User talk:Dribrook

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You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, instead of writing it yourself, as you did at Itzhak Brook. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to No original research, Neutral point of view, and Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. --Nat Gertler (talk) 23:31, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Linking
We do not link to external web sites like this. Please take some time and read WP:MOS. Cheers. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:57, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Anaerobic infections


A tag has been placed on Anaerobic infections requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. E. Fokker (talk) 21:24, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

February 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Anaerobic infections has been reverted. Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. I removed the following link(s): http://anaerobicinfections.blogspot.com//link_1. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, fansite, or similar site (see 'Links to avoid', #11), then please check the information on the external site thoroughly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creator's copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest). If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 00:51, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Copyright
Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.  Chzz  ► 01:00, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * This user may be in fact the copyright holder in which case it would be okay. -- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:49, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Please properly format references
If you need help with this drop me a note but this tool works well  Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 04:54, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Please do not remove properly formatted references and replace them with unformated references. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:00, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Sinusitis do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. I removed the following link(s): http://sinusitisunderstood.blogspot.com/. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, fansite, or similar site (see 'Links to avoid', #11), then please check the information on the external site thoroughly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creator's copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest). If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 12:17, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Sinusitis
This is your last warning; the next time you insert a spam link, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:30, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Blogs are not appropriate references. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 12:30, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Per here WP:ELNO it states "One should generally avoid links to blogs, personal web pages and most fansites, except those written by a recognized authority." Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 12:53, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Itzhak Brook, MD
I assume you are Dr. Brook. Welcome to Wikipedia. I am one of a number of physicians who edit here extensively. First I would like to say welcome. There are a number of guidelines we have that we use to maintain a consistent format across medical articles. These can be found at WP:MEDMOS and WP:MEDRS. With respect to the primary page you have been working on Anaerobic infections the text you are using is similar to your other published work. This is fine just we need to make sure that this is you and that you are okay with releasing it under a creative commons license due to issues of copyright. If you have any question feel free to contact me. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:59, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Separated
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Fusobacterium do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. I removed the following link(s): http://anaerobicinfections.blogspot.com/p/microbiology-predisposing-conditions.html. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, fansite, or similar site (see 'Links to avoid', #11), then please check the information on the external site thoroughly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creator's copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest). If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 19:03, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Bacteroides fragilis. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to a loss of editing privileges. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox.  Boolyme   Chat!! 19:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Your blog
I have noticed your comment at User talk:Jmh649. Answer is no; you cannot. All wikipedia articles must be sourced to reliable secondary published sources, this specially applies to medical articles. You might find interesting the reliable sources in medicine guideline (See WP:MEDRS). As your blog as a external link: Blogs are usually discouraged as external links, since they are hardly reliable; for more info see WP:ELNO. Bests.--Garrondo (talk) 07:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * To elaborate a bit more on what Garrondo said, if you were to write a research paper of some sort that you made purely on your own would most likely violate WP:OR which basically says you can't publish information you created WITHOUT having it published from a reliable source. Peter.C  •  talk  11:49, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Treatment of infections after accidental or hostile exposure to ionizing radiation


Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, Treatment of infections after accidental or hostile exposure to ionizing radiation. 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 - Ionizing_radiation. 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 to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Ionizing_radiation - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

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Your blog
You cannot link your blog anywhere on Wikipedia. Please be compliant with WP:ELNO. If you wish further help with editing drop me a not. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:16, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

March 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. One or more of the external links you added in this edit to the page Head and neck cancer do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. You may wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Sea photo Talk 19:18, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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March 2012

 * Simply put it is not appropriate to use Wikipedia to promote yourself and your own work. Thanks. -- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 10:49, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * User was not blocked and discussion occurring. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:20, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

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Review articles
With respect to references you must use either review articles or major textbook per WP:MEDRS rather than primary research. Please go back and remove the primary source. Thanks -- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 07:06, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Videos
I'm sorry to hear that you have undergone a laryngectomy, and I admire the fact that you have published about it in print and on YouTube. However, links to these resources are not necessarily the most useful in the context of general encyclopedia content. Could I recommend you have a look at WP:ELNO? JFW &#124; T@lk  23:58, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

May 2013
Hello, I'm Lova Falk. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Lova Falk    talk   08:49, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * PS In those articles in which you have added your book as a reference, could you please provide page number(s). Thank you.  Lova Falk     talk   08:51, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with this and have removed your addition of a book to Posttraumatic stress disorder, plus the book appears to be self-published. Farrajak (talk) 20:55, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with them and have done similarly with other articles. If you continue adding your CreateSpace book as a source, you risk getting yourself blocked or banned. Doczilla  @SUPERHEROLOGIST 05:40, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes agree. Please do not add content you have published yourself unless they qualify per WP:MEDRS Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 07:01, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * You have so persistently engaged in a pattern of promoting your own work that it reduces the credibility of any of it. Even items published in legitimate medical journals are tainted by your repeated insertion of self-published works, because you have rendered yourself a less than credible source and we have no reason to assume that you can objectively assess your articles' relevance, notability, reliability, and validity. Not every journal article on a topic needs to get cited in that topic's article. Doczilla  @SUPERHEROLOGIST 04:22, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

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