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"Joel Demski is an American accounting researcher and educator."
That is the opening sentence. It was pretty much screaming to me that this article is not notable. Moreover, why is Mr. Demski (yes, I am simply referring to him as Mister) being linked to his Ohio State University page? In other words, a website and source that HE HIMSELF HAD CREATED? --rock8591 12:12, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
The person is very notable, as is well enough established in the article. He is author of multiple books (which happen to be important, well-received ones). He is recipient of one of the most prestigious awards in accounting research and teaching, OSU's Accounting Hall of Fame award (which, yes, sounds a bit corny, but that is the real name of one of the most prestigious award programs in the field). And, the OSU webpage is not one that he created, it is an official biography about him at the OSU program. I don't think he was ever on the faculty at OSU, anyhow. doncram (talk) 21:18, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Since when did "accounting researcher(s) and educator(s)" became notable for Wiki? What about all doctors, lawyers, and engineers? And what is your definition of "important, well-received" books? That is very much open to interpretation as well. It's also very obvious that the official biography of him on the OSU webpage had substantial input from him, much like a faculty website; 100% self-serving and inconsistent in character with what is accepted as a 3rd party source. - rock8591 02:25, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
The top people in any field are wikipedia notable. I am sure there are several articles in wikipedia about doctors, and several about lawyers, and several about engineers, already. doncram (talk) 02:42, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I sincerely hope that this is not Joel Demski himself making a wikipedia page to draw attention. Sorry to sound curt, but I've seen stuff like this happen so many times. - rock8591 12:27, 2 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rock8591 (talk • contribs)
FWIW, I started articles on a number of accounting persons, and I am not any one of them. And there is no article in wikipedia about me. doncram (talk) 12:36, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
