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I'm very concerned about whether the rules on biographies of living persons are being adhered to. For someone to be listed on this page there should be some reference that shows that they are actually (as the page claims) "anti-vaccination activists". This is particularly true for reporters, like Sheryl Atkinson who have done reporting on this. Reporters report on controversy and try to cover both sides of the issue. The fact that a reported reported on autism and vaccine, and included multiple sides of the story (perhaps even sympathetically) doesn't make them an "activist".
Specifically Sheryl Atkinson did have a recent story on this, but it's not a particular long running emphasis of hers, she a veteran reporter who has covered everything from political corruption to wars.
I question her inclusion on this list, and therefore wonder who has created this list, and how it has been vetted as there are no links to vaccine-specific activism for many of those linked.
Somehow we need to come up with a rational definition of what "activism" means, and some references that the people named are in fact activists on this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZeroXero (talk • contribs) 21:45, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
