User talk:ScienceGlee
May 2018
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Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. sciencewatcher (talk) 00:12, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Welcome
[edit]Welcome to Wikipedia! We have compiled some guidance for new healthcare editors:
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References
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Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Remember that when adding content about health, please only use high-quality reliable sources as references. We typically use review articles, major textbooks and position statements of national or international organizations (There are several kinds of sources that discuss health: here is how the community classifies them and uses them). WP:MEDHOW walks you through editing step by step. A list of resources to help edit health content can be found here. The edit box has a built-in citation tool to easily format references based on the PMID or ISBN.
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We also provide style advice about the structure and content of medicine-related encyclopedia articles. The welcome page is another good place to learn about editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a note. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:25, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
July 2024
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Hi ScienceGlee, I'm MrOllie. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content and edits on Wikipedia are expected to be verifiable in reliable sources. In articles related to medical topics, the standard for content and sourcing is defined at WP:MEDRS, and in your edit you did not include any references that meet that ideal. Please have a look at MEDRS to learn about the quality standards for medical sourcing. You might also want to take a look at WikiProject Medicine. If you have any questions related to sourcing of medical issues, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine Talk page. For general questions about sourcing, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. MrOllie (talk) 23:00, 22 July 2024 (UTC) MrOllie (talk) 23:00, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Dear MrOllie. Thanks for your note. While I disagree about posting peer-review articles, it is your right. The one cited is from BMJ Open Gastroenterology with an impact factor of 3.3, which is very reasonable.
- However, your rule does not apply to https://www.ostomy.org/diet-nutrition/. The nutrition guide is a consensus document published by the UOAA (Ostomy Association at ostomy.org) with a lead author.
- The pdf document could be listed in English (https://www.ostomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Eating_with_an_Ostomy_2022-02.pdf) and in Spanish.
- These patients wants/need guidance as the article "ileostomy", mentions a list of problems but no solution.
- Up to you.
- Looking for your guidance.
- Best. Jacques ScienceGlee (talk) 00:38, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- If you read the linked guidelines thoroughly, you will find that requirements for medical content are very stringent here. No single study, no matter the impact factor, qualified. Wikipedia also does not embed external links into articles, nutrition guides or otherwise. Wikipedia is not a directory of external links, nor is it a place to provide guidance to patients. It is not the role of an encyclopedia to provide solutions or to promote anything - even if the thing in question is a good cause. While you're at it, please have a read of WP:COI - the self citations you've been adding are considered a form of self-promotion on Wikipedia. In the future either cite papers where you have no professional connection with the authors, or, when only a cite to yourself will do, suggest the edit on the article's associated talk page instead of inserting such a cite yourself. - MrOllie (talk) 01:10, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- Noted. Thank you. ScienceGlee (talk) 13:03, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
- If you read the linked guidelines thoroughly, you will find that requirements for medical content are very stringent here. No single study, no matter the impact factor, qualified. Wikipedia also does not embed external links into articles, nutrition guides or otherwise. Wikipedia is not a directory of external links, nor is it a place to provide guidance to patients. It is not the role of an encyclopedia to provide solutions or to promote anything - even if the thing in question is a good cause. While you're at it, please have a read of WP:COI - the self citations you've been adding are considered a form of self-promotion on Wikipedia. In the future either cite papers where you have no professional connection with the authors, or, when only a cite to yourself will do, suggest the edit on the article's associated talk page instead of inserting such a cite yourself. - MrOllie (talk) 01:10, 23 July 2024 (UTC)