Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Damien French


 * 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 Speedy Delete. From Biographies of living persons;

"An important rule of thumb when writing biographical material about living persons is "do no harm". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid; it is not our job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives. Biographies of living persons (BLP) must be written conservatively, with regard for the subject's privacy."

This young man may wish to turn his life around and does not need this to be here. What he did was not earth shattering and ultimately not notable. This is more for a tabloid than what should be serious encyclopedia. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk)

Damien French

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This article was nominated for speedy deletion per A7, non-notability. The subject has received multiple outside coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject, in the two BBC articles linked. A quick glance at Google indicates that he has also been covered by ITV, Sky News, The Sun, The Mirror and the Manchester Evening News. On the other hand, there may be some BLP issues with this article, which would override any notability the subject might have. Because of this, I have decided to move this to AFD instead. Procedural listing, no opinion. A ecis Brievenbus 09:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Received a flurry of coverage for nothing terribly serious. Will fade from public view at a rapid pace. Notability is not temporary, and the media's interest in this person is. Precious Roy 10:04, 14 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - Just because it may have been a slow news day does not make an event like this notable. It may make it printable, but certainly not encyclopaedic. --WebHamster 10:18, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not news. --Moonriddengirl 12:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * SPEEDY Delete. A waste of space - not news --Fredrick day 12:30, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete A classic example of the idea that being in the news for 5 or 10 minutes does not make one a candidate for an encyclopedia biography. FCYTravis 13:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. The JPS talk to me  13:36, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, Wikipedia is not a news service. J Milburn 20:15, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete An unremarkable person indeed. --Malcolmxl5 22:40, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * VERY STRONG KEEP Wikipedians deserve some amusement. 81.132.208.211 12:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Whilst I'm not going to get in to wondering why animal cruelty is humourous, liking something, or finding it funny, is not a reason to keep it. We have Silly Things, anyway. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 21:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I find his story very disturbing myself. I hope that somehow his life can turn for the better. Steve Dufour 21:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * No matter how strongly you feel that this article should be kept, never ever change the !votes of others. Doing so is vandalism, and may result in you being blocked from Wikipedia. A  ecis Brievenbus 17:18, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Strongest KEEP vote possibleYou don't come across these types of incidents everyday, and given the connection between them I'd say this is more wikipedia-worthy than say this. Ironwants 12:16, 16 September 2007 (UTC) — Ironwants (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Actually, he *is* notable as he passes the required notability guidelines for people, specifically actors/actresses. This person really doesn't, I'm afraid. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 21:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Short-term news item. J Readings 12:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete The article tells us nothing about the person, just two petty crimes he commited. Non-notable. Steve Dufour 16:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable due to insignificant coverage to pass WP:N, nor would he be notable anyway, really, because of WP:NOT. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 21:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment as nom: because of the above comments and votes, I suggest closing this AFD as delete per WP:SNOW. A  ecis Brievenbus 21:29, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * DEFINITE KEEP a decent NPOV article about a news-worthy gentleman, and of the perfect length. IMO this article should remain in place as it is exactly what wikipedia should be about. Morevisit 17:14, 17 September 2007 (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.