Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ethan Nelson


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The result was delete. Mojo Hand (talk) 14:35, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Ethan Nelson

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Although I am not too sure about notability criteria for persons, this architect does not seem particularly notable enough to deserve an encyclopedia entry. Tom (LT) (talk) 04:24, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete The only source I've found is 1 which shows he fails WP:GNG. Less Unless (talk) 08:46, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:35, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nevada-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:35, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - This entry should be maintained as accurate (and the source of any attempts to delete the page should be thoroughly investigated). It is truly appalling that people would try to delete objectively verifiable information because of  unjustified personal animus, and in an attempt to harm others in the same field. Wikipedia needs carefully to vet and verify such attempts to harass: Ethan Nelson's education,  career, and integrity are all readily verifiable through  the most basic fact-checking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:644:200:60c0:444d:6ecf:c262:bdfe (talk) 18:39, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete The sourcing is a press release and a source from his employer. There are no 3rd-party, reliable secondary sources. The question is not if the information is accurate, but if Mr. Nelson is notable. Not all architects are notable just because they design things. If they were my friend Jeffrey Stebar who was the architect for the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple among other things would be notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:36, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm, that is more complex than I realized. I believe that my friend Mr. Stebar was with Perkin+Will, and thus his design was not ultimately used for the building per se, but was used for the interior, and many related exterior issues. Like many other endevors the rise in collaboration in architecture makes it a little harder to define notable architects in the post-WWII era than in earlier times. Philadelphia Temple was often cited in the media as a "$70 million" project, but with 2 sites involved, the first abandoned, and 2 whole architectural designs contracted, and other factors, I have to wonder if that figure significantly underestimates the amount of money ultimately spent on the project.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:39, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:44, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete, I am sure that Mr. Nelson does exist, 7.5 billion other people on Earth also exist, but we don't have an article on every single one of them. Only one source has been found, a press release, which means he fails GNG. Devonian Wombat (talk) 01:36, 26 September 2020 (UTC)


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