Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Science writing award


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The result was Speedy keep: nomination withdrawn. Non-admin closure. David Mestel(Talk) 21:00, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Science writing award

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Notability of the award is not asserted. Only source cited is the award's official web site, no independent sources at all. Might merit a mention in the organization's main article, but not an article by itself. List of winners merely replicates what is on the web site, and none of the winners are asserted as notable. Realkyhick 07:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Update: More sources have been found, and the subject now appears to be notable, at least within its field. Nomination withdrawn, closure requested. Realkyhick 20:00, 20 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. Notable award, attracting independent media coverage, e.g.     . Looking through the list of winners, I note that many of them are notable and have appropriate wikipedia articles that should be linked. JulesH 14:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Would you please add these to the article? This should suffice, and I'll withdraw this nom after you add them. (I'd do it myself, but I'm swamped with real-life work right now.) Thanks! Realkyhick 17:53, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Have added references list above Billgade 19:56, 20 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep I have gone through the award list and highlighted the notable winners both in the body of the article and have made links to wiki pages - note that two of them are nobel prize winners.Billgade 15:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If you can do some more Wikification when you get a chance, we'd appreciate it. Realkyhick 17:53, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I have added five or so links to the Science Journalist, including creating an entry for Walter S. Sullivan -- more could be done, but Wikipedia is woefully deficient in entries on science journalists. For future reference: Any science journalism award worth over about $1000 is a BIG deal. (Yeah I know scientists get half-million dollar nobels, and engineers get the same from the National Academy of Engineering, but the world of science journalism struggles!) Billgade 19:48, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Most sports journalists would go for a $1,000 prize, too. I speak from personal experience. :-) Anyway, I think we're headde in the right direction here, so I'm going to withdraw this nomination. I still need for you to add whatever references you can to the article itself. Thanks! Realkyhick 20:00, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making this a better article! Billgade 20:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC) 20:03, 20 August 2007 (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.