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This is a page about a highly-biased yet not notable theory. It discusses solely about a
fringe theory ("an idea or viewpoint held by a small group of supporters" according to
its page on WP). Looking at the policy page, "To be notable, a topic must receive significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Otherwise it is not notable enough for a dedicated article in Wikipedia." I don't think the current list of refs support this part of the policy.
Fazbear7891 (
talk) 20:48, 27 June 2015 (UTC)reply
Speedy keep "Melaninism" is a well known and very widely commented upon fringe theory (just click the automatically generated links in "find sources" above, several of which are already cited in the article). The article quite properly explains the views of the "theorists" who promote it, but it is very clear about the mainstream scientific view. Could it be better? Sure. But it's a fairly even-handed account of the topic.
Paul B (
talk) 21:53, 27 June 2015 (UTC)reply
Keep While I disagree that this is a speedy keep, there are sufficient sources to meet
WP:GNG and
WP:V in my opinion. In particular, there are academic sources that examine this as an example of pseudoscience, which suggests notability. ~ RobTalk 22:29, 27 June 2015 (UTC)reply
Strong keep The theory is rather disgusting, and decidedly fringe, but even a quick search through any academic database comes up with enough coverage for this to be absolutely clear cut. Start with
this set of results.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 04:40, 29 June 2015 (UTC)reply
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