Talk:Medicinal clay

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Greetings,

In regard to this edit by User:Vsmith,

http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Medicinal_clay&diff=294488886&oldid=294486426

is there any Wiki policy why it is wrong to annotate links in such circumstances?

I think these annotations were helpful, because most people never even heard about Diatomaceous earth and Zeolites being used as supplements. -- Dyuku (talk) 22:12, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems a bit unusual (don't know 'bout policy). Why not work it into the article if relevant or perhaps link to a specific section in those articles discussing supplement use. Vsmith (talk) 00:38, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with sourcing

We're still having issues with appropriate, encyclopedic sourcing. For one thing, an editor keeps inserting the claim that "heating clay destroys its medicinal properties". This claim is unsourced, but more concerning is the fact that is directly contradicted by another source added by the same editor. This article specifically describes some of the potentially beneficial elements of clay as "heat-stable". We should probably get our story straight. Finally, I'm a bit concerned about the large amount of weight being given to the journal Applied Clay Science; this appears to be a niche journal and we should probably not overstate its general significance. Overall, this article suffers substantially from a skewed and unbalanced perspective on the topic. MastCell ^Talk 03:56, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]