Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Kirby (writer)


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The result was   delete. Secret account 01:22, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Alan Kirby (writer)

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I'm not certain this academic passes WP:PROF. While he seems to have created a concept, I don't see any indication much past his own work. Ricky81682 (talk) 19:51, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't think that it should be deleted. It's just a stub. It just needs expansion. EMachine03 (talk) 20:30, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete. There is nothing in this article that is worthy of inclusion in WP. To be fair I haven't googled so I can't guarantee there isn't something out there. Szzuk (talk) 22:01, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not much to be found. Xxanthippe (talk) 03:25, 6 July 2014 (UTC).
 * Google Scholar has 126 references to his concept across a dozen or more countries: http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&q=digimodernism&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp= And a Google search for his article "The Death of Postmodernism and Beyond" produces almost 29,000 web pages: https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=f3W5U-uGL4jR8gf6uYDYCw#q=%22the+death+of+postmodernism+and+beyond%22&start=10 I agree with EMachine03 that this needs expansion, not deletion. Or alternatively, it's his concept that needs a page rather than him.Mifachispa96 (talk) 16:16, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * "almost 29,000 web pages"? I make it 120: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22the+death+of+postmodernism+and+beyond%22&start=150 (Google's initial estimates are often more than a little approximate I'm afraid). And his concept already has a separate page, namely 'The Death of Postmodernism and Beyond'. Qwfp (talk) 19:23, 6 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment I've googled now and done a little research so I'm striking through part of my earlier comment. Now I think this article should be deleted and in addition the essay that he wrote which also has a page on WP should also be deleted. A catchphrase in a stuffy academic text doesn't confer notability. Szzuk (talk) 19:14, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Whether or not there's significant coverage of the concept in reliable sources, there's no sign of any significant coverage of him as required to meet Notability (people), so I see no justification for a separate page on him in addition to the page on the concept. Qwfp (talk) 19:23, 6 July 2014 (UTC)


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