Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bertram Caruthers

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 delete. slakr^\ talk / 05:08, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bertram Caruthers

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Non-notable individual. The article reads like a CV for a non-notable school principle. It was also created by someone with a close connection to the subject matter, based on their username, who's had no other notable edits outside of this article. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 14:08, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Google search turns up the sort of routine local coverage you'd expect for a school administrator, along with a mention in a book about his high school that notes he was the first black principal of the elementary school that's now named for him [1]. These are worthy accomplishments but without more, they don't seem to rise to the level of notability that we generally require for biographical articles. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:09, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I made significant edits to this article a while back, but could not find more about this person than what's in the article (1 newspaper reference and 1 biography from the school board). He was certainly an accomplished and well-respected school administrator, with a school is named after him. I would suggest that his biography be merged into that school's wiki article, but it was an elementary school. His notability doesn't seem to cross the threshold. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:59, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kansas-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:21, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:21, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete obviously a great person for the community, but I'm not seeing the notability necessary for inclusion in this encyclopedia. Would change my position if it were presented.--Paul McDonald (talk) 16:16, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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