Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ronald Alan Fritzsche

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. While there was an argument that he was referenced elsewhere on Wikipedia, there was no rebuttal to the arguments that the article's subject fails to meet WP:GNG and WP:NSCHOLAR. Aoidh (talk) 03:05, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ronald Alan Fritzsche

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Sourced mostly by primary sources, there is not enough in-depth coverage to meet WP:GNG, and with a high citation count of 2, and not qualifying positions, does not meet WP:NSCHOLAR. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 10:44, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and California. Shellwood (talk) 12:24, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1. Ronald Alan Fritzsche is referenced in many places in Wikipedia. See surname Fritzsche, Silver Antelope, Silver Beaver, multiple fish species listings, etc. It seemed appropriate to add Ronald Alan Fritzsche.

2. This article is no different than others such as Robert A Gearhart, Bruce Collette, etc.

3. Additional references can certainly be added. Ron Drfish (talk) 15:01, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What THREE best INDEPENDENT sources could you provide that show he's notable? BhamBoi (talk) 19:12, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.php?id=157

https://wf-wiki.de/index.php?title=Ronald_A._Fritzsche

https://zoobank.org/References/dc225104-3782-438c-b478-f46fffbb4d06

https://www.gulfbase.org/people/dr-ron-fritzsche 2001:5B0:2538:F6E8:F022:8A91:FAF1:BD91 (talk) 22:36, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. He is one of over 50 contributors to "A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea", so its citation count certainly does not contribute to WP:PROF#C1, and with only double-digit citations for the rest (albeit in a low-citation field), I don't see enough of a case there. Fellow or head of a major academic society could also potentially pass other PROF criteria, but I am skeptical of the notability and significance of Gilbert Ichthyological Society and the other one doesn't even have its own article. This article's massive WP:AUTOBIO problems (the article's creator and main contributor has admitted on userpage to being its subject) make me unwilling to give any slack. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:37, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There is no listing of the invited contribution to “A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea” in the Selected Publications section. Additionally, ResearchGate lists 472 citations. Ron Drfish (talk) 15:59, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment please see his Wikispecies Article, which could be relevant. BhamBoi (talk) 19:17, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per David Eppstein: notability is unclear, and the issue is compounded by self-authorship. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 01:39, 28 March 2023 (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.