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One of my primary activities on WP is working on references. I frequently verify and improve references on an article that has drawn my attention. My idea of improvement involves templates and uniform formatting. I also advocate for access dates and archive dates in numeric format (YYYY-DD-MMM). In general I prefer dates on WP to be DD Mmmm YYYY with the preceding exceptions, however I follow policy (in general) from MOS.

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Myofascial Release under "Effectiveness"

Hi MrBill3, thanks for your Suggested References comment on the talk page. I'm not sure if you saw my edit to your previous comment (this is my first time editing a Misplaced Pages article, so please bear with me!). Just in case you didn't see it there, I'm pasting it here too. I said (with minor changes):

Please examine my sources as they are all much more reliable as well as more recent than the 2011 ASA citation currently published on the article. That citation was based on a single, poorly designed study of smaller populations than my citations. That study was not blinded or controlled and the source influencing ASA's ruling was an abstract from a conference paper, not a trial published in a journal.

My cited trials are different. All four were randomized, controlled and blinded (either single or double). All were published in peer-reviewed journals. The links I originally included were to PubMed, but I've replaced them with these direct links:

http://www.bodyworkmovementtherapies.com/article/S1360-8592(13)00074-0/fulltext

http://www.thefootjournal.com/article/S0958-2592(14)00013-3/fulltext

http://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(11)00914-2/fulltext -- FULL TEXT AVAILABLE WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTION

http://www.bodyworkmovementtherapies.com/article/S1360-8592(11)00022-2/fulltext

If you'll be willing to reconsider Twinkle's automatic rejection, I'd be most appreciative. At the very least, I think the third link should replace the current citation, since full text is freely available and it's a good study. (But honestly, I think they should all be used. :o) Thanks, Marlene Mayman (Marlenemayman) Marlene Mayman 08:10, 24 October 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marlenemayman (talk • contribs)

Marc Siefer

Please revisit Marc Seifer.. I just boiled down the entry to what is supportable. --Lfrankblam (talk) 03:14, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

Hello MrBill3,

Thank you for your message. I want you to understand that the tone of my comments are presented with great concern for children who are brain-injured, and their families.

You addressed my input by saying, "...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." I find this very interesting since the input on "The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential" is not only not neutral, but it is 99% negative and fault-finding.

As I mentioned in my post, I am the mother of a child who's life was saved by The Institutes. I do not work, in any way, for this amazing organization. As I could see that you are an ICU nurse you may have conflicts that are common to the medical profession in regards to The Institutes. They are used to these types of accusations. If one has never been to visit or learn from them it is hard to believe what they have done to save and improve the lives of children with brain-injury. They also do not use conventional or popular treatment methods, although others who have challenged or had a falling out with them have gone on to set up their own organization using methods from The Institutes.

One other comment you may or may not have known, MrBill3, is that when I was in college from 2007-2011, our instructors told us not to use WIKIPEDIA for research or references. We were to use our school's library, which also had access to the Harvard library system. The deemed WIKIPEDIA as unreliable. I wonder if you have heard this from others?

The reason I contacted WIKIPEDIA in the first place was that I am doing research for my book and "Googled" The Institutes for pictures, when I came across the WIKIPEDIA content. The content, as I said, is far from "neutral" and very damaging to other parents and professionals who may be interested in helping children with brain-injury, and in my humble opinion should reflect both merits and faults of the organization, rather than the negative content therein.

Infavorofiahop (talk) 14:47, 3 November 2014 (UTC)11/3/2014

My conflict of interest notice was based on both your username and your disclosure of personal involvement with the subject of the article. The text of the notice is generated by a template, more detailed information on the policy can be found at WP:COI a link to which is provided by the template. You may think and are free to assert that you have no conflict of interest. I think it is a question that would be viewed in different ways by different editors.

I think the question of a conflict of interest on the part of a medical professional and alternative treatment proponents/practitioners has been adequately discussed in a number of forums archives of which can be found by a search. Personally I have no conflict of interest with the subject of that article. If you feel otherwise a discussion can be brought to the Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. A reading of the previous related discussions would likely demonstrate that to be inappropriate.

