Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Voirin

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was Keep, no consensus to delete, with the issue being whether or not Mr. Voirin is notable enough for Wikipedia. Goldstein307 28 June 2005 17:28 (UTC) The result of the debate was Delete Carbonite | Talk 28 June 2005 19:21 (UTC)

James Voirin
Delete not notable. Or userfy.Google returns 2 relevant hits from "James Voirin" and one for James Voirin AND JASON project. Appears to be a research student who can make his page when he's made his name.-Splash 14:56, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep For the record I am the author and I am not Bryson Voirin. I am merely a local environmentalist, though not nearly as notable, who is familiar with his work. Further, you are only finding two entries because he does not go by "James" but rather "Bryson." Steward of the Earth 15:00, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. "Bryson Voirin" and "JASON project" still only yields 2 google hits. That's not notable enough, IMHO, but the page can be made once the world has got to know him.-Splash 15:07, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * delete both James Voirin and Byron Voirin fail the professor test, and appear to be a grad student (nice page). I might be persuaded if he has done something really profound, but none is mentioned.  That said, the author appears to be knowledgeable about the subject area and should be welcomed to contribute other articles. Dunc|&#9786; 15:08, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually I could see an article being written on Professor Meg Lowman, and possibly mention made of Bryson Voirin therein. But professors get deleted for insufficient notability, never mind students. Delete &mdash; RJH 15:25, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This is aburd. Also coming from New College are Rick Doblin and Lincoln Diaz-Balart They don't have PhDs either, but no one is trying to have their pages deleted. Further, Wikipedia has countless articles on other environmentalists who haven't gotten PhDs, and no one is deleting their articles. The solution is to write another article-- on Meg Lowman, not to delete the limited amount of material already written on capopy research and researchers. Steward of the Earth 15:34, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Who said anything about New College? From from Rick Doblin article: "earned a doctorate in public policy," he founded an organization, and he sits on the board of another. Lincoln Diaz-Balart is a member of the U.S. Congress.  --Xcali 15:56, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware of Doblin's PhD... Voirin nevertheless is just as notable. He also founded an organization, the Center for Canopy Research, which wasn't mentioned because I did not get to complete the article. Steward of the Earth 16:01, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC) Account created after VfD started on this article; only edits have been to this and related pages. Hermione1980 23:49, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * There does not appear to be such an organisation Googe "Center for Canopy Research" Google "Centre for Canopy Research", hmm.Dunc|&#9786; 17:39, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * delete: According to the article, Rick Doblin does have a doctoral degree. However, the important criterion for an encyclopedia article about a person is notability, not the posession of a PhD. The article in question does not establish notability (and google confirms), so it should be deleted. Brighterorange 15:59, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn research assistant who got to attend a conference. --Xcali 15:56, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable. JamesBurns 00:59, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable. not even a graduate student. only an undergraduate student. (new college of florida does not even have a graduate department). if even most professors at major universities dont get pages because they are non-notable, pages on such undergraduate students as this one are also non-notable. strong delete. guslto 16:25, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable environmentalist in Florida. Goldstein307 28 June 2005 17:28 (UTC)


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