Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James W. Bolton


 * 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 No consensus. Wal ton  Need some help?  18:43, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

James W. Bolton

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Local banker & party pol, never held statewide elective office. Dhartung | Talk 17:58, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Reply. "For years, Bolton represented Rapides Parish, including Alexandria, on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee." The DSCC is statewide and consists of 144 elected members. -- Billy Hathorn 19:59, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. It may not have been a political position, but "Bolton was president of the Louisiana Bankers Association from 1916-1917" is certainly a noteworthy statewide position and both a seat on a board and a school have been named after him. I fail to see non-notability here. Non-notable people aren't covered in things like "A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography". He had statewide importance at least. - Mgm|(talk) 08:26, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * &emsp; Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached  &emsp; Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,


 * weak keep, would be more comfortable with another source. the_undertow talk  00:59, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, agree with MacGyverMagic --76.202.59.116 03:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete WP is not a directory of Biography. A local biographical directory is not a measure of N. To have been the president of the ABA for a year would have been notable. All the other criteria listed are local, and the only one he was actually president of was the local hospital board. He is probably more N than some of the minor Louisiana politicians, but that is hardly a good argument. DGG 04:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I do think he meets the guidelines. Ab  e  g92   Hokies!  10:51, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per DGG ffm ✎ talk  15:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. What can I say? The Boltons are to modern Alexandria like Captain John Smith was to Jamestown. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Billy Hathorn (talk • contribs) 01:49, 21 April 2007 (UTC). Well, I just went back to sign, and you beat me to the punch. Billy Hathorn 01:51, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No eveidence that he is notable to Wikipedia, which is a global document not restricted to Louisiana.NBeale 05:24, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Must one be involved in "foreign policy" then, by your claim, to be in Wikipedia? And certainly Wikipedia is not restricted to any state. --65.116.31.254 13:47, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment My concern is copyright. James C. Bolton is listed as being from pp. 85-86 of A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988) and James W. Bolton is listed as being from pg. 87 of A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988). Both Wikipedia articles seem to have a structure and flow that you would expect to find in A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. The article is not footnoted, but includes a mass of text and references at the bottom that is not directly connected to any of the text in the article. I do not have access to A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography so I cannot compare Wikipedia's articles against their entry in A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. -- Jreferee 17:37, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Notability states that it is is not synonymous with "fame" or "importance" so I am unsure of the relevance of these positional/geographic fame/importance arguments to whether the article should be deleted. Per Notability, a topic is generally notable if it has been the subject of coverage that is independent of the subject, reliable, and attributable. The article inclusion question seems to be is there enough coverage to permit Wikipedia to republish the information in a reliable and attributable way? -- Jreferee 17:47, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The topic has been the subject of enough coverage that is independent of the subject to create a reliable and attributable Wikipedia article on the topic. Meets Notability. The reference Encyclopædia Britannica of 1911 has been used as a sole source for many Wikipedia articles. I do not see why 'A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography' ISBN 0-94098-437-7 cannot be used on Wikipedia in a similar way if copyright concerns are addressed. -- Jreferee 17:53, 24 April 2007 (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.