Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philip McHarris


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The result was keep. There is consensus, albeit weak, that this individual has been cited frequently enough to WP:CREATIVE#1 Vanamonde (Talk) 02:56, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Philip McHarris

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While I sympathise with many of the things he advocates for on a personal level, I just don't see how McHarris meets WP:GNG or WP:NJOURNALIST. Just having opinion pieces published in well known newspapers doesn't, afaics, make somebody notable unless they have been shown to be widely cited or reviewed. Other than that, I see he has been quoted and/or interviewed for his opinions in several publications, but don't feel that makes him necessarily notable, given that the coverage is about a social issue and not coverage of him. Further, he's not quite at the level of being considered an important or major figure in his field yet, so I'd consider this likely a case where it is rather too soon for him to be notable. It's admittedly a borderline case, so taking to AFD Eddie891 Talk Work 21:37, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep, per either WP:NPROF#7 (has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity) or WP:GNG. He is cited as an expert on police violence by several mainstream media organizations: (Wired);  (WRCB; piece was republished elsewhere), and was profiled/cited in FiveThirtyEight . AleatoryPonderings (talk) 22:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, he was cited as a "a doctoral candidate in sociology at Yale University and lead research and policy associate at the Community Resource Hub for Safety and Accountability", which doesn't really mean he's recognized as an expert to me. Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 22:30, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * If someone is sought out for comment from multiple independent news organizations and for opinion pieces from several more, that strikes me as fairly strong evidence that they are regarded as an expert in the field. He needn't have completed his dissertation in order to gain the status of expert. Of course, he is not necessarily the most expert or prominent in his field, but I think the evidence shows that he is regarded as an authority. I agree, however, that it is somewhat of a close call. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 22:58, 24 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep. Hello all! I am still new to wikipedia and have been using the Philip McHarris as an entry and to improve wikipedia editing, rather than editing already polished articles as I want to improve my abilities as much as possible. The individual seems notable to me from my reading of the Notability guidelines. I found that he was also appeared and was cited as, "Sociologist and expert on race, punishment and policing" on Axios on HBO   along with Stacey Abrams, Ed Bastian, and Larry Kudlow. Axios the documentary series appears to typically interview individuals of notability.Wikiedits5891 (talk) 15:34, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I also have worked on improving the article's sources per Verifiability guidelines, as many of the previous ones were from primary sources.Wikiedits5891 (talk) 16:33, 25 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment. I see no cause to pass WP:Prof. Notability may be found for WP:GNG for his activism. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:53, 26 August 2020 (UTC).
 * Keep. Passes as a civil rights activists for the Black Lives Matter and as an academic + expert on political science in the US. His publications obviously indicate his expertise. --Iockyrice (talk) 21:03, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - The subject has been widely covered as an expert in the field of police issues, as a civil rights activist and as an academic. He has received wide coverage in traditional publications as well as appearing in a documentary series. The subject easily passes WP:GNG and meets WP:BIO. AuthorAuthor (talk) 03:45, 30 August 2020 (UTC)


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