Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doug Powell (geographer)


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The result was   no consensus. Courcelles 10:44, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Doug Powell (geographer)

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The article appears to fail the WP:PROF and WP:GNG guidelines. I find only tangential mentions in Google Books and no evidence of direct use of his works for citations in Google Scholar. Being a good teacher at UCB is not a guarantee of encyclopaedic notability. Fæ (talk) 09:27, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions.  -- Fæ (talk) 09:27, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  -- Fæ (talk) 09:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I was the one who declined prod, because I thought there was too much information available for a prod and the subject needed discussion as to whether he is notable. I do think his notability is marginal, but I'd like to see more people's opinions. --MelanieN (talk) 16:24, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep under WP:GNG. The San Francisco Chronicle obituary counts as significant coverage in a reliable source.  Ray  Talk 18:16, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
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