Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Hugh Gillis

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The result was keep. Killiondude (talk) 07:11, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

John Hugh Gillis

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No notability asserted, no sourcing found Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 05:29, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. Notability is clearly asserted here. The first Google Books hit for ["john hugh gillis" canada] is the book The Amazing Foot Race of 1921: Halifax to Vancouver in 134 Days, which confirms Gillis as the first man to walk across Canada. A regular Google search also found the book Transcontinental Pedestrians: The First Walk Across Canada from Sea to Sea, which also confirms the same, this article, and his entry in the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame ([1]). --Michig (talk) 09:02, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep. Biography in the BC Sports Hall of Fame, a book about him -- what else do you need? Υπογράφω (talk)
Speedy Keep Bad nomination, since the sourcing was actually in the article, but improperly placed inline with the text. In addition to the above reasons given by other editors for 'keep', see the many converted sources that are now inline.104.163.153.162 (talk) 02:18, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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