Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grant Barbour


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.  

The result of the debate was delete - Liberatore(T) 13:57, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Grant Barbour
Questionable notability, does not google but book verifies at bn.com, prod'ed, removed, then speedy deletion tag placed but removed by anonymous contributor without comment. Needs to be decided by larger community. Accurizer 19:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Striking my reference to bn.com, I cannot locate it a second time. I must have been mistaken. Sorry for the error. Accurizer 21:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Abstain Accurizer 20:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Not many Sanquhar residents google, it's a very rural place with little computers. The people of Sanquhar would know Grant straight away. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.153.196.16 (talk • contribs)
 * What makes a person "important"? does wiki only accept movie stars and "flavours of the month" as important people? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Obbster (talk • contribs)
 * Reply See Notability (people) for the notability criteria guideline. Accurizer 21:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep The guy is published and probably well known in his locality. Let's leave it be for now. If he's sold on Barnes and Noble this is a good place for people to research his bio. He may be a obscure, but obscurity should not trump achievement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark 2000 (talk • contribs)
 * Delete, no evidence of notability. --W(t) 20:46, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Except his internationally sold booklet. --Mark 2000 21:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment If the circulation of any of his books has reached 5,000 or more, it would satisfy WP:BIO for "people still alive". If anyone is able to provide this information it would be helpful. Accurizer 21:23, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * He has currently sold 5001 copies of his book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.153.196.16 (talk • contribs)
 * A verifiable source is needed. Accurizer 22:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Well you have my word.


 * Without a verifiable source of information that clearly meets WP:BIO I might suspect that this person had done nothing very notable, published no booklets (or a thesis) and liked to post inaccurate information in internet encyclopedias... I hope my caution is proven wrong. Until then, delete. Sliggy 22:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete M o e   ε  02:38, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
 * P.S. This comment added after the discussion was closed, but just so you know, the article was Complete bollocks. The anon was right - the residents of Sanquhar would certainly know Grant had he done any of the things mentioned. They have never heard of him. DJ Clayworth 03:44, 12 April 2006 (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.