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Speedy deletion nomination of James Dalrymple McIver


A tag has been placed on James Dalrymple McIver requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: 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.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  at the top of the article, immediately below the speedy deletion  tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate), and providing your reasons for contesting on the article's talk page, 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. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

You may want to read the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. Bagheera (talk) 17:25, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I think it's clear that Judge of a state supreme court, and, particularly member of a state legislature, is a claim to notability, so I did not delete the article. However, the article needs better sources. An unpublished family history is not sufficient--please see our guideline on sourcing. Additionally, I cannot figure out in what state he was legislator and judge. the article talks about Monroe county, but his activities seem to be in North Carolina, and there is no Monroe county in NC. There is however a Moore county, and Google Books seems to indicate that was the site of his activities. Could you please fix up the article. I advise you to do this very quickly, before the article gets nominated for deletion by a regular deletion process.  DGG ( talk ) 22:37, 1 March 2011 (UTC)