Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Lintgen

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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The result was Withdrawn, nominator admits that this is WP:SNOW at work here. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 20:19, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Arthur Lintgen

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Interesting, but not notable. This is not a biography, this is ... um, I'm not sure WHAT it is. Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:57, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Speedy Keep This person is real and notable, he was profiled in skeptical Inquirer Magazine [1]Vol6 No. 4 Summer of 1982 and Vol. 7 No. 2 Winter of 1982. I also see his Snopes listing as a good source.I found the Skeptical Magazine references in under five minutes and I'm sure there are more sources to follow.--Torchwood Who? (talk) 18:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
I knew it here are a few more... Guniess Book of World Records 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 and Brainstorm by Wendy Ashton Shimkofsky & Loris Lesynski (1997) all profile him. [2]. I'm sure there are more, but this seems like more than enough for a speedy keep.--Torchwood Who? (talk) 18:19, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
More Here is an article where James Randi discusses Arthur. [3]Also, the sources on snopes can actually be used as good reference... Time Magazine "Read Any Good Records Lately?" 4 January 1982 (p. 88)., they also include the New York Times and LA Times.[4]--Torchwood Who? (talk) 18:25, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep More sources. Colonel Warden (talk) 18:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Non-trivial coverage in reliable sources, per the above, seems to indicate notability to me. Scog (talk) 19:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per above (and possibly per WP:SNOW); he's apparently gained fame for his ability to read records. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 19:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Nevermind - You don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the snow is blowing. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 20:13, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
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