Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lorne J. Acquin


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The result was   delete. although the article was moved to a name about the event, the event in and of itself does not pass the notability policy Coffee //  have a cup  //  ark  // 03:14, 26 October 2009 (UTC) 03:14, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Lorne J. Acquin

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Subject is known only for this crime, therefore fails WP:BLP1E Kevin (talk) 22:51, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: First, there are numerous articles about mass murderers on Wikipedia, so I don't see any reason why this one should be deleted. Second, the subject certainly adheres to Wikipedias notability guidelines, as it was covered in fair detail by several big news outlets over an extended span of time. See e.g. here,here, here, here and here Third, the largest mass murder in Connecticut history surely warrants its own article. So, if really necessary, instead of deleting it, it could as well be moved to a title less violating to WP:BLP1E. (Lord Gøn (talk) 00:44, 19 October 2009 (UTC))


 * Comment. I'm going to abstain for the moment. Despite the severity of the crime, there is very little about this in GBooks and the web coverage is relatively weak. Most of the coverage seems to fit WP:NOT. Still, the sheer number of murders makes this notable to me. Regarding the title, I agree with Lord Gøn. Sometimes naming it after the perpetrator works better than naming it after the crime anyway. Location (talk) 19:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This number of murders is notable, and the sources are adequate.    DGG ( talk ) 22:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Rename and rewrite to focus on the murders if they are notable enough (They seem to pass Notability (criminal acts), but I could be wrong). The article as it stands fails BLP1E. NW ( Talk ) 00:59, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * delete as BLP1E or, per NW, rename and refocus on the crime, not the person. ++Lar: t/c 04:11, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - per nom. Yet another BLP1E - A l is o n  ❤ 07:16, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete or userfy for an event article. The number of victims is not notable and is irrelevant to the notability of the murderer in consideration of BLP1E. If the event is notable, write an article on it. Lara  13:50, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Clearly a BLP1E - however article on this horrendous event may pass muster.-- VirtualSteve need admin support? 20:35, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete BLP1E. —  Jake   Wartenberg  03:47, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment As suggested by me and various others I've moved the page, so there should be no conflict with WP:BLP1E anymore. Though, to be honest, I find it quite idiotic to be forced to make up an unwieldy title for the article when naming it after the perpetrator would be a lot more concise. I mean, it works just fine for serial killers, doesn't it? (Lord Gøn (talk) 00:39, 25 October 2009 (UTC))
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