Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Levin


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The result was keep. seresin | wasn't he just...? 05:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Kenneth Levin

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Non-notable academic. Fails WP:PROF. Created by user who has created a long list of such articles sourced to partisan sources, see WP:BLP/N. Contested prod. Relata refero (talk) 13:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Oslo syndrome should have its own article if its creator were notable... - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 14:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. His early book on Freud is cited by scholars

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&rls=WZPA,WZPA:2005-50,WZPA:en&q=%22kenneth+levin%22+freud&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wp

http://www.jstor.org/search/BasicSearch?si=1&hp=25&Search=Search&gw=jtx&Query=%22levin%2C+kenneth%22++freud&wc=on


 * His later work, the Oslo Syndrome, is probably more influential. When I typed his name into news google. He popped right up, being interviewed about the recent events in Gaza  http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=A6BAC60D-3F0C-4059-838C-1761F6084311  —Preceding unsigned comment added by American Clio (talk • contribs) 14:42, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Mere citation doesn't make someone notable, nor does being quoted by FPM. Relata refero (talk) 14:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

But Levin is being discussed by serious journalists. The Jerusalem Post and the New York Sun are to the right of center, but they are respected for high journalistic standards. Heis ideas are also being discussed by by authors writing books on Israeli society. But on this quesiton of notability. A guy writes a book that is published by a respectable press and widely reviewed. (this one is also widely discussed, but even supposing it wasas not discussed in the press, just reviewed) Why not have an article on him. poeople will want to know who he is. And we have infinite space. We really can agree to put up interesting figures who may not be world famous. In fact, I think that this is the great opportunity Wiki phas. After all, if I want to know about, say, Francis Fukuyama - easy as pie. But Kenneth Levin - where else cna you go to find out what degrees he has, what his early books were, etc. Please don't be so eager to delete. American Clio (talk) 15:46, 26 February 2008 (UTC) American Clio
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —David Eppstein (talk) 16:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete. I looked through the sources, and I don't think there's enough there to pass WP:RS. The coverage from the Jerusalem Post and New York Sun is trivial; the only significant coverage is from Frontpage Magazine, and I'm not sure that it qualifies as a reliable source. Articles written by Levin aren't sufficient to demonstrate notability: that requires articles about him, and I just don't think this article has enough of them to show that he is notable. Terraxos (talk) 19:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong Retain. From his blog: "His articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Boston Globe, The Washington Times, and The Jerusalem Post and have also been distributed through the Knight-Ridder syndicate." He is also a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press which is the biggest independent American Jewish weekly newspaper. Don't know if relevant but he is married to Andrea Levin who runs pro-Israel media watchdog CAMERA. Hecht (talk) 16:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but is he the subject of articles? (Thanks for the Andrea Levin tidbit, by the way.)Relata refero (talk) 10:03, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * His blog carries reviews from the New York Post, The Washington Times, The Jerusalem Post and Makor Rishon. See also Commentary, Jewish Political Studies Review and Outpost (right-wing Zionist monthly). And this news report for his role in a highly controversial CAMERA conference. Hecht (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep, maybe This fellow is right on the cusp of notability. Certainly when his book came out three years back, he was all over the Jewish press. It's not clear that he has staying power, however, as I don't see much in the way of references outside that community. Mangoe (talk) 14:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  05:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep as a writer, due to the reviews. DGG (talk) 01:23, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Hecht. John254 23:37, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


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