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The result was keep. Kevin (talk) 00:14, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tom McDevitt[edit]

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Fails WP:Notable. The article only says that he held a fairly important job for the last two years and a couple other jobs before that. Nothing is said to show that he is important or influential. Family information is added from a church website. Kitfoxxe (talk) 18:29, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Although I started the article it hasn't developed since then. He is now involved in events at the Washington Times so if the Post or the NYT does a profile on him this article could be restarted. As it is now, and as the nominator said, there is not much information out there about him besides being hired and then fired or resigning from a couple of jobs. Steve Dufour (talk) 06:32, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 02:29, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep President -- which in this case seems to mean publisher--of a major newspaper is notable. Not as much as the editor in chief, but still notable. The article from the Washington Post is sufficient for verifiability & in my opinion for notability also. DGG ( talk ) 01:55, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, good rationale as provided by DGG (talk · contribs). Cirt (talk) 18:55, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep appears pretty notable to me. Artw (talk) 17:20, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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