Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gitanjali Rao (scientist)


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The result was keep. Salvio giuliano 09:01, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Gitanjali Rao (scientist)

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There has been a previous discussion on Talk:Gitanjali_Rao_(scientist) about redirecting/deleting, but I'm going to formally open a discussion. Rao is accomplished for her age, but this article does not meet WP:NPROF and WP:NAUTHOR guidelines. There is a career subsection, but this individual does not have an established career as a notable scientist or engineer. There are bits and pieces of projects done here and there, but none of the projects seem to be been sustained or notably impactful. There is some talk of work as an activist, but "so much of the content of this article is unencyclopedic" as noted by User:Zuko1050. There was a suggestion that this is redirected to one of the awards, but I'm not sure what would be most appropriate.

There has also been mention of being named Forbes Forbes 30 Under 30, but I do not think it's enough to convey notability. For Rao, they're among the 20 lists of 30 under 30 (Science 2019) published every year. There are 600 people named every year in total across all lists. There has been a discussion on this in the past with the deletion of the category as well. In this case, Rao's listing on Forbes is because of their Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge award which is awarded to students in grades 5 through 8. The majority of their media mentions including Time's Kid of Year come from their work on Tethys and awards, but a Google search of Tethys yields little to no results aside from media mentions of her project and award, even after extensive searching. The media mentions also do not seem to be independent of the subject as many are interviews. Qx.est (Suufi) (talk • contribs) 08:22, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Authors,  and Women.  Qx.est (Suufi)  (talk • contribs) 08:22, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
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 * Keep per WP:GNG and sources like Time, CNN, NPR and Fast Company. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:37, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:GNG and the awards that she has received. --hroest 17:22, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP"GNG "kid of the year" Time 2020, "top young scientist" Denver Post 2017, and other awards -- Jaireeodell (talk) 19:00, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep The sources are sufficient for WP:GNG. Graham Beards (talk) 19:05, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Gråbergs Gråa Sång Mujinga (talk) 08:46, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep -, , . These are additional sources for a GNG pass. Thilsebatti (talk) 12:18, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep: per all of above. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 12:57, 1 April 2023 (UTC)


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