Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Howard J. Markey


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The result was redirect faithless   (speak)  07:18, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Howard J. Markey

 * ( [ delete] ) – Blueboy96 22:19, 1 March 2008 (UTC) (View AfD) (View log)

Delete Fails WP:BIO.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 22:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as apparent content fork of Howard Thomas Markey. Blueboy96 22:19, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Almost certainly notable as a military officer, lawyer, academic and judge. Needs references, but the first few I found confirm the judgeship part. --Eastmain (talk) 22:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to real name. --Eastmain (talk) 22:33, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 22:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 22:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete This appears to be an accidental duplicate article of Howard Thomas Markey apparently stemming from confusion over his middle name. One source calls him Howard J, though his middle name is Thomas.--The Devil&#39;s Advocate (talk) 22:24, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete This may be a duplication (in which case it should be deleted anyway), but in any event it's a totally unsourced obituary-style piece without even the barest hint of factual biographical detail (not even birthdate), and is thus unsuitable for WP. MSJapan (talk) 22:33, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect. If he's erroneously referred to by this name in at least one source, it's a conceivable search term and should redirect to the actual article. Carom (talk) 22:38, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Except some notable Howard J. Markey may arise in the future, besides the name without a middle initial redirects to the other article. Not much point in having a redirect based on a single site messing up his middle initial.--The Devil&#39;s Advocate (talk) 23:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It evidently generated enough confusion that someone created this article. I don't really understand your first point - redirects are cheap, and can always be converted into articles on newly notable people, if necessary. Carom (talk) 23:13, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Howard Thomas Markey, per Carom. Conceivable search term. --Edcolins (talk) 20:39, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * redirect suggest speedily. Pete.Hurd (talk) 19:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


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