Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Levan Urushadze

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 Courtesy deletion. I asked Jehochman (who handled the COIN end of this) for feedback and his thoughts echo my own. This individual is moderately notable nationally and marginally so elsewhere. He has asked us to delete this entry, a request I see no reason not to oblige. Jehochman raised the matter of the Brandt precedent. I note how unfortunate it is that we appear to only be able to implement it for living people from countries that are obscure to the average Anglo-American editor. El_C 20:10, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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Reads more like a Curriculum Vitae than an article. Levan Urushadze has not received enough coverage in reliable sources that are independent of Levan Urushadze to develop an attributable article on the topic. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 17:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. —David Eppstein 17:48, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. The article has been created and mostly edited by someone who has a conflict of interest.[1] Although he seems like a likeable fellow, I regretfully have to vote to delete unless a neutral editor can be found to completely rewrite the article. - Pocopocopocopoco 23:12, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
• Disagree. Dear administrators! Yes, Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze is my friend, but I'm NOT connected with his business. He is really a NOTABLE Georgian historian and public figure. The article is fully based on the data of official documents and publications about Dr. Urushadze: official certificates and diplomas of academies and scientific societies (World Academy of Art and Science, International Academy for Intercultural Research, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, International Biographical Centre, etc.), about 80 published scientific-research papers and 5 monographs of Dr. Urushadze, diploma of Doctor of Historical Sciences Number 001694 from 19.05.2006 (Doctor of Sciences is the highest scientific degree in Georgia), publications in the Georgian press about Dr. Urushadze, letters of outstanding scientists and public figures (Otto von Habsburg, Zbigniew Brzezinski, etc.), CV of Dr. Urushadze, etc. Please, note: If I'm not a neutral editor, I will not edit this article in the future. Kalmosani 03:06, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. The International Biographical Centre is a vanity scam that offers awards for money. It weakens your argument to use organizations like this as part of a claim of notability, and lends me to suspect the reliability of the other organizations you list. —David Eppstein 03:29, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment. Dear David Eppstein, please, see: the article about the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) and the Site of this Academy; the article about the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS) and the Site of this Society; the Site of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR). Please, see also following material about activity of Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze: 1. International Conference "Genocide of the Peoples in the Caucasus" (Tbilisi, 1998); 2. International Congress "The Modern World and Human Rights in the Caucasus" (Batumi, 2000); 3. Caucasus Conference in Tbilisi (2002); 4. Authors Abstract of Dissertation Thesis for the Scientific Degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences (Dr.Sc., 2006); 5. WAAS Newsletter (June, 2004), Newly Inducted Fellows of the World Academy of Art and Science; 6. Advisory Board of the "Dictionary of Georgian National Biography" (DGNB); 7. List of the Fellows of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR); 8. Advisory Board of the Free World Academy; 9. Dr. Urushadze's CV. Dr. Urushadze's biography is listed in the "Marquis Who'sWho in the World". -- Kalmosani 04:05, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
• Keep The overall notability based on publications is sufficient, supported by recognition from outside his own country. DGG (talk) 04:35, 12 September 2007 (UTC),
• Delete per the subject's request below, since his notability is borderline. I assume this is actually the subject, and that if not, the actual subject could refute the request. Keep because I believe this person is in fact notable, but I request that Kalmosani, as a close friend of the subject who even uses his computer to access the Internet, avoid further involvement in this AfD, per WP:COI. In a place like Georgia, we may need to look at the references with an open mind because things are a bit different there than in the United States, Australia or Western Europe. - Jehochman ^Talk 15:05, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Georgia is a place with a very long and rich history, there are plenty of notable historians that study Georgia so it's not necessary to treat historians that study Georgia in a special manner. Also, David Eppstein raised some very valid concerns. If the subject is notable than why has he used the International Biographical Centre to improve his CV? Pocopocopocopoco 00:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment. Dear friends! First of all, I not use in my CV the International Biographical Centre, my biography is listed in the "Marquis Who's Who in the World"! I'm historian and I not study history of my country in a "special manner". PLEASE, REMOVE MY BIOGRAPHY FROM WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!! With best regards, Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze, 14 September 2007

• Request granted. El_C 20:10, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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.