User talk:Drq100

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Pushing of homeopathic ZymaDerm, different from cited study product
Please read carefully WP:Cite, WP:Verify, WP:Reliable sources and WP:NPOV.

The research paper cited was PMID 15183850, which looked at 10% strength essential oil. http://www.molluscum-contagiosum.net promotes ZymaDerm, which states at the top of the web page that "ZymaDerm - Molluscum Treatment. FDA Approved Homeopathic Formula for Molluscum Contagiosum".
 * Now no 10% strength product would be considered homeopathic in preparation. The stated research therefore does not verify the claim that such a diluted concentration is also effective, and certainly not that it has, as you put in the edit a "higher success rate".
 * A company's own claims are not independant reliable sources as is required. One can of course state "the company claims it is more effective", but that also requires an additional  comment of independant assessment, in order to meet WP:NPOV).
 * Indeed the credibility of the company's initial header on the web page must be questioned by the required disclaimer on their research page that "FDA Required Disclaimer: ZymaDerm is not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any disease. The FDA has not evaluated this product or these statements." The FAQ page has as question "7) Is ZymaDerm FDA approved?" clear ellaboration that the FDA approval is for the consituent components and that "If a drug-free agent is listed in the HPUS for treating certain conditions, a product containing that agent may be marketed for those conditions without new FDA approval". So the FDA has not given specific approval that the product treats Molluscum Contagiosum, merely that as a homeopathic preparation it may be sold, as stated "While ZymaDerm is FDA approved as a homeopathic formula, that is different from stating that it is FDA approved as a specific treatment for molluscum".
 * Finally removal of the warning studies re skin damage from "real" concentrations of the product removed NPOV reporting of both sides.

Re duration of condition, I've created a thread to discuss this at Talk:Molluscum contagiosum. David Ruben Talk 23:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. David Ruben Talk 23:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. - especially when reverting (as you are free to do), but it would help explain why you had disagreed with the previous changes. David Ruben Talk 23:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Please do not delete content from pages on Wikipedia. Your edits do not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use Sandbox for test edits. David Ruben Talk 23:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. The next time you insert a spam link, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted as well, preventing anyone from linking to them from any site that uses the MediaWiki spam blacklist, which includes all of Wikimedia and Wikipedia. - Quite untrue and misleading to claim in this edit sequence that link for MC photos, instead again spamming link for commercial ZymaDerm product. David Ruben Talk 23:26, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

You have been from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia. - (re Molluscum contagiosum and this subsequent edit following level-4 spam warning). David Ruben Talk 21:29, 3 October 2007 (UTC)