Deletion of Cynthia Whittaker

Comment: Per : "1. The person's research has made significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources." Her work has been cited in a slew of scholarly books, e.g., http://books.google.com/books?id=t7E6GdaHtdsC&pg=PA44&dq=%22Cynthia+Whittaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPSoUeX1FsmsiQL62YGYAQ&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Cynthia%20Whittaker%22&f=false, http://books.google.com/books?id=5HcmebLghhgC&pg=PA30&dq=%22Cynthia+Whittaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPSoUeX1FsmsiQL62YGYAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Cynthia%20Whittaker%22&f=false, http://books.google.com/books?id=RuGbUAzaO6sC&pg=PA250&dq=%22Cynthia+Whittaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPSoUeX1FsmsiQL62YGYAQ&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Cynthia%20Whittaker%22&f=false, http://books.google.com/books?id=N9wviNiWb0EC&pg=PA123&dq=%22Cynthia+Whittaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UPSoUeX1FsmsiQL62YGYAQ&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Cynthia%20Whittaker%22&f=false. Special:Contributions/24.151.116.25|24.151.116.25
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: MSC is basically right in that the general consensus has been that individuals who pass  are considered notable (regardless of ) in the same way that a sportsperson is considered notable if he or she passes  or , even without significant coverage elsewhere. This allows coverage of perhaps slightly obscure Javelin gold medallists or |professional footballers who play in teams with many famous players and so are not regularly written about. We have those guidelines as an acknowledgement that some people may have made a profound contribution to their field, and so should be covered here, without being covered in the Daily Mail or Chicago Tribune. The passage quoted by FoolMeOnce2Times - ''"if an academic is notable under this guideline, his or her possible failure to meet other subject specific notability guidelines is irrelevant."'' - does not have anything to do with , in my view. It's about ''other subject specific'' guidelines like , meaning a professor can be notable for being a professor, without having to separately meet the criteria at  for the books he or she has written. In this case, there seems to be agreement that the subject passes  and a quick GoogleBooks search would suggest she and her work have been quoted and cited regularly enough to potentially pass  anyway. That's enough for me
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC||WP:GNG||WP:ATHLETE||WP:NOLYMPICS||WP:NFOOTY||WP:GNG||WP:AUTHOR||WP:AUTHOR||WP:ACADEMIC||WP:GNG)

Comment: It is clearly stated in the policy on  that “if an academic is notable under this guideline, his or her possible failure to meet other subject specific notability guidelines is irrelevant.” Many people interpret this incorrectly to mean that as long as they satisfy  that they do not need to satisfy . General notability guidelines are not “subject specific” guidelines, they are general guidelines. As such, it is my opinion that this article must still meet  in order for inclusion. With that being said, she is cited in many publications and has contributed to some as well. She would qualify under , but there are no  that would qualify her under general notability guidelines, which is the 1st step to inclusion in my opinion. As such, the article should be deleted or placed in a userspace until such time as she is identified by  in reliable sources.  Also, “Simply having authored a large number of published academic works is not considered sufficient to satisfy Criterion 1 of WP Academic.” That kind of contradicts the academic guidelines, but still shows that the intent is not to allow articles to circumvent the  and  qualify for inclusion simply for being cited in other publications or having authored many texts
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC||WP:ACADEMIC||WP:GNG||WP:GNG||WP:ACADEMIC||WP:RS||WP:SIGCOV||WP:GNG)

Comment: Academic impact is trivial, with no work standing out. Prospects for greater citation impact are dim based on publication rate. No awards or leadership positions worthy of other  criteria. Fails  as well as general criteria in my reading
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC||WP:ACADEMIC)