User talk:Mikey319

Fish dropsy
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I want to explain some things to you about that page, but first, let me welcome you here, as a fellow aquarium fish enthusiast. I definitely appreciate having a new editor who has an interest in improving Wikipedia's content about how people properly take care of aquarium fish. We have WP:WikiProject Aquarium Fishes, and you might want to get involved there. Also, please don't take it personally that I reverted some of your edits. My own first edits, when I first began editing here years ago, were reverted by someone else. That's just the way that Wikipedia works.

Now about the dropsy page: Wikipedia has a core policy called WP:No original research, that requires ALL our content to be based upon published sources, and not on editors' personal experiences. Consequently, you can never source information to yourself, even if you have 5 years experience. Neither can I. It's just not permitted. If you go to WP:Identifying reliable sources, you can see an explanation of the kinds of references that are acceptable.

You also recommended a specific medication product. Wikipedia considers that to be advertising (see WP:NOTADVERTISING, particularly point 5), and does not allow that.

Finally, you wrote it in terms of advice, about "this is what you should do." Wikipedia does not allow that either (WP:NOTHOWTO, point 1). There are some exceptions to that for aquarium fish articles, and you can see that at WP:AQUAHOWTO.

Those are the "rules", and every editor must comply with them. Please don't be discouraged. I hope that this information helps you stay around and become a good editor. --Tryptofish (talk) 17:47, 31 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello,


 * Trust me, that is the way to treat dropsy. On my goldfish forum I'm on (Kokos goldfish world) that is the main way to treat dropsy and most of the time is successful. Why would you take down information that is 100% true and could help keep someone's beloved goldfish from dying? That right there doesn't make sense to me. An I wasn't advertising. (At least not on purpose) but that is the only medicated food that is known to "cure" dropsy. Without those meds, a fish is pretty much just 1 foot deeper into the grave. People need to know about that medication.


 * After the course is over, a dropsy fish can never be on salt or they will dropsy again. Also, I had a friend that is just as enthusiastic about goldfish as I am read my edits and she concluded it to be 100% factual and true. A good video on dropsy made by a member on the forum is easy to find on YouTube. Look up goldfish dropsy. And the username is narny105. And the first fish in the video is one that I rescued and saved using that technique.


 * I really do believe you, insofar as pet care. I'm not disagreeing at all. I'm just talking about how Wikipedia works. That's the way it is. You might want to see WP:Verifiability, not truth. It really does not matter what you or I or any other editor personally believe to be true. Just imagine the opposite: how else would Wikipedia deal with people who show up, from the general public, wanting to publish some sort of crazy idea on Wikipedia. They show up all the time, sincerely believing all kinds of freaky things. And they profess to being 100% sure of "the truth". But if they cannot find a published source to support what they say, no dice. By the way, there is another website, The Aquarium Wiki, that does publish exactly the kind of thing you are talking about here, so you may find that site more suitable to your goals. Again, please don't take what I'm saying as a criticism of your intentions. Best wishes, --Tryptofish (talk) 18:58, 1 June 2014 (UTC)