Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ron Duncan

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 delete. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:14, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ron Duncan

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articel has not been improved for sometime only information that is given related directly back to Mr. Duncan and his students. Tenteisai 18:40, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:05, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:05, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep There's no doubt this article needs additional work, but I believe someone with access to old martial arts magazines would be able to find multiple mentions of him. I just added one from Black Belt magazine stating he was one the first black martial arts instructors in the U.S. Papaursa (talk) 21:34, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Although I accept BBMAG as a generally reliable source, I am not convinced of their reliability concerning Ninjutsu. I believed they published what the market would buy, not necessarily what was verified or academically acceptable. jmcw (talk) 09:51, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 19:05, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete The article doesn't show me that he meets any of the notability criteria. I might change my mind if more reliable sources are provided. Mdtemp (talk) 17:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thats the problem there are no reliable sources for Mr. Duncan. I'm sure he maybe a great instructor but the facts are he has no legitmate standing in the martial arts world as he has no real evidence to support his claims to Kogo/Koka ryu ninjutsu. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tenteisai (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete It seems like he should be notable--I get a lot of ghits for him. However, I'm having trouble finding reliable sources or seeing how he passes WP:MANOTE. Astudent0 (talk) 19:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 11:38, 17 February 2012 (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.