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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Alpha Quadrant talk 19:41, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Graeme Sims (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)
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Does not meet WP:BIO, lacks significant coverage in 3rd party sources. His books might meet notability guidelines but I'm having difficulty locating sources where this person is the focus on the article. RadioFan (talk) 19:34, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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- Weak Keep - Borderline, but falls on the keep side for me. There is the Telegraph article which is a substantial piece. His book is known even in Italy. Not available for free, but he is clearly the primary subject of this Church Times article. Also not available for preview, but visible in the search results from [1] is "Country life: Volume 199, Issues 44-47" which shows "Seeking a new flock: the Rev Graeme Sims of which he instructs in a different language ranging from Arabic to Anglo-Saxon. Speaking in tongues to his sheepdogs is more than a parish party trick for Graeme. He travels with an eight- dog ..." -- Whpq (talk) 14:12, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:53, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:15, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- He's borderline, but looks notable to me. Nice source-finding from Whpq. Keep. Meelar (talk) 01:58, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep – Topic's notability is established per several reliable sources listed above researched by user Whpq. Northamerica1000 (talk) 03:52, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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