Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Bennett


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The result was   delete.  Wifione  Message 06:01, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Arthur Bennett

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Although Bennet's wartime experiences are laudable, they do not rise to the level of WP:SOLDIER or WP:GNG required for an article at Wikipedia. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:37, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, → Σ  τ  c . 02:06, 29 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete, per nom; but I'm borderline - it seems like he's notable enough to be mentioned somewhere, just not in his own article. I just can't think where, but if someone can find an appropriate place to include a blurb about him in a more general article, I'd support that. Of course, I could just be being sentimental about this, so the closing admin may feel free to regard this as a stronger support for delete than I've expressed here if my rationale for wavering is faulty. - Jorgath (talk) 04:25, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Swimming to retrieve a badly needed food parcel, even in shark-infested waters, is insufficient grounds for an article. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:27, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. I'll repeat my original statement on the talk page. "I too have concerns about the notability of this individual. The story is a familiar one for thousands upon thousands of merchant seamen in the Second World War, and the awards for bravery by themselves do not confer notability (only the very highest awards, i.e. the VC or GC do this). If the other achievements (the three times torpedoed, or the open raft) have themselves become notable, then I would expect to see them recorded in histories of the war. The Lane book is a step towards this, though he merely uses the captain's report, which mentions Bennett, as an example of attitudes after a sinking. In the absence of this significant coverage in secondary level sources, I think this would fail the WP:GNG..." He could receive a mention in articles on the ships he sailed on as they are written, as these are generally held to be notable. So the SS Saugor, MV Bhima, and especially MV Sutlej. Benea (talk) 02:05, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
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