Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Burkewood Welbourn


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The result was   speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure) Jarkeld (talk) 19:30, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Richard Burkewood Welbourn

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I stumbled across this article via this CCI because this article is in suspect of a copyright violation. Other than that, I am not sure how this article meets the notability criteria. As far as I know this person seems to have won only one award, the The Distinguished Service Award of the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons which is a non-notable award, and is therefore contrary to the guideline on WP:ANYBIO. Minima c  ( talk ) 08:12, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I think he qualifies as notable under WP:ACADEMIC. The publications are non-trivial and holding both a professorial chair and being Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Royal Postgrduate Medical School are highly prestigious. They are far from being routine or honorary appointments AJHingston (talk) 10:10, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this vote. I took a look at WP:ACADEMIC and he probably fits criterion #5, which says "The person holds or has held a named chair appointment or "Distinguished Professor" appointment at a major institution of higher education and research.". As the article says, "He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery" so I think this explains why he is notable. Minima  c  ( talk ) 14:35, 22 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep as notable, of course. As per the nominator, User:Minimac: As the article says, "He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery" so I think this explains why he is notable. Nominator has apparently changed his/her mind and needs to withdraw this nomination. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 14:41, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll withdraw this deletion nomination and have asked for someone to close it down for me, as I don't know how to close it myself. Anyway, I thought the author wasn't allowed to vote during a deletion discussion. Minima  c  ( talk ) 19:25, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
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