Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894-1948)

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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. Removing copyvio text does not require the AfD process. Sandstein 07:29, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894-1948)

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Text taken from http://zar.co.za/hofmeyr.htm with permission. The text is probably not licensed under the GFDL. The copyright holder should be contacted and asked to release the text under the GFDL, but if the copyright holder declines then the text should be deleted. —Remember the dot (talk) 15:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. -- Pete.Hurd 18:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment this seems more like a copyright problem involving verification than a deletion problem. Are you sure you have exhausted the correct avenues first? --Dhartung | Talk 23:31, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Further, John Foley (talk · contribs) remains an active editor, but there are a few licensing/copyright issues brought up on his talk page. I'd say this is worth investigating further, but I think an AFD is precipitate -- the first step, in a GFDL problem, would be to have the article rewritten to eliminate it. --Dhartung | Talk 23:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment primarily a politician, not an academic, but I think with "Principal of the University of Witwatersrand at 25, Administrator of the Transvaal at 30 and a Cabinet Minister at 39" he is clearly notable. Even if the text can be kept, it will still need the removal of unsourced opinion; but if the text cannot be kept an article would surely be justified, so thereis no point in deletion, just stubbifying.DGG 01:58, 10 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.