Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roger Peterson (pilot)


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The result was   keep. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  03:45, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Roger Peterson (pilot)

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A clear case of WP:ONEEVENT. He was the pilot who crashed and killed Buddy Holly. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC) Clarityfiend (talk) 23:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to The Day the Music Died. Pburka (talk) 23:58, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep A close read of WP:ONEEVENT illustrates that its application depends on what the "one event" was. Books about the the airplane crash have, for obvious reasons, inevitably mentioned the story of Peterson, and persons who want to know more about him consult Wikipedia for reliable information. Mandsford (talk) 00:26, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Not the sort of event that WP:ONEEVENT is supposed to cover. There's a minimal amount of biographical information available to would be out of place in any merge target. - Mgm|(talk) 11:05, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


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