Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Utley

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The result was keep. Nom withdraw per TerriersFan (non-admin closure) NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 21:38, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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After getting sent this, I looked up Tom Utley's article on Wikipedia. It doesn't seem to me that he passes the notability guideline for biographies. So, off to you, AFD people. NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 03:56, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: I would like to see some type of reference and particularly independent sources. There does not seem to have been much work put into the piece and there is also the question of notability which is weak at best. Royalhistorian (talk) 06:11, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Looks like an okay stub to me. Some evidence of notability. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:45, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 11:35, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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• Keep. Established journalist on two major newspapers; passes WP:CREATIVE ("regarded as an important figure") on the basis of the Guardian article. Tevildo (talk) 11:46, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tevildo, can you please point me to another article that ranks him as important, please? NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 02:31, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Currently a regular contributor to at least one national newspaper. Boddah —Preceding undated comment was added at 02:01, 27 December 2008 (UTC).[reply]
• Keep - described by a rival publication as a 'star columnist'. TerriersFan (talk) 21:34, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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