Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Barnard (executioner)


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The result was delete. Tone 19:07, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Chris Barnard (executioner)

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Of the existing sources, only one short article focuses on him, so WP:GNG isn't satisfied. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:53, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete - whilst the existence of a famous South African surgeon by the same name complicates things, I was unable to find any further supporting references in my WP:BEFORE and so, unless other references can be found, this fails WP:GNG and should be deleted. FOARP (talk) 09:22, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete not nearly adequate sourcing to show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 23:42, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment. Notability cannot be judged simply by looking at the sources cited in an article, which two of the three delete arguments here are based on. There are several sources that discuss the subject to some extent that are not currently cited in the article:, , , , "Final 52 Steps to Ending a Life", Pretoria News (accessible via PressReader - states Barnard was the longest-serving executioner, executed more than 1,500 people, and offered his services to neighbouring countries). Maybe not sufficient to satisfy WP:GNG, but if we had a guideline for notability of (legalized) killers, a tally of 1,500 would probably be seen as significant enough. --Michig (talk) 08:45, 26 August 2019 (UTC)


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