Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bi Yantao

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 delete. Wifione ^Message 12:37, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bi Yantao

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Appears to be puffery. (I would say that any article that describes someone as "objective" in the lead is almost always by its definition not objective.) Moreover, this person is described as a professor but not a single university is mentioned in the article. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 04:32, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as WP:ADVERT that fails WP:GNG. Qworty (talk) 04:45, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:29, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:29, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:29, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Yantao appears to be the the Director of a Communications department at Hainan University. That satisfies an element of WP:SCHOLAR, that the article subject is the chair of a department. Plus, there are some reliable sources about his role at the University and a regional think-tank. Yes, the article needs some work, but that's separate from whether its notable or not. Lord Roem (talk) 20:36, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jenks24 (talk) 12:14, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 15:44, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Note that WP:SCHOLAR assumes notability will exist for named chairs, which are not the same thing as chairs of a department (rather, they are more akin to the Distinguished Professor title). Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:49, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, the bar is higher than being the chair of a department. IRWolfie- (talk) 21:31, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 00:52, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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