Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Silverman


 * 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 FT2 (Talk 00:59, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Consensus seems to agree upon delete. The DOCS is not at AFD -- although anyone could have added it or could list it in future -- so speculation on whether DOCS is notable or not has not been tested at AFD and a redirect would have been a valid conclusion, but this was not the choice of participants overall. Also noting that the one voice not proposing deletion is considered by some to be heavily COI  on the topic. A checkuser  has confirmed that  user:Chris DDS  and  user:Sedation guru  who edited these articles are the same person.

Michael Silverman

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Dentist notable only for founding a particular organization, which already has its own article. Not otherwise notable. Reference provided are all either generic references not related to this subject, or articles written by this subject. No reliable secondary sources to be found. A redirect to the organization's page was reverted by a user who seems to have created his account solely for this purpose. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * P.S.: Given the name of the article's author (Sedation guru) and that user's lack of contributions outside of this article, I suspect this is an autobiography. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:42, 21 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions.  --  Marcus   Qwertyus   17:17, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: See related discussion at Articles for deletion/DOCS Education. Location (talk) 00:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete as possible/probable self-promotion, with questionable notability, and written in rather peacocky language. Cheers, LindsayHi 18:56, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

References There are both subjective and academic references to Michael Silverman -

Reference #5 is an interview with the Wealthy Dentist University.

Reference #6 is an article published on www.DrBicuspid.com and reprinted on another doctor's professional site. www.drbicuspid.com is a professional site about the field of Dentistry.

Reference #7 is an article by the New York Times. New York Times Article, "My Root Canal? It’s a Blur, March 6, 2008." Republished with permission on the www.sedationcare.com website

Reference #8 Is an academic study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association in which Dr. Michael Silverman played a vital role.

An additional reference is given to the Wall Street Journal at the bottom of the page.

While there are articles written by Dr. Michael Silverman himself, there are also 3rd-party articles referencing Dr. Silverman as a notable professional in his field. Chris DDS (talk) 20:31, 21 October 2010 (UTC) — Chris DDS (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Comment All of the references cited above deal with Dr Silverman in his role as leader of DOCS Education, which is the only thing Dr Silverman is notable for. Since there is already an article on DOCS Education, there does not need to be a separate, self-promotional article on Silverman.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:19, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails various notability guidelines, including WP:PROF. Some of the text in the article is copied from this DOCS Education page which I would interpret as a violation of WP:SELFPUB. I do not advise a redirect as I do not think DOCS Education would pass WP:GNG or WP:ORG. Location (talk) 00:16, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
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