Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Rea Keast


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The result was keep. ✗ plicit  23:36, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

William Rea Keast

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I don't believe this person is notable enough to warrant a page. All three sources given are from Wayne University. I did not find much when searching his name up either: on the first page, there was this page, some pages from Wayne University, a page from the University of Chicago, and a couple of other pages which were unreliable (e.g. social media) or otherwise unimportant. Capsulecap (talk • contribs) 23:19, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Academics and educators. Capsulecap (talk • contribs) 23:19, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 23:21, 25 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Comment: In general, he'd meet WP:NACADEMIC criterion 6, as long as we consider Wayne University a 'major' institution. I agree that as the article looks it's pretty bland. Maybe it's a case for WP:HEY - maybe there is notability, we just don't see why as the article stands. Ari T. Benchaim (talk) 01:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep Keast is definitely notable under both WP:GNG and WP:NACADEMIC, though the article is in need of improvement. His academic career at University of Chicago, Cornell and Wayne State includes extensive publication, and he is one of the principal contributors to a highly influential school of literary criticism, all of which is supported by numerous sources. I'll see about adding a few to get a start on improving the article. And, yes, Wayne State (not Wayne University) is a major university. Banks Irk (talk) 10:48, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I think the outcome here is a foregone conclusion, but I have now added substantially to the text and sourcing. I think that he meets Criteria Nos 1, 2, 4, 6 and possibly 7 under WP:NACADEMIC Banks Irk (talk) 21:15, 26 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep. Wayne State is definitely a major university, which is an automatic pass of NPROF C6. JoelleJay (talk) 18:19, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, Per above, Wayne State university is a reliable source for this. Alex-h (talk) 13:23, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - Past President of Wayne State University. We are done. Carrite (talk) 19:30, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - tenured Presidents at major universities are almost always notable. Bearian (talk) 14:47, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Easily meets WP:NACADEMIC. Sandals2 (talk) 22:57, 1 June 2022 (UTC)


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