Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lawrence Davidson


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The result was keep. On the basis of being in over 1,000 libraries, the author has been deemed notable by the participants in this discussion. (non-admin closure) &mdash; Music1201  talk  03:27, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Lawrence Davidson

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Doesn't meet notability guidelines at WP:ACADEMIC, and no significant secondary coverage online from WP:Reliable sources. He is a co-author on the later editions of Goldschmidt's A Concise History of the Middle East, but I can't see substantial coverage online of Davidson's contributions to that notable book, though there is much praise online for Goldschmidt's work. OnionRing (talk) 17:12, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
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 * Keep My concern is that he is obviously extremely active. Cultural Genocide (2012) has been met with much praise and criticism and is a first in the field. I obviously know you're a professional online researcher, while I am more on "true" primary and secondary sources. Also, He has been interviewed on multiple news outlets on a variety of subjects concerning Palestine.FIW 17:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FreeInformationWorld (talk • contribs)  — FreeInformationWorld (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Weak keep on basis of GS citations. Xxanthippe (talk) 22:38, 30 June 2016 (UTC).
 * What's a "GS citation"?
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Weak delete I can't get him to meet WP:ACADEMICS nor WP:AUTHOR. However, his latest book is in >1,000 libraries, so he is having an impact. I don't find reviews in the obvious places (Kirkus, LJ, PW). As for G-Scholar, he has one book with just over 100 cites, but the latest book is cited only 13 times, which clues me that he's not accepted by academia. LaMona (talk) 00:37, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * delete. This is a new article, and I assume that the author gave sourcing his best shot.  However, the most reliable source on the page seems to be a Huffington Post blog, almost all the rest of the notes are to primary sources.  There is not nything like a profile cited, and none that a quick google found.  He appears to be a non-notable academic.E.M.Gregory (talk) 16:45, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - having a book in so many libraries is evidence of notability. What do you think, ? Bearian (talk) 18:15, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 00:41, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Very weak keep. Not a single one of his books is published by a major scholarly press, though some are by relatively minor university presses. His most significant book by far is Foreign policy, inc. : privatizing America's national interest, which is in 1157 libraries, though it is not really a scholarly work.  He would not have qualified for a senior faculty position at a research university.  He technically is notable as WP:AUTHOR, but not WP:PROF.  DGG ( talk ) 01:17, 8 July 2016 (UTC)


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