Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reuven Brenner


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The result was   keep.  Sandstein  17:57, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Reuven Brenner

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Came into this one from the external links cleanup categories; as it stood it was three-quarters links to Brenner's publications, interviews, etc. I cleaned that out and removed the worst of the peacocky bits from the article, but after realizing the resulting article was still pretty peacocky and entirely reliant on primary sources, and that I'm not 100% sure he meets WP:NACADEMICS as a notability guideline, I figured I'd bring it here for a second opinion. (I may be a bit quick to jump the gun here, but more eyeballs never hurt.) rahaeli (talk) 05:03, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - not much written about him in popular culture, however he seems to have made a notable academic contribution.Jonpatterns (talk) 14:29, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep. GS h-index of around 14. Maybe passes WP:Prof for an economist. Xxanthippe (talk).
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 01:02, 14 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete . It's a matter of taste, but the GS h is a bit low for someone of his vintage and with such claims to fame. The Asia Times mention is plainly self-serving, as Brenner has been a contributor there for more than ten years. The Forbes quote is from a contributor (not journalist) who writes "in memory of Jude Wanniski" (another of his "top 6"), which Wanniski featured Brenner in his "supply side university". The notability endorsements smack of conflict of interest and the Forbes one represents only a rather marginal school of economics (initial supply side economics, that is).Truth or consequences-2 (talk) 09:51, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep  Named chair, verified at http://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/category/tags/reuven-brenner and other sources. Am I missing something?  Named chairs are usually a slam dunk via NACADEMICS point 5, so perhaps I am.  --j⚛e deckertalk 05:50, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * You are not missing anything, and there is a reasonable pass of WP:Prof too. Xxanthippe (talk) 06:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC).
 * I admit not always being familiar with which fields are highly cited, happy to take your word with regard to C1, but I don't ever think I've seen a verified named chair deleted. I think that's a fair enough hardline test. --j⚛e deckertalk 21:56, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
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