Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen T. Owens


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The result was   no consensus.  MBisanz  talk 00:00, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Stephen T. Owens

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The CV of a lawyer with some big cases. No sources, but even examining good sources there's nothing encyclopedic here as far as I can see. Contested prod by IP. Scott Mac (Doc) 13:20, 27 March 2009 (UTC) 
 *  Keep  Delete (per last comment) The guy's all over Google! He's certainly notable. The article does read like a CV though and needs to be cleaned up, possibly to a stub. He seems to be an extremely well known lawyer, and is certainly notable. Anti  venin  14:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Google counting, even when done properly is no substitute for an argument based on reason and sources. Why do you say he's notable, and what source are you using for evidence.--Scott Mac (Doc) 14:19, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, okay. I'll explain why he's notable. He's referenced in the LA Times, on a famous case. He worked on a case featured on PrimeTime Live which was also talked about in numerous journals. He received the John Minor Wisdom Award for Professionalism and Public Service and the President's Pro Bono Service Award. That's why I think he's notable. Of course, I might very well be wrong. Anti  venin  14:28, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Any case that hits the news, might feature a quote from a lawyer - if they profiled him, that'd be different. he worked on a case that was talked about? But was he talked about? The awards might make him notable - but then, are they particularly notable? I don't know that one.--Scott Mac (Doc) 14:30, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * After reviewing this further, I have my doubts too. Because the awards were given to him so far back, I can't find any valid references to the award, besides on profiles he's created himself. So as of now it fails WP:V. Anti  venin  14:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –  Juliancolton  | Talk 00:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete unable to find any third-party, reliable sources that discuss the topic in a non-trivial way. -Atmoz (talk) 01:02, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Very notable. He is an award winning trial lawyer with many articles written about him. He is referred to in many more articles. Esasus (talk) 22:33, 3 April 2009 (UTC)


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