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Happy editing! Royal Autumn Crest (talk) 23:54, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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Borody

Do have have any kind of connection to Thomas Borody? Please be aware of WP:COI and particularly WP:COIDISCLOSE. Alexbrn (talk) 05:53, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

This is to confirm that I do not have a COI with Tom Borody. I worked alongside him over 9 years ago but we no longer are affiliated. However, I take offense at the obvious bias against the ivermectin debate currently represented on his page when all I had done was explain the scientific rationale for its use, based on randomized controlled trials, which were referenced. It would be worthwhile to remember that Barry Marshall was once treated this way about H. Pylori and look where we are today. Dana c 83 (talk) 11:20, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Ah, the Galileo Gambit. An ex-colleague does probably rates as a COI, and it seems your entire history with Wikipedia is to puff-up Borody. Please stop doing that. Any content must be reliably-sourced and biomedical claims need WP:MEDRS. Alexbrn (talk) 11:23, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

And did the Galileo gambit also apply to the ridicule regarding FMT, which is now recommended in treatment guidelines for relapsed/refractory CDI? I don’t believe an ex-colleague of over 9 years ago does represent a COI but it seems that you are clutching at straws. I disagree that my role is to “puff up” Doctor Borody, I have simply outlined his work, which I was under the assumption this page was about. I would be interested to know what content in my recent edits was not reliably sourced, and instead of simply being removed, I would like an opportunity to replace them. Dana c 83 (talk) 12:04, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

If you want to check on your COI, ask at WP:COIN. Please make any suggestions for article improvement at Talk:Thomas Borody. Note that the article still contains some unsourced content (see the template in the body text). Note that in this[1] edit for example you were adding medical claims to the article sourced to primary research, which is not reliable for such content per WP:MEDRS.

Also note that adding unsourced editorial spin like "Numerous government agencies, health advisory panels and research bodies, with no experience in the use of this new combination triple therapy have misquoted and misinformed the public by referring to trials of ivermectin alone ... " will likely get you removed from Wikipedia for WP:SOAPBOXING. Alexbrn (talk) 12:34, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

• I notice now a IP user using TPG Internet and based in Sydney[2] is blanking parts of the article.[3] Is that you editing logged-out? Alexbrn (talk) 09:01, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

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