Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jean-Marc Valin


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:37, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Jean-Marc Valin

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Google, Google News and Google books are deficient in reliable sources about Jean-Marc Valin but there are some mentions around his work that do not discuss him. Provided sources are not sufficient and we expect more for a BLP than a standard article. Doesn't meet our inclusion threshold. Spartaz Humbug! 17:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:BIO. - Balph Eubank ✉ 17:23, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nominator and I had an edit conflict while I was cleaning up this article, attempting to make some sense of it, and searching for reliable/independent sources. I'm still puzzled outside of this simply being offered for personal promotional purposes. I've removed all of the self-published CV/personal Web sites. At this point, I am unable to verify content or establish notability through significant reliable and independent sources. Best regards,  Cindy  ( talk to me ) 17:46, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep: Valin has been a major contributor to a number of sound codecs and the theory behind them. According to Google Scholar he has an h-index of 19. He seems to squeek by under WP:ACADEMIC, nrs. 1 and 7. -- BenTels (talk) 10:05, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * But for a BLP we still need to find some sourcing, Do you have any to add? Spartaz Humbug! 18:07, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I believe we now have solutions for most cases of "citation needed", among those are sources for him being behind all those major works like Speex, CELT and Opus. For his numerous scientific papers Google Scholar finds lots of peers citing his articles - maybe that can help?--Flugaal (talk) 21:45, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  TheSpecialUser TSU 01:15, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

 WP:PROF criteria #1 and #7 are pretty much why I brought this content here. When you look at how much his scientific papers get cited there should not be much doubt left at least on whether WP:PROF#1 is fulfilled here.
 * Delete. Fails WP:GNG. The major work like Speex is in itself an article frought with problems, lack of sourcing being a big one. In terms of notability, some publications but not enough substantial coverage via independent sources to clear the hurtle of notability.Jimsteele9999 (talk) 20:18, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as per the nomination.--Juristicweb (talk) 18:40, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

I have added sources on pretty much all the claims the article makes. Are we still missing something?--Flugaal (talk) 17:21, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
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