[WikiEN-l] Rx Dosage Instructions in Wikipedia

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Not everything belongs in here.
Travel info belongs in Wikitravel.
Dictionary stuff belongs in Wiktionary and so on.
The fact it's not a doctor or a pharmacist is just common sense.
You may think giving the advice is useful, but it isn't unless it comes from
an expert.

Mgm

On 2/19/07, George Chriss <GChriss at psu.edu> wrote:
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> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:52:47 +1100  English Wikipedia  wrote:
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> On 2/19/07, George Chriss <GChriss at psu.edu> wrote:
> > Even with a general site disclaimer, the above information may be
> non-encyclopedic.  Wikipedia is not a how-to guide, a doctor, a
> pharmacist, a
> drug
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> I find it frustrating how often useful information is removed under
> the single principle of &quot;Wikipedia is not a ...&quot;. Explaining how
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> use a coffee plunger? &quot;Wikipedia is not a how-to...&quot; - yes, but
> what
> surely an explanation is an essential part of the article. Links to
> articles that demonstrate the concept of [[One deal a day]]?
> &quot;Wikipedia is not a repository of links&quot;. Mentioning the local
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> attractions and best restaurants of a small town? &quot;Wikipedia is not a
> travel guide&quot; - yes, but that's probably the most useful thing you
> could write about a small town.
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> Is it time we replaced WP:NOT with &quot;Wikipedia is not an
> encyclopaedia.
> It's unique, and it's just trying to be useful to people, dammit.&quot;
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> Steve
> Hi,
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> Wikibooks or Wikitravel would be good homes for the items mentioned
> above.  Part of Wikipedia's appeal, at least to me, is that good authors are
> very picky about choosing relevant information that best illustrates an
> abstract subject.  To borrow the example:  I know that a pancake comes from
> a Bisquick box, but what if I want to know what a pancake **really** is?
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> -George
> en: [[User:GChriss]]
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