Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Harvey

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The result of the debate was Delete. Fernando Rizo T/C 19:21, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sean Harvey

• Delete. This looks like a vanity page. A search for his name and expertise brings up only 7 hits, some of which are not him. This guy got his PhD a couple years ago; it will be some time before his work is considered encyclopedic. Perhaps this should be a "speedy delete"? csloat 15:57, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
• Pretty borderline. I was unable to confirm this bloke even exists. But a guest commentator on the BBC World Service is probably notable, and his field is not likely to receive much notice. I'll pass for now. — RJH 16:33, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, but not speedy. His alleged work for the BBC World Service is a legit claim of notability, and as such I googled "sean harvey" "BBC world service", and got 3 unique hits, none of which even seemed to be him. -R. fiend 16:35, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and if he becomes relevant some day, I'll even get a screenshot and upload it myself. Actually, I just won't vote to delete him again. JDoorjam 19:23, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
• Would not delete. I am sure that I know Dr.Harvey. Much of his BBC World Service work has been in Moscow even though I myself did try to find things on him in Google and found only ONE entry confirming a doctor of late 20s (probably suggesting the date) in philology (if you can call that linguistics). Whether him or not, I listen frequently to Radio 4 in England and can say that I do know who this man is. He appeared in Episode 8 of the Roots of English transmitted in early 2000: my daughter has been using the tapes of this show for a college project and she borrowed these recordings from the local library. I am sure of his existence and would urge him to publish more of his own info on the web. User:Mario55 12-08-05
  • I am sure of my own existence but that does not merit a wikipedia entry about me. There are a lot of young PhDs; not all of us merit a wikipedia page.--csloat 04:31, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I watched the South Bank Show in 2002 when he was interviewed by Melvin Bragg. Brotadac 13aug05
• NO DELETE Please, lets be sensible. Just because one or two of you don't know him doesn't mean that I don't. His name is known to us at the BBC, particularly in the Ukraine and Russia where he is best known.
  • Both of the above anonymous entries came from the same IP 212.124.247.77. I do not think they should be considered separate votes.--csloat 00:24, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
• Don't jump to conclusions kid, this I.P is used around the clock by dozens of people on more than one terminal, why we build computers here at this factory. As it so haoppens, Wikipedia is a popular online encyclopaedia for many of us. Brotadac 17aug05
• Weak keep. Googling in the latin alphabet won't help with stuff in cyrillic.. Secretlondon 05:57, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
  • He's a brit, and allegedly working for the BBC, not Pravda. If he doesn't google in this alphabet I don't see what chance he has in Cyrillic. Have you tried? -R. fiend 13:56, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

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