Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen M. Smith

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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 to delete this article. --  Denelson83  07:28, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stephen M. Smith

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  • Delete: Non-notable professor and fund raiser. This was originally speedied by me but was reposted in a slightly improved form. There are claims made at Talk:Stephen M. Smith including significant press coverage but I do not see that coverage. The mda.org reference also mentions Mike Buche, Raymon Villegas, and Mark Reiman which are all red links. I received a note about this article being involved in some wider dispute but I know nothing of that. —Wknight94 (talk) 18:42, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete: per nom. This professor has no notability. --18:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)Ksy92003
  • Keep: per notability rationale on article's talk page. Smith was recognized by significant press coverage. Also recognized as innovative and unique by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Smith created a significant project, a non-profit as a proposed fundraising model for other ALS patients. The article is cited, verifiable, and written in good faith. Yakuman (数え役満) 19:02, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. How's this guy even close to being notable? And this from someone who invokes BLP elesewhere? 151.151.21.105 19:25, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - The article doesn't state why this guy's notable--$UIT 20:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. One article in the local newspaper is not "significant press coverage", and I agree with previous commenters that notability has not been shown. In terms of WP:PROF, it doesn't even say that he has any kind of specialty, let alone that he's known as any kind of expert in it. So I think for notability we have to rely on the more general criteria in WP:BIO but there the case is weak too. —David Eppstein 01:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Week keep if notability as an activist can be further demonstrated. No claims were made for academic notability. DGG 04:33, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, per David Eppstein. Guettarda 23:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per David Eppstein. Insufficient assertion of notability. Resolute 04:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. From the entry, we know Mr. Smith's nickname, profession, employer, education, place of residence, teaching style, major ailment, and the name of the non-profit fund concerning said ailment he started, none of which are notable enough to warrant inclusion in this project. Also, as mentioned, the alleged 'significant press coverage' has not been demonstrated. 130.156.29.134 17:34, 11 April 2007 (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.