Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terry J. Powell


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The result was Delete. --MelanieN (talk) 17:40, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Terry J. Powell

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This article fails basic WP:NOTEBIO, in that there is nothing about this person of note other than he made a false claim and that making such a claim might be a crime. He has not been convicted of any crime. Wikipedia is not to be used as a "Stolen Valor" shaming site as there are already plenty out there. Legitimus (talk) 19:57, 14 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. I agree with the argument presented above. No criminal charges were brought, nor was he convicted. --Ventric (talk) 04:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:ONEEVENT Nick-D (talk) 04:52, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Nick-D (talk) 04:52, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is not an encyclopaedic topic. This is the sort of ephemeral news item that does not merit inclusion, far less a biographical article about somebody who we seem to know nothing else about. ONEEVENT is enough to see the back of this but beyond that it isn't even that much of an event, certainly not one that should have an article. For that reason I don't think it could be recast as an article about the incident just to avoid the problems with it as a biography. Incidents of boastful lying are not in themselves unusual or notable. I myself served in three world wars; Four of them posthumously. --DanielRigal (talk) 18:05, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete as a ONEEVENT biography that also fails WP:PERP. No trace of ongoing RS coverage for this person before or after the 2007 event. Impersonating a war hero is not that unusual a crime. • Gene93k (talk) 21:50, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
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