Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zhou Yusen

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:44, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zhou Yusen[edit]

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Doesn't appear to meet WP:BIO, most statements in the article were unreliably sourced. (I'm not convinced the one remaining source is reliable either, the author is a lab leak conspiracy theorist). He doesn't seem to warrant a standalone article per WP:1E, any reliably sourced information could go into an article related to COVID-19 if due. JaggedHamster (talk) 07:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Conspiracy theories and COVID-19. JaggedHamster (talk) 07:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Military. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:07, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:GNG. The article is a WP:COATRACK for COVID-19 lab leak theorizing. At best it could be redirected, but Zhou is not currently mentioned there. Jfire (talk) 19:19, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: please note that the subject is also known as "Yusen Zhou" (Zhou is a surname). Per Scopus, Zhou has an h-index of 49 with over 140 publications. I am not advocating for retaining of the article, yet, but it is possible that the subject may be notable under Wikipedia:Notability (academics). Remember, do not base notability judgements on the current or former state of any article. --Animalparty! (talk) 23:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, that's a good reminder. If anyone makes a strong case for academic notability, I'm more than happy to revise my opinion. In any case, I've removed the coatracked content from the article. Jfire (talk) 23:43, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is WP:NACADEMIC satisfied? Bon courage (talk) 03:50, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and China. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I don't see how to write an article on this subject without succumbing to problematic WP:FRINGE sourcing since there are lots of unvetted conspiracy theories swirling around about this character that are so obscure as to not warrant inclusion and the academic inclusion criteria, as good faith as it is, does not seem able to deal with situations like this. If a full professor dies in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? jps (talk) 23:39, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A WP:BLP1E, not worthy of a separate article. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:00, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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