Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Starr Jordan

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Speedy keep, bad faith AFD by anon user who's since been blocked for vandalism. Also WP:SNOW per comments below. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:00, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David Starr Jordan[edit]

Who is this guy? I've tried to start a so-called "afd" per the deletion guidelines I've just read but don't seem to be abel to start step II. Can someone do this for me please. 194.189.32.65 (talk) 12:16, 25 February 2008 (UTC) Copied from talk page. ➔ REDVEЯS knows how Joan of Arc felt 13:16, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm not posting an actual opinion mainly because I'm not sure what my opinion is. The way this article is written, it's more or less a stub with a bunch of lists tacked on the end, and complete rubbish as a result. However, the article clearly establishes him as a notable figure, and it seems as though with a bit of work this article could be knocked into shape and thus spared deletion. The only problem is, it is going to take a lot of work with the way things presently are. This isn't an offer to do said work, as I'm not the best article writer and don't know much about what this guy apparently did, so doubly feel as though I'm not the best choice to do so - however, if that sort of work is what is needed to spare the article in the end, I may give it a shot if I have time. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 13:31, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep NOAA thought he was notable enough to name a boat after. President of Stanford University for 25 years. May be that the article could use a bit of work, but looks notable.--Cube lurker (talk) 14:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Six other-language wikis consider him notable, and I am not doubting their judgment. – sgeureka ^t•c 15:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep - not only the President of Stanford, but the first one. He was a significant figure in American scholarship in his day. The article needs a lot of cleanup, but there are many sources to aid that. -- BPMullins | Talk 15:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.