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 * Thank you for the heads up! I will fix that as soon as possible. I was using that first image to make sure I understood how to embed images in my article. I will certainly make sure everything is up to standards when I'm done in the next day or so! Sskopos (talk) 15:13, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia from the Medicine WikiProject!


Welcome to Wikipedia from WikiProject Medicine (also known as WPMED).

We're a group of editors who strive to improve the quality of medical articles here on Wikipedia. I noticed that you are interested in editing medical articles; it's great to have a new editor on board. In your wiki-voyages, a few things that may be relevant to editing Wikipedia articles are:


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Feel free to drop a note on my talk page if you have any questions. I wish you all the best on your wiki voyages!  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 13:58, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, Sskopos. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:52, 23 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Dan! Thanks for the message. I am an intern at the organization for the summer and am using strictly educational information in the page. In fact, the information itself is complete. I am working on citing everything now before I add some diagrams. Is there any information currently that you feel is a conflict of interest? I have been trying to stay completely neutral. Thank you so much! Sskopos (talk) 15:00, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

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The Team at WikiProject Medicine Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 21:43, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:01, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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Wondering what your relationship is to FRS? They are not an appropriate source. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:45, 25 June 2015 (UTC)