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The result was delete. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 01:47, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sebastian Osumanu[edit]

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He's a bright young student, but not notable. Has won a "Noble prize for economics", so minor that it isn't mentioned in the article on the awarding body, Erasmus Mundus. There may be potential for an article in a few years when he has some non-student achievements. PamD 20:58, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that the 3 references about his "Noble prize" and the inline citation all have identical text, including odd language (see para starting "Mr Osumanu interacting with corporate bodies after the award ceremony,", and at least one typo ("knowledge which does not only stern from his field of studies" - unless "stern" is a usage with which I'm unfamiliar - a couple of lines above that para). The four include a blog, and a Wordpress document. Has one press release been widely used? I can find no evidence of the existence of this prize other than in these sources. PamD 21:25, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, no credible assertion of notability. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 21:28, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This looks like a young guy who's won a pretty nice scholarship/fellowship, but is blowing his own horn much too hard about it. I declined an A7 speedy because the "award" announcement was (re)posted by his alma mater. a reputable university. giving a veneer of credibility to the claim, but if I'd dug further I'd probably have AFD'd this myself. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo) (talk) 22:45, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete A promotional piece. What's with the bolding?! and fails WP:GNG. At best WP:TOOSOON. --Jersey92 (talk) 23:21, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Past consensus here is that student awards don't generally count for academic notability, and those are the only claims of significance in the article. Even if we argue that the modernghana.com piece gives him notability per WP:GNG, it's only one source (the other sources listed in the article don't seem to be reliable) and doesn't pass WP:BIO1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:33, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The Subject of this article is only known for WP:ONEEVENT. He has not received significant coverage in reliable sources to warrant a stand alone article. Versace1608 (Talk) 22:51, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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