Talk:Christopher H. Whittle

message: This article has tags for improved sources. This means third party articles or books that reference Dr. Whittle and his work. While the article claims he is an artist and explorer it offers no evidence to support that. Likewise the scientific and educational contributions are supported only by a list of the subject's own works. Unfortunately I cannot find any online evidence of the May 5, 1992 Boston Globe article. A search of the Globe's online archives produces no results for Whittle paleontologist or Whittle gastrolith or Whittle sauropod from 1981 to now. Jojalozzo 16:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs sources 

message: If the Gastrolith article is the only appropriate area where a reference to DR. Whittle is merited, then the orphan tag seems appropriate. I added a link from Nedcolbertia Jojalozzo 16:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Orphan tag

message: The subject of this article and editors who have a personal relationship with him need to keep their contributions to a minimum to avoid bias. Jojalozzo 16:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Conflict of interest

message: In the absence of significant independent coverage or documentation of Whittle or his work, a redirect to his claim to fame seems in order.  For those who measure notability by accomplishment and not the gng, consider the following.  As with so many autobiographies, the subject's claim to fame should be taken with a lump of salt.  From the journal articles cited in the Spanish Wikipedia, it appears that a team, not an individual, discovered this genus--and Whittle was not even on it.  Whittle did later describe and name the genus--but only as part of a team.  160.39.212.104 (talk) 12:14, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Jojalozzo 02:03, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I thought the smiley face after the globe ref told it all. I am ok with this either way: as it is or deleted. It might help to get advice from someone in the WP:biography project. I will post a proposed deletion tag and notify some old editors and see what happens. Anyone can unpropose just by deleting the tag or second the proposal by adding a  tag (see WP:PROD). Jojalozzo 01:35, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

text: I regret that I do not have time immediately to work on this article, and I do not the least enjoy working on paranormal topics, but I shall try to come back to it.     DGG ( talk ) 04:36, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest redirect to [[Nedcolbertia]] 

message: Since no one has been able to find any mention of the subject in anything except his own academic journal articles, some editors here question whether we should keep this article. There was once a mention of a Boston Globe article of 5/5/92, pp B3-B4, but the online Globe archives do not have that section. Jojalozzo 01:35, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: A redirect does not make sense to me for the reason I gave as well as because it ignores Whittle's other notabilities in paleontology (e.g. gastroliths), in education and in critical thinking. Can you give me a link to WP policy that offers a reason to make this page a redirect? Jojalozzo 20:36, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Wp:redirect?  And what notabilities?  Who has noted his work in gastroliths, education or critical thinking?  160.39.212.104 (talk) 13:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No answer again so...more specifically, one of the "Purposes of redirects" is "Sub-topics or other topics which are described or listed within a wider article. (Such redirects are often targeted to a particular section of the article.)"  As I mentioned, Whittle is mentioned in the target and nowhere else.  No one has noted him or his work in a way that allows this page to be transformed into a proper biography.  If there is no further objection in a few days, I'll go ahead and redirect.  160.39.212.104 (talk) 10:12, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed Deletion