Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baron & Budd asbestos memo


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:11, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Baron & Budd asbestos memo

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This should be deleted. There may be some notable memos in history, but this isn't one of them. Rather, this is a vastly overblown WP:CFORK from the article on the law firm itself, which already discusses the memo more than is due. The article relies excessively on WP:PRIMARY sources, and innuendo that the absence of actions with respect to the memo proves its significance. However, a law firm preparing witnesses for deposition is unremarkable, so this is like having an entire article on a single foul in an non-notable basketball game. It is also concerning that a substantial contributor to this article was now-indefblocked User:Classyklowngrasper, who engaged in sockpuppetry to promote a documentary criticizing litigation over asbestos exposure. bd2412 T 18:21, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:40, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
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 * Delete - Simply does not have significant coverage in reliable sources to meet notability guidelines. Also troublesome that a user would dress this up as notable when it looks more like POV pushing. --CNMall41 (talk) 04:00, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, nothing about the memorandum is separate from the authors of it. Pandeist (talk) 04:23, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is a well sourced original essay about an otherwise non-notable document. Write a book or something, not an encyclopedic topic. Carrite (talk) 04:36, 6 September 2017 (UTC)


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