Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David B. Harris


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) clpo13(talk) 17:29, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

David B. Harris

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Non-notable lawyer. He's given a few quotes over the years to media but there's nothing in the references about him personally. He's listed as a CSIS chief at the bottom of the page but I don't think that's accurate, it looks like he was just a contractor. I've searched but can't turn up anything reliable about him. FuriouslySerene (talk) 18:18, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Sourced his current job to 2 separate, reported articles, both published this fall in the Ottawa Sun. It took about 2 seconds to find them.  Please run a careful WP:BEFORE, BEFORE bringing articles to AFD.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:54, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Fact: They have politics even in Canada.  The left wing dislikes/disparages Harris, the right wing quotes him widely - hardly an unusual situation.  His articles, opinions show up well on a search of google books with the search terms:  "David B. Harris" + terrorism.  Unsurprisingly, he shows up in these books to be disparaged by the left and cited by the right.  No objection to tagging the article for sourcing, improvement.  I see no valid argument at all for deletion.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:54, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Google searches aren't a valid measure of notability (see WP:INVALIDBIO). The question is whether there is significant coverage of Harris himself, and not simply him giving the occasional quote to various media sources. Can you give me a reliable source that covers him in any depth at all? FuriouslySerene (talk) 01:29, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - clearly passes WP:BASIC, and RS show that he is considered an expert in his field. For example, this is more than a simple quote, but an at-length explanation which makes up the core of the article.  Onel 5969  TT me 13:33, 21 December 2015 (UTC)


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