Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walter Palmer (hunter)


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The result was procedural close as wrong forum. This is a redirect and not an article thus the deletion discussion should take place at WP:RFD not WP:AFD. Just Chilling (talk) 03:42, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Walter Palmer (hunter)

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Walter Palmer, the US businessman in the news for shooting a lion in Africa, does not meet the criteria for notability. Wikipedia guidelines state :"Wikipedia articles cover notable topics—those that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time." (My emphasis).

This is a news item, that will be forgotten shortly. Are we going to decree notability on every person who does something that others on social media doesn't like, or who falls foul of the celebrity activists such as Ricky Gervais. The “Not News” rules should also apply here.

This person is only known for this one event, which according to policy is not enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIO1E

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TOOSOON could also apply, as he is unlikely to gain notably in the future.

Walter Palmer is already listed on the disambiguation page for that name, with a mention of the event and a link to the lion. This should be sufficient coverage of the person.  It is silly to have an article in his name, with a redirect to the lion he shot.

Nor should he be listed as a “big-game hunter”, on any article. He's not a BGH, he's a dentist who when hunting. (I go fishing but that doesn't make me a fisherman.) Dmol (talk) 02:48, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: This is a redirect, not an article, so it should be listed at Redirects for discussion instead. StAnselm (talk) 03:27, 1 August 2015 (UTC)


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