Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Trimble III (2nd nomination)

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The result was redirect to Gore Vidal#Fiction. Consensus to not keep. Information about his relationship with Vidal can be merged from the history if deemed relevant. Sandstein 22:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

James Trimble III[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. Not a notable soldier or person, he's only really known for his association with Gore Vidal, which could easily be a merge or redirect target. Lettler^{hello • contribs} 14:29, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG. Mztourist (talk) 14:43, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails the notability for soldiers.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:56, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable for baseball and being killed in WWII in addition to relationship with Gore Vidal and thus has the attendant coverage from all these angles, enough to pass WP:GNG. In addition to the ESPN feature story and Daily Beast article already cited, he is covered in numerous baseball publications such as [1]. Kges1901 (talk) 17:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- He doesn't pass WP:NBASEBALL. Not sure about the rest. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Kges1901 (talk) 17:20, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler^{hello • contribs} 02:32, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lettler^{hello • contribs} 19:55, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Gore Vidal, where he is discussed. Rlendog (talk) 16:19, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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