Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David M. Thomas Jr.

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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn John from Idegon (talk) 04:16, 17 January 2020 (UTC) (non-admin closure) (non-admin closure) John from Idegon (talk) 04:16, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

David M. Thomas Jr.

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Subject does not meet any SNG and fails WP:ANYBIO. He has the coverage one would expect for his job, a job that in itself, does not indicate notability. John from Idegon (talk) 01:36, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

• John from Idegon are you familiar with WP:SOLDIER? The 2nd criteria says: "In general, an individual is presumed to be notable if they ... [H]eld a rank considered to be a flag, general or air officer, or their historical equivalents..."

  Some people say SOLDIER is not a special purpose notability guideline. Nevertheless, for the last fifteen years, or more, it has been treated as a de facto special purpose notability guideline. Many people who call upon its authority do not realize it is not actually a special purpose notability guideline. Geo Swan (talk) 02:56, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

  • I'll withdraw this. Missed that he was a admiral. Hopefully y'all from MILHIST will help clean it up. It shouldn't be so easy to miss the key point of notability. John from Idegon (talk) 03:02, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 04:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 04:10, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

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