Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Louis Olney


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was keep. Seraphimblade Talk to me 05:42, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Louis Olney

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Non-notable president of non-notable organization. Corvus cornix 05:20, 16 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete; the parent-organization article has already been marked as such. --Quuxplusone 06:33, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I had originally listed it for speedy, the tag was removed. Corvus cornix 06:34, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * hangon. Really... There is a «prestigious Louis Atwell Olney Medal for outstanding achievement in the field of textile chemistry» «established in 1944 in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC [to recognize] outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science». So maybe there is a reason to have an article. But not as is, that's for sure. - Nabla 00:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Added to the article. - Nabla 01:40, 24 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Then fix the article quickly, instead of writing the article here! Hu 04:44, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Though the article is short, the facts at our disposal show that he was a famous textile chemist. This establishes his notability, and future editors who go to the library should be able to dig up more biographical facts when they have time. In 1921 he founded a society, the AATCC,  which still exists and satisfies WP:CORP, since it is a national organization of chemists. I added his date of death and some details about his two cited books which I found in the Library of Congress catalog. Wikilinked our long-existing article on the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. EdJohnston 02:49, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note. Someone created a redundant article The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (with 'The' in front) which was speedy-deleted as a copyvio on 16 June. There is no need to re-create that unnecessary article. (This duplicate article must be the one mentioned by Quuxplusone above as a speedy candidate). EdJohnston 03:30, 24 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep Textile and dye chemistry isn't just a applied branch of the subject; rather, it is from this subject that modern synthetic organic chemistry developed with the preparation of the first synthetic dyes in 1858. (perhaps it would help if the chemists would actually write general articles for this). It's been central to polymer chemistry from the start--the natural textile polymers are the substances for which macromolecular chemistry and x-ray crystallography were developed. The Association is central to the development of chemistry in the US, as is he. I've added some references for him, more on the wayDGG 04:57, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * since it doesnt seem the chemistry wikiproject was notified, continue for another 5 days. 04:57, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.