Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/R. Yesurathnam


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The result was   delete. Jayjg (talk) 04:28, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

R. Yesurathnam

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Non-notable academic. Fails WP:PROF. StAnselm (talk) 05:27, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
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 * Question. The article states he was "Principal" at Andhra Christian Theological College. Do we know if this position was the highest academic position at the institution, in which case he would meet WP:PROF #6? Thank you.--Arxiloxos (talk) 06:13, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is - see Principal (academia). Now, note 13 at WP:PROF interprets this as being a a significant accredited college or university. I can't work out whether Andhra Christian Theological College is accredited or not, though it is affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University). But it doesn't seem to be significant. StAnselm (talk) 06:49, 9 March 2010 (UTC)


 *  Comment Delete: Notability probably hangs on his principalship, rather than publications (which don't seem to be widely cited: GB, GS) or third-party references (which are not to be found in the article). Andhra Christian Theological College is a theological college with 24 staff (by my count). Is that significant? Now that I look at, it WP:PROF seems a little vague. However, I assume that the link to Senate of Serampore College (University) constitutes accreditation: at least the World Council of Churches thinks so. Yesurathnam might also be notable under WP:GNG for his involvement in Hindu-Christian dialogue, although third-party references would need to be dug up on that. -- Radagast3 (talk) 08:44, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I have, however, gone ahead and edited the article to insert the subject's name (Regunta Yesurathnam). It's the kind of minor detail that people might find interesting. -- Radagast3 (talk) 08:50, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I note that the main biographical reference in the article is the subject's own book. There are independent refs (which aren't easily verifiable) that back up the information on his degrees and his employment. There's nothing that would indicate notability under WP:GNG (I get 300 ghits on his name, mostly sites selling his book). On reflection, his principalship can probably be treated as equivalent to being "Head of the Theological School" within a larger university. My reading of WP:PROF is that that isn't enough for notability, so I'm saying "delete." -- Radagast3 (talk) 15:04, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree with nom: I don't see how WP:PROF is met, and WP:N doesn't help our subject here. Drmies (talk) 01:26, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable enough.--Pavani (talk) 03:40, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. 2 GS cites. Notability is not established. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:10, 16 March 2010 (UTC).
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