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The result was redirect to Gore Vidal#Fiction. Consensus to not keep. Information about his relationship with Vidal can be merged from the history if deemed relevant. Sandstein 22:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
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Fails WP:GNG. Not a notable soldier or person, he's only really known for his association with Gore Vidal, which could easily be a merge or redirect target. Lettler hello • contribs 14:29, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
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- Delete fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG. Mztourist ( talk) 14:43, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete fails the notability for soldiers. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 14:56, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- Keep Notable for baseball and being killed in WWII in addition to relationship with Gore Vidal and thus has the attendant coverage from all these angles, enough to pass
WP:GNG. In addition to the
ESPN feature story and Daily Beast article already cited, he is covered in numerous baseball publications such as
[1].
Kges1901 (
talk) 17:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- He doesn't pass WP:NBASEBALL. Not sure about the rest. - The Bushranger One ping only 04:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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