Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edward J. Carvalho


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The result was   delete. NW ( Talk ) 18:29, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Edward J. Carvalho

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Not notable. He's a grad student at Indiana, not a faculty member, something that was glossed over in the entry prior to its first deletion. Several books are self-published or pay-to-publish. Looks like an autobiography to me. Deleted previously through prod, but restored after prod disputed by email. Hairhorn (talk) 20:15, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —David Eppstein (talk) 22:12, 20 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment I'm confused. While I do see that the article obviously needs a lot of work and might even be autobiographically made, the news sources on the bottom are legitimate and notable. What's the clear reason for it needing to be deleted? It looks like it just needs to be cleaned up. Silver  seren C 23:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I think the concern is that this person doesnt quite make notability for author, academic, or public figure. the poetry is from very small presses, he doesnt have that high a position in academia, and his public notoriety/notability possibly below the mark. you are correct that the article describes the person fairly well, and is well documented/sourced, if a little overly promotionally. I am really not sure about this passing notability, but i think it deserves close attention, and his appearance in the "culture wars", while marginal, may make this a keeper.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 23:51, 20 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete: doesn't come even close to meeting WP:PROF & no evidence that it meets WP:GNG. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 04:32, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't he have to meet WP:CREATIVE, not WP:PROF, since he is more of a poet than he is a professor? Silver  seren C 12:25, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Lead paragraph emphasises academic career rather than poetry. In any case there's no more evidence that he even comes close to meeting WP:CREATIVE than there is for WP:PROF. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 21:59, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is hard to find WP:notability here. Xxanthippe (talk) 05:56, 26 September 2009 (UTC).


 * Delete. In addition to what has already been said above, the number of WorldCat libraries holding the subject’s book is minuscule – typically not a good sign in terms of notability, in the subject’s area.--Eric Yurken (talk) 15:31, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
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