Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Keaton


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The result was   merge to Quincy Five.  MBisanz  talk 03:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

David Keaton

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Delete WP:BLP1E - sufficiently not notable that we don't know anything about him biographically date, place of birth, life history, subsequent life, except his intersection with the court cases in which he was involved. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 06:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Here's significant coverage, and not only is he notable, the play featuring him as a main character is too. That was 30 seconds worth of googling, other sources are certainly available. Jfire (talk) 07:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E. There are plenty of reliable sources covering David Keaton's involvement in the Quincy Five case, and as Jfire notes, there are also a documentary and a play covering his role in that incident.  However, I would consider the documentary and play to be part of the coverage of the Quincy Five case.  Following that reasoning, Keaton is notable only for one event; he seems to have kept a low profile otherwise.  Per BLP1E he should not be the subject of a biography that revolves around that one, negative event; information should instead be added to the Quincy Five article.  Baileypalblue (talk) 08:52, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, since when is exoneration from a false conviction considered to be a negative event? Since this is not a negative event, WP:BLP1E does not apply. However, the article has little chance of expansion (since doing so would focus on a negative event, the court case) I would not oppose a merge and redirect to List of exonerated death row inmates. - Mgm|(talk) 09:56, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Even though Keaton was eventually exonerated, a biography of him would have to include the original accusation, which is negative material. Remember, BLP exists to protect the privacy of individuals who do not deserve the harsh glare of public attention, like Keaton.  The Keaton article currently links to List of exonerated death row inmates so a redirect and merge of basic details seems reasonable.  Baileypalblue (talk) 10:41, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Presumably he sought no publicity, like the lacrosse players at Duke - also exonerated - for whom no end of sources can be found, but they are covered in, and their names redirected to, 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 17:54, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, the philosophy behind BLP1E is "cover the event, not the person"; coverage of notable events like the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case is necessary, but shouldn't form the basis for biographies, because a bio with nothing but that negative info gives an unbalanced pictures of the subjects' lives. The analogous article for Keaton is Quincy Five.  Baileypalblue (talk) 21:37, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Quincy Five sounds acceptable to me. But I'll point out that, contra the assertions of the nominator, we do in this case have biographical information beyond the court cases in which he was involved: place of birth, subsequent life, impact on popular culture. It's not a cut-and-dry BLP1E. Jfire (talk) 22:58, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * None added to the article and all in the context of the court cases, a book named "The Wrong Men", an anti-death penalty site, and The Exonerated. What about something not related to his cases. Presumably all the players in the court dramas have similar notabilities, so we can expect articles for the prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, appellate attorneys, reporters, whatever. Let's cover the event. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 02:13, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Quincy Five. THF (talk) 04:19, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


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