User talk:Eurekaalexis3

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Eurekaalexis3, good luck, and have fun. – Basie (talk) 08:37, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Stillbirth
Thank you for your contributions to Stillbirth. I recognise the good faith in which they were made, however I've reverted them and I wanted to explain why. Sometimes it can be quite confronting when someone undoes your work, especially when you're just getting used to editing!

One reason I removed your edits is the tone in which they were written. Although your comments might well be helpful to someone dealing with this issue on a personal level, they were expressed quite informally and addressed the reader directly. The use of "you" and "your" is something that we try to avoid (see WP:YOU for details). We try not to offer advice or counsel the reader.

Further, some of what you wrote repeated material already in the article (for example, that the cause of stillbirth is unknown or that birth defects can be responsible).

Because the article is part of the medical project, there are quite particular recommendations on what sources to use. They can be found in the WP:MEDRS guideline, which is well worth a look. Basically we try to mostly use secondary sources (review articles). Although some of the sites you included could be quite helpful to people, they are only useful as article sources for very general information.

I hope this first experience wasn't too frustrating for you. Please feel free to discuss or ask questions. Cheers, Basie (talk) 08:59, 8 December 2014 (UTC)