Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ernest Ridding

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The result was keep. Spartaz ^Humbug! 17:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

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Although he appears to be an interesting character, he does not meet the notability requirements of WP:BIO. Although he would meet the general criteria of being "...interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention...", I think he fails the more specific criteria, in that there is not significant published coverage of him - I don't think we can rely on just one news article or that he was included in a wider sociological exhibition. If there was an article of Sydney eccentrics or an article on the exhibition in which Ridding featured, I would propose a merge, but in the circumstances I propose that the article is deleted Wikipeterproject (talk) 16:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Delete. Indeed, interesting, but that one article from the SMH is the only thing that I could find that's reliable and offers some coverage. Drmies (talk) 16:49, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Proposed Merge Could it be rewritten and merged into the Glebe, New South Wales notable residents section? He was a resident and contributed to the community in a notable way over a long period of time. The reference in The Sydney Morning Herald establishes that.--Savonneux (talk) 01:15, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:28, 1 May 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, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:01, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Keep I count 3 reliable sources which discuss him, at least fairly in depth.Borock (talk) 02:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Keep See [http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=404459 here], he ran as an Independent candidate in the 1988 NSW state election. Charity work & other biographical details are given by: State Library of New South Wales. Historical evidence also presented in photographs at same site [http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=153461], [http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=414287]. According to my reading of WP:ANYBIO #2 he's notable.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:29, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Keep. The strength of coverage seems to be just above the level required for WP:BIO and WP:GNG. Alzarian16 (talk) 11:59, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

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