Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Trimble III


 * 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 keep. Spartaz Humbug! 21:04, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

James Trimble III

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No indication this individual meets WP:GNG, does not meet WP:NMILITARY. WP:NOTMEMORIAL applies. John from Idegon (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
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 * Keep -- The article is whitewashed and missing all the best sources because, I'm guessing, the author doesn't want to talk about the fact that Trimble was gay. Not only was he gay, but he and Gore Vidal were lovers and Vidal wrote about Trimble throughout his life and career both in his memoirs and, in a fictionalized account, his novel The City and the Pillar.  Vidal dedicated a number of novels to Trimble, i.e. "J.T."  Vidal used Trimble as the subject of writing assignments in classes he taught.  Search for sources in Google scholar under "jimmy trimble" vidal, e.g., or in Google for vidal palimpsest trimble and you'll see a hint of what this article ought to be.  Since notability is determined by the sources rather than by the (admittedly sorry) present state of the article, it's clear that this article must be kept (and thoroughly rewritten). 192.160.216.52 (talk) 18:04, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * solved. As a collaborative effort, other editors can add information considered important but not added originally, whatever the reason. I added it, including references from notable sources. MensanDeltiologist (talk) 09:11, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. There seems to be quite a lot of articles about Trimble online... and the article should be expanded with more info such as suggested by the editor above. Spanneraol (talk) 16:12, 7 February 2018 (UTC)


 * and if you found the sources, there is no reason you shouldn’t add them yourself. Save others from duplicating your search.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   20:12, 11 February 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Needs some work, but seems to pass GNG. Alacrity25 (talk) 13:44, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Doesn't make the grade on WP:SOLDIER, bur clearly passes WP:GNG.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:19, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not memorial. The tone "When told of Trimble's death, General Erskine was reported to have been "moist-eyed' is that of a sentimental memorial, not an encyclopedia article. Coverage such as the onestely nothing that could have substantial coverage.  DGG ( talk ) 21:12, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 01:23, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Gore Vidal I don't see that he meets any sports notability standards. I see one good reference but that's not enough to meet the GNG. His biggest claim to notability is his relationship and impact on Vidal.Sandals1 (talk) 15:42, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Per WP:GNG. Plenty of good refs available.BabbaQ (talk) 11:03, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


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