Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karl Brooks Heisey


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The result was   no consensus. &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:58, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Karl Brooks Heisey

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Fails WP:BIO. This person has received little coverage. There is little evidence this person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:58, 3 March 2015 (UTC)


 * He is acknowledged as a leading consulting mining engineer in the Ontario in the 1930's in 2 different Canadian daily newspapers in large Canadian cities Ottawa and Winnipeg upon his death and was the president of a mine
 * His geological survey work for the Department of Mines for the Province of Ontario is referenced 2 -3 times in different online sources
 * His work is recognised is two different independent sources Unionville  — Preceding undated comment added 01:09, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Fails WP:BIO I am the author of the article and I have thought some more about it and I agree this article should be deleted Unionville(talk) Editor has changed his mind - see below --Neil N  talk to me 17:51, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. The cited secondary sources, especially the Ottawa Gazette and the Winnipeg Tribune, clearly demonstrate the subject's notability. Fiachra10003 (talk) 14:45, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Sam Sailor Talk! 07:15, 10 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 10:22, 17 March 2015 (UTC) Comment they aren't obituaries they are newspaper articles from major cities he had never lived in Ottawa and Winnipeg, he lived in Toronto, but probably not enough as it stands Unionville (talk)  — Preceding undated comment added 23:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. A couple of obituaries isn't enough to satisfy WP:GNG. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:37, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * How are they not obituaries? Their headlines announce his death. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:44, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Checked the definition of obituary in Wikipedia and you are correct but the wikipage on obituaries says large City newspapers print obituaries for people considered significant (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 15:05, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Keep sources now support notability as a mining engineer and corporate executive. And note that the Nom has changed his opinion back to Keep in light of new sourcing, though he did not scratch out his previous iVote.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:51, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Many prominent papers cited and acknowledge him as a well-known figure in the mining community. His death is mentioned in multiple papers across a few provinces and these are not paid obituaries. Has made considerable contributions to mining industry of the 20's and 30's as mentioned in sources.
 * With the additional sources and numerous cited secondary sources, Northern Miner and numerous obituaries in important Canadian daily newspapers across the country Globe and Mail, Toronto Daily Star ,   Ottawa Gazette and the Winnipeg Tribune describing him as "Noted Mine Engineer" I have changed my mind and I believe notability has been established Unionville (talk)  — Preceding undated comment added 21:02, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
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