Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chandana Jayaratne (3rd nomination)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 13:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Chandana Jayaratne

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Lacks WP:ACADEMICS, just received an award from his college. CommanderWaterford (talk) 11:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. CommanderWaterford (talk) 11:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 11:31, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Too quick decision to DELETE. Subject is a scholor of repute in Sri Lanka (not just a recipient of a college award). Article will be improved soon.DilJco (talk) 11:44, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Does not pass GNG nor NPROF.--Eostrix (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 13:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. As per above doesn't pass NPROF. Cuoxo (talk) 13:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a non-notable academic.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~Eostrix and CommanderWaterford says it doesn't appear to meet wp:NPROF, but on the contrary, if he's the head of the department of physics at the university of colombo (one of Sri Lanka's most prestigious universities), and was president of the the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, a notable academic instituition (in Sri Lanka at least), it would appear that the subject meets criteria 6, The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post at a major academic institution or major academic society.. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 15:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Previous AfDs [1], for this subject have raised the question of whether or not national academic instituitions in a relatively insignificant country such as Sri Lanka are indeed sufficiently notable to save the article under NPROF 6. I must admit I'm not sure where the community stands on this. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 15:17, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Neither head of department nor SLAAS satisfy NPROF C6. C6 applies to posts such a president or chancellor/vice-chancellor at major institutions. --Eostrix (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 15:19, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The source indicates he was the president of the SLAAS, which in my mind is equivalent to a chancellorship/vice-chancellor at a university - is there a reason a president is of a substantially different level of prestige/notability? In the notes for C6, it says president of a notable national or international scholarly society, etc. - the only problem I see is that the SLAAS might itself not be considered a notable national society, depending on how one sees the scientific community of Sri Lanka. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 15:29, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment 3 It seems the community has decided that the SLAAS is not a sufficiently notable organization that being head of it is not notable per NPROF C6. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with {{SUBST:re|BrxBrx}})} 23:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No indication that SLAAS is a prestigious organization. No other NPROF criteria are even close to being met. JoelleJay (talk) 15:56, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, being a head of a Department does not satisfy WP:NPROF. Being the head of the SLAAS does not confer automatic notability. Dan arndt (talk) 05:58, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as others have said, didn't meet WP:NPROF. -Kj cheetham (talk) 14:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Why are the University of Colombo Sri Lanka and the SLAAS not a "major academic institution or major academic society"? I think more clarity is needed on this for the purposes of this AfD. — Alalch Emis (talk) 10:06, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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