Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Stonebanks

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The result was delete‎. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:24, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Stonebanks[edit]

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I am a bit on the fence about this person's notability as it pertains to Wikipedia's guidelines. It seems he is best notable for his controversial firing but even then, I am not seeing in-depth sources on him. His Google Scholar score is very low and I don't think he passes WP:NPROF or WP:GNG. I am absolutely willing to pull this AfD if sources do show up and it is clear the article can be improved, but I am currently not seeing anything that would indicate this is possible. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:41, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Academics and educators, and Canada. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:40, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: The firing does seem to be the only thing for which he has received independent coverage, and even then (according to my searching) it appears to have been quite little. --AntiDionysius (talk) 15:43, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: I agree that subject does not appear to meet WP:NPROF; was at the associate professor level, which often is WP:TOOSOON (not always, but often). With respect to WP:GNG, it seems to me that this controversy (see here: https://www.latribune.ca/2022/09/26/bishops--le-racisme-systemique-a-lorigine-de-son-renvoi-clame-un-professeur-764c7d8d70a478e75221b9eff5a1645d/?utm_campaign=latribune&utm_medium=article_share) should be covered in the Bishop's University article, perhaps in a section entitled "Controversies" or something. Currently neither article has no coverage on that controversy - looks like there was coverage here at one point, but it has been deleted by other editors. Qflib (talk) 16:35, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Correction - I may have been mistaken about subject's academic rank. Unable to confirm as yet. Qflib (talk) 16:49, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: he was a tenured professor, but doesn't seem to pass ACADEMIC [1] , that called out the University and was dismissed. Even that didn't get much national attention, I could only find a few French articles in the local paper and one in La Presse about it... I don't think getting fired is notable. Oaktree b (talk) 20:47, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It would be, if it had sufficient press coverage. But doesn't seem to be the case here, I agree. Qflib (talk) 21:19, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. A few good cites for his books, but not enough yet for WP:Prof. Otherwise WP:BLP1E. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:32, 7 February 2024 (UTC).[reply]
Good point on BLP1E. Qflib (talk) 23:02, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.