Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Simon schaffer

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The result of the debate was keep (nomination withdrawn). howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 00:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Simon schaffer moved to Simon Schaffer

Just being a professor at a university does not make one notable enough for an encyclopedia article. Did a quick google search, but does anybody else know if this person is notable? If it does stay, it needs to move to Simon Schaffer and some serious additional information. Parallel or Together? 12:37, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

• Keep -I've certainly heard of him and I'm no history expert. He appears as a commentator on British TV and radio quite frequently. Also the position of 'professor of...' at Cambridge is quite a prestigious one. It does need serious expansion, though. --Sachabrunel 17:30, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Although being a professor at a famous university doesn't make one notable, appearing on the BBC and winning a (prestigious?) professional prize makes this an easy vote.[1], [2]. Durova 19:23, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Then move to Simon Schaffer (capitalizing the name), add a stub, and improve the article. I guess I can start the article improvement part today using those links. -Parallel or Together? 23:56, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
  • nudge I already added the links. How about you do the move? Durova 00:29, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Speedy Keep and then I'll move it. I just rewrote it to at least stub length, so once a sysop closes this AFD (I certainly can't or don't know how) I'll finish it up with a move. -Parallel or Together? 00:35, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Rhollenton 00:36, 16 December 2005 (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.