Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John FX Knasas

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 of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. The case for retention is well argued I think. -Splash^talk 23:12, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

John FX Knasas[edit]

Delete. This appears to be a non-notable professor at a minor college. Crzrussian 19:27, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Obvious keep; has published four nontrivial books, actively stocked at Amazon (a sign of signficant readership) [1], Google search shows author is regularly reviewed by specialty journals in his field. Monicasdude 20:07, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: at amazon, 1 book has 2 copies left and 3 books out of stock. All seriously obscure IMO. Crzrussian 20:37, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom Zzzzz 21:21, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment pretty low sales numbers on that book... no opinion on inclusion, but if kept this should probably be moved to John F. X. Knasas.
Author's comment Philosophy books generally sell poorly... who reads them besides philosophers within their own interest area, anyway? Amazon sales aren't a good criteria, since libraries are the main purchasers of philosophy books, and they purchase directly from the publisher or through distributors. Also, Knasas has 32 cites in the ISI Web of Knowledge over the last 18 years or so, which means he's active, publishing and recognized. And within the realm of Catholic philosophy, he carries weight... not a "big fish" but up-and-coming. Erik Norvelle 15:57, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Note... I am the author of the article... I'm going to be actively involved in making it a useful article that serves as an entry-point into contemporary discussion in metaphysics within Catholic philosophical circles (Knasas is a thinker I'm studying for my doctoral research). Erik Norvelle 16:20, 28 February 2006 (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.