Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksander Jeljaszewicz

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The result was delete. Based on the strength of the various arguments advanced, consensus seems to suggest that this individual is not sufficiently notable for inclusion. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:57, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksander Jeljaszewicz

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I could find no evidence of notability. Even though he was a low-level commander, he seems like just another soldier. The article makes unreferenced claims to events that would not even necessarily make the subject notable. I believe that WP:NOTMEMORIAL also applies here. Regards, MacMed^talk _stalk 04:30, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poland-related deletion discussions. —Vejvančický (talk) 07:08, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Marginally notable person, but the coverage in Polish sources is sufficient for inclusion. Several historical studies at Google Books mention him. --Vejvančický (talk) 07:08, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but needs sourcing. McMarcoP (talk) 08:18, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. —AustralianRupert (talk) 06:19, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Unsourced and does not provide evidence of notability. While I respect the man for the sacrifice he made, there is no claim in the article that he received a notable award and from what I can tell his rank is basically equivalent to either Captain (land) or Major—it seems he commanded the equivalent of a Company (military unit)— neither of which are notable by themselves. If there was evidence of notable actions, incidents or awards, maybe it could be kept but as it stands there is not and the sources on the Google Books are all in Polish, it seems. So I believe that it should be deleted, but without prejudice for being re-added later if sources can be found that indicate notability. I would point out (although at the risk of being accused of using an 'Otherstuff doesn't exist' argument) that we have in the past deleted articles with greater sourcing and clearer claims of notability, e.g. Silver Star recipients such as Tim Martin and Stephen Trujillo (currently being merged as a result of an AFD discussion). Having said that, in those cases, I actually voted keep, but as the concensus on those was delete or merge, I feel we need to have consistency and as such am voting delete here. — AustralianRupert (talk) 01:43, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete leader of a small unit--the position is apparently equal to Captain. No indication of anything specially notable. If there is specific information in the Polish sources, what is it? DGG ( talk ) 03:39, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. A captain would have to do something pretty spectacular to be notable enough for a WP article, and there seems to be no evidence that this man, admirable though he may be, meets that criterion. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:39, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Insufficient demonstration of notability. An officer who fought in a war is not automatically notable enough for an encyclopedia article. Edison (talk) 14:50, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I said the same things as Rupert in the other AfD's about hating to delete articles like this while keeping articles about some rapper who charted 199 out of 200 once during stints in prison. Niteshift36 (talk) 14:26, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.