Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Lincoln Bakewell


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The result was   keep. Nakon 05:09, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

William Lincoln Bakewell

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Being a minor member on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition doesn't satisfy WP:BIO. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related page for the same reason:


 * (although he did agree to be the first one eaten if they ran out of food)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Weak keep or Merge both to Personnel of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. So many detailed accounts have been written of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (even one focussing on the ship's cat) that, in practice, being a minor member on it probably does satisfy WP:BIO. Having said that, the same few facts for each (though apparently a few more for Blackborow than for Bakewell) get repeated in the various sources - Bakewell being American, Bakewell smuggling Blackborow onto the ship as a stowaway, Shackleton's reaction when Blackborow is discovered, Blackborow being chosen as the first person to land on Elephant Island, Blackborow's toes becoming gangrenous and having to be cut off, the photo of Blackborow with the cat on his shoulder - which may make summarising them in the article on the expedition's personnel a slightly better idea than standalone articles. PWilkinson (talk) 23:20, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:26, 24 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Keep since an entire book was written about him, it should be easy to expand. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 22:44, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, I disagree with the fact that the only American on-board a significant expedition isn't notable. He also has a published version of his memoir.  Kharkiv07 Talk  21:08, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
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