User talk:BP2
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Reply to Ronz
[edit]Hello Ronz, yes I am new to Wikipedia, and spent a great deal of time composing the Failed Back Surgery Syndrome page. I had looked "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome" up in the Wikipedia search engine and found nothing, and then proceeded to compose the page. After completing the page I found that another page, called "Failed Back Syndrome" had been previously composed. So I added new material to that page, including many scientific references. I then found that the "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome" page had been deleted, and redirected to the "Failed Back Syndrome" page.
The problem with this is that "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome" is the much more correct name, and the name that is more scientifically acceptable (see the references in the article, this is the name that is cited in the literature). So yes, it seems that there is no need for duplicate articles, but the Failed Back Syndrome article should be retitled "Failed Back Surgery", and the "Failed Back Syndrome" searches redirected there. I am not sure quite how this should be done, since I am new. Also, with regard to the added links to the chronic pain and related articles, these links were added quickly (and correctly, although there may have been some degree of duplication) because of the related content of these sites; yes, the sites had been previously read.
Are you able to help with the above? It would contribute to the scientific accuracy of this content. Thank you. --BP2
See also
[edit]I've changed or undone some of your recent edits to See also sections of articles. You're duplicating links that already there, and judging by how quickly you are making these edits I'm wondering if you're even checking the articles first. --Ronz 19:34, 14 October 2007 (UTC)