Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Jeffery McKnight

Hello, I am unsure how to properly discuss on this forum, but I believe the reason you can not find sources or information on Jeffrey McKnight is because I misspelt his name to be "Jeffery" McKnight. I corrected this error and a quick search on Google will present various articles and sources he was a part of or mentioned in. To avoid deletion, should I list the sources and publications he is in? Obelus19 (talk) 15:48, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes; you'll need to provide counter evidence that there is sufficient depth-of-coverage in reliable sources to support notability. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:53, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

For counter evidence I note that McKnight was mentioned in: The Scientist article even notes that he "was one of the only researchers in the world capable of intentionally manipulating chromatin structure, a technique he was honing with the intent of developing treatments for disease." In addition, the overwhelming success of his GoFundMe also supports his notability. Is this sufficient, or should I add more? I can note that his work was in many highly published journals such as Science Direct. Obelus19 (talk) 16:04, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/molecular-biologist-jeff-mcknight-dies-at-36-68033
 * https://around.uoregon.edu/content/research-muscle-grows-uo-works-through-cluster-hiring\
 * https://www.today.com/health/how-prepare-death-family-shares-story-after-dad-36-dies-t195870 (a news source)
 * GoFundMe has no bearing on our notability criteria whatsoever. If you have additional references to add, add them to the article. Please read AFDEQ; you are welcome to make a "keep" !vote at the discussion, but the discussion will remain open for (generally) a week so that other members of the community may weight in. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 16:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC).
 * Thank you for the clarification, I vote to keep. Can I add the various news sources McKnight was included in as evidence of his notability, even if it was not originally included as a reference? A quick search with his proper name brings up a wide range of sources. In addition, should I list the more publications that I listed within the article itself as support? Obelus19 (talk) 16:22, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * You add your "keep" !vote to the actual AfD here. There's no reason to relist all of the references contained in the article; anyone reviewing the AfD is going to see them in the article. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:24, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

The actual AfD still has McKnight's name misspelt as "Jeffery" even after I corrected the mistake on the article itself. Will that be an issue, as members of the community may search up sources for "Jeffery" instead of Jeffrey? Obelus19 (talk) 16:32, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * No, that won't be an issue if it's correct on the article itself. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:35, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, thank you. Obelus19 (talk) 16:44, 8 November 2021 (UTC)


 * A general question, my apologies if it seems spiteful, but why is the this article being discussed for deletion but Jefferson Alan McKnight, whose article goes into less depth, has no issues? Once again I ask out of genuine curiosity. Obelus19 (talk) 00:07, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think you're coming off as spiteful. This is all a learning opportunity. Every article is vetted based on its notability covered in reliable sources. It's my assessment (and I'm only one editor!) that at this time there isn't much to Jeffrey McKnight's notability. Others could totally see it differently, however, and agree with you. Even if this article isn't kept, I encourage you to keep at it if this is something you enjoy. As for comparing different articles, I like to remind myself of WP:OTHERSTUFF (but, as I mentioned before on the AfD, that's part of an essay, not established policy). --Kbabej (talk) 00:19, 9 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Also, can someone provide me of an example of someone who is moderately notable? In other words, an academic who meets the notability requirements but is not of the fame of say, Albert Einstein. Obelus19 (talk) 00:07, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Professional sports figures generally meet notability guidelines per WP:NATHLETE. Academics have their own criteria, WP:NPROF; JoelleJay has already explained quite well how this subject measures against that criteria. OhNo itsJamie Talk 00:14, 9 November 2021 (UTC)