Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wright on Health (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 09:33, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Wright on Health
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No explanation of notability according to WP:WEB.

As noted in previous AfD, the "notability claims are insufficient: 'award-winning author' seems to refer to winning an essay prize (link is dead, so I'm not sure) and 'student of noted health policy expert' refers to someone with a red link. The blog does not appear to be mentioned by independent sources aside from other non-notable blogs. The only claim that might confer notability is "Wright on Health articles are slated to appear periodically on the popular internet news site The Huffington Post", but I don't see how this alone is sufficient to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria."

The only keep argument in the last AfD was based on the now deprecated third criterion of WP:WEB.

--  Claret Ash  23:51, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment First of all, there are two closely related articles here: this one and Brad Wright (blogger). For some reason this one is at AfD while the Brad Wright article has been prodded by the same nominator. It seems to me that both deserve discussion. I suppose we can weigh in on Brad Wright while discussing his blog; they are sufficiently entwined that discussing them both in one place may be acceptable. But I would suggest the nominator consider listing the Brad Wright article here too and making this a dual nomination. --MelanieN (talk) 16:28, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think I should explain myself here. I originally intended to prod both articles. I didn't want to go to AfD because I expected the consensus would lean towards deletion (which it currently is) and I didn't see a reason to waste people's time by discussing a seemingly clear case (which, incidentally, was why prodding was introduced). The only reason this article is at AfD rather than being prodded is because it had already been prodded once and thus couldn't be re-prodded.
 * As for listing the other article here as well, I'd happily do so but have no idea how. I've only ever opened AfDs via Twinkle and don't know how to list a second article on an existing AfD. Can someone else add it please?  Claret Ash  05:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I see that another user has told you how to do it, on your talk page. But I'm withdrawing the suggestion. It turns out that people are evaluating and discussing both articles here even without officially listing both. If anyone thinks the Brad Wright article should be kept, they can go to that article and remove the PROD template, and then we can talk about nominating it for deletion if appropriate. And if nobody thinks it should be kept, the PROD will simply run its course. I'm afraid that trying to bring another article into this AfD at this point would mess up the 7-day timing that is supposed to be allowed for discussion, so let's just let it go. --MelanieN (talk) 19:23, 18 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. MelanieN (talk) 16:30, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * After research, Delete both articles (which have a lot of content in common in any case). The blog fails WP:WEB, the person fails WP:BIO. I could find no independent commentary about the blog, and it doesn't appear to be published at Huffington Post any more; the most recent Wright on Health column at the HuffPo was written in 2010. As for Wright himself, I could find no citations at Google Scholar or PubMed looking under DB Wright or D Brad Wright, and nothing at Google News Archive. --MelanieN (talk) 18:15, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete both. The distinctions described in the articles are insufficient to establish notability as a blogger, journalist, or academic. I added a search by url, and the blog only appeared in comments sections (three times with the word "my").Novangelis (talk) 19:53, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete both. I can't find anything that suggests that the blog meets notability criteria outlined in WP:WEB or that the writer meets notability criteria outlined in WP:BIO.  Peacock (talk) 21:06, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Closing administrator please note: There is also a page Wright on health (with a small "h") which redirects to this page. If the result here is delete, the redirect page should be deleted also. Thanks. --MelanieN (talk) 19:29, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
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