Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Allen (philosopher)


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 02:21, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Robert Allen (philosopher)

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Contested PROD, really no indication of notability.  Jay Jay What did I do? 23:59, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete: No indication of meeting WP:PROF or anything like it. He doesn't seem to have published any major works, nor does he seem to be cited often (unless none of the works that cite him are known to the omniscient Google). הסרפד (Hasirpad) [formerly Ratz...bo] 00:46, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * His works are listed in the The Oxford Handbook of Free Will and he is well known amongst free will specialists. He regularly presents his work and comments at APA (American Philosophical Association) meetings. 66% of all professors are adjuncts -Anthony.robert.allen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthony.robert.allen (talk • contribs) 01:27, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Please make sure you've read WP:PROF.
 * Then, please provide citations that support the relevant claims.
 * Then, we (well, I, at least) will gladly change our minds. הסרפד (Hasirpad) [formerly Ratz...bo] 01:44, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philosophy-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 10:14, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Here is a link to the citations: http://books.google.com/books?id=AeGC8k8xAOwC&q=Robert+Allen#v=snippet&q=Robert%20Allen&f=false I intend to update the article in my sandbox. My father asked me to create the article because someone from his high school listed him (my father) as a notable alumni on the high school's wikipedia article. Anthony.robert.allen (talk) 03:26, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * הסרפד asked for sources that are about the subject, and that therefore support the biography, rather than sources that are by the subject, which don't provide support for a biography. And when your father asked you should have pointed to User:Uncle G/On notability and responded by asking "Where's an already-published third-party biography of you?".  You'd be able to answer הסרפד's question, and point to it, if you had.  Uncle G (talk) 08:46, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete per WP:PROF. Anthony, your motives were pure, but the notability guidelines for academics are far more strict than for (say) entertainers.  Garamond Lethe  04:03, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
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