Talk:Rebecca Vega Thurber

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This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... Rebecca Vega Thurber is a prominent scientist in her field not only in the US but globally well deserving of a place in Wikipedia. This page is part of an effort to increase representation of women and people from diverse backgrounds in marine science since Wikipedia is clearly biased towards white male biographies. It has been extremely frustrating to encounter this reaction from your editors every time we submit a page from a female scientist, especially when they are people of color. We are keeping track of this and while our submissions are a few at the moment, they will be more numerous in the near future. We will have a stronger case then. We have been using already published Wikipedia pages of other female marine scientists as templates and try not to deviate from that, so it surprises us that we are encountering this situation. I suggest you revise your criteria so Wikepedia becomes a more inclusive environment. --Dartawiki (talk) 15:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)Mónica Medina

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This page is not unambiguously promotional, because it clearly states throughout the piece that this person is a noteworthy researcher who people would be liable to search for on Wikipedia. I looked over the entire page and nothing in it marks it as promotional, I'm not sure what the issue is. Specifically, her contributions to a film and discovery of viral influence on coral reefs warrant a page. --Mochamedusae (talk) 16:53, 20 February 2021 (UTC)