Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wang Gungwu

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The result of the debate was keep. —Korath (Talk) 22:39, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)

Wang Gungwu

The entire article is 'Wang Gungwu, historian, educator.', and that's it. Longhair 12:28, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

*Delete -- Longhair 12:28, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comment: Since the article has been somewhat improved, I withdraw my earlier vote to delete. -- Longhair | Talk 14:19, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• The topic seems encyclopedic enough, judging from what I find with a Google search (biography; his "select publications since 2000" alone take up more than 4 pages (PDF); a library has been named after him), but the article is pointless in its present state. No vote yet. I hope somebody will improve the article. / Uppland 14:28, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, Expand -- important figure in Chinese diaspora studies. --BD2412 18:59, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and Expand, assuming someone will improve it as soon as possible. Zzyzx11 20:59, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, article does not establish notability. Megan1967 22:42, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and Expand. My limited Google research indicates that he was a significant figure in Singaporean cultural life publishing the first collection of Singaporean poetry. [1]
  • The above remark by User:Capitalistroadster.
• Concur, keep. Radiant! 10:23, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Miss Pippa 23:22, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, important academic from Singapore--nixie 04:15, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. The Recycling Troll 09:57, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• keep Yuckfoo 20:11, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, article does not establish notability. Gamaliel 05:24, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • keep. many articles + once a vice president of HKU should do. -wshun 10:57, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • Most professors write many articles. Does he pass the average professor test? Gamaliel 17:16, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
      • I believe so. Maybe I should mention that a vice president of HKU is indeed the head of HKU, as the president of HKU is the governor, a figurehead only. wshun 04:51, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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