Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robin Long


 * 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. Closing per obvious consensus. —  Aitias  // discussion 18:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Robin Long

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Delete per WP:BLP1E Mayalld (talk) 13:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep-Being the first US soldier deported from Canada makes him pretty damn notable, and therefore worthy of inclusion. Any other issues can be fixed with cleanup. Umbralcorax (talk) 13:48, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment It makes him notable for a single event, and Wikipedia doesn't have articles about people notable for a single event. Mayalld (talk) 13:50, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply- Firstly, I dispute that the article is about just one event. Its actually an ongoing series of events. The starting with his desertion, then moving on to his subsequent trial and deportation. Secondly, the fact that this situation has never happened before lends it a uniqueness that overrides any concerns about WP:BLP1E. Umbralcorax (talk) 14:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep--More than "routine news coverage"(WP:NOT). This individual had a major role in a court case that had a significant policy change in Canada 1.--Jmundo (talk) 14:57, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment so add that to the article. if you can't be bothered to do that, why should wikipedia be bothered to keep the article? Misterdiscreet (talk) 15:27, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. The news coverage of this person seems to be reasonably persistent.  The fact that he continues to issue statements against the Iraq war from in prison tends to remove the one event concern; this is not a person who has shunned publicity for his cause. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep This is the usual misinterpretation of BLP1E, which says think about merging and redirecting, (to which article?) not deleting. This is a clearly notable first, and therefore has sufficient coverage. And of course, Wikipedia has thousands of articles about people notable for only one event.John Z (talk) 09:33, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment see WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. if the only way the nominator, in your opinion, can get this article deleted is to simultaneously nominate what is, by your own estimate, "thousands of articles", you're insane. Misterdiscreet (talk) 15:24, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, what I am saying is that this is not really what BLP1E is for, which again does not use the word "delete."  It is more for people who have just played a small, incidental part  in a big event (most often one with an article here). Not someone whose life is largely defined by a clearly notable event, which in turn is not (much) bigger than the person himself. Here because he was the first, the one whose case will set precedents. And because he was the first, and continues to issue statements and attract coverage, the "one event" claim is weak, as others point out above. As often, the other crap is here for a reason - that it is encyclopedic content allowed under our policies, or any sensible encyclopedia's. Gavrilo Princip is notable for only one event, but will not be deleted.John Z (talk) 20:09, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep a) not exactly clear what event to merge with and b) notability is clear per the Gavrilo Princip comparison. Orpheus (talk) 07:57, 25 December 2008 (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.