Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Downes

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:09, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Would not qualify for NPOL. If qualified for NACADEMICS, would need some sources to support that, which I'm not seeing. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Politicians, Philosophy, Computing, Internet, and Canada. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 06:42, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Citation profile in GS looks pretty strong,[1] with three papers >1000 citations, further seven >500 and nineteen in total >100. If there were clear sourcing for co-inventing massive open online course then I'd say that met WP:PROF per #4; I see the article on MOOC cites an article in Times Higher Education for their course being the one to inspire the coinage. Espresso Addict (talk) 18:32, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Strong citations, with all top-cited articles single-authored, highlighting notability Bernie Clay Bear (talk) 01:19, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. In (reliably published journal paper) "MOOC rampant" [2] Jon Baggaley has this to say: "The invention of the MOOC is commonly attributed to two Canadian bloggers, Siemens and Downes, although, to do them justice, neither of them invented the MOOC itself, and Downes has since described their influences by earlier course designers ... . Nor do Downes or Siemens appear to have invented the MOOC term. That honor is claimed by a third Canadian, Cormier (2008), who came up with it to describe a Siemens and Downes course." Nonetheless, I think the statement that Downes played a key role in the rise of MOOCs is clear enough, giving him a strong case for the rare notability criterion WP:PROF#C4. It may have been a case of being in the right place at the right time but you could say that about a lot of notability claims. I think the case for #C1 is also strong. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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