Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard R. Lavigne


 * 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   keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 03:25, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Richard R. Lavigne

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I had come upon this article at WP:BLP/N and proposed its deletion per WP:ONEEVENT. The prod was later removed with the explanation "multiple crimes". As for the multiple crimes, it seems to resort to the priest having plead guilty to two counts (maybe even of the same crime) at the same trial. One half of the article describes his relation as a suspect in a cloudy murder case, where he was not even indicted, let alone tried before a court. —Admiral Norton (talk) 15:35, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete One eventer Arma virumque cano (talk) 16:12, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This user has since been blocked as a sockpuppet. - ALLST✰R ▼ echo wuz here @ 19:32, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This user's primarily contributions to Wikipedia have been to !vote (primarily delete) on dozens of AfDs approximately 1 minute apart from each other. See AN thread --ThaddeusB (talk) 19:11, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:00, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep he was a central figure in the scandal. DGG (talk) 01:58, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep--"one event" is a bit of an understatement here, it seems to me, since coverage starts at least in 1994 and is ongoing. The number of newspaper articles referenced in the article could easily be tripled. Drmies (talk) 05:25, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - I would like to have a ref for this though "was the only suspect named in the unsolved 1972 murder of 13-year-old Danny Croteau of Springfield, Massachusetts." Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 02:20, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Added a ref --- disturbing that this was without references as it makes it seem like a mere attack piece not a bio of a notable molester. Bigdaddy1981 (talk)


 * Weak delete - He's only notable for the molestation crimes (one event), and the coverage is weak. The murder should not even be mentioned in the article. لenna  vecia  14:08, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I disagree re the murder -- it is sourced now and clearly relevant. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2009 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.