Deletion of Douglas Stirling

Comment: Appears to meet basic  standards in the sense of adequate independent sources. Although notability appears relatively minor, after wading through articles on characters in video games, minor bands, etc., it has started seeming odd that Wikipedia appears to have stricter standards for scientists than it does for these aspects of popular culture etc
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:V)

Comment: Does not pass . With all due respect, I'm afraid people who say that a 20-year old paper cited 50 times is indicative of notability in the field don't really know what they're talking about. I've already argued this many times before on similar AfDs but this is simply due to misunderstanding of how citation works in academic fields. For one thing, you will cite yourself throughout your career. It is likely that any co-author of the paper has continued to work in related areas and has often cited that paper in introducing his own new discoveries. Unless someone can find a credible reference identifying Mr. Stirling as an authority and as someone who has had a considerable impact in his field, we could reconsider. However, Google searches strongly indicate that no such references exist
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: unless the main claim to notability, significant contribution to the field per , can be sourced. I'm hard-pressed to find anything relevant. He doesn't seem to have tenure or be a prinicpal investigator. He is a co-author of a very notable paper: ''A PHYSIOLOGICAL-ROLE FOR DNA SUPERCOILING IN THE OSMOTIC REGULATION OF GENE-EXPRESSION IN S-TYPHIMURIUM AND ESCHERICHIA-COLI'' : HIGGINS CF, DORMAN CJ, STIRLING DA, WADDELL L, BOOTH IR, MAY G, BREMER E : ''CELL'' 52 (4): 569-584 FEB 26 1988, with about 500 cites, but looking over the record the main claim to fame seems to go to http://www.hgc.gov.uk/Client/Content.asp?ContentId=707 CF Higgins, and cites for first-authored papers look much more modest. So unless better evidence is unearthed this falls under the "bishops, lieutenants and notaries" category of professionals with a sound service record but no distinguishing characteristic
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)