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. No notability offered except being a captain. No achievements, only articles linking to the page are from dab pages, or the 1938 page when he was born. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bryan Telfer

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NN, no source. Matthew_hk t c 16:44, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non-notable bio Corpx 17:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Why is not notable? IS it necessary to delete articles just because YOU don't know who the person in question is? He is mentioned on HMS Intrepid and noted by Margaret Thatcher. He also was mentioned in dispatches in recognition of his service in the Falklands conflict. Please don't delete the article before you have verified his credibility to be included. He served 37 years in the Royal Navy, attaining the rank of a 1 star captain, so should be noted for this. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.46.119 (talk) 12:17, 15 May 2007

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletions. -- Matthew_hk t c 12:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletions. -- Matthew_hk t c 12:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Whether you like it or not, you cant just blank this page. Corpx 16:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Note that Cokes360 and 217.42.46.119 are taking turns removing the AfD tags, blanking this AfD, and moving the article to a different name to try and hide it. The IP has been blocked for 24 hours. Cokes360 has been warned. IrishGuy ^talk 18:33, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He was mentioned in dispatches in the Falklands War and captained an important ship - HMS Intrepid - during the conflict. He's also notable for rising through the ranks to this position. It's not the best written article in the world but it needs to be improved, not deleted. Nick mallory 15:04, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Several SD officers have made Captain/ Cdre (one Cdre at present in fact is a former radar operator) and being CO of a Capital ship is not inherently notable. ALR 17:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Several actors have acted in films as well, the point is not that he was unique, the point is that this achievement is notable. He also commanded a capital ship during a major recent war in a role which was pivotal to the success or failure of the war - the troop landings under heavy Argentinian air attack at San Carlos Water on the 8th of June. Nick mallory 02:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And my point is, that neither of those is particularly notable.ALR 06:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prepared to wait until Clokes360 provides some substantiation on the article before I make a judgement.ALR 19:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Like Nick Mallory said, he was recognised for his duties in the Falklands War, and being honoured by the then prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Not only was he a naval commodore who made his way up from the lowest of the low to just below an admiral, it should be noted. And what doesn't seem to be recognised to people who haven't read the full article is that he was the head of NATO for the whole of the United Kingdom and the chairman of national events and commitees. Does no-one seem to realise this? It hasn't been an issue before now so why must he be deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cokes360 (talk • contribs)
Delete. The link in the article does not satisfy his individual notability requirement of WP:BIO. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The man was easily notable enough. But the article needs a lot of work. DewiMorgan 21:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
delete. The article makes no claim of notability, and I can't find a revision that does. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 20:43, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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