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((Have a template. :) lots of useful links.)) -Quiddity 18:29, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Please stop inserting links to partisan websites on Methylphenidate. You have asked in several places if they were acceptable, and several people have told you that they are not. Also, in the policy on external links (section "Links to normally avoid") it is especially spelled out that such links are not considered acceptable. Cheers! Dr Zak 03:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
And especially don't call removal of such links vandalism. Dr Zak 03:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Recent edits
editHi there, from your recent edits it's easy to see that you are concerned about the negative effects of psychoactive medication.
I do agree that pharmaceutical companies invest heavily in advertising, that antidepressants might be overprescribed and that there are a fair number of hippocratic oafs out there. Also, today's lifestyle (especially the lack of job security and the long commutes) aren't concucive to peace of mind and there are problems that are better solved by change of job, house or partner than by taking antidepressants.
However, if you continue to agressively insert websites of dubious validity you will quickly find out that Wikipedia isn't a place for advocacy of any kind. (And an aside, dubious websites are pretty poor advocacy!) Cheers! Dr Zak 04:32, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- I think the "external links" policy has been clarified. The standard for including information on the "external links" section of a page is much lower than the standard for including information in the main body of the article. Therefore, you are engaging in vandalism by removing those links.
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You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so after the block expires. ←Humus sapiens ну? 10:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Hello Fsk. I'm afraid the {{helpme}} tag is not appropriate for appealing against bans. If you wish to attempt to get your banned overturned, you should try emailing the blocking admin. However, it appears you ban is temporary, i would advise waiting until it expires - treat it as a cooling off period, perhaps. When it expires, you will be able to edit again. Rockpocket 02:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Risperidone
editWikipedia is an encyclopedia and its content must be professional and of sufficient quality. The edit(s) I removed were made by an anonymous user who did not appreciate that Wikipedia is not a forum for posting recent news. The conversational style "Just this week (May 31, 2006), there was a study saying that" is totally inappropriate.
The same link was included twice. The link was to a web site that collates news stories and summarises them (Headine News)) - it is not a primary news site (e.g. a real newspaper) and doesn't meet the inclusion criteria for external links, nor the criteria for quality references. We can do much better.
I have updated the risperidone with the new Wikipedia reference system, researched the primary source of some of the links, and found better quality external links for the drug info pages. I have also included a reference to the actual paper that the news article discussed.
If you wish to add more on the pituitary issue, please do so by contributing well-sourced text to the body of the article. Regards, Colin°Talk 09:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)