Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AskDrWiki.com


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. This was a close one for me. The original nomination did not really puts forth a strong case for deletion, and the COI allegations made me a bit uneasy. However, two stronger !votes citing WP:WEB (the cognizant guideline) appeared, and the lone keep !vote appears to have been modified to a merge. The merge position did not receive any support in this investigation, but since the rationale for deletion is lack of notability (not verifiability) there really is no reason that the material couldn't be merged at an appropriate target, and there is no prejudice to a history undeletion to facilitate that if needed. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  17:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

AskDrWiki.com

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Non-notable website with no or very little citations and external links. Delete as per Wikipedia policy WP:N Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  08:42, 13 January 2011 (UTC) Comment: Also the website is not being updated since a long time. Please see this link which shows no activity in the past 30 days! Indeed its a dead website Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  08:45, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.  — Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  09:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions.  — Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  09:03, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete This is not a notable website as defined at WP:WEB. A few references are given at the article but some do not support the article's claims. does not mention Ask Dr. Wiki at all that I could find, despite the article's claim that it does, and  is behind a paywall. The American Medical News, a weekly newsletter from the AMA, does cover this subject but I'm not sure if AMN is a Reliable Source. In any case, the website appears to have been active only from November 2006 to July 2007, see askdrwiki.com history. This Wikipedia article was created during that time, apparently by one of the founders, and has received only procedural edits since its creation. --MelanieN (talk) 15:53, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The fact that sources are behind paywalls is not a criteria for deletion. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:20, 16 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:WEB. A noble but short-lived idea that apparently never quite got off the ground. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  21:15, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Has been mentioned in reliable sources. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:21, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: I think Doc James is having a WP:COI with other editors here! He has restored the WikiDoc article which was deleted by consensus! Now he is actively participating in two other discussions 1 2 and voting to keep articles which have no notability on Wikipedia ! Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  18:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Advice to Doc James: I understand that you are a doctor and so I am but it doesnot mean that we have to keep fighting for projects which are not notable on WIkipedia. I agree that they may be notable in the medical field but they doesnot meet the Wikipedia guidlines! Burhan Ahmed  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  18:50, 16 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge Would support merging all the medical wikis into a single page called Online medical wiki encyclopedias including Ask Dr Wiki, Ganfyd, Medcyclopaedia, Medpedia, Radiopaedia, WikiDoc and WikiSurgery. Per COI User:Burhan Ahmed runs/works on Medicalopaedia and User:Midgley runs/works on Ganfyd. All of these pages have about equal notability. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 19:36, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I am neutral on the creation of such an article, but I definitely don't think AskDrWiki should be included if such a page is made. It got one article in a possibly reliable source, but as Andrew so cogently said, it never really got off the ground and existed for less than a year. --MelanieN (talk) 06:25, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.