Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sébastien Briat


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The result was Delete  Although his death may have generated a focussed degree of fame, I  agree with the majority consensus that that does not generate encyclopedic notability. --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 22:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Sébastien Briat

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Very sad event but it isn't an encyclopedic subject. Had he been better known then my opinion would have been different but here.. circa 300 pertinent hits and article deleted from FR WP Bombastus 16:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC) article.
 * Comment His death is marked every year by French and German anti-nuclear activists. Does that make his death notable in itself? -- S iva1979 Talk to me 16:40, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * No. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, according to a quick search, he seems to be the first anti-nuclear activist who loosed his live during an dry cask storage transport. I will investigate further. --Oxymoron83 18:12, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I like a story with a funny ending as much as the next guy, but it's a news item. Wikipedia is not a memorial site. MarkBul 20:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Sorry he died, but notable only for bizarre death; insufficient notability for his own article. Watchingthevitalsigns 13:03, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, Sébastien Briat is a famous name in the french anti-nuclear movement. Moreover, the deletion of this article is not deleted in the french WP, some tough discussions are ongoing wether we should keep this article or not. --Ajor 23:43, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - falls into the realm of WP:BLP1E for me. -- Whpq 16:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * But he's dead! How can the article falls into the realm of Biography of living people? Ajor 21:43, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Oops! yo are right.  But he is still essentially just a news item.  -- Whpq 21:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep for now. Let's wait until the French decide.  JASpencer 11:30, 28 September 2007 (UTC)  Edit.  Here is the French debate.


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