Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Maxwell

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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. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-11 03:24Z

[edit] Ian Maxwell

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Tagged for deletion as WP:CSD#A7. Ian Maxwell was, at one point, a household name, due ot the collapse of Cap'n Bob's house of cards and his brother Kevin's subsequent bankruptcy, but I am unsure how much of that coverage is independent and covers Ian. I suspect a redirect to Robert Maxwell is the best result, but am far from sure. Guy (Help!) 21:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep Despite the poor article, undeniably notable per WP:BIO even from the range of 'external links' already in place. Also, if he was "once a household name" then he is without a doubt notable. CiaranG 22:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Well, kind of, but is he the primary subject? Most of them are an adjunct to Kevin. Guy (Help!) 22:48, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I'd say he's the (or at least a) primary subject of this one at least, though I take the point about the others links in the article. CiaranG 00:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Kevin Maxwell was the high profile brother, however Ian Maxwell is an important figure no matter how you look at it. He replaced his father as acting chairman after his death and held senior positons before that in Maxwell companies. Mark83 13:14, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Ian Maxwell gained major notoriety in the early 90's after the death of Robert Maxwell for being indicted, tried and acquited for masive pension fraud with Mirror Group Newspapers. It only takes a G-News Archives search to see many published works about him and this very high profle case. [1] --Oakshade 05:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • keep Isn't the practice here that N once, remains N.? DGG 07:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • keep per DGG. Notability can't be lost. Mathmo Talk 10:30, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as newsworthy, if there's insufficient material for an article, it can be merge until there is (but that's an editorial decision) -Docg 11:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and no merge. There is acres of newspaper coverage alone. I will try to expand it a bit soon if I have time. Mark83 12:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep , I am satisfied with references for notability Fotografico 04:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - household name, therefore notable.--A bit iffy 07:11, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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