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A Governor's son is not notable and no reason for an article
JB50000 (
talk) 05:35, 11 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep. The article already has two good references and can be expanded from the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia. Lack of inherent notability does not imply lack of notability. —
Eastmain (
talk) 06:00, 11 January 2010 (UTC)reply
So 2 entries in a directory (of course, with some description, not just a name) is enough for notability? Even if inherited (notability is not inherited but the directories don't follow Wikipedia rules). I am willing to drop this AFD if a few others convince me that the son is notable because of two little references, even though he's the son of the governor, not the governor.
JB50000 (
talk) 06:08, 11 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Delete. Notablitiy is not inherited.Rasputin72 (
talk) 06:38, 11 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep. (opinion changed). His being a victim of the French revolutionary "terror" swung my vote. If the revolutionaries thought he was "notable" enough to guillotine, then he must be notable enough for an article. There is probably a lot more info about the subject in French texts that are not accessible on-line.
Rasputin72 (
talk) 06:41, 11 January 2010 (UTC)reply
When someone gets those references, they can re-create and write an article that is more than a dictionary definition.
JB50000 (
talk) 04:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep. The French Wikipedia article, which cites the same two sources, has plenty more information that can be added to our article.
Phil Bridger (
talk) 10:58, 13 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep Article has a large number of references considering it's a stub. Claim to notability is based on his journalism, which is given as the reason he was killed.
Edward321 (
talk) 15:39, 16 January 2010 (UTC)reply
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