Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frederick Parker-Rhodes


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk Contributions 00:28, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Frederick Parker-Rhodes

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Concerns over neutrality, notability. The phrasing of some parts of the article, such as "He married author and political activist Damaris Parker-Rhodes and the couple earned a reputation as "bohemians" and eccentrics.[3] They were both members of the Communist Party (Klaus Fuchs stayed with them in Cambridge),[3] but became disillusioned with communism and in 1948 joined the Society of Friends." and "Parker-Rhodes was an accomplished linguist and mastered at least 23 languages, claiming that they became "easier after the first half-dozen"." seem hoax-ish. The reference placed after the latter quote didn't indicate anything about 23 languages, either. Perhaps I skimmed (the reference) too quickly. Levinge (talk) 01:55, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep—Reference #3 is a blog, not a RS, and the statements sourced to that should be removed. Other than than, this fellow most certainly meets the criteria for reliability; anyone listed in Gregory Ainsworth's (a noted mycological historian), Brief Biographies of British Mycologists automatically qualifies for Wikipedia notability, I would think. Regarding the languages, the cited source says: "A point worth drawing out here in passing is that AFPR ["Arthur Frederick Parker-Rhodes"], unlike most contemporary linguists, really did know languages, at least as regards reading them. He learned them as a hobby and would sometimes admit to twenty three: he said they became easier after the first half-dozen because you probably had a hook to hang a new one on." Sasata (talk) 02:32, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Obituary in the Times suffices. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:30, 22 January 2011 (UTC).
 * Keep. Certainly appears to be notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 20:01, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. More material to be added on Frederick Parker-Rhodes' wife Damaris,from her autobiographical book The way out is the way in (1985).  Vernon White  . . . Talk 09:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Appears to be notable.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:27, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Plenty of impeccable references, plus his publications, establish notability. --NSH001 (talk) 12:08, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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