Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/August H. Auer Jr.

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. In addition to the consensus (aside from the nominator) that this person meets notability criteria, the article has been expanded and referenced substantially since this discussion opened. I'm closing it early per WP:IAR. YechielMan 03:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] August H. Auer Jr.

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No obvious notability claimed or evident. Page only created to remove a "red link" and permit listing on Scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming William M. Connolley 19:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. -- Pete.Hurd 20:30, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletions. -- Capitalistroadster 03:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. I expanded the article a little based on some sources I found. His stance on global warming made sufficient press to be notable, I think, at least as part of an article on the group he helped found, though the mentions of Auer himself in the press on that group are close to trivial. Regarding his own scientific accomplishments, though, I think it's notable that work he did in the 1970s is still having an impact today, both the land use typing that was already mentioned in the article and his work on ice crystals that is still collecting citations in the online literature (I used Google scholar, but perhaps other sources would find more cites; I'm not sure how well represented atmospheric science is online). —David Eppstein 20:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Auer is very notable. His career in meteorology (including 22 years as a Professor) spans 47 years. His research topics are published in more than 75 journals. He is often seen in New Zealand media. I suspect this AfD may have been filed with bad motives. (rossnixon 202.154.152.228}

• Keep. Passes the professor test, easily --Ezeu 21:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep I added the article, not to remove the red link, which I don't think was necessary for inclusion in Scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming, but when I was curious about who all the fuss was about, I did some looking around. The hits on this guy, made it easy to produce an entry, so having already done the hard part, I went ahead and created the entry. I hope that wasn't wrong. Based on the national press he gets in New Zealand, he must be very notable there. Of course, anyone who is willing to speak out against all the Global warming hype, risking a reputation that is significant enough to get national press, is probably notable.--Africangenesis 22:01, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• keep it might perhaps have been realized that a full professor at a major university was likely to be sourceable for his major contributions to science, quite apart from involvement in public affairs. DGG 22:09, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• Comment based on the article as it stands. Based on the national press he gets in New Zealand - very splendid, perhaps some of it should be in the article then? William M. Connolley 22:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I find this argument disingenuous based on the efforts you've been making to remove any improvements or additional sourcing in the article. —David Eppstein 22:36, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
    • I find your comment inaccurate William M. Connolley 08:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep - he is certainly very notable in New Zealand from frequent media appearances and his scientific work. I strongly suspect that the motive for the deletion is around the opinions of the person requesting the deletion in that Auer has a viewpoint that differs from their own.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Mendors (talk • contribs) 01:19, 30 April 2007

• Keep - I could trivially google up mainstream media coverage. Person is despicanotable. Coren 00:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
• Keep given references and notability in New Zealand. Capitalistroadster 03:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
• Keep reliable and verifiable source provided demonstrate notability per WP:BIO. Alansohn 19:18, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

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