explain difficult terminology so that the articles are understandable to a non-specialist. — Brian (talk) 22:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

The tag has been removed as the page properly links to pages that give adequate background information.Pdeitiker 23:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinks are not an excuse for confusing writing. I'm not sure why you seem so reluctant to make this article (and other serotype articles) understandable to lay readers. — Brian (talk) 23:44, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Not reluctant, you haven't given the slightest clue as to what you think needs to be explained.Pdeitiker 01:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

This is a two-way street. There are many articles that I have found weak and I have gone out and done some research and made specific comments on the discussion page, and that is where I put them, I generally don't deface main-pages without a very good reason, I consider it rude, your statements are more or less pedantic. Its OK to ask a question, what does this mean? That generally get the ball rolling. Ask a question or make a statement that can be addressed.

For an example of what I think needs clarification, see Talk:HLA-B53. The same concrns apply to all of these serotype articles. And I ask you to assume good faith and not accuse me of "defacing" the article. I sincerely think it is confusing and unreadable by anyone but a specialist, and this is a problem I would like to see addressed. — Brian (talk) 01:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

As an example of the kind of explaining I think these articles need to give, I tried to edit HLA-B47, but I didn't even know where to begin. Reading the lead paragraph leaves me with few clues about what is being talked about. I followed the links, and they shed little light on things. I am not saying this to harp on the article; rather, I just wanted to say that I have made a good-faith effort to clarify the article, but I am incapable of comprehending it in order to do so. — Brian (talk) 01:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)