Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Pimsleur


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The result was nomination withdrawn.  A  Train talk 16:12, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Paul Pimsleur

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Not notable person and inventor of non notable language method. Sources are not independent of the subject and do not treat the subject in depth. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 06:19, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep The nomination exhibits animus for a reason I don't know. Pimsleur probably doesn't need separate articles about the person, the method, the book series, and so on, but the topic is clearly notable, a bestseller in the language study field for a half century.  I am regularly astounded by the scant respect paid to academics who create or write something that thousands cite and millions read, compared to a Sri Lankan fast bowler who made a single first-class appearance. I found a number of independent sources on my first search.  Whether they are reliable is another question. Google scholar turns up citations for Pimsleur and Rosetta. Rhadow (talk) 12:01, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
 * the problem at hand is the lack of coverage in reliable sources and whether we can show the subject meets the GNG via reliable sources. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 13:47, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment -- a non-paid obituary in the NYT is reliable secondary coverage. That's half a justification right there. An award granted forty times named for the article subject -- that isn't a prestigious honor, even if it's posthumous? In life, he was a Fulbright lecturer. That's notable. This article is fine as it is. Rhadow (talk) 15:30, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks I see that I have erred. Will withdraw as obviously I was off form when I looked at the thing. Thanks again. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:35, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
 * withdrawing nomination as I made a mistake in nomming. Never did this before if someone can help me tidy up my mess. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:35, 31 October 2017 (UTC)


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