Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Simon


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.  

The result was delete. There's nothing except birth date and death date that's not already in History of the Brenham Jewish Community. - Krakatoa  Katie  08:24, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Alex Simon

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This person does not meet WP:BIO notability criteria. The notability assertions in the article include the fact that he helped found a small synagogue in Brenham, Texas and that he was an investor in a railroad. Three of the four sources do not meet WP:RS, and the other mentions the subject only in passing. I was unable to find further sources on Google. Karanacs 14:33, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, no indication of notability beyond local prominence. --Dhartung | Talk 15:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge into History of the Brenham Jewish Community because this article is part of a group of articles relating to Jews and Judaism in Texas (the others being James Simon (Businessman), Henry Cohen Community House, Jimmy Kessler, Rosa Levin Toubin, Simon Theatre Simon family, Joe Levin (Businessman), Alex Simon, Sam H. Toubin) that have been nominated for deletion by User (and another, Temple Freda nominated by another user) yet taken as a whole these articles are a valuable set of records about a topic in a state with relatively few Jews and with an even scantier record of notable Jews, Judaism and Jewish history in it. There is indeed a great need for an article about History of the Jews in Texas and these articles would all be good starting points and resources for it. This article, like the others in this group, cite adequate sources and meet the minimal requirements to be kept. The nominator is requested to reconsider her nominations of these articles. Thank you, IZAK 19:20, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The article does not meet WP:V; the sources cited either are not reliable or only mention the subject in passing. Karanacs 19:27, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Karanacs: So then the correct thing would have been for you to look for the Jewish Texans article and either asked for the articles to be put into History of the Brenham Jewish Community and History of the Galveston Jewish Community or asked for a "merge" but not a blanket deletion of all the information that have come with enough reliable sources to be kept. IZAK 19:29, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletions.   IZAK 19:22, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Cheers, :) Dloh cierekim  19:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * REQUEST: In order to reach a greater consensus about the related "Texas Jews articles" that have been nominated for deletion, please see and add your views at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism. Thank you, IZAK 00:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge into History of the Brenham Jewish Community or possibly Simon Theatre. In the current state of the article, it looks like the sources are essentially primary, which would mean that Wikipedia would be the first place that a comprehensive biography on this individual would be published. Understanding and appreciating the effort involved in bringing this material together, the difficulty is that Wikipedia is intended only to republish material whose significance and accuracy has previously vetted by other sources; a first biography would be prohibited by the no original research policy and biography guideline. I would suggest merging this material with an article on a broader topic such as History of the Brenham Jewish Community, since the policy for stand-alone biographies is stricter than the requirements for brief mention in a broader article. As a stand-alone article there currently isn't enough sourcing to meet policy requirements. If additional sourcing is found please let me know and I'd be happy to reconsider. Best, --Shirahadasha 00:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Sounds like a fine man, but nothing to satisfy WP:BIO and this is not a place for a compendium of local biography nor for memorials to dead ancestors or coreligionists. The argument that "It is valuable" is right up there with "I like it" or "I worked hard writing it" as a non-reason for keeping. Edison 19:06, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep notable article. Bhaktivinode 13:04, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment So far, there has only been one vote to delete the Simon Theatre, so it should be considered as a possible place for the article to be merged with if the vote is merge. Bhaktivinode 02:20, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep as it is notable.  Yahel  Guhan  01:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Fully agree with his/her analysis of the sources provided. Doctorfluffy 21:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Notable enough to Keep - Individual contributed to state economic growth and cultural institutions. Bhaktivinode 02:57, 3 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.