Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bryan Hassel


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The result was Speedy Keep, nomination withdrawn. WP:NAC.--Jmundo (talk) 18:04, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Bryan Hassel

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Biographical subject that upon initial review doesn't (I don't think) meet our notability standards. All of his article's sourcing is essentially made up of his own work. rootology ( C )( T ) 22:24, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn. rootology ( C )( T ) 16:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


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 * comment Google scholar search books published by Brookings Institution cited by 66 & 63, h-index of at least 9 by GS. As for WP:BIO, I see no evidence of any coverage of him as a subject in any reliable secondary sources. Pete.Hurd (talk) 07:01, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep His principal books The charter school challenge : avoiding the pitfalls, fulfilling the promise are owned by over 800 & 1300 US & Canadian libraries, respectively, and published by a major non-profi publisher. This is enough to shown him as an authority in his field. DGG (talk) 14:39, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Which guideline is that from? Notability_(people), Notability (people) in general, and Notability_(academics) doesn't seem to fit either? rootology ( C )( T ) 14:49, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:PROF criterion 1., but one can also regard him as an author, since many of his works are intended for a popular audience. He has published a total of  I note that the use of h indexes for people working in the applied social sciences is not valid; the limit is set by the number of total works, and ignores that books are more important than journal articles.  I have added the books and holdings to the article.  I did not expect to actually have to meet skepticism that someone with multiple books with around a thousand library holdings each is notable.  I should perhaps have anticipated it, for in various AfDs I have seen a considerable skepticism over the significance of those working tin the field of education, as compared to the sciences. There will also be reviews--the author of the article should have listed them; I am only to a limited extent personally capable of making up for the deficiencies of all the editors in this field--perhaps some of the skeptical people ought to help look for these.  DGG (talk) 16:32, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clearing it up. That's notable enough for me. rootology ( C )( T ) 16:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


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