Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Shipp (soldier)
An entry in the DNB is normally, and in my view correctly, considered to be sufficient to establish notability. The selection process for the DNB was a lot more rigorous than for Wikipedia and although it is open to anyone to argue that the editors of that publication made a mistake the reasons for inclusion there are likely to satisfy . In this case, his fame was not so much for his military achievements ''per se'' but as author of a popular autobiography which went through three editions and retained a readership for most of the 19th century. That he may not be read today is irrelevant - WP works on the principle ''once notable, always notable''. For anyone coming across a reference to his book WP is a good place to find out who he was
— User:AJHingston, 12:45, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)