User talk:SaraDouglas

Welcome!

Hello, SaraDouglas, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Nikkimaria (talk) 03:41, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's so nice that Wiki actually has a specific button designated for showing appreciation for someone. I appreciate the opportunity to sit in front of you today...

Chelsea Hicks (talk) 20:31, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sara. Thank you for your recent edits to this article. However, for medical articles there are strict guidelines regarding suitable references which can be found at WP:MEDRS. Generally speaking, review articles published in respected medical journals are the preferred source. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ might be a good place to start your search. WP:MEDMOS is also a good style guide for medical articles. I hope you continue to contribute. Watermelon mang (talk) 02:16, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HI again, Sara ... I had previously alerted you to our guideline on editing medical articles, but I see that you nonetheless added text to causes of autism based on laypress sources and primary sources. Perhaps Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-30/Dispatches will help guide your editing of medical articles. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 08:40, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again ... if you need help in understanding the difference between secondary reviews and primary sources, please ask for it ... the Dispatch I linked above should be a good starting place. You have been asked three times now to refrain from adding primary sources to medical articles, per WP:MEDRS, WP:NOTNEWS and more. THere are secondary reviews available on the issue of smoking and autism; please consult reliable secondary reviews and refrain from adding individual studies to medical articles unless they confrom with MEDRS. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:20, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Sara. Keep in mind that you need to work within the Wikipedia community and have your edits be accepted for them to remain. Sandy's offering some good resources for you, and it would be helpful if you follow her advice, or ask questions if you don't understand what she's saying. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:46, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I should have explained - when you do a search on pubmed, there is a box on the right where you can select review articles only. Because WP is a tertiary source, it is best not to use primary sources but stick to secondary sources which compile data from many primary articles in order to draw conclusions. Watermelon mang (talk) 06:07, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]