Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Hislop


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) &mdash; Music1201  talk  15:39, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

John Hislop

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Doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG Boleyn (talk) 17:31, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Keep. Sourced to a reliable secondary source. Assertion of notability is in the first paragraph. Hesperian 02:03, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * There is an assertion, yes, and he is mentioned in an obscure book. That could be said of many people - how does he meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG? Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 03:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, and many people are notable. He meets WP:BIO and WP:GNG per the text of those pages. e.g. "A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." There's nothing there that says "obscure" books don't count. And you're only guessing that he gets no more than a "mention" in there. Well you've guessed wrong. Hesperian 05:51, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * delete fails WP:BIO. coverage merely confirms he existed. LibStar (talk) 15:46, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * "Fails WP:BIO" how? Hesperian 01:14, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 06:33, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep it is nothing to do with an obscure book, or for that matter BIO, the person was a teacher of two very notable Western Australian historical characters - as verified by trove refs JarrahTree 10:57, 21 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep addresses WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 12:02, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep -- Being the first is likely to make him notable, though I would have liked to know more. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:39, 21 August 2016 (UTC)


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