Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sidney Fooks

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. Mo0[talk] 23:02, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sidney Fooks

Nice article and he looks like quite a character. Not notable enough for inclusion though, in my opinion. Delete Spondoolicks 10:54, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as nn. --Terence Ong 14:04, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
• Retain because of the quality and the effort invested. --
• Keep even if the subject isn't too strictly-speaking notable (and that's debatable) the links are good, and the writer should be encouraged to continue on the Wikipedia 212.179.45.178 17:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep this article. Sidney Fooks, over his 103 - year life was a minor published poet of the First World War and was a teacher still remembered by many today. Jeffrey Maynard.
• Delete non notable. Google returned 3 hits. External links point to sites not directly related to article and does not mention Fooks. -Dodo bird 21:32, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• SAVE THIS: Worthy Material~ CW
• Delete per nom. I would also note that it could still be a copyright problem, because we only have permission to use on Wikipedia, not to release under the GFDL. Stifle 16:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

• RETAIN: At the very least he was a "village Hampden", worthy of remembrance. His influence through all those he taught, some distinguished, has been considerable and future histories of WW1 will carry reference to him for his contributions in later life to various researchers.
• Keep as there aren't any copyright problems - as evidence, both J. Maynard and C.Dickens have called for keeping this page.62.219.213.74 06:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

• Retain This is a most interesting and well researched article on the varied phases of the life of a centenarian who clearly influenced so many people, particularly through his action in the First World War and as a teacher of rare quality who is still remembered favourably on the Harrow County website by so many of his former pupils who are still alive today. It would be nice if the article stimulated further detail on the award of his Military Cross of which he appears to have been so reticent to speak to his pupils in later years. Philip J. Levi.

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.