Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leonidas Pantelides


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) czar   &middot;   &middot;  16:19, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Leonidas Pantelides

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fails WP:BIO and WP:DIPLOMAT. Ambassadors do not have inherent notability. Coverage merely confirms his existence, nothing indepth. LibStar (talk) 08:28, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep as an ambassador to the UN with a reasonable amount of coverage 1 2 3. By the looks of it a lot more could be found by someone who speaks more languages than I do.--Yaksar (let's chat) 13:23, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as lacking significant coverage in secondary sources independent of the subject. He's held a nice number of posts, but I'm having trouble finding anything more than "presented credentials" or "spoke on behalf of..." in relatively straightforward staff matters, aside from some he-said-she-said in some local scandal about smuggled munitions and improper disposal leading to tragedy. I would safely place that under WP:ONEEVENT at most. Ray  Talk 19:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Diplomatic heads of mission should have a presumption of notability due to the seniority of their post. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:29, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
 * not true. There is already a notability guideline WP:DIPLOMAT. LibStar (talk) 12:07, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
 * My comment is an opinion. What you quote is a guideline only, and a fairly pointless one at that. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:02, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * it is a subset of the well accepted Notability (people). Your comment  is insulting to the experienced Wikipedians who worked on developing the guideline. LibStar (talk) 14:48, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The point is that WP:DIPLOMAT isn't really a guideline. It basically says exactly the same as GNG and is therefore a completely useless addition that nobody would miss if it was removed. I'm an experienced Wikipedian myself incidentally (maybe you should look at the profiles of people you address before getting on your high horse?) and I think any editor is entitled to express an opinion. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - Passes WP:DIPLOMAT, which states verbatim as of this post, "Diplomats who have participated in a significant way in events of particular diplomatic importance that have been written about in reliable secondary sources. Sufficient reliable documentation of their particular role is required." Source examples include:, , . Northamerica1000(talk) 03:28, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Upon Northamerica's findings, I'm inclined to agree that while the article is in horrible shape, it appears this person does meet WP:DIPLOMAT and simply needs improvement. Mkdw talk 07:03, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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