Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Etiotropic Trauma Management (ETM)


 * 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. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:27, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Etiotropic Trauma Management (ETM)

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Does not meet WP:GNG: The only source germane to the topic is a link to the author's own website. A good-faith effort to establish notability and verifiability (WP:BEGIN) failed to find sources that were independent of the subject. WP:SOAP: The creator and main contributor of the article invented the therapy in question, and is its main certifying authority. The author states on his talk page: "...I will add references to whatever is needed as I deem meritable."; and that he will cite others' work only "if I think it adds to the value of the best presentation." WP:NOT It reads like a scientific journal, and uses a good deal of jargon. I don't think this can be fixed without first wiping the slate clean. Braincricket (talk) 01:11, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions.  — Frankie (talk) 00:34, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. I have attempted independently to locate reliable sources and have found none. I searched JAMA and PubMed without result. The usual suspects only turn up a mention and book by the article's author. The book of the same name is published by the author's website and is apparently sent when someone registers for the author's online training course. There is also the issue that the article reads as near word salad.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:42, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Strong delete Deleted large portion of copyvio text. Author self-identifies themselves as the same author who owns  http://etiotropic.com/  and their attempted ownership of the article ensures that any COI that they may have is perpetuated.  7  05:01, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
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