Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sharry edwards

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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 of the debate was DELETE. Owen× ☎ 17:12, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sharry edwards

  • Do not delete - Wikipedia should be concerned about facts, not ad hominum opinions. The fact is that Ms. Edwards’ research originated a branch of the recognized science of Bioacoustics called Human Bioacoustics, a protoscience that is receiving increasing recognition by its peers. Therefore, it ought to have at least a stub in the alt-med category. See my posting at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Human_bioacoustics

LifeSpirit Church is a duly recognized church that has worked with a number of nonprofits in the alternative healing world, helping them have a web presence and working to enhance their organizational structure and professionalism. We are happy to be considered "New Age" and our "expressive association" is quite clear from our web site - what does that have to do with Ms. Edwards anyway?

User:lifespirit@usa.net 06:18, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Vanity bio for the non-notable originator of the quackery Human bioacoustics. I don't think a Masters in Eduction is a very good credential for practicing medicine. 66.191.124.236 06:09, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

  1. The link on the Sharry edwards page for www.soundhealthresearch.org redirects to www.lifespirit.org/shri1.html.
  2. www.lifespirit.org is the “LifeSpirit Congregational Church,” a self-described “small group of incipient New Agers,” whose motto is “expressing our beliefs through our association.”
  3. You can become a “LifeSpirit Minister Practicioner” here: www.lifespirit.org/LCC-minister-application.htm
  4. The articles about Sharry Edwards say that her work has been published in the Journal of BioAcoustic Biology (JBAB), a “Peer Reviewed Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, bringing BioAcoustics to Life.” Website www.jbab.org. The website of JBAB says that is “Sponsored by Sound Health Research Institute, Inc.” As noted above, the Sound Health Research Institute website www.soundhealthresearch.org redirects to the LifeSpirit church website.
  5. Sharry Edwards is said to have received the New Scientist of the Year Award from The International Association of New Sciences.
  6. The LifeSpirit church website gives the website of the International Association of New Sciences as www.newsciences.org.
  7. The domain name www.newsciences.org redirects here, which says the domain name is for sale.
  8. A Google search for “International Association of New Science” receives 95 hits.
  • Make your own judgments about all of this. •DanMS 19:16, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete judgment made. Durova 21:14, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Edwards is a crackpot with a talent for shameless self promotion. That does not equal notability. Reyk 22:03, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
    • Since we are doing lists of people in every imaginable category, perhaps we should have a List of shameless self-promoting people. •DanMS 01:57, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
      • Please, no! Reyk 02:04, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Vanity, nn. Also, the "The International Association of New Sciences" only gets 4 google hits, one of which is on Sherry's page anyway. --StoatBringer 17:33, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, nn minor pseudoscience crackpot. MCB 21:43, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Izehar 16:40, 27 November 2005 (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.