Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doug Rich (2nd nomination)


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The result was withdrawn by nominator. (Non-admin closure)  " Pepper "  @ 15:36, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Doug Rich
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This allegedly autobiographical BLP withstood a previous AfD nomination because the subject has received media attention for discovering a number of supernovae. Mr. Rich is clearly a talented amateur astronomer, but with all due respect to his work, it is not uncommon for amateur astronomers to discover transient phenomena (including supernovae) and to contribute to scientific research. As a result in this case, I don't feel that coverage by the general media is indicative of notability per WP:ANYBIO (and more generally WP:BIO). Astro4686 (talk) 06:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Withdrawn by nominator. The article in question has been significantly edited since my original nomination. It now establishes Mr. Rich's notability in terms of his contribution to astronomy rather than in the number of supernovae that he has discovered. Although the article needs work, the new changes have convinced me that Mr. Rich fulfills the notability criteria. Astro4686 (talk) 00:43, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Astro4686 (talk) 07:10, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America1000 14:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Astronomy-related deletion discussions. North America1000 14:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 02:00, 17 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep per his discovery of 26 intergalactic supernovae, which seems to establish notability. --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 18:59, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. Hi Rubbish computer, thank you for your feedback. My response would be that I'm not convinced that it's necessarily notable for amateurs to discover supernovae. For example, in a previous AfD discussion, I did a very quick tabulation of some of the supernovae discovered by amateurs in 2015 alone, and the numbers show that it's actually fairly common for amateurs to discover supernovae (and, in some cases, a lot of them). Astro4686 (talk) 21:10, 17 January 2016 (UTC)


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