Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Justin Hansford


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The result was no consensus. ‑Scottywong | [soliloquize] || 04:02, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Justin Hansford

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Seems to fail WP:NPROF. Going through the references added: 1) Press release 2) bio page from university 3) dead link 4) Journal article 5) Dead link 6) Co-written article. This seems to have been created by an SPA and was rejected numerous times at AfC. As well, their Google Scholar profile shows citations of 15 HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:19, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 03:53, 6 September 2020 (UTC)


 *  Comment Delete after examining evidence. No pass of any of the WP:Prof categories. Maybe notability can be found under WP:GNG for legal activism. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:09, 6 September 2020 (UTC).
 * Delete Weak delete. Definitely does not pass WP:NACADEMIC; low number of citations, and the only apparently relevant work that mentions him is, which is written by someone associated with the same university as Hansford. Hansford is sometimes quoted by some magazines/news papers, but not enough to establish WP:GNG. It seems he is gaining momentum due to the current discussions over police relations with black people in the USA, but I'd say it is WP:TOOSOON. Walwal20 talk ▾ contribs 21:48, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete a non-notable academic.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:19, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - leads a think tank at Howard Law and is an activist, which might explain his low citation count. Bearian (talk) 21:36, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , that's fair but I don't believe that still passes Wikipedia's notability criteria. I don't think being a leader of a think tank passes NPROF #5 if that's what you were implying. Could you clarify? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:26, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually,, he's an associate professor, and point 5 doesn't apply - "not for junior faculty members with endowed appointments." I think criteria 6 applies: "Lesser administrative posts (provost, dean, department chair, etc.) are generally not sufficient to qualify under Criterion 6 alone, although exceptions are possible on a case-by-case basis (e.g., being a Provost of a major university may sometimes qualify)." Bearian (talk) 16:30, 10 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NPROF #7. Cited as an expert by Vox, The Intercept , WBUR , and The Guardian . Also the head of a civil rights think tank at Howard Law and profiled in Black Enterprise . AleatoryPonderings (talk) 01:26, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * All these news are from this year and related to the same topic, so I'm not sure... still feels like WP:BLP1E. I'm changing my vote to weak delete due to more uncertainty added. Walwal20 talk ▾ contribs 21:53, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 04:48, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment Some notes I have: I am unsure as to the bearing this may have, but his university bio page describes him as a full "Professor" and not just an "Associate Professor" (which is what the wiki page in question says). For me, at least, this indicates a greater degree of notability (at least within his institution) than could otherwise be inferred. However, as he has been cited in articles exclusively from this year, as Walwal20 points out, this indicates that he may not be notable enough *yet* to have a page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raymond033 (talk • contribs)
 * Leaning keep, based on the notable activities engaged in. Subject gets a few dozen hits on Newspapers.com, mostly being quoted for articles on other topics, but it is significant that his views are sought out. BD2412  T 01:19, 25 September 2020 (UTC)


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