User talk:Xkcd1234
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Again, welcome! JFW | T@lk 13:36, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Lupus article
[edit]To support health-related encyclopedia content, we have formulated a guideline that helps editors select the best sources. Typically, these are "secondary sources" (reviews and textbooks). I recommend you have a look at WP:MEDRS, the guideline in question, and WP:MEDMOS (the medical manual of style). Let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Good to have you on board! JFW | T@lk 13:38, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- You really should follow my advice and read MEDRS. What you're adding is a mouse study from 10 years ago. That is not a great source, even if it's free. The kind of source we're looking for is a recent review in a high-profile journal or a textbook. Lupus has been reviewed several times in the Lancet and NEJM in the last few years, so there is really no need to use the source you have been adding.
- Incidentally, please do not simultaneously edit from a registered account as well as an IP address. I have temporarily locked editing for non-autoconfirmed users so I can guide you through this. JFW | T@lk 18:14, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
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