Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hassan Diab


 * 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. postdlf (talk) 05:45, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Hassan Diab

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This article fails WP:NOTNEWS and WP:CRIME; there's plenty of newspaper coverage of this guy, but not in a way that demonstrates notability -- he's not a WP:PERP, he's not a notable WP:PROF, etc. At best this is WP:BLP1E. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 13:36, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  —Nomoskedasticity (talk) 13:39, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —Nomoskedasticity (talk) 13:39, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Still sources that claims notability for this person. I say keep and wait for more consensus.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:35, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge with 1980 Paris synagogue bombing. The subject has received significant coverage in independent reliable sources, and the depth, duration, diversity, and geographic scope of that coverage is more than the "routine news coverage" outlined in WP:NOTNEWS. Given that the subject matter meets WP:GNG, WP:BLP1E is relevant only in determining whether to keep this as a biographical-type article or merge to the event. My preference is to keep it as is because the coverage focuses on the individual and there is coverage linking him to the 1981 Antwerp bombing (e.g., , ), however, I would be OK with either. Location (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Aside from the bombing allegation, Diab is notable for his extended (and still ongoing) extradition hearings, where Canadian constitutional law is argued. The article should be beefed up with discussion of the constitutional issues raised by his lawyer, of which there is plenty of coverage in the Canadian press.  I would do so, but as a past editor I am weary of dealing with the SPAs drawn to this article.  As to a merge with 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, that would be incorrect or at least premature, as he hasn't been found guilty of it.  Were he eventually extradited to France and found guilty, he would become even more notable as the person who set off the first bomb in the wave of attacks in the 1980s.  --CliffC (talk) 20:20, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - This is effectively an article about legal proceedings, not a biography, and the title needs to be changed to reflect this reality. No opinion as to inclusion-worthiness. Carrite (talk) 16:31, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
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