User talk:Frank M. Painter, D.C.

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Chiropractic
I'd love for you to read the chiropractic article and hear your two-cents on it. Nice to have you here. Levine2112 21:36, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hi Frank. I'm just one of the editors here who is interested in seeing all points of view represented in the various articles here. NPOV policy requires this, and this means that editors with opposing POV need to collaborate. Before the entry of User:Dematt, a fine chiropractor, the articles were battle zones with no progress being made. Deletionists attempted to make sure that all mention of criticisms were removed, thus violating Wikipedia policies. Dematt had a very different collaborative spirit, and he can be trusted to ensure that all POV are represented, without giving undue weight to sales pitches for chiropractic, or unsourced criticisms. You can look to him as an example of a truly excellent editor, who has the same goal as I, which is to make this the best article on the subject of chiropractic ever written.

No one who reads articles here should ever be able to say that they read something -- positive or negative -- (about chiropractic) outside of Wikipedia, and were surprised or enlightened. If they can do that, then we have failed to present (not sell or condemn) both sides here. I welcome you here and hope we can have an enjoyable and collaborative experience here. I'm a PT and chiroskeptic, but I don't hate chiropractic or chiropractors as some of the more rabid haters of skeptics often claim. There are legitimate reasons for skepticism of certain controversial aspects, and rational skeptics are found within the ranks of the profession, including school leaders, professors, historians, and researchers. Research and reform are the way forward if chiropractic is to be accepted as a scientifically legitimate profession. Marketing is the way forward if one doesn't care about that. The first approach helps to eliminate quackery and unethical practices, while the second approach encourages them. I could go on, but enough for now. I'm always willing to answer questions. Take care. -- Fyslee 21:21, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to the jungle :)
Hello from Hugh too! Just a pointer on making references. (ie. Headache) It's best to link to the exact published article. Cheers!--Hughgr 19:04, 17 October 2006 (UTC)