Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Govert Westerveld

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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE Mark Arsten (talk) 00:22, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Govert Westerveld[edit]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 18:20, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I doubt whether the subject is relevant, the draughts prestations are not relevant, the research works doesn't seem that relevant to me, but I'm not highly knowlegable in that field. The references mainly are self-references and some parts of the article look promotional. ("Over the years, Westerveld has credited, as a researcher, an incorruptible independence, and a scrupulous respect for the work of other scholars. His works, full of references, represent the effort and determination that Westerveld applies in his research. It truly is worth mentioning two of his outstanding contributions." Basvb (talk) 11:32, 31 July 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, The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:14, 7 August 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, Hue Sat Lum 00:04, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak delete. The career as a draughts player seems to have ended after earning the Netherlands youth championship, which as an award falls short of what is normally expected for WP:ANYBIO, and given it is from 1963 there isn't any coverage to be found now, at least online. A thorough search on this forum may reveal more details on this aspect (see for instance [1] [2]). He fares better as an historian and author, as there are a handful of cites and mentions of his work from other authors, such as [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] (see also the GScholar results). I think it does serve to note a certain reputation within the subject area, but it falls short of WP:PROF and WP:AUTHOR, and I cannot find at least one source that addresses the subject, even briefly, in a biographical manner, so I'm leaning to delete in the end. I'd be happy to change if someone can muster one or two supersources, but I feel they might just not exist at all — Frankie (talk) 16:12, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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