User talk:Wallapus

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Hello, Wallapus, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was International Rectal Microbicide Advocates, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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 * Hello! I am very interested in International Rectal Microbicide Advocates and research into sexually transmitted diseases in general, and I would love to support you in developing the article on that organization according to Wikipedia community guidelines. If you like, please contact me through email at special:emailuser/bluerasberry or just post here or on my talk page. Other options including reading policy or getting help from any other Wikipedians, such as those at the WP:TEAHOUSE. Thanks for your interest.  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   20:37, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow! I hope to also talk about Rectal microbicide with you.  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   20:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello
Yes, I am new to wikipedia. I'm the new intern for IRMA in the United States and work directly under the IRMA Chair, Jim Pickett. As both the IRMA and Rectal Microbicide wikipedia pages have very little information I was asked to give more information and sources for the two pages. Obviously, my goal isn't to provide biased information but rather to give more complete information to people that view the wikipedia pages. And to be clear, this account is only used by me as it is associated with my private email.

Wallapus (talk) 20:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Fantastic! I would love to help you. Things may go more quickly if we talk by phone. In short - the big problem with the IRMA page is that Wikipedia policy forbids an organization citing its own materials to talk about itself. What you should cite is what other organizations say about IRMA - not IRMA's own PR materials. On the rectal microbicide page, you often do not cite enough sources. At the end of every sentence - every sentence! - please put a citation, even if you are citing the same source repeatedly. I could give other advice. Thanks for communicating. I can connect you to other opinions if you want thoughts from someone other than me.
 * Wikipedia is the world's most consulted source of information on rectal microbicides - you are doing an important job.  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   21:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I think that I restored all your cited content to rectal microbicide after removing unsourced content. If you have other sources of information to back up the information you did not cite, then please share them. You say you are from the US - Wikipedia works like a research paper in an undergraduate university. Cite your sources!  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   21:10, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, sounds good. Let me attempt at a rewrite and I will get back with you. :) Wallapus (talk) 16:39, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I am on call for you and available here, by email, by phone, and by Skype. I can also introduce you to others at your request. Thanks.  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   17:45, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, about the delay. Had surgery last week and am now getting back to doing edits for the IRMA page. One the IRMA page I offered summaries of the three major IRMA publications, are those still all right to use? Wallapus (talk) 18:32, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * No because they are self-published. See Notability (summary) for the shortest overview. Here is more information. It would be best for you to reference whatever materials about IRMA which have not written by IRMA. If you want other opinions then I can help you get them, for example, from the WP:TEAHOUSE. Let me know if I can help.  Blue Rasberry    (talk)   19:02, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * You're fine, I just wanted to check on that.Wallapus (talk) 19:05, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!
Haha, thank you! Wallapus (talk) 19:40, 10 April 2013 (UTC)