Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cyril Herbert Williams

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:55, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cyril Herbert Williams

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Delete: not sufficiently notable, unless being a British imperial provincial commissioner is now classed as sufficient to make a guy notable. Delete. Bristolbottom (talk) 19:29, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Not only was he a provincial commissioner (clearly a notable post, despite the claims of the nominator), but he was also a recipient of the CMG, which we have always considered to satisfy the requirements of WP:ANYBIO #1. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:33, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kenya-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:33, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:33, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:33, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

keep No policy-based reason for deletion. The nominator seems to have a WP:COI with User:MJT21.--114.81.255.37 (talk) 12:12, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm inclined to think he's notable, especially given the nominator's record of nominating notable people, to say the least. Most concretely, my impression is that the post of Provincial Commissioner in colonial Kenya was equivalent to a governor's post in most places. However, is a CMG, the lowest grade of the order, much to go by? —innotata 04:01, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- We have generally held that the CBE or higher is enough to confer notability. So yes, the CMG is sufficient. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:23, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep a notable post and notable award. --Bejnar (talk) 21:38, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. CMG satisfies criteria 1 of WP:ANYBIO. James500 (talk) 12:19, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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