Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas F. Gibson


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The result was   Keep as per consensus. Non-admin closure. Warrah (talk) 01:37, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thomas F. Gibson

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I can't find coverage of this subject in reliable sources. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:44, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - Just being the Director of White House Public Affairs for Ronald Reagan alone makes this person notable (very strange the nom thinks this article is a hoax ).  Also one of the original editors of USA Today.  The Atlantic has a biography of him here.--Oakshade (talk) 07:38, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I searched google news and google books and didn't see anything. But it looks like you may have found some sources? I'll try to have a look in the a.m. Cheerios. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:56, 22 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. Google News also threw up some sources that strongly indicate notability, I believe: (about a third of the way down the page), .--Michig (talk) 19:11, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. The Atlantic's bios are written in slightly promotional tone and serve to introduce and draw attention to its own 2006 Ideas Tour speakers. I wouldn't count this particular source as entirely objective and indicative of notability. — Rankiri (talk) 19:20, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, but they're reputable enough that the stated facts can be considered to be true, I think.--Michig (talk) 19:41, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep A number of reliable sources incidicate notability and verify he is both a cartoonist and government official. Note : that he is better known as Tom Gibson  Dr. Blofeld       White cat 13:58, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Oakshade. Being Director of Public Affairs establishes notability.  Cerebellum (talk) 16:18, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is probably never going to be more than a paragraph (perma-stub) but the weak sourcing available seems to meet WP:BIO requirements.   JBsupreme  ( talk ) 16:45, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
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