Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xiaohui Fan

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The result was keep. JohnCD (talk) 21:27, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Xiaohui Fan[edit]

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Is this professor sufficiently notable? Nothing in the article indicates that he is. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 18:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:GNG e.g. this Popular Science article, and finding the oldest thing ever seen in the universe and spawning these New York Times and BBC articles amongst others has to count for something. Also, perhaps the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy a "highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level" per WP:PROF? --Pontificalibus (talk) 18:37, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 22:19, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Could not the nominator have taken a took at the stupendous cites on Google Scholar, which are only one click away? Xxanthippe (talk) 22:48, 17 March 2012 (UTC).[reply]
Keep per Xxanthippe. Failure of WP:BEFORE. -- 202.124.72.1 (talk) 10:03, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:11, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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