Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Clay (author)


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The result of the nomination was keep - CrazyRussian talk/email 01:06, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

James Clay (author)
NN, 52 ghits for ""James Clay" author whist" --Macarion 22:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and correct The article does fail to establish notability. ""James Clay" whist" gives me 91 articles, some of which claim he was a member of parliament; if this is correct, the article should be revised to indicate this (and doubtless not deleted).  boisestate.edu article.  It says James Clay, M.P. ... I don't have the know-how to verify the claim or add more information; maybe I will have PedanticallySpeaking try to find him. --Matthew 23:50, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Very Weak Keep per above; historical figure according to present content. --Slgr @ ndson (page - messages - contribs) 00:01, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete unless evidence is provided that he meets WP:BIO. Stifle (talk) 18:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Reluctant keep. It would be better if people didn't add substubs like this, but having an article in the ODNB pushes him well over the threshold of notability for the Encyclopedia of Pokemon and Obscure Baseball Players. Another point (for the nominator): please don't use a low number of Google hits as proof of non-notability for historical persons like this. Try other sources first. up+land 13:43, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
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