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All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident' -inaccurately quoting Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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This user is a wikiarchaeologist and likes looking through page history for no particular reason.±
This user previously used another account: Diptanshu.D.
This user is married to Anasuya Das, a fellow Wikipedian.
This user may sometimes share an IP address with Anasuya.D.
4117This user is ranked 4117 on the list of Wikipedians by number of edits.
This user has made over
20,000 edits to Wikipedia.
This user has created a global account. Diptanshu Das's main account is on Wikipedia (in English).
IDThis user's ID is 6870537.
This user is a proud recipient of the 2015 Erasmus Prize
iconThis user has been editing Wikipedia for more than ten years.
Origins
This user is a Bengali.
Kolkataএই ব্যবহারকারী কলকাতায় থাকেন
This user lives in or hails from Calcutta
This user lives in Kolkata.
এই ব্যবহারকারী পশ্চিমবঙ্গে থাকেন
This user comes from the Indian state of West Bengal
This user comes from India.
This user is proud to be an Indian.
This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra).
This user has never left the planet Earth.
This user is not from Mars because life doesn't exist there.
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♂This user is male.
This user is a parent.
This user is straight.
This user is heterosexual.
This user is mortal.
This user wants to be your friend.
44YThis Wikipedian was born on 02 April 1982 and is 44 years, 2 months, and 28 days old.
AriesThis user is an Aries.
This user is right-handed.
YAThis user is a young adult.
This user is short-sighted.
This user has astigmatism.
This user has a blood type of O (Rh) Rhesus Positive.
This user does not smoke.
Driver's
License		 This user has a Driver's License, but does not own a car.
This user can solve a Rubik's Cube without cheating.
IQ This user's Intelligence Quotient is annoyingly high.
This user is highly... um... What's that word again?
Languages
en-5This user can contribute with a professional level of English.
hi-2इस उपयोगकर्ता को हिन्दी भाषा का मध्यम स्तर का ज्ञान है।
bnবাংলা এই ব্যবহারকারীর মাতৃভাষা।
bnবাংলা
These users can speak Bengali.
...This user would like to be able to speak many more languages.
Academics
This user is an academic.
MBBSThis user has a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree.
This user graduated from Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
This user is a physician.
This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
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WikiProjects
This user contributes to Wikidata, the free knowledge base.
This user is interested in open access to research literature.
This user participates in WikiProject Medicine.
This user participates in WikiProject Hospitals.
This user is a member of the Molecular & Cellular Biology WikiProject
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WikiProject Physiology.
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WikiProject Anatomy.
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WikiProject Disability.
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WikiProject Citation cleanup.
WP:CTThis user converts all the references they come across to the citation templates.
WP:RS This user believes in using
Reliable Sources.
This user is a member of
WikiProject Cleanup.
⚕This user is a member of the Wiki Med Translation Taskforce.
This user participates in WikiProject Wikify.
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the Guild of Copy Editors.
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typo		This user is a member of the
Wikipedia Typo Team.
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Copyright Cleanup.
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4812 pending submissionsThis user is a participant in WikiProject Articles for creation. You can help!
4817 pending submissionsThis user uses Article for Creation Helper to participate in WikiProject Articles for creation. You can help!
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Status
Indian WikipedianThis user is an Indian Wikipedian.
This user checks Wikipedia.
This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.
This user is proud
to be a Wikipedian.
This editor is a Veteran Editor IV and is entitled to display this Gold Editor Star.
This user wastes far too much time editing Wikipedia.
1111This user is ranked 1111 on the list of most-active Wikipedians by number of "recent" edits (as of September 2013).
This user is one of the 10000 most active English Wikipedians of all time.
Wikimedia Commons logoThis user contributes to Wikimedia Commons.
Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby.
This user is not a Wikipedia administrator but would like to be one someday.
This user wishes he was awarded a Barnstar for all the contributions he has done.
Nature
This user is a WikiOgre.
This editor is a WikiGnome.
This user is a Wikipediholic but somehow survived the Wikipedia blackout
Views
This user trusts Wikipedia as a reliable source.
This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.
Diptanshu Das likes to turn Wikipedia Green.
This user finds edit/revert wars disruptive.
I try to do the right thing. If I make a mistake, please let me know.
Public domainThis user is a true Wikipedian and allows everyone in the universe to completely rewrite every edit they have written on Wikipedia. Likewise, this user reserves the right to completely rewrite edits by every user on Wikipedia.
This user finds copyright paranoia disruptive.
This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.
This user regrets that every local idiot can post a comment on the Internet.
There are presently 7,203,363 pages of probably legitimate content on the English Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is currently valued at 848 million dollars (and increasing).what!?
This user assumes good faith.
inclThis user is an inclusionist.
