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Hello there fellow editor! I saw that you marked my reference for the health risks part in the page Cherry as I provided no link for the Youtube video I referred to. Instead I mentioned the title of the video as I was unable to post the link directly. If you wouldn't mind, you could type the said title on Youtube, and get the video I sourced to know about the information given. However, I shall state that the given video is from a verified scientist, who has accurately calculated the amount of cyanide found in a sampled cherry pit. I hope my message provides clarity about the same. Thank you! E3C4B1 (talk) 14:52, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @E3C4B1:,

While I do appreciate your dedication to document things like this. Youtube is generally not accepted as a primary source of information. Please check WP:NOYT for the reason why. The main reason why I think it is an issue in this case is the self-published nature of youtube and its inherent lack of peer review. Findings such as these should be either published and scrutinised in a paper or be part of an overview paper. On itself it does not stand as a good source of information, especially not as the primary source of a whole new section.

I have looked at your bio and it seems that it is your mission to transfer knowledge from Youtube to wikipedia. While I do apreciate the effort, do expect that there to be quite a bit of pushback on that. You might need to push for some policy changes for comments like these not to happen.

Hope this doesn't disharten you from writing for Wikipedia. Dondville (talk) 15:23, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I do know that Youtube links are not accepted as reference, probably also as they may provide a loophole for malicious links to be presented as evidence. I however just want the evidence to not be erased or wiped out, and I believe it is a crucial evidence that states the relative safety of limiting accidental cherry pit ingestions to a pit or two to curb poisonings. I am not disheartened by any criticism or feedback, and I do appreciate that you brought this to my attention. Thank you! E3C4B1 (talk) 16:19, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]