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The Notability Issue

I can't imagine why the notability of this topic would be in question since it has historical significance even with the limited information listed in the article. The fact that this article is based on the real personage of an article that prompted an essay by Henry David Thoreau, Paradise (to be) Regained, should in itself provide enough substantiation of its merit and its retention. It simply appears to be a target of Wikipedians that are a little light (upstairs) on the importance of historical articles being included in an encyclopedia. It is undoubtedly more important that we have articles on fictitious television characters and professional athletes who, although part of society, don't actually make any contributions to it. Or it may simply be the result of efforts by someone from another culture that has less than zero knowledge about the historical importance of the topic Utopianism at hand, and particularly its role in American history... My point is that this article should not be deleted, most especially for its notability. The ignorance of one, should not be the burden and cost of everyone else... Stevenmitchell (talk) 09:33, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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+I can't imagine why the notability of this topic would be in question since it has historical significance even with the limited information listed in the article.  The fact that this article is based on the real personage of an article that prompted an essay by [[Henry David Thoreau]], [[Paradise (to be) Regained]], should in itself provide enough substantiation of its merit and its retention. It simply appears to be a target of Wikipedians that are a little light (upstairs) on the importance of historical articles being included in an encyclopedia. It is undoubtedly more important that we have articles on fictitious television characters and professional athletes who, although part of society, don't actually make any contributions to it. Or it may simply be the result of efforts by someone from another culture that has less than zero knowledge about the historical importance of the topic [[Utopianism]] at hand, and particularly its role in [[United States|American]] history... My point is that this article should not be deleted, most especially for its notability. The ignorance of one, should not be the burden and cost of everyone else... [[User:Stevenmitchell|Stevenmitchell]] ([[User talk:Stevenmitchell|talk]]) 09:33, 24 September 2010 (UTC)