Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vernon Whiting

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The result was redirect to Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite). J04n(talk page) 10:11, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Vernon Whiting[edit]

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Appears to fail WP:BIO. Article author responded to notability tag by removing it and citing WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. I failed to find significant coverage in RS about the subject, which is unsurprising since he is a president of a denomination whose membership doesn't break 100, according to our article. Ray^Talk 20:52, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. Ray^Talk 20:58, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete there is no coverage in reliable sources. The guy heads a denomination which our article gives as having a membership of 12. Having a patent does not do anything for him either, I know people who hold way more patents than he does who are not notable. Being the head of a denomination does not make someone notable. Sure, if the denomination is major and significant, but when its membership is under 20 and it really never is covered by anyone, it does not. This guy is not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:04, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete it. No further quarrel from me. I disagree, however, with the notion that being the head of a distinctive religious organization is not enough to make a person notable. What does the size of that organization have to do with its notability? But you still won't get any argument from me--go ahead and delete it. I just disagree with the notion that the size or coverage of anyone or anything, in and of itself, prevents someone or something from being "notable," especially when larger membership numbers would suddenly, magically make it so. - Ecjmartin (talk) 12:45, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:05, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

delete fails WP:BIO Pass a Method talk 09:22, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with or redirect to Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite). The subject is mentioned there, so at the very least a redirect is appropriate. Peacock (talk) 13:37, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I could go for that, if the others agree. But if you guys still think it should go, you'll get no further argument from me. - Ecjmartin (talk) 17:02, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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