User talk:Pluo

Nomination of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am unsure why you created this page?

We have pages on each individual condition, why combine them together? I do not see this reflected in the medical literature. BTW is this part of a school assignment? Thanks and Cheers--Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:25, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Response

Yes this is part of a school assignment. I combined these three articles together with the intention to go more in depth on the history of global health and the controversy around why there is so much focus on AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria specifically. I had hoped that this would shine through in the "Criticism" section.

Pluo (talk) 15:51, 17 December 2011 (UTC)Pluo[reply]

We do not really name articles like that here on Wikipedia. It is unfortunate that you did not drop us a note at WT:MED for some guidance before doing all this work. A another important point is that we use secondary sources such as review articles and major textbooks per WP:MEDRS. Even if your article gets moved from the main space I hope you stick around an join us. Cheers --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:20, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alright that makes sense. I'll be sure to do that next time. Thanks. Pluo (talk) 22:09, 17 December 2011 (UTC)Pluo[reply]