Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Namgi Park


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The result was no consensus. Davewild (talk) 20:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Namgi Park

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Poorly referenced BLP. I dream of horses (T) @ 19:56, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Weak delete. Ignoring the vanity scam awards (which should be removed from the article regardless of outcome) I'm not convinced that being president of a small teaching college with a one-line unreferenced article is enough for WP:PROF: it's a highest level academic post but not at a major academic institution. And that's the only criterion he seems to come close to. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:47, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep:- Subject of the article clearly meet WP:PROF. University world News confirmed him as former President of Gwangju National University of Education, a recognized and accredited university of education. I sourced the article and did some cleanup. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 00:50, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 23:19, 8 May 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Delete Created by subject himself, this is essentially a bibliography/CV. These kinds of lists of publications are not favored as WP pages. I do not see anything that rises to the notability requirements of WP:PROF. The university has a WP page that is a stub. I found little about it online, but it appears to be what in the US we call a "teacher's college" -- and if so, it affords little prestige to its president. LaMona (talk) 21:58, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep:As per User:Wikicology, Park seems to me to pass our WP:Prof. His former presidency of an acredited Korean university . This seems to me to meet WP:Prof 6. The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed academic post at a major academic institution or major academic society. The notes to which say a significant accredited college or university. National teaching training colleges with both UGs (1500) and PG (700) students would seem to me to fall into what is wanted here. Also his publications include the highly cited (GS 293) Mauch, J., & Park, N. (2003). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty (Vol. 62). CRC Press. So this might help with establishing notability by pulications. Also his role in the World Council for Comparative Education Societies [] seems to me indicative of notability. Editing to remove excessive publications and over promotional tone is all that seems to me to be needed. (Msrasnw (talk) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC))

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:28, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment on article improvement: The list of awards has been removed and I have also removed most of his many publications (both english and all the Korean ones - am not sure if this last thing was the right thing to do). Have also added a review in a peer reviewed journal to one of his books and evidence of the Uni he was president of being an acredited national univeristy in the Korean system. (Msrasnw (talk) 10:39, 18 May 2015 (UTC))
 * PS: Interested (and patient - as it is slow downloading) editors can see a picture of Namgi Park with Prime Minister Han Seung-soo on the Office for the Prime Minister's Sectretariat's website in Oct 2008 at the ceremony of appointment to his post as president of a national university. . (Text for picture Korean: 081023_한승수총리_박남기_광주교육대학총장_임명장수여 English: 2008 23rd Oct Prime Minister Han Seung-soo and Park Namgi Awarded Appointment of President of Gwangju National University of Education.) (Msrasnw (talk) 15:33, 18 May 2015 (UTC))

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Final relist. North America1000 08:54, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

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