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The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 21:14, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
Alfred Cowles
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Like his father, Alfred Cowles Jr., good sourcing is lacking. Reads like a genealogical entry. Clarityfiend ( talk) 23:25, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Economics, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, and Ohio. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:17, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy keep. Influential figure in the field of econometrics who easily meets WP:GNG. Not entirely accurate to say "good sourcing is lacking", as one of the best sources was already listed within the article at the time it was nominated. (That would be Colin Read's The Econometricians: Gauss, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Hotelling, Cowles, Frisch and Haavelmo (2016), published by Palgrave Macmillan.) Clearly no WP:BEFORE search was done, as Wikipedia Library and JSTOR turn up hundreds of academic articles about his work. Yes, the article requires cleanup but these are all WP:SURMOUNTABLE problems, and there are many other channels on Wikipedia to suggest articles for improvement. Request withdrawal of nomination to avoid wasting other editors' time. Cielquiparle ( talk) 06:44, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per Cielquiparle. Clear WP:GNG pass. Sal2100 ( talk) 21:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy keep: Passes WP: GNG. I can find from the cited sources WP: SIGCOV. All the Best! Otuọcha ( talk) 21:56, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
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