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The result was speedy keep. Nominator has been blocked as a sockpuppet of a blocked editor (non-admin closure) Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:37, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Meredith Hart (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Meredith Hart Stats)

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Might not be notable.. BlakeSnake (talk) 18:17, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure it's notable to those who enjoy Texas historyTheGr8Gonzo (talk) 18:28, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep without prejudice. The article, in its current state, doesn't make clear how Hart meets WP:BIO and is notable. Bad as that may be, an AfD with a weak rationale a mere seven minutes after the article was created is worse. I'd like to see the article get some attention and improvement: more sources, a better introduction, etc. If, after a few weeks or months, we don't have much in the way of sources and it isn't clear that he's notable, then let's go through the AfD process. —C.Fred (talk) 22:41, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:16, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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• Weak keep. He has an entry in the Handbook of Texas and gets a few paragraphs in the book Historic Hunt County; the latter states he is believed to be the first white settler in Hunt County and was "named one of the five commissioners to organize the county". Clarityfiend (talk) 08:59, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy close: Opened by banned user's sockpuppet.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 07:30, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any evidence of that on the nominator's user talk page. —C.Fred (talk) 14:55, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about now?—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 17:07, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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