Talk:Wind turbine syndrome

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Strange little article

As the article says, "Wind turbine syndrome" is not recognised by any international disease classification system and does not appear in any title or abstract in the US National Library of Medicine's PubMed database. Much of the reliable health effects info is presented in other WP articles. Why do we need this strange little article? Johnfos (talk) 08:11, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently a bunch of people think they suffer from living close to a wind turbine, and they really do have problems, although the mechanism responsible for the problems is elusive. I think enough sources discussing the issue would be found to show its notability, although the article is a little odd. Hmmm, I just looked at Special:WhatLinksHere/Wind turbine syndrome and it does not inspire confidence, particularly given WP:Articles for deletion/Health effects of wind power which discusses a page that redirects to Environmental impact of wind power. Johnuniq (talk) 10:02, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The question is whether it's a notable fake disease. I would argue it is, based on the sources the article has, and also that including this content in reality-based articles on wind turbines gives it undue weight. Like electromagnetic hypersensitivity, it is a fake disease for which people are likely to look to Wikipedia as an information source. Guy (Help!) 12:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason this author is reporting symptoms that seem ridiculous. The serious symptoms that people are reporting that are making them ill are hearing loss, dizziness, ringing in ears (Tinnitus), pressure in ears, Vertigo (spinning room, nausea, vomiting)and headaches. (Wilson, 2013) Reference Wilson, T. (2013, August). Citizens call for CAW turbine shutdown. Retrieved July 7, 2016 from the website address: http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/2013/08/26/citizens-call-for-caw-turbine-shutdown — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwest55 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 11 July 2016 (UTC) Additionally, it would be better to re-name the title of this page, Illness caused by Wind Turbines, rather than Wind Turbne Syndrome which is not a recognised illness, as the author has already stated. This makes the whole article nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwest55 (talk • contribs) 18:32, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a WP:RELIABLE source, so would be unsuitable for inclusion in the article.GliderMaven (talk) 19:00, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've found material from Simon Chapman (academic) and Mark Diesendorf (who wrote Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy) to be particularly relevant and reliable here, see Google Scholar. Johnfos (talk) 13:00, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Any reference material from wind companies or "wind-associations" cannot be considered reliable either then, especially since this has become a contentious and political issue here in Ontario due to the very small offset-distances that were allowed from turbines to homes and since there has been no scientific-method studies done on the topic, most of the other references are really not reliable either. The Author should consider these facts before publishing such notions as Nocebo effect. I would say that direct reports from people stating symptoms in a public newspaper are as reliable as you can get unless you think they are all crazy or liars or that the reporter too is a liar. Otherwise, this undermines the credibility of Wikipedia as just parroting unsubstantiated propaganada.... don't you think?