Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Amateur Scientist


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 03:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

The Amateur Scientist

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Uncited article of discontinued column in a magazine. Doesn't prove notablity and has questionable material, such as accusations of discrimination. BBiiis08 (talk) 07:50, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment You don't seem to disagree that the column existed. Can't it simply be redirected to the journal/magazine or the author? - Mgm|(talk) 09:41, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Obviously notable and I myself bought a bound collection of these fine columns back in the day. Questionable material is a matter of content editing, not deletion.  Please see WP:BEFORE. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:31, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The Amateur Scientist was long running and influential. This could make a very interesting article. Celefin (talk) 11:57, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Extreme Keep to this piece of jounalistic history. And a note to the nom... if you feel the "accusations of discrimination" were questionable, with just a little WP:BEFORE you might have had you find the numerous news articles specifically covering Forest Mims and his claims of discrimination when he was fired from Scientific American.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 20:41, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as notable, sourced, etc. -Rotwechsel (talk) 13:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Clearly notable. Remember, AFD is not cleanup.  IF you think something has "questionable material", then discuss it on the talk page of the article.   D r e a m Focus  14:13, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable subject. The column ran for over 70 years in a major science magazine, and was much quoted by others. Books compiled from it were published and the column and its book anthologies received good reviews. Edison (talk) 17:21, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
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