Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deuchar Gordon


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The result was keep.  Sandstein  07:00, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Deuchar Gordon


A person who was the president of a social club. Apart from that he was a small businessman and was on the committee of some community organisations. Flagrantly not notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adsfvdf54gbb (talk • contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Longhair\talk 02:13, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:16, 1 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. The social club mentioned is the Australian Club. Quoting from the Australian Dictionary of Biography from the bio on William Morrow (physician) may help others understand the notability of those who have served as its presidents. "Sir William had numerous friends and acquaintances outside his profession. He valued his membership of the Australian Club and served as president (1973-75) at a time when the club's premises in Macquarie Street were demolished and rebuilt. The governor-general, Field Marshal Sir William (Viscount) Slim, periodically sought his opinion on public issues by asking 'what does the Australian Club think of that?'" Castlemate (talk) 21:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. The Australian Club is notable, but it doesn't follow that any person who ever headed it is - and this is a discussion about Gordon. There is nothing else in his bio that would suggest notability: he seems to have been just another pastoralist. The Drover&#39;s Wife (talk) 23:31, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep TROVE shows many hits.  A lot of it routine, the equivalent of social media of the day.  However, there is also sufficient "out-of-the-ordinary-citizenary" activity across several types of activity across more than a few years for there to be sufficient WP:NEXIST to support WP:GNG.  Aoziwe (talk) 11:22, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. Thank you Aoziwe for showing rare insight into how the world, in particular post-colonial Australia, actually works. The intro states "he was born into a socially prominent New South Wales rural family and was president of the Australian Club." Before reality TV a family like the Gordon clan had a place in society that made them notable. Membership of a club such has the Australian speaks to the notability of people of the era. To be the President of NSW's oldest gentlemans's club gave you a position in society. This is clearly something that today' amateur editors clearly don't understand and it holds Wikipedia back from being a useful resource. Castlemate (talk) 13:22, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep as above. Xxanthippe (talk) 03:56, 4 December 2017 (UTC).
 * Keep per many of the above. Clearly meets GNG. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:33, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Request. As Gordon is not an academic or educator could someone please move this vexatious AfD to an edition sorting cat that is more appropriate than WikiProject Deletion sorting/Academics and educators. As the nominators many attacks this month on my bios are now being "speedied" into history I'm sure this notable Australian will go the same way if viewed by appropriate editors. Castlemate (talk) 14:32, 5 December 2017 (UTC)


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