Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Woods (political theorist)


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The result was   keep. The Bushranger One ping only 02:11, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Alan Woods (political theorist)

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All the cited sources are the subject's own organisation. The subject is notable only in the context of International Marxist Tendency, which is itself at AFD as its notability is questionable, to put it charitably. Most of the material in this article has no independent source at all. Guy (Help!) 06:38, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep and clean up. The nominator didn't look very hard, there is a long BBC World article cited (as an embedded link) as well as a paragraph in The Economist. I also found this Daily Telegraph article without much difficulty. When it is suggested you are the advisor of president Hugo Chavez, notability is likely to follow, whether it is deserved or not... Sionk (talk) 01:43, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:46, 7 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep the coverage in reliable verifiable sources (as pointed out by Sionk) probably wouldn't be enough for notability on their own, but combined with his connection to Hugo Chavez, I would tend to keep the article.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 03:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Another lengthy news source added from the Western Mail, which seems to be the (as yet uncited) origin of much of the info in this article, judging by the close paraphrasing. Sionk (talk) 06:06, 7 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - This person passes WP:BASIC and WP:GNG, per:
 * "Alan Woods, the new ideologue of Hugo Chavez?". BBC News.
 * "The strange tale of Hugo Chavez and the Swansea Marxist." Wales Online (website for several Wales newspapers)
 * "Welsh Trotskyist in row over claims he is key adviser to Hugo Chavez." The Telegraph.
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 11:32, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
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