135:, the article gives a misleading impression that the subject has been notable for the study of Mesoamerican cultures, when all available evidence suggests the opposite. Subject is a self-described independent scholar and author of a self-published book, written on a topic completely unrelated to their field of qualification. Said book promotes theory at the fringes of archaeological research, and despite implications in the article neither the author nor his book have been cited, reviewed or even noticed by archaeologists active in the field. Other than one or two polite book reviews in LDS publications, cannot find evidence that the author or his book have made much of an impact to the development of Book of Mormon apologetics, either. In short, taking away from the article the inaccurate claims to any expertise or significant contributions to archaeological research, there's nothing really left to show why or how he's notable for inclusion in wikipedia.
396:(search on "Author=(Ainsworth J*)" and sorting on sub-categories related to topics mentioned in the article AND search on "Author=(Ainsworth JL)") returned no hits β evidently none of the subject's work appears in the refereed literature. Although the layout and content of the article clearly argue for inclusion on the basis of research contributions, e.g. "...involved in countless archaeological expeditions throughout Mexico, attended numerous scholarly conferences...", there are none to be found. Also note that the book described in the article appears to be
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Well, the problem is that an author or an artist can self-publish the greatest book in the world. But in order to be notable and to justify inclusion in an encyclopedia it has to generate wider interest. You need references to articles covering this author. The problem isn't that it's too hot, but
309:: Golly gee folks, I didn't expect such. . . passion when I crated this page. There is very little about Dr. Ainsworth's academic work on the web but positive reviews of his books and theories, but on Knowledge (XXG), all the professionals of Dr. Ainsworth's field have come out in force and
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he can be regarded as a notable figure in LDS circles, then there'd need to be demonstration that he/his work are cited, quoted, discussed, etc by others. I haven't been able to find evidence for this; in archaeology/Mesoamericanist circles he's a definite non-starter.
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