Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Richard May


 * 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. There are Weak Keeps here but they are a consensus to Keep nevertheless. I expect if this article isn't further improved, it might return for a second visit to AFD. Liz Read! Talk! 07:09, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

James Richard May

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A businessman who attained a senior role, but otherwise not presented nor referenced as passing WP:BIO 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 06:47, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Australia. 🇺🇦  Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * This article should not be deleted as it is still in the planning and editing phases. To remove this article would be premature and inappropriate. Also, to except people who were exceptional in a particular area of expertise is not foreign for Wikipedia but rather common. Including this page on James Richard May is part of giving further information to the general public on matters that concern them and are interested in the most. I do hope that this deletion intent will be withdrawn. Carey3146 (talk) 05:57, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete I though the Centenary Medal might help with notability but it doesn’t seem so. Otherwise a distinguished career but nothing that makes him notable in our terms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mccapra (talk • contribs)
 * Weak keep There is little claim to wiki-notability in the article yet, but the citations for the honorary degrees and Centenary Medal hint that there ought to be something. Unfortunately, most of his career was between Trove and modern internet references, and it's hard to find material that might be about him not James May. He might meet WP:NACADEMIC criterion 2 or 3, but it's not clear. --Scott Davis Talk 14:03, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per Scott Davis - happy to give this one the benefit of the doubt, seems to have had a significant career in metallurgy (see for example, also won the 1992 Eureka Prize which is one of Australia's most prestigious science awards) - but also needs a cleanup. Deus et lex (talk) 01:53, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Is it possible to rename ‘James Richard May’ to ‘Jim May (businessman)’ instead? Carey3146 (talk) 11:29, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep per Scott Davis. Seems to have played a significant role in his field, even if that field is somewhat niche. The creator of the article, and anyone else wanting to expand, should absolutely get a chance to do so to prove notability. Kaffe42 (talk) 16:58, 9 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep Carey3146 (talk) 04:05, 13 January 2023 (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.