Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Williams (geometer)
Firstly, "I get the distinct impression that the subject is notable although sources are hard to find" is not a criterion for keeping under Wikipedia policy: we need verifaible sources, not somebody's impression. Secondly, nothing in  can possibly be interpreted, as far as I can see, as meaning that being cited quite a bit establishes notability. Instead we have such criteria as "The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level", and "The person has held a major highest-level elected or appointed academic post at an academic institution or major academic society", and "The person's research has made significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, '''as demonstrated by independent reliable sources'''" (my emphasis) etc etc, and Williams does not satisfy any of them. Thirdly, in answer to "If the claims here are true...", the "claims" in question are made on a web page promoting Williams's work for sale: Wikipedia requires '''independent''' sources
— User:JamesBWatson, 09:50, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:ACADEMIC (Wikipedia:Notability)