Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Michel Bédard


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The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 00:30, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Charles Michel Bédard

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fails WP:BIO. there is no inherent notability of ambassadors (several ambassador articles have been deleted), so simply stating that isn't an argument for keep. I found no indepth coverage there is a doctor of the name "Charles Bédard" and a mathematician "Jean-Charles Bédard " LibStar (talk) 01:41, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Ambassadors can be notable if they are actually the subject of coverage in reliable sources, but are not entitled to an automatic presumption of notability just for the mere fact of being an ambassador. Bearcat (talk) 04:16, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep . I would definitely say that the Canadian Ambassador to France, both another major country and a very significant one to many Canadians, is notable by virtue of his office. Common sense as far as I'm concerned. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:42, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * While I maintain that the post of Canadian Ambassador to France is significant enough to confer notability on its holder, it would appear that he never held that post. The highest post I can find for him is consul. So I'm striking my vote. -- Necrothesp (talk) 22:19, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * so does that mean you support delete? LibStar (talk) 14:28, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
 * have you actually searched for any sources to establish WP:BIO. there is no inherent notability by holding the office of ambassador. LibStar (talk) 08:55, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure, the Canadian ambassador to France is potentially notable in principle, I won't argue with that. However, notability is defined by the existence of coverage in reliable sources — the position does not confer an automatic "keep" on somebody whose article doesn't cite any legitimate sources. I'd be happy to flip my vote to a keep if somebody can find some sources and ref it up properly, but it can't be kept if all it does is assert that he held an ambassadorship without sourcing that fact properly. Bearcat (talk) 16:47, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete per WP:NOT WP:NOTDIR.There's no encyclopedic content. Can be recreated if someone can find sufficient reliable secondary sources. --180.172.239.231 (talk) 13:32, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * In what possible way could this be considered a dictionary definition? That covers words, not people. Maybe you meant WP:NOTDIR? -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:20, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete, the one reference provided is a dead link for me, and I wasn't able to find anything else that discusses Bédard in a non-trivial manner. Not good enough for a BLP, I'm afraid.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 07:08, 13 July 2014 (UTC).
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