Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ronald Mathias


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. RL0919 (talk) 14:31, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Ronald Mathias

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The article lacks sources and fails WP:GNG for WP:BLPS. Deleting the article is a good option since I couldn't find any sources myself after extensive research. Normanhunter2 (talk) 14:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Wales. Shellwood (talk) 15:01, 28 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Delete, not a living person so BLP doesn't apply but fails GNG. GoldRomean (talk) 16:42, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep: Entry in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography is sufficient to determine the subject is notable. Curbon7 (talk) 23:57, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Your link you sent here has no sources inside of it so it's difficult to establish whether it's a good source.Normanhunter2 (talk) 13:41, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * A biographical dictionary entry written by a well-established academic and published by the National Library of Wales is obviously a reliable source. Additionally the entry literally lists the sources used by the author. Curbon7 (talk) 21:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep. Chairman of the Welsh Labour Party is obviously notable. The Dictionary of Welsh Biography, which is maintained by the National Library of Wales, is clearly a reliable source. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:29, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep - bio in Dictionary of Welsh Biography establishes notability. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep: Hold on, deleting this article about the Welsh Labour Party Chair seems unnecessary. They're a prominent figure, and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, a well-respected source from the National Library of Wales, even includes them!  Waqar 💬 17:08, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Ambivalent. If someone is prepared to put in the time to add proper sourcing then I would vote for keep. However, if we just deleted everything that is unsourced then there is nothing left. If you voted keep, please improve it. Ldm1954 (talk) 22:55, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Fixed, just needed footnotes. Curbon7 (talk) 02:00, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Being picky, surely there must be more than one source. For certain the honors lists are published and citable. Also, the External links need fixing as currently they don't connect. Ldm1954 (talk) 06:58, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * There is no External links section. There is a Further reading section, which lists hard copy sources. If an editor has access to those hard-copy sources, that could be the basis for additional in-line cites. The article meets the notability requirements. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 17:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep, inclusion in Dictionary of Welsh Biography meets WP:NBIO under criterion 3 of WP:ANYBIO. Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:37, 4 July 2024 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.