User talk:Newyorkittitian

January 2013
Hello, I'm SGMD1. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to University of Medicine and Health Sciences because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. ''The entire curriculum isn't encyclopedic and doesn't belong in a Wikipedia article. Also, please use edit summaries when making edits.'' SGMD1 Talk/Contribs 22:33, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I'm trying to clean up University of Medicine and Health Sciences, this is my family's Caribbean medical school. Some of the information is out of date and the formatting/font is all off. How can I do this without flagging for soapboxing? I'm happy to abide by Wikipedia's guidelines. Just trying to make sure the information is correct, and reads in a logical order. Newyorkittitian (talk) 22:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Everything on Wikipedia must be verifiable. That means every statement must have a reliable secondary source (although uncontroversial statements can use primary sources.) I'd suggest reading Verifiability as a starting point for what kinds of sources are acceptable. And again don't forget to add edit summaries so others can see what was edited. If you have any questions feel free to ask on my talk page. SGMD1 Talk/Contribs 22:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to University of Medicine and Health Sciences, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. SGMD1 Talk/Contribs 18:30, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. The reason I removed "Licensure restrictions" is that we seem to be the only school on List of medical schools in the Caribbean with this section.  It just seems unnecessary and slightly unfair to be the only school with this section.  We haven't even applied for any of these approvals yet.   As the only Caribbean medical school with this section, it has serious negative implications for our organization.  For example, St. Matthew's University is a Caribbean medical school who has been flat out denied by the California Medical Board http://www.mbc.ca.gov/applicant/schools_unapproved.html yet they have no section on licensure restrictions.  Being denied means permanent licensure restriction for all students in those states, forever.  Why is it that we are the only school with licensure restrictions and we have not even been disapproved by any boards?  Do you see why this seems like an unfair and damaging piece of information for our organization?  Please reconsider my revision or allow for further dialogue on the subject.  Newyorkittitian (talk) 18:49, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I apologize, I see that St. Matthew's University does have this section. Newyorkittitian (talk) 18:51, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I do ask that if we're to have a "licensure restrictions" section, all other schools on the list should be held to the same standard. Newyorkittitian (talk) 18:53, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've removed the section as none of the citations explicitly list your school, and as such it's a violation of WP:SYNTH. Having said that, the reason you gave above is not a valid one. If there is a reliable secondary source, unless it violates WP:BLP then Wikipedia can include it, whether the material is damaging or not. SGMD1 Talk/Contribs 19:46, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank You, I understand. I appreciate the help though. Newyorkittitian (talk) 19:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

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