Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tara Grinstead


 * 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 of the debate was DELETE. I can't access Tara Grinstead's picture on the upload.wikimedia.org server, and I don't want to delete an image I haven't seen. Could another admin handle this? &mdash; J I P  | Talk 19:39, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Tara Grinstead
Does having gone missing make a person notable? Very sad but not really a criterion for inclusion. -- RHaworth 02:39, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak delete I agree with the nom. However, as the women in these stories get more and more media attention, they become notable because of that and the cultural significance than comes along with it.  88 google news results now (about 35 non-dupes, almost nothing outside Georgia)... this doesn't seem that notable yet.  This is not to say it isn't a tragic story.  --W.marsh 03:12, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment She made America's Most Wanted for whatever that's worth. More information about this 11th grade teacher and former beauty pageant contestant is here. -- FRS 03:15, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral . Keep.  Unfortunately, so many people go missing without explanation that it really isn't notable.  However, if she was featured on America's Most Wanted, she may be just borderline. —Cleared as filed. 09:14, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'm in Georgia, and, of course, the story is playing here.  There needs to be some stability before we start chalking up articles, and this is in the news.  Wikipedia is not a news wire, but rather an encyclopedia.  To some degree Tara Grinstead hasn't "happened" yet.  WikiNews should absolutely carry the story, but there has to be a whole story before one goes to write a summary and explanation in an encyclopedia.  Geogre 09:41, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Sad delete very sad but this is a (US) news story, how many people go missing around the world every day --Carlos Prats 11:19, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete sadly. If only unexplained disappearance of young women was notable... Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] :: AfD? 13:59, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Sad delete I'm sure the area newspapers and news stations will be glad to help publicize her disappearance. I agree that WikiNews should carry the story.  That should help more than an encyclopedia article.  My very best thoughts and wishes to this young lady and her family. Durova 14:45, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Appears verifiable to me. Trollderella 17:20, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Verifiable does not necessarily mean encycl. KillerChihuahua 18:06, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, verifiable, being nationally televised on America's Most Wanted makes her notable enough. HGB 20:44, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Sad Delete. I hope she's OK.  But if it was on Most Wanted, that makes it notable for while but not everything that is briefly notable is really encyclopedic.Herostratus 20:20, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a memorial. Same principle applies here. Dpbsmith (talk) 23:48, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. -Haon 02:44, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, unfortunately. Sorry Tara. RasputinAXP   T    C  19:01, 14 November 2005 (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.