Talk:Benjamin Bolger

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Article reads like copied promotional boilerplate from Bolger's website -- I tried to add some ballast from the rather more balanced Crimson profile, including references to it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.66.89.55 (talk) 18:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Removal of "proposed deletion" notice
I don't think that this article should be deleted without at least an AFD discussion. I agree that Benjamin Bolger doesn't seem to be notable (in Wikipedia terms) as a sociologist, but searching LexisNexis and Google News Archive turns up what I think is sufficient coverage to take him past the general notability guideline. Even discounting articles in which Bolger is quoted on other topics, there are substantial profiles in newspapers like The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Ann Arbor News. Much of the coverage concentrates on how his academic achievements are in spite of his dyslexia, which arguably makes them more worthy of notice than those of other "perpetual students" like Johnny Lechner. EALacey (talk) 21:46, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

move to delete page
bolger doesn't appear to be at W&M any more. also, none of the cited links work. harvard's design school doesn't seem to offer a doctoral-level degree in urban planning, as his website claims, and no dissertation-level work of his appears on proquest or other databases. move to delete page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.5.94.233 (talk) 02:45, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

comment on modern day student
Bolger is not the most credentialed student. maybe modern wise he is, but there are many many people today with loads more degrees than him. there is a guy in India with probably 30 masters, an MD, doctorates, and several honorary degrees not included in the aforementioned. there is a guy who is a professor of psychiatry (should be psychology) as a leader at Cumberlands online school. He has a physiology doctorate from yale, MD from the Caribbean, at least 1 or more doctorates in civil engineering, and is a licensed doctor and professional engineer in multiple states. he has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology also. there are professional students all over, but not everyone likes to talk about it. I do admire Bolger though and his prestigious degrees and desire to learn, but he needs to look up some of his competitors from a google search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.142.189.118 (talk) 02:23, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

keep him on
I think Bolger is notable enough in modern times that he should be kept on here. today, everyone and their mother is on Wikipedia. he does have some publicity, earning several high-ranking degrees, and getting in the news should give him at least a few lines on here. should a person be on Wikipedia as a porn star? should they be on because they earned an MD at an early age? can we name any other people with 10 high-ranking master's degrees from America from recent times? the article should not however be blown out of proportion until more things come about from his activities as a professional, or if he does anything in the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.142.189.118 (talk) 02:28, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

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Removed references to his consulting services
I removed references to his consulting services, as they are irrelevant to the article as a whole. 66.228.73.76 (talk) 21:51, 1 February 2016 (UTC)Anon

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remove profile/bio
For some reason Bolger seems to think that just because he has allegedly earned many college degrees, that it somehow makes him notable. This is a dangerous example to set for everyone interested in real academics. Bolger isn't even published in ANY journal, book, or publication of any kind, yet claims to have degrees from virtually every major school, including harvard, where he claims to have a doctorate. I've never encountered a person with such alleged clout who is never published. Doesn't it strike you as odd? I think allowing his profile to remain does Wikipedia a great disservice. It sends the message that people can use your platform to market themselves, but not really have done anything truly notable. What has he actually accomplished? Nothing. Apparently, all that Bolger does is to work as a self-employed consultant. I would like to see this taken down asap. Gandolfthewhite (talk) 12:58, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * It is irrelevant what Bolger thinks. What is relevant is what we think about whether he meets the Wikipedia standards of notability, in this case WP:GNG. I think the independent coverage of Bolger's degree-hunting behavior, for instance in the US News and Chronicle of Higher Education, makes that clear enough. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:15, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * New editor here, still learning. I agree with Gandolfthewhite. This article reads as self-promoting. Bolger's significance does not seem to meet the standards of Wikipedia. KnIsPow (talk) 19:06, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

actual degree records in the world, versus in English
Bolger is the second most credentialed person in history, in English. But he is the fourth most credentialed person in history in general, or without regard to language. The person holding the most degrees in this broader sense is V.N. Parthiban. https://venasnews.co.ke/2017/11/30/meet-the-most-educated-person-in-the-world-vn-parthiban-who-holds-145-academic-degrees/#:~:text=degrees%20%E2%80%93%20Venas%20News-,Meet%20the%20most%20Educated%20Person%20in%20the%20World%2C%20VN%20Parthiban,who%20holds%20145%20academic%20degrees&text=Professor%20VN%20Parthiban%20is%20ranked,educated%20person%20in%20the%20world.

Michael W. Nicholson comes in second broadly speaking, and first in English, with twenty-nine degrees. The third most educated person in history, is apparently Shrikant Jichkar, with twenty degrees. Bolger holds fourteen.Cdg1072 (talk) 16:24, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not suggesting by the way that Wikipedia is a reliable source, e.g., for Shrikant Jichkar. I understand Wikipedia does not consider itself a reliable source.76.165.129.178 (talk) 01:43, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Benjamin Bolger for deletion
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Why is this the top trending story on Wikipedia?
The app is telling me this is the top trending story. Wth? I can't figure out any reason. (also apologies I'm not signing with ip address, I am blanking on the syntax, and I'm on my phone so it's not easy to just switch tabs and look it up) 2600:1017:B12F:4B4E:EC1B:F670:33D0:F490 (talk) 12:13, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh nice, the app auto-adds the signature anyway. Phew! 2600:1017:B12F:4B4E:EC1B:F670:33D0:F490 (talk) 12:13, 26 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Most likely due to it being featured on r/todayilearned on Reddit yesterday. (to sign posts, use four tildes: )  TG HL ↗  🍁 17:38, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

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