Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Duncan (war protester)


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The result was   nomination withdrawn. No outstanding arguments for deletion. (non-admin closure) I, Jethrobot  drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 21:14, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Donald Duncan (war protester)

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Seems to be "notable" for one leaflet of unknown circulation or impact  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  07:25, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Withdraw nomination In view of the great improvement to the article, I'm happy to withdraw my AfD  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  20:43, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - I'm going to work on this piece to see if it can be fully sourced out. Military editor of Ramparts magazine is probably a big enough notability hook. I'll withdraw my Keep here if I'm unable to generate a couple more sources. For now the magic 8-ball says, "Signs Point to Yes." Carrite (talk) 16:47, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Duncan and Ramparts seem to be the object of significant coverage in Angus MacKenzie's book Secrets: The CIA's War at Home. (University of California Press, 1999). Carrite (talk) 16:52, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * This link would seem to count towards notability [PROJECT DELTA, a dedicated page of biography on a site dedicated to Project Delta history. [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] (talk) 16:58, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * There is academic coverage of Duncan's testimony to the 1967 Russell Commission now showing as a footnote to the piece. Duncan also was the author of an anti-war book published by Random House in 1967, still checking out how large a publication or how influential that was. This is looking like a pretty clear GNG keep at this point. Carrite (talk) 18:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Here's Duncan's extensive testimony before the November 1967 Russell Commission, where he was one of the first three American soldiers to speak out about the American military in Vietnam. Carrite (talk) 19:12, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Here's substantial coverage of Duncan and his testimony in the book America in Vietnam, by Guenter Lewy, published by Oxford University Press. (pg. 313). Carrite (talk) 19:31, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Jane Fonda on JaneFonda.com talking about having hired Duncan to run a Washington, DC office as part of her effort to ensure enforcement of soldiers' rights under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Not sure this goes to notability, but it does indicate that this was a public figure for more than one thing... Carrite (talk) 19:35, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * News report from the Buffalo News mentioning Duncan as a key witness in the documentary Sir! No Sir! (Highbeam). Carrite (talk) 19:50, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Changing the search term to "Don Duncan" generates this GOOGLE BOOKS HIT for Michael Uhl's memoir, Vietnam Awakening, published by the academic publisher McFarland. Carrite (talk) 19:54, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Here's a 1967 AP WIRE SERVICE PHOTO of Duncan, for what it's worth. Carrite (talk) 20:00, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * And HERE'S ANOTHER AP PHOTO published in 1967 at the time Duncan gave testimony at the Howard B. Levy trial. Further indication that this is a person who received substantial coverage in the mainstream press back in 1967. Carrite (talk) 20:03, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:08, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Mike Kolvenbach (talk) 20:09, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - I added the fact that Duncan was a participant in the Winter Soldier Investigation. Mike Kolvenbach (talk) 20:09, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hello Carrite, although his full name is Donald Duncan, in most publications he is identified as Don Duncan. Could you please edit the title of the article to Don duncan then?
 * These comments belong on the talk page of the article. I, Jethrobot  drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 20:14, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * True enough. New editor who has been in touch. No worries. Carrite (talk) 20:21, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * For the record, after the close, the title should probably be moved to Donald W. Duncan. I now have "Don Duncan" as a redirect, but I expect there actually needs to be a Donald Duncan name disambiguation page created. Carrite (talk) 20:24, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Woah, settle down there, Carrite! But your clean-up of the page is nonetheless remarkable.  I'm supporting keeping the article because of Duncan's military decorations and coverage of his journalism.  I, Jethrobot  drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 20:14, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, Carrite, great job. Mike Kolvenbach (talk) 20:30, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.