Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian Kupke

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The result was delete. — Aitias // discussion 19:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Christian Kupke[edit]

Questionable notability. All of the subject's publications are items he edited, not items he wrote. Looks more like a resume than an encyclopedia entry. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:53, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm swinging towards delete. "Senior lecturer at several educational institutions" sounds incredibly like a euphemism for "not actually a university professor", which right away produces severe notability problems for someone claiming to be a professional philosopher. But as a caveat, I have to say that I have little patience for "Continental" Philosophy. Hairhorn (talk) 17:16, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:48, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I agree with Hairhorn. Does not seem to pass notability requirements under WP:PROF or WP:BIO. Citation impact seems to be low. Most widely held book in libraries currently in less than 40 libraries worldwide according to WorldCat. The homepage listed in the article links to an obscure site, with access to a folder directory of the subject’s writings.--Eric Yurken (talk) 00:37, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete. Apparently he has written some stuff, but I don't see any clear evidence of academic impact that would let him pass WP:PROF #1, nor any of the other criteria. The lack of a real academic position is not a good sign. And the list of works linked above does not distinguish them by type or length, so it is difficult to tell how seriously to take them — I didn't take the time to explore them in-depth but of the two I clicked on, one appeared to be the transcript of a talk and the other was something to do with a festival fanzine. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:59, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
delete like Eric Yurken & David Eppstein I don't see in his citation record the evidence of notable impact of his ideas on the scholarship of his peers required to pass WP:PROF. Pete.Hurd (talk) 07:06, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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