Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicolae Pandrea (engineer)


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The result was delete. The one "keep" opinion makes no policy-based argument (or indeed any other).  Sandstein  21:40, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Nicolae Pandrea (engineer)

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There’s only one notability claim made: namely, that the subject was given an award by the Romanian Academy. However, I would submit this does not satisfy the notability requirement under WP:PROF, point 2, and here’s why: the Academy has a total of 82 (!) possible prizes. Granted, not every one is handed out every year, but still, by my count, something like 700 have been awarded just in the past decade. With that volume of recipients, I think such awards and their recipients clearly fall into the category of “prestigious but not inherently notable”. - Biruitorul Talk 17:43, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep stated deletion reason is a bit of a stretch. Artw (talk) 18:05, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Let’s unpack that, with reference to WP:PROF:


 * “Some less significant academic honors and awards that confer a high level of academic prestige can also be used to satisfy Criterion 2.”


 * Can you argue, preferably from independent sources, that Pandrea’s prize “confers a high level of academic prestige”? I’ve made the case that the sheer volume of such awards diminishes their prestige. I would further add that few of the recipients I’ve looked at seem to be major figures in their domains. What’s your counterargument?


 * While we’re at it, I would point to the generally lack-luster nature of Pandrea’s scientific standing: impact on his field has not been demonstrated, and the fact that he teaches at a third-rate university, while not immediately disqualifying, is surely not a good sign. - Biruitorul Talk 18:28, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete Lacks significant coverage or evidence he has impacted his field beyond being a generic professor. Reywas92Talk 00:33, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to indicate preeminence in his field, and the positions and awards he's attained appear minimal especially for the length of time he's been a professor. JoelleJay (talk) 22:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment I share skepticism about WP:NPROF.  As the subject appears to have coauthored 3 books, WP:NAUTHOR is fairly plausible.  I have not found reviews in reliable sources, however. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 01:28, 21 December 2020 (UTC)


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