Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander William Pressey


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Alexander William Pressey

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This SPA created article does not appear to meet Wikipedia notability guideline. A Google search for "A.W. Pressey" does return a few papers and such (along side many false hits), but not enough to meet WP: Notability (academics) as near as I can tell. Article appears to have been created by Mr. Pressey. ThaddeusB (talk) 05:37, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * True, so Delete it. The nominator said this very well. I would say keep but without references and citations (and the google search nontheless), there isn't a good reason too.  K50   Dude   ROCKS!   06:03, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —John Z (talk) 06:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak delete' some more information on this person can be found in WP.... See Libertarian Party candidates, 1995 Manitoba provincial election. Web of Science lists 53 publications (a few of these may just be meeting abstracts) that have been cited a total of 685 times. H-index of 17, most-cited article got 97 citations. While nothing to be ashamed of, I consider these figures to be on the lower end of the scale given that they apply to a whole 35-year career. I expect that some may disagree with me on this. --Crusio (talk) 06:58, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment According to the article, he was elected fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1973, which may show notability. Here's a list of fellows, but I don't see him on it.  Eight were elected in 2008.  Perhaps he is no longer living?John Z (talk) 09:47, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. Does not seem to pass notability requirements under WP:PROF or WP:BIO. Relatively low citation impact. A Google News search returns no hits. The CPA fellowship claim fails WP:V.--Eric Yurken (talk) 14:32, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


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