User talk:TOB2010
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Feel free to drop a note on my talk page if you have any questions. I wish you all the best on your wiki voyages! I noted that your recent edits to Brilacidin cite several sources that don't meet wp:MEDRS. Please look for secondary sources such as review papers! with independent authors unrelated to the original researchers. come howl! 01:36, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
- @LeadSongDog: Thank you for your input. I've replaced several pharma corp ref with MEDRS. As Brilacidin is still an Investigational New Drug, there are limited secondary sources, but I'm on the lookout for them and as they come available and will continue to revise the page. TOB2010 (talk) 19:16, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
- I'll take a look. Please, though, never change other editor's talk page posts, except in the very limited ways permitted at wp:TPG. LeadSongDog come howl! 02:27, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
- @LeadSongDog: Oops, my mistake. I see from 'view history' I somehow inadvertently added the text of my 'edit summary' to your post. TOB2010 (talk) 03:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
- No problem, it happens. I've made some format fixes at Brilacidin, but the basic problem remains that it is far too dependent on sources which are primary, first-party, and in all probability inclined to be biased in favour of products in which they are invested. Please read wp:MEDRS carefully. Many of the sources are just not suited to support making statements in the voice of the encyclopedia. LeadSongDog come howl! 03:31, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- @LeadSongDog: Oops, my mistake. I see from 'view history' I somehow inadvertently added the text of my 'edit summary' to your post. TOB2010 (talk) 03:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)