Talk:Paul Otto (historian)

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Removed AFD[edit]

I removed the AFD tag after adding additional citations to Otto's work in other articles (including Lenape and Wampum, and mentioning citations of Otto in secondary works, as well as additional articles he as written and video lectures he has delivered. Let me know if further work is needed in this area. AncientToaster (talk) 20:30, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't looked, but I'm sure your additions help establish notability. But please note that an AFD (articles for deletion) tag is a very different thing from a {{notability}} template. I was alarmed to see your edit summary and the heading of your post because AfD tags are not to be removed until the AfD has run its course. You are free to remove the notability tag if you feel you have satisfied the criteria, however. Read WP:PROF for more suggestions regaring bios of academics. Valfontis (talk) 21:47, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that, was unaware of the etiquette in this area. I'll make sure to note this in future.

AncientToaster (talk) 03:22, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notability[edit]

Notability must be established by listing secondary sources that corroborate the subjects notability. There is nothing within the sources that are not by the author himself. This is not secondary source verification. I think this article should probably be deleted. Hedgehogfox (talk) 15:00, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've found a number of citations that I think help establish notability. C.f., Otto's winning of the Hendrick's Award, this citation on H-Net, a variety of quotes about Otto's work here, and citation of his work in textbooks such as An Empire of REgions by Eric Nellis (p. 87), and Gallay's Colonial and Revolutionary America (p. 84). I've added citations to some, but not all, of these to make it clear that Otto is cited outside his own corpus. AncientToaster (talk) 21:06, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]