Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Smith (philosopher)

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep the rewrite. Sjakkalle (Check!)  14:51, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Michael Smith (philosopher)
Entire article consists of "Michael Smith was an ethical realist." This doesn't give me enough information to find out more about someone with such a common name to expand the article. Insufficient evidence of Notability. RJFJR 04:07, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * From Amazon.com: "Michael Smith is Reader in Philosophy at Monash University, Australia, having taught previously at the University of Oxford and Princeton University. He is the author of several essays in ethics and moral philosophy." In 2000, Smith's book The Moral Problem received The American Philosophical Association's first APA Book Prize for excellence in scholarship.  I would say that is pretty notable, but this is one of the worst legitimate stubs I have seen yet.  Why do people do this? Sigh... keep DS1953 04:32, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I fixed the article a little. DS1953 04:39, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, expand. Prof with award-winning book passes the notability bar for me. -- BD2412 talk 04:47, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. The award indicates notability. Capitalistroadster 10:32, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - No reason to remove. --Irishpunktom\talk 11:33, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree with Capitalistroadster and Irishpunktom there seems no reason to delete and the award makes him notable. Falphin 17:23, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Decius 22:39, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep notability verified. --Etacar11 23:16, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Takver 01:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep -- notable. Longhair | Talk 01:51, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep ··gracefool |&#9786; 03:32, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep--Cyberjunkie 16:05, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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