Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam C. Powell, Ph.D.


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The result was   delete. joe deckertalk to me 06:53, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Adam C. Powell, Ph.D.

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Article seems to be a biography of Dr. Powell. References indicate articles he has authored or has been interviewed for; in this context, though, I'm not seeing the notability. Many of the links in Refs can be removed as primary sources. --  Dennis The Tiger  (Rawr and stuff) 02:22, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Do not delete: Article cites a diverse set of sources on Dr. Powell's contributions to both the health services research literature and the commercial application of that literature through Payer+Provider. The sources which are not Dr. Powell's work itself are from 3rd parties either highlighting his contributions or testifying to his expertise. Dr. Powell's role in the founding of Payer+Provider is notable, as the firm is both unique in its mission and societally-useful. Reference style issues have been fixed and additional details have been added.WP:ACADEMIC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.228.193.90 (talk) 05:48, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - Once the promotion and primary sources are discounted, there are a few one-liner quotes on general interest articles left. Nothing has been presented or appears available that would make it appear that this person is notable. If consensus determines this is a keep, it should be moved to Adam Powell (economist) or something similar per WP:CREDENTIAL. VQuakr (talk) 07:30, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete almost all sources cited are things written by the subject, promotional material for an organisation founded by the subject or promotional material for the institution where the subject got his doctorate. Of the remaining sources and  contain brief quotes of the subject in articles which are not about him and  briefly notes that a paper he co-authored was given an award by the organisation which published it, which don't constitute significant coverage. The IP above claims he passes WP:ACADEMIC, but no evidence of this is provided and it seems very unlikely that he has had the required impact, given that he is not working in academia at present, he got his doctorate only last year, and none of the academic papers listed in his CV has more than 3 citations on Google Scholar. I can't see any evidence that the subject passes any notability guideline and the article reads like a promotional piece. Hut 8.5 21:08, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete There are several people named "Powell AC" in the Web of Science, but even taken all together, they don't really meet our general standards (734 total citations, h-index of 13). Obviously does not meet WP:PROF and as stated by Hut 8.5, subject doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG either. --Guillaume2303 (talk) 16:10, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per Hut, and because the apparent best claims to notability, refs 6-8, are authored by the subject. This is not third party sourcing. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:BIO for lack of findable citations at Google News, and for lack of significance and/or independence of the sources provided in the article. Fails WP:ACADEMIC as there is no indication that he has had a significant impact in his field. His educational background is impressive, so maybe he will gain notability at some future time, but he doesn't have it now. His consulting firm, Payer+Provider, does not appear to have any notability at all that I could find, although it is hard to search for. BTW there is no confirmation at the Payer+Provider website that he actually is "president and partner" of the firm, much less "founder"; it simply lists him as one of their "experts". I could find no information at all about the firm's management structure or history. It's entirely possible that like many "consulting firms" this is simply one individual, or a few individuals, operating under a corporate sounding name. --MelanieN (talk) 17:23, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
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