User talk:Elsiemobbs

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[edit] Archiving

Please be careful in keeping your talk archives within your own userspace. i.e. under User:Elsiemobbs/ or User talk:Elsiemobbs/ at all times. I've moved your archives back to User talk:Elsiemobbs/Archive 1. Cheers,  Netsnipe  ^(Talk)  17:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Thumbsucking has not been previously and adequately explained

You sent your reply to the wrong person. It was Merope (talk • contribs), not I. --  Netsnipe  ^(Talk)  18:48, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Human imprinting

Human Imprinting stub has been deleted. Any chance of help with an undeletion? Human Imprinting is such important information for mothers who want to breastfeed as they can then better direct the newborn behaviour in a helpful way. Freud, Piaget and Lorenz did not quite get it quite right because they have never had the 24/7/365 care of the newborn. Give mums some help if you can. ElsiemobbsElsiemobbs 16:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

The subject is notable, but your approach has been wrong. If I remember correctly you were citing from your own masters thesis rather than from papers published in peer-reviewed journals. We take Wikipedia:No original research very seriously around here because of the conflict of interest problem inherent in basing an encyclopedia entirely on what you believe is to be fact instead of say a commonly held view in the scientific community. Some of the other editors on Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion review also interpreted your article as vanity for increasing your exposure/reputation as a researcher through Wikipedia. If you wish to rewrite your article, I suggest that do so with the neutral point of view policy in mind. Make sure you cite 3rd party reliable sources and offer alternative views or theories apart from yours. Finally, don't recreate your article in the main encyclopedia. Start and work on it at User:Elsiemobbs/Human imprinting (anything under User:Elsiemobbs/ is your personal space and won't be deleted). From time to time get other editors to review it or submit it to Wikipedia:Peer review and when you think it's a real encyclopedia article, you can then move it back into the encyclopedia proper. Good luck,  Netsnipe  ^(Talk)  16:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Your considered reply was very much appreciated. Unfortunately I am the first person to put forward the evidence and I would have to quote people quoting me! Apart from Freud, Piaget (who tied his infant's hands to the cot to stop thumbsucking) and Lorenz, there is just no orginal work other than my own. Karger (Switzerland) published my PhD on male short stature in full (worldwide distribution) so I'll approach them to look at my Masters as well. If I can give a better explanation than 3 Noble prize winners then it should eventually get noticed. Wish me luck. ElsiemobbsElsiemobbs 11:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)