The result was delete. ( X! · talk) · @736 · 16:40, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply
It looks to me as if a decades-old tech report has been transferred to Wikipedia. Apart from the "document in the files at WPAFB" mentioned towards the end, there are no references regarding the method, in particular no secondary sources. Another point is that the author's name is "JRobertLogan", and the principal investigator was J. Robert Logan. This has been removed from the article, but may be found in the history. Favonian ( talk) 20:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply
As a matter of fact, I do understand this content. Perhaps that makes me an "expert". I make no claims. As someone who understands what this article is attempting to discuss, I've looked for sources that document this, and not found any. The second part of Ihcoyc's argument thus applies. This subject as presented simply is not documented, in published works, outside of Wikipedia. It appears to be a novel invention, not heretofore documented in published works, being documented by its inventor directly in Wikipedia as a publisher of first instance, in violation of our Wikipedia:No original research policy.
M. Logan, this is an encyclopaedia, a tertiary source. It is not a publisher of first instance. It's not a research journal, nor an advertising billboard, nor a free wiki hosting service. Please get your research, ideas, and inventions published via the proper outlets, with the proper peer review processes applied. Wikipedia is not a shortcut around those processes. Get your knowledge out into the general corpus of human knowledge, the right way, before coming to Wikipedia. Delete. Uncle G ( talk) 20:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply
The original article section entitled "Congruent Partitioning by Machine"by M. Logan corresponds directly to the referenced two volume document at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and the three other references. The Air Force document is reliable, available in the public domain, verifiable, and corroborates this section in every detail, but unfortunately not exposed by online/periodical searches. The claim that, "I've looked for sources that document this, and not found any", without any effort to obtain the referenced documents is a weak excuse. And then to claim that this subject "as presented" is not documented is simply not true, repetitive, and shows lack of due diligence. Please provide a reference to Wikipedia policy that requires references to be accessible online. The present introduction section and the section entitled "Congruent Partitioning by Machine" meet all of the Wikipedia requirements for encyclopedic content, although they could be improved of course.
Wikipedia has no requirement for references to peer review processes or publications, only to "cite reliable sources that are directly related to the topic of the article", which this article does. This article cites published material that was originally produced under contract to the Air Force, including the original research that resulted in well defined algorithms that were also incorporated in a computer program. Military research contracts are not granted without prior careful analysis and review by qualified individuals - also a peer review process.
A strict interpretation of "as presented" would require only direct quotes, and no paraphrasing, of published material - which would appear to invalidate most Wikipedia content. However, the claim that the original article could only be understood by an expert has merit, which is why I contributed the section on "Congruent Partitioning by Hand", based on classroom experience, to further introduce and simplify the concepts for non-experts. This section "as presented" is not formally documented out of the classroom, and I accept responsibility for violating the requirement to provide reliable references per se. However, this section does not represent original research, and is merely a simplification of the main concept, verifiable by simple inspection, and similar to an extended introduction that is common in the first section of Wikipedia articles. You are welcome to delete this section, as you please, to uphold the letter of the "as presented" law, so to speak.
Jjcondie's argument is extremely relevant, as it lends credibility to the basic concept as being self evident, which also supports the requirement that Wikipedia content be verifiable.
Keep. LifeOfLearning ( talk) 22:38, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply