Talk:Max Velmans

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I tidied up the publication list, and clarified the reference to the foundation of the BPS CEP section (as opposed to the foundation of the BPS). The range of external links to the broader discipline (and the fact that one of Velmans' books has its own WP page) seems to make the notability case. Would anyone care to remove the notability tag? SusanStuart (talk) 23:03, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Since the notability tag was added, no references have been added (only tidied up a bit). There is no reference that is independent (and verifiable). Biographies of living people have a high standard of referencing - see WP:BLP and in particular Notability_(academics). I suspect he is notable per book, stature, etc, but it needs to be verifiable in the article. Widefox (talk) 15:07, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I see that there are quite a few tags on this entry. As I am the subject of the entry it would be improper for me to get too involved in editing it (as the History tab shows, my involvement since its posting in 2006 has been limited to a few minor edits of the original stub). Quite a bit of information is available online though, for example on the Goldsmiths College website. Beyond that, Velmans is a rare name and I am the only Velmans involved in consciousness studies, so quite a lot of information from independent sources can be found by typing the keywords "Velmans" and "consciousness" into Google. There are also many independent book reviews of my main book Understanding Consciousness (mentioned in the stub). See for example the extracts listed on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com. I hope this helps anyone looking to improve the entry - but if anyone wants anything more specific from me that might be relevant (e.g. pointers to specific kinds of independent source, or items from my CV) do feel free to email me and I will try to help. M Velmans (talk) 12:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Max, yes feel free to improve the article per WP:COI. In particular, merging may not actually be as good an idea as I thought initially, but references and other opinions will clarify. Regards Widefox (talk) 15:07, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Widefox

I've added non-primary links wherever I have seen them to be needed. Hopefully that sorts things out. Could add lots more - but will wait for response M Velmans (talk) 15:22, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal
Propose: Due to lack of references, article sizes, and overlap of the articles Widefox (talk) 15:12, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I suggest expanding the Reflexive Monism entry. Its a complex theoretical position and all that exists, at present, is a short summary paragraph - with nothing about how one arrives at that view or about the many consequences of it. My problem of course is that, while I am in the best position to expand this in a way that will be meaningful to readers, I am also the author of this position. Given this, I'm not sure about how best to proceed - or even whether to proceed given the COI. Happy to be advised M Velmans (talk) 15:22, 9 May 2012 (UTC)


 * The best thing you can do is dig up reliable independent sources and leave them on the talk page for others to integrate in. IRWolfie- (talk) 15:24, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

OK IRWolfie, will do M Velmans (talk) 11:14, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

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