Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lana Stempien


 * 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 (both the redirect and article on his death). No one other then the editor who moved the article proposed to keep it. JForget 00:01, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Lana Stempien

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This purported biography contains very little actual biographical information, and a lot on information on her unfortunate death. In my opinion, this article fails WP:BIO in that the published coverage is about the disappearance, rather than Stempien herself.

As to whether the article could be moved to an event based article is another debate, but my feeling is that there is nothing particularly outstanding that would warrant an article on the disappearance. Kevin (talk) 03:57, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete or rename. Not a biography. If there are enough sources to satisfy WP:N/CA, then an event article would be appropriate. Lara  04:56, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename / delete - fails WP:BIO and WP:BLP1E. Might make a better article re. the event itself but definitely not worthy of a biography - A l is o n  ❤ 05:34, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is not a biography but an incident. Law type!  snype? 07:27, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E; certainly not worth a biography. I'd disagree with Alison's inclusion of the general WP:BIO rules, though; while the sources discuss the incident, not her, that's perfectly permissible - the "multiple, reliable sources" don't have to have Stempien as a primary target to be acceptable. Unless there's something I'm missing? Ironholds (talk) 10:02, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * If the sources are solely on the event and none are about the person, then the person remains non-notable while the event becomes worthy of an article. Thus, the article should become an event article rather than pose as a biography. Lara  13:04, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E and do not rename per WP:NOTNEWS. Rd232 talk 14:40, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E - also IMO (in line with Kevin's view) I feel there is not enough reason or sourcing here for an article at this stage.-- VirtualSteve need admin support? 05:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

The article has been moved to Death of Lana Stempien -- Cycl o pia -  talk  14:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - I have moved the article to comply with BLP1E. Coverage of the event by RS spans several years. -- Cycl o pia -  talk  14:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Reading this article, I couldn't help but think it would make a great news story for a tabloid news show but not an encyclopedia. Lo and behold, Dateline NBC is the main source. It fails BLP1E and NOT NEWS. AniMate   draw  20:32, 3 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.