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Hello, it's not the usefulness of the reference or external link that's really the issue, it's their reliability. That reference is not a good [[WP:MEDRS|source for a medical article]] since we strongly prefer journal articles, and I suspect that the person who added it had a [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]]. However, the "Signs" section seemed a little empty to me and as it turns out, [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Childbirth&diff=prev&oldid=350949361 it used to contain a lot more text], so I've restored the information that used to be there, since it's mostly well-sourced. Regarding the video, there is no authorship information on it and it could be a copyright violation, which [[WP:ELNO|should not be linked]]. A person using many IP addresses has been adding the link to various articles like [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Childbirth&diff=prev&oldid=369091477 this], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_sounds&diff=prev&oldid=382483618 this] and [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elephantiasis&diff=prev&oldid=500275983 this]. I figure that if somebody is so desperate to get their links onto Wikipedia that they have to resort to tactics like that, something must be very wrong; also no long-term editors have ever added links to that site. Feel free to add a link to another childbirth video that isn't a copyright violation; anything from a large reputable organisation like the [[National Institutes of Health]], the [[National Health Service]] or the [[Mayo Clinic]] would be fine. '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''<font color="green">[[User talk:Graham87|87]]</font> 02:21, 4 July 2012 (UTC) |
Hello, it's not the usefulness of the reference or external link that's really the issue, it's their reliability. That reference is not a good [[WP:MEDRS|source for a medical article]] since we strongly prefer journal articles, and I suspect that the person who added it had a [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]]. However, the "Signs" section seemed a little empty to me and as it turns out, [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Childbirth&diff=prev&oldid=350949361 it used to contain a lot more text], so I've restored the information that used to be there, since it's mostly well-sourced. Regarding the video, there is no authorship information on it and it could be a copyright violation, which [[WP:ELNO|should not be linked]]. A person using many IP addresses has been adding the link to various articles like [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Childbirth&diff=prev&oldid=369091477 this], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_sounds&diff=prev&oldid=382483618 this] and [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elephantiasis&diff=prev&oldid=500275983 this]. I figure that if somebody is so desperate to get their links onto Wikipedia that they have to resort to tactics like that, something must be very wrong; also no long-term editors have ever added links to that site. Feel free to add a link to another childbirth video that isn't a copyright violation; anything from a large reputable organisation like the [[National Institutes of Health]], the [[National Health Service]] or the [[Mayo Clinic]] would be fine. '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''<font color="green">[[User talk:Graham87|87]]</font> 02:21, 4 July 2012 (UTC) |
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I've deleted the information because it is superfluous, as I explained on the Talk page of the article. Your accusation of vandalism is quite irritating. |
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Re: Childbirth
Hello, it's not the usefulness of the reference or external link that's really the issue, it's their reliability. That reference is not a good source for a medical article since we strongly prefer journal articles, and I suspect that the person who added it had a conflict of interest. However, the "Signs" section seemed a little empty to me and as it turns out, it used to contain a lot more text, so I've restored the information that used to be there, since it's mostly well-sourced. Regarding the video, there is no authorship information on it and it could be a copyright violation, which should not be linked. A person using many IP addresses has been adding the link to various articles like this, this and this. I figure that if somebody is so desperate to get their links onto Wikipedia that they have to resort to tactics like that, something must be very wrong; also no long-term editors have ever added links to that site. Feel free to add a link to another childbirth video that isn't a copyright violation; anything from a large reputable organisation like the National Institutes of Health, the National Health Service or the Mayo Clinic would be fine. Graham87 02:21, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Locust
I've deleted the information because it is superfluous, as I explained on the Talk page of the article. Your accusation of vandalism is quite irritating.