Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hardy Jackson


 * 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. — Verrai 18:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Hardy Jackson
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The primary reasons I am proposing deletion is because Wikipedia is not a memorial, as well as the article failing to provide notability. Thousands of people died during Hurricane Katrina, and tenfold more were affected by the hurricane. Some might argue for his notability in that he briefly became an international news story on the personal affects. First, this isn't Wikinews, and second, his being on the news was being at the right place at the right time. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 18:30, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom.  NA SC AR Fan 24 (radio me!) 18:36, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Article recounts the experiences of a person during a prominent news event.  No reason for notability other than having been seen on television during this time period. -Jmh123 22:03, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The fact that his story was substantially covered in multiple places and the fact that, even recently, there've been follow up articles on him, makes him a cut above the average Katrina victim. I don't believe WP:NOT applies, as the man is not deceased, however I certainly don't feel we should have articles on every Katrina victim, either. And I think, in light of the subject matter, the nom should reconsider the phrase "right place at the right time".--Sethacus 22:07, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, Wikipedia is neither Wikinews nor a memorial. Stifle (talk) 20:34, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable. Should have been deleted after the first nom. --Strothra 20:41, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Sethacus.Lustead 16:26, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination.--Voxpuppet (talk • contribs) 07:31, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Very sad story, but subject does not meet the inclusion criteria of WP:BIO. Newsworthy is not always encyclopedic. — Satori Son 01:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


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