Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dennis regan


 * 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  Delete. Kevin (talk) 03:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Dennis regan

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This purported perpetrator of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire fails Notability (criminal acts). A Google News Archive search does not indicate that Regan is notable outside of the criminal act. Cunard (talk) 22:08, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability not established in current version of the article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 00:42, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge any unique information to Great Chicago Fire per WP:ONEVENT (article subject is notable for a single event only). If no unique information exists in the article, delete. - DustFormsWords (talk) 03:24, 2 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I will be discussing this article with the student who created it today. We will likely merge it into the GCF article. Please wait at least a day so I can use this as a tool to further teach my students how Wikipedia works. MrSilva (talk) 12:41, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * comment AfD discussions normally last at least seven days, so this one is not likely to be closed for a couple of days yet. Thryduulf (talk) 22:23, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Another option for preserving pages is to move them into your User space, which may be useful in an education environment. - DustFormsWords (talk) 00:10, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ( talk→  BWilkins   ←track ) 09:26, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 22:23, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 22:23, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Merge to main article on the fire. Northwestgnome (talk) 12:20, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. No sourcing, no significant evidence suggested, "believed by some" is not a sufficient basis for creating a Wikipedia article alleging criminal conduct, whether the supposed perp is living or dead. That said, WP:ONEEVENT would not appear to apply if the article were properly sourced, since the Chicago Fire is a highly significant event, and the subject's role is alleged to be consequential. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 14:55, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Great Chicago Fire if sources can be incorporated, otherwise Delete. Shsilver (talk) 19:17, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BIO1E, no objections to merging whatever content is found worthy to the main Fire article. Glass  Cobra  15:38, 14 October 2009 (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.