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No explanation as to why it belongs under Extraterrestrial Hypothesis. See Foo fighter; no connection to ETH. Does not belong in that place. Kortoso (talk)—Preceding undated comment added 19:53, 7 November 2013
I notice that James Oberg gave it a very positive review, and yet...the compendium editor is an amateur researcher, and the publisher UPIAR is actually a website that also sells UFO-themed T-shirts as well as books and magazines that range from serious to the sensational and fringe perspective. So I'd like to see indication of mainstream notability, perhaps further and more public endorsements a la Oberg are out there? - LuckyLouie (talk) 18:04, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest also considering the book's "About the Contributors" section (pp. 697-710). And the International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE), published by The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt (California State Polytechnic University) has just recommended the book (see the 3rd from last and last of the listed Articles/PDFs). 96.58.40.194 (talk) 13:37, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have added comments (on Sept. 20 and 24) with two more endorsements. But is this current edit request "dead" such that comments subsequent to yours of Sept. 16 are not being be seen by you guys (due to the "answered" parameter now being set to "yes")? If not, I am content to patiently await more endorsements and hopefully an eventual positive consensus. But if this request is "dead," should I reset the parameter back to "no"? Should I resubmit my request from scratch (without using the template)? 96.58.40.194 (talk) 16:33, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
How much willingness would there be among OGs familiar with this topic to restructure the article? I think there are a lot of places where the info cited to WP:RS is at odds with the way the article is organized. Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 03:46, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If most UFOs are just yet-to-be-identified flying objects, then the article could include a gallery of common/notable misidentifications: Talk:Unidentified flying object/Sandbox
A lot of the article's organization is confusing.
The top sections should probably be on the etymology and the scientific consensus. The "Etymology of key terms" section is kind of buried and the information in it is somewhat chaotic. "Prosaic explanations" is both buried and kind of weak.
The "Astronomer reports" section should probably be removed. This seems like a rebuttal to "Ufo people are goobers." The article doesn't need to frame UFO people as goobers, and it definitely doesn't need a character witness section to rebut that. The Andrew Fraknoi quote is fine, but could go into another section.
Much of the "Investigations of reports" section should just be a table with countries, programs, dates, refs, and links where available.
The section featuring astronomers is an example of what I call a "POV quilt": reliably sourced tidbits added sequentially over time both in support and rebuttal of a particular viewpoint that form a kind of patch work, making an article read as if it is arguing with itself. Good call removing it and other similar constructions. As far as rewriting and restructuring, your improvements are welcome. I'm sure if others have a beef with your efforts they will say so here on the Talk page. Cheers, - LuckyLouie (talk) 13:58, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please see (above) the expired topic titled "Request to add an External link." I suggest reconsidering your reluctance to give this book its due. In addition to the already offered reasons, a very favorable review by Kevin Randle (posted here) appears in the Fall 2024 issue (Vol. 38, No. 3) of Journal of Scientific Exploration. It seems to me that his concluding paragraph alone offers sufficient justification. SaucerDown (talk) 18:18, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ballester Olmos, the editor of the book, is a serious and well-informed researcher and I would support the inclusion of a link to it. Skeptic2 (talk) 19:42, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]