Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dom Ninian Sloane

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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 15:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dom Ninian Sloane[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO. No effective referencing. scope_creep^Talk 08:06, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. References exist on Google News and Dom Ninian Sloan on Google. Pluscarden Abbey has written resources on this artist's works, and the Churches that contain the stained glass works created by him exist as ipso facto effective references. Whiteguru (talk) 08:42, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They are passing mentions. Nothing in-depth, secondary that are intellectually independent. scope_creep^Talk 09:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The obit is a mention as well. scope_creep^Talk 09:23, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No evidence presented in the form of secondary, independent and in-depth to verify the article subject. scope_creep^Talk 11:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, T. Canens (talk) 04:45, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:09, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, per nom. To note, the article is subtantially written by the main author of the articles for the similarly non-notable relatives, linked in the article, whose articles were recently deleted, failing a PROD. Friend, relative or perhaps one of the subjects themselves? Mutt Lunker (talk) 12:19, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Regretful delete, per nom. I've come across his name several times in architectural guides as having designed windows for church buildings in Scotland, and I get the impression that he's a fairly well-known figure in that area, but I have not been able to find any sources that give him more than a passing mention. I will note here that if this page gets deleted but anyone is afterwards able to dig up decent sources, let me know and I'd be happy to take a look. GirthSummit _(blether) 13:53, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The mentions in the architectural guides aren't sufficient? Mutt Lunker (talk) 15:04, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mutt Lunker, they're literally passing mentions. Along the lines of "East window, Madonna and Child by Dom Ninian Sloane", that kind of thing, no biographical detail. If I always tell spam merchants that fifty passing mentions don't add up to substantial coverage, I guess I have to apply the same rules to someone whose work I'm actually interested in... GirthSummit _(blether) 17:59, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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