Talk:Binky McKenzie

Death
"Was" refers to dead people. He either "is" or "is a former" unless a citation shows death.--Egghead06 (talk) 13:16, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Agreed. Wording changed to "is a former" Allrightnow1970 (talk) 15:33, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Parents
Any proof of nationality of parents is missing. Needs sourcing.--Egghead06 (talk) 15:03, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Reference 1 refers to his younger sister Candy, “of Guyanese parentage”. Allrightnow1970 (talk) 19:41, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Too much like a newspaper article
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a newspaper. I don't understand the point of this article or what the writer is hoping to accomplish. Binky McKenzie is not notable as a jazz musician, which is why I have removed this article from Wikiproject Jazz. Vmavanti (talk) 02:41, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

The subject is notable principally for his association with, and impact upon, other influential musicians the 1960’s and 70’s. During his brief career he was associated with and influenced Alexis Korner, John McLaughlin, Pete Brown and Andy Fraser (amongst others). Tragically the subject also became notable for a different reason in 1971 when he killed his parents and brother-in-law. The ensuing siege saw CS gas deployed for the first time by the police in the UK to effect an arrest. It subsequently led to guidance in police use of CS gas when dealing with armed and dangerous besieged individuals. Every effort was made to ensure the entry was neutral and factually based. References to historical media were included wherever possible. Positive contributions and suggested amendments are of course most welcome (for example those offered by Egghead06). In contract vague criticisms based upon individual opinions such as “too much like a newspaper article” are rather unhelpful. Allrightnow1970 (talk) 17:01, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Notability
Why is this subject notable? Vmavanti (talk) 20:56, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Please see comments above Allrightnow1970 (talk) 17:02, 17 January 2019 (UTC)