Talk:Louise Leakey

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[edit] Vanity

Is the purpose of this article to show that L. Leakey is a good scientist, or that she's somebody who's good to invite to parties for prestige value? The fact that she's the youngest person to discover hominid fossils is a misquote of the source, which itself is distinguished by sections titled "WHY SHE RULES" and referring to the Leakeys as a "famous family dynasty" (http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200312/200312_xx_6.html) Often, in scientific circles, a young discovery implies some special ability, but here what happened is she picked up a tooth on the ground.

Comments such as "well exceeding her father's formal academic credentials" seem like straight vanity. Has she "well exceeded" her father's accomplishments, too? Stick to the facts.

67.169.126.27 (talk) 19:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)