User talk:Comtebenoit

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[edit] Welcome!

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Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 15:29, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Neanderthal

Please take a look at the recent edits to this article. - UtherSRG July 7, 2005 12:05 (UTC)


[edit] Birth control & herbs

You added a referrence to Birth control of Riddle's 'Eve's Herbs: A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West', which sounds a very interesting title. However no reference is made to this in the article itself. Is the book a list of herbal preparations, historical discussion on herb use, or history of women's attempts at regulating their fertility? Whilst a discussion on an individual book is not required, would referencing '{{ref|xxx}}' at the appropriate point to the reference '{{note|xxx}}' help, else a brief descriptive clause in the Reference section? -David Ruben 12:18, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment. Riddle's book covers most of the ground of the History of birth control section. Rather than pepper that section with citations, I've added a parenthetical description after the reference. The description is cobbled from my reading as well as reviews in JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine and others. -- Comte Benoit
Really liked the turn-of-phrase you used - look forward to your future contributions.... (the edit was annon, wikipedia seems to log me off too if I've jumped between too many pages or take too long) -David Ruben 17:57, 8 August 2005 (UTC)