Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zachary Selden


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The result was keep. Eddie891 Talk Work 11:57, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Zachary Selden

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Deputy UN Secretary's don't have automatic notability. With an h-Index of 9, and no qualifying academic positions, he doesn't meet WP:NSCHOLAR, and he doesn't have enough in-depth coverage to meet WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 11:31, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Authors, Politicians, Military,  and California. TJMSmith (talk) 12:53, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete: I think this one is quite marginal, falling on the fail side of that line. He's certainly accomplished, and I was able to find a few academic reviews of his 1999 book, but he seems to fall short of both WP:NPROF and WP:NAUTHOR. I wouldn't be surprised if, and in fact expect, him to become notable sometime in the next decade, but he's simply not there at the moment. Preference to an WP:ATD redirect, but I can't figure out one that works. Curbon7 (talk) 13:35, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * As an adde., a small handful of reviews concentrated on a single book is not typically sufficient for NAUTH. Curbon7 (talk) 17:57, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * out of curiosity, why would a book with several independent reviews not qualify as as WP:NAUTHOR#3: " major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews," - it seems a book with the amount of citations and independent reviews would fulfill the two criteria (well-known and independent reviews). Though one may argue that an article about the book itself would be more appropriate in that case than an article about the author. --hroest
 * Keep: I think this one is a good start. It could maybe use some more, which is in progress, but I think the article already meets criteria 7 of WP:NPROF which requires that "[a] person has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity." Selden seems to have met that through his work in NATO and his well published commentary on NATO expansion, especially in the last year. Criteria 1 of WP:NAUTHOR seems to have been met as well, requiring that "the person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." Selden has been fairly widely cited given the sources that are already present, if this needs to be confirmed by additional sources, then so be it, but already as is this seems to be the case. All of this is to say, sure, it could use some work and is clearly a work in progress, but I think its a good start and the article already demonstrates its notability. - Navarre0107 (talk) 14:08, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep: per WP:NAUTHOR based on the two reviews found by Curbon7. --hroest 17:08, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * In addition to the two reviews above, I also found these   which gives a total of 5 reviews of two independent books. --hroest 19:14, 22 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep (weaK). Source eval:
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! Comments !! Reference
 * One paragraph bio, not SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth, I believe they have worked with source, not IS || 1. "Zachary Selden". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Two paragraph bio, not SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth, I believe they have worked with source, not IS || 2. ^ "Zachary Selden". College of Europe. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
 * One paragraph bio, not SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth, I believe they have worked with source, not IS || 3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Zachary Selden". Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida. 2022.
 * Interviewed for an article, not IS RS with SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth || 4. ^ Bumpers, Kyle (2022-04-15). "Gainesville church's donations make their way to Ukraine". WUFT National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Single sentence Bio. not SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth, I believe they have worked with source, not IS || 5. ^ "Zachary Selden". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * By subject, primary, not IS, not about the subject || 6. ^ "Will Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Deepen the Alliance's Problems?". War on the Rocks. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Not IS for subject, recap of a university event, not about the subject || 7. ^ Barnett, Lauren (2022-03-07). "University of Florida Experts Weigh in on the War in Ukraine". UF CLAS News. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Mention of subject's name, but no SIGCOV about the Subject addressing directly and indepth || 8. ^ Jump up to:a b Schmitz, Sam (2022-06-08). "Don't give up on NATO". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Single quote by subject. Not about subject, not SIGCOV addressing subject directly and indepth || 9. ^ "Finland, Sweden Offer NATO an Edge as Rivalry Warms Up North". VOA. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Single quote by subject. Not about subject, not SIGCOV addressing subject directly and indepth || 10. ^ Douglas, Isabella (2022-03-17). "Attacks on Ukraine ignite UF student support". WUFT National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Single quote by subject. Not about subject, not SIGCOV addressing subject directly and indepth || 11. ^ Talmor, Angélique (2022-09-20). "La Francia dovrebbe abbracciare la relazione transatlantica e guidarla". L'Indro (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 12. ^ David, Charles Philippe (1993). Foreign policy failure in the White House : reappraising the fall of the shah and the Iran-Contra Affair. Nancy Ann Carrol, Zachary A. Selden. Lanham: University Press of America. ISBN 0-8191-9075-6. OCLC 27380620.
