, 14 July 2008 (UTC) 

 :: To our anon IP: Yes, this article is indeed "under tight control by some POV group." You are quite correct that the absence of a criticism section or of criticism is a big red flag. That indicates that NPOV is being grossly violated by that POV group. They are more interested in protecting their pet idea than in building this uniquely NPOV encyclopedia. That's been a problem here and on most alt med articles for a long time. Put those editors on your watchlist. 

 :: To HatlessAtless: There are plenty of very notable references in the articles (CAM, alt med & comp med) that directly criticize alt med in general, and that doesn't violate UNDUE at all. On the contrary, alt med is defined by (and the term only exists because of) its controversial nature, and thus UNDUE and NPOV would dictate that a large portion of the article should cover that fact. I definitely agree with you that specific criticisms, especially regarding very pseudoscientific and quackish practices, should only be in the specific articles. Especially the pseudoscience category should be used very carefully. That has nothing to do with mention, references, and See also wikilinks, which can expressly be used in all articles where there is even a tangential relationship, as mentioned in the policy wikilink Levine2112 provided. We need to reinstate the primacy of NPOV, WEIGHT, and UNDUE here, even though the POV group who is violating those policies by keeping all criticism out won't be happy. Fortunately some of the most egregious players have been blocked and banned, but others here are experts at playing the "civility" card, wikilawyering, stonewalling, and generally making sure that discussions run in endless, repetitive circles, which ensures that they get their way - mainstream skeptical (IOW, scientific POV) criticism fails to be included, in violation of the named policies. Yes, the lack of criticism is a big redflag, and that needs to be fixed. 

 :: Your other point: Yes, when a particular discipline becomes scientifically accepted, it  does indeed cease to be altmed and moves into mainstream medicine. When that conclusively happens, and no more controversy surrounds it for its continued inclusion of pseudoscientific & metaphysical ideas or quackish practices, then the altmed category should be removed from the bottom of the article page, and its mention in altmed articles can be removed, except for historical mention.   /  17:08