Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Canton


 * 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. It seems that everyone in this discussion believes the subject is notable. Michig (talk) 08:00, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

James Canton

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Article without substantial encyclopedic content. Lots of affiliations given but no direct description of role or relevance of subject. 4 in-line sources only support statements about being on advisory boards. All the rest is completely unsourced and filled with puffery. Ariadacapo (talk) 10:38, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 10:58, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 10:58, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. GScholar indicates that he has highly cited publications with hundreds of cites: . There are thousands of holdings of his books in WorldCat member libraries: . James500 (talk) 16:41, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: I fully agree that the subject is notable, but still can’t see much worth keeping in the article. Ariadacapo (talk) 07:33, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:05, 14 September 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:40, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment Took out the promotional, unsourced, and CV-like info, and added a couple of sources. It's now a sourced stub that depends too much on primary sources, but that's at least a different problem than before. Please revert if it's not helpful. Bakazaka (talk) 07:55, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. As mentioned by James500, subject is more than notable and suited for inclusion. Someone needs to clue in these deletionist trolls on the proper time and place for AfD. It's supposed to be a last resort for content totally beyond redemption. They're like children smashing sandcastles, taking advantage of the fact that it's easier to tear things down than build them up. Thanks Bakazaka for taking the higher road. 84.194.145.237 (talk) 12:24, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. I came here after looking up the person.  You can see him here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3dS74TUHEI&feature=youtu.be  Went back to the version before it was made into a stub.  That version may be a bit promotional, but I found it useful.  He really is notable.  Keith Henson (talk) 23:09, 25 September 2018 (UTC)


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