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Hello, I'm a board certified neurologist, a long-time user and an editor since late August, 2011. My "editing" thus far hardly merits that title, but I hope to get more active in the future as I can find the time. [[User:Presto54|Presto54]] ([[User talk:Presto54|talk]]) 03:06, 7 September 2011 (UTC) |
Hello, I'm a board certified neurologist, a long-time user and an editor since late August, 2011. My "editing" thus far hardly merits that title, but I hope to get more active in the future as I can find the time. [[User:Presto54|Presto54]] ([[User talk:Presto54|talk]]) 03:06, 7 September 2011 (UTC) |
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===Is it appropriate and desirable to place an external link (EL) to MedMerits in a relevant Wikipedia article?=== |
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''Disclosure:'' I am a medical advisor to [http://www.medmerits.com MedMerits]. |
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''About MedMerits:'' MedMerits is a website that brings restricted information into the public arena. It offers free and unrestricted access to a wealth of neurologic content under license from [http://www.medlink.com MedLink], generally in greater depth and wider coverage (in neurology) than Wikipedia. |
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''About MedLink:'' MedLink is an [http://www.accme.org/index.cfm/fa/about.home/About.cfm Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®)]-accredited medical publisher with an independent editorial board. It is restricted to fee-paying subscribers. |
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''Validity of MedMerits as an EL:'' MedMerits meets [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links requirements] that ELs contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to... amount of detail (such as... online textbooks).... Moreover, MedMerits is a unique resource in the public arena that contains details useful to the public but beyond what a Wikipedia article would contain if it became a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_criteria featured article]. |
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''Desirability of MedMerits as an external link:'' Having disclosed my conflict of interest, I ask editors to set aside their own biases and consider as objectively as possible whether Wikipedia users would benefit from having an EL to MedMerits in a relevant WP article. In other words, does it offer added value to users interested in the selected disorder, including differentiation from other disorders? Linking to MedMerits has been discussed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine/Archive_23#External_links here] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:MED#Wikipedia_and_its_relationship_to_the_outside_world here]. |
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Revision as of 06:16, 23 October 2011
Hello, I'm a board certified neurologist, a long-time user and an editor since late August, 2011. My "editing" thus far hardly merits that title, but I hope to get more active in the future as I can find the time. Presto54 (talk) 03:06, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Is it appropriate and desirable to place an external link (EL) to MedMerits in a relevant Wikipedia article?
Disclosure: I am a medical advisor to MedMerits.
About MedMerits: MedMerits is a website that brings restricted information into the public arena. It offers free and unrestricted access to a wealth of neurologic content under license from MedLink, generally in greater depth and wider coverage (in neurology) than Wikipedia.
About MedLink: MedLink is an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®)-accredited medical publisher with an independent editorial board. It is restricted to fee-paying subscribers.
Validity of MedMerits as an EL: MedMerits meets requirements that ELs contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to... amount of detail (such as... online textbooks).... Moreover, MedMerits is a unique resource in the public arena that contains details useful to the public but beyond what a Wikipedia article would contain if it became a featured article.
Desirability of MedMerits as an external link: Having disclosed my conflict of interest, I ask editors to set aside their own biases and consider as objectively as possible whether Wikipedia users would benefit from having an EL to MedMerits in a relevant WP article. In other words, does it offer added value to users interested in the selected disorder, including differentiation from other disorders? Linking to MedMerits has been discussed here and here.