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The result was keep. MBisanztalk 00:27, 16 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Delete. GS citations to his works tiny. Fails
WP:Prof.
Xxanthippe (
talk) 22:26, 8 August 2016 (UTC).reply
Delete as nothing at all for notability and substance.
SwisterTwistertalk 23:26, 8 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Weak keep. I added six published reviews (of two of his books) to the article. I think that may be enough for
WP:AUTHOR, a lower bar than
WP:PROF. —
David Eppstein (
talk) 21:53, 9 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep. I agree that he does not pass
WP:PROF; however, his books have attracted reviews and his research has lead to frequent news reports, and I believe that he meets the general notability guidelines. I added some references. By the way, any editor may move a draft to mainspace if he or she feels that it is ready, and the draft in question was improved by other editors between the decline and the move, so lack of discussion should not be a consideration here, only the notability issue.—
Anne Delong (
talk) 10:27, 10 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Keep. Added evidence of recent notability to article. Enough public activity to keep.
Climate2000 (
talk) 13:46, 10 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Some of the sources are just of the type "Mr. Carr is saying something" with a reference to the job he is in. The work about the Veteran Tories is in fact his (published) PhD. It is nice that he is called a
lecturer, but that is in fact just a little bit more than teacher, not even close to being a professor, as this article seems to suggest. The Bannertalk 17:31, 10 August 2016 (UTC)reply
In the English system, "lecturer" is roughly equivalent to "assistant professor" in the US system: a junior-level position that combines both research and teaching. It is not the same as the teaching-only US meaning of "lecturer". —
David Eppstein (
talk) 20:11, 10 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Hmmm, in doubt now. But can somebody fix this unsourced coat rack? In 2012 he authored the report Credit Where Credit's Due for the think tank Localis, with a foreword by Jesse Norman. As part of his ongoing work on One Nation politics, he has given two public lectures - the first alongside John Denham (politician), and the second an academic discussion of the historic origins of the concept. In 2014 he published a series of essays on localism for the Fabian Society with the public affairs specialist Dominic Rustecki, with a foreword by Hilary Benn.[citation needed]The Bannertalk 21:01, 11 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Although
Anne Delong seems to be more preoccupied with
WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP, sometimes it is necessary to improve an article to prove the notability. Plain advertising or coat rack just prove the contrary of notability. But thanks to the work of others, I give the article the benefit of the doubt and withdraw the nomination. The Bannertalk 07:02, 13 August 2016 (UTC)reply
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