Talk:John Maynard Smith

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[edit] Infobox Discussion

The infobox on the John Maynard Smith page has been removed. Please discuss arguments for or against removal to reach a consensus. To remind you what it looked like, here is a sample:

John Maynard Smith
John Maynard Smith
Born	6 January 1920 London, England
Died	19 April 2004 Lewes, East Sussex, England
Residence	UK
Nationality	English
Fields	Evolutionary biologist and geneticist
Institutions	University of Sussex
Alma mater	University of Cambridge and University College London
Doctoral advisor	J.B.S. Haldane
Doctoral students	<please insert>
Known for	Game theory, evolution of sex and signalling theory
Notable awards	Darwin Medal (1986), Frink Medal (1990), Balzan Prize (1991), Linnean Medal (1995), Royal Medal (1997), Crafoord Prize (1999), Copley Medal (1999), Kyoto Prize (2001)
Religious stance	Humanist

bunix 09:16, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

This is a really incompetent implementation of a box; See talk:J. B. S. Haldane. Why oh why oh why does it matter whether he was right or left handed? (etc). — Dunc|☺ 09:46, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Dunc, I am interested to hear which things in particular are not implemented correctly. Please let us know and it can be fixed. No problem. Discussion on handedness is now at talk:J. B. S. Haldane. Best regards, bunix 12:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Dunc, OK two weeks have passed to give us a chance to sleep on it. In the absence of any futher objections, I am now reinstating the box. In order to respect your comments, I have commented out the chirality field. Best regards, bunix 13:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contributions to Humanity

Several of the awards he received required that the recipients (scientific) efforts contribute to the well-being of humanity. It would be nice if the article expounded on his philanthropy and contributions to humanity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.187.0.164 (talk) 17:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)