Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Axe


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:13, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Joshua Axe

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A biography of a quack which has been toned down to be less promotional, but still every single source is either primary, unreliable, or in some cases both. There are no reliable independent sources discussing the subject - the closes we get is a quote or two. Guy (Help!) 23:27, 29 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello Guy, I have asked for review of the article and am working on adding additional, more reliable sources for the article. I would like to have some contributions from some of the contributors versus having it removed. AChrisTurner (talk) 00:04, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Delete. User:AChrisTurner, I think you are wasting your time. The subject is not notable and it is not an article. It is an advertisement littered with many unreliable sources. The first source points to the Palmer College of Chiropractic. It gets worse after that. QuackGuru ( talk ) 01:20, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  /wiae   /tlk  01:23, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Tennessee-related deletion discussions.  /wiae   /tlk  01:23, 1 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete unless reliable sources can be found. If the guy really did appear on Dr. Oz's show, there should be independent sources verifying it. However, that may not be true and the article does look like a flat out ad. White Arabian Filly  Neigh 01:40, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * thank you for the feedback. I genuinely thought/think he was noteworthy enough to be included. I will see what I citable sources I can find related to the Dr Oz aside from the show website itself.
 * User:AChrisTurner, you deleted the tag and added yet again another unreliable source. What are you doing? QuackGuru  ( talk ) 04:12, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * that may have been my mistake on that one. I apologize. There wasn't an intention to circumvent. The feedback is overwhelmingly in favor of deletion.
 * User:AChrisTurner, the article might be deleted very soon, as the result of SNOW delete. It may be better you spend your time improving another pages. QuackGuru  ( talk ) 21:14, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * User:QuackGuru Yeah, I thought I found a good, Nashville chiropractor to craft a page for and contribute to Nashville entries in Wikipedia, but I suppose he isn't notable or credible enough at this time. I got interested after reading about his motivation, with his mom having had cancer. Thanks all! — Preceding unsigned comment added by AChrisTurner (talk • contribs) 23:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per sourcing such as New Beauty which describe him as "certified nutrition specialist Josh Axe". Valoem   talk   contrib  03:16, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * User:Valoem, the source New Beauty is unreliable. Please explain how it is reliable or please delete it. QuackGuru  ( talk ) 04:07, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Fluff-packed article with a whole lot of ridiculous claims. And a whole lot of practitioners of questionable medicine have appeared on Dr. Oz; that claim means nothing.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 03:45, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete unless better sources are found. There are traces of notability here, but the sources are not strong enough to confirm it for me. Many appear very similar to the clickbait that pops up on my non-adblocked laptop ("The 8 Complaints Nutritionists Hear Most", "6 Habits You Should Kick In Your 20s, For A Long, Healthy, & Happy Life" and all the others start "The 3..., 5... or 7... ways to be a better person") Others look like advertising. According to the Palmer source (which appears to be a testimonial) he worked with Ryan Lochte, which depending on the level of work might push him close to notable. The only other mention of this is sourced to a biography.com article and as well as being unreliable does not even mention Axe. AIR corn  (talk) 09:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as non notable. Appearing on the Dr. Oz show and being consulted for a listicle isn't anywhere near enough to establish notability. MjolnirPants   Tell me all about it.  14:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete: The article relies on very poor sources that seem to be the result of rampant self-promotion in mediocre publications. Delta13C (talk) 21:09, 1 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep: Dr. Axe was notable enough to be included in this cover story in January http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/print-edition/2016/01/08/net-worth-meet-three-nashvillians-making-millions.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremypenguin (talk • contribs) 20:12, 3 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Small newspapers, or content aggregators, do not carry as much weight as major publications. We'd need lots of local + at least regional coverage, but there would still be challenges meeting notability. Delta13C (talk) 00:59, 4 March 2016 (UTC)


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