Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Zimmerman

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 was keep. The clear consensus seems to be that the article is notable due to the listing in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Also per WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 15:58, 9 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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single source whos-who, nothing that speaks to notability Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:20, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ukraine-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:24, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Manitoba-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:24, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. A listing in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography generally indicates notability. As well, the article in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography cites several references. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:37, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. ^Thanks, L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 15:13, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - 'nothing that speaks to notability'? A dedicated article in a national-level biographical dictionary is notability. Agricolae (talk) 15:39, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - On top of the above, there is a bibliography in his DCB entry which seems to suggest numerous additional RS about the subject. Smmurphy^(Talk) 16:34, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Anyone with a lengthy section in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography or similar reference work is notable, especially if that section has a lengthy list of sources that can be used to expand the article. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 17:54, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I have not been editing for awhile. DoCB articles have always been considered notable. This one seems well above the minimum. Does it need work? Certainly! Stormbay (talk) 22:00, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per ANYBIO(3).Icewhiz (talk) 08:58, 4 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep due to the entry in the bio-dictionary. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:36, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per WP:ANYBIO. \\\Septrillion:- ~~‭~~10^Eleventeen 08:00, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Meets WP:BASIC. WP:SNOW also applies. gidonb (talk) 04:52, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.