Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Burbacher


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:25, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Thomas Burbacher

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This article is quite short and I added most of the sources myself. In addition, most of the impact Burbacher's research has had has been through a single study (the EHP study). In my view, Burbacher does not meet WP:PROF. Jinkinson (talk) 13:49, 25 September 2013 (UTC)


 * As far as I can tell, the problem this article has is that it was started as a WP:COATRACK by an anti-vaccination activist/editor back in 2005, then it got ignored for several years until being stubbed down in 2011. (More than half the article was devoted to particular 2005 publication regarding potential neurological effects of organic mercury compounds in primates, and expressing cautious, moderated concern about the use of similar compounds in humans.  The study was seized on – and its importance inflated – by anti-vaccinationists still reeling from Andrew Wakefield's 2004 de-pantsing, desperate for anything that could be interpreted as giving a fresh gloss of scientific credibility to their antics.)  When the single-study coatrack bit was trimmed, it took more than half the Wikipedia article with it.  While I see no indication that Burbacher is anything but a competent, dedicated, hardworking, and skilled researcher, I unfortunately also see no suggestion in the article that his work has risen in notability far enough above that of his colleagues to warrant (or properly support) a (well-sourced) Wikipedia article. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:21, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Agree; not notable. LT90001 (talk) 12:01, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
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