The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 ( talk) 14:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC) reply
Insufficient notability - the refs cited in the article are Crockford's, Who's Who (UK), The Times, and a church website. Archdeacons like David Booth are automatically included in Crockford's Clerical Directory, and are probably included by default in Who's Who (UK) - see WP:N/N#Are archdeacons inherently notable? for details. Two additional short mentions in The Times and supposedly on a church website (where I can't actually find him mentioned) do not amount to the "significant coverage" required by the GNG. Nor is he the subject of "multiple published secondary sources..." that would enable him to satisfy WP:BASIC. Apart from a few passing mentions of him setting up a schools' show-jumping championship and holding some services, I can't find anything else about him.
This is a test case - there are many other archdeacons in the same boat. Some of course do other things, like write profound books, or get made Bishops or Dean of Westminster etc., and thereby become more notable, but I contend that not all archdeacons - particularly not all Archdeacons of Lewes - meet our notability criteria. I wonder if "Delete and merge basic details to List of Archdeacons of Lewes" might be a suitable outcome for this article. — SMALL JIM 17:11, 16 May 2012 (UTC) reply
See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Plemth for a related case. — SMALL JIM 17:16, 16 May 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 ( talk) 14:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC) reply
Insufficient notability - the refs cited in the article are Crockford's, Who's Who (UK), The Times, and a church website. Archdeacons like David Booth are automatically included in Crockford's Clerical Directory, and are probably included by default in Who's Who (UK) - see WP:N/N#Are archdeacons inherently notable? for details. Two additional short mentions in The Times and supposedly on a church website (where I can't actually find him mentioned) do not amount to the "significant coverage" required by the GNG. Nor is he the subject of "multiple published secondary sources..." that would enable him to satisfy WP:BASIC. Apart from a few passing mentions of him setting up a schools' show-jumping championship and holding some services, I can't find anything else about him.
This is a test case - there are many other archdeacons in the same boat. Some of course do other things, like write profound books, or get made Bishops or Dean of Westminster etc., and thereby become more notable, but I contend that not all archdeacons - particularly not all Archdeacons of Lewes - meet our notability criteria. I wonder if "Delete and merge basic details to List of Archdeacons of Lewes" might be a suitable outcome for this article. — SMALL JIM 17:11, 16 May 2012 (UTC) reply
See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Plemth for a related case. — SMALL JIM 17:16, 16 May 2012 (UTC) reply