Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Barlow Forbes


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The result was delete. ~ Amory  (u • t • c) 10:58, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Joseph Barlow Forbes

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Non-notable subject that does not meet WP:BASIC. Coverage found in searches for independent, reliable sources is limited to a couple of minor name checks. After searches, I was unable to find a preview the single book source used in the article. Despite this, multiple independent reliable sources are needed to establish notability. North America1000 22:22, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:23, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Utah-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:23, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete I have doubts as to weather his grandson who wrote a bio of him is notable. He clearly is not.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:32, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete no claim of importance or significance, and the biography by his grandson is insufficient to meet WP:GNG. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 19:48, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm confused by these claims of insignificance. They sound more like claims of needing more evidence misspoken as claims of insignificance. Thmazing (talk) 20:34, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
 * If you're not familiar with it, please take a look at the notability requirements for subjects on English Wikipedia, which is located at WP:BASIC. North America1000 01:18, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - run of the mill, local writer. There is unlikely to be any good sources from this writer who active 100 years ago, who wrote in-LDS materials that gained no reviews and has had no effect outside of his local community. I don't get it. FWIW, my single client is the estate of a Mormon who was my mentor, so don't @ me. Bearian (talk) 01:08, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - Non-notable by all WP rules on notabilty. Forces was a teacher his entire life. Lots of people are/were. The article only cites a single source of written material by an obviously biased source, his grandson. Not to mention, the 180 pg book amazon.com/Polygamy-Was-Better-Than-Monotony, published by Ballantine, is not cited properly in the article. The single mention of a "Forbes Day" appears to be a single-event, again non-notable by WP standards. TadgStirkland401 (TadgTalk) 02:16, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment There were educators in early Utah who had clear impacts, such as Karl G. Maeser. Forbes does not appear to have been a notable educator by the standard of someone such as Maeser, despite what the article ties to say.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:02, 4 August 2018 (UTC)


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