Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Frieden (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. J04n(talk page) 14:45, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Rob Frieden
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At the very least we should delete most of the content in this article due to it not being backed with sources. A biography on Wikipedia is supposed to be a summary of what reliable third-party sources have said about a person and not what they have written about themselves. If we delete the content here not backed by reliable third-party sources then we get 0 sentences. I searched around - this person has published articles and been an expert commentator in their own field. I do not see publications which already present this person's biography.

One claim to notability is that this person might pass WP:NACADEMIC #5 for holding a named chair. However, I cannot find any information about the "Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications" on the Penn State website or anywhere else. Thoughts from others?  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  22:05, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep. He does pass WP:PROF. It's the "Cable TV Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications Studies" held in 1999 by E. Stratford Smith and since around 2004? by Frieden? His CV says since 1992 but I think that's actually the date he joined PSU, not the date of his named chair. And there's plenty of in-depth material about him published by his employer     to use to fill out the article (it wouldn't be independent enough to count for GNG notability but we're using WP:PROF not GNG here). —David Eppstein (talk) 17:11, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:50, 6 December 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep -- meets WP:PROF; appears to be a noted expert in the field. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:09, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 13:39, 13 December 2017 (UTC)


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