Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maurice Barker
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- 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 keep. I see a consensus to keep this article in the spirit of WP:NEXIST which those arguing to delete do not address. (non-admin closure) Left guide (talk) 05:38, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
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No references cited. Completely fails WP:GNG, WP:NBIO and any other wikipedia guidelines. 𝗭𝗲𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗿 (ᴛᴀʟᴋ) 06:11, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
- Delete: per no. Dolphish (talk) 10:15, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military, Aviation, and India. Shellwood (talk) 10:08, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
- Delete – Per lack of WP:SIGCOV. Svartner (talk) 11:57, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
- Keep. A Google search turns up plenty of coverage. Satisfies WP:GNG. The nomination and votes above seem to be based only on what is in the article rather than what could be in the article, which is contrary to policy and guidelines. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:06, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
- Keep per Necrothesp. The sources are there, all that is needed is someone with the time and inclination to flesh out this stub. Rosbif73 (talk) 06:05, 14 August 2025 (UTC)
- Keep – plenty of SIGCOV exist. For example: [1][2]– Ike Lek (talk) 04:11, 15 August 2025 (UTC)
- Keep: Meets notability criteria based on Significant Coverage, you can see by performing Wp:BEFORE. His achievements as a leader in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and historical significance as the first Anglo-Indian air marshal, are not trivial. Zuck28 (talk) 08:22, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
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