Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Hunting (Dedham)

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The result was keep. So Why 09:00, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

John Hunting (Dedham)

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Some local notoriety, but simply doesn't pass WP:GNG. A few trivial mentions in local histories, beyond that, nothing. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 23:15, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep With just a little effort, I was able to add several sources that go well beyond trivial mentions, including several journal articles about him specifically. Additionally, that some of the sources are local history makes no difference as long as they are still WP:RS. There is plenty more out there.--Slugger O'Toole (talk) 02:28, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 03:05, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:21, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:21, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:23, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious -- It seems that Dedham, Mass. has an enthusiastic local historian contributing to WP. However I see little in this article that makes the subject separately notable. The story of his appointment is covered in First Church and Parish in Dedham. The afterword about a Catholic mass is irrelevant. perhaps merge or redirect to First Church and Parish in Dedham. As the 10th church in Mass, it is certainly notable. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:03, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The article cites several reliable local histories with information on Hunting, including one independent, article-length source on Hunting's genealogy ("The English origin of John Hunting (1602-1689) of Dedham, Massachusetts". National Genealogical Society Quarterly 78 (1990):) . Local histories still count as reliable sources for the subject; the fact that the nominator finds it without national or worldwide value is unrelated. Wikipedia is not paper, if someone wants to make an article on every local notable with sufficient coverage, they can and should. The subject clearly passes the WP:GNG. Tenpop421 (talk) 22:32, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Passes WP:SIGCOV. If the face of this much RS, any objections are merely WP:IDONTLIKEIT.4meter4 (talk) 03:44, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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