Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jamal Albarghouti


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The result was keep. Sr13 (T|C) ER 19:48, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Jamal Albarghouti

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I don't see how having shot a video and being interviewed is an assertion of notability, even if the shot event itself has wide media coverage. Tizio 17:26, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge any pertinent information into the main Virginia Tech massacre article. He is not notable enough to have his own article. I don't get the obsession with making pages for all the people involved. -- Cy ru s      An dir on   18:09, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge per Cyrus. Recording gunshots is not notability, no matter how many cable channels run it because they have nothing else. --Dhartung | Talk 18:59, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, because -- while he was initially the anonymous cell phone guy -- he has subsequently used the grainy cellphone footage to ingratiate himself as a reporter and commentator on the issue. Witness the interview with Larry King and the live reporting for Wolf Blitzer, on CNN. Josephgrossberg 15:50, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I should comment first that I've seen the video, but haven't seen any of the CNN interviews, so I may be missing something. It seems however that they simply paraded this person (among numerous other eyewitnesses) onto TV in the subsequent days. I don't believe there was anything particular notable about his appearances, or that his experiences, observation, or video were particularly notable above anyone else's.  There are numerous instances where videos of historic events have gained notability, like with Zapruder film, but that is notable because it had a significant role of its own in the subsequent investigation, and shocked many who watched it.  This video hasn't had a significant role yet (I don't believe simply being a video OF a notable event is enough to be notable itself), and in any case that still does not explain HIS notability vs. his video's notability. Tejastheory 21:31, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


 * merge into VT shooting article. Chris 22:49, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, per recommendation by Josephgrossberg. -- Craigtalbert 06:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - the networks have dragged every student they can find in front of a camera. We don't need articles on them.  Before suggesting merge, please LOOK at Virginia Tech massacre.  That article is already large - there is no reason to merge this content into the main article.  -- BigDT  ( 416 ) 19:23, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete As others have said, the video was only played because it was pretty much the only thing anyone had. The video itself wasn't notable, like say the Zapruder film would be - it was simply a video from outside that really showed nothing at all.  Even if it were notable, the article would be about the film, not the person. Tejastheory 00:05, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, as explained by Josephgrossberg. DangerDoctor2 09:07, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Per Josephgrossberg Taprobanus 20:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
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