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A Month or Two ago i tried to update the Savaldi / Sofosbuvir wikipedia by adding a section under "Controversial" but was told it was borderline vandalism to the website, which i found was a extremely bizarre response. I've copied it verbatim it below.

"""DIY Synthesis"""

At DEF CON 32, Mixæl Swan Laufer, a representative of the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, presented a talk titled "Eradicating Hepatitis C with BioTerrorism." The presentation argued that advancements in open-source tools and chemistry enable individuals to synthesize certain medications, such as Sovaldi, at home, potentially bypassing high pharmaceutical costs.

During the talk, Laufer demonstrated tools and techniques used by the collective to synthesize pharmaceuticals, showcasing examples of the medications created. To illustrate the efficacy and accessibility of the process, he consumed a dose of Sovaldi onstage, despite not having Hepatitis C, as a symbolic gesture of the drug's claimed safety."""

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You have to consider the greater context. Wikipedia runs on a tight budget right now -- they don't need to go upsetting pharmaceutical giants. Gilead could totally sink them with frivolous lawsuits, even if wiki is in the right.

Your commit is dangerous to Wikipedia, therefore seen as "borderline vandalism". I'm sure the mod didn't want to go into greater detail than that because the reasoning is not fun for anybody.

Safety first, unfortunately.