Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Farshad Fotouhi


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The result was Speedy keep. Bad faith nomination per below and this. WP:NAC --Neil N  talk to me 02:42, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Farshad Fotouhi

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Fotouhi is notable only because of the following facts:


 * On December 12, 2012, the electrical engineering faculty voted no confidence in Fotouhi's leadership.
 * On December 20, 2012, Sorensen Gross Construction Services was hired to make Fotouhi's office larger and deluxe for US$142,772.79, according to a FOIA document that has been floating around Detroit's press club (a Wayne State University Purchase Order dated 12/20/2012.)
 * On June 1, 2013, Crain's Detroit Business published an article mentioning that Paul Strauss had stopped a donation in progress to the university because he was fed up with the way Fotouhi was blocking Auner's cancer detection research. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130601/NEWS/306029984/researcher-greg-auner-goes-from-top-dog-to-doghouse-and-its-all
 * On February 7, 2014, James Woodyard, a tenured professor in the College of Engineering, resigned in protest of Fotouhi's actions. http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/02/11/wayne-state-defends-dean-who-sparked-professor-resignation#sthash.ooPyGNKU.dpbs The Detroit News article is not available on their archive website.
 * On May 15, 2014, Roy Wilson, the new university president, made things right for Auner by placing him under Valerie Parisi's chain of command so that Fotouhi can no longer interfere with Auner's cancer detection research. This was reported in Crain's Detroit Business: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140515/BLOG007/140519889/after-quiet-start-wsu-president-wilson-makes-waves

If I spit on your cupcake I should not call it frosting. Likewise, if I actively delete any mention of these well-sourced facts that clearly demonstrate [removed accusations per BLP], I should not then call it "neutral point of view." Without these facts, Fotouhi is just another non-notable university administrator and there is no reason for Wikipedia to have a page about him. Oater Films (talk) 00:59, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: I have redacted accusations of a personal nature against the article subject which have no place on Wikipedia. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 02:15, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep - This is a pointy nomination which is centered around issues of disputed content and sourcing and offers no legitimate policy grounds for deletion. Content issues should be worked out on the article talk page. In addition, I note the nominator's use of language which strongly suggests that they have an ax to grind against the article subject. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 02:09, 8 July 2014 (UTC)


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