Talk:William Delbert Gann

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The link to Hexagon refers to the shape; the article is lacking in general. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.99.118.9 (talk) 00:00, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

This is a Preposterous Puff Piece
This silly bit of propaganda has no place in Wiki. David Lloyd-Jones (talk) 19:19, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

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Use of Pseudonym for The Ancient Science of Numbers and Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting
The article now says that Gann may have written The Ancient Science of Numbers (1908) and Astrology and Stock Market Forecasting (1937) using pseudonyms. No cited source actually asserts this, they only say that it is possible, and give no basis for the statement (nor have I found a better source), and the books do not appear to be separately notable. Are they even worth mentioning here? I suggest not. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 18:56, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * See also Articles for deletion/The Ancient Science of Numbers DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 19:01, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

WP:FRINGE concerns
User:Licks-rocks deleted most of the text in this article on the basis of WP:FRINGE. Perhaps Gann's methods do not need to be discussed in full detail, but the article can at least state that he used such-and-such methods, and fringe theory concerns are a spurious basis on which to remove a discussion of whether his methods were effective. 2601:642:4600:3F80:5CFD:C6C4:93AD:AB62 (talk) 15:38, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, WP:FRINGE is a very good reason to delete huge walls of humbug. --Hob Gadling (talk) 15:47, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * That isn't what I said. There had been a section directly discussing the evidence that Gann was a humbug, and it was deleted along with the "methods" discussion. 2601:642:4600:3F80:5CFD:C6C4:93AD:AB62 (talk) 16:47, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * "Perhaps Gann's methods do not need to be discussed in full detail, but the article can at least state that he used such-and-such methods, and fringe theory concerns are a spurious basis on which to remove a discussion of whether his methods were effective." I concur, which I'm a bit confused that you seem to have undone my changes, thereby reintroducing the enormous section dedicated to explaining his methods, up to and including that hilarious rye price chart. --Licks-rocks (talk) 15:55, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * FYI: removing reliably sourced material because you feel it is posthumous speculation and not something that Gann himself admitted isn't supported by Wikipedia editorial policies. - LuckyLouie (talk) 16:12, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * It is quite well supported by verifiability policy. If one says that Gann reasoned so-and-so, that must be verifiable from Gann, and not someone else supposing how Gann might have reasoned. 2601:642:4600:3F80:5CFD:C6C4:93AD:AB62 (talk) 16:35, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * You understand that Wikipedia articles are based on reliable third party sources, rather than restricted to material found by original research from the primary source (Gann)? You need to stop making edits like this. - LuckyLouie (talk) 16:15, 25 October 2023 (UTC)