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Cloudology

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Possible hoax. I can't find any refs for the Cloudology Institute or a Patrick Reed related to the term. Also, the study of clouds is nephology. Article flat out fails WP:GNG if it's not a hoax. Ish dar ian 05:40, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cloudology isn't just the study of clouds, it's the art of photographing and then studying the clouds. It's a very new and contemporary field. There isn't very much on the web about it because it's small and relatively unheard of. And another reason you may not be able to find find anything is just because they don't pay for google hosting (it's a no income field and really more of a hobby). I have a cooy of patrick reed's Cloudology if you can't find one online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesfankk (talk • contribs) 12:47, 19 August 2014 (UTC) — Jamesfankk (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Also, adding to what janesfankk said, you seem to think that the CIA is a very large scale thing- it doesn't even have a building. It's more of an organization. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloudophile (talk • contribs) 13:36, 19 August 2014 (UTC) — Cloudophile (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

These two are very correct. Cloudology isn't a field of science that people enter to make money. There is almost no money to be made. Cloudologists simply have a passion for photographing clouds and examining them. "Cloudology" by Patrick Reed is not readily available online, but I too have a copy in print. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloudsofband (talk • contribs) 13:58, 19 August 2014 (UTC) — Cloudsofband (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Strong delete due to lack of coverage of the field in independent reliable sources. There's no sign of any coverage in newspapers, magazines, scientific journals, etc. The only source anyone seems to mention is Patrick Reed's book. Since he's held out as the leading expert on the field, he can't verify his own field's notability. Since no other reliable source stands to show the notability, this topic should not have an article. —C.Fred (talk) 14:11, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

James Frank and myself are also published authors on the subject in our online journals. I can provide other sources than Patrick Reed's "Cloudology", his is just the most notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloudsofband (talk • contribs) 14:21, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The official citations will be up later this afternoon. I am at work and have no way to get them up right now. Please give me at least until 3 pm CST to have them up, as that is when i'm on my lunch break. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloudsofband (talk • contribs) 14:48, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:59, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:00, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The problem should be solved...moving the little numbers to the appropriate places