Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jørgen Slots


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The result was delete. It seems like there isn't a claim of WP:NACADEMIC being met and WP:GNG clearly isn't. Claims of notability work much better when they are supported by evidence rather than assertions. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:52, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Jørgen Slots

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Not a notable person Alexbrn (talk) 08:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Notability is not defined by whether a random passerby can identify the subject, but on whether the subject is notable in their field. Slots discovered the appropriate medium with which to culture Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, the putative pathogen in aggressive periodontitis.  He is an authority on non-surgical periodontal therapy and has authored many peer reviewed dental journal articles.  DRosenbach  ( Talk 03:51, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The instant recourse to ad hominem is not promising. Are there independent sources that accord Slots significant coverage? I drew a blank. Alexbrn (talk) 06:17, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Denmark-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 09:11, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete The only avaliable ref is dead and not about the person in question. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the broken link.  DRosenbach  ( Talk 04:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete - I drew a complete blank in searches about this individual. He must not be that notable in his field if absolutely nothing significant has been written about him.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:22, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Slots is not a goofy dentist selling the latest scam-toothpaste or a novelty scientist. He's a reputable clinician and researcher in a super small and select field without a lot of visible fanfare and hype, and he's not going to be easily found on Google with the likes of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson.  Instead of trying to delete this article, if you think it's not well written enough, you ought to be WP:BOLD and edit it yourself.  And now I see that Jan Lindhe is under attack as well.  This is ridiculous.  DRosenbach  ( Talk 04:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The world is full of reputable academics and practitioners (I am surrounded by them IRL) but they need to be a bit special to rise to the level of meriting a Wikipedia article, as set out in our notability guidelines. I just don't see that Slots meets those requirements. That does not mean he is a "goofy dentist". Describing attempts to clean non-notable content out of WP as an "attack" is a problem: you should be here to help. Alexbrn (talk) 05:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Your attempts ought to be more precisely staged. Slots invented TSBV, which, at the time (early 1980s) was first in best efficacy at selecting for A.a. colonies.  Without this shift in microbiological testing, the participation of A.a. was not possible, and so he's responsible for this change in the understanding of aggressive periodontitis (at the time known as localized juvenile periodontitis).  I urge you to revoke your nomination for deletion immediately. DRosenbach  ( Talk 13:56, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
 * If he's so famed, it should be easy to find sources saying so. If there aren't such sources he isn't notable by Wikipedia's criteria and the article shall be deleted. Alexbrn (talk) 04:11, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Try again if he becomes notable. -Roxy the dog. bark 09:21, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * He's already notable. He developed the agar substance to grow A.a. and discovered this organism's role in aggressive periodontitis.  DRosenbach  ( Talk 13:46, 23 July 2017 (UTC)


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