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The result was keep. JForget 02:09, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hiroshi Kaneda (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log • AfD statistics)

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Japanese astronomer about whom nothing has been reliably published. The source in the article in not even sufficient to refernce the full name. Kevin (talk) 01:59, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. As the eighth-most prolific individual discoverer of asteroids, he passes WP:Notability (academics). Has a paragraph in Dictionary of Minor Planet Names and also mentioned here; many relevant hits searching for his name in kanji, though google translate mangles them and my Japanese is rusty enough to barely be better. —Korath (Talk) 07:32, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:21, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Enough notable --Rirunmot 00:07, 8 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rirunmot (talk • contribs)
• Keep. If this persons is indeed the eighth-most prolific individual discoverer of asteroids then that should be notable. RFerreira (talk) 00:22, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Kudos to Korath. Ray^Talk 06:34, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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