Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Gaudino

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The result was keep. Tone 13:07, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Gaudino[edit]

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I don't think being an academic and writing a book alone makes this subject notable. They have very little coverage in sources and I don't think they meet any of the academic criteria? OXYLYPSE (talk) 09:15, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment Doesn't meet any of WP:NPROF but seems to be a really interesting character who inspired a generation that he taught - I have added a few more refs which show this and [1] and here [2] this gives more clues into the guy.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 11:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have found more sources including an article in the Boston Globe about his influence 15 years after his death, and that his book has been quoted in several publications. Still not sure he meets academic notability for Wikipedia.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 12:27, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak keep. I'm making an WP:NAUTHOR argument. His book The Indian University has been reviewed [3] (also in brief [4]). I was unable to find reviews for his Uncomfortable Learning book. However, the idea (or some version of it) has gotten a fair bit of press coverage, enough that the fund established in his honor disassociated themselves with some of it [5]. The book is on the recommended reading list for the Peace Corp [6]. It's harder to find online materials on someone who died in 1974, so I'm grading a little bit on a curve here. But I weakly think that his books have had the impact that we're looking for. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 09:03, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep just scrapes by GNG including the coverage of his books, imo (t · c) buidhe 08:46, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, feminist 光復香港時代革命 04:02, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kj cheetham (talk) 08:45, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. We have only a borderline case for WP:AUTHOR (I found more full-length reviews of his first book so now we have three for it but only a brief review of the second) but I think together with the extensive WP:GNG-type coverage of his life and teaching I think it's enough. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:54, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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