Would someone familiar with the chemical action of these drugs please add this.
Why not, Zundark? --
AV
- Because it makes it look like an advertisement. --Zundark, 2001 Oct 22
I was filling in a link from
Multiple Sclerosis. Is that so bad?
RoseParks
It was BF's contribution that I was objecting to, not yours. --Zundark, 2001 Oct 22
Someone added ® signs to the trademarked drug names, and Zundark removed them. This information is accurate (the names really are trademarks) and is generally included in descriptive texts. If we're going to use commercial brand names (and I see no reason not to), then we should do it correctly. --
LDC
Why is it only correct if you put a ® after it? We've used "Intel" and "Pentium" and numerous other registered trademarks in Wikipedia without using a ®. Are you going to go through and "correct" all these? It will look a mess. --Zundark, 2001 Oct 22
I agree, it could get very messy (Pentium should be labelled, Intel should not). It's also hard to track down which are officially registered and which aren't. This is an editorial decision that should be made carefully, though, since it can piss of very rich people if you don't do it right. I don't have a copy of CMS with me at the moment, but I believe that in things like newspaper and magazine articles, the first use of a trademarked name is generally labelled. Larger works often just have a prologue that says "these terms...are trademarks or service marks of...". Perhaps Wikipedia could just have a statement of policy somewhere. --LDC
- I think it would be best just to have such a statement. Keeping all the trademark information correct would be easier if it's all in one place, and the articles would be tidier without all those ® and ™. Perhaps this discussion should be moved to a more appropriate page. --Zundark, 2001 Oct 22
- I could be mistaken, but I believe a blanket statement such as "All trademarks are the property of their respective owners" would cover us legally. Jimmy should probably check with a lawyer, though. --STG
- Legally, I don't think even this is necessary. (If it is, then someone needs to tell Richard Stallman -- see [the GNU policy on trademarks].) I don't think LDC was talking about legal requirements, he was talking about not pissing off very rich people. --Zundark, 2001 Oct 22
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