Archive of User Talk: Carboxen[edit]

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Please consider joining the History of Science WikiProject; it looks like it's right up your alley.--ragesoss 04:46, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sage, thanks for the invitation. It looks like an interesting project. I am in the process of moving to another state so I may not do much until maybe mid-march. I am definitely interested though. --Carboxen 03:56, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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AfD nomination of Carl Gotthelf Immanuel Friedlaender[edit]

I have nominated Carl Gotthelf Immanuel Friedlaender, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carl Gotthelf Immanuel Friedlaender. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Damiens.rf 19:22, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps he's cited in papers on Quarzkristallen or in this paper? Einige Beobachtungen an alpinen Quarzen, Cruse, B. In: Der Aufschluss, 1989, Vol. 40, Issue 6, pp.373-382

Just guessing, I wasn't getting any details in GeoRef for who cited his papers. Perhaps that's not something it can search for me. If you find more drop me a note and I'll reconsider my opinion on his article. From his body of citations it looks like he might have been an expert on alpine quartz but I don't know how to gauge that or how many papers a notable geologist publishes in a lifetime versus a non-notable geologist; please forgive that false dichotomy. - Owlmonkey (talk) 08:19, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Owlmonkey, Thanks for the hint and thoughtful consideration. I am trying to compile information and build a case here. Even though I read German and am familiar with the history of his particular sub-field and work environment, I do not have access to most of the journals and serials he published in. Unfortunately, GeoRef doesn't do citation searches liek ISI WoS. The latest citation of a paper in an original research paper I found for him in WoS (hard if the citing sources are mostly not included in WoS either) is from 1990, which is a surprising half-life for any work of that time period really (his 1951 work). However, as a word of caution, it is not straight-forward to assess notability or impact by today's standards, and neither WoS nor google nor Worldcat are a measure for that time period, sub-field of geology (mineralogy), or location(s) he worked at/in. There is no good published analysis of that fact either. I will try to lay out the case for Friedlaender though, as best and unbiased as I can. Regards, --Carboxen (talk) 11:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry this has been frustrating. The notability requirements are not always applied evenly here nor consistently in my short experience, but I hope you can appreciate that it's one of the central issues here along with article quality. I think some editors get a little jaded too with all the spam that occurs, making the notability requirements even more difficult; even for articles that are clearly not spam, like yours. - Owlmonkey (talk) 19:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your understanding words, Owlmonkey, they are much appreciated. Unfortunately my impression over the years has been that there is a certain subculture that developed in Wikipedia and it has been a major turnoff for professional like me. I appreciate your help and considerate words! All the best, --Carboxen (talk) 20:16, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]