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Proposed deletion of Bernard Gallagher

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The article Bernard Gallagher ↗ has been proposed for deletion ↗  because of the following concern:
:'''Non-notable actor, fails WP:NACTOR ↗ and WP:GNG ↗'''

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:Actually he is quite notable, but no problem. I see the PROD has now been removed. <font color="DarkBlue">'''MidnightBlue'''</font> <font color="Blue">'''(Talk)'''</font> 15:01, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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:Changed as requested. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, <span style="color: DarkBlue;">'''MidnightBlue'''</span> <span style="color: Blue;">'''(Talk)'''</span> 16:39, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

::Thank you for updating your signature, and for correctly closing the <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> tag with <code><nowiki></span></nowiki></code>! (It's usually best to keep discussions on the page they start, so I moved your comment here.) —Anomalocaris (talk) 17:53, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion declined: :Jonathan Hall QC ↗

Hello MidnightBlueMan. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of :Jonathan Hall QC ↗, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion ↗. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 14:48, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
::@Whpq. Okay. Thanks for letting me know - I'll read up on the policy. In the meantime, how can the page be deleted? It now serves no useful purpose and is erroneous. It could be regarded as confusing. <span style="color: DarkBlue;">'''MidnightBlue'''</span> <span style="color: Blue;">'''(Talk)'''</span> 15:53, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
:::It is not at all clear that there is no useful purpose. Somebody coming across an older reference to Jonathan Hall may see him referred to as a QC as that was the postnominal prior to King Charles. Redirects are cheap ↗ so if it might be useful, it is better to keep it around than deleting it. If you really think it must be deleted, you can nominate it for deletion at Redirects for discussion ↗. -- Whpq (talk) 15:57, 2 January 2026 (UTC)