Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Professor Richard J. Finlay


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The result was keep.  Majorly  (o rly?) 13:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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I think this was a bad faith creation of an article that's also not really encyclopedic ( have a look at the page history to see the sillyness that the author intended.....Purples 10:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - Definitely a bad faith creation. "Professor Finlay is rarely spotted without his red scarf; he often wears it indoors, and frequently wears it even when it is not that cold." 02:25, February 13, 2007. The creator / editor will most likely continue this attack page if its kept. While Finlay may be a published author, his works lack notability. Mkdw talk 11:28, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I think this is all rather unfortunate. It seems to me that the creator of this article started off with a serious if badly formed stub and that it has become a playground for childish behavour probably from the subject's students. See Finlay's University of Strathclyde page and here. There is stuff about his books here and here. As Professor, Head of Department and Head of a Research Centre, he might well be notable enough for an article, but this one would need a lot of cleaning to become a worthy article. I am unsure what to say. If it could be cleaned up and the vandals controlled, it should be kept. Otherwise it should be deleted and maybe later someone will write a decent article on him. --Bduke 12:05, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep &bull; Vandalism really isn't a valid reason to delete an article, and I feel that after I cleaned it up it has potential to become something encyclopedic and useful. Cheers, ✎  Peter M Dodge  ( Talk to Me ) 17:31, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails proposed policy WP:PROFTEST - no assertion of academic notability other than a list of published works. DWaterson 19:16, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doesn't look notable to me. YechielMan 19:41, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I am going to come down for Keep. It does need more sources that meet WP:PROFTEST, but the rank of Professor in the UK is much higher than that of Professor in the US. The appointment or promotion process for Professor in UK would expect publications that meet our requirements, so they just need finding. I think all UK Professors are notable, just as I think all US Professors with named or distinguished professorships are notable. --Bduke 22:28, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Move and Keep --Peta 02:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I presume you mean move to Richard J. Finlay. Google shows there is another Richard Finlay. --Bduke 02:11, 14 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions.  -- Pete.Hurd 06:02, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable as head of dept and due to number of scholarly books. John Vandenberg 07:40, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * keep Full professors at universities are notable, having already had their notability accessed by a much stricter test than WP can do--Heads of Departments all the more so. But for those who like to think that we know better how to judge than those in the action profession:  This many books is considerably beyond the average academic.   DGG 04:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - this man has published 3 academic books, edited 4 others, and is head of a department! He is most certainly notable and the information in the article is verified.  The article needs expansion, not deletion.  -- Black Falcon 04:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


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