Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wm. Michael Lynn


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The result was   speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn, and no one advocating for deletion. Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 15:22, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Wm. Michael Lynn

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Appears to be non-notable...professor at a school with a mere 900 students...and he is an expert in...tipping?! C T J F 8 3 12:09, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I withdraw the nomination...I didn't look closely enough and the link wasn't clear enough that it is part of Cornell C T J F 8 3  21:09, 8 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep, yes, an expert in tipping. His work has been extremely popular, there are 229 Google News Archive hits for +"Michael Lynn" +cornell +tipping. Biographical articles have appeared in The Cornell Chronicle, Chicago Tribune and Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly, that I have found. He meets WP:PROF #1 and #8. jorgenev 15:36, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep. As well as what Jorgenev wrote, he holds a named chair at an Ivy League university (and Cornell is not "a school with a mere 900 students"; that's merely his administrative unit within the larger university), passing WP:PROF. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:50, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, apart from the named chair position at Cornell, mentioned by David Eppstein, Lynn is frequently quoted in conventional news-media as an academic expert on hospitality issues. A filtered googlenews search, gives 359 hits; a few of them may be false positives, but the majority appear to be legit. So, arguably, also passes WP:PROF. Nsk92 (talk) 20:09, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep So what's wrong with being an expert in tipping? expert standing, named chair at Cornell, Google news. Cheers,  Dloh  cierekim  20:42, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clear pass of WP:Prof. Xxanthippe (talk) 07:24, 14 June 2011 (UTC).
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