Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Wood (British Army officer)


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The result was   keep.  Wifione  Message 18:28, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

David Wood (British Army officer)

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British Army officer who not notable per WikiProject Military history/Notability guide Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:50, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep "he was awarded the French Legion d' honneur, the highest order of France". --Pontificalibus (talk) 16:09, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Please see my argument at WP:Articles_for_deletion/Sandy_Smith_(British_Army_officer). - Dank (push to talk) 17:26, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. There may be question about whether a particular medal or award indicates notability... but the Legion of Honour is not one of those. Clearly, more sources would be welcome, but there is notability here. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 19:01, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete - per my argument at Hugh Clark (Captain). Although the subject clearly has recieved mention in quite a number of reliable sources it appears to me to be passing coverage only and therefore is not enough to be considered "significant" in my opinion. Therefore I believe the subject is likely non-notable under the WP:GNG. Equally I am not swayed by the argument that being awarded the French Legion d' honneur affords notability. That would really depend on what degree he was awarded, and given that he recieved it on the 60th anniversary of the landings I doubt it was the highest degree. As such it is in no way the equivalent of the Victoria Cross or similar high level gallentry award. According to the wiki article on the Legion of Honour there have been over 100,000 recipients! Too many details of the subject's life are missing which also suggests to me that he isn't notable. Anotherclown (talk) 08:24, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm really not sure what your idea of "significant coverage" is. WP:N states "'Significant coverage' means that sources address the subject directly in detail" and "The number and nature of reliable sources needed varies depending on the depth of coverage and quality of the sources. Multiple sources are generally expected". How do this, this, and this not meet the criteria set out in WP:N? They all "address the subject directly in detail" and are not mere "passing mentions" in articles about some other subject.--Pontificalibus  (talk) 11:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Full obituary in a national daily newspaper. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
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