Talk:Napoleon Bonaparte Brown

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I have re-worked the page to show pertinent information only.--Paul McDonald 20:20, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Speedy Deletion? 2 More on notability... 2.1 Wikipedia Tests 2.2 Alternative Tests 3 More coming 4 References

[edit] Speedy Deletion?

Of course, I vote do not delete on this one, but I made the page. Reasons?

Napoleon Bonaparte Brown is one of the most noted residents of north central Kansas and was a key person in the development of the town of Concordia, Kansas. He was a former member of both the Missouri and Kansas state legislatures (which alone meets the requirements for notability) and is the philanthropist and builder/namesake of the Brown Grand Theatre, a majestic opera house on the National Register of Historic Places.

What reason would there be to delete this page?--Paul McDonald 01:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More on notability...

I've run some comparisons on the Wikipedia:Notability (people) article and the results are in!

[edit] Wikipedia Tests

1. "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record" The Brown Grand Theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places
2. "Political figures holding or who have held international, national or statewide/provincewide office, and members and former members of a national, state or provincial legislature" He was a member of the Kansas and Missouri Legislature

[edit] Alternative Tests

1. Verifiability: yes, the information can be verified both now and easily 10 years from now
2. Expandability: yes, this article can be expanded
3. 100-year test: Since he lived about 100 years ago... yes, that one's covered.
4. Biography: see sources cited on the article page
5. Search Engine Test:

Google [1]

This should just about cover it... --Paul McDonald 01:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Sure does... wanna try putting some of that into the article? Nashville Monkey 02:05, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

But when it was speedy nominated it simply read:

Napoleon Bonaparte Brown was a businessman, philanthropist, politician, and resident of Kansas and Missouri in the late 1800's and early 1900's. He is most noted as the namesake and builder of the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas, a majestic opera house completed in 1907.

==References==

• Bell, Rachel Lowrey (1998a). A Proud Past... A Pictorial History of Concordia, Kansas, Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing.

• Emery, Janet Pease (1970a). It Takes People to Make a Town, Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing Company. Library of Congress number 75-135688. dif

and had read so since 27 Dec. 2006. Not very notable, so the nomination was made in good faith, and had (still has, as written) plenty of reason to be nominated. It is up to you, the author, to establish the notability of your subject not the reader's job. Good day. Nashville Monkey 02:07, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More coming

I'll add more information over the coming weekend and make the data more clear.--Paul McDonald 02:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Do the referencess look better?--Paul McDonald 02:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

Paul, could you provide ISBN's on the two books you have listed? Good day. Nashville Monkey 03:05, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

good question. One of the books was published in the early 1970's and the author probably didn't bother to get an ISBN. The other was published by the local newspaper as a "local pictoral history" book. I could not find an ISBN for the two books, but I didn't look very hard either. I'll dig deeper.--Paul McDonald 07:53, 29 January 2007 (UTC)