Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James E. Mumford


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The result was delete.  bibliomaniac 1  5  22:06, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

James E. Mumford

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Doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 17:20, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:28, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:12, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. TJMSmith (talk) 02:05, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Weak delete. He seems to have been well known locally but the coverage we have is all local and the accomplishments we can source are minor. There is in-depth coverage of him at this source but it's not very independent (published by his employer) and only one source. Despite searching I didn't find anything better. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:30, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. It doesn't seem like it should be deleted, seems that he has significant effect on field of music education, and he has notable students within the world of music. I have just spent some time now editing, and plan to keep editing this article, as there is much more significant information on him than was initially present in the article upon nomination for deletion. He also seems significant as a historical figure, given his upbringing, achievements, impact on others.--Gim0031 (talk) 09:49, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sulfurboy (talk) 20:14, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * weak keep - even after passing his legacy remains strong at the university and through his past students many of whom have gained notoriety doing what he taught them to do. He had a large lasting longstanding impact on the university beyond his facaulty.  What is not strong however are the number of references to him outside the state of Indiana.  But I'm willing to give that a pass based solely on the incredible impact he had as an ambasadoor for the university, a trailblazer in the community, and the number of quality sources and likely journal entries made of him at  Indiana University - one of the largest institutions in north america.Grmike (talk) 00:27, 30 April 2020 (UTC)grmike
 * delete per nom. he can have a memorial page on the website of Indiana University. But definitely, no scientific merits for pass WP:ACADEMIC Ms4263nyu (talk) 08:40, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm not seeing significant independent coverage of him that meets WP:GNG. Notability isn't inherited from having some notable students. Papaursa (talk) 02:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - whilst he is undoubtedly admired locally for his impact, and there is local coverage, this does not indicate notability for an international encyclopaedia. !keep voters have not presented coverage which indicates notability under WP:GNG. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 16:29, 7 May 2020 (UTC)


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