Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bev Koester

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The result was keep. - Mailer Diablo 18:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bev Koester

Bev Koester (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This article does not seem to be notable. --SonicChao ^talk 16:38, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Weak keep as a Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons, although 279 Google results show low notability. Michaelas10 (Talk) 16:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I was just about to say exactly that. weak keep per Michaelas10. Tonywalton  | Talk 16:50, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep In the article, it is stated that the subject had received the highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada. This award in itself is notable. Thus, those people who receive this honour are inherently notable. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 17:48, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The clerk is the senior non-elected employee of the House of Commons. That is, he runs things, and reports to the Speaker of the House. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 23:13, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete senior but ultimately nn bureaucrat who was rewarded with the Order. The Order is notable, yes, but given the degree to which it is a tool used for political reward, recipients are not necessarily notable. (Review a list of O of C recipients if you don't believe me). Eusebeus 01:21, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
  • I think we need to maintain the distinction between "not necessarily notable" and "not necessarily famous". By virtue of being awarded the highest civilian honour in Canada, a recipient is notable enough for an encyclopedia article, no less so than British knighthoods. What the OC doesn't necessarily confer is fame, which isn't the same thing. I have to incline to keep on this one. Bearcat 06:49, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per Eusebeus. If we started listing every British nonentity with a [CMO]BE... Pete Fenelon 02:15, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Per Eusebeus's comments.RichMac (Talk) 03:05, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
• keep Not sure the original author is allowed a vote, but in any case here is mine. YUL89YYZ 23:38, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep The Order of Canada isn't handed out like candy. It does not make people famous, but if the GG's recognizing the person, it would make them notable. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 23:30, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep Clerk of House of Commons + Officer of the Order of Canada establishes passable notability. -Kubigula (ave) 00:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep While I had not heard of Mr. Koester, now that I have read his credentials I find that his life accomplishments are far more worthy of an article than several politicians we have articles on. He was a soldier, teacher, and served as Clerk of 3 legislative bodies. Mr. Koester was no flash-in-the-pan. PKT 23:51, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Per Royalguard11. --Oakshade 00:44, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Per PKT, also note receiving Order of Canada should make him automatically worthy of inclusion. -- Chabuk ^{[ T • C ]} 17:25, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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