Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Samuel McCroskey


 * 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 and redirect to Farmville murders. Consensus is clear (and supported by policy, i.e. WP:BLP1E) that the individual does not merit their own article. As such, the question is only merge or delete with merge being the option preferred by the policy in question. Since Farmville murders already contains the information of this article, the merge can be replaced by a redirect as a likely search term (which would have been the result of merging in the end). Regards  So Why  09:39, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Richard Samuel McCroskey

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WP:ONEEVENT, WP:NOT#NEWS, and WP:BLP: The subject is only notable for his involvement in a murder investigation. The event itself probably does not have sufficient coverage for a stand-alone article; it is a fleeting news event. Even if it does, the subject is charged, not convicted, and should have his privacy respected. Danger (talk) 07:11, 30 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong keep. Clearly notable. Klassikkomies (talk) 15:38, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note that number of Google hits is explicitly listed as a notability argument to avoid. This may be helpful to keep in mind for future AfDs. --Danger (talk) 23:48, 1 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong delete. This is exactly the kind of article that the WP:BLP1E and WP:NOT policies are designed to exclude. The only possible justification for an article would be if we had sources dating from before these murders establishing notability as a rapper and/or graphic designer, but I somehow doubt that any such sources will be forthcoming. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:39, 1 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Farmville murders as a WP:BLP1E. He has become 'notable' due to his connection with these murders (he's now been charged, not just arrested), but as a person only notable for one event, I'm not yet convinced he needs a separate article. Everything in this article can be covered as a subsection of the main article on the murders. Robofish (talk) 01:38, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I overlooked the main article on the Farmville murders before nominating. With this new information, I now support a merge of useful content. Danger (talk) 02:23, 3 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is as clear a case of WP:BLP1E as I have seen. Kevin (talk) 02:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete per WP:BLP1E. Ironholds (talk) 19:22, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge of course as there is a valid target. The two !voters above provided no reason to not merge as BLP1E specifically suggests having an article on the larger topic. Hobit (talk) 03:38, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Had the article that already exists about the event not had a substantial paragraph on this individual already, I would have suggested a merge. Kevin (talk) 04:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * redirects work too then, yes? No need to delete that I can see. Hobit (talk) 05:58, 6 November 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.