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My todo list

 * Cerf theory


 * Handle decomposition

Alan Reid (mathematician) moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Alan Reid (mathematician), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ~Styyx Talk ? 19:09, 23 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi there. Could you give me a sense for if you feel what is unreliable or not independent in the draft?  I've given links to his Whittaker Prize and ICM address, as well as his current position at U.Rice.   I can certainly put in more information, but it's unclear if you feel there is a lack of quantity or if it's more of a quality of the existing information issue. Rybu (talk) 21:52, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician)


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 * Hi there. I'm a little confused why the article was moved to speedy deletion.  It was suggested I edit to address the WP:PROF issues, and I did.  Reid held two endowed chair positions (currently holds one of them) and presented at the ICM, one of the highest honours in mathematics.   This kind of recognition is enough for other mathematicans, why is it not enough for Reid? Rybu (talk) 06:04, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

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