Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Garst

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The result was keep. Daniel (talk) 05:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

David Garst[edit]

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The only source for the article is the webpage of the company he was in charge of. This is not enough sourcing to show anyone is notable. A search found brief mentions of lots of other David Garst's on places like LinkedIn and in Find a Grave, but nothing adding up to passing GNG for either this individual or anyone else with this name. John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:50, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:50, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:SIGCOV. His advisory position in the Jimmy Carter administration is not significant enough to pass WP:NPOL automatically. Bearian (talk) 19:17, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Bearian: Would appreciate your taking a second look in light of the sources presented below. Best, Cbl62 (talk) 01:12, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Garst_Seed_Company: Keep: There is a bunch of mentioning of Garst in the periodicals of the past, see here [[1]]. Most of the mentioning are in conjunction with the aforementioned company, so merging sounds like a good solution to me. Cheers, Kolma8 (talk) 17:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Kolma8: Would appreciate your taking a second look in light of the sources presented below. Best, Cbl62 (talk) 01:22, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pinging me. Kolma8 (talk) 17:24, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:30, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Per WP:GNG. According to (1) this, he played a significant role in opening agricultural trade between the United States and the Eastern Bloc. He was also a major figure in Democratic politics in Iowa. Not sure how much WP:BEFORE was undertaken, but a Newspapers.com search turns up more than 1,600 hits. There is significant coverage in multiple reliable sources, e.g., (2) "Ex-Garst Seed president dies; he 'fed the world'", The Des Moines Register, 1/11/06; (3) "Tribute (to David Garst)", Lincoln Journal Star, 1/23/06; (4) "A lifetime of selling seeds", The Des Moines Register, 2/4/90 (part 1/part 2), (5) David Garsts, Coon Rapids, See Road to Peace in Exchange Visits", Carroll Daily Times Herald, 7/9/56; (6) "Famed Corn Man Garst Coming Here", The Spokesman-Review, 1/7/63; (7) "Sons relive historic meeting", The Des Moines Register, 2/5/95; (8) "It's second generation reunion as Krushchev visits Garst", Sioux City Journal, 2/6/95; (9) "Garst Seed sets collision course with former pal", The Des Moines Register, 8/21/83; (10) "Garst finds hope in Soviets' latest change in farming policy", The Lincoln Star, 10/20/88; and (11) "Former Garst Seed president David Garst dies", The Courier (AP obit), 1/11/06. He also published on policy topics, including (12) "What Farmers Want" by David Garst, Agricultural History, Spring 1990. Finally, (13) Garst's papers are preserved for historical research at a major research university (Iowa State). Cbl62 (talk) 01:09, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This article has been added to Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron – Rescue list. Cbl62 (talk) 01:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Cbl, seems to meet GNG. Nice work. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 01:37, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep https://ucanr.edu/sites/sbc/files/227892.pdf He was well thought of in his field. Ample coverage already found proving he was notable. Dream Focus 02:59, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:HEY. Bearian (talk) 01:13, 5 February 2021 (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.