Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alfred A. Marcus


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Needs a rewrite but the subject clearly meets WP:PROF. Krakatoa Katie  07:25, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Alfred A. Marcus

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Poorly sourced page, WP:BLP concerns raised from WP:BLPN, so bringing here for a community assessment. Procedural nom, no opinion of notabilty expressed by nominator. -- Cirt (talk) 15:32, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 15:51, 22 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep: Edson Spencer Chair in Strategic Management - Named chair seems to me to pass WP:prof. (WP:Prof #5) The person holds or has held a named chair appointment or "Distinguished Professor" appointment at a major institution of higher education and research. Also google scholar seems to indicate sufficient refs and citations. However article could benefit from tidying, referencing and rewrites to avoid possible plagiarism (I think I have removed this last problem) (Msrasnw (talk) 16:11, 22 November 2010 (UTC))
 * Delete at this time per WP:BLPDEL, unless the article can be rewritten in a neutral tone with references to reliable sources. Currently, it primarily cites advertising from the subject's employer, and does not adequately cite the subject's named chair appointment or publishing history.  I'm certainly open to changing my mind if anyone can rescue the article. // ⌘macwhiz (talk) 16:36, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. GS h-index around 17. I would make this "strong keep" per prof#5 too, but don't see the endowed prof title in the official university pages that I was able to find (here and here), which refer to him simply as "professor". Perhaps some of his papers show the official title? Sounds like proper rewrite would satisfy ⌘macwhiz, yes? Thanks, Agricola44 (talk) 16:46, 22 November 2010 (UTC).
 * Yeah, I have no problem keeping the article around if the notability is backed up, but not when the article is unsourced (and looks suspiciously like a publisher's press kit...) In fact, I hope this AfD will spur someone to rescue the article. // ⌘macwhiz (talk) 16:52, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't have the time to clean up the article but did want to provide some of the needed references:

You can find the endowed prof. title mentioned here (as well as a long list of both journal and book publications): http://www.csom.umn.edu/faculty-research/faculty.aspx?x500=amarcus). As a secondary source of evidence, here is a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that mentions his title (http://www.startribune.com/business/topworkplaces/96086214.html) and recent conference he spoke at (http://biggreenconference.com/speakers/) that also lists him as the Edson Spencer Chair.

His cv, which also provides a list of his academic appointments, education, and various publications, can be found here: http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/assets/86536.doc.

And here's a link to one of his many interviews on MPR's Morning Edition: http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/news/features/2005/12/07_extra_marcus —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.66.70.114 (talk) 20:28, 22 November 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:09, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep per WP:PROF. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:14, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
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