User talk:1562camille

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HurricaneZeta^C 18:29, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

Hi, @1562camille, and thanks for reaching out on Discord. I'll leave some more detailed feedback here on your draft. You have the advantage of having chosen a topic which seems to be notable, which is the Wikipedia standard for whether a topic is sufficiently important to "deserve" an article. It is, however, not enough for a topic to be notable, it also has to satisfy several important content policies. I'll explain them in some detail below but you can find an explanation that's written much better in WP:YFA.

Firstly, Wikipedia is a tertiary source, meaning that we write about things described in secondary sources (newspaper reports, etc) which themselves rely on primary sources (research, reporters on the scene/interviews with relevant people/governmental or organisational records). We do not, for example, allow conclusions drawn directly from collected data or synthesising what different sources say to draw a conclusion not explicitly in any source. For example, in your draft: One of the primary applications of blockchain in healthcare is the management of patient data. Can you find a source which says that blockchains in healthcare are primarily used for that purpose? If all you can find is that a lot of sources talk about the management of patient data, then these sources support directly the assertion that blockchain is used in the management of patient data, and not that they are the primary use. This is a minor example, but just the first one I could spot.

Secondly, sources that we use must be reliable. There is a list of perennial sources we discuss and the notability of them at WP:RSPS. Most importantly for your purposes, a lot of sources that mention blockchain and crypto will not be considered reliable sources (you can see more detailed description at WP:NCRYPTO). There are also some sources, such as Forbes and Fox, which are considered reliable or not depending on context. Academic papers are generally considered reliable but take care that you don't use papers from predatory journals or fringe views. (For example I have doubts about the reliability or independence of the QodeQuay source). Once you have gathered your sources, and you should be gathering your sources before you write your article, you should check for their reliability. Another important point to keep in mind if you write about medical subjects is WP:MEDRS, which is a much higher standard for making medical claims on Wikipedia.

Thirdly, articles must adhere to a neutral point of view. This means that it cannot be promotional or adherent to any single viewpoint, opinion, or stance. Unlike an essay, on Wikipedia you're not trying to argue for something; you shouldn't for example attempt to argue whether blockchains benefit or harm healthcare, or whether one company or the other does it better. Not being a medical professional this issue seems to mostly be absent from your draft though there may be differing opinions.

Fourthly, we want statements in our article to be verifiable, not just true. This means that it's not enough just to include a bunch of citations and sources at the end of a long article, we want our readers to be able to check for themselves that each sentence in the article is true, which is done via the use of inline citations. Your draft currently has a severe lack of this. This is the main obstacle to getting it accepted; every sentence or at least paragraph making a substantive statement (e.g. Unlike traditional centralized databases, blockchain allows for a decentralized and immutable record of transactions in the lede) needs an inline citation. You can do this by putting a {{cite}} template next to the sentence you want to cite.

Have something to do so I'll leave it here for now - there is quite a bit of reading to do to write a Wikipedia article! As mentioned on Discord, it's quite hard to distinguish RS in this topic area, so do be careful when writing, and let me know if there's anything else you need. Thanks again for reaching out and happy editing. Fermiboson (talk) 18:46, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date. You have shown interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Due to past disruption in this topic area, the community has authorised uninvolved administrators to impose contentious topics restrictions—such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks—on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, expected standards of behaviour, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic. Additionally, the following restriction(s) apply to this topic area: All articles in this topic area are under WP:1RR (a limit of one revert per editor per article per 24-hour period). When in doubt, assume an edit is related and so is a revert. Clear vandalism of whatever origin may be reverted without restriction. Reverts of edits made by anonymous IP editors that are not vandalism are exempt from 1RR but are subject to the usual rules on edit warring. Editors who otherwise violate this 1RR restriction may be blocked without warning by any uninvolved administrator, even on a first offence. For additional information, please see the guidance on these sanctions. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Tenshi! (Talk page) 19:01, 12 December 2025 (UTC)