Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A. Roswell Thompson


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The result was Delete. There is a consensus below that there are insufficient reliable sources that focus on him as a primary subject for him to be the proper focus of an article. Eluchil404 08:08, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

A. Roswell Thompson

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This is a great obituary. But, er, we don't do obituaries. It is possible to become notable by losing elections, see Bill Boaks, but I don't see much evidence of significant coverage in life and there's not much but an obituary and some election stats (see WP:NOR) to go on here.

Maybe this will be one of the rare keeps for articles by, but it doesn't look good to me. Guy (Help!) 15:23, 10 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. A search for reliable information about this person turns up nothing but obituaries. &mdash; dust mite  15:50, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm not aware of the precise notability requirements for biographies of politicians, but whatever they are, this surely doesn't reach them. Getting less than 1% of the vote in various elections does not make one notable, relevant coverage from reliable sources does; and I see little evidence of that here. Terraxos 19:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - despicable, but notable? Tiptopper 23:54, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete Article does not establish notability, although I'm not sure if there might be info out there to do so. I would say delete but without prejudice towards another creation... user who created it seems to create a lot of articles that are not seen as notable, not sure if its a trend or learning curve.Epthorn 20:05, 10 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep of course Thompson was "notable", just unpopular. He was the best known Klansman in New Orleans. He ran for office fourteen times -- never expected to win anything -- just keeping the KKK in the public spotlight. Billy Hathorn 21:18, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable. RMHED 21:38, 10 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep I find it invaluable when doing research on lesser political figures, regardless of location or political leanings, to have such information out there. Many of these figures often have far more interesting and colorful histories than many current notable political figures. DJ Jones74 23:03, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, and what you need for such WP:USEFUL stuff is a local history site. Guy (Help!) 15:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * It would be nice if there were such sites, but there are precious few that have such biographies of more recent figures. DJ Jones74 23:32, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup, very true. Wikipedia is not the place to fix that, we are not a publisher of first instance. I'm sure that a site can be set up, if you have the enthusiasm. Guy (Help!) 18:36, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete The article goes to considerable trouble to show how unimportant he was. i think BH does careful research, and i accept his evaluation of it. DGG (talk) 02:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Would he be deleted if he were a Black Panther instead of a Klansman? Billy Hathorn 14:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. Next question? Guy (Help!) 15:02, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. This guy is a HUGE personality in race history in the U.S. South. This article (if better written) can give the reader a better understanding of the KKK. Kingturtle 17:30, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. An interesting historical footnote, but not notable in and of himself. Pastordavid 19:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Pastordavid and bluedustmite. N b u r d e n  (T) 07:38, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.