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Thanks! --QuackGuru 22:15, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Check the spelling on your user page....;-) -- Fyslee 09:33, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

vote

I got your message about moving it to a project page. Is there going to be a Wikiproject about quackery? The problem I have with it being moved to a project page is it makes it harder for users to find it. With the list as an article, you can find it with "search". You can also add it under "see also" on each of the articles, so if you get to one of the articles you can easily get to the rest. If it is in the project space, it doesn't show up in a search. You can have the template for the project, but it goes on the article's talk page, so a reader would have to go to the talk page and see the template to get to the list. I rarely do that except with a few projects that I'm in. OTOH, maybe it is time for a project on quackery - there is a category for wikipedians against quackery, etc. A formal project would be a good thing. Bubba73 (talk), 22:15, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

List of people related to quackery or anti-quackery

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article List of people related to quackery or anti-quackery, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Misplaced Pages is not" and Misplaced Pages's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Misplaced Pages, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. TheDoctorIsIn 19:09, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

re List of articles related to quackery

Yeah, I'm a little surprised by this, and no, I don't really get how BLP applies. Yes I guess it is kind of unprecedented, but I wouldn't halt it. I think it's reasonable for the people to review the deletion. How about if you rename it to "list of articles of interest to this project" or something? That might help. Over at my project, Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Pedophilia Article Watch I have both a section named "internal links of possible interest" (which is a list of articles) and an artificial watchlist, which is also a list of articles. I find both useful. I certainly hope nobody decides they indicate a bias and are deletable. This whole thing is silly IMO. Herostratus 03:17, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

who's a troll

Please WP:AGF. I have avoided characterizing a number of your edits that I found biased & less appealing. Similarly, I notice that your edit summary labeled Levine's edits so. I will point out from WP:TROLL, "...Genuine dissent is not trolling. Biased editing, even if defended aggressively, is in itself not trolling. ...only trolling when they are motivated by a program of malice...strive to assume they are not. Explain errors politely and reasonably;..." You did not; if you tried interacting rather than presumptive editing, you might find they consider things that you don't, that you are not aware of, or can't accept w/o more background. Parts of psychiatry as a pseudoscience? Did you want your brains fried (ECT), chopped (surgery), marinated ("interesting" drugs, restricted/banned elsewhere) or jawboned (psychodynamic/talk) today? Psychiatry has among the lowest specialty requirements, USMLE scores and med student interest - is there a message there? A number of current drugs / practices in the US have been reconsidered if not repudiated in UK or Europe, e.g. SSRI for school kids?. "Psychiatric science" may seem radioactive to some, with a half life well under their lifetime.--I'clast 23:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)