Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James F. Williams (3rd nomination)


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The result was   keep. The Bushranger One ping only 00:45, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

James F. Williams
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Fails WP:GNG. Just a man with a job. Night of the Big Wind talk 21:14, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
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 * Comment. The sorry state of the article as nominated was because much of its previous text was a copyvio, and was removed in 2010 with little attempt to salvage any of it. A better basis for judging the subject's notability would be the biosketch that our previous article copied from, here. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Dean of libraries is not an inherently notable position, and I can't find evidence of high academic impact for his publications. But in this case I think his wide service on various governing boards (not all of which have been restored to the article yet) and the 2002 medal are enough to carry the day. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Meets WP:PROF criterion #2 (highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level); the medal is named after one of the founders of the ALA. In addition to that, I agree with David Eppstein about the accomplishments of the subject as a whole.--Eric Yurken (talk) 00:15, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
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