Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Regan Russell


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The result was keep. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:18, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Regan Russell

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The subject fails GNG. Fails NBIO because there is no depth of coverage in the citations about the subject (the person); all of the citations are about an accidental death and Wikipedia is not a memorial site. Fails NEVENT because of RECENTISM and has no lasting coverage, all the citations are dated from a 13-day period, and Wikipedia is not a newspaper. Normal Op (talk) 19:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Normal Op (talk) 19:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. Normal Op (talk) 19:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Normal Op (talk) 19:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep, but rename to Death of Regan Russell. The incident is notable as it has been covered on the national and international stage. While it may be early to assess continued significance, events across the globe (Time of India reporting on event in Mumbai, India) have been named after Russel.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 07:21, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: That was a "brief mention" at the tail end of a press release, NOT news coverage, and not coverage about the subject person. It's churnalism, not journalism. If there was any news to be had in that article, it was about a food distribution drive. It wasn't even about animal rights, or activists, or Regan Russell. It's still WP:RECENTISM and it's no different than any of the other citations in the wiki article. Normal Op (talk) 08:43, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Her death and life are notable due to ongoing coverage. See CBC News from 15 hours ago .BrikDuk (talk) 10:58, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: You are mistaken that that is coverage "about Russell" or even "about Russell's death". That is a story about protesters, a slaughterhouse, and pigs. You need to clear up what is "significant coverage" per Notability. Normal Op (talk) 16:33, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment:The short article mentions Russell five times, including in the first paragraph.BrikDuk (talk) 17:06, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: Another article about the clash of protestors at the facility in response to Russell's death posted today. Article mentions Russell numerous times. This is one more example that shows ongoing, sustained coverage by multiple, reputable news sources. BrikDuk (talk) 22:05, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: More passing mentions. You really should clear up what is meant by "significant coverage" and "passing mention" as it relates to Wikipedia notability guidelines. Normal Op (talk) 22:43, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. I suspect (not that this is a particular good argument for AfD purposes) that Russell will be talked about for a while yet. Her death attracted significant international attention (and, as noted above, that content is still being generated). I think it makes sense to have a biographical article about her rather than just an article about her death because she was a significant figure in the Save movement already. RCI called her "prominent" and "one of the pioneers in Canada’s animal-rights movement", for example. Josh Milburn (talk) 06:11, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Her life and her death were widely discussed for an extended period of time, but how widely that discussion was published in 3rd party 'disinterested' media would need to be explored and documented. MaynardClark (talk) 17:39, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per above discussion. The article seems well sourced. Randy Kryn (talk) 20:04, 2 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep The event is notable not the person, rename it to Death of Regan Russell. - The9Man  ( Talk ) 12:07, 3 August 2020 (UTC)


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