Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cutler J. Cleveland

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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 per WP:SNOW (non-admin closure). Clear consensus that the subject satisfies notability criteria. WilliamH (talk) 17:04, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cutler J. Cleveland

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It seems possible that the person could be very marginally notable, but the article as it is now is pure advertising, just a list of his awards. I think it's a big NPOV problem. Not to mention it has no references. I would say it's a big enough problem we should delete it and possibly start over if we find any solid references to use. delldot talk 09:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

  • I've tried to tinker with it and found a reference or two. SGGH speak! 09:40, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Definitely better than before, but has he been mentioned in the press or other independent sources? delldot talk 09:57, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - Afd is not for article cleanup. Some searching shows he is well published (both scholarly articles and books), well cited in other scholarly articles etc.. Appears ample sources for an article - subject appears to pass biographical notability particularly the The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors. bit - Peripitus (Talk) 10:24, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep a google books/scholar search yields numerous books in which this man was written/been mentioned. He definitely meets the WP:BIO notability requirements in that he has been mentioned in many notable and reliable sources.  Atyndall93 | talk  10:55, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:56, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Full professor at major university, editor-in-chief of two specialist encyclopedias, on national advisory committee and recipient of several national awards. One of his books gained 183 citations per Google Scholar;[1] he is also the first author on a paper in Science with 135 citations, and has another four papers with citations of >= 40 per GS. Seems to meet my understanding of WP:PROF. Espresso Addict (talk) 23:31, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Definitely passes WP:PROF. However, the article does need better sourcing and to have references added. Nsk92 (talk) 01:57, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep editor-in-chief of the Digital Universe Encyclopedia of Earth, a very major project indeed. The article is OK as it is, but could be much expanded. SNOW CLOSE recommended. "Just a list of his awards" is what, after all, proves notability beyond question. DGG (talk) 20:22, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep Hard to imagine how this person fails notability. Over 30 peer-reviewed publications in a very cursory examination of Google Scholar, and dozens of references in books from Google Scholar.--Keithpickering (talk) 04:27, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Note that Keith Pickering is a friend of Cleveland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.4.21 (talk) 08:13, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.