Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lester E. Holt

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:10, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lester E. Holt (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Fails the notability guideline. Currently cited to two sources: (1) Find a Grave, in contravention of WP:RSP#Find a Grave, and (2) a hand-waved collection of 30 newspapers, only seven of which even mention the subject, wherein all seven repeat the same information that amounts to "airplane tester died in crash". — Fourthords | =Λ= | 04:27, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question: has the nominator fulfilled WP:BEFORE? Jack4576 (talk) 05:21, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well I have, anyway. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 06:50, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Lester E. Holt was a minor figure in American aviation, who eventually died when the Lanzius L II prototype plane, which he was testing, crashed. He gets a few mentions here and there, but appears to fail WP:GNG. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 06:50, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:13, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:13, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:13, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Passes WP:GNG. I also looked for sources and found several on Newspapers.com [1][2][3][4] Alvaldi (talk) 11:38, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Alvaldi added four newspaper stories that represent significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, so clearly meets WP:GNG and thus WP:N. RecycledPixels (talk) 15:28, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris ^talk! 10:33, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 11:46, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Improvements have saved it. UtherSRG (talk) 11:58, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Notable per WP:GNG. The article could definitely use a lot of expansion. Re Steelpillow's point on him being a minor figure, minor doesn't necessarily mean un-notable. -Asheiou (they/them • talk) 13:08, 5 June 2023 (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.