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The article has a request for citation that Richard A Gabriel has been on the History Channel. I looked for this page because I was just watching him on the History Channel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHojtFmkHQE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.157.214 (talk) 07:26, 21 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion[edit]

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance. Can you clarify why you believe the subject isn't sufficiently notable please? --PocklingtonDan (talk) 12:36, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see the speedy deletion has now been dropped. Its a bit harsh to process an article for deletion minutes after it has been created - *of course* its going to be a stub at that point. Give the damn thing a chance to be developed before deleting for goodness sake! - PocklingtonDan (talk) 12:42, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've left you some thoughts on your own talk page about this. Fiddle Faddle 12:51, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) I declined the speedy deletion, though issued a PROD to allow editors time to research the gentleman and add material and citations. You may wish to read WP:GNG to see the standard of verification of the required notability in order for an article to remain. Fiddle Faddle 12:43, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Responses To His Works[edit]

Honestly, I'm not sure why he's notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia page but since he's here, I think it's important to note that there are almost no reviews of his work and the ones I found noted that his work tends to be historical inaccurate and his use of historical sources is a bit problematic. The kindest take on his work seems to be that it's populist history with a clear bias in some cases. A more positive review praised his writing style as accessible. Since he's listed here as a historian/writer of historical fiction, the accuracy of his historical works matters, which is why I expanded the article. WooHead (talk) 20:39, 14 November 2021 (UTC) WooHead[reply]

Is this the same Historian that worked at the wonderful Liberal Arts Institution, St Anselm College[edit]

These are his credentials at the time… About the Author Richard A. Gabriel, professor of politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., served twenty-two years as an active intelligence officer, much of it spent at the Directorate of Foreign Intelligence in the Pentagon. A consultant to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, he is the author of numerous books on military subjects, including Operation Peace for Galilee and Crisis in Command (with Paul Savage). 2600:1000:B0CE:7063:DDFF:58BB:AC1D:2A33 (talk) 12:29, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]