User talk:Delph4

I just created a page for physicist Robin Ball. He is one of the most notable of theoretical physicists in the UK, and holds a chair at the University of Warwick. Within minutes the page was put up for speedy deletion. I was asked to put a "hangon" sign up, and motivate his significance, which I did immediately; while I was doing so his entry was deleted.

I cannot assess the absolute level of significance needed for entry of a living person, being new to editing wiki pages. I can however assess the *relative* merit of Ball against other living physicists, and indeed those who have entries on wikipedia, and from this I think Ball's entry is justified. Moreover, my article, while in no way complete, seemed to be objective and professional.

I get the impression (though it is only that) that there is at times an overzealous practice of deleting new articles. I also had in mind to add an article on Bernard Derrida, one of the most cited of physicists alive and a member of the French Academy. But I am weary that this too will be put up for deletion.

I would be grateful for guidance.

Delph4 13:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * If you think a deletion was inappropriate, slap a delrev tag on it. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:08, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Nomination of Theory of Condensed Matter group for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Theory of Condensed Matter group is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Jamesx12345 23:56, 22 December 2013 (UTC)