Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zvi Sever


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The result was delete. Anyone wishing to work on this in draftspace may ask me for a copy. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:03, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Zvi Sever

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Fails WP:NACADEMIC and WP:BIO. Seem not be a professor. A WP:BEFORE didn't turn up much. Phd Thesis is not signed, not findable on an academic website and not of the requisite length.  scope_creep Talk  08:11, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.: "Sever initiated two international projects: one involves returning the Okapi to Uganda within the "Okapi Preservation Project".[16] The Okapis are in endangered status[17] and because they only live in Democratic Republic of the Congo which is considered unstable, the return of the Okapis to the Semuliki Rain forest in Uganda will assist the preservation of the entire species."
 * also, he was 	"Associate Professor, Department of Biology at University of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States" אור פ (talk) 08:20, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:21, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:23, 4 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment אור פ He is not an associate. There is no document showing up, in the departments search with his name on it. Not a single one.  His PHD looks hookey, is not signed, is too short and doesn't show up in any academic phd thesis search engine.    scope_creep Talk  08:29, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * for his PHD, its in google books and The National Library of Israel  also in Tel Aviv University Library Catalog (Zoology-Phd)  - Tel Aviv University is the biggest University in Israel. Also, why do you write is too short? the link is only to the english abstract.
 * Also, I dont think is fair and dignified to write "hookey", please search before you write. אור פ (talk) 08:46, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Your right. I apologize. Sorry, that was crass. I completed a very comprehensive WP:BEFORE. He is also not showing up in the people directory at the Life Science faculties he is supposed to be working in. Other folk will examine the credibility of the claim over the next few days.    scope_creep Talk  09:02, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * i will check the rest, but he achieved two new findings about the porcupine Hystrix indica population – that it is monogamous, and that it mates every night throughout its life, not only for reproduction, but also to maintain and strengthen the pair bond, the relationship between the male and female partners. These findings were considered innovative.[15] in the study of the evolution of sexuality, since mating not only for reproduction but also for bonding was only related to men, to Bonobo monkeys and to some dolphin species till then. אור פ (talk) 09:45, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * there is a letter from University of Indianapolis that he was member in the Biology Departmentas Associate professor in the University of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States in the years 2003-2020 in his website letter from University of Indianapolis in his website, look like it was upload afer the post in haaretz website אור פ (talk) 06:43, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment According to Hebrew wiki talk page the article was written for payment --Shrike (talk) 09:41, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * not the english one. אור פ (talk) 09:45, 4 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. A terminal associate professor is rather unlikely to be notable as an academic, and certainly this title does not contribute to notability.  His work appears to have few citations, certainly below WP:NPROF C1, even in what I believe to be a lower-citation field.  There are no signs of other WP:NPROF criteria, nor of GNG notability. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 10:52, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * there is a letter from University of Indianapolis that he was member in the Biology Departmentas Associate professor in the University of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States in the years 2003-2020 in his website letter from University of Indianapolis in his website - have a look אור פ (talk) 06:43, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter whether he was an associate professor or where. What matters is impact.  I see little sign of it. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 07:42, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * world expart for Okapi and Indian crested porcupine, this is not impact? אור פ (talk) 08:02, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It would, if we had independent reliable sources confirming this. At this point, all we have is what he says himself. --Randykitty (talk) 08:10, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * here some websites that write that he his an expart for Indian crested porcupine, , , אור פ (talk) 07:00, 11 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - member special group of international faculty, and afer in the Biology Departmentas as Associate professor in the University of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States in the years 2003-2020. World expart about Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), influences - international project of returning the Okapi to Uganda within the Okapi Preservation Program, international project of Ethical code for Outer space activity by the United Nations. he achieved two new findings about the porcupine Hystrix indica population – that it is monogamous, and that it mates every night throughout its life, not only for reproduction, but also to maintain and strengthen the pair bond, the relationship between the male and female partners. These findings were considered innovative. —אור פ (talk • contribs) 06:44, 6 October 2020‎ (UTC)
 * also he is world expart for Okapi and Indian crested porcupine אור פ (talk) 08:03, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * articles cites his work:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , אור פ (talk) 08:38, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * here some websites that write that he his an expart for Indian crested porcupine, , , אור פ (talk) 07:00, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. The citability is low, and there is nothing else to indicate notability under WP:PROF. The article reads like a promotional piece and is refernced overwhelmingly to the subject's own work. Gems like "Prof. Sever is known for his tendency to display unusual concepts and this way he leads a move to persuade" (referenced to the subject's article ) abound here. This type of promotional language usually indicates some type of WP:COI. Nsk92 (talk) 07:51, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * i fix this line. any other promotional language? אור פ (talk) 07:51, 8 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. Citation counts and academic rank do not show a pass of WP:PROF. The sources, which are thin and mostly primary, do not show a pass of WP:GNG, and most of the content of the article is unsupported by independent reliable sources and should be cut if this is to be kept at all. No other notability evident. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:46, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Draftify. and I will rewrite. It's presently borderline; there's a good deal of trimming necessary.  The citation count is respectable for field biology of this sort, the two porcupine papers have 25 citations each (presumably because of the specific topic) .. The usual standard -- a paper with 100 citations -- is for biomedical science and quite irrelevant here. What I need to look at is the actual  references to his porcupine work by other scientists es. He might meet the basic prof guideline for prof as being influential is his   specific field, or they might even show sufficient comment to justify using  them as secondary. sources under the GNG> DGG ( talk ) 05:06, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete no evidence has been presented so far that he was unusually influential in his field more than is typical for an academic. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  10:30, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * here some websites that write that he his an expart for Indian crested porcupine, , , אור פ (talk) 07:00, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Nothing found that would meet GNG or PROF. Citation record decidedly unimpressive. I agree with my colleague DGG that 2 articles each cited 25 times is respectable, but respectfully disagree that this indicates notability. --Randykitty (talk) 08:10, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * you can google it and see how many Citation record he have for Hystrix indica: אור פ (talk) 09:51, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: I have looked at several of the references listed and none go beyond the routine. Nowhere is there an in-depth discussion of Sever's work. --Randykitty (talk) 07:59, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per אור פ; otherwise draftify. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:10, 11 October 2020 (UTC)


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