Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Henderson (doctor)


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The result was withdrawn--Ymblanter (talk) 17:00, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Michael Henderson (doctor)

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All references in the article are from the websites of the organizations affiliated with Henderson. I tried to search and find additional references, and I failed to find anything useful. In the end of the day, we have someone who has published a book on motor racing safety, who is doing applied research related to safety, but who apparently does not publish and therefore fails WP:PROF. One of the references says he was a competitive racer in the 1960s, and he might be notable as a racer, but I did not find any confirmations of notability here either. Note that there is a professor of medicine (a surgeon) at the University of Melbourne who may very well be notable but who does not seem to be the same person. Ymblanter (talk) 12:53, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
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 * Comment: I added some sourced material. This guy has done some cool things, but I am unsure whether or not this constitutes significant coverage in independent sources. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 06:07, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks. For me it is now the borderline, but I am a bit hesitant to withdraw the nomination. Let us see may be others will say smth.--Ymblanter (talk) 06:32, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - Notable British/Australian motor vehicle and traffic safety expert and published author. His early and significant involvement in automobile safety issues has had a lasting impact on the design of racing and passenger cars, including seat belt design and the enactment of mandatory seat belt laws in Australia, the United States and elsewhere, and leading to significant cultural changes in the Anglosphere regarding driving safety.  The present footnoted sources in the article are more than sufficient to demonstrate significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources to satisfy the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG.  Yes, the subject is a little bit obscure, no, the subject is not a household word, but this is exactly the sort of well-sourced biographical article that Wikipedia should have if it claims to be a serious encyclopedia.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Dirtlawyer1's reasoning. AlanS (talk) 06:24, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep After some good work by EricEnfermero and per Dirtlawyer1 and it passes WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:57, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Kudos to EricEnfermero for his nice rescue work with expanded text and sources for this article.  In his one 3,800-byte edit, this article went from a likely "delete" for lack of anyone being interested to a clear "keep."  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:03, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
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