Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Smaranda Olarinde


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Kraxler (talk) 16:50, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Smaranda Olarinde

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None of the sources is independent. I don't think "Acting Provost, Afe Babalola University" qualifies one for inclusion under WP:PROF. Provost isn't normally a qualifying criterion (see point 6), and in any case Afe Babalola University is a) six years old and b) private (in a part of the world where public universities have far more prestige). - Biruitorul Talk 14:49, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:13, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:13, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Keep:- I can't phantom out the reasons why felt Afe Babalola University is not a notable university in Nigeria, perhaps they are not aware that Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranked the University as top 25 of 136 universities in Nigeria. That aside, I will consider a Provost of the best college of Law in Nigeria and President of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers notable per News Nigeria, The Punch News and Daily Independent, all of which are reputable Nigerian Newspaper. Even if I will ignore every other criteria, she clearly passes WP:ACADEMIC (an academic is notable if The person is or has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association) as President of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers, a prestigious scholarly association founded in 1961. She also passes WP:ACADEMIC as a Provost of the college of Law, Afe Babalola University. Criterion 5 can be applied reliably only for persons who are tenured at the full professor level, and not for junior faculty members with endowed appointments. Note that Provosts are persons who are tenured at the full professor level, and not junior faculty members with endowed appointments. I remind the that academic don't have to be a vice chancellor to meet other criteria of WP:ACADEMIC apart from criterion 6. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 11:51, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow, 25th best in Nigeria! Must be a real academic powerhouse. (Seriously though, outside a handful of countries (US, maybe Britain, France, Germany), the 25th best university is basically irrelevant in terms of wider importance, not only globally, but even within the country itself.)
 * As for the rest, it would help your argument if you dismounted from your high horse - it's not actually that shocking (or, as you might put it, difficult to "phantom" [sic]) that I'd nominate for deletion an article about an individual who teaches at an obscure Nigerian university, and has made essentially no impact in her field, as measured by objective criteria like, say, Google Scholar searches. - Biruitorul Talk 17:24, 5 July 2015 (UTC)


 * I think its high time you familiarize yourself with WP:ACADEMIC. The most typical way of satisfying Criterion 1 is to show that the academic has been an author of highly cited academic work – either several extremely highly cited scholarly publications or a substantial number of scholarly publications with significant citation rates. However, am not arguing in that direction (WP:ACADEMIC). My concern is on criterion 3 and 5. She clearly satisfy WP:ACADEMIC which stipulated that an academic is notable if The person is or has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association. President of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers clearly satisfy this criterion. In addition, weather you agree or not, Afe Babalola University is a major academic institution in Nigeria and persons who are tenured at the full professor level satisfy WP:ACADEMIC. It doesn't appears to me that you are familiar with WP:ACADEMIC. The truth is, you are not just getting it! Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 18:03, 5 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment I think and  are expert in this field and their contributions will help to generate a clear consensus. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 18:13, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep She easily meets WP:ACADEMIC as president of Nigerian Association of Law Teachers OluwaCurtis The King : talk to me 22:57, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - can we please drop the idea that President of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers in any way satisfies WP:PROF, point 3? The criterion clearly indicates what it means: "elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society", and gives two examples (National Academy of Sciences, Royal Society). For Nigeria, an example would be the Nigerian Academy of Science (note the red link, since, unlike the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (created 5 July 2015), this one didn't have an activist AfD participant to create it). Membership or even the presidency of NALT does not indicate one is part of a "highly selective and prestigious scholarly society". - Biruitorul Talk 04:04, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I have no clue of why you are talking about Royal Society when the criterion clearly said  scholarly society or  association  . Nigerian Association of Law Teachers is a scholarly association founded in 1961 as the umbrella body for all professors of law, deans of law and other law teachers in all faculties, schools and colleges of law in Nigeria Guardian News.  do you mean, that is not a major professional organization in a country like Nigeria.  Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 04:37, 6 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep on balance, notable. As far as I can tell the position is head of the law school, tho as acting head this is not necessarily notable in itself but it does contribute to notability.I agree with that Nigerian Asosciation of Law teachers is not necessarily a major professional organization, and would not itself be notable either (the way head of the Nigerian Bar   or the Nigerian  Association of university faculty would be), but it too contributes to notability.  But considering both of these, and also considering the other professional activities , she's sufficiently over the boundary for notability under WP:PROF.  DGG ( talk ) 04:08, 6 July 2015 (UTC)


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