Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kermit Scott
=[[Kermit Scott]]=
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No notability for allegedly being a namsake for a fictional character. According to [http://web.archive.org/web/20001003125242/www.henson.com/ask/ask_archives_body.html #73 here], it is only a myth/rumor that Scott is the namesake. Reywas92Talk 01:31, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:45, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
- Delete. I looked around (GoogleBooks, GoogleScholar, etc) and he does not seem to have been notable as an academic. Other than that, looks like a straightforward WP:BIO1E case. Nsk92 (talk) 02:21, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
- Delete. WP:BIO1E. Xxanthippe (talk) 22:08, 21 January 2010 (UTC).
- Keep. There are credible sources which back up the claim that he was the namsake. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/05/kermit.frog/ CNN]. The article is well cited, noting the arguments for and against the claim. Completely aside from the Muppets, Scott had a career as a philosophy academic at a number of reputable institutions, including Yale University and Purdue University, during his career as a professor. Academic records from decades ago are, generally, not always available on Google, etc., which can explain a lack of online records. He also co-founded at least two nonprofits as a counselor.Scanlan (talk) 23:11, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- Keep and improve. If that fails, then merge to the frog. 7triton7 (talk) 08:22, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
- Weak keep. An interesting news story is not neccessarily encyclopedia-worthy, but it may have meet the WP:BIO regardless.--PinkBull 00:38, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
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