Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexis Murphy abduction


 * 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. There is also a consensus to move this to Murder of Alexis Murphy. (non-admin closure) Esquivalience t 01:35, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Alexis Murphy abduction

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This is not notable, as I have not heard of this before, and besides, the article is written poorly, in the style of a newspaper article, and no legitimate attempt has been made to fix it. This article's deletion has been long overdue. Libertarian12111971 (talk) 05:15, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, TNT, rename → Murder of Alexis Murphy. Even though they haven't found her body, she is presumed dead and a man was convicted of her death. This case received sufficient long-term coverage, in national sources, for it to meet GNG. —Мандичка YO 😜 06:01, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - the event is unfortunate, but there is no difference from similar crimes and nothing to suggest notability. Wikipedia is not news.--Rpclod (talk) 14:05, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete All local news sourcing from WVIR-TV and the AP wire; definite case of no notability outside the Charlottesville metro. Unfortunate story, but nothing outside of local coverage.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 15:07, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * There is non-AP coverage outside of local media − CBS News, ABC News/Good Morning America, International Business Times, ABC News, subject of Nancy Grace show on CNN, NY Daily News, NBC News, IBT followup, Huffington Post etc
 * Delete: Per Rpclod. Just another tragic event that happens far too often. CitiV (talk) 21:30, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: If this is kept it'll need a LOT of editing to bring it up to par with other crime articles. As far as notability goes, I can't say anything just yet. I live around the area where this happened and it was pretty big news while it happened, especially when Taylor tried to finger Jesse Matthew as the actual perpetrator of the crime. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've cleaned it up. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  07:44, 17 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep and rename to Murder of Alexis Murphy. I've dramatically cleaned up the article and in the process found quite a bit of sourcing for this. If it was all just local coverage I'd probably say that it should be deleted but this did gain national coverage from several major media outlets over a fairly long period of time. It's not the most solid keep but it's just enough to pass notability guidelines. I also hate to bring this site up since I don't personally see it as a RS, but this case was also reported on in the Daily Mail in the UK, so there's international coverage as well. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  07:57, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Since I did clean it up so thoroughly, I would recommend that this be revisited by anyone who voted delete. They might still hold the same opinion, but I know that a poorly written article will be more likely to be deleted than a well written one, regardless of the type/amount of sourcing. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:01, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I greatly appreciate you improving the article. However, for now, I will stand by my reasoning, as well as everyone's reasoning, for why this article will be deleted. This event is still just one of many tragic events that happen too often, and there is nothing I am seeing that distinguishes it from other cases. I am more open to keeping this article if people begin reconsidering, though. Libertarian12111971 (talk) 20:09, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * For me it was that it'd received national coverage from CNN, Nancy Grace, and the like. Most murder cases don't receive this at all, so that's why I'm leaning towards keep. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:03, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 09:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 09:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 09:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep per Tokyogirl's updates. It is a narrow thing, but I think the case for notability is there. No objection to the rename. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 14:23, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 09:32, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename. Per User:Tokyogirl79's improvements and reasons.Pincrete (talk) 19:44, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, rename, and work on the grammar. The grammar is bad, and it does need improvements. SilverSurfingSerpant (talk) 00:24, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Tons of sources, links to other articles. Anynobody(?) 18:50, 25 May 2015 (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.