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The result was no consensus. After a month, there is no clear consensus one way or another. As ritchie notes, the delete !votes are generally rather lacking in policy, but there is not substantial weight or strength behind the 'keep' votes to establish a clear keep consensus. Eddie891 Talk Work 18:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Edward Costello
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Fails WP:GNG. Nothing notable about being one of two people from a specific geographic area to die in a rebellion. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
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- Delete Not a notable individual. Not everyone who dies in a revolt automatically becomes notable. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 18:00, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Keep. I’ve added six references. On the one hand it is true that little is known about his life so there’s a lack of in depth coverage. On the other hand there are three factors. First, the number who died in the 1916 uprising was not great, so they are very commonly listed by name and regarded as being of national significance even if they were otherwise quite ordinary men; second, the fact that he is buried in Ireland’s equivalent of Arlington National Cemetery; and thirdly, that he is important enough to have had a memorial built to him in Lurgan which is very controversial and itself been the subject of news coverage in Northern Ireland. Mccapra ( talk) 19:47, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG, one of two X to die during Y is no basis for notability and sources aren't there. Mztourist ( talk) 07:59, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Was not notable. Spleodrach ( talk) 11:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete As per above. Venusecxces ( talk) 18:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Delete arguments are all very weak and arguments to avoid, but only one keep argument has been placed. Need further discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:55, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisting comment: Delete arguments are all very weak and arguments to avoid, but only one keep argument has been placed. Need further discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:55, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- Keep per Mccapra. Vaticidalprophet ( talk) 15:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- Keep I think that now with the addition of the statue/monument controversy, he is notable. Oaktree b ( talk) 19:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler hello • contribs 02:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler hello • contribs 02:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
- Delete as appears to fail WP:SOLDIER. Rubbish computer ( Talk: Contribs) 16:03, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
- 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.
- 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 no consensus. After a month, there is no clear consensus one way or another. As ritchie notes, the delete !votes are generally rather lacking in policy, but there is not substantial weight or strength behind the 'keep' votes to establish a clear keep consensus. Eddie891 Talk Work 18:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Edward Costello
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Fails WP:GNG. Nothing notable about being one of two people from a specific geographic area to die in a rebellion. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions. Lettler hello • contribs 16:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete Not a notable individual. Not everyone who dies in a revolt automatically becomes notable. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 18:00, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Keep. I’ve added six references. On the one hand it is true that little is known about his life so there’s a lack of in depth coverage. On the other hand there are three factors. First, the number who died in the 1916 uprising was not great, so they are very commonly listed by name and regarded as being of national significance even if they were otherwise quite ordinary men; second, the fact that he is buried in Ireland’s equivalent of Arlington National Cemetery; and thirdly, that he is important enough to have had a memorial built to him in Lurgan which is very controversial and itself been the subject of news coverage in Northern Ireland. Mccapra ( talk) 19:47, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG, one of two X to die during Y is no basis for notability and sources aren't there. Mztourist ( talk) 07:59, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Was not notable. Spleodrach ( talk) 11:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- Delete As per above. Venusecxces ( talk) 18:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Delete arguments are all very weak and arguments to avoid, but only one keep argument has been placed. Need further discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:55, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisting comment: Delete arguments are all very weak and arguments to avoid, but only one keep argument has been placed. Need further discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:55, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- Keep per Mccapra. Vaticidalprophet ( talk) 15:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- Keep I think that now with the addition of the statue/monument controversy, he is notable. Oaktree b ( talk) 19:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler hello • contribs 02:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler hello • contribs 02:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
- Delete as appears to fail WP:SOLDIER. Rubbish computer ( Talk: Contribs) 16:03, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
- 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.