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References made up of staff directories and single blog article. Nothing to show that it meets basic requirements. Created by disclosed paid editor.
RelaxedTim (
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14:14, 16 October 2017 (UTC)reply
The subject is a university professor ("university" and "distinguished" being academic equivalents)— this means the subject meets the requirements of
WP:ACADEMIC, and therefore likely warrants an article. Some of the article's content is connected to directory information because that information is not self-serving, is not contested, etc., and is therefore acceptable as a source of information per
WP:BLP. If you wish to argue that he is not notable, can you please provide links to policy pages explaining why? (Also: can you please provide a link to a policy page stating that articles created by disclosed paid editors should be deleted? Thanks!)
KDS4444(
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Criterion 5,
WP:ACADEMIC: "The person holds or has held a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research". What am I missing?
KDS4444(
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Keep its a PROF pass and it isn't unduly promotional. Being a University Professor is different than being a professor at a university. The former is an academic rank equivalent to a distinguished chair, making this a clear PROF pass.
TonyBallioni (
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01:39, 17 October 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment He was involved in this controversy and resigned as the director of the King Fahd Center, which should probably be included.
[1] There are multiple articles in that paper detailing this issue, but most of the articles are paywalled.
Fraenir (
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15:24, 17 October 2017 (UTC)reply
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