Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ralph Tomlinson

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The result was keep. Tone 20:24, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ralph Tomlinson[edit]

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Per WP:ONEEVENT, this should be replaced with a redirect to The Anacreontic Song. Grover cleveland (talk) 17:27, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak Keep meets WP:BASIC I did some work to the article adding a few sections, and references found in books and other sources. The WP:NSONG he wrote was notable enough to have an article, and the fact that it was used as the music for the U.S. National Anthem is quite notable in an English encyclopedia. He also received some rs for his A Slang Pastoral a parody of John Byrom's poem. The biography still needs to be fleshed out with his early life, and other details. That is why I call this a weak keep. Lightburst (talk) 21:00, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Obviously notable, and this is content that belongs in the encyclopaedia. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:07, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - He is a relatively obscure historical figure but he certainly did more than The Anacreontic Song. Note that targeted searches in Google Scholar and Google Books reveal some pretty reliable evidence that the man has historical importance. For example, he has relatively brief but definitely verifiable coverage in several books on the origins of early American/British songs and academic journals on early American history. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:57, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as he has coverage in multiple reliable sources such as reliable book sources and he has historical significance beyond WP:BLP1E so he passes WP:Basic in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 00:50, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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