User talk:MD at My Knee Guide

Knee Replacement Link
For starters, the home page promotes an app here https://www.mykneeguide.com. There are other sources to use that would be better suited as external links. I would take it to the page's talk page if I were in your position and see if others agree that it is a useful and appropriate link. Also, please be sure to start a new talk section on my talk page next time. The way you're leaving comments might confuse some Wikipedia users. By the way, out of curiosity, why are you so attached to this link? Are you the creator of the webpage or associated with it somehow? TylerDurden8823 (talk) 01:19, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Tyler for your response. I apologize that I did not create a new talk page on your section. I did not intend to create any confusion with any Wiki users. As per my association with the link, I believe that my stated user name here clearly establishes that relationship.

When I reviewed the "knee replacement" section here on Wiki I found that there was no discussion about bilateral versus single knee "same surgery" knee replacements. This subject is very important to patients and is discussed frequently in an an orthopedist's office. The article written about this subject on "My Knee Guide" is written by an orthopaedic surgeon and reviews and summarize all the important literature pertaining to this subject. References are of course available by request.

Since this aspect of knee replacement surgery was missing from the wiki page and an article had already been written and reviewed, it seemed appropriate to create an "external link" to that article. When I had reviewed the 5 external links that have been placed on the "knee replacement" page, I noticed that each of them was written by a lay person and did not seem to have "encyclopedic" value for the subject of knee replacement. Essentially, they are "fluff" pieces that interview a surgeon and do not provide any meaningful evaluation of the literature or current state of surgical practice from a trusted source. Additionally, each of those 5 external links also promotes their own product including places to sign up for a paid subscription. For the link I posted, to My Knee Guide, there is no options for a "paid subscription" as all the created materials are available and free to the public.

Again, I appreciate your input and perhaps you may direct me to whom I should review this further. I do stand by the medical information presented and believe that knee replacement patients would benefit from this knowledge.

MD at My Knee Guide (talk) 22:28, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I never assume when it comes to user names, but I appreciate the honesty. If you wish to contribute to the bilateral knee replacement vs single knee replacement discussion, the best way to do that would be to use secondary review article sources from a trustworthy source such as PubMed or any other source that meets WP:MEDRS guidelines. I think this will serve readers better than an external link. Many readers won't be bothered to scroll all the way to the bottom of the article and search the external links and will only read the article or part of it anyway. I understand that the app provided by the website is free and it looks like a nice app, but it's still promotional in terms of reputation. In terms of what to do from here, my recommendation is to add to the actual article's content using the medical literature in the proper manner. I think that will have a more profound effect than adding an external link. If you are determined to add this link though, my suggestion is to bring this matter to the article's talk page for discussion and see if other members of the Wikipedia community agree that it would be a helpful addition for readers. Good luck to you on your editing endeavors, feel free to drop me a line on my talk page any time you want just to say hi or to ask a question. TylerDurden8823 (talk) 23:48, 12 April 2014 (UTC)