User talk:Gokulam

A tag has been placed on William Chomsky (1896–1977) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 11:06, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I discovered from your reference he had been a professor at Gratz College, a noted theological school, so he might well be notable, and I declined the speedy. But i did not check for further bio or publications, and you will need this to show notability. There may be further info in a bio about his son. Or consult a librarian for help with printed sources, since he worked in the pre-internet era. I've put an underconstruction tag on, which should give you a week to do it. DGG (talk) 11:40, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ANSWER TO DGG 's comment: Hello, Thanks for your comment. I work on the History of linguistics in the premodern period. William Chomsky is important because of his work on early hebrew grammarians, such as David Kimhi (12th-13th cent.). I have now recreated the page with a more standard name (i.e. not including the dates in the titile page). I have also included more bibliographical references and a link to his obituary in the NYTimes. I have also removed the link to his son's page because that is not really relevant for explaining the importance of his work. Best wishes. Gokulam. Gokulam (talk) 16:49, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]