Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edwin Wilfrid Stanyforth


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The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 16:12, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Edwin Wilfrid Stanyforth

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This is one of a group of ancestral sketches previously listed for deletion at Articles_for_deletion/William_Staniforth which was declined because many voters were opposed to the bulk nature of the listing. The article has no claim of significance and could be speedied, however, I am listing here due to the previous AfD.  Uninvited Company 21:45, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:33, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:33, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:33, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Keep But flesh out the article using the above mentioned information.StaniforthHistorian (talk) 21:19, 24 December 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep There appears to be some information not included in this article, which may impact on an assessment of whether the subject is notable. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel (an equivalent rank to commander, but commander is not used in the British army). He was made Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), which is equivalent to CBE, OBE, DSO, etc in the order of precedence. He was also Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. All of this information is in his obituary in The Times and other papers. On their own, none of these would give presumed notability, but together perhaps they do indicate that he was considered notable. I don't know why all this isn't included in the article. RebeccaGreen (talk) 10:00, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 16:21, 28 December 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. None of what RebeccaGreen lists satisfies WP:SOLDIER or WP:GNG. Some insufficiently notable accomplishments do not achieve notability by sheer volume. I could possibly be persuaded to change my mind if the Times obituary could be presented. I can't find it. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:38, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:54, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep While he doesn't quite meet the requirements for WP:SOLDIER 5, he did come close, having commanded a unit one level below during World War One (Yorkshire Hussars was a Regiment). Combined with the other aspects of minor notability, I believe that combined he meets the standard. NoCOBOL (talk) 08:41, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. If he had the CB (and he definitely did) he is most definitely notable under WP:ANYBIO #1. We have always considered the CBE and higher to qualify under that criterion and the CB is considerably higher than the CBE (and the OBE and DSO). An obituary in The Times is also generally held to qualify an individual for inclusion. And he does have one; it's on p.14, 30 Jan 1939. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:20, 4 January 2019 (UTC)


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