Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steven E. Snow


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The result was   keep. Nakon 02:01, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Steven E. Snow

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Doesn't have any sourcing that is independently notable of the topic. He's a Mormon leader who's only sourcing comes from the Mormon church. Some claim that any high-ranking church leader is automatically notable, but that is not supported by any policy or guideline. p b  p  17:59, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep. They are not currently included in the article, but from google searches I'm finding some non–LDS Church sources that could probably be used to establish Snow as being notable as the official historian of the LDS Church. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:33, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep The Church Historian is clearly and qithout question notable. As are members of the 1st quorum of the 70.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:33, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You do realize that merely saying "Person X is notable" ain't an actual argument, right? And that there's no policy or guideline saying that members of the 1st Quorum are automatically notable?  This may very well be kept, but it shouldn't be kept on the basis of votes like yours,   p  b  p  06:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Comment Here are more sources on Snow. Here is an interview that shows his inpact on a wide range of people in his office as Church Historian. This article  covers Snow's appointment to the faith-based neighborhood council, which shows this moves beyond just Mormon issues. Here  is a New York Times article that mentions Snow. Here is a FairMormon  essay that makes significant mention of him. Here is a Washington Post article mentioning him  Here is an article on him from the Salt Lake Tribune, Here is another article that mentions Snow . Considering how many of these I am finding, I think the nomination of this article is a clear demonstration of doing adequate pre-nomination for deletion research on the part of the person who nominated it.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:46, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Sometimes users nominate an article based on the sourcing used in the article, not on extraneous research of potential that they conduct. I don't think doing so is a cardinal sin—that's one reason why we have discussions about articles, so other users who are interested can take a deeper look if the nominator did not. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:52, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 11:48, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
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