Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gilly Salmon

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The result of the debate was KEEP. JeremyA 15:26, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gilly Salmon

delete non keep; notable in light of info below. Would one of you who knows seems to know something about this do a little expansion please?WAvegetarian 04:52, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)WAvegetarian 00:32, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. Someone with the title Professor in the UK is automatically of more note than an 'average professor' as usually defined in Wikipedia, as there are three levels below (Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer) that get titled professor in the US. A quick Google Scholar search finds that her book E-moderating: the key to teaching and learning online has been cited a few hundred times, indicating importance in her field. The Independent Newspaper in the UK said ‘If you are serious about e-moderating, you should have a copy.’ She has been the key speaker at conferences [1]. As far as I'm concerned, any academic who is invited to deliver keynote speeches at international conferences has been declared notable by their peers, who know a lot more about what is notable or not in their field than someone with a silly name on Wikipedia Average Earthman 06:33, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC) , and yes I know it's a silly name.
• Keep and expand. Has some notability. JamesBurns 06:56, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand. Article should mention book for example. Capitalistroadster 06:57, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but rename per Average Earthman's evidence of notability. Kappa 07:29, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Marginal keep. The professor test is a poor predictor of actual notability. Some academics make no impact whatsoever; it is hard to establish Gilly's impact on students, her area of research and on public opinion. JFW | T@lk 11:20, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. James F. (talk) 14:14, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep 281 hits on Google Scholar. Ajc

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