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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 of the debate was delete. – Sceptre (Talk) 15:36, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Orvis Jordan[edit]

  • Delete non-notable, local pastor. --Hetar 23:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete agree with above.--Alabamaboy 00:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per above. Gwernol 01:57, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Keep and improve. I believe I did not assume sufficient WP:AGF regarding this article. User:Parkridge1998 makes some valid points and I am sufficiently convinced that Jordan is indeed a notable figure in the Community Church movement. If this AfD results in keep I will undertake to work with other interested editors to improve the article and provide sources. If this cannot be done I will personally relist it for AfD by June 1st. 2006 gwernol 22:01, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

do not delete Jordan is mentioned in Melton's Encyclopedia under the ICCC article. He was also the president of two national orgainizations, the CCW-USA and the Campbell Institute. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Parkridge1998 (talk • contribs) .

  • Comment Hi, I did a quick search on Google and couldn't find any mention of Orvis Jordan in connection with a Campbell Institute or the CCW-USA. As I'm not familiar with either organization, can you provide further information about them so your claims can be verified? If you want to make a compelling case for keeping this article, then please add verifiable sources for his notability to the article. Also, I assume "Melton's Encyclopedia" is [1], correct? Many thanks, Gwernol 05:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tell you what: if it is that important to you to delete my article, go ahead and delete the article. The entry on ICCC, CCW, and Jordan's role in the CCW is in Melton's most recent ENCYCL. OF AMER. REL. You may have to dig a little in hard copy books to confirm OFJ's role in Campbell Institute. A google reference to his listing as "heretic of the week" in an old CHRISTIAN STANDARD journal used to be on the web. Jordan wrote an article disputing the historicity of the Jonah story. This will be my last attempt to ever write or edit wiki. Parkridge1998 (signed)

This AfD is being relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that a decision may usefully be reached. Please add new discussion below this notice. Thanks! — FireFox • T [11:16, 12 April 2006]
  • Keep for now and expand, as per gwernol, renominate later if not improved. u p p l a n d 11:44, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep instincts say delete per WP:V, but let's give gwernol a chance. --Doc ask? 12:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per WP:BIO. The fact that he's not notable to many people doesn't mean that he's nn to everyone, and he clearly has a strong standing within the community. Kind of like putting, say, the mayor of detroit up. nn unless you happen to be from detroit, in which case hes very notable. Qleem 13:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]


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