Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Tappin


 * 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. No solid arguments have been given as to why the subject might pass WP:BLP1E, but there is a consensus that an article on the event would pass WP:EVENT. This article should therefore be kept and renamed to be about the event, rather than the person. Discussion about possible names for the article can continue on its talk page. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 11:45, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Christopher Tappin

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The aforementioned article needs to be deleted or moved because it violates all these issues WP:NOT, WP:BLP1E, WP:WI1E and WP:EVENT. I recognize Tappin has just been in the news but that, according to Wikipedia's own policies, does not make him worthy of an encyclopedic entry. In a nutshell he was a bent businessman who tried to sell batteries to the Iranians. Which incidentally never happened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.181.165.5 (talk • contribs)


 * Comment In the great scheme of things, I don't know why there is a need to keep this article when so many other "news" stories are regularly deleted per se. Please could an admin delete or redirect it article because it violates numerous Wikipedia guidelines about one-off news events which are not notable in the great scheme of things (irrespective of the number of contemporaneous references available). (Maybe its title could become a redirect to the article on Arms trafficking or extradition treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom). I sincerely don't think future generations are going to thank us for keeping this story? Permit me, but using the same logic shown by the editor who removed my initial deletion request on the grounds that there were enough sources to make it WP:N, then that should mean when any celebrity who does anything "scandalous" and get reams of column inches given to it, that would allow the incident/event to have its own article. Where would the mediocrity end? In Tappin's case, the story was a media moment about a crooked businessman who bemoaned the fact he was not immune to extradition to the United States from the UK. But extraditions happen every day that never make the news - this case is no exception. There does not seem to be any case why Tappin should be any different! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.181.165.5 (talk • contribs)


 * Keep or Rename into the specific historical event about him allegedly trying to illegally obtain and export special batteries. The event is notable enough, if not the person.  I wouldn't delete or merge into broader articles.  --DHeyward (talk) 11:39, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete BLP1E -- No  unique  names  17:32, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * What about the suggestion of moving the article to be about the event, which does appear to be notable? Silver  seren C 03:35, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename - The event itself is noteworthy, as demonstrated by the amount of coverage it received, but the individual falls under BLP1E. Not sure there is an obvious name, although the words "Iranian missle" (or "arms") will probably be in there, and perhaps even his name, ironically enough.  Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  Join WER 13:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep and/or Rename into the specific historical event about him. Definitly notable.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep -- Extradition to USA for offences not actually committed on US soil is the subject of significant controversy in UK. The victims of this process are therefore notable.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep and/or Rename - Previous editors have expressed the same opinion I have on this matter. Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 09:48, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Controversial case heavily covered in the British media. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:03, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
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