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The result was delete. Yunshui 雲 水 13:26, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Richard Noble (activist)
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Basically a vanity autobiography. To give you some idea of the vanity, the subject also created Richard Noble Day, about a non-notable holiday about himself. His own article admits that no LGBT organization has given him an award. Calton | Talk 13:14, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. MT Train Talk 13:30, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Jamez42 ( talk) 13:43, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment: More information on the NPOV noticeboard. -- Jamez42 ( talk) 13:46, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- I haven't made up my mind about voting. While there may be notability if it is demonstrated that the subject was involved in the approval of laws, I think that WP:TNT may apply. -- Jamez42 ( talk) 04:52, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
- Delete So far the majority of sources seem to have COI themselves. There are a lot (overciting?), but the fact that everything I have checked does not pass muster makes be vote delete. Slatersteven ( talk) 14:09, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- Delete A quick look over the sources and most do not even mention Richard Noble. Instead talking about various events independent of the subject. PackMecEng ( talk) 15:16, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- Keep Article is much too long, violates WP:PEACOCK, and is full of irrelevant references and non-independent sources. (I'll see if I can lop it back.) Nonetheless, articles by independent journalists published in the Florida Times-Union, Mountain Democrat, Washington Blade, and maybe the Windy City Times squeak past GNG's requirement for significant coverage in independent reliable sources. FourViolas ( talk) 23:35, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
- The sources collected here make it pretty clear that at least the cross-country "Walk for Equality" is notable. It may be that the article should be recast as about the event per WP:BLP1E, as Noble's other activism doesn't seem to have attracted as much RS attention. FourViolas ( talk) 03:40, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
- Generally people are not notable for one event. Slatersteven ( talk) 10:15, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - It seems to have been impossible to keep the wording neutral and it would be better if the whole thing were re-started from scratch by an uninvolved contributor if there is evidence of notability. Deb ( talk) 14:26, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - Per WP:TNT. -- Jamez42 ( talk) 15:07, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
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