Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bruno Bosteels


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The result was   keep, nomination withdrawn. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:18, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Bruno Bosteels

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I am not at all convinced that this person passes WP:N and/or WP:PROF. Yes, he has a job (but it's not a named position, for instance) and he is the editor of a notable journal, but I see (and can find) no evidence of his acknowledged contribution to his field or his importance as a teacher of a scholar. Remember, simply having published, while that may assure tenure, is not a guarantee for notability on WP. Drmies (talk) 04:16, 26 February 2010 (UTC) Technical keep on basis of WP:Prof #8 if journal is a well-established one. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:01, 27 February 2010 (UTC).
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —David Eppstein (talk) 19:39, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Again, the language of WP:PROF is ambiguous, probably rightly so. Is Diacritics a "major well-established journal"? Well it's certainly well-established - 40 years old, and connected to two universities. But the circulation of 851 worries me. I don't have much to compare it to - most literary journals don't list their circulation, but I notice SEL: Studies in English Literature has a circulation of 1391. Browsing the list of literary journals, it looks on par with them. Hence, as editor, Bosteels passes the notability test. StAnselm (talk) 02:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. I should have read WP:PROF more carefully--yes, I believe diacritics is plenty notable. Without looking at the policy, I figured that we'd need more than just one such thing for notability, and I wish that we did, but we don't. So, any passing admin, feel free to close this as nomination withdrawn. Drmies (talk) 06:52, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
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