Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Lowell, Jr.


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The result was   Keep. Despite concern around the scant sources currently in the article, there is consensus around the NYT obituary that the subject is notable, with an additional comment that offline sources are likely in existence. WilliamH (talk) 14:37, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

William Lowell, Jr.

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Fails WP:BIO. Notable father, no idea why the son would be notable though. Short obituary in the NY Times is the only source (in article, and only one I could find), and offers no further clue. Searching for things like "William Lowell" "Union Bag" gives no useful results, and neither does "William Lowell" "Six pack carton". "Working on the development" of something is not really the same as inventing or patenting something, so his role is unclear, but certainly hasn't been widely commented on, with his obituary as the only source. Fram (talk) 10:44, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 13:26, 19 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Given that the article was created in 2007, it would not have met the guidelines in effect at that time if it were challenged on WP:N grounds. patsw (talk) 15:34, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep A New York Times obituary denotes that a reliable source found them notable of the thousands of people to die that day. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:04, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, a single source, not really sufficient to meet the GNG. Fram (talk) 11:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep as above. Most likely,  the sources are below the wikipedia horizon because of time.  Not everything old gets digitized where a Google search can pick it up.  The NYT likely had sources. Nucleophilic (talk) 06:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * A 1976 death? That's hardly ancient history. We have no problem finding sources about notable people from a lot earlier, e.g. we can easily show that his father is somewhat notable. The source for the NYT may just as well have been a press release from one of Lowell's former employers, we don't know. Fram (talk) 11:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. It's a very, very brief obituary and doesn't make any real claim to notability. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:16, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - obits in the Times c. 1976 were not press releases; they were well-researched. Bearian (talk) 01:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * "Citation needed" Fram (talk) 09:32, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
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