From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. ( non-admin closure) Music1201 talk 15:39, 27 August 2016 (UTC) reply

John Hislop

John Hislop (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log · Stats)
(Find sources:  Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs· FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

Doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG Boleyn ( talk) 17:31, 12 August 2016 (UTC) reply

Keep. Sourced to a reliable secondary source. Assertion of notability is in the first paragraph. Hesperian 02:03, 13 August 2016 (UTC) reply

There is an assertion, yes, and he is mentioned in an obscure book. That could be said of many people - how does he meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG? Best wishes, Boleyn ( talk) 03:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Yes, and many people are notable. He meets WP:BIO and WP:GNG per the text of those pages. e.g. "A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." There's nothing there that says "obscure" books don't count. And you're only guessing that he gets no more than a "mention" in there. Well you've guessed wrong. Hesperian 05:51, 13 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple ( talk) 14:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple ( talk) 14:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC) reply
  • delete fails WP:BIO. coverage merely confirms he existed. LibStar ( talk) 15:46, 17 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 06:33, 20 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Keep it is nothing to do with an obscure book, or for that matter BIO, the person was a teacher of two very notable Western Australian historical characters - as verified by trove refs JarrahTree 10:57, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.