Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William R. Gruber

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:15, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

William R. Gruber[edit]

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Subject of article does not seem to be notable. This individual was apparently a US Army general, but there is no mention of his career, save for a single mention of commanding the general staff school at Leavenworth. No further discussion of his military career. The remainder of the two-paragraph article discusses a trip that he and his wife took with Dwight Eisenhower in 1929. L1A1 FAL (talk) 19:30, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:23, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:23, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Per the relevant explanation of the generally accepted consensus, brigadier generals are notable. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:53, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: WP:SOLDIER is an essay, not a notability guideline, and the GNG still requires sources to be produced if challenged. Ravenswing 01:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ONLYESSAY. This argument keeps being brought up and soundly refusted; it's dissapointing it's still being used. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:18, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:SOLDIER. Yes, it has no official status, but it is a widely accepted notability guideline by those who regularly edit such articles. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:57, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- It's also, as I said, an expression of established consensus, so that instead of saying "because X, Y and Z" one can say "because WP:SOLDIER. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:18, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- Sufficiently notable that his travel diaries are hosted by a presidential library. Dru of Id (talk) 14:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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