Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Masanori Hirasawa


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The result was   speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn DGG (talk) 03:51, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Masanori Hirasawa

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Fails WP:BIO as notability cannot be proved. I have conducted a search of Google and Google Scholar, and while I can find mentions of Masanori Hirasawa, I cannot find something that conclusively proves notability. This is a similar situation to Shohei Suzuki (AfD), a co-discoverer of asteroids, whose article was deleted for similar reasons. The two articles were identical. Jo7hs2 (talk) 18:31, 14 April 2009 (UTC) Comment: As a note, this article has been flagged for rescue by User:Pepsi2786. While I currently support deletion due to my inability to find any sources to verify notability, a large reason why I went ahead with this AfD rather than allowing this article to continue to languish was that both Shohei Suzuki (AfD) (a most wanted but deleted article) and Masanori Hirasawa appear to be notable, but notability cannot be proven in either case, at least based on my search. I hope that if there ARE such sources, they will bubble up during this AfD, and I will be able to withdraw this nomination, and re-create or assist in the recreation of Shohei Suzuki (AfD). However, as it stands now, this article should be deleted for failing to meet notability requirements. If you have sources, please provide them. Jo7hs2 (talk) 01:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
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Nomination Withdrawn: User:Pepsi2786 has added sources that at least prove that the individual discovered the asteroids he discovered. I am not here to argue whether or not a discoverer of a minor planet is notable, so the presence of coverage indicating the discoveries occurred is sufficient for me. Therefore, I am withdrawing my nomination.Jo7hs2 (talk) 01:15, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


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