Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William A. Barton


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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Barkeep49 (talk) 03:09, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

William A. Barton

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Fails WP:GNG. Despite his success as a lawyer and role in Doe v. Holy See, very little coverage of this person exists. KidAd (💬💬) 21:17, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:45, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:45, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete the case may be notable, but that does not make Barton notable as a person.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:53, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 00:40, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 01:00, 3 August 2020 (UTC)


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