Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wasantha Abeywardena


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The result was   delete. sufficient consensus after relisting  DGG ( talk ) 20:21, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Wasantha Abeywardena

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WP:ONEEVENT - this person's only claim to fame is that he was killed in an air crash. Also fails notability guidelines under WP:MILPEOPLE as he was only a squadron leader. The crash itself might pass notability and warrant an article n which case this individual's biographical info could be included in that article.  obi2canibe talk contr 18:06, 14 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete if the article fails the aviation guideline for notable crashes (which I believe it does); military crashes have a higher standard than civilian. Fails MILPEOPLE. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:58, 15 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep the person in question as gain much attention in the local media,, , . Cossde (talk) 16:37, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment. Those are just routine announcements of a crash investigation and a line or two about the president paying last respects to the officer. Wikipedia is not a newspaper, and this event has no lasting impact. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:42, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Delete. Mid-ranking officer. No real notability. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:05, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Rcsprinter123    (articulate)  @ 21:40, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:GNG. Sources do not establish notability sufficiently. Becky Sayles (talk) 18:25, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
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