Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wayne C. Doty


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The result was no consensus. (non-admin closure) (t &#183; c)  buidhe  12:49, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Wayne C. Doty

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I nominated this article for deletion because it is a not notable person. pls complete the AFD process, thank you. 188.187.61.14 (talk) 03:47, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Nomination on behalf of IP. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 00:19, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Got a message from an IP's whose number is different than the person who asked me to complete this process:

Hi there

I got here after searching the name of a person who was the subject of a Netflix Special program. His name is Wayne Doty, and he’s a convicted double murderer awaiting execution on Florida’s death row. Not a nice individual.

I searched him up because I wanted to see if he’s still alive. I see that you’ve tagged his Wikipedia page for deletion because he’s not a notable person.

I disagree with this assertion. I think that anyone who has an hour-long Netflix special made about him is notable enough to have a Wikipedia entry. Not as notable as Stevie Wonder or Ghengis Khan, but surely a little bit notable. In addition, Doty is interesting to legal scholars because of his attempts to hasten his own execution and his rejection of legal counsel while doing so.

I respectfully submit that the deletion request for that Wikipedia page should be retracted.

Thanks Nik

--135.23.103.157 (talk) 09:08, 20 June 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, b<b style="color: White">uidh</b><b style="color: White">e</b> 03:57, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Uncited BLP that has no business in article space; it seems vaguely possible that he might be notable (committing one murder and then later committing a second murder gets you past BLP1E, but I am skeptical that it gets you past NOTNEWS) so delete or draftify are both ok with me. --JBL (talk) 15:03, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I’m the ‘Nik’ that asked for this deletion to be reconsidered. Just to clarify, I wouldn’t think that committing a murder (or two) would make someone ‘notable’, but a major network special broadcast and interest from legal scholars (presumed, since I have no proof of such interest in the form of published work) might get someone past the post. In any case I defer to the judgement of those who know Wikipedia rules better than I. I just hope I’m using this comment box correctly! 135.23.103.157 (talk) 05:14, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Nik here again, I’ve just figured out how to post as my registered self. I’ll do this going forward TraderNik (talk) 05:19, 22 June 2020 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amkgp  💬  03:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Leaning Delete Here is the guideline, the perp section #2 is what really matters imo. From what I saw, all of the coverage was either from the Netflix Documentary, or from the time of the 2nd murder, not much coverage "which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage" Trevey-On-Sea (talk) 09:53, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

<div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisted to allow discussion of added sources.
 * Keep meets WP:CRIMINAL 2. This case is not unusual, however it became part of the Hurst vs. Florida, and Doty is the first electric in the state. Also Netflix used in series (how many death rowers are there and he was only the 30th person they made a prog on) Added more refs to reflect coverageDavidstewartharvey (talk) 18:44, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - I fail to see how it meets WP:CRIMINAL. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 21:26, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 19:19, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - Per WP:GNG. Per WP:CRIMINAL 2. Also per sources.BabbaQ (talk) 11:32, 12 July 2020 (UTC)


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