Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Long


 * 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 was merge‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to Blob Tree. ✗ plicit  14:16, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Ian Long

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The inventor of the 'Blob Tree', this educator is not inherently notable. Article sourced to owned media (Lulu), no pass of WP:GNG evident from WP:BEFORE, which purely reveals networked vendors of Blob Tree books. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:01, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Education,  and United Kingdom. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:01, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect and merge to Blob Tree - it seems the subject of the page does not have a public profile and hence is not notable. I note that even editors who work on the page have had difficulty verifying basic details, so the fairest thing to do seems, IMO, to redirect until as such time as reliable sources come available to create a properly referenced page. JMWt (talk) 12:56, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge into Blob Tree seems a good outcome. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:19, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment Having taken a look, I'd worry about whether Blob Tree passes WP:GNG... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 13:48, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment Apologies for these issues, I am responsible for part of this. I must note at least with the Blob Tree page that this went through the articles for creation process and was deemed suitable. I cannot comment on the author Ian Long as strongly however his notability is inheritable precisely from this connection. I appreciate a redirect to the Blob Tree may be suitable at this time, but I do believe there is sufficient information and reputable sources for both pages, they just have not been added so far but instead needing improvement. If others can take the time to gather information and improve this page, it may prove a more helpful result in the long term. Wikijohnword (talk) 17:25, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't understand your logic here. Notability specifically is not inherited, the fact that a book he wrote is considered notable does not therefore mean the author is notable. You are welcome to find the RS to show that this person is notable even if the page is deleted at this time, of course. JMWt (talk) 16:30, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to Blob Tree. Entire statement of notability for the author comes from the invention and Blob Tree isn't a Cotton Gin where people have done independent work on the inventor. Nicely written article though, so it should merge nicely into the other article. -- Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert (talk) 20:42, 17 September 2023 (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.