Talk:Gerard J. Foschini

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I couldn't find out his date of birth, or his parents' names. I'd also like to be able to quote some accurate figure for his number of publications, but the IEEEXplore author search only turns up about 370 — surely it's more than that? -Splash 21:02, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Notability[edit]

Apart from being a slightly absurdist statement, Foschini demonstrably meets the following points from Wikipedia:Notability (people):

The person has received significant recognized awards or honors.
The person has demonstrable wide name recognition
The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field.

and then from the 'creative professionals' section:

The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors.
The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.

...all of which are referenced in the article already. If you want more references then add them; that you have not done so does not make the subject non-notable. Splash - tk 09:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think anyone accused Foschini of being a "slightly absurdist statement", but the if you read the page about notability you'll see that what's required is that the evidence of notability be placed into the article, in the form of references to secondary sources about the subject. Find books are articles that talk about him getting those awards, etc. Patents granted, papers written and cited, things BY the subject, are not sufficient to establish notability. The only references in the article so far are by the subject, which is fine, but does not establish notability. Dicklyon 14:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The notion that Foschini is non-notable is a slightly absurdist statement.

Nobody has stated that. We're just calling for the required evidence to be cited in the article. Dicklyon 17:25, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are incorrect that there are no secondary sources. Please review the article more thoroughly. Inline citations are perfectly valid. If you're quibbling over an issue of formatting, then please re-format to your heart's content. Splash - tk 15:17, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, perhaps I missed some. I'll look again. Dicklyon 17:25, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I converted some embedded links to refs, and moved his numbered pubs to a pubs section. Some of those might be the refs needed for something else I tagged. You seem to be experienced enough at wikipedia editing to do this right instead of leaving it as a mess for others to clean up. Dicklyon 17:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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