Georgedunn
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Improving CFS/ME Article edit
Hi, I've noticed you used to contribute to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I recently nominated it as the Wikipedia:Improvement Drive. I feel that it needs urgent improvement, and if you agree please vote at the Improvement Drive project page. Thanks! Thedreamdied 02:21, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Ampligen reply edit
- I think that Ampligen and HEB have had a long and troubled history, and the fault does appear to reside largely with HEB. Even so, Ampligen HAS been shown to be effective to a certain degree in some patients with CFS. And I'm very sorry you've had CFS/ME for so long, I know that it can't be any fun. And the reason it has "not been realised here" is because Wikipedia does not support biased points of view - editors have to weigh up the evidence and produce a balanced article. I'll post this conversation to your talk page as well in case you return to Wikipedia and forget that you put this here. Thedreamdied 19:12, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
George, I reverted your edit not because I think the material was necessarily wrong, but because it is stated as an editorial opinion, has no sources, some of it should be under criticism or in other sections. In Wikipedia, material has to come from reliable sources and should be presented factually and neutrally so that the reader can come to their own opinions about a subject. Wikipedia articles do not tell people how to think about the subjects. It is difficult to find and write the information so that a realistic picture of all points of view of the subject are presented fairly. I understand the frustration you must feel, but this article can be developed to show fairly all the mainstream points of view about Ampligen. But it will take time and collaborative effort to do it, so please take some time to know Wikipedia to help work within the process. Thank You. Ward20 (talk) 04:54, 28 April 2008 (UTC)