This user is a member of the Association of Structurist Wikipedians.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
☹ This user feels that deletions subject to a popularity contest rather than a verifiability test damage Wikipedia more than any userbox ever could.
This user rejects using notability as an inclusion criterion on Wikipedia.
~~~~Diptanshu Das signs their posts and thinks you should too!
<ref>This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.
<ref>This user would like to see everyone using inline citations. Please...
This user believes that we should do no harm on any biographical article.
<sum>:1This user believes that every edit should have a summary.
Quality, not quantity.This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.
This user feels physical pain when hearing others refer to Wikipedia as "Wiki".
This user believes free images should be moved to the Commons.
FU This user supports the use of fair use images on Wikipedia.
IAThis user uses the Internet Archive.
WTF?This user ALWAYS TRIES to leave an edit summary
This user boldly assumes consensus when editing Wikipedia until told otherwise.
This user believes that all editors have bias when seeking WP:NPOV.
This user has their own sandbox and thinks you should create one.
This user likes to steal wikimarkup code for use on their own userpage.
This user has userboxitis.
∑ {\displaystyle \sum } {\displaystyle \sum }This user is greater than the sum of their userboxes.


This user overuses userboxes.


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Likes and dislikes
This user's favourite colour is blue.
This user does not appreciate tobacco smoke.
This user enjoys photography.
This user loves deadlines. They love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.
This user dislikes
mosquitos.
This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.
Interests
This user has an obsession for perfection.
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This user enjoys writing.
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This user supports sustainable living.
This user is interested in the natural sciences.
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This user is interested in
science.
This user is interested in medicine.
This user is interested in
DNA and genetics.
This user is interested in architecture.
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History of KolkataThis user is interested in History of Kolkata .
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This user is interested in spirituality.
This user is interested in philosophy.
This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.
Grammar and numbers
a lot alotThis user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
which
that		This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.
(s)he This user supports parallel usage.
you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
’sThis user realises that plural nouns should not have an apostrophe while possessive words should!
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
,This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the
serial comma.
SIThis user uses the metric system and loves it.
This user provides information using user boxes for statistical reasons.
This user remembers how to use a slide rule.
Computing
This user has his display resolution set to 1280×1024.
This user learnt how to use all their fingers for typewriting.
This user is using a web browser.
This user uses Google Chrome.
This user uses Google as a primary search engine.
This user uses Gmail as a primary email service.
@This user can be reached by email at das.diptanshu@gmail.com.
This user uses Twitter
their username is Dr_DDas.
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About Me

This editor is a
Veteran Editor IV
and is entitled to display
this
Gold Editor Star.

I am a paediatric neurologist and neurodevelopmental specialist and the founder of the Institute of NeuroDevelopment where help parents raise awesome kids irrespective of neurodevelopmental challenges. I am based in Kolkata, India. I am also the Deputy Editor in Chief of the ILAE Wikipedia Project, (an unpaid post but ILAE does provide a certain compensation to my organisation to make up for the time spent from my working hours in the organisation). I also run a Wikipedia Medical Editing Internship and groom people to edit Wikipedia. I am also a Board member of Wikimedia Medicine. I contribute primarily to medical articles on English Wikipedia. I am also a new page reviewer and try to help out. I am also a Wikidata enthusiast and try to contribute to this centralised repository.

I first started editing Wikipedia as an unregistered user. Eventually I created this user account named Diptanshu.D and started editing using this account. I edited under this name for 9 years, following which I changed it to Diptanshu Das to reflect my "real life" identity.

Profession:

Doctor

Interests:

Varied.

Hobbies:

Purpose:

I am here, wishing to contribute to the open knowledge-base for all. Wikipedia provides me the scope of Collaborative learning. Lets help to make the world a better place to live. Let knowledge know no boundaries.

Mode of contribution

I use Wikipedia for reference. When I find a scope of improvement in the article that I am looking up, I generally try to fill the gaps.

  • I 'check' Wikipedia for possible errors and discrepancies.
  • I look up the individual articles in a given category, make edits to the articles as required, add main article for the given category, assign the category to respective WikiProject(s), assign uncategorised articles to suitable categories and reassign categories as required.
  • Looking up and improving references is a key aspect of my contribution.
  • I tend to provide efforts in making them inline if they are not.
  • I fix citation errors and duplicate references and use {{cite journal}} and {{cite book}} templates where they have not been applied.
  • I also provide DOI, PMID and PMC for journal references or ISBN and online links for book references where they are lacking.
  • I often leave suggestions on an article talk page with things to do and mentioning resources to utilise.
  • I try to provide links to important related pages through See also, Further reading, by modifying templates or through External links.
