Talk:James V. Downton

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This article was nominated for deletion on 25 April 2008. The result of the discussion was Keep.

Help expand the article rather that prod'ing it. The person is a professor and an author of several books and articles that are widely cited [1]. We have hundres of articles on such LPs. If there is an issue of notability, the process is WP:AFD. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:08, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Every professor worth his tenure has written at least a couple of books. There's no assertion of notability for this individual beyond that of an ordinary professor. If evidenc of the notability can be added then the article may be worth keeping. Otherwise the subject appears non-notable. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 01:33, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreed if there aren’t any notable accomplishments of this professor, I also don’t think it should be added. But if there’s evidence that says otherwise I would be on board with having an article for him.--DavidD4scnrt (talk) 09:51, 25 April 2008 (UTC)