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The result was delete. MBisanztalk 15:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. References exist on
Google News and
Dom Ninian Sloan on Google. Pluscarden Abbey has written resources on this artist's works, and the Churches that contain the stained glass works created by him exist as ipso facto effective references.
Whiteguru (
talk) 08:42, 14 August 2020 (UTC)reply
They are passing mentions. Nothing in-depth, secondary that are intellectually independent. scope_creepTalk 09:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)reply
No evidence presented in the form of secondary, independent and in-depth to verify the article subject. scope_creepTalk 11:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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T. Canens (
talk) 04:45, 22 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Delete, per nom. To note, the article is subtantially written by the main author of the articles for the similarly non-notable relatives, linked in the article, whose articles were recently deleted, failing a PROD. Friend, relative or perhaps one of the subjects themselves?
Mutt Lunker (
talk) 12:19, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Regretful delete, per nom. I've come across his name several times in architectural guides as having designed windows for church buildings in Scotland, and I get the impression that he's a fairly well-known figure in that area, but I have not been able to find any sources that give him more than a passing mention. I will note here that if this page gets deleted but anyone is afterwards able to dig up decent sources, let me know and I'd be happy to take a look.
GirthSummit (blether) 13:53, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
The mentions in the architectural guides aren't sufficient?
Mutt Lunker (
talk) 15:04, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Mutt Lunker, they're literally passing mentions. Along the lines of "East window, Madonna and Child by Dom Ninian Sloane", that kind of thing, no biographical detail. If I always tell spam merchants that fifty passing mentions don't add up to substantial coverage, I guess I have to apply the same rules to someone whose work I'm actually interested in...
GirthSummit (blether) 17:59, 29 August 2020 (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
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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. MBisanztalk 15:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. References exist on
Google News and
Dom Ninian Sloan on Google. Pluscarden Abbey has written resources on this artist's works, and the Churches that contain the stained glass works created by him exist as ipso facto effective references.
Whiteguru (
talk) 08:42, 14 August 2020 (UTC)reply
They are passing mentions. Nothing in-depth, secondary that are intellectually independent. scope_creepTalk 09:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)reply
No evidence presented in the form of secondary, independent and in-depth to verify the article subject. scope_creepTalk 11:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
T. Canens (
talk) 04:45, 22 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Delete, per nom. To note, the article is subtantially written by the main author of the articles for the similarly non-notable relatives, linked in the article, whose articles were recently deleted, failing a PROD. Friend, relative or perhaps one of the subjects themselves?
Mutt Lunker (
talk) 12:19, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Regretful delete, per nom. I've come across his name several times in architectural guides as having designed windows for church buildings in Scotland, and I get the impression that he's a fairly well-known figure in that area, but I have not been able to find any sources that give him more than a passing mention. I will note here that if this page gets deleted but anyone is afterwards able to dig up decent sources, let me know and I'd be happy to take a look.
GirthSummit (blether) 13:53, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
The mentions in the architectural guides aren't sufficient?
Mutt Lunker (
talk) 15:04, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Mutt Lunker, they're literally passing mentions. Along the lines of "East window, Madonna and Child by Dom Ninian Sloane", that kind of thing, no biographical detail. If I always tell spam merchants that fifty passing mentions don't add up to substantial coverage, I guess I have to apply the same rules to someone whose work I'm actually interested in...
GirthSummit (blether) 17:59, 29 August 2020 (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
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