Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dennis D. Berkey

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The result was Speedy Keep -- nom Withdrawn DES ^(talk) 14:36, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dennis D. Berkey[edit]

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The subject's only real notability is that he's the head of this private university; there's nothing else in it that really justifies him having a dedicated article. Suggest merging the content with and redirecting to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaySL (talk • contribs) 15:15, 24 December 2009

Addendum: since nomination, some detail has been added, but it really doesn't contribute notability. On a side observation, the subject's predecessor doesn't have a Wikipedia article dedicated to him, presumably due to lack of notability. KaySL (talk) 20:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Meets criteria #6 of Wikipedia:Notability (academics) as president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Article does need a lot of work though. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 20:33, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Concession; fair enough, though that notability document is more a general guideline than a rulebook. I'll put an expansion tag on the article, and trust an administrator to remove this AfD. KaySL (talk) 20:41, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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