The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was Delete. Avi 04:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

William Olin[edit]

Not notable → R Young {^yakł_talk} 13:02, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A 102-year-old man who claims to be a WWI veteran, but for whom no proof has been offered, is not notable.→ R Young {^yakł_talk} 13:02, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. That would be stupid if his claim were to be proven in the near future, but the article was deleted meanwhile, Robert. Extremely sexy 17:48, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 12:59, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. He appears to be hoax (see surviving veterans of World War I). I will change vote if a reference appears. -- TedFrank 13:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay: reference coming up in due course. Extremely sexy 20:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete on basis of existing stub. However, if there's a verifiable source for the claim in his article, he's probably notable. --Dweller 15:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Will you change vote as well then? Extremely sexy 20:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - In my opinion, it is only the claim in the first sentence that stops this article from being speedy deleted. That claim is what needs to be cited. If it is, I and any other reasonable Wikipedian would vote Keep. Hope that's clear. --Dweller 11:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Indeed so: if I were to find one, and I am looking for this. Extremely sexy 11:34, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails Wikipedia:Attribution#Reliable_sources. Will reconsider if/when I see the reference. Bridgeplayer 21:53, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Understood: I am trying to fulfill this. Extremely sexy 21:59, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I understand that this man claimed to be a WWI veteran, but no evidence has been produced, and, in fact, the claim is listed on the 'Surviving Veterans' page as UNVERIFIED.→ R Young {^yakł_talk} 03:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- That's right, but I'm still trying to find a reference though. Extremely sexy 14:36, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - You're running out of time - AfDs don't last forever. --Dweller 15:14, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Damn: I'm working on it as fast as I can, but don't they (just joking)? Extremely sexy 15:23, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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