Talk:Pekka Hämäläinen

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notable per bancroft prize. Pohick2 (talk) 23:56, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLP1E. Abductive (reasoning) 00:18, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:PROF 2: "The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level." Pohick2 (talk) 03:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - The Bancroft Prize article does not have secondary sources backing the claim that "The prize is generally considered the most prestigious award in the field of American history writing...", and until it does I remain unconvinced. Abductive (reasoning) 03:59, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - "Columbia Announces 2009 Bancroft Prize Winners", History News Network, March 25, 2009 if you really want to try an AfD, i will be happy to provide lots of references at that time.[1] Pohick2 (talk) 13:54, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - is the Onion a secondary source? "Who Do I Have To Blow To Win The Bancroft Prize In American History?", Onion, Lawrence Sharpless, January 23, 2002 Pohick2 (talk) 14:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]