Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noah Raby


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The result wasNomination Withdrawn. Beyond my belief, reliable secondary sources have been found. Non-admin close. SmashvilleBONK! 20:28, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Noah Raby

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Let me preface by saying that I recognize there is some heated debate going on from a Yahoo Group related to this subject matter. And I have participated in one said AfD. That is actually what allowed me to find several articles such as this.

This person's only claim to notability is that over 100 years ago, he most likely claimed that he was older than he was. That doesn't even come close to meeting WP:BIO. --SmashvilleBONK! 22:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep He was quite celebrated in his day, and I have added three contemporary news stories about him to show this. I think two write ups in the New York Times makes him notable, even if he was quite obviously lying. Katr67 23:19, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The media coverage he has received makes him notable. Epbr123 23:40, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, numerous Google Books results, including (mainly skeptical) medical journals. --Dhartung | Talk 00:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Being dead at 81 whilst lying that he was older is not the stuff of encyclopaedias. My Gran died at age 92 (verifiable) can she have an article too? Old folks making out they are older than they are is neither unusual nor notable.  WebHamste r  00:58, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * If they were the subject of multiple newspaper/journal articles, then they are notable according to Wikipedia standards. Zagalejo^^^ 04:30, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep Well researched. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 01:23, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Sufficient number of sources to establish notability -from both before and after his death. Zagalejo^^^ 04:30, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Infamy is notable. Well-sourced as if a BLP. Bearian 16:39, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


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