Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Art of Massage


 * 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 keep. Seems like the notability claims are reasonably supported. Although a rewrite of the page is probably in order but not really the job of a deletion discussion. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 05:49, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

The Art of Massage

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The principal reference for this book is the book itself. Other references discuss massage, not this particular book. Book does not appear to have genuine notability per WP:GNG. A loose necktie (talk) 22:47, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:48, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
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 * Comment, The Art of Massage was published (1895) during the early development of massage therapy in the US (having been introduced in the 1870s?), there was also a number of editions, 4 for Its Physiological Effects(?), and 6 for A Practical Manual(?), so appears to have been reasonably well known, unfortunately, i have been unable to find any gsearch sources that discuss/review it, hopefully others will be more successful. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:07, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * or maybe not Coolabahapple (talk) 04:19, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 05:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Draftify This may be a work of historic improtance in the development of the art. It does not seem like an encyclopedia article at present, and it needs more time for fixing than afd provides  DGG ( talk ) 01:02, 13 April 2019 (UTC) . `
 * Keep, but agree this needs a rewrite. The book (series of books?) is frequently referenced in books and articles on Google Scholar about massage and the history of massage, and is historically significant:
 * Massage was part of mainstream medicine in the United States up through the 19th century and into the first part of the 20th century. For instance, J.H. Kellogg, a trained medical doctor, wrote an influential text, The Art of Massage in 1895 that continued to be utilized well into the 20th century.
 * There's an entire review article in Japanese.Citing (talk) 03:04, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 14:41, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment. In addition to my !vote above, please note that this page was created as part of the Wikipedia education program.Citing (talk) 22:36, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. As well as the sources identified above there is coverage in books from reputable publishers here (click "view all") and here. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:41, 19 April 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.