User talk:Dvsbmx

I'm very sorry, but I've had to delete the article you submitted about Shayne Cabino. It's very sad that he died, but what did the article say? Essentially: "Shayne was a nice guy. After high school, he joined the military. He was killed in Iraq. He is survived by his family. A small piece of a highway overpass is named in his memory and there's a 'Fun Run' to raise money for his high school."

And that's it.

There's nothing there to assert notability. I'm sure he was a great guy, but... no. We cannot have an article about every single person who died in the Iraq War. Please read Wikipedia is not a memorial. DS (talk) 14:53, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

The bridge that is named after Shayne is no small piece of highway overpass. It's a heavily traveled thoroughfare and is clearly marked with signs that read "Lance Corporal Shayne Cabino Bridge." Many people pass over the bridge daily which is located near a busy train station with access to Boston. Some of these people may read the sign and want to know something about the name on the sign. The picture of the from the article does not do the bridge justice. Furthermore, Wikipedia guidelines for notability read: "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times." and "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field." As noted in the article, Shayne was the recipient of various awards and honors including the Purple Heart.

Upon creating the article, I had no intentions of making a memorial. Material could be added about the bridge, its elaborate dedication ceremony, the massive undertaking to build it, and how it created easier access to the MBTA station. Dvsbmx (talk) 07:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey Dvsbmx. I completely understand where you're coming from; I have several friends from highschool that gave their lives for their country and are remembered with memorials and even a charity.  Unfortunately for the purposes of Wikipedia, locally notable isn't the same as Wikipedia notable and none of those gentlemen would meet the criteria for an article.  You mentioned the two general notability guidelines which do reasonably seem like they might fit, but unfortunately "awards and honors" means something more significant such as the Medal of Honor and "enduring historical record" would need to be shown by rather wide media coverage due to a significant contribution to his field.  In this case there are more specific guidelines that might be of some help which you can find at WikiProject_Military_history/Notability_guide.  This isn't to say that his sacrifice wasn't significant or worthy of remembering, simply that it doesn't fit the criteria for an encyclopedia article. Shell   babelfish 15:19, 8 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Dvsbmx, if I could add a bit of clarification here, generally what is considered a significant award by our standards does not include commonly given awards like the Purple Heart, NDSM, or the like. Typically the Bronze Star with Valor Device is probably the minimum. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  17:12, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

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