User talk:Swilms

Hello, I'm TornadoLGS. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Medical ethics have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. Take a look at our guidelines about external links. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. It also appears that most of what you added are links or references to work by one person. This gives the impression that your editing is promotional, which is not permitted. TornadoLGS (talk) 22:10, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, Thanks for being careful. I also posted something on your page but who knows. I am totally new to editing on Wikipedia. The changes I added are essential and I hope you let them stand because it is important for people reading up on medical ethics to know that there is a whole different perspective out there on the topic, namely a tradition in Chinese medicine that dates back to a text from the 7th century. Yes, I am the translator of that key text and I am a professor who teaches about this subject all over the world. There is nothing promotional about sharing information. I am sorry if the wording struck you as off. Please let me know the exact place, so that I can fix it. I merely want biomedical people and researchers on this topic to realize that there is a whole other way of looking at this subject. Thank you. Swilms (talk) 22:25, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Before proceeding, please see Wikipedia:Yes, it is promotion. Generally speaking editors should not add references to their own work. I would also advise you to read the Conflict of Interest guideline. TornadoLGS (talk) 22:27, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this information. It was helpful and I did not know these policies, so I appreciate your clarification. I definitely don't want to waste your time, or mine. I appreciate why you have these policies. So how do I update a page like the one on medical ethics, where I am an international expert, and the only English language source on the subject (medical ethics in Chinese history) is translated and published by me? Happy to let it go if that is your decision and policy. An interesting conundrum. Can I just alert you to the fact that there is an essential source of information on this topic that is missing from the page? Swilms (talk) 22:44, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is a bit of a conundrum. You might get another opinion on this matter at the teahouse which is mainly for new editors to ask for advice. Often if there is a conflict of interest, editors are encouraged to make recommendations from the article talk page, but that might not work well on more obscure pages. It is also acceptable to cite sources in other languages, as long as they are labeled as such. If you add "|language=Chinese" to a citation template it will add such an indicator. As it were, I have my own published research on another topic and I do understand the temptation. TornadoLGS (talk) 23:04, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]