Talk:Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

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[edit] External links

External links to patient support groups (especially online chat boards), blogs, and fundraising groups are normally not accepted on Wikipedia. External links are supposed to be "encyclopedic in nature," not "helpful to patients" in nature. Patients and their families are smart enough to search search the internet if they want a support group. Please read the external links policy and the specific rules for medical articles before adding more external links. WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:48, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

This is such a rare disorder that doctors have never seen it before and therefore makes the support group link INVALUABLE to the the people who have this condition. In this case I feel it is very important to have the support group link. Many people find the support group go on to later be diagnosed with the disorder from being informed. It saves lives of the children affected. So please leave the support link up there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ourmiraclechris (talk • contribs) 15:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I think you could class the link as "encyclopedic in nature". As explained by the Oxford dictionary/Thesaurus:- encylopedic Coprehensive, Complete, wide-ranging, all-inclusive, all-embracing, all-encompassing, thorough, compendious, Vast. A fantastic site which embraces all of these factors. A Vast amount of important and wide-ranging information that i couldnt have been without. This group has helped me understand the condition NAIT and what medical procedures were needed to ensure the healthy delivery of my 3 children. A great resource needed by all NAIT sufferers, So could you please leave the support link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.36.69 (talk) 10:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)