Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Penelope Thompson

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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 of the debate was delete. Mindmatrix 00:31, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Penelope Thompson

Non-notable bio of early American InvictaHOG 02:02, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Delete. Appears to be a piece of geneological research. Jtmichcock 02:39, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete I don't really understand why this person is notable. Perhaps a {{nn-bio}} tag is in order. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 08:02, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete: Looks for all the world like your basic fiction/hoax. She lived on lichens for days after being stabbed in the abdomen and scalped? She was Dutch but named Thompson? No dates given. All over fun & goofs. Geogre 17:55, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep. The article explains that she was born in Amsterdam of an English father. This is definitely not a hoax, but it does may be a well-intentioned mix of genealogical research and fiction (see [1]). I'm not sure how to separate the history from the fiction, or whether Thompson (or her husband Richard Stout) should count as notable. I think the article author should have a chance to make the case by adding some sources and clarifying the basis for notability. rodii 18:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment S/he has five days even if we all vote "delete"... isn't that long enough? — Haeleth Talk 21:03, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
      • Sure. That was intended as a don't-bite-the-newbies hint to the author, not a plea to stop the AfD. rodii 02:46, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete per Geogre. — FREAK OF NURxTURE (TALK) 18:26, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete as nn-bio. Stifle 22:59, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, it's non-notable. --Eeee 04:07, 12 December 2005 (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.