Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sheldon F. Child

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The result was redirect to List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Emeritus. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:59, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sheldon F. Child

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Non-notable subject that does not meet WP:BASIC. Coverage found in searches for independent, reliable sources is limited to quotations from the subject, fleeting passing mentions, quotations and name checks. The article is reliant on primary sources, which do not serve to establish notability for Wikipedia's purposes. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:21, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:21, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:21, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Utah-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:21, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep General Authority Seventies are significant leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A search of the books link alone will show dozens of quotes from him, showing he is widely looked to by many writers as an authority on religious subjects.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:19, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Subjects are not given a free pass for an article based upon their position in a religious organization; notability requires significant coverage in multiple independent, reliable sources, which does not appear to be available for this subject. Quotations from a subject do not establish notability; they are primary sources in the most literal sense of the term, directly from the subject. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:39, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Atlantic306 (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Szzuk (talk) 19:08, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Emeritus. Proposals to exempt LDS leaders from WP:GNG have failed to achieve consensus support in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Article relies on sources that are not independent under WP:IIS (Ensign, Liahona, Meridian, Church News) and do not count toward establishing notability. Search does not find WP:SIGCOV in independent reliable sources. There are brief quotes from the subject in independent RS about how LDS members would not be proselytizing at the SLC Olympics, and quotes from his presentation in routine coverage of a meeting celebrating the church's 1978 decision to stop excluding members based on skin color. But those aren't significant coverage of this subject. So the subject does not seem to pass WP:GNG. A sensible alternative to deletion is to redirect to List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Emeritus, where information on the subject already exists. Open to alternatives if in-depth coverage emerges. Bakazaka (talk) 19:18, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This article helps to clutter our encyclopedic veins. Far from significant personality according to WP standards. No independent sources to justify its entry in WP. Den... (talk) 22:30, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect as per User:Bakazaka. I agree that he may not meet WP standards but still, he is likely to be searched for from time to time. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 15:17, 10 October 2018 (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.