Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ed Buckner

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The result was keep. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:23, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Buckner

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 19:05, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Atheism-related deletion discussions. Cliff Smith 19:06, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The subject of this article may not meet our notability guidelines. AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - He was the president of a notable organization for two years. That alone ought to be sufficient to render him notable. But in addition to that, he was also the author of several well-reviewed books. Every other president of American Atheists is notable (these include: Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Jon Garth Murray, Ellen Johnson, Frank Zindler, David Silverman), so why isn't Ed Buckner notable? Vintelok (talk) 07:50, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~For one thing, the statement that he was President of said organization is unreferenced in the article.~~ If the subject does meet our notability guidelines, then I'm sure the article will be kept. AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 13:11, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added the necessary sources which reference that he was the president of American Atheists. I believe that should settle the case. Vintelok (talk) 17:16, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Due to his role as leader of an important atheist group. Also, a Google search shows he was among a group of atheists and freethinkers invited to meet with Barack Obama in 2010, and has been the subject of discussion in reliable sources. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:46, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I added some more information and sources to the article. In addition to the above, he is also past executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism, another notable group, and he has gotten various media citations over the years. --MelanieN (talk) 17:47, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and expand if possible with more information. I assume it meets notability per reading the article and checking references, as well as per above. —Hahc 21 05:42, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per above and the newly sourced info from Vintelok Zujua (talk) 09:46, 2 August 2012 (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.