User talk:The River Man

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Editing Somatics

Thanks, MrBill3, but have you actually read the "ONE independent source this article had"? This source is, to say the least, questionable: somatic therapy (somatic disciplines, somatic methods, somatics, somatic techniques, somatic therapies): Field that encompasses aikido, the Alexander Technique, applied kinesiology, Arica, Aston-Patterning, Awareness Through Movement, bioenergetics, Body-Mind Centering®, "Capoeria," "Continuum," CranioSacral Therapy, Eutony, Focusing, Functional Integration, Hakomi, Hellerwork, judo, karate, kundalini yoga, kung fu, "Lomi" (see "lomi-lomi" and "Lomi work"), "Oki yoga" (see "Oki-Do"), Process-Oriented Psychotherapy (process psychology), rebirthing, reflexology, Resonant Kinesiology, Rolfing, "Rosen work" (see "Rosen Method"), "sensory awareness," SHEN, somasynthesis, tai chi, Touch for Health, Trager, "Trans Fiber," yoga therapy, and Zero Balancing. "Subtle-energy elements" are a commonality of somatic therapies. Thomas Hanna, founder of the journal Somatics, coined the word "somatics." Really?! Any impartial researcher with even a mild understanding of the subject matter can easily discredit this nebulous and contradictory definition. Instead of this secondary source definition I've provided a primary source definition of Somatics, with appropriate referencing. What seems to be the problem? Thanks for your attention and contribution, but I do politly urge you to look deeper into the matter and reconsider. You might want start with reading the book I've cited, where Somatics is defined by the person who coined the term. Best, The River Man — Preceding unsigned comment added by The River Man (talk • contribs) 10:01 am, Yesterday (UTC−5)"

My only edit to the Somatics article involved only changing the notability tag from a redirect, adding multiple issues template and the orphan tag and adding some spaces. I am not sure how your comment applies to that edit. Please examine the edit history and address your question to the appropriate editor preferably on the talk page of the appropriate article.

Also please sign your posts with four tildes.

I would also like to point out that WP policy indicates that secondary sources should be used, not primary ones, see WP:SECONDARY and WP:MEDRS. WP policy does not encourage original research by editors, see WP:OR. I am only pointing this out based on the wording of your post as I have no idea what your are talking about. It is generally best to discuss the editing of an article on the talk page of the article, Talk:Somatics. I would caution you about addressing the impartiality and "mild understanding" of other editors see WP:CIVIL and suggest you focus your posts on the content and editing of articles more directly. If you contest a definition from a secondary source I suggest finding another source that either discredits the definition you disagree with or provides another. If you feel a source provides a better definition explain and justify it. The explanation you have given is that it is a definition provided by the person who coined the term, this is woefully inadequate per WP:MEDRS. - - MrBill3 (talk) 05:32, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]