Talk:Dr. William D. Young Memorial

WPMED tag

I appreciate the fact that this article describes a memorial that honors a physician. However, the WPMED project tag indicates that an article is supported by members of the WPMED project. It does not merely indicate that the article has some connection or another to the field of medicine. If you want to indicate that the article is connected to medicine, then you use a WP:category on the main article (consider Category:Canadian physicians). IMO, it is inappropriate for someone wholly unconnected with the medicine project to insist that the project be listed as supporting an article.

Obviously, I'm only one editor: if you'd like to have another opinion, then you can leave a message at the project's talk page and see whether anyone there thinks a drinking fountain with a physician's name on it is sufficiently medicine-related as to be supported by the project. I doubt, however, that you're very likely to find such support. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid I disagree with your opinion on the use of Wikiproject tags. Members do not act as gatekeepers to a Wikiproject, nor is the WPMED tag an indicia of membership in some exclusive club. The Wikiproject is a forum that allows all Wikipedians to collaborate on medicine-related articles. It really isn't up to those on a membership list to decide whether they choose to "support" an article or not. And, with all due respect, your comment in respect of "someone wholly unconnected with the medicine project" smacks of WP:OWN. However, I don't believe that our differing views on the nature of a Wikiproject are really the main issue on which we should be focusing.

I would think that relevance to the project is the determining factor here. I believe that a memorial commemorating the significant impact that a physician had on a community is directly related to the field of medicine. You disagree, referring to it as a water fountain with a physician's name on it. You may be right, and your work with the project would suggest that you would have better insight into the issue. It could be that articles related to individual physicians are not typically included in the project. You've raised the issue, and others can chime in here on this talk page. I'm happy to abide by any consensus that develops on the relevance of this article to the project.

Thank you for your category suggestion.Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree with WhatamIdoing that the WPMED tag isn't a particularly useful addition to this talk page. It is a memorial to a good man. BTW: I've replaced the category with a more appropriate one. Colin°^Talk 19:21, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, that's helpful.Skeezix1000 (talk) 21:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree with WhatamIdoing and Colin. A monument is not relevant to medicine, and does not fall within the scope of WPMED. Therefore, this article should not have the WPMED tag. That being said, an article about William D. Young would probably be included within the scope of the project. If you are so inclined to make this article part of WPMED, rename it to William D. Young and refocus the article to be about the person and his accomplishments, rather than about a monument dedicated to him. --Scott Alter 21:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

It strikes me as splitting hairs to say that an article on Dr. Young would be relevant, but an article on the memorial is not (esp. since switching the article so that the doctor was the subject, rather than the memorial, would involve only very minor tweaks). Having said that, I hear what you are saying, and your and Colin's input has been helpful. Unless anyone chimes in with a different opinion in the next day or so, I'll remove the tag. Thanks. Skeezix1000 (talk) 21:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. Skeezix1000 (talk) 11:24, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't regard this article as a "medicine/health-related article". I agree with Scott Alter. Axl (talk) 09:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)