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The result was redirect to Mason family. -- Scott Burley ( talk) 06:52, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
George Mason VI
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Many of his relatives are notable--and are in fact major historical figures-- but I see no evidence he is. (Note that the similarity of names in his family makes searching rather difficult) . DGG ( talk ) 00:26, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- Weak Keep - His role in the ownership of the historic Mason estate at Gunston Hall is sufficient notability. Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:09, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- How THIS can get a weak Keep? Has anyone seen the references? Out of 4 references - three are from the official website of George Mason! I am new here but even I know that official website is not a reliable source according to Wikipedia rules Dariakupila ( talk) 08:20, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:16, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:16, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- Comment I have added four more sources. Mosaicberry ( talk) 12:53, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:30, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:30, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. From the article, his "accomplishments" appear to be being born into a notable family and inheriting an estate. Even the book The Five George Masons (which I can't view) seems to have only two mentions of his name. The rest of the sources are no better. Clarityfiend ( talk) 06:51, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
- Delete and simply put a mention in the Mason Family article of his existence. The nominated article talks about his family members, but where is the evidence that he's notable himself? As presented now, this entry does not constitute inclusion worthy per WP:INVALIDBIO Graywalls ( talk) 17:40, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to Mason family. There are several casual mentions, and I believe it is sometimes possible to build an encyclopedic article from disparate casual mentions, but this is not one of those cases. Most of the encyclopedic information in this article is about his wife, not him. We only have birthdates, who he was related to, and a piece of property he owned. That does not help us understand the subject, and he does not otherwise appear to have any notability independent of his famous relatives. 78.26 ( spin me / revolutions) 04:22, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
- Delete or Redirect He is clearly not notable on his own to pass WP:GNG, but as the sixth George Mason a redirect to the Mason family article wouldn't be inappropriate as he is a part of that puzzle of relatives, despite being unimportant himself. Newshunter12 ( talk) 06:00, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
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