Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neil Rutherford


 * 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 ~ trialsanderrors 06:03, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Neil Rutherford


Deletion nomination Family tree/memorial article for encyclopedically non-notable Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (equivalent to rank of Major in the Army) with WP:V problems also. DC (this is the UK navy award, no the US army award) honouree from WWII (over 5,000 (first time + bar (i.e. second, third or more time)) awarded in WWII) and Korean War(can't find stats for this). Having trouble verifying career - no relevant non-wiki/wikimirror google hits apart from family tree site of article creator, User:Kittybrewster; although DSCs are confirmed via the London Gazette. Bwithh 21:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. He is notable for reasons not yet uploaded. - 21:36, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well okay, the article's been around since July though. Please provide further context now then Bwithh 21:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Done.


 * Delete. No assertions of notability that would meet the criteria of WP:BIO. No non-trivial coverage by reliable, third-party published sources as required by WP:VERIFY.  -- Satori Son 05:17, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Reference provided. Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy event. More noteworthy than Pokemon characters. - Kittybrewster 10:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I have rechecked the article and its sources, and my assessment stands. No verifiable evidence of renown or notoriety. And the "noteworthiness" of Pokemon characters does not seem relevant to this discussion. -- Satori Son 15:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Question Is the only notable thing about him the manner of his death? 69.140.173.15 20:35, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The dramatic "spree killer" scenario was only added by the article creator after the article (which has been around since July) was nominated for deletion. Such a large claim needs better referencing before we consider its claim of encyclopedic notability. At the moment, unable to verify this. Bwithh 20:52, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
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