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[edit] "House, MD" - episode "You Don't Want to Know

Hi there! Thanks for your contributions! Actually, linking to the script and then linking to the medical facts separately would still constitute original research, although of a different kind. That would be "original research through synthesis of original sources." In other words, it would require readers to first read the relevant section in the script and then the relevant medical information and then you'd present your conclusion from that (i.e. that the show is wrong). Basically, when writing that, you'd have to lay out an argument for why the show was wrong, which is what Wikipedia's policies on original research and verifiability seek to avoid; no original research means that any conclusions presented on Wikipedia should be those made by outside reliable sources and not by the author. (I know, it's complicated.)

The perfect source here, though, would be if you were to find an article or something where a doctor or a medical association of some kind criticizes the episode for making a medical mistake like that. Given that the show is so popular, there's bound to be some doctor somewhere who has officially commented on the show's accuracy. There, what you'd be doing is publishing the conclusion of a medical expert, which would NOT be original research because you're not drawing the conclusion yourself but rather are presenting the conclusion of a reliable source. Look around and I think you might find something. Thanks for your work! --Hnsampat (talk) 12:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)