Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Van Dyck

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. - Mailer Diablo 11:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Steve Van Dyck

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Non-notable, despite his work on the Mahogany Glider Johnbod 03:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I disagree with your personal opinion. Dr. Steve Van Dyck is a very important member of the Zoology and Natural history museum community. His work is not only about the Mahongany Glider — he is the Curator of Mammals at the Queensland Museum — however, his work with the Mahogany Glider has been a very important part of his work. The problem is with the fact that he is not known to the non-science general public at large world-wide for his work, despite his many scientific publications (by deleting the article, this would only ensure that this situation would continues). Figaro 07:39, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

It's not my personal opinion, it's whether he meets WP:BIO. The article in any case doesn't reference any of his published papers, which are referenced at the M glider article (or some of them). Not every departmental head of every museum in the world needs an article here. Johnbod 11:29, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep the article's a mess, but looking through his list of publications (not just academic papers, but mainstream books) I'm convinced he passes WP:PROF. Besides, it would be a tragedy to delete someone who lists "burying beached whales" as a hobby — iridescenti (talk to me!) 12:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
• Keep He has many publications and the Mahogany Glider work is notable too. Scientists don't appear at Wembley or Lord's, they achieve notability through publications and this man more than qualifies. He's much more than just a curator of a museum department. This article can be improved but it shouldn't be deleted. Nick mallory 14:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. -- Pete.Hurd 19:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment, none of this is asserted in the article, or has been demonstrated here here so far. Johnbod 20:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep , once the information is added. It was not necessarily obvious from the initial state of the article. DGG 03:02, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment, I've read his bio on his museum website, and see no real sign of it meeting the Criteria at WP:PROF. No "mainstream book" are mentioned, except that hwe is in the process of producing a revised edition of someone else's well-known work. That in itself doesn't help with WP:PROF I think. If there is evidence of him meeting those specific criteria, it needs to be produced. Johnbod 03:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. Plenty of Google News Archive results for this stub. John Vandenberg 03:08, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment, I hate to harp on, but the fact that he is clearly the man for reporters to get a quote from when a dead whale is discovered in his part of Australia does not mean he meets WP:PROF, or WP:BIO in general. Johnbod 03:12, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Please read through the snippets of the Google News Archive results I provided before trivialising both the subject and my efforts. John Vandenberg 04:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.