Talk:Harry Carr (private)

Contested deletion
This article should not be speedy deleted as lacking sufficient context to identify its subject, because Carr is a highly relevant character in what is regarded as the world's greatest novel and plays an important role in a key sequence. Further details can no doubt be added over time --Zymurgy (talk) 08:09, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

In addition there is the suggestion that a real life encounter with a constable Carr was the original inspiration for Ulysses, making him a character of very considerable importance. --Zymurgy (talk) 08:13, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

It seems to me that the criteria for speedy deletion of this and Zoe Higgins are in no way applicable. Furthermore per WP:SPEEDY -

''Anyone can request speedy deletion by adding one of the speedy deletion templates. Before nominating a page for speedy deletion, consider whether it could be improved, reduced to a stub, merged or redirected elsewhere, reverted to a better previous revision, or handled in some other way. A page is only eligible for speedy deletion if all of its revisions are also eligible. Users nominating a page for speedy deletion should specify which criterion/criteria the page meets, and should notify the page creator and any major contributors. ''

The editor who tagged the two pages (who first registered a couple of hours ago) did not consider whether it could be handled in some other way nor did he notify the page creator.

Perhaps someone might be kind enough to remove the tags and advise the editor in question of the requirements. Thanks --Zymurgy (talk) 08:57, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Also perhaps draw the editor's attention to the policy for A1 deletion -

A1. No context[edit] Shortcut: WP:A1 Articles lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Example: "He is a funny man with a red car. He makes people laugh." This applies only to very short articles. Context is different from content, treated in A3. Caution is needed when using this tag on newly created articles. This excludes coherent Non-English material, and poorly translated material. If any information in the title or on the page, including links, allows an editor, possibly with the aid of a web search, to find further information on the subject in an attempt to expand or edit it, there is enough context that A1 is not appropriate.[4]

--Zymurgy (talk) 10:11, 21 April 2014 (UTC)