Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Śniadecki


 * 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The result was   Keep/withdrawn. Stifle (talk) 09:44, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

J. Śniadecki

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Examples of use of "J. Śniadecki":

etc.
 * http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=12043453
 * http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=12303819
 * http://www.actabp.pl/pdf/4_2004/1091.pdf
 * http://www.ussns.org.yu/bc2008/news/scheduleMen.pdf
 * http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/8783
 * http://www.met.hu/omsz.php?almenu_id=omsz&pid=seminars&pri=11&mpx=1&sm0=0&tfi=niedzwiedz

Note that there also is a Nathan J. Sniadecki (e.g. http://faculty.washington.edu/nsniadec/pubs.html) and a Paul J. Sniadecki (e.g. http://www.nodra.com/NODS_2006_01.doc). Urhixidur (talk) 14:05, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you suggesting that because a published bibliography reference uses the man's first initial, that he is therefore commonly known as "J. Sniadecki"? This is a dab page, not a search page or an index. It is not customary in Wikipedia to have a dab page for every possible abbreviation of a notable person's name. Imagine if we had to disambiguate every "J. Davis" or "T. Jones" simply because there was a published reference to their name as such. That's overwhelming to imagine. I support the deletion of this page, or at the very least, a redirect to the most notable of the two entries. SlackerMom (talk) 14:52, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Furthermore, you did not change the page in order to address the concerns raised. What you did was to add references to the talk page. As a dab page, the rules are slightly different here. The concern is that the target articles themselves do not support the claim that these men are commonly known as "J. Sniadecki". We do not have to prove it by placing references here, we have to prove it by placing references in the articles. SlackerMom (talk) 14:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed - and furthermore, if these individuals aren't commonly known as "J. Sniadecki", then this isn't really a dabpage at all, but a list of people who might possibly be referred to that way, which makes it even more deletable. Please see MOSDP for clarity on this issue. Merenta (talk) 16:18, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

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Delete. The other editors have summed up the same points I was going to make. There is nothing to suggest they were commonly or primarily known by this, so there is no need for this page. Hndis (talk) 18:50, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Rename/Move to Śniadecki and tag as surname list rather than disambiguation. Yes, the people might be cited as J. Śniadecki, but a surname list will allow readers to find the Śniadecki needed just as easily. -- JHunterJ (talk) 12:03, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 13:29, 1 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I have moved it to a surname page, and I withdraw my opposition to the page based on this change. However, if people feel the change is inappropriate, I will change it back again. Hndis (talk) 16:29, 1 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep as a surname page doncram (talk) 18:14, 1 October 2008 (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.