Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Dr. David Hume


 * 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. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 10:16, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Dr. David Hume
At one point in the development of this page, there was a section entitled "Quotes of others about Hume." Here the professor of computer science was praised by Arthur Schopenhauer and Bertrand Russell. Not allowing us, alas, to savor this for long, it was decided, after a few moments' reflection, to delete this. We are left, however, with a pic of Dr. H's blackboard, which I for one was quite agog to see. There is no indication that Dr. Hume is notable outside Tennessee Tech University. - InvisibleSun 08:58, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Vote closed: Result: Delete. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 10:12, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 08:52, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. —LrdChaos (talk) 15:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Guys why not keep this?? I made it last night to record Dr. Hume's interesting insight. I am new to this, so I copied some stuff from the famous David Hume's page for Form and Guidance on editing technique... I had no malicious intent. This request for deletion is shaky, and unsound because it is based on a history discrepancy... look at the current version for what it is suppose to be. What will this hurt if it is left to stand? I was under the impression that this was a site for everybody, and not for a few over-zealous and quite righteous editors to keep what they deem acceptable.  Nrselleh 15:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * First, let me say that I don't believe you made any malicious intent in creating the page. However, Wikiquote is designed to be "a free online compendium of quotations from notable people and creative works" (taken from the Main page; emphasis mine). Wikiquote is not the place for personal quotes, or for creating pages for your friends or professors, unless that person is notable on a much larger level. In the case of college professors, the general consensus is that simply being a college professor is not considered notable enough to be included in Wikiquote or Wikipedia. For a professor to be considered notable, they need to have made some notable contributions to their field. You haven't provided any evidence that this person is notable, and I wasn't able to find anything in my quick look around that even hints at notability for this person. Furthermore, it looks like the quotes you provided are taken from lectures; these are very strongly discouraged at Wikiquote because they are, by their nature, nearly impossible to provide a verifiable source for (there are some exceptions, when certain quotes from lectures find their way into books and such). —LrdChaos (talk) 16:21, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 15:46, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless evidence of notability is provided. ~ UDScott 16:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. I think the presentation of a catchphrase such as "Oh Well" which is obviously only of significance to people who personally know the speaker is proof of a vanity page (I understand that in this case the subject of the article did not write the article, but rather an admiring student). The presentation of a short (and unremarkable) resume instead of a list of achievements is more evidence of unnotability. --Ubiquity 05:44, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete unnotable academic. 121a0012 01:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. No malicious intent from the participants voting to delete, either. It's just that Wikimedia has a standard for notability that doesn't automatically include all college professors, and requires proper sourcing for quoted material. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 23:34, 17 November 2006 (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.