Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder of Mary Quigley


 * 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   no consensus.  MBisanz  talk 04:14, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Murder of Mary Quigley

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I don't think this qualifies for speedy. While a murder is sad, I cant find anything notable or encyclopaedic about this article. Jenuk1985 |  Talk  21:54, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

This article just got started and it is not finished yet. Sure the pictures of the crime scene look trite, but we're still trying to get rights to better pictures. Why are the "Murder of Polly Klaas" and others "worthy" and this is not? This case has been ongoing for 30 years, it emphasizes DNA technology, and is currently heating up in the American Media. I see you are in the UK so why are you presuming to judge American news and modern history. This is not a physics article. It is a news and modern events article. Cloudswrest (talk) 22:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep I think this article is "notable" according to Wikipedia guidelines. Do a Google search on ( Mary Quigley "Santa Clara" ).  The "Santa Clara" is included to weed out the chaff.  There are 4000 hits, almost all relevant.  Here is a link showing collective newspaper clippings http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockit442/sets/72157602692844833/ .  On a related note, unless an article violates more serious guidelines, I think it's in poor taste to put a deletion banner on any article under 30 days old as it is sure to discourage contributers. Cloudswrest (talk) 23:30, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Needs work, but many news sources and seems notable.7triton7 (talk) 06:55, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. I'm not finding sufficient sources. I don't see the "many news sources" and searching Google news turns up details on two different women by this name. Looking at this, media coverage seems mostly localized. Many instances of the same stories reprinted in different outlets. Not sure if notability is there. Will check back to see if I've missed something and may change my vote. ₳dam   Zel  14:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Wikipedia-English services the whole Anglophone world, not just the United States of America. Wikipedia guidelines for notability are defined and universal, therefore the presence or lack there of is recognizable regardless of geographical location of the reader. Generally, the state of development of an article within Wikipedia will not increase notability except if Wikipedia is being used as a publicity platform, which is not the mission of Wikipedia. Poettobe (talk) 09:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.119.64.100 (talk)
 * Comment Wikipedia has multiple routes for reviewing an article nominated for deletion. The user that nominated this article for deletion recognized this article qualified for more than speedy deletion. Poettobe (talk) 10:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete This article is commemorative, not technical. Although tragic, the content indicates personal significance, not universal significance. Poettobe (talk) 10:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is a murder case, which was covered in the regional press, like many murders are. Although it is somewhat unusual due to the 31 year gap between the murder and the conviction, I don't think it reaches the level of notability necessary for its own article. –Megaboz (talk) 03:31, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


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