Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piek Vossen


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The result was   keep. Close per SNOW after cleanup etc. With thanks to all good souls involved. Drmies (talk) 01:00, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Piek Vossen

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Vanity page, apparently created by the subject's wife, using only affiliated sources. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 16:27, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:08, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
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 * Bad article in need of cleanup. Also very cute the link to the article from the subject's official website... However, he's a recipient of the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award in the Netherlands, given to researchers deemed to be "world class". His GS profile lists many publications with almost 5000 citations and an h-index of 35. Clear pass of WP:ACADEMIC #1 and #2, hence: keep (and cleanup, somebody, please...). --Randykitty (talk) 17:47, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You're right about the notability, but that wasn't the actual concern. I'd welcome a rewrite, but until then, I say WP:NUKEANDPAVE applies. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 18:15, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I've done a slash-job on it, keeping only the most important stuff and removing all the fluff and spammy external links. I've also added the info on his citation record and the Spinoza award, with references (so I removed the tag about 3rd party refs needed). Given the huge amount of stuff deleted, I also removed the COI tag. --Randykitty (talk) 18:48, 11 March 2014 (UTC)


 * , cleanup has been done. Mind if I close this per SNOW? The Spinoza prize alone makes him notable, IMO. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 18:50, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY and WP:PROF (in particular both the high citations and Spinoza prize). —David Eppstein (talk) 19:17, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, keep per WP:HEY. That's some quick action! Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 19:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Pass of WP:Prof in a highly cited field. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:39, 11 March 2014 (UTC).
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