Talk:Eugene Koonin

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Seems to be a copypasted cv only. Notable? --Bibble 15:27, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

  • Before I register a vote, I have a question. I can't seem to find a definition of "notable", thought I'm sure I saw one once. My suspicion is that, if you asked 10 molecular biologists about him, 7 would know of him. In other words, in his own field he's likely to be moderately well known. The world at large, of course, doesn't know any molecular biologists at all, unless they happen to win the Nobel prize or something. - Kenwarren 21:15, Jul 22, 2004 (UTC)
    • Having Googled myself, he's got to be notable among his peers. Keep. - Kenwarren 03:45, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)
  • Useful biographical sketch. I have never heard of him. I don't feel particularly enlightened now that I have, but that does not make the entry irrelevent or unotable. I agree with the view expressed by Kenwarren (although he has not yet decided on his vote) that he may not be of note to you or I, but may be of interest to those in his field. I vote to keep . Arevich 21:44, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • I've been wondering this myself (about notability). A quick googling reveals Mr. Koonin seems to be a big cheese in the world of genomes, of which I know little, but my gut instinct is that he is notable (btw keep, encylopidify). Here the qualification for being notable is something along the lines of scientific achievement and recognition thereof by his peers. Can't think of a good catch-all definition though. Ianb 21:47, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • If not copyvio, give cleanup a shot. -- Cyrius|✎ 06:12, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Tentative keep. If cleanup is a failure because there isn't any other real information on him out there, it can be relisted. Postdlf 13:37, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, he seems notable enough. I tried to do a little cleanup, I'd suggest listing the page for further cleanup. I don't think something like this can be a copyviolation in any meaningful way. Possibly it originated as a cut and paste job, but I can't conceive of anyone raising a reasonable objection to the inclusion of this information here, particularly if it is modified to match encyclopedic style. --Woggly 07:43, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Elf-friend 18:25, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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