Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Józef Kos

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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. Krimpet (talk) 20:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Józef Kos

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Prod removed by creator. Claim to notability: subject lived 106 years and upon death was mentioned in local news. Doesn't seem to have done anything notable in his life. Wikipedia is not a memorial.  Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  01:30, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. He became notable for living past 100, and this notability was recognized in Wikipedia's gold standard for notability: multiple independent reliable sources. If notability can be established, "Wikipedia is not a memorial" doesn't apply. --Eastmain 02:01, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep He's covered by multiple (no less than 6) sources and was one of the last veterans of the First World War. I don't understand the disdain against 'local news' regarding his sources, which the nominator might notice actually covered him in life as well as in death. They seem to fit the necessary criteria. Nick mallory 02:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Veterans of the first World War are very rare and I don't believe that the argument "Wikipedia is not a memorial" applies here. Refer to Surviving veterans of World War I. Kos was the the 2nd to last WWI veteran from Poland. ----Ðysepsion † Speak your mind 02:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletions. -- Carom 04:49, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Nick mallory. Maxamegalon2000 05:00, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Passes WP:BIO with flying colours. --Charlene 05:44, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - The subject does not seem particularly notable to me, but it's hard to argue otherwise with six reliable news sources. He is probably relatively well-known in Poland, although he seems obscure to the English-speaking world. -- Cielomobile talk / contribs 06:08, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: the six sources are in fact 3: two Polish local newspapers and 1 local webpage.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  07:17, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
They're 6 separate pieces about him. Nick mallory 08:15, 31 May 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.