Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Levi Savage Jr.

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The result of the debate was Keep. Eugene van der Pijll 20:08, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Levi Savage Jr.

Although this gentleman seems to have had an eventful life, it doesn't appear to have been particularly notable. RickK 22:56, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

  • Comment The article is very comprehensive but as it stands it doesn't establish why he might be notable. It appears to be taken from his diaries [1]. Given that I found a number of references to him when google searching, it might be the case that the diaries are of historical interest. I'm abstaining for the moment. Leithp 23:26, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep:Intersesting, I find western historial people like Levi Savage Jr. intriguing and appropriate. - AOL wikiepedia user
  • Keep, verifiable, encyclopedic information of historical interest. Kappa 03:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Go West, Young Pepys. Needs cleanup. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 04:03, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Vanity article likely created by Mr. Savage's descendant. I believe it was speedied twice before it got to its current form. I don't see how a guy who moved west in the 19th century is encyclopedic. Thousands of people did that. If this could be presented as a typical case study, maybe I could see it. As it stands, it's just a biography of some average settler. Wikipedia is not a memorial. --Xcali 05:34, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Article does not establish notability - one of thousands of immigrants. Delete unless rewritten. - Mike Rosoft 07:49, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Early Mormon missionary in Asia, especially Burma, which seems somewhat notable and hardly typical of the "average settler". A JSTOR search finds a few references to the diaries of Levi Savage, but none of the journals included in the search seems to be specialized in Mormon history. JSTOR also finds one reference to the diary of his son, Levi Mathers Savage. Keep, but cleanup and references to secondary sources are needed. Uppland 09:28, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep - relevant encyclopedic entry of a key player in the westward move of the early Mormon Church to Utah. Article needs to note this fact to establish the significance of Mr. Savage. Epolk 17:01, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Wikipedia is not a general knowledge base. It should not have entries on random dead people that may have done a few interesting things but have not left their mark on history. Indrian 08:13, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
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