Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Barton Elam Jr.


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 07:04, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Joseph Barton Elam Jr.

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Fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Mayor of a town of 5,000 GPL93 (talk) 02:21, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
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 * Keep because of the listing in Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. a selective biographical dictionary. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 03:02, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
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 * Comment, to follow up on "Keep" above, the example of type of publication required for WP:ANYBIO no. 3 to be met is a national (Dictionary of National Biography) not state level one (Dictionary of Louisiana Biography), so more than this one publication is needed, it does, however, give a big tick towards the subject's notability, being also covered in A History of Louisiana by Chambers readily brings Elam into the realms of notability so this is a Keep. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:09, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete I fail to see how a blurb listing a CV without complete sentences contributes to notability; seems to be an awful lot of of minor local officials there. The citation in the Chambers book refers to Elam Sr., not to Elam Jr., please review. Reywas92Talk 06:40, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
 * thanks, i am an idiot, have struck out my "keep". Coolabahapple (talk) 09:36, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 16:42, 4 April 2019 (UTC)


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