Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Petracca

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The result was keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:41, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Petracca[edit]

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Most of the citations don't mention him at all. A WP:BEFORE search turned up nothing WP:RS. Fails WP:NBIO. Narky Blert (talk) 14:33, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree with Narky Blert here , Article fails WP:NBIO without any reliable sources and no significant coverage about the subject . Kpg jhp jm 15:40, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Kpg jhp jm 15:41, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Kpg jhp jm 15:41, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It is not accurate to say that there are zero reliable sources. GScholar indicates that his works have the kind of citations that we use for determining whether an academic meets WP:PROF. His book "Common Culture" has gone through at least seven editions, which is an indicator of lasting popularity (WP:TBK). There is some commentary on it, such as [1] [2] (p 25 [3]). Similarly there is a Kirkus review of Doctor Syntax (cumulative index) and another review in American Bookseller [4] (p 79). I haven't done an exhaustive search yet, but the multiple reviews (or similar commentary) criteria is already met by those. There are also more than eight hundred library holdings of his books: [5], with "Common Culture" being very widely held. James500 (talk) 21:31, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Enlighten me. These are the tests defined in WP:NPROF:

The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.
The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level.
The person is or has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association (e.g., a National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society) or a fellow of a major scholarly society which reserves fellow status as a highly selective honor (e.g., Fellow of the IEEE).[2]
The person's academic work has made a significant impact in the area of higher education, affecting a substantial number of academic institutions.
The person holds or has held a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research (or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon).
The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post at a major academic institution or major academic society.
The person has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity.
The person is or has been the head or chief editor of a major, well-established academic journal in their subject area.
The person is in a field of literature (e.g., writer or poet) or the fine arts (e.g., musician, composer, artist), and meets the standards for notability in that art, such as WP:CREATIVE or WP:MUSIC.

Please specify which of those tests he passes. Because, I cannot see that he passes any of them at all. Feel free to suggest more than one... Narky Blert (talk) 22:44, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I did not say he passes PROF. I said he had reliable citations of the kind that we use to assess PROF. I am not sure whether or not he passes PROF, because I am not sure what level of citation is typical for his field. He does however satisfy WP:AUTHOR with multiple periodical reviews etc. James500 (talk) 23:55, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"I did not say he passes PROF." Yes you did, or your argument was 100% Mustelidae. Narky Blert (talk) 03:29, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:59, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. I can't find reviews of his writing texts, but there's a case to be made for WP:PROF#C4 through widespread use of his books Reading Popular Culture and Common Culture as texts at various universities. His novel Doctor Syntax has multiple published reviews, not enough for WP:AUTHOR by itself but contributing to notability nonetheless. And I found an in-depth profile of him in the LA Times, also discussing both novels, which by itself (because only one piece) is not quite enough for WP:GNG but again contributing, and a piece in the Santa Barbara Independent which is too brief and local to count for much but still adds detail to the article. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:51, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep per David Eppstein: this appears to be a case where multiple not-quite-threshold contributions, which would not make a good case for notability individually, get over the bar together. XOR'easter (talk) 18:25, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: scrapes by on elements of GNG and WP:NAUTHOR. Sufficient for a stub, per review of available sources. K.e.coffman (talk) 20:41, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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