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The result was delete. No incoming links in article space, so no need to determine now whether this should be a redirect or to where. postdlf (talk) 16:41, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

R. Nicholson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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A single-line entry that does not even give his full name does not meet the requirements of the WP:GNG. There are a bizallion google hits, but with without a full name it's really hard to work out which are this person and which are someone else. Stuartyeates (talk) 00:52, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Searching for "R. Nicholson Bombay" narrows it down a bit, and I can find a few snippets of information, but ultimately not enough to hang an article on. DoctorKubla (talk) 07:55, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:49, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment I suspect that this was probably Lieut-Gen Robert Nicholson (1745-1821) who served in the Bombay establishment for 53 years according to the The Gentleman's Magazine. Lost a leg at the siege of Barouche in 1772 (although I cant find any information on that) "He finally succeeded in being Chief Engineer and ultimately Commander of the Forces at Bombay" he returned to England in 1803. MilborneOne (talk) 16:45, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Lieutenant generals are presumed notable per WP:SOLDIER. Hawkeye7 (talk) 08:02, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Robert Nicholson (general). Based on what [[MilborneOne discovered, I have created an article, rendering the present stub unnecessary. I have not checked if anything links here; if not, delete as unnecessary. Peterkingiron (talk) 09:27, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There are links, but only to personal and project pages. Peterkingiron (talk) 09:47, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Robert Nicholson (general) thanks to Peterkingiron for that. MilborneOne (talk) 20:41, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete not clear why R. Nicholson should uniquely refer to Robert Nicholson (general), it could also refer to another Robert Nicholson as well as to Richard Nicholson, or Reginald Nicholson, or someone else. Cavarrone 07:21, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. User:Cavarrone is entirely correct. Now a proper article has been created, this article serves no further purpose. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:57, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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