Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dale L. Boger


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The result was Speedy keep, WP:SNOW. NawlinWiki 18:42, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Dale L. Boger

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Nothing notable about this person. The only reference I can find to him on the web is this article. Ridernyc 09:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - many hits in google scholar, many more in google web. Although google is often a poor guide to notability I cannot see any conclusion from the articles I've read other than he is a well published, respected, commented on and notable professor. rated as "Highly cited" in academic publications by Thompson ISI - Peripitus (Talk) 10:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I chose one award at random and hit paydirt straight off . Not a representative sample perhaps, but this list of awards is appears to be impressive. Agreed that the article does not assert notability, or provide context, but the awards imply it. I have asked for expert opinion from WikiProject Chemistry to check if my hunch is justified; I hope this is not classed as canvassing. --Gavin Collins 10:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletions.   --Gavin Collins 10:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)--
 * Keep Full professor at one of the world's leading research institutes, regarded as an expert in his field as evidenced by his positions of the editorial boards of significant journals and as editor in chief of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, ranked as highly cited by the ISI - I agree the article as written isn't great and should make his notability clearer, and I'll try to have a go at this later, but he clearly passes WP:PROF. Iain99Balderdash and piffle 10:50, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions.   —Iain99Balderdash and piffle 10:55, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Very notable professor in his field. I know because some of my work has been based on his. ;-) Clearly passes WP:PROF. --Itub 11:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. The nominator must be joking. There are over 15,000 google hits for "dale l boger".. And that doesn't include the many instances where people omit the middle initial. --Itub 11:12, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. A very well known chemist, holder of named chair and many awards. Obviously notable. --Bduke 11:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Looks fairly notable to me. Dureo 12:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Some of the awards listed are fairly minor (NSF predoctoral fellowship, for instance) but others are (very) notable (member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among others). Clearly notable. --Crusio 12:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. One of the leading chemists in the field, and previous comments on this AfD show that he meets at least 5 of the 6 criteria on WP:PROF. -- docking man  talk 13:03, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep A very notable professor in his field. Certainly passes WP:PROF as well. Regarded as an expert in his field. -- S iva1979 Talk to me 16:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep for all the reasons above.--Nick Y. 17:36, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - again for all the reasons above JoJan 18:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Certainly notable. • Lawrence Cohen  18:12, 25 September 2007 (UTC)


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