  • While going through cetain articles, I often come across some gaps or discrepancies and make appropriate improvements to the article.
  • I read translated version of corresponding other language Wikipedia articles and try to enrich the English Wikipedia wherever I find a scope.
  • I copy public domain text directly into Wikipedia including the proper mention of the source and licensing applicable.
  • I add and check wikilinks, remove duplicates, provide disambiguation and redirect them wherever necessary.
  • I often create pages or redirect them if there is a seeming void or requirement and often make big edits to articles within my expertise.
  • Rather than trying to improve a B or C class article to GA or FA class, I prefer to improve the stubs, start class and Class C articles (which are generally in a requirement of significant improvement)
  • Sometime I cleanup pages to meet Wikipedia standards.
  • I add maintenance tags where they are supposedly required.
  • I add tags for Categories, Wikiprojects or templates to articles as applicable.
  • My contributions have more association with WP:MED and related WikiProjects and often involve edits requiring expert knowledge and opinion. I contribute to Wikipedia whenever I have scope but my involvement varies due to my busy schedule.
  • I had been member of the Editorial board of WikiJournal of Medicine where I served administrative functions in addition to my contributions to the journal or attempts to popularize it.

Articles I have started or expanded

*The list is not exhaustive.

Templates

Articles of which I have enhanced references

Reference cleanup, overall cleanup, disambiguation etc.

Articles that I might have something to contribute to


Diptanshu Das (talk · contribs · count)
  • Please note: My wife Anasuya.D is also an editor on Wikipedia and we might share a common IP.




Picture of the day

The current Open Access File of the Day
the beetle Neotermitosocius bolivianus
Kanao, T.; Eldredge, K.; Maruyama, M. (2012). "Two new genera and species of the termite symbiont lineage Termitohospitini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Bolivia and peninsular Malaysia". ZooKeys (254): 67–87. doi:10.3897/zookeys.254.4043. PMC 3561922. PMID 23378816.
This file is from an openly licensed academic publication and has been reused multiple times on Wikimedia projects. Nominate a file!
Use {{OAFD}}



The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
This one is for all your contributions to Wikipedia (both as IP and user) and also for helping me sarindam7 (talk) 13:43, 28 April 2008 (UTC)


The Guidance Barnstar
This is for you for trying to guide me and I really mean it.Soumit Banerjee (talk) 08:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Missing Article Trophy

I hereby pass the sacred missing article trophy on to you, in recognition for your work on Neonatal bowel obstruction. Congratulations and keep up the good work! Ochiwar (talk) 14:53, 15 July 2013 (UTC)


The Citation Barnstar
Thanks for cleaning up those references in Cancer today. WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:30, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


The Medicine Barnstar
You were one of the top 10 medical contributors to Wikipedia in 2013. Many thanks for your work. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 20:31, 11 March 2014 (UTC)


The Cure Award
In 2013 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you so much for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date medical information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do!

-Ocaasi, Doc James and the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 00:45, 5 May 2014‎ (UTC)


The Cure Award
In 2015 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Consider joining here, there are no associated costs, and we would love to collaborate further.

Thanks again :) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 03:59, 29 February 2016 (UTC)


The Cure Award
Thank you for all the great work you are doing promoting Wikipedia and medicine. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 07:37, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
For your work with AWB. Please keep up the good work! Magioladitis (talk) 18:18, 23 February 2017 (UTC)


The 2017 Cure Award
In 2017 you were one of the top ~250 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Thanks again :-) -- Doc James along with the rest of the team at Wiki Project Med Foundation 03:00, 26 April 2018 (UTC)


Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar
For completing over 100 reviews during the 2018 June Backlog Drive, please accept this Special Edition Barnstar. Thank you for helping out at New Page Patrol and keep up the good work. Cheers! — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 01:59, 1 July 2018 (UTC)


Licensing

Licensing rights granted to Wikimedia Foundation
I grant non-exclusive permission for the Wikimedia Foundation Inc. to relicense my text and media contributions, including any images, audio clips, or video clips, under any copyleft license that it chooses, provided it maintains the free and open spirit of the GFDL. This permission acknowledges that future licensing needs of the Wikimedia projects may need adapting in unforeseen fashions to facilitate other uses, formats, and locations. It is given for as long as this banner remains.
Minor edits multi-licensed into the public domain
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All rights released to all minor edits
I agree to release all rights, unless otherwise stated, to all my English Wikipedia text contributions marked as minor edits, enabling anyone to use them for any purpose. Please be aware that other contributors might not do the same, so if you want to freely use my minor edit contributions, please check the multi-licensing guide.