Welcome to Wikipedia from the Wikiproject Medicine! edit

Welcome to Wikipedia and Wikiproject Medicine

Welcome to Wikipedia from Wikiproject Medicine (also known as WPMED).

We're a group of editors who strive to improve the quality of content about health here on Wikipedia, as part of the larger mission of Wikipedia to provide the public with articles that present accepted knowledge, created and maintained by a community of editors.

One of our members has noticed that you are interested in editing medical articles; it's great to have a new interested editor on board!

First, some basics about editing Wikipedia, which is a strange place behind the scenes; you may find some of the ways we operate to be surprising. Please take your time and understand how this place works. Here are some useful links, which have information to help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

  • Everything starts with the mission - the mission of Wikipedia is to provide the public with articles that summarize accepted knowledge, working in a community of editors. (see WP:NOT)
  • We find "accepted knowledge" for biomedical information in sources defined by WP:MEDRS -- we generally use literature reviews published in good journals or statements by major medical or scientific bodies and we generally avoid using research papers, editorials, and popular media as sources for such content. We read MEDRS sources and summarize them, giving the most space and emphasis (what we call WP:WEIGHT) to the most prevalent views found in MEDRS sources.
  • Please see WPMED's "how to" guide for editing content about health
  • More generally please see The five pillars of Wikipedia and please be aware of the "policies and guidelines" that govern what we do here; these have been generated by the community itself over the last fifteen years, and you will need to learn them (which is not too hard, it just takes some time). Documents about Wikipedia - the "back office" - reside in "Wikipedia space" where document titles are preceded by "Wikipedia:" (often abbreviated "WP:"). WP space is separate from "article space" (also called "mainspace") - the document at WP:CONSENSUS is different from, and serves as a different purpose than, the document at Consensus.

Every article and page in Wikipedia has an associated talk page, and these pages are essential because we editors use them to collaborate and work out disagreements. (This is your Talk page, associated with your user page.) When you use a Talk page, you should sign your name by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comment; the Wikipedia software will automatically convert that into links to your Userpage and this page and will add a datestamp. This is how we know who said what. We also "thread" comments in a way that you will learn with time. Please see the Talk Page Guidelines to learn how to use talk pages.

  • Thanks for coming aboard! We always appreciate a new editor. Feel free to leave us a message at any time on our talk page. If you are interested in joining the project yourself, there is a participant list where you can sign up. You can also just add our talk page to your watchlist and join in discussions that interest you. Please leave a message on the WPMED talk page if you have any problems, suggestions, would like review of an article, need suggestions for articles to edit, or would like some collaboration when editing!
  • The Wikipedia community includes a wide variety of editors with different interests, skills, and knowledge. We all manage to get along through a lot of discussion that happens under the scenes and through the bold, edit, discuss editing cycle. If you encounter any problems, you can discuss it on an article's talk page or post a message on the WPMED talk page.

Feel free to drop a note below if you have any problems. I wish you all the best here in Wikipedia! Jytdog (talk) 23:47, 11 January 2017 (UTC) You know, you are the only one acting in this manner and it can be useful, but it can also be detrimental. Miratrixplane (talk) 23:48, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Jytdog edit

I made this just for you so we could talk if you would like. Miratrixplane (talk) 22:58, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

What do you want? You have made reference to an article edit you made here, but per your contribs this account has not edited any articles. Jytdog (talk) 23:28, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Yes I made it last night and you deleted it shortly after. Miratrixplane (talk) 23:36, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Please be specific. Jytdog (talk) 23:37, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Did you delete a lot last night? Miratrixplane (talk) 23:37, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

On minoxidil Miratrixplane (talk) 23:37, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Oh you are the one violating copyright. You cannot copy/paste content into Wikipedia. Cannot. I left a notice at the IP talk page here - please read that notice and the links there and follow that policy. This is a very serious thing here in Wikipedia. Jytdog (talk) 23:39, 11 January 2017 (UTC) (struck Jytdog (talk) 23:43, 11 January 2017 (UTC))Reply

What did I copy and paste Miratrixplane (talk) 23:40, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I included information and then linked to a valid source Miratrixplane (talk) 23:41, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

sorry, different IP editor and different drug that starts with an M. Jytdog (talk) 23:43, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
you mean this dif. Yes the ref you used there is what we call a primary source. Please see WP:MEDDEF, and all of WP:MEDRS. This is explained briefly in the note below. Jytdog (talk) 23:43, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I am not a child and you do not own Wikipedia brother. And your trying to be covert but you are not very good at it because I know who you are. I don't care if you are making money doing some less than ethical things for corporations, more power to you. And I wouldn't try to cut off your living but it is very obvious you are in opposition to my efforts. Miratrixplane (talk) 23:45, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I've explained the issue. If you have any questions about WIkipedia's policies or guidelines I would be happy to answer them. Jytdog (talk) 23:46, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
I also added a welcome message above, that explains how Wikipedia works. I hope you take some time and review the information there. Jytdog (talk) 23:48, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

So, as I said in a post on your talk it is obvious you have a connection to JnJ. And you are deleting valid information that may be considered adverse to them. Information that I included. And once again, in a post I made on your talk that you deleted, you may be subpoenaed. Sorry. Miratrixplane (talk) 23:55, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I have no relationships with J&J. I warned you once about the WP:NLT policy; this is policy and if you continue you making legal threats you will be indefinitely blocked. Jytdog (talk) 23:58, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

I made that edit just for shits brother. But look what I found. Report me all you want. I won't edit again, why should anyone with people like you around. It is obvious you have a connection with JnJ, you edit their page. I got what I need from this endeavor without even trying so adios me amigos. Miratrixplane (talk) 00:03, 12 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

References edit

 

Remember that when adding content about health, please only use high-quality reliable sources as references. We typically use review articles, major textbooks and position statements of national or international organizations (There are several kinds of sources that discuss health: here is how the community classifies them and uses them). WP:MEDHOW walks you through editing step by step. A list of resources to help edit health content can be found here. The edit box has a built-in citation tool to easily format references based on the PMID or ISBN. We also provide style advice about the structure and content of medicine-related encyclopedia articles. The welcome page is another good place to learn about editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a note. Jytdog (talk) 23:43, 11 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Blocked edit

Account blocked indefinitely. Trolling, harassment. Newyorkbrad (talk) 01:56, 12 January 2017 (UTC)Reply