Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Ó Ruanaidh

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 no consensus, which means the article is kept, but cleanup to exclude all non-notable information. —Mets501 (talk) 00:55, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Joseph Ó Ruanaidh

The person has no fame or noteworthiness and is using Wikipedia to promote his resume/CV, in contravention of policy. Tt 225 23:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Fails WP:PROF, WP:VAIN. Google search with his full name is much much smaller than the one claimed in the article[1]. His work has received been fairly successful in being cited but its not of a level of encyclopedic notability. Bwithh 02:26, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. His biography, publications and awards add up to notability. Wikipedia already has an article on the notable topic of Digital watermarking, in which Joseph Ó Ruanaidh did pioneering work. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 03:04, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I would like to vote for myself if I can. The comment above about the Google search is not accurate since academic references almost never use first names. --oruanaidh (Talk) 19:07, 25 September 2006 (EST)
• Keep. His book and work are recommended reading at my university. His work has proved beneficial to solving problems in DSP. Recommend article be kept. Proof: Book stocked in university library. and read frequently for research. --(Linuxwikiuser 01:17, 26 September 2006 (UTC)).
• Delete Non-notable.--Holdenhurst 12:31, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete This seems to hang on whether Ó Ruanaidh's work is significant and well-known which is, as WP:PROF says, hard for those not in an academic's own field to judge. The article itself leaves a lot to be desired though. The introduction doesn't state the person's notability. If this article survives, I'd suggest starting it with something like 'Dr. Joseph Ó Ruanaidh is an Irish research scientist specialising in digital signal processing techniques.', or some other statement which immediately establishes the grounds for the notability. The link to Google is pointless. The link to Siemens doesn't even mention the subject. And finally, I think the author should have waited for someone else to start this article - Crosbiesmith 19:43, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I agree with the last entry that the article is too terse and needs to be rewritten. However, on closer inspection it is obvious that the subject is proficient in two different fields at the same time - namely Bayesian Signal Processing and Digital Watermarking. Of the two fields, he is very notable in the field of Digital Watermarking although I am concerned that he has not published in quite a long time. digital_watermarker 20:14, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment Before writing this entry, I actually read the list of requirements for entry into Wikipedia where it says, for example, (paraphrased) that the average college professor would not qualify. Evidence must be available that the work of the researcher is highly cited, that he may have written a book read by more than 5000 people (I remember that one), be an invited speaker at conferences etc. etc. I have done all this in spades. It was hard work getting to that level (especially when one had to start at the bottom). Please consider the evidence and the Wiki-guidelines carefully before voting. -- oruanaidh 18:26, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. If, and only if, the article is limited to notable information. Themindset 23:51, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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.