Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moira Dolan


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The result was   delete. Nja 247 12:28, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Moira Dolan

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Non-notable physician. Ridernyc (talk) 09:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Dr. Dolan is notable for her stances on informed consent, medical ethics and truth in pharmaceutical advertising, and her testimony before courts and legislatures on health related matters. She is consultant to various patient advocacy groups as well. She was interviewed about the Andrea Yates murder case, and I've provided a link to her comments in her article. S. M. Sullivan (talk) 10:17, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * &hellip; none of which have anything to do with notability, which involves in depth documentation of this person's life and works in multiple independent published works that are by people with good reputations for fact checking and accuracy. Show that such works exist.  Uncle G (talk) 13:30, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm. What you've provided makes me think something more like "might be mentioned in passing in the Andrea Yates article" (and perhaps others), not "should have an entire article dedicated to this person's life."  Do you see the difference?  WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:56, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 15:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 15:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Seems to fail notability criteria; it takes more than board certification and trivial coverage on low-profile local websites. Additionally, I'm a bit concerned by the content; the article suggests that this physician is notable for an assocation with groups affiliated with the anti-psychiatry movement and the Church of Scientology, which means that in the absence of true notability this is likely to turn into a WP:COATRACK. (As a side note, the controversial nature of these groups should probably be more evident in the article, should it be kept). MastCell Talk 16:08, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * DeleteNot notable, not even as spokesman. DGG (talk) 22:00, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I couldn't find any reliable sources about her. Axl  ¤  [Talk]  06:36, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Notability insufficiently established. Strong secondary sources are needed. JFW | T@lk  10:04, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails notability criteria. Nevard (talk) 20:35, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete very non notableDroliver (talk) 04:27, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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