Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert K. G. Temple


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Listed for 13 days with no arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Decent arguments for both merging and keeping so that should be handled with a standard "mergeto" request with further discussion on the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:35, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Robert K. G. Temple

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Does not meet WP:BIO, WP:GNG or WP:PROF Simonm223 (talk) 12:32, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * This article should be kept. Temple's book was the subject of a classic debunking by Carl Sagan and if you're patient you can find plenty of articles through Google News showing that his ideas, while far out on the fringe of scholarship, are part of the popular consciousness. --TS 12:48, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Comment It has been 9 days since the prod tag was removed and at that time I said I'd wait a while for interested parties to add references to this stub. Not even one reference was added. I have heard arguments saying he is referenced here or cited there but nobody has actually included any new information on the article itself. If good references exist they should be in the article. If they don't the article should be Deleted. If the article can not be improved it should be removed.Simonm223 (talk) 13:05, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to The Sirius Mystery per WP:BIO1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:32, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Merging and redirecting to a notable article would certainly be an acceptable solution.Simonm223 (talk) 13:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:17, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:17, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - While Internet research finds little direct WP:N evidence for Temple his book, which was a presentation of his research/ideas/beliefs, received widespread coverage and critcism. He is known as the author of The Sirius Mystery and is associated with it to the point of writing defenses such as the one in Fate magazine (Oct 1980). I believe this article is a good case for WP:ignore all rules when it comes to a strict interpretation of WP:N or WP:PEOPLE. The article presents his academic credentials and other biographic detail that would likely be inappropriate as a section of The Sirius Mystery. As it is, he likely meets WP:PROF item 1 given that authors such as Carl Sagan included a criticism, and debunking of Temple's work in a general audience book and another author spend a full chapter criticizing Temple's workThe_Sirius_Mystery --Marc Kupper&#124;talk 11:40, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.