User talk:StacieJ

Famous Chemists
Hi StacieJ. Welcome to Wikipedia. I'm sorry to say I've removed you "Famous Chemists" section from Chemist because I don't see how this can be done in a neutral, encyclopedic manner following the approach that you've taken. The field of chemistry is so large that even highly exclusive criteria, like Nobel-prize winners, gives a large list as you can see in List of Nobel laureates in Chemistry. Something similar to your approach is being used at History of chemistry. I'm not sure how well it works, as the focus on people gives a poor narrative on the topic of the history of chemistry, and ultimately fails as you can see in the switch of focus with the Quantum mechanics section and those following it.

When I've worked on similar lists, the creation of a well-defined, constrained inclusion criteria is essential (See WP:LISTV and WikiProject_Bibliographies). When we cannot agree on criteria that's clearly encyclopedic that results in a manageable list size, then the list tends to be deleted quickly.

Also, summary biographies like the one you wrote should be brief and focus strictly on the inclusion criteria. The longer the list, the shorter the summary will be.

I don't currently have time to look closely, but "she and her daughter, Irene, actively encouraged the use of radium to reduce pain and physical suffering" seems to stray from the topic of Chemist and the information in Marie Curie. I don't know where you found the information, but please be careful with tangential information, as this appears to be.

Also, TheFamousPeople.com is not a reliable source and should not be used. --Ronz (talk) 17:11, 24 November 2018 (UTC)