User talk:Leahpoly
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Hello, Leahpoly, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm, 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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To clarify: you have stated that you are the research coordinator for one of the main researchers into a newly-described medical condition. Because of your connection to the key research, you have a conflict of interest per Wikipedia's definition. Further, your desire to create an article for "increased public awareness" enter the realm of promotion. —C.Fred (talk) 21:23, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, I am a research coordinator and would like to publish a page describing a new disease without being controversial. I am looking for assistance as to how I can facilitate this? Furthermore, what data will you need from me and my team so that we can facilitate this? Thank you. Leahpoly (talk) 18:08, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
- Wikipedia does not have mere "pages", Wikipedia has articles . Those articles summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage state about article subjects that meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability. Wikipedia is not a place to publish original research. In your case, any article about a disease would need to be supported with independent peer reviewed journals or other coverage in independent reliable sources. Please see your first article for more information. 331dot (talk) 18:54, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, thank you for your response! I appreciate the help. To clarify - in order to publish an article about a newly discovered disease, we would need an article written about this disease by an individual who was not involved in the original study and discovery of the disease?
- Pinging 331dot. --I dream of horses (t) (c) Remember to {{ping}} me after replying off my talk page 20:33, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes- though you can't ask someone uninvolved to do so. I might suggest that you go to the Medicine WikiProject which has editors more familiar with articles in this subject area. 331dot (talk) 21:04, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
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