Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Neil-Smith

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The result was keep. Scott Mac (Doc) 22:56, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

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Sources come from fringe literature except for two mainstream references which it is clear, in context, deny the notability of this person as an expert. Mangoe (talk) 12:51, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Keep per the reliable sources given in the article. Moreover, by searching [http://books.google.com/books?q=Christopher+Neil+Smith+exorcist&btnG=Search+Books Google Books], one can see that this individual is covered across several pieces of literature. The individual is a notable figure in the Church of England because he is an appointed exorcist in that Church. He is similar to Candido Amantini or Jeremy Davies (exorcist) in the Roman Catholic Church. If this article is deleted, there will be no other article on an exorcist within the Anglican Communion. On the other hand, the Catholic Church's exorcists are well represented with 30 articles in Category:Catholic exorcists. With regards, Anupam^Talk 16:44, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

:I'm taking a look at the Catholic exorcist articles. My sense of them is that most of them lack real notability. Mangoe (talk) 11:34, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Weap Keep, given a dozen mentions in news articles over the years that characterize Neil-Smith as a modern-day curiosity. Article should be rewritten to reflect that context and avoid coatracking as a vehicle to promote the efficacy of exorcism. - LuckyLouie (talk) 17:05, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:46, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
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:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 02:24, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Keep appears to meet WP:N with a large number of sources citing and providing some information about him. Hobit (talk) 02:45, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Delete or rewrite as Exorcism in the Anglican Church. Thepisky (talk) 04:50, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Weak keep per LuckyLouie. -- Radagast3 (talk) 23:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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