Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Calder Walton END


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The result was   delete. JForget 23:58, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Calder Walton END

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I don't think this individual passes WP:PROF. Most of the information in this article seems to be from here, and there are barely any other Google hits that do more than simply mention his name in passing. Moreover, almost all his supposed published works violate WP:CRYSTAL (and if they haven't even been released yet, how are they published works?). THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 21:39, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Another thing: the creator (User:Intelligence history) appears to have a conflict of interest, given that the person appears to be in the intelligence history field. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 21:50, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment – I speedy deleted Calder Walton END per G7, moved Calder walton to Calder Walton, and redirected Dr Calder Walton to Calder Walton as it was a duplicate of Calder walton. Hopfully this doesn't cause too much confusion. Plastikspork (talk) 21:56, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. But I still stand by my nomination. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 22:00, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Understood. My edits were just housekeeping and in no way a comment on notability or lack-there-of. As far as I can tell the AFD should still run as planned. Thanks! Plastikspork (talk) 22:14, 20 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —David Eppstein (talk) 02:42, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

This individual does definitely pass WP:PROF. There is a full list of his published works, and forthcoming works, in the peer reviewed internationally renowed journal 'Intelligence and National Security', vol. 23 no. 4 (August 2008), pp. 435-462 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Intelligence history (talk • contribs) 07:11, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it is true that most of the citations come from here here, but seeing that this is an official website of Cambridge Univerity, one of the world's most renowned universities, they are reliable. Moreover, I have checked in the journal journal 'Intelligence and National Security', vol. 23 no. 4 (August 2008), pp. 435-462 and this does indeed give a full printed description of the individual's career and publications. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trymalchio (talk • contribs) 07:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC) — Trymalchio (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Information: I have checked the journal 'Intelligence and National Security', vol. 23 no. 4 (August 2008), pp. 435-462 and (contrary to Trymalchio's assertions above), it does not give a full printed description of the individual's career and publications. The only other work of his mentioned is his PhD dissertation. However, there is one paragraph about him in the section "About the Contributors" at the front of the issue, which I quote below in its entirety:
 * "Dr Calder Walton completed his PhD in 2007 at Trinity College, Cambridge, with a dissertation studying British intelligence in the early Cold War. Dr Walton is a Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge; his current research explores the involvement of the British intelligence community in British decolonization movements after 1945. Dr Walton lectures and supervises at Cambridge University, and also helps to coordinate the Cambridge University intelligence seminar."
 * --Qwfp (talk) 10:04, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:11, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete – Notability is not sufficiently established by independent secondary sources. Plastikspork (talk) 16:03, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Unless there was a quick change of usernames, Intelligence history and Trymalchio are the same user. Click on IH's "talk" wikilink earlier in the thread and see for yourself. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 16:54, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. GS shows no cites. Notability not yet achieved for that and other reasons. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:29, 24 July 2009 (UTC).
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete Recently graduated PhD, scholarly work so far not terribly significant. Ray  Talk 23:51, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Some published papers and a forthcoming book aren't enough to pass WP:PROF. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
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