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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:04, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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It was founded on the basis of a single unreliable source, and in its two years of existence there has been no discovery of anything sufficient to prove that he had the requisite five victories needed to satisfy the notability requirements to be a flying ace.Georgejdorner (talk) 21:54, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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- Speedy keep, nominator's rationale is wholly erronious. The source in the article, Pusher Aces of World War 1, is, in fact, a reliable source. (See also WP:NOEFFORT.) - The Bushranger One ping only 04:07, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. We generally keep all articles on aces and he clearly was one. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:22, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy keep, subject also seems to have a section about him in: Oconnor, Mike (2002). Airfields and airmen: Somme. Leo Cooper. p. 128. ISBN 9780850528640. EricSerge (talk) 01:17, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep This article has at least one good source, and the subject matter (James McKinley Hargreaves), seems to have done some genuinely notable things. Easily meets WP:GNG. So, keep.Squareanimal (talk) 11:11, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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