Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timothy Smart


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The result was redirect to List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Madagascar. Consensus that the article does not meet the notability guidelines as an individual article, and redirect seems to fit most rationales best. Davewild (talk) 08:14, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Timothy Smart

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No claim or evidence of notability. I don't think being a country's ambassador will suffice on its own. Dmol (talk) 22:03, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * delete fails WP:BIO. being from a major country doesn't add to notability either. No inherent notability of ambassadors. LibStar (talk) 23:01, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - There are news results about him in English and French. Being an ambassador for a country as prominent as the UK is generally notable as typically only people of high esteem are given this role. Elgatodegato (talk) 14:39, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
 * no, there is no inherent notability about being from the uk. Also, please provide actual links to indepth coverage of him as the subject. LibStar (talk) 14:51, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached. Relisting comment: Relisted per request
 * Delete There's a lack of detailed coverage, just a few lines on the UK reopening an embassy in Madagascar. He's not been involved in any important diplomatic events/crises; UK-Madagascar relations are not particularly important (it was never a British colony, there's not a lot of trade, no wars or disputes); and WP:GNG is not met. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:31, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Madagascar (and unlink in that page) as proposed at WP:DIPLOMAT. Stanning (talk) 10:05, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 *  Delete Redirect not Merge Ambassadors have no inherent notability. Not enough coverage in reliable sources to verify or sustain an article. Does not pass WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO. J bh  Talk  18:21, 9 May 2015 (UTC) Change to redirect to help build consensus  J bh  Talk  10:15, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge (as opposed to redirect or delete) as suggested to the List. That target could use some citations/references. Bearian (talk) 19:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, slakr  \ talk / 14:15, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * If it would help build consensus, I would be happy with a redirect. Colapeninsula (talk) 09:12, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.