User talk:Silver5swimmer

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Hi Silver5swimmer, I've just reverted your recent edits to the UMMS article, for a few reasons. Please don't let this discourage you, nothing is irreparable, but some issues have to be addressed. First and foremost, Wikipedia depends on wp:Reliable sources to develop a neutral point of view. Pretty much by definition, first-party sources have little value in this regard, except for the most basic information. Organizations writing about themselves usually reflect far too high an opinion of their own significance, importance and quality. Their publications will often apply wp:Peacock terms as a form of advertising. It's best to avoid them as much as possible, in favor of independent sources. Where using them is inescapable, they can be used, with great care to ensure readers are clear as to where the ideas originate. This normally calls for wp:INTEXT attribution, which is more obvious than just a citation. Please do some looking for other sources and have another try. Cheers, LeadSongDog come howl!  23:03, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for joining us
ADAM is not a very good source despite the US NLM having bought a license to host it.

Better to use sources from the CDC / or produced by the NIH directly.

Best Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 15:43, 21 November 2019 (UTC)