Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas J. Devine


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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:04, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Thomas J. Devine

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Friend Of A Bush and CIA man, and apparently that's about it. The article is mostly constructed from primary sources, and I couldn't find anything else that didn't say "CIA/friend of GHWB/Zapata" and little else. Mangoe (talk) 17:21, 4 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails various notability guidelines. I have BLP/SYNTH concerns when editors start stringing together primary and fringe sources to show Six Degrees of Lee Harvey Oswald.-Location (talk) 17:39, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:31, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:31, 4 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment - Interesting that Spartacus International (a privately-owned Wikipedia competitor) has an article on him. Not sure whether this is a name that conspiracy theorists love to love or whether this is a figure discussed in depth in serious scholarship, so no opinion about whether to keep or delete. Carrite (talk) 16:45, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
 * If someone can find a way to link someone with a JFK conspiracy — in this case, the Big Oil conspiracy theory — you can be sure that Spartacus will create an article on it. - Location (talk) 17:04, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I'd also point out that, beyond the Zapata-to-Wash. Post link (which doesn't involve Devine per se), their article says what I've said in the first sentence, just with more words. Mangoe (talk) 00:52, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 20:56, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:BIO. jps (talk) 03:44, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. As above Nickm57 (talk) 02:50, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable. Minor4th  14:50, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


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