User talk:Ehaugsjaa

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Proposed deletion of Free-range parenting


The article Free-range parenting has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * No sources, does not properly describe how it is different from Slow Parenting. Possibly a merge with Slow Parenting. One sentence Stub.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Jcmcc (Talk) 12:38, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Free-range parenting is wholy distinct from slow parenting and should still have it's own page, so I split off the in-depth section in slow parenting discussing it, and merged it into the free-range parenting article. Ehaugsjaa (talk) 14:27, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Free-range parenting
Hey Ehaugsjaa, I just wanted to let you know that I am not trying to frustrate you, only push your editing in the right direction. I am terrible at making content myself (my contribs are almost always red, in that I delete stuff more than add stuff). I think Free-range parenting could be a great article with good citations, clear wording, and lots of effort! If you need any assistance or have any questions, feel free to drop me a note on my talk page Jcmcc (Talk) 07:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the support Jcmcc450 I am not sure I am the right person to make it a great page, but I just noticed that it is a completely separate concept from slow parenting and it should have it's own entry. So that's at least an improvement over the previous state.  Thanks again.  Best Ehaugsjaa (talk) 13:23, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Ehaugsjaa. I see that you've been editing articles related to this topic. I wrote the free school movement article and pages on Neill, myself. There is an issue with the "free-range parenting" article—it is a neologism and likely not notable. WP pages don't split off because they are different concepts but because the discrete topic has significant coverage in multiple independent, secondary, reliable sources ("notability"). It sounds like anything that needs to be said on this topic could be done in a section on the neologism creator's page, no? The section should also be based in secondary, reliable sources (newspapers, journal articles, not blog entries). – czar   19:49, 25 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks Czar, I appreciate it. Free-range parenting is a discrete topic that is in the news, radio, and magazines very regularly in 2015 (at least here in my neck of the woods in the northeast US) and is WP notable. It is not necessarily known that it was coined by Lenore Skenazy and it has now grown beyond her.  Many people in 2015 are now aware of the term/concept and it is used widely without people being aware (or needing to be aware) of Skenazy or her original story.  So I think it easily meets notability standards for it's own WP article based on the wide use in reputable sources.  For example, here is a recent NYTimes article directly mentioning Free-range parenting 3 times including once in the title and once first sentence.  And no mention of Skenazy.  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/04/13/us/ap-us-walking-children-investigation.html?_r=0   Let me know if you have any advice on the Free-range parenting article or please of course feel free to lend a hand.  Again, much appreciated. Ehaugsjaa (talk) 20:22, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * It's used as a neologism in the NYT article (it's in quotation marks). I recommend compiling reliable sources that discuss it in depth and building it out as a section within some parent topic article. As it stands, the article Free-range parenting branches into all sorts of areas without reliable sources and relies on original research. – czar   23:01, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Czar, I understand your point but do not have the time to take on making these improvements at the moment. Perhaps you could put some of your suggestions into the talk page for the free-range parenting article so that someone who *IS* able can take it on.  I see this much as the term and WP article for "helicopter parent".   Sometimes it is used it in quotes, but it is notable and deserving of a WP article, just as free-range parenting is.  There are definitely articles talking *about* the term, not just using it, so it definitely warrants an entry.  It's not just a dictionary entry.  Maybe it will be a few years yet before original research is done (as with helicopter parents) but I would imagine that will come, given it has been such in the news in 2015.  In the meantime, I will gather some refs discussing rather than just using the term.  I believe some are listed in the page already.  Thanks!  Best, Ehaugsjaa (talk) 23:58, 25 July 2015 (UTC)