 * Quotes from subject, not SIGCOV about the subject || 13. ^ Welch, David A. (1993). "Review of Foreign Policy Failure in the White House: Reappraising the Fall of the Shah and the Iran-Contra Affair". International Journal. 49 (1): 170–171. doi:10.2307/40202926. ISSN 0020-7020.
 * Primary || 14. ^ Selden, Zachary A. (1999). Economic sanctions as instruments of American foreign policy. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96387-X. OCLC 39672044.
 * Quotes from subject, not SIGCOV about the subject || 15. ^ Kaempfer, William H. (2000). "Review of Economic Sanctions as Instruments of American Foreign Policy". The International History Review. 22 (3): 742–744. ISSN 0707-5332.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 16. ^ Lis, John J. (2003). NATO burdensharing after enlargement. Zachary A. Selden. New York: Novinka Books. ISBN 1-59033-741-7. OCLC 52091308.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 17. ^ Selden, Zachary A. (2016). Alignment, alliance, and American grand strategy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-12212-7. OCLC 956482294.
 * }
 * The individual is obviously a SME and has been sought out by various RS, academic institutions. While the sources don't have SIGCOV about the subject, I think they do show WP:NPROF is met "Criterion 7 may be satisfied, for example, if the person is frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area."  // Timothy :: talk  01:34, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Single quote by subject. Not about subject, not SIGCOV addressing subject directly and indepth || 10. ^ Douglas, Isabella (2022-03-17). "Attacks on Ukraine ignite UF student support". WUFT National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
 * Single quote by subject. Not about subject, not SIGCOV addressing subject directly and indepth || 11. ^ Talmor, Angélique (2022-09-20). "La Francia dovrebbe abbracciare la relazione transatlantica e guidarla". L'Indro (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 12. ^ David, Charles Philippe (1993). Foreign policy failure in the White House : reappraising the fall of the shah and the Iran-Contra Affair. Nancy Ann Carrol, Zachary A. Selden. Lanham: University Press of America. ISBN 0-8191-9075-6. OCLC 27380620.
 * Quotes from subject, not SIGCOV about the subject || 13. ^ Welch, David A. (1993). "Review of Foreign Policy Failure in the White House: Reappraising the Fall of the Shah and the Iran-Contra Affair". International Journal. 49 (1): 170–171. doi:10.2307/40202926. ISSN 0020-7020.
 * Primary || 14. ^ Selden, Zachary A. (1999). Economic sanctions as instruments of American foreign policy. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96387-X. OCLC 39672044.
 * Quotes from subject, not SIGCOV about the subject || 15. ^ Kaempfer, William H. (2000). "Review of Economic Sanctions as Instruments of American Foreign Policy". The International History Review. 22 (3): 742–744. ISSN 0707-5332.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 16. ^ Lis, John J. (2003). NATO burdensharing after enlargement. Zachary A. Selden. New York: Novinka Books. ISBN 1-59033-741-7. OCLC 52091308.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 17. ^ Selden, Zachary A. (2016). Alignment, alliance, and American grand strategy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-12212-7. OCLC 956482294.
 * }
 * The individual is obviously a SME and has been sought out by various RS, academic institutions. While the sources don't have SIGCOV about the subject, I think they do show WP:NPROF is met "Criterion 7 may be satisfied, for example, if the person is frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area."  // Timothy :: talk  01:34, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Quotes from subject, not SIGCOV about the subject || 15. ^ Kaempfer, William H. (2000). "Review of Economic Sanctions as Instruments of American Foreign Policy". The International History Review. 22 (3): 742–744. ISSN 0707-5332.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 16. ^ Lis, John J. (2003). NATO burdensharing after enlargement. Zachary A. Selden. New York: Novinka Books. ISBN 1-59033-741-7. OCLC 52091308.
 * Worldcat entry, not SIGCOV || 17. ^ Selden, Zachary A. (2016). Alignment, alliance, and American grand strategy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-12212-7. OCLC 956482294.
 * }
 * The individual is obviously a SME and has been sought out by various RS, academic institutions. While the sources don't have SIGCOV about the subject, I think they do show WP:NPROF is met "Criterion 7 may be satisfied, for example, if the person is frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area."  // Timothy :: talk  01:34, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * }
 * The individual is obviously a SME and has been sought out by various RS, academic institutions. While the sources don't have SIGCOV about the subject, I think they do show WP:NPROF is met "Criterion 7 may be satisfied, for example, if the person is frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area."  // Timothy :: talk  01:34, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep. Deputy Secretary-General of NATO is a significant position. And clearly meets WP:GNG. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:09, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


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