User talk:Another287person

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Medical information and sources

I noticed editors have removed your contributions to date, citing WP:MEDRS. I'd add that WP:SOAP and WP:NOTHOWTO apply as well. I hope you'll take a look at them and not be daunted by the various policies and guidelines of Wikipedia. --Ronz (talk) 16:13, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

For instance, I deleted your contribs with this undo. Wikipedians endeavour to maintain a high standard for the sources selected, particularly for medical articles (and for the biographies of living people). The basic policy is that readers must be able to verify assertions made against reliable sources. For medical subjects the RS requirements are tightened up by wp:MEDRS. Ideal sources are current, peer-reviewed, secondary, and independent of the subject matter. Examples of such are systematic reviews or meta-analysis published in quality journals, consensus practice guidelines, and recent editions of evergreen textbooks at the undergraduate level. To avoid unconsciously injecting our own biases, it is best to use queries of major databases such as PubMed to guide selection of sources. Once we select the best quality sources to work from, we then try to accurately summarize in our own words what they tell us about the subject at hand, without changing the weight they place on differing points of view. I hope this clarifies matters and does not discourage you from participating. While it can be a challenge, it is also very rewarding to get it right. Cheers, LeadSongDog come howl! 13:23, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks LeadSongDog I think I need to go and find the Food Intolerance talk page and put some specific info over there. Otherwise I could end up having the same discussion six times. --Another287person (talk) 01:15, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

It's at Talk:Food intolerance. See you there.LeadSongDog come howl! 02:53, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Sorry I've been slow to respond this week. Thanks for replying and finding that link. I agree, it's a bit old. I'm not sure if I found all responses. I searched the page for my user name to find the bits where my discussion bits were likely to be. I'm not sure what to do about the new topic I added at the bottom which no one has commented on. Does the lack of complaint mean that I can go ahead and re-add those links to the page? --Another287person (talk)

MEDRS

Hi, you emailed me about your edit to Food Intolerance that I reverted. Basically all edits to articles that contain medical information must conform to WP:MEDRS. Please read through WP:MEDRS before making any further edits. If you're unsure, feel free to post on the talk page of the article in question and people will be happy to give you advice. --sciencewatcher (talk) 13:44, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks heaps (talk) I don't really want to do all the work involved in making the Food Intolerance page(s) more sensible, but maybe if I put some discussion onto the articles "talk page" others might be encouraged to do so? I didn't realize that talk pages existed or what function they play. Thanks for the pointer. Will you be notified of this message or do I need to do something to make sure I'm not just talking to myself here? --Another287person (talk) 01:09, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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