Talk:Yasuhiko Kimura

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[edit] Request for comment -- notability?

Is this guy notable (in the sense of WP:N)? The external links all go to stuff authored by him, except for one link from some random web site named "What is enlightenment?" Bi 17:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

He certainly is notable. Bridge & Tunnel 03:31, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Do you have any sources outside of what I just listed which can prove this? Bi 04:33, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

What would be proof of notability? Bridge & Tunnel 04:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Comes up quite a bit in Google search for Yasuhiko Genku Kimura [1] with things about his books, people quoting him, lecturing,etc. Bridge & Tunnel 05:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

1,400 Google hits! "Idiotarian" has 779,000 hits, and look what happened to it. I think you need a better rationale. Bi 14:59, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Read again. It wasn't simply that it had Google hits but the content of those Google hits. Bridge & Tunnel 21:11, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

This seems to be notable (enough). ~ Arjun 02:51, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

As we all know, Google hits alone do not determine notability. Amazon lists his books and stocks at least some of them. The Book of Balance while not a number one seller, still shows some sales. Kimura was invited to write a part of the front matter of another book so I conclude, having considered the WP:N and the information above that he is notable enough to remain.JBEvans 22:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't call What Is Enlightenment? a "random web site". It's an established print publication on spirituality and an important proponent of Integral thought that, as far as I'm aware, is independent from Yasuhiko Kimura. Being featured more than once in this periodical and on its related web site, combined with his body of published works and the organization he founded, should be enough to make him "notable" as far as I'm concerned. --Grey 11:42, 25 October 2007 (UTC)