Deletion of Sadayoshi Tanabe (2nd nomination)

Comment: Really, there's no point in trying to apply the usual practices for AfD of researching what sources are available, and whether the subject might meet . The fact that this person was thought interesting enough to record an oral history in 1971, suggests that he might very well be notable - there might indeed be "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". The "delete" voters seem to be assuming that there will not be, and just keep posting AfDs until all the supercentenarians get deleted - regardless of whether they might actually be notable or not! So dismissive - exactly how is "A Survey of the Movements and Work on Fair Elections" "autobiographical" or "memoir"? Where is the evidence about the impact of his work - or lack of impact? It seems to me that there are a lot of assumptions here, tantamount to "because he was a supercentenarian, therefore he cannot be notable" - followed by, "even if he is notable, he still doesn't merit more than an entry in a list". I will note again that this AfD is one of SIXTEEN AfDs for supercentenarians POSTED ON THE SAME DAY - it is quite impossible to do adequate research on all of them (given that there are others every other day of the week too
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)