Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Bruggink


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:30, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Michael Bruggink

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Questionable notablity. Mentions in the media related to a single event, hunting for Osama bin Laden in the weeks prior to his death. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 19:44, 28 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Kthapelo (talk) 01:04, 2 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete zero notability from what I can see, lots of people failed to find OBL none of them are notable either.MilborneOne (talk) 21:54, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep While it's true that the article focuses on his hunt of Osam bin Laden this is not a clear reason for deletion. The guidelines state that it "may be unclear whether an article should be written about the individual" (emphasis added). Meanwhile the General Notability Guideline only states that the article must have "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" for it to have notability. There are ample resources showing significant coverage in reliable sources, including articles by both the Huffington Post, and LA Weekly.Kthapelo (talk) 02:15, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * "Wikipedia is not news, or an indiscriminate collection of information. Being in the news does not in itself mean that someone should be the subject of a Wikipedia article. If reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having an article on them." WP:BLP1E -- Avanu (talk) 04:55, 2 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. --Threeafterthree (talk) 03:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable for anything. Not sure why he even got any coverage. I guess the news will cover almost anything.--Bbb23 (talk) 07:27, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * keep He is featured in a few media pieces; anyone reading one should be able to consult wikipedia to find more info. Further, he is an example of a particular phenomenon, i.e. individuals hunting bin Laden, which ought to be represented in wikipedia. Gzuckier (talk) 02:52, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable for anything and delete the cat:bin laden hunters if Gzuckier ever creates it. Off2riorob (talk) 13:40, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bbb23, WP:NOTNEWS. I don't see how this person comes anywhere near to meeting WP:BLP and WP:GNG.  Passing references in three unreliable blogs, the only citations, comes nowhere to significant coverage. Bearian (talk) 21:46, 31 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - fails WP:BIO and WP:GNG. ukexpat (talk) 19:12, 2 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per the above. Now if he gets around to making a NYT Bestseller out of it and going on speaking tours like Aron Ralston, maybe, but as it is he is not notable. Somedaypilot (talk) 16:57, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
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