Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Narcolepsy Network


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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nom. (non-admin closure)  M h hossein   talk 06:53, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Narcolepsy Network

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No significant coverage per WP:ORG. SL93 (talk) 23:11, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete NO RS establishing this as meeting general notability. Deathlibrarian (talk) 00:08, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * KeepAs pointed out there is RS on Google scholar. I also checked web of science and there was 8 RS journals on there referring to this database. I've added some extra references and content. Changed my vote to keep. Deathlibrarian (talk) 12:35, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment I am finding lot's of Google News results on "Narcolepsy Network," mostly they seem to be passing mentions, but there may be enough to justify a keep.This needs more research or improvement from the author. Expertwikiguy (talk) 02:17, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The book notes on page 104: "There are booths for the ... and the Narcolepsy Network. ... I have a long talk with a woman from the Narcolepsy Network, another advocacy group that came from humble beginnings. Begun in the mid-1980s by three or four women, it now boasts more than 1,200 members, including families, physicians, and researchers. It maintains dozens of patient support groups, distributes a quarterly newsletter, hosts a Website, participates in clinical trials, and advises members about disability laws and other matters." The book notes on page 356: "The Narcolepsy Network similarly emerged from small beginnings, from the vision of thirteen women who came together from self-help groups in 1984. It now has over twelve hundred members, and, as one of them told me, 'now NIH comes to us for ideas.' As a result of its work publicizing this disease, 'in the last twenty years, the average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis has dropped from twenty-five years to nine'—a major accomplishment! Members of the Narcolepsy Network also ..."  The article notes: "The Narcolepsy Network, a national non-profit organization formed in 1986, offers a wealth of information and support for people who have narcolepsy, their families and friends, and professionals involved in the treatment, research, and public education regarding the disorder at www.narcolepsynetwork.org. ... A quick tour: The FAQ (frequently asked questions) segment of Narcolepsy Network helps put the disorder in context for recently diagnosed patients. This section addresses [information]. More mundane but very important issues that concern narcoleptic patients also are addressed in this section, including [information]. ... The site provides researchers information on obtaining grants, sponsored by the Narcolepsy Network, to study the disorder."  The abstract notes: "The article reviews the Web site of the nonprofit patient support group Narcolepsy Network, located www.narcolepsynetwork.org." There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Narcolepsy Network to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:37, 7 December 2020 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep A Scholar search comes up with several citations in academic journals - just one example being Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Together with the research provided by Cunard above, RS and notability seem to be no issue.--Concertmusic (talk) 16:01, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 18:53, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'm willing to withdraw this AfD per notability being shown if agrees. SL93 (talk) 23:39, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, thanks SL93 - I found some more references - I've actually added some of them to the article and added some more details, as it was a bit scant. I just checked the Web Of Science Databases, and it gets 8 hits there, including a specific article discussing it, which I will add to the article. (The European Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN) database By: Khatami, Ramin; Luca, Gianina; Baumann, Christian R.; et al. Group Author(s): European Narcolepsy Network JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH   Volume: ‏ 25   Issue: ‏ 3   Pages: ‏ 356-364   Published: ‏ JUN 2016). There's also plenty of hits in Google scholar. So yes, happy for you to withdraw the nomination.  Deathlibrarian (talk) 12:12, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Withdraw SL93 (talk) 14:38, 8 December 2020 (UTC)


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