Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chandre Dharma-wardana

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The result of the debate was keep. Mailer Diablo 03:36, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chandre Dharma-wardana

Seems like he is a good scientist, but I don't see how he passes the professor test. There are many Principal Research Officers (looks equivalent to full professor) at NRC Canada [1], and even I was in Who's Who Canada. For what it's worth, 52 unique Ghits [2]. "Ceylon Leather Products and Tannery" gives no hits. There are many more notable academics, don't think he meets WP:BIO or the professor test Samir (the scope) 01:26, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as nom -- Samir (the scope) 01:29, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
keep passes notability Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 01:40, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, I can't see it doing any harm, seems fairly notable. Weatherman90 01:57, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, current article does not assert compliance with WP:BIO or professor test. Deizio 02:20, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, solid credentials, decent publication record, appears to be viewed as notable to those in his narrow but important field. And even if the "professor test" was ever more than a proposed guideline, a Cambridge PhD in quantum physics is usually pretty notable. Monicasdude 02:52, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep has many publications, some in prestigious journals: [3]. JoshuaZ 02:53, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep pending verification that he is indeed a professor ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 03:26, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, looks notable. --Ter e nc e Ong 10:37, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep — passes the professor test. Feezo (Talk) 11:08, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, notable but you wouldn't know it from this weak bio. ProhibitOnions 11:11, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Monicasdude. --S iva1979^{Talk to me} 15:23, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no, there are a tonne of no name academics like him. His publications are all in minor journals (mainly impact factor <2). He's one of many researchers in solid state physics, and he doesn't stand out among the crowd. He's working at a lesser institution in Canada (NRC, not even an academic institution) and he's an adjunct professor at Montreal. I think that it was a page made by one of his post docs. Monicadude, Cambridge solid state physics = 15 PhD's per year, I can't see how that alone makes you notable. Barry Zuckerkorn 18:49, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Very weak keep, as per the above. Jud e (talk,contribs,email) 00:15, 18 March 2006 (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.