Neutral point of view on Misplaced Pages has a specific and well spelled out meaning. Essentially it means presenting information from reliable sources as due. Your personal anecdote is considered original research and is not the basis of content on WP. If reliable sources publish information that supports the assertions you have presented it can be considered for content. It is important to note that the standard for biomedical information on WP is higher that for general content. Details can be found at the guideline Identifying reliable sources (medicine).

Regarding the reliability of WP, it is a subject of interest to me. I think the established policies and guidelines are a great tool to establish, maintain and improve the quality of the encyclopedia. There is some degree of academic study on the subject and you may find it interesting that a WP article has been published in a peer reviewed journal now. I believe it is by adhering to and enforcing the policies and guidelines WP continues to improve. I consider this important as WP is one of the predominant sources of information for a great number of people. As a note for important research and information I use WP for a general idea but always consult the listed references directly and use the search terms, authors, categories etc. as a guide in searching the published academic work. - - MrBill3 (talk) 15:14, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Copyright violation/infringement

Your addition to Talk:Ayurveda, User:MrBill3/sandbox have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Misplaced Pages without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Misplaced Pages:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Misplaced Pages. For legal reasons, Misplaced Pages cannot accept copyrighted text, or images borrowed from other websites, or printed material without a verifiable license; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Misplaced Pages takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Bladesmulti (talk) 01:21, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Copyright material removed

Hi MrBill3. I have removed some copyright material from the talk page Talk:Ayurveda, and also from your sandbox. Extensive quotes should not appear on Misplaced Pages talk pages or in user space. Such material could be stored offline in a text file. For the article talk page, you could offer the other editors a series of external links and let them read the material for themselves. Regards, -- Diannaa (talk) 01:22, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Diannaa, With the exception of the quote from Sujartha 2011, I think the quotes posted fall under WP:FAIRUSE. I am assuming you have more knowledge of the policies and practices on the subject so I have not restored any of the quotes. I have posted a query at Misplaced Pages talk:Non-free content and asked the opinion of Philippe (WMF) on their talk page, here. - - MrBill3 (talk) 02:58, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

My feeling is that since the material is available online, that you need not post any quotes but could simply provide links. Philippe is a good person to ask, as if he does not know, he will know where to find out. -- Diannaa (talk) 03:12, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Not all of the material is available online. I work hard to provide links to content that is available online, but some is locked behind paywalls. I think if you read the discussion you will find that stating a source says something and providing a full reference for it has been met with claims the source doesn't say that, so I provided brief quotes that made clear what the sources actually do say. Removing another editors comments based on a feeling rather than on policy seems heavy handed. If within WP's fair use policy it seems removing another editors comments would be a violation of policy. I do acknowledge that at least one quote could be considered too extensive and I respect your considerable contributions to the project. It is not my intent to provoke a dispute with you, but to clarify what can/should be restored as valid commentary that is in adherence with policy. - - MrBill3 (talk) 03:25, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Arbitration Committee sanctions

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Template:Z33 Bladesmulti (talk) 02:34, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

haha you got screwed by arbcomm

KDX 200

Hi there

being new here I couldn't readily find the reference part - however the reference to the edit I made is below.

Please can you point me to the article that explains the use of the referencing section?

Thanks

Kind Regards

"http://www.mbike.com/kawasaki/kdx200/2006"

Dylanwood89 (talk) 13:04, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

VOA

Okay, bill, please stop messing with Bennett English. It's not "vandalism", our teacher dared us to make a Misplaced Pages page for him and we did. Stop. Realdrphil (talk) 15:23, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

• FYI "Realdrphil" has been blocked indefinitely, and the school IP they edited from has been blocked for 6 months. Thomas.W 15:54, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

piss off

dickhead

stop sucking those cocks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.106.19.68 (talk) 23:57, 7 November 2014 (UTC)