User talk:AMTCMRM2020

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. El_C 19:03, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

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Questioning repeated Reversion of Edits to REIKI page
Hello,

I have tried twice to update the article on Reiki using neutral language and citing recent research published in peer-reviewed journals. I understand and am happy to acknowledge disagreeing viewpoints on Reiki, but what is currently posted is incomplete, inaccurate, biased, and out of date.

To consistently revert the Wiki posting to an incomplete and evidently biased article declaring Reiki a "pseudo-science" is to continue disseminating information that is outdated, inaccurate, and inflammatory.

A quick search of "clinicaltrials.gov" will show that there are currently 25 clinical studies of Reiki underway at reputable institutions, including the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Albert Einstein Medical Center, and Brigham and Women's Hospital - to name a few.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=Reiki&Search=Apply&recrs=b&recrs=a&recrs=f&recrs=d&recrs=e&recrs=m&age_v=&gndr=&type=&rslt=

I have tried contacting the editor who reverted my changes, by emailing "User:El C" per the email link on his/her user page (at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/El_C).

I have not received a response, although I was sent the following automated confirmation that my email was sent, which includes the content of my message:

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Wikipedia  Wed 5/27/2020 3:34 PM Dear El C[apitan?],

This is the second time I have attempted to update the Wiki entry on Reiki, which unfortunately is outdated, inflammatory, biased, and in some places simply inaccurate. The changes I made were phrased in neutral and professional language, and I cited reliable, authoritative and up-to-date resources.

I am a Certified Medical Reiki Master, a member of the Board of the Center for Reiki Research, and a professional writer/editor and researcher. I teach and practice Reiki in Washington, DC and have practiced Reiki (with the surgeons' approval) in hospitals in Louisiana, Maryland, and Virginia. I've provided pre- and post-operative Reiki for patients undergoing operations for bone resection, hip replacement, maxillofacial repair, and oncology treatments -- including surgeries for cancer of the jaw, tongue, esophagus, ovaries, and breast (including double mastectomy).

Each time I have tried to update/revise the Reiki entry, I have provided valid reasons for my changes in the Edit Summary. And each time, my updates have been posted but then quickly taken back down.

The current entry for Reiki is inflammatory, biased, inaccurate and out of date. I respectfully but ardently request that you reconsider, and allow someone with experience and substantiating research to populate what Wikipedia is posting.

Thank you.

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With respect for Wikipedia's mission to create an open and respectful forum for differing, but not misleading or inflammatory, viewpoints,

Ann Thompson Writer/Editor Certified Medical Reiki Master Washington, DC May 29, 2020


 * Ann, Wikipedia operates by consensus. That consensus is reached through discussion on the respective article talk page. That is where you should present your proposed changes to the article. That is where you will be able to see what other editors think of these — another editor has already suggested you do this. Note that we have a strict sourcing requirements when it comes to medicine, so that's important to keep in mind. Hope this helps. El_C 20:28, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Am I using the wrong Talk page?
HI,

Thanks for your explanation that, "consensus is reached through discussion on the respective article talk page. That is where you should present your proposed changes to the article. That is where you will be able to see what other editors think of these."

So... am I doing this wrong? My understanding, based on the Wikipedia video, was that making edits is as simple as hitting "Edit" and "Save," which is what I did -- and in each case, also indicated a reason for the changes.

Is there another "Talk" page other than the one I've been posting these questions to? (which I accessed via the tab at the top right corner of the Reiki article page, next to "Sandbox.")?

Many thanks.

AMTCMRM2020 (talk) 21:44, 29 May 2020 (UTC) Ann Thompson