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Wakefield was not a physician,he was a surgeon [[Special:Contributions/2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115|2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115]] ([[User talk:2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115|talk]]) 22:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC) |
Wakefield was not a physician,he was a surgeon [[Special:Contributions/2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115|2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115]] ([[User talk:2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115|talk]]) 22:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC) |
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It's not [[WP:FORBESCON]] which makes it [[WP:RS]], but the fact that it is written by a competent full professor. [[User:tgeorgescu|tgeorgescu]] ([[User talk:tgeorgescu|talk]]) 19:21, 17 June 2023 (UTC) |
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Valjean, you reverted my recent edit as "notability is only a criteria for article creation". However, WP:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Appearing on a list made by a commerical infotainment website is nowhere near the same as anything else discussed here. If HowStuffWorks made a list of the "ten worst people of all time" including Adolf Hitler, most would agree that that doesn't need to be mentioned in his article. An anonymous username, not my real name 14:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
- That's a perfectly well-written article. You're welcome to start a discussion at WP:RSN about it. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 23:40, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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Wakefield was not a physician,he was a surgeon 2001:8A0:7FFA:7500:4567:A62E:8D74:9115 (talk) 22:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 08:33, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
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It's not WP:FORBESCON which makes it WP:RS, but the fact that it is written by a competent full professor. tgeorgescu (talk) 19:21, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
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