Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ralph G. Crum


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:08, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Ralph G. Crum

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WP:N: I don't see sourcing or claims which would suggest this metal-fatigue academic would meet WP:PROF or WP:SCHOLAR, but additional sources are, as always, welcome. Ditto searches that would establish notability under WP:GNG. joe deckertalk to me 20:36, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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 * Weak delete. I couldn't find sources at Youngstown, Google scholar, or elsewhere that would support a pass of WP:PROF. And coverage in Google news was also lacking. I did find what appear to be paid obituaries on multiple web sites example but while they may be ok to source the factual material in the article they're no good for proving notability. The reason my delete !vote is only a weak one is because of one thing the obit says, that he was president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. But I've been unable to find any information from other sources that would confirm this or say anything about his term as president, if indeed he was. —David Eppstein (talk) 03:49, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, if that were the full ASCE (not a local chapter), and it could be section, yeah, I'd be entirely in favor of keeping this too. I see verify that a Roy W. Crum was secretary of the Iowa chapter in 1920, but that's a different Crum.  Hrm. :) --joe deckertalk to me 14:58, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: unable to find significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject of this unsourced BLP. J04n(talk page) 22:10, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
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