Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Sparrow Simpson

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

William Sparrow Simpson[edit]

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Nothing in the article suggests notability. TheLongTone (talk) 14:25, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He was a fairly prolific author, and did a lot to improve the library at St Paul's Cathedral. Anna795bc (talk) 14:28, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Christianity and England. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:38, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Search shows the subject is not notable. With over 10,000 Anglican Priests the position is not notable. None of the books written by the subject has achieved Notability and notability is not inherited. -- Otr500 (talk) 16:17, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: This is a weak delete. Had it been there are good sources to verify he wrote those books, this should have slightly meet WP:NAUTHOR. However, priests are not usually notable except in major cases of appointment in major offices verifiable by source per WP:GNG. This article is a good case of not meeting good sourcing for Wikipedia's inclusion. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 02:07, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.