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The result was delete. No prejudice against recreation if the subject becomes notable in the future. If userification is desired, ping me. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:09, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Dorney[edit]

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Dorney is a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and author of one book, An Active Service. He has another book coming out later this year. He fails the notability requirements of WikiProject Military history. The references in the article just briefly mentions him and none are about him. I'm unable to find any reliable references. However, he has a common name. Prod was contested because "Published author of two commercial books, as well as military career gives sufficient Notablity". Bgwhite (talk) 22:12, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Bgwhite (talk) 22:15, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Bgwhite (talk) 22:15, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Decorated (MBE and QCVS) and operationally distinguished British Army Officer, who has risen from Private Soldier to Lt Colonel, is author of two published Non-fiction books, subject matter expert and formulator of policy on modern battlefield psychiatric care. Article has sufficient WP:RS. Roundpeg1980 (talk) 18:52, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The MBE (the lowest possible grade of the Order of the British Empire, awarded in the hundreds every year to civilians and military personnel for distinguished service) and the QCVS (which does not even provide letters after one's name) are certainly not sufficient to prove notability. His rank is not high enough to confer automatic notability and neither is writing a couple of books or being commissioned from the ranks. A distinguished career, but not an exceptional one. -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:33, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete; subject does not meet WP:AUTHOR, WP:SOLDIER, or WP:BASIC. Rightly honorable service is to be commended, and perhaps one day the subject will be notable, but it is too soon. Perhaps this article should be userfied if the primary editor request it.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:32, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Gongshow ^Talk 07:01, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 10:33, 22 March 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.