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The result was delete. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 23:41, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

John Jarvis (karateka)[edit]

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I don't think he meets WP:MANOTE or WP:GNG, but I don't have strong feelings. I came across this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Martial arts/archive 17#John Jarvis (karateka) so I thought I'd bring it here to determine consensus. Jakejr (talk) 14:34, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 15:02, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:14, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Appears to fail WP:SIGCOV. Nothing found in independent sources, most hits seem to be specific karate sites (admittedly I didn't search thoroughly). Would change to Keep if (an) appropriate source(s) were added to article. DerbyCountyinNZ ^{(Talk Contribs)} 22:33, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment more information found at http://www.amazon.com/John-Jarvis/e/B0034PFBIO/ but nothing solid in VIAF (which implies that none of the books have been published by large publishers). Stuartyeates (talk) 09:05, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's no indication that bio is reliably sourced.Mdtemp (talk) 16:45, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree, but it documents parts of the subjects' life not in other sources and may assist users in finding reliable sources. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:09, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I don't see notability as an author and I don't think he meets WP:MANOTE either.Mdtemp (talk) 16:45, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep for the moment. He may have some claims to fame, being noted as one of NZ's most qualified karate teachers and possibly one of the sports founders in NZ. Need to do more research. I don't know enough about karate at this stage but the 100 man match is meant to be a major achievement. At a global level he might not make it though. NealeFamily (talk) 06:59, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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