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The result was delete. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Asit Baran Adhikary[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 07:28, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - the article is extremly poorly written, to be sure, and requires major cleanup, but it includes a lengthy list of references, from reputable sources, that I believe easily pass the WP:GNG criteria, such as http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=534322$date=2015-11-22&dateCurrent=2015-11-30 (National News agency of Bangaladesh) or http://thedailynewnation.com/news/74712/dr-asit-elected-president-of--atcsa.html. When Other Legends Are Forgotten (talk) 16:05, 13 December 2015 (UTC) Blocked sock. Worldbruce (talk) 23:24, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep as president of ATCSA. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 08:27, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Although the article has a long list of sources, with two exceptions they're all directory listings or capsule bios (most likely written by him) from sources that are not arms-length, such as places he has worked. The two excptions are the ones that When Other Legends Are Forgotten highlighted: (1) a government news agency announcement, in fewer than 100 words, of his election as president of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA) and (2) the same event covered in slightly different words by a newspaper. I think it unlikely that the two are intellectually indepedent of each other. They're probably both based on the same press release. In any case the depth of coverage is not substantial.

Searches of the usual Google types, HighBeam, JSTOR, EBSCO, and ProQuest returned passing mentions (e.g. [1] and [2]) and a handful of journal articles with very few citations. Consequently fails to meet WP:ACADEMIC, WP:BASIC, or WP:GNG.

I would recommend a redirect to Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, but that article hasn't been written yet. It may be that he's president of a non-notable organization. Worldbruce (talk) 09:39, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Elected President of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia is a clear pass of WP:ACADEMIC#3. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 13:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not so sure. Elected president doesn't mean one has to be elected to be a member. It could just mean that no other member was willing to organize the annual congress, or that he was thought a good choice because he lives in the host city. I'm open to changing my recommendation if anyone can show that ATCSA is "highly selective" (requires election rather than just, say, dues paying). Where does it fall compared to the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Association of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgeons of West Bengal, and Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons? Is ATCSA really the Asian medical analogue of a National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society? Worldbruce (talk) 19:17, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't have to be either National Academy of Sciences or Royal Society. There are hundreds of prestigious scholarly association across the globe. I will consider the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia a prestigious scholarly association considering the fact that Asia is subdivided into 48 countries. The association was established over 30 years ago and they've organized 24 annual congress. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 19:41, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Not notable. The association is not a major one by international standards, and the criteria for WP:PROF are international. And even so, the head of a specialty organization in any country is not necessarily notable. The comparison is not to NAS/Royal Society, but to President of the AMA. By that comparison, he falls short. DGG ( talk ) 09:59, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete perhaps as this article would also seem acceptable behavior but also not fully satisfying the notability guidelines. SwisterTwister talk 18:22, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as president of ATCSA. The link to the organization:. International organization with members from China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, India, Japan and Indonesia. Active since 1972. With congress held in Baghdad, Sydney, Tokyo, Bali and Singapore. Vinegarymass911 (talk) 19:42, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Fails WP:GNG. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:36, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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