Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Byron Hyde


 * 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. Carlossuarez46 03:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Byron Hyde

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Doctor who chairs a patients' society. No claim of notability outside the society's aims, rapidly turns into WP:COATRACK. Delete please. JFW | T@lk  22:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletions.   —Espresso Addict 01:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions.   —Espresso Addict 01:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I removed a large portion of the article which was lifted directly from: . Also, as a note, Dr. Hyde has 2 peer-reviewed publications in the ME/CFS literature, although one is a letter in Lancet.  I note that he does seem to have a considerable volume of non-reviewed publications (including in Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and conference presentations/abstracts -- Samir 05:42, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete On balance, non-notable: this does not amount to significant publication. But since the removal of the material removed the information about notabiity, I added it as an external link. J.CFS, though not strictly speaking peer-reviewed, is vetted by an editorial board. His name is also written Byron M. Hyde. DGG (talk) 17:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * keep- unlike debating, this is a real organisation, with a significant purpose and fame... clean up though —Preceding unsigned comment added by JJJ999 (talk • contribs) 00:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * But this article is about its chairman, not the organisation. JFW | T@lk  15:31, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Medline finds only two publications related to chronic fatigue syndrome, though one is a short paper in the Lancet. The textbook mentioned in the current article is published by his organisation (the Wiley book is just a chapter contribution). The claims to be a leading researcher in the ME/CFS area on the Nightingale website don't seem borne out by the thin publication history, and I'm not convinced that the subject currently meets WP:PROF. Espresso Addict 01:01, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * delete Hard to justify notability in his field by standard criteria. Droliver 01:55, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Lacks independent evidence of notability enough to fulfill WP:BIO or WP:PROF; as an aside, apparent WP:COATRACK. MastCell Talk 22:44, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I too have removed material, under WP:COI. However, the subject is far more notable than many subjects which also have articles in WP.  His contributions in the area of CFS extend beyond that of chairing a "patients' society".  The wider Wikipedia community should have an opportunity to improve the article, before giving up on it.  I will work on trying to develop the article, as well as continue to watch for and remove WP:COI and other blatant promotion. --- Taroaldo 21:26, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I should add, though, that if the sock puppets don't back off on this article, I will quickly change from 'keep' to 'delete'. It has been some of the most blatant WP:COI that I have seen to date. --- Taroaldo 21:33, 24 September 2007 (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.