Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samuel Kohan
How many get quoted? Any who happen to be around when a reporter is looking for a quote? Or whichever one gets sent to do the interview when an editor makes a call to a hospital or the consulting firm and asks to talk to someone for a point of view in an upcoming article? It could very well be that the consultant in question is a noted expert, or it could be that he is just one of many who happen to know a bit about the industry -- consulting firms employ both. Also (but this is not really pertinent to this article specifically), don't overestimate consultants -- they can be industry experts, but also people who are just learning (consulting firms have pyramids as well; not every consultant is an actual expert, he can also be a junior). In any case, my point was that it is not immediately obvious to me that this consultant is particularly notable within his industry. And no, I don't agree that writing a book or being interviewed confers notability.  sets a standard of having made a significant contribution to ones field -- I cannot tell whether or not he has. Perhaps he has, perhaps his book is considered a standard text in the field... or maybe not. I just don't know. As for being interviewed, sure, he was interviewed as a consultant in the field. But there are lots. Was he interviewed because he is an enormous expert in his field, or is he just the guy the interviewer happened to get in touch with? I don't know. Again, if someone with a better view of the field says he is notable, then that is perfectly fine with me. But right now I just cannot tell that he is
— User:BenTels, 11:25, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:ACADEMIC (Wikipedia:Notability)