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The result was keep. Sandstein 20:41, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Georges Blun[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG, some minor passing references but nothing that establishes notability Mztourist (talk) 09:39, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions. Mztourist (talk) 09:41, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete no substantial sources on him.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:23, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: This article instance is based on the German article. It is worth noting that the Russian-language article is far more detailed (and lists a number of sources which I have not yet appraised). Blun is also mentioned in books covering various points, particularly in 1937 [1] and the 1940s, so was clearly acting as an Intelligence conduit, but it remains open whether this amounts to specific notability. AllyD (talk) 08:09, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• He was widely cited journalist in the interwar period, and wrote at least one book L'Allemagne mise a nu (La nouvelle Soc. d'Edition, Paris,. 1927, 183 p.) The Observer described it as being about "the German attitude toward foreign politics". I added a book he wrote and a couple of sources.IceFishing (talk) 20:28, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment ok but does that meet WP:NAUTHOR? I don't think so. Mztourist (talk) 04:11, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• The thing about this page is that it's meant to be a discussion to which we contribute with the goal of figuring out how notable a topic is. Publishing a book of which note was taken, having pages on the Russian and French Wikipedias, and getting so many hits in searches in books and articles about espionage in the World War II era, are all indications that he is probably notable. With Blun, even a simple google search gets some interesting hits, like this CIA.gov file: [2]/html/v13i3a05p_0001.htm].IceFishing (talk) 11:23, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That CIA book was already there as a ref when I put this up for AFD. The relevant criteria for WP:GNG is significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. I would argue that all the coverage is just trivial passing mentions.Mztourist (talk) 15:52, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Would appear to meet WP:GNG. Clearly a very senior foreign correspondent in Berlin at the time and later a resistance leader. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:55, 12 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Besides his interwar career as a journalist, he later became the leader of a resistance group and was among the few people to survive the third reich's purge of the 'red orchestra' - perhaps the largest and most notable clandestine network working against the nazi regime. Definitely noteworthy enough in my book, though this page does definitely need an overhaul. More sources could definitely flesh this article out. Goodposts (talk) 18:04, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I've added some changes to the article - found references to him in the archives of the newspaper for which he worked, as well as by Russian publications detailing Soviet spy activities during WW2. He appears to have continued being a renowned author at least up until the mid 50s, and his spy career extends to serving many different countries. Only one source found on the date of death, though, and it pegs him as dying at the age of 106 - not very likely, though plausible for a Swiss/French resident. Goodposts (talk) 23:07, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep -- As leader of a resistance group he is likely to be notable. The article needs expansion to show what he actually did: the content is rather thin at present. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:02, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - there are enough sources that he passes GNG. An interesting life. —Мандичка^YO 😜 14:55, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep the sources in the current version of the article combined with those in other language wikis show that they meet WP:GNG. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:34, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• keep - there are many sources that prove the article is notable, so Mr. Blun is worthy of an article. Analog Horror, (Communicate) 01:19, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per WP:HEY; the article has been improved tremendously since nomination. Well done. -- Toughpigs (talk) 01:38, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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