Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aime Simard


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. The WP:COATRACK argument for deletion in the discussion does not carry much weight, because WP:COATRACK is an opinion essay. As such, ultimately, consensus relative to Wikipedia guidelines and the strengths of the arguments herein is for article retention. North America1000 04:27, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Aime Simard

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Biography of a person with no really strong claim of notability under Wikipedia's inclusion standards — the only substantive or properly sourced indication of notability here at all is dying in prison, which just makes him a WP:BIO1E. And notability is WP:NOTINHERITED, so having been the "secret gay lover" of another person with a Wikipedia article doesn't boost his notability at all. And of the three distinct sources here (one of which is reduplicated for no apparent reason) one of them is a Blogspot blog and one of them fails to actually name the media outlet from whence the citation came, just going "article title, retrieval date, the end" — so the whole thing is resting on one valid source, which isn't enough to claim WP:GNG (and even if that incomplete citation were repaired, two valid sources still wouldn't constitute a GNG pass.) Delete. Bearcat (talk) 00:59, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  05:43, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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 * keep Article started as a (group?) assignment in a criminology class. Thing is, these students appear to have done a valid job of finding a notable murder.  Here is the CBC on the impact of this murder, 2004 Headline: "Inmate's death raises alarm over prison violence" .  The murder received substantial coverage nationwide: .E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:27, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Article should be linked from Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents, which I have urged the student-authors to do.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:35, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * keep very notable murder, and attempt to cover up a notable murder by deletion Redhanker (talk) 18:11, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete article is being used as a coatrack for broader issues.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:09, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * keep E.M Gregory is right, valid job done. WP:GNG.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:56, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  18:49, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:09, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 12:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.