Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur E. Bestor

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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. W.marsh 18:47, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

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Fails WP:BIO. A Google search yeilds only 890 results, the majority of which do not refer to Arthur Bestor Sr., but rather his son Arthur Bestor. Being the father of a noteable figure does not make you noteable. Consequentially 20:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Comment the man died in 1944. The failure of a google search is not a good argument in this case. As it stands this article is rather poor (both in grammar and style, as well as sources), so I'd vote delete, but it may be this is more notable than it appears from a first glance. FrozenPurpleCube 03:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, doesn't look notable. ♠PMC♠ 05:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete does not appear notable. Avalon 19:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete not a notable biography article. Gronkmeister | Talk/ Contrib 15:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Google searches are not a gauge of notability for someone who died in 1944. He was a director, first full-time president and important agent in the growth of the Chautauqua Institution. Wikipedia is not paper.Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 18:12, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Poor article construction is not a reason to delete an article. The cure for poor articles is better writing.Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 18:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Dlohcierekim above. I took a run through the article, wikifying and formatting. JubalHarshaw 13:36, 2 November 2006 (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.