User talk:José Eymard H. Pittella

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Welcome to Wikipedia! Could you please have a look at the concerns I place at Talk:Chagas disease? Best regards, Sandy Georgia (Talk)  22:06, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

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hi there and welcome to Wikipedia! I saw your recent additions to Chagas disease and Schistosomiasis; I'm glad to see another editor interested in parasitic diseases around here. You'll find we're spread far too thin and many of the articles are in desperate need of work. A cautionary note, while there are many academics who write here, you'll find we generally try to avoid citing our own papers on Wikipedia. First, it's hard to distance yourself enough from topics you work on to write an article that compellingly covers a topic in a way a general audience will appreciate and understand. Second, it's too easy to slip into very closely paraphrasing your own work, which can violate the copyright that is typically owned by the publisher of the journal/book (e.g. 's concern here). Third, it's just culturally frowned upon here. Typically if you work in a field, you know it well enough to reference excellent sources that you didn't write; it's a nice opportunity to highlight the work of your colleagues and point layreaders towards their (I hope) clear and interesting writings. Jumping into this project and leaving citations to your own work all over the place tends to strike people here as rude and self-important. All that said, I truly hope you decide to stick around and help improve articles. Like I said, it's a mess in the parasitic diseases department here. Wikipedia is a massive project, and is supported by a labyrinthine network of rules, regulations, and cultural norms. If you have questions getting started, please don't hesitate to ask me (you can post at my talk page, or if you prefer you can email me through this form). If you'd rather not talk to me, you can usually get help any time of the day at WP:TEAHOUSE. I hope all is well over there, and I hope I continue to see you around here. All the best, Ajpolino (talk) 22:25, 4 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello again, José. I see that  explained to you (above) that there are concerns whenever an editor cites their own papers on Wikipedia.  We haven't heard back from you on this, but I see that you are continuing to cite yourself.  There are policy matters to be resolved here, so it would be helpful if you responded to these talk page posts.  Best regards, Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  16:08, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Thanks for the message. I understand the concern with the self-citation of those who want to contribute to Wikipedia. There is no problem in deleting the information and references that I have inserted. Best regards, José Eymard H. Pittella — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F1:2180:D79:2C6E:B1B:218F:54DE (talk) 19:56, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, again; wonderful to hear from you. Learning how to negotiate Wikipedia talk pages is always a challenge, so please be sure to ask us, or at the WP:TEAHOUSE if you need any help. You can sign your posts here by entering four tildes ( ~ ) after them. I am uncertain that all of your edits really need to be removed; I have hidden them within the content for now, until others have more time to look at them.  It is possible some of the content can be used if it is paraphrased better.  But your participation at Talk:Chagas disease would be most appreciated and valued!  The best way to have your work reflected on Wikipedia, if appropriate, is by proposing the source and content on the talk page of the article, and discussing there.  That eliminates any Conflict of interest concerns.  Saludos, 20:03, 8 April 2020 (UTC)