Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jack Thomas (academic)


 * 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 per WP:SNOW. Commenters are unanimous that the subject passes WP:PROF and TJRC presents compelling evidence that this is a bad-faith nomination. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:53, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Jack Thomas (academic)

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Single-source article. The one source is the institution the subject is the president of. This person does not have notability. JimmyPiersall (talk) 03:07, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (talk) 03:28, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 06:41, 23 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep, passes WP:NACADEMIC by holding a highest-level administrative post at a major institution. Also received significant coverage from multiple reliable news sources such as the Chicago Tribune during his presidency and when he stepped down. That said, the sourcing in the article could be expanded quite a bit. Highway 89 (talk) 04:38, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. Per WP:NPROF(6) - and independent sourcing is quite easy to come by - - probably passes GNG as well. Icewhiz (talk) 06:45, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep. Clearly pass WP:NPROF #6 for a position as the 11th President of Western Illinois University. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 08:17, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Snow keep per above, easily passes WP:PROF. IntoThinAir (talk) 16:42, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep per all of the above. Note, this AFD and the substantially simultaneous AFD for Urban Romantic, another article I created, appear to have been made in retaliation for my reversion of the nom's most recent unsourced addition of trivia to List of references to Cleveland in popular culture. Both articles were nominated immediately after his repetition of the edit and comment about it on my talk page; and in neither case did the nom notify me of the AfD. TJRC (talk) 20:44, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:PROF without trouble, and as noted above, independent sourcing is available. XOR&#39;easter (talk) 21:10, 23 July 2019 (UTC)


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