Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deepak Shimkhada


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   delete. Consensus is Delete - fails GNG/Professor ( talk→  BWilkins   ←track ) 15:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Deepak Shimkhada

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This subject fails WP:PROFESSOR and WP:GNG. His professor positions do not approach any part of WP:PROFESSOR. His scholar results are nearly void, and substantial coverage is not forthcoming in multiple reliable sources. He does appear in some footnotes in sources of questionable biographical use. Worldcat is an index but not a helpful secondary source substantively, as it does not indicate the significance of the subject's writings. It only indicates he was published. To boot, the article is essentially a WP:RESUME created by an WP:SPA. JFHJr (㊟) 04:41, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * In regards to the edit history, I'll state that the asianart.com page is from September 2008 and announces an upcoming publication. It's essentially a résumé footnote within the author's own publication. It's a WP:BLPSPS and doesn't factor toward notability. Even if it did, it doesn't indicate anything approaching WP:PROFESSOR. JFHJr (㊟) 04:49, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment I don't know if it's sufficient, but he was a founding chair at Claremont, where he was honored at commencement, as well as President of the America-Nepal Society of California and Founding President of the Himalayan Arts Council at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. I also thought the volume of his work published in professional journals had some weight, as might the papers he edited being included in the collection of the Smithsonian . 99.153.142.225 (talk) 11:23, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:40, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment – I don't think having edited papers that are part of a work that are in a museum is relevant unless there's third party coverage. We are left with the fact that he was the initial chair the Foundation for Indic Philosophy and Culture at Claremont Gradute University. This doesn't seem to be an academic department in the traditional sense, but a stand-alone foundation entity. Finally, "America-Nepal Society of California and Founding President of the Himalayan Arts Council at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena" ...these positions aren't inherently notable, so third party coverage substantially regarding this subject — and not just his role as representative — would be required. JFHJr (㊟) 22:33, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Absolutely re: third-party coverage, and the lack thereof doesn't bode well. When the article's author blanked it I restored the piece with the rationale that it merited some discussion, and I appreciate that the AFD process affords that opportunity. 99.153.142.225 (talk) 23:13, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 31 May 2012 (UTC)



DELETE - Fails to meet WP:PROFESSOR and WP:GNG. This essentially a resume. Wiki is not a resume site or advertisement flatform (but it is a knowledge sharing flatform). --Bharathiya 02:59, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete No sign of substantial coverage in reliable sources. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 09:20, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. This is merely a CV.  GregJackP   Boomer!   13:41, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
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