User talk:MattSebastian88

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--Jytdog (talk) 06:36, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Could you please help me out in choosing the best references??
Hello Jytdog,

Thank you so much for being kind enough to let me know, how things work here. Could you help me with some easy steps on finding the finest references?

MattSebastian88 (talk) 06:41, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply! I do hope you take time to work through the stuff in the links above, but we usually find reviews on pubmed.  There is a list of places to find refs at WP:WikiProject Medicine/Resources; that is linked from WP:MEDHOW which is linked above. Most medical articles also have a header on their talk pages, with preformatted links to pubmed and other good places.... Jytdog (talk) 06:58, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Want to Work on articles that read like an advertisement
Hello Jytdog,

Thanks for your reply. I did go through those links once. I will go through them again for 2-3 times. Firstly, I want to learn more about neutrality. So, I want to work on articles that read like advertisements(any niche), until I get a better control over my tone.

It would be great, if you could help me find a way to find the articles that have these issues?

MattSebastian88 (talk) 09:30, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
 * See Category:Articles_with_a_promotional_tone.
 * Everything -- and I mean everything -- in Wikipedia begins with sources. If you use press releases (or churnalism, like pretty much anything at phys.org) as a source, like you did here, the editing is hopeless.   If you start with high quality independent sources (think New York Times or Wall Street Journal) you stand a much better chance of generating neutral content. A high quality source will generally not just be transmitting a marketing message.
 * You need to be very careful with trade rags like you used here. Sometimes those are great for providing context but sometimes they are just churnalism or rah rah promotion.  Jytdog (talk) 09:39, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Deeper dive
If you want an all-in-one place rundown of how Wikipedia works, you can see User:Jytdog/How where i tried to make a coherent and brief-as-possible explanation of this crazy place. Jytdog (talk) 09:43, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

I will work on Cytosorbent and Stryker Corporation pages
Hello again Jytdog,

Thanks for pointing out my mistakes, I will work on them again, and look for some notable sources to support my statments. I will be visiting here User:Jytdog/How very soon.

Any doubts, I will get back to you.

Thanks, MattSebastian88 (talk) 09:51, 6 September 2017 (UTC)


 * You are being super responsive. Thanks for that! Jytdog (talk) 09:57, 6 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Was on a really long holiday... I want to fix those two articles in which used irrelevant references -

Could you please let me know if this reference is okay for my edit on Cytosorbents - http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201708140715PR_NEWS_USPRX____NY64258&feedID=600&press_symbol=1764928&mcubz=0 MattSebastian88 (talk) 07:20, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Nope. Please avoid press releases (as well as churnalism sources that are lightly edited press releases) like the plague. Please avoid self-generated sources as much as possible, and use independent, high quality sources.  Thx Jytdog (talk) 07:23, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Understood. Thanks Jytdog. MattSebastian88 (talk) 07:50, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Spam in Gait belt
Hello, I'm Quisqualis. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.

Is "Matt Sebastian" a paid spammer from India?
You seem to have gone "a bridge too far" with your addition of a Craigslist ad to Gait belt. In looking at your contributions, you seem to be adding material to WP with promotional intent only. I am reporting you to the vandalism page.--Quisqualis (talk) 19:56, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Craiglist link was a Mistake Quisqualis, I'll make sure it won't repeat again. More details on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam

Courtesy notice
Your editing is being discussed at: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam. Please consider joining the discussion. --Ronz (talk) 01:59, 26 September 2017 (UTC)