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The result was delete. czar⨹ 15:09, 8 February 2015 (UTC)reply
Delete yes, she has a PhD, well done, but parapsychology is an area of research of dubious scientific value. Unfortunately, it appears that the author has created other similar pages.
Le petit fromage (
talk) 21:33, 2 February 2015 (UTC)reply
Delete. One marginal
WP:RS from a local tabloid, but no real assertion of notability.
Agricola44 (
talk) 16:48, 3 February 2015 (UTC).reply
Delete. It's a
WP:FRINGE subject, so we need extra care about making sure we have mainstream sources rather than ones that take a fringe point of view. In that respect, the quote from her in the one independent source we have (a local newspaper story) saying that she considers herself a skeptic is reassuring. And assuming that she does take that point of view, I don't see why the "dubious scientific value" of her research should be relevant — she appears to be more a historian of local folklore than a scientist. Nevertheless, we have no evidence of passing
WP:PROF and a local newspaper story doesn't go very far towards passing
WP:GNG. —
David Eppstein (
talk) 18:40, 5 February 2015 (UTC)reply
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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The result was delete. czar⨹ 15:09, 8 February 2015 (UTC)reply
Delete yes, she has a PhD, well done, but parapsychology is an area of research of dubious scientific value. Unfortunately, it appears that the author has created other similar pages.
Le petit fromage (
talk) 21:33, 2 February 2015 (UTC)reply
Delete. One marginal
WP:RS from a local tabloid, but no real assertion of notability.
Agricola44 (
talk) 16:48, 3 February 2015 (UTC).reply
Delete. It's a
WP:FRINGE subject, so we need extra care about making sure we have mainstream sources rather than ones that take a fringe point of view. In that respect, the quote from her in the one independent source we have (a local newspaper story) saying that she considers herself a skeptic is reassuring. And assuming that she does take that point of view, I don't see why the "dubious scientific value" of her research should be relevant — she appears to be more a historian of local folklore than a scientist. Nevertheless, we have no evidence of passing
WP:PROF and a local newspaper story doesn't go very far towards passing
WP:GNG. —
David Eppstein (
talk) 18:40, 5 February 2015 (UTC)reply
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