Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/McKay McKinnon


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 09:08, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

McKay McKinnon

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non notable figure in our field Droliver (talk) 18:49, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Since you mention USA Today, I would use this as a ref.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:39, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note that according to The New York Times he was the subject of a television special--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:39, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * another television special.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:25, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * and another--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 07:44, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Also get the "McKay McKinnon" site:chicagotribune.com search results in the article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:39, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per evidence of notability brought forward by TonyTheTiger.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  21:37, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep - Plenty of indication in the footnotes without having to visit Google that this is a plastic surgeon who passes GNG. Carrite (talk) 00:37, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

A passing reference in an article (more about the patient and her weird tumor)does not notability make. Please refer to the individuals academic accomplishments, notable contributions, etc.... There is a complete absence of accomplishments you'd use to assess professional notability. This is not someone of note in contemporary plastic surgery by any stretch of the imagination.Droliver (talk) 21:48, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep His citations at Google Scholar are not enough to pass WP:ACADEMIC, but the press coverage unearthed by Tony the Tiger is more than enough for WP:BIO. Dr. Oliver, please familiarize yourself with the various criteria for inclusion at Wikipedia, such as WP:ACADEMIC and WP:BIO. A person may be notable as an individual, based on significant coverage by independent reliable sources (WP:BIO), even if his professional accomplishments do not establish him as a leader in his field (WP:ACADEMIC). --MelanieN (talk) 08:25, 4 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Gets coverage for various activities of his.  D r e a m Focus  15:56, 4 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Dr. McKay McKinnon is both clearly and obviously notable. CNN, today, covered a Vietnam surgery that he led: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/health/vietnam-tumor/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Fox (talk) 04:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Don't know how notable he is in the medical field but after all notability is when other reliable sources say your name in print and McKinnon has multiple references now with the latest being the BBC rehashing AFP report on a 198 pound tumour. I have added the BBC link to the article. Fromthehill (talk) 06:48, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
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