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Could you add some refs to Alexander Mitchell? Victuallers (talk) 11:03, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Alfred Lyall (traveller)

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A tag has been placed on Alfred Lyall (traveller) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Copyright problems with Alfred Lyall (traveller)

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Nomination of Alexander Mitchell (Scottish entrepreneur) for deletion

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Msnicki (talk) 14:03, 2 July 2015 (UTC)