Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott W. Roberts

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The result was delete. /ƒETCH COMMS / 00:27, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Scott W. Roberts[edit]

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After reading through the page, I cannot find anything that seems to me to be notable. it should be deleted as such. The page does assert, with proper sourcing, that Roberts is well known in the "telescope manufacturing industry". I'm sure he is very enthusiastic about telescopes, but to me this is not notable. Outback the koala (talk) 07:47, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - He is not notable as CEO, CFO, etc. Nor invented or discovered anything. This basically an autobiography, including some of sources of reference which is from his own website(s).Astronomystars (talk) 15:19, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:09, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - Not notable per WP:BIO. Most sources for this article are not mentioning his name, just companies he works for. When mentioning his name, it is usually his own webpage. The article was (and still is) tagged for notability problems concerning these issues by another user. Infoidea (talk) 23:38, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ if a minor planet is named after him, I think he deserves an article. Nergaal (talk) 01:05, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this "minor" planet was not discovered by him, but by Levy & Shoemaker. So, if anybody has a friend that discovers a comet, etc and the friend names it after them, they should get an article? Astronomystars (talk) 01:30, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, that is not a measure of notability. Had he discovered it himself, that would be a different story. Outback the koala (talk) 05:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weird, I remember a recent AfD that was kept for something similar (perhaps that person was not in the field of the discoverer the buddies effect did not apply). I went through the history, and from the edits of the two main editors I came across somewhat similar entries that would perhaps deserve discussion: Stephen J. Edberg, Tippy D'Auria, and John Diebel. Perhaps not all 3, but some of these might be worth AfDing. Nergaal (talk) 07:12, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I think consensus is that naming a minor planet after a person is recongition of his importance in the subject DGG ( talk ) 20:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Quoting other user above "if anybody has a friend that discovers a comet, etc and the friend names it after them, they should get an article?" True! Also, I may know something about astronomy, but I don't think I deserve an article. Article is not notable.Mca2001 (talk) 22:33, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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