== Joshua Dratel == 

 Hi, I've been working on an article on Joshua Dratel and had gotten it to be a decent little stub. But then when I went to create it I discovered that it had been previously AFD'd and deleted from both versions of his name. Once I saw that I decided my stub needed to be a little better than decent so I've been working on it. Somebody just pointed out to me that you're working on an article on Joshua Dratel also, so I figured I should contact you. 

 Obviously I think the guy is notable and don't agree with the Delete arguments set out at the AFD. Still, I'm going to take those arguments seriously, so I want any new Joshua Dratel article to refute those arguments beyond a shadow of a doubt. I don't think the draft you've written quite does that as clearly as I like. (I'm not saying you haven't put a ton of work into it, you clearly have.) It's just that the flavor of the AFD made me expect any new article to encounter some good faith but strongly felt opposition. 

 Could you please hold off just a little bit on putting it in article main space to give me alittle more time to follow some leads? Right now I'm following up on some research ideas. Or at least let me know when it goes live so I'm ready to help out.  

 Or, if you are comfortable with it, could I collaborate on it while it's in your use space to help get it ready for rough seas ahead?