Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Williston Lamar Dye


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The result was Userfy. Moved back to Draft space for improvement. Black Kite (talk) 17:57, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Williston Lamar Dye

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Fails WP:SOLDIER, reads like a memorial Gbawden (talk) 06:22, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Any recommendations on how we can improve this page so it meets WP criteria? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatgreg (talk • contribs) 16:01, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:DEL8. Judging from a source search subject also fails WP:BASIC/WP:GNG. — Sam Sailor 18:19, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — Sam Sailor 18:23, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. — Sam Sailor 18:23, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions. — Sam Sailor 18:23, 26 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Unfortunately, he just doesn't seem to meet guidelines for inclusion. If someone can show otherwise, I'll happily reverse.  { MordeKyle }  &#9762; 20:24, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * An obituary in the Washington Post, and the fact that he was a Naval Academy grad, makes it extremely unlikely that there are no other sources.  It would be useful to know what version(s) of his name he usually used.  Perhaps User:Thatgreg can help us out?E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:24, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Mr. Dye is mentioned by name in 1950s volumes of Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the East - but only hard copies which we can scan. Would this help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatgreg (talk • contribs) 16:58, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The is a published obituary in the Washington Post. Another published obituary would be helpful.  As would coverage of his wartime activities (some ships, many battles, almost all military unite have histories published as books or articles.)  He might also appear in a memoir written by a classmate or fellow officer.  Books and articles are also published about the history of major business corporations.  Any of these is helpful, and can be cited even if not available online.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:28, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It would also be useful to know what names he may have gone by. Was Williston shortened to a nickname, such as Will or  Bill?  Was he sometimes referred to W.L.?  At certain periods of his life, perhaps?  Knowing this makes it possible to search for him.  The improbability of a man with a bio that reads like the one in the Washington Post appearing in no other sources seems so very low, that I assume that we must be looking under the "wrong" version of his name.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:28, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, yes, Who's Who and Who's Who in the East are helpful in establishing notability. Printed sources are fine and a scan (including the volume's front pages) would be great!E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:35, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

How do we submit the scans from the Who's Who books?Thatgreg (talk) 17:04, 31 January 2017 (UTC)that gregThatgreg (talk) 17:04, 31 January 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kurykh (talk) 22:50, 3 February 2017 (UTC) I have left a note on 's talk page recommending he submit the scanned pages to OTRS for verification. If there's a better place for him to put them I'm all ears. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 23:10, 3 February 2017 (UTC)


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