Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John F. Walsh Jr.

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. j⚛e decker ^talk 00:23, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John F. Walsh Jr.

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

Delete, non-notable attorney whose only apparent claim to fame is something he denies and which has since been retracted. A eugenicist organization called the Pioneer Fund previously listed him as a former president, while Walsh has said he'd never even heard of the group (see footnote 3 in article). Even if true, it wouldn't be enough to establish notability, but particularly given the controversial nature of this organization (which now lists on its website that someone else was president during that time), a disputed and likely mistaken claim is no basis for an article on a living person. postdlf (talk) 16:49, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. postdlf (talk) 16:53, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, on the basis that being listed as something is rarely a claim to notability, especially (as Postdlf points out) when they deny it anyway. Sionk (talk) 19:25, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. — Ascii002Talk Contribs GuestBook 00:13, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:29, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete for lack of reliable independent sources indicating Mr. Walsh's notability.-- danntm ^T _C 00:16, 18 September 2014 (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.