Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Abercromby (monk)


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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 09:22, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

John Abercromby (monk)

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Evidence suggests that this monk probably never existed. The only claim to notability is his martyrdom. Finally, there is no evidence that his non-existence is notable. D O N D E groovily  Talk to me  04:11, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. We have numerous articles on people who never existed.  He has a DNB article, which is usually taken as a criterion for notability.  Cusop Dingle (talk) 07:54, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Subject of an article in a dictionary of national biography. Pburka (talk) 16:04, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Anyone with an entry in the definitive dictionary of British biography is certainly notable enough, mythical or not, for an article on Wikipedia with its myriad articles on modern "celebrity" non-entities. -- Necrothesp (talk) 17:45, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, we'd be quite foolish to tell the Dictionary that their inclusion criteria are flawed. Nyttend (talk) 18:43, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per all of the above. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 21:20, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep -- The fact that he is listed in ODNB, is sufficient to justify the existence of the article. I will add a little to the text, having exmained the ODNB article.  Peterkingiron (talk) 15:12, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
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