Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Lambert

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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 Keep. -- Longhair\talk 23:10, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ian Lambert

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It is about a principal of a college-- I would think to merge the page to the school and delete the page. Domthedude001 03:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Merge: Agree with nom. Not so notable as needing his own page. - Rjd0060 03:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Keep Ian Lambert is a dual Queensland representative sportsman, author and editor, and Principal of a notable school. It appears that he was nominated for deletion before I wrote the article (both are recorded as being completed at the exact same time) and so the nominator hasn't even read what has been written. Mitchplusone 03:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Merge: Agree with nom. -- Kleinzach 03:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep I'm surprised that there's any query about it - clearly an outstanding young head of a prominent college, plenty of Google presence (he's only been head for a few months - try google on his previous school), sure to get a national obit when he dies. I agree that the timing of the deletion (2 minutes after the article was created) is very suspicious as someone obviously bears a grudge against either Lambert, his present school (of which his father is an Old Boy) or Newington College (where even his presence in a list of Old Boys has been quibbled about). Enough about this man. Please let us have articles on the previous heads, as a swift google gives plenty about them. (I am in the UK, know nothing about schools in Australia but am tired of this parochial wrangle.) -- roundhouse0 07:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Bduke 07:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep He is a published author with books and journal articles to his name and is clearly notable enough for an article. The article is well referenced and meets all the criteria for WP:N. Dahliarose 08:41, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep The Who's Who in Australia have found him notable enough for inclusion in their highly regarded publication, therefore in my opinion he is certainly notable enough for inclusion in wikipedia. Loopla 08:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Being listed in several Who's Who editions myself (and I am pretty certain that I am not notable in any encyclopedic sense), I am not very impressed with this listing. (Note that individuals can self-nominate for the Who's Who in Australia). --Crusio 09:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The wiki article on Who's Who in Australia states - Individuals can self-nominate for inclusion in the book. Criteria for inclusion are those who are assessed by the editors as having contributed "to Australian life on a national or international level". The editors assert that entry cannot be bought. Mitchplusone 12:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I nominate Crusio in afc (articles for creation) - non-notability disputed. I thought one was approached to be in WW, and asked to supply info (so the info is not necessarily reliable, but the listing is of significance per se). -- roundhouse0 09:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment :-D (But I do hope you are indeed joking). --Crusio 10:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Although the usual perils of schoolcruft need to be watched, this person is clearly notable. Orderinchaos 13:45, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Per above. Twenty Years 13:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Lambert is notable for his involvement in the Christian schools movement and for his work in indigenous education. Waterdanks 04:34, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Note to Closing Admin Please note there are Single purpose accounts & sockpuppets on this AFD. ExtraDry 11:03, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment Until it is proven that they are sockpuppets, they are not sockpuppets. Regardless of whether they are or are not sockpuppets, this is not a vote, its a discussion to guage consensus - please remember that. Twenty Years 12:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
      • Keep, Merge and Delete vote contributors, with only one or two exceptions, all have a vast number of edits away from this subject. Orderinchaos 17:17, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, obviously more than a "principal" as the nom stated; the Afd was raised two minutes after the article was created, and after only one edit. John Vandenberg 11:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Subject doesn't meet inclusion guidelines under WP:N or WP:PROF at present. The published book appears to be a PhD paper. More secondary sources needed. Assize 05:36, 27 September 2007 (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.