Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Ticknor (journalist)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to The Keene Sentinel. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:47, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

George Ticknor (journalist)

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The Subject of the article is not notable.

The only reference reveals that the name is incorrect.
Page 1 of the referenced PDF calls the subject George Ticknor, however, see PDF page 137 and 139 (page 60-61 in the source document) his correct name was George Benjamin. He used the name Ticknor & Co., when he purchased/managed the NH Sentinel.

After an exhaustive search, I cannot find references to satisfy the Wikipedia requirement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mollifiednow (talk • contribs) 03:38, August 31, 2020 (UTC)

I am surprised I put this one on Wikipedia. You are right; doesn't seem notable. This was one of my early efforts. Thanks for the opportunity to comment. I am also surprised it lasted as long as it did. Thank you for taking the trouble to delete it. Library Guy (talk) 13:31, 31 August 2020 (UTC) a.k.a. Bob Burkhardt[reply]

Comment Discussion page was created without the {{afd2}} template and never transcluded to a daily log. Fixed now--I have no opinion on the nomination at this time. @Mollifiednow: For future nominations, please fully follow the procedures at WP:AFDHOWTO. Thank you. --Finngall ^talk 17:53, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Hampshire-related deletion discussions. --Finngall ^talk 17:55, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. --Finngall ^talk 17:55, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 17:56, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 17:56, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nomination. I don't think there are any reliable sources available. Jmill1806 (talk) 19:56, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep per AleatoryPonderings below. Jmill1806 (talk) 12:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. In addition to the entry in the (possibly unreliable) encyclopedia on which the article is based, there is also [1], which corroborates the information in Appletons'. I'd say two biographical dictionary entries is enough for WP:BASIC, but these sorts of reference works were a dime a dozen back then, so it's not super clear. There's also [2] (for purposes of WP:V, not WP:N). AleatoryPonderings (talk) 20:51, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any WP: articles on biographical dictionaries as they relate to notability? I've only seen the brief mention of Dictionary of National Biography at WP:ANYBIO. If I'm the only delete vote here, I'll defer to your keep vote. Jmill1806 (talk) 21:03, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jmill1806, The DNB and other publications of a similar calibre are usually good evidence of WP:ANYBIO, but I don't think the dictionaries I've cited rise to that level. I'm not aware of any specific discussion of non-DNB biographical dictionaries in notability essays. I'm inclined to treat them more or less like a magazine profile: WP:SIGCOV, but not evidence of notability on their own. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 21:13, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. That makes sense to me. Jmill1806 (talk) 12:02, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to The Keene Sentinel, which is perhaps(?) the only thing that he's actually notable for. While generally two biographical dictionaries would be enough for me, looking at them they are pitifully short and lacking in detail. After performing my own, pretty in-depth, search, there's almost no other information available, which means we cannot write a whole article about them. It also seems that the The General Catalogue and a Brief History of Kimball Union Academy wrote about everyone who attended that school, meaning it isn't really indicative of notability here. Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:36, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy with that outcome. Jmill1806 (talk) 12:58, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect per Eddie891. Minimal evidence of independent notability. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:38, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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