User talk:Explorer2909

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Hello, Explorer2909, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like A million dollar paradox, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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Articles for deletion nomination of A million dollar paradox

I have nominated A million dollar paradox, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A million dollar paradox. 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.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ... discospinster _talk 02:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Re: A million dollar paradox

I have already submitted the article for discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A million dollar paradox, so any objections you have to deleting it should be raised there.

I would like to point out, however, that the reason I gave for deletion is that the theory is non-notable by Wikipedia's criteria — that is, it has not "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". I do not make any judgement on the validity of the theory itself.

You say that pointing out a paradox is not "original thought", but Wikipedia does not necessarily make that distinction. From the page No Original Research:

[Original thought] includes unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas; and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position.

So even though the facts that compose the paradox are common knowledge in physics, apparently nobody else has pointed this out except Mr Thakur, and he has only done so in venues that are not considered reliable sources by Wikipedia.

Also, you said that the book The Nature of Reality is not self-published; according to several sources, the publisher is Quality Publishing, for which I can find very little information. ... discospinster _talk 15:41, 5 September 2009 (UTC)