Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barry Sanders (professor)

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The result of the debate was Keep, but delete quotes.. Rje 11:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barry Sanders (professor)

• Someone's favourite university professor? I'm not sure this passes notability. — Timwi 18:46, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep. Might be more notable if he actually -was- a Pulitzer Prize nominated finalist for 1998 and 1994, as is implied in the article (as far as I can tell, that's not true). However, his books were offered by major publishers (HarperCollins and Vintage Paperbacks, f'rexample), as you can see if you look 'em up on Amazon. Do his books help him meet WP:PROFTEST's test for "author"? Maybe. Is there a better standard to apply? Anyone? Docether 19:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and if I remember correctly, any published author can become a Pulitzer nominee, if someone fills out the nomination form for them. It's only when you become a nominated finalist (ie, when the Pulitzer committee actually says "OK, that's a nomination to consider") that you approach the kind of stature that we call "notability". See the Pulitzer submission guidelines here. Docether 19:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

• If he is a prolific author, his works should be listed. In that case, it's Keep. But his quotes are to be removed, max 3 can stay. --Tone 19:45, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Transwiki the quotes to Wikiquote, keep the rest. Stifle (talk) 20:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep the article but the unsourced quotes must be removed. JohnM4402 05:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

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