Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 06:16, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.

Appears to be someone with a great educational pedigree, but doesn't appear to meet WP:BIO. Deli nk 20:30, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per nom. Fails WP:PROF, WP:VAIN. No claim made to encyclopedic notability. Created by single purpose account whose sole edit was creation of the text of article. I mean, come on, a link to her favourite comedy club? Wikipedia is not a free resume/personal links webhost. Bwithh 20:54, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Two notable awards, so she's notable. Intriguing dissertation topic. Also an expert in reproductive health, all of which adds up to even more notability. I removed the link to http://www.supersklars.com/ --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 21:47, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
  • I'm not convinced that winners of a national dissertation award are encyclopedically notable. It's a feather in her cap but its not an indication of a key contribution to her field. Wikipedia is not an honor roll or dean's list. The second "award" is a grant of the kind academics apply for all the time as a matter of routine (one of the main activities of an academic is writing grant applications). There must be thousands of these available in North America every year, even excluding fellowships and whatnot. Bwithh 22:02, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I looked up "National Dissertation Award" + "American Psychological Association" and got ~9 (7 unique) ghits, some of which are false positives[1]. ~12 (6 unique) hits inc. false positives if I do a search with "APA"[2]. I got one hit about from searching for "National Dissertation Award" through all dates and sources on Factiva (the hit was not about Zucker). I don't think this is an encyclopedically notable award. Bwithh 22:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

• Whether something has google hits or not is not always an accurate barometer of notability. I'm not asserting this is or is not a notable award, just that this method of ascertaining notability has its limits. --Durin 00:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom and Bwith. The decision to stay in school your entire life instead of getting a job doesn't automatically qualify one for a Wikipedia entry. --Aaron 23:15, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - This reads like an advertisement or more specifically a curriculum vitae for a professional psychologist, not an encyclopedic article. George J. Bendo 13:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

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