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Created the talk-page for the "Hemolithin" article - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 18:16, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious and unverified, this article should be deleted

Hemolithin immediately looks like a dubious result to me, and others agree.^[1] The arxiv paper is not a reliable source (WP:SOURCE), I think this page should be deleted.Maneesh (talk) 21:57, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Maneesh: Thank you for your comments - and efforts - as presented in the main article: "Although some scientists seem supportive of the study, other scientists may be less so.^[1]" - in any case - Comments Welcome here - or - more importantly at the moment => on the discussion page at "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hemolithin" - Thanks again for your comments - and - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 22:23, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done - NOTE: re Article for Deletion (AfD) discussion => "The result was keep. KaisaL (talk) 05:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)" - added by Drbogdan (talk) 13:57, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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^ ^a ^b Crane, Leah (3 March 2020). "Have we really found an alien protein inside a meteorite?". New Scientist. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

It has been over a month since I put the RfD up and I've since seen precisely no evidence supporting the news articles that stemmed from the unreviewed paper describing this magical molecule. I was stunned that there was such a consensus against WP:SOURCE. How long are the molecules claimed in unverified papers allowed to stay up as WP entries?Maneesh (talk) 06:23, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Maneesh: Thank you for your comments - followup verifiable studies may take awhile - for a variety of reasons, including the current Covid-19 pandemic (rethinking priorities and related), I would think - but yes, I *entirely* agree - verifications (or the lack of verications) is very important with this of course - but seems waiting and seeing may be the best way forward at the moment - in any case - Stay Safe and Healthy !! - Drbogdan (talk) 15:17, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Drbogdan. What do you think a sensible amount of time is to wait for a verified source? Maneesh (talk) 17:31, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Maneesh: Thanks for your reply - and question - no idea re a specific time - I would think someone will want to study this soon - however - a lot may be up in the air at the moment - let's just wait and see - no urgency or harm done that I can see in waiting this out - after all - just the idea that the article is here on Wikipedia may inspire a followup study sooner than later I would think - hope this helps - Stay Safe and Healthy !! - Drbogdan (talk) 18:08, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, to be sure, we are not waiting for a follow up study. We are waiting for the current unreviewed study to be reviewed and verified in something like a scholarly journal. That has not happened yet. Maneesh (talk) 18:13, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another month passes and there is precisely no verified source (WP:SOURCE) for the first supposed extra-terrestrial protein (WP:EXTRAORDINARY).Maneesh (talk) 20:57, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you complaining? There are about 10 different, independent news articles about the protein and its discovery. Certainly it is notable. 64.246.159.246 (talk) 21:57, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[NS-20200303-1] Crane, Leah (3 March 2020). "Have we really found an alien protein inside a meteorite?". New Scientist. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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