Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roy Lee Cooke


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The result was redirect to October Sky (book). RL0919 (talk) 07:08, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Roy Lee Cooke

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Fails WP:BIO. Only known as a member of the "Rocket Boys" led by Homer Hickam. Searches for sources as part of WP:BEFORE only resulted in articles about the subject in the context of his work with the Rocket Boys. No significant coverage of Roy Lee as an individual. Page has been tagged looking for BLP sources since 2009 and there hasn't been any progress. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 16:25, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:30, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Carolina-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:30, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CommanderWaterford (talk) 20:09, 16 May 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect to October Sky (book) (to which Rocket Boys also redirects) — my search turned up sources like this where there is some coverage of his life, but within the context of the Rocket Boys' activities, it's unclear what distinguishes Cooke from any of the others. Because his notability is derived from being a member of the group and he received recognition due to Hickam's memoir, a redirect to the article makes sense as I think it's a plausible search term. DanCherek (talk) 21:06, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:56, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect per WP:ATD, although it's fucking slightly tenuous. ——  Serial  15:23, 24 May 2021 (UTC)


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