Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen G. Alter


 * 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 no consensus. Michig (talk) 11:56, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Stephen G. Alter

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I couldn't establish that he meets WP:PROF or WP:GNG. Creator removed notability tag applied by. Prod was contested by creator but no reason given in edit summary or talk page. Boleyn (talk) 13:35, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Solomon7968 14:12, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Keep Two books published from Johns Hopkins University Press should be enough for history faculties. His 2005 work is notable as first "full-length study" of Whitney, (the greatest American Sanskritist of 19th century). His other work which concerns Darwin has got five seven reviews (now added to the article) in JSTOR, sufficient to pass WP:AUTHOR. Solomon7968 14:19, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Also the nominator keeps on putting back the notability tag even after the article is up here (see page history). If the article is kept the admin/non-admin closing this should perhaps remove the tag. Solomon7968 17:01, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment, you can just tag someone like I have tagged you here, I find that very useful. I explained my reasons for retaining the notability tag until a consensus is reached in my edit summary. At the moment, its notability is in question so it should remain there, plus it makes it more likely for a member of the Notability team to spot it and work on it. No advantages to taking it off before any consensus has been reached. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 17:23, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what you want. If the Afd closes as no consensus, then also the tag should not be there as there is no consensus whether he is notable or not. And I don't believe articles get improved by members of the "Notability team". Solomon7968 06:28, 28 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I've been quite clear with what I want - notability tag left on until consensus is reached. Boleyn (talk) 13:56, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Axolotl Nr.733 (talk) 14:52, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Keep -- While I know little of the subject, these sound like significant works in the history of linguistics. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:51, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arfæst! 13:03, 3 January 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 17:46, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
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