Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Nemer (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Ignoring the sockpuppetry. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:06, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

David Nemer
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This near-certain autobiography (created by a WP:SPA) appears to fail WP:PROF: early career assistant professor (PhD 2015) with virtually all cited sources being affiliated or primary. The sole genuine claim to notability is one book, Favela Digital. Guy (help!) 09:56, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Brazil-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Assistant professors are usually WP:TOOSOON and this looks true here. The citation record isn't enough yet for WP:PROF, and one book with multiple reviews is a good start but not yet enough for WP:AUTHOR. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:46, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment This looks like one of those cases where the book is more wiki-notable than the author. XOR&#39;easter (talk) 16:55, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. David Nemer has been one of the leading researchers on Misinformation and far-right movements in Brazil. His research has grown beyond the issues related to providing internet access to marginalized communities. He, through his research projects, has promoted impact beyond the academic world and has gained the attention of the general audience. I'm listing here some of the recent articles that involves Nemer:

Articles authored by Nemer
 * The_Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/brazil-president-jair-bolsonaro-whatsapp-fake-news
 * HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-whatsapp_n_5d542b0de4b05fa9df088ccc
 * The_Intercept https://theintercept.com/2019/08/23/grupos-pro-bolsonaro-whatsapp-estao-mais-radicais/
 * El_País https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2018/10/26/opinion/1540565822_010438.html

Interviews with Nemer
 * O_Globo https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/bolsonaristas-pragmaticos-quem-sao-os-eleitores-que-discordam-mas-apoiam-governo-23934903
 * Quartz_(publication) https://qz.com/india/1445013/whatsapp-fake-news-helped-bolsonaro-win-brazil-is-india-next/
 * Universo_Online https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/11/04/todo-mundo-fakenews-eleicoes-2020-whatsapp-redes-sociais-david-nemer.htm
 * Diário_de_Notícias https://www.dn.pt/mundo/bolsonaristas-ferrenhos-sao-cada-vez-menos-e-cada-vez-mais-radicais-11252964.html

Articles quoting Nemer
 * CartaCapital https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/evangelho-segundo-os-bolsominions/
 * O_Globo https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/perfis-que-se-comportam-como-robos-ajudam-turbinar-pautas-bolsonaristas-nas-redes-24045039
 * G1_(website) https://g1.globo.com/educacao/guia-de-carreiras/noticia/2019/01/11/o-brasileiro-que-virou-referencia-em-antropologia-da-informatica-nos-eua-para-ter-impacto-maior-no-brasil.ghtml
 * O_Estado_de_S._Paulo https://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/leao-bolsonaro-cercado-por-hienas-gera-memes-do-twitter-com-savana-pelucias-e-carluxo-pictures/
 * Universo_Online https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/09/19/fake-news-pro-bolsonaro-whatsapp-eleicoes-robos-disparo-em-massa.htm
 * Exame https://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/os-3-perfis-de-usuarios-do-whatsapp-que-ajudam-a-eleger-bolsonaro/

The citation record is not a fair metric to decide on one's notability. Although Nemer has a background in Computer Science, his academic research and publications have been in the fields of Science_and_technology_studies and Anthropology, which are part of the humanities. Humanity scholars are known to not be as highly cited as researchers from the natural and hard sciences. As for rewards and notability, Nemer has given two Keynote speeches in 2019, one in Brazil (2019 Brazilian Congress of Librarianship and Documentation), and one in Singapore (Online Falsehoods and Influence Operations Meeting). His paper on the Internet in Cuba just received an honorable mention from 2019 CSCW Computer-supported_cooperative_work: https://medium.com/acm-cscw/announcing-the-best-of-cscw-2019-177d4fe0445c

I'm not sure if this could help endorsing Nemer's notability, but his account on Twitter is verified: https://twitter.com/DavidNemer. According to Twitter: "The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic." https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/twitter-verified-accounts. --J McCal (talk) 04:06, 14 November 2019 (UTC) — J McCal (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Delete and salt. Totally inadequate academic impact to pass WP:Prof. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:44, 14 November 2019 (UTC).
 * Keep. David Nemer passes WP:Prof, especially criteria: 1,2,4 & 7. Wikisharktank (talk) 23:09, 14 November 2019 (UTC) — Wikisharktank (talk • contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of J McCal (talk • contribs).
 * 1)Exactly how does he pass these criteria? 2) Do you have any connection with the subject that would amount to WP:COI? Xxanthippe (talk) 23:31, 14 November 2019 (UTC).

For a humanities scholar, he is fairly well cited.. how is he not relevant or Wikipedia-relevant? He doesn't fit into the stereotypical white old male scientist. Please, just google his name and do some research. Wikisharktank (talk) 05:05, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is absolutely a Keep. On YouTube, you can find Nemer's talks at MIT, Harvard and Oxford. His research has impacted beyond academia. Lisamoore1313 (talk) 05:19, 15 November 2019 (UTC) — Lisamoore1313 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Do you have any connection with the subject or the socks? Xxanthippe (talk) 05:36, 15 November 2019 (UTC).
 * Likely yes, given that they have now been blocked by a checkuser. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:54, 15 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment This is J McCal, for some reason my account got banned from Wikipedia, WTH! Honestly, this is not worth it. Good luck coming up with this sexist and racist conspiracy theory. The comments here are unbelievable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.202.229.79 (talk) 20:29, 15 November 2019 (UTC)     —— Striking comment by block evading IP.
 * Delete Wikipedia's rules against autobiographies need to be actually enforced.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:42, 19 November 2019 (UTC)


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