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Presumably because, before being topic-banned, JPL was known for placing drive-by "delete, not notable" comments on many AfDs. But he tended not to do that for LDS figures, such as the subject of this AfD. —
David Eppstein (
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20:45, 3 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Commentleaning Delete. Presumably Johnpacklambert felt that presidency of
Snow College was the determining factor for notability, given its prominence, but it does not seem a sufficiently prestigious institution to me to pass WP:PROF alone. I'm not sure what weight to put on Brigham Young University history materials, presumably they are fairly indiscriminate? Not finding anything in GS to speak of. (Is Johnpacklambert permitted to participate in deletion proposals on his own articles? It seems a little unfair otherwise.)
Espresso Addict (
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03:04, 7 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep. I was briefly confused by A.B.'s link because it combines a listing of fellows of some other society (not including Hales) with an obituary of Hales. But the obituary states the AAAS Fellow claim and I verified his listing at
https://www.aaas.org/fellows/historic, I think good enough for a pass of
WP:PROF#C3. The existence of two independent published obituaries (not paid death notices) in professional journals also makes a case for
WP:GNG. —
David Eppstein (
talk)
06:28, 9 October 2023 (UTC)reply
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
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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.
Presumably because, before being topic-banned, JPL was known for placing drive-by "delete, not notable" comments on many AfDs. But he tended not to do that for LDS figures, such as the subject of this AfD. —
David Eppstein (
talk)
20:45, 3 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Commentleaning Delete. Presumably Johnpacklambert felt that presidency of
Snow College was the determining factor for notability, given its prominence, but it does not seem a sufficiently prestigious institution to me to pass WP:PROF alone. I'm not sure what weight to put on Brigham Young University history materials, presumably they are fairly indiscriminate? Not finding anything in GS to speak of. (Is Johnpacklambert permitted to participate in deletion proposals on his own articles? It seems a little unfair otherwise.)
Espresso Addict (
talk)
03:04, 7 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep. I was briefly confused by A.B.'s link because it combines a listing of fellows of some other society (not including Hales) with an obituary of Hales. But the obituary states the AAAS Fellow claim and I verified his listing at
https://www.aaas.org/fellows/historic, I think good enough for a pass of
WP:PROF#C3. The existence of two independent published obituaries (not paid death notices) in professional journals also makes a case for
WP:GNG. —
David Eppstein (
talk)
06:28, 9 October 2023 (UTC)reply
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