Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian C. Johnston


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Tone 12:01, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Ian C. Johnston

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Fails WP:NACADEMIC, created by UPE sock. Did not find anything which can meet at least one criteria of the WP:NACADEMIC. KartikeyaS (talk) 15:17, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 16:12, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 16:12, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 16:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Chile-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 16:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. I found one review of his Ironies of War at, but it's not enough for WP:PROF or WP:AUTHOR and I agree with the nominator that there seems to be little else. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep his Homeric translations were reviewed by NPR, also here by the Byrn Mawr Classical review, his translation was used for the Naxos audiobook of the Illiad and reviewed here, his translation of the Iliad is mentioned here in the New York Review of Books, mentioned here by the University of Chicago library. His translation of the Iliad in particular seems to be very widely cited (probably because it was made available free online, but why it's significant isn't really the question.)--Jahaza (talk) 17:53, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Jahaza, though I do think Ironies of War is probably significant; I haven't found any reviews beyond the one already mentioned (but it is old, so lots of the reviews may be tricky to locate), but I did find this mention, which is indicative of significance. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:30, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Quite a few reliable sources have been presented over the course of this AFD, so this constitutes substantive coverage. Evidently, Johnston's work has been reviewed and cited by many. Naomi.piquette (talk) 21:17, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. The subject is a prolific translator of Greek, Latin, German and French classic works, including that of Kafka. The subject is also an author, with released works from traditional publishing houses, including academic publisher University Press of America. The article's sources, including NPR, are reliable. The subject has received significant coverage. The article meets WP:GNG and passes WP:NAUTHOR and WP:BIO. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 23:50, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY. Good work by . Bearian (talk) 00:13, 16 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.