Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nathan Hale (colonel)

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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 keep. John254 01:53, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nathan Hale (colonel)

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No indication of notability. Owen (talk) 17:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Keep Disagree he is quite notable as are the many other officers of the continental army who have wiki pages.Marc29th (talk) 18:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
  • There is coverage in reliable sources; the cited sources are books so I do not know if their coverage is substantial enough, and there are some relevant search results on Google, but not much information. Whether it meets the more specific guideline, WP:MILMOS#NOTE, would depend on the definition of "substantial body of troops". --Snigbrook (talk) 18:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Satisfies WP:MILMOS#NOTE by having commanded a substantial body of troops in a significant battle. There are many more sources on Google Books. --Dhartung | Talk 19:17, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - added some inline citations from Google books; served at Bunker Hill; subject of a treason controversy thought notable by Harvard president Jared Sparks [1]. Not much about the controversy in the article at this point, but vote to give the author some time. Novickas (talk) 01:16, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep as rewritten there are plenty indication of notability being provided now. Coccyx Bloccyx (talk) 17:35, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep He seems like a noted historical figure/ Steve Dufour (talk) 00:08, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
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