Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/S.J. Goldsmith


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Nosebagbear (talk) 10:54, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

S.J. Goldsmith

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The only sources cited for this biography are four newspaper obituaries, without urls. There are no inline citations, despite a request nearly two years ago, so it is not possible to determine which facts in the article are verifiable. All that can be seen is that he was a minor journalist and writer; there is nothing in the article to establish his significance. RolandR (talk) 17:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:37, 27 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. Much of the biographical detail was taken from the 1986 Biographical Dictionary of Yiddish Writers, and I have added the source. I don't have access to the obituaries listed under References, but I formatted all his books and note that one of his works was entered in the Library of Congress, so I believe he is notable. Yoninah (talk) 20:50, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Obituaries in the London Times, the Telegraph and other papers validate his notability. As does his inclusion in the Biographical Dictionary of Yiddish Writers.  I'll try to make time to do a little sourcing.E.M.Gregory (talk) 04:18, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Obituaries in major national newspapers = notable. I can confirm that he had a full obit in The Times, although he is referred to there as Sam Goldsmith, which suggests the article should be moved. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:21, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * He wrote under several names. I'll add "also known as Sam" to the page. Yoninah (talk) 21:27, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * That's great. Could you also help me indicate that link name of his daughter Tessa Rajak to her Wikipedia page. Culmus (talk) 21:50, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * KeepThe obsevations by two users above are correct, that obituaries in UK quality national newspapers are accorded to on;y significant figures. The Telegraph obituary is, like the Times, a full obituary, with photograph. The subject's notable contributions are spelled out in the obituaries. They can be readily accessed. Culmus (talk) 22:04, 1 August 2018‎ (UTC)


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