User talk:Acg064

Welcome!
Hello, Acg064, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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Placebo Studies
Hi - your article on placebo studies (Placebo Studies) looks to duplicate the existing article on placebo studies, I've moved the article back to the sandbox at User:Acg064/sandbox/placebo. Any new content should be merged into the existing article. Also, make sure that you're careful to avoid an essay tone and wording like "we", as well as any phrases or content that could be seen as coming from your own personal point of view. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:27, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Placebo Studies and Effects


Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Placebo Studies and Effects. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Placebo studies. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Placebo studies. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. PRehse (talk) 09:28, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Placebo Studies and Effects
Please do not re-create the article at the redirect. As stated by another editor and myself, the article duplicates an existing article on the topic, placebo studies. Any attempt to create a new article on this topic will be almost certainly deleted or otherwise removed, so the only option here would be to merge content into the existing article.

I do have some notes, however:


 * Make sure that you avoid writing in an essay style. By this I mean that content should only summarize existing sources and should not create new theories/research or come across like it was written by a single person. We can only summarize what has already been stated in reliable sources.


 * With sourcing, make sure that you are careful about what sources you use. I can't remember if you have taken the training on editing medical topics, but you need to take this before editing further. It will go over both tone and sourcing. Two sources that you should make sure to avoid with medicine and health related articles are studies and popular press. Studies are seen as primary sources for any of the claims or research conducted by its authors, meaning that the content hasn't been verified or put into context like it would with a secondary source such as a literature review. Popular press sources are things like newspaper or magazine coverage. The reason why this isn't a good source to use is because popular press coverage isn't always accurate - there's a more in-depth rationale here. WP:MEDRS gives a good overview of the sourcing requirements for medicine related articles as a whole.

I hope this helps! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:22, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Getting material
Hi! With the material at Placebo Studies and Effects, do you want this to show to your instructor or do you mean to try to restore it to Wikipedia? If you want it restored, that may pose an issue.

Although - I do see where you added content to the article on placebo studies. Is this the same content that was in your sandbox? Definitely let me know - when you respond, make sure to ping me by adding this to your response:, or respond on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:15, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll email a copy to your professor. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:14, 28 November 2018 (UTC)