Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Warshak (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. MelanieN (talk) 01:19, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Richard Warshak
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Lots of sources, but most are to the subject's books. I have been unable to find much independent coverage; lots of Google hits but all are to sources connected to the subject, or blogs. Kendall-K1 (talk) 22:49, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your attention to the entry on me. I would like to provide the sources that the article needs, but as the subject of the article my understanding is that I should not be the one to do such edits.

“I dream of horses” indicated that a citation was needed for the statement that the Warshak dissertation “was the first study to directly compare children growing up in father-custody homes to children growing up in mother-custody homes.”

A source for this statement can be found if you Google: santrock warshak journal social issues. The first hit is to an article cited by 392. This journal article was based on my dissertation. The beginning of the journal article reviews the literature at that time and demonstrates that my dissertation study was the first study to directly compare children growing up in father-custody homes to children growing up in mother-custody homes. Thus, the reference for this statement in the paragraph under Career is that 1979 article. The full reference for that article can be found as the first reference in the section: Selected publications: Scientific articles.

The instructions on this page indicate the need for “Find sources” and includes NYT. I authored an amicus brief that was influential in the decision made by the California Supreme Court. The New York Times published an article mentioning my work and quoting me in their Sunday, Front page of Section 1 article on the landmark case. Here is a link to this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/08/nyregion/divorced-parents-move-and-custody-gets-trickier.html?_r=0

Footnotes 46-48 include links to three Time magazine articles that quoted me.

Footnote 28 links to an article by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that refers to one of my journal articles as one of the “three most cited articles” on the subject. The link is still active and footnote 72 of the article on page 13 includes the quote about “three most cited articles.”

I would be glad for any part of the entry on me that does not reflect a neutral point of view to be amended, and I would also be glad to provide any sources that you think would improve the entry.

For instance, Melcous made a number of improvements to the page. He or she also removed the statement that I served as a White House consultant on family law reform. This is fine with me, although I do think this information is relevant to the entry. For a source, see page 86, paragraph 3 of the pdf file accessed on this page http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED386269.pdf The document mentions my name as meeting with White House Assistant Domestic Policy advisor Bill Galston. At that meeting I was one of only three participants who were invited to deliver summaries of the scientific literature to guide family law reform. If it would help, I may be able to locate the letter in my files from the White House thanking me for the consultation.

I apologize if my comments above do not fit proper Wiki style and, again, I appreciate that you have taken the time to review the article. Naturally I hope that you will decide to keep the article and I will be glad to provide any needed sources.Rawars (talk) 00:55, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 00:49, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep GS h-index of 22 in highly cited field of pop-pschology may pass WP:Prof. Xxanthippe (talk) 01:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC).
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:56, 8 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep as WP:AUTHOR; high library holdings for multiple books: WorldCat Identities. Here are some reviews:
 * Book Review Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent-Child Bond from a Vindictive Ex. by Richard A. Warshak, New York: Regan Books/Harper Collins, 2002, ...
 * Goldin, Eugene;Murphey, Joann
 * American Journal of Family Therapy, Oct 01, 2003; Vol. 31, No. 5, p. 445-449
 * Reviews the book "Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent-Child Bond From a Vindictive E... more

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 * A Review of 'Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-Mouthing and Brainwashing'.
 * Worenklein, Abe
 * American Journal of Family Therapy, Oct 01, 2010; Vol. 38, No. 5, p. 440-441
 * The article reviews the book "Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-Mout... more
 * K.e.coffman (talk) 00:59, 10 March 2017 (UTC)


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