Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Dolan (centenarian)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 06:16, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James Dolan (centenarian)

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A declined speedy (aborted AFD nom was also attempted) by NickOrnstein read, "James Dolan doesn't seem too "notable" in the outer world. The article doesn't note that he has been, for example a governor, nor a longevity record holder at minimum. While being employed in the economy, chances are you are more recognizable due to being in the media a lot more often. If he was, for example, 110 years old (also known as a supercentenarian), it would make more sense - longevity record." This basic nonnotability argument is valid in that being 103 based on half an article does not a WP topic make. I say half an article because the one news reference is also being used to support Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary Dolan Quinn. JJB 04:26, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:14, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Thparkth said as to his sister Mary, Delete. Although I declined the speedy (there is a robust debate going on about whether articles like this should be speedy-deleted at Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion) I do not think the subject of this article, or her brother, are notable. In my opinion merely reaching the age of 105 does not establish notability. Thparkth (talk) 11:56, 22 October 2010 (UTC) JJB 15:20, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Notable only for being pretty old. Stub bio adds nothing whatsoever to the info pool. Shoulda been speedied, I reckon. Carrite (talk) 15:21, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete People who've lived to age 103 are a lot more common than one might think. According to Centenarian#Numbers of centenarians there are 455,000 people worldwide who are 100 or older. I imagine that there are quite a few people in Ireland older than he is. Mandsford 15:38, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:BIO at this point. Take another look when he hits 110. Edison (talk) 20:34, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete its only one article, besides, being a 105 year old is not notable if he and his sister were the oldest living siblings then maybe they would deserve an artclie, but even with that being said, Maggie renfro's siblings, both older then James Dolan, don't have articles, is James Dolan the oldest in his country, What made anyone think he and his sister should get articles? Longevitydude (talk) 15:33, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Notability is barely asserted in the article, let alone established.David in DC (talk) 20:32, 28 October 2010 (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.