Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Perry Meisel


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:31, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Perry Meisel

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I don't think this person is notable. Although this says he was a professor at NYU, the NYU website does not indicate that he had the kind of appointment that meets WP:PROF. He has published some books, but they do not appear to be widely cited. The editing patterns on this article are also suspicious. There are a large number of SPAs with edits only to this article. agt x 03:55, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 09:06, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 09:06, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. North America1000 08:59, 21 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. I took out some of the more egregiously promotional material in the article, but it still could use help. Nonetheless, AfD is not cleanup, and with reviews of his books in venues like the New York Times and Times Higher Education I think he passes WP:AUTHOR. (Also, his NYU professorship was listed in the byline of one of the reviews he wrote for the NYT, so I don't think it can be in doubt; online records of information from that far back can be spotty.) —David Eppstein (talk) 18:10, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep -- a clear pass of WP:AUTHOR; here's the worldcat identiies link: . His book on Thomas Hardy is held in 1000+ libraries. Here are some sample reviews:
 * The Myth of Popular Culture: From Dante to Dylan, in Times of Higher Education
 * The Cowboy and the Dandy (Book Review). Mercer-Taylor, Peter;Schroeder, Eunice, Notes, Dec 01, 2000; Vol. 57, No. 2, p. 358-360 Reviews the book 'The Cowboy and the Dandy: Crossing Over from Romanticicm to Rock and... more
 * K.e.coffman (talk) 19:21, 21 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep per the above; subject appears to meet WP:AUTHOR.  gongshow  talk  19:22, 24 October 2017 (UTC)


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