Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Wise


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The result was keep. Daniel (talk) 21:49, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Christopher Wise

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Reads like a CV; no evidence of meeting WP:PROF, no WP:SIGCOV about the subject, mostly just a bibliography. OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:17, 19 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I disagree! I took a class from this guy at WWU and he is very well known in his field.
 * Evidence of meeting WP:PROF:
 * -The guidelines require "The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources." Prof. Wise has made a significant impact on the field of West African Lit. He's published 20+ books on the subject and over 100 articles. Just look at his website. Significantly, he translated The Timbuktu Chronicles into English. This is a seminal work in historical West African documents - its significance is akin to Chaucer in the British tradition. Prof Wise made this important text accessible to Western scholars, students, and interested readers.
 * -The guidelines also require "The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level." Prof was was a Fulbright Scholar not once but TWICE! This is the most widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program in the world. If you have a Fulbright in academia, you are considered to have received a prestigious award.
 * -For the same reasons, the Fulbright scholarship should qualify Prof. Wise for "The person has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association (e.g., a National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society) or a fellow of a major scholarly society which reserves fellow status as a highly selective honor"
 * -For the sake of brevity, I will make this the last one in this category, but the guidelines require "The person's academic work has made a significant impact in the area of higher education, affecting a substantial number of academic institutions." Not only has Professor Wise significantly contributed to the academic discourse on Sahelian literature, but he's produced a number of lectures and informational videos on West Africa that students in higher education all over the world use. Alternative formats are an incredibly useful tool in higher education, and he's made what is seen as a difficult subject accessible and interesting.
 * 2600:8800:7290:6200:60DE:744D:B933:3411 (talk) 15:57, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment While a Fulbright scholarship is certainly a laudable achievement, there are thousands issued every year, and as such does not confer notability. Producing "lectures and informational videos" is something that most professors do in the course of their work; the same goes with publishing papers and books. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:52, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:02, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. The subject passes WP:AUTHOR with many reviews of his books cited in the article. Of course it focuses on his writings - they are what make him notable. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:13, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:16, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Relisting comment: Relisting to elict a little more examination of this article and article subject. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:14, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per . He appears to pas NAUTHOR. Despite that, this article needs quite a bit of work. I'm very busy IRL and can't do it now. Bearian (talk) 19:20, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep per above. NYC Guru (talk) 08:31, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:AUTHOR.--Bexaendos (talk) 09:28, 7 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.