Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Lawton


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The result was keep. Ged UK  11:17, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Larry Lawton

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regardless of any possible notability, this is essentially an advertisement for Lawton and his crime prevention business. I know it's odd to say an article highlighting the subject's multiple convictions as a thief is promotional, but in this case it is, because those are his credentials.  DGG ( talk ) 00:08, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - Multiple in-depth sources across multiple decades; notable as one of the most notorious jewel thiefs in US history and as a prison reformer. Could use some trimming in the career section if seen as too much though. Jeremy112233 ( Lettuce-jibber-jabber? ) 15:33, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Uanfala (talk) 18:20, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Uanfala (talk) 18:20, 16 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep Article is PROMO; it is tagged and editors are free to edit it for tone, and to let out some of the hot air and violating of WP:UNDUE. However, there are so many RS profiles, interviews and feature stories about Lawton in major media on the page, sourced to  major media, that deletion is inappropriate.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:01, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - the subject is clearly notable. The issue of the promotional language is nothing that cannot be fixed.  Ya  sh  !   07:41, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


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