Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Frederick Windham


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The result was keep. Per WP:HEY and notability claims provided. (non-admin closure) Dps04 (talk) 17:48, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

William Frederick Windham

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The guy had a large inheritance, so his uncle tried to disposses him of it after he married a woman sometimes described as a "courtesan". The very little coverage that exists focuses more on his wife, and what exists seems mainly to exist because he was rich enough to get a professionally made portrait of him and his wife. If anything the coverage around his trial falls under the rubric of Wikipedia not being a newspaper. This might be the oldest invocation of that policy, but the coverage still all basically constitutes routine news coverage John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:53, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep. The case was described in The British Journal of Psychiatry as "a significant event in psychiatric history"... Also the subject of multiple works. Seems pretty clear-cut to me. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep per WP:HEY. Obviously notable thanks to Philafrenzy's additions. The nominator's characterization of news coverage of extraordinary events as "routine" is puzzling. — Toughpigs (talk) 15:51, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Was notable enough before Philafrenzy expanded it, but there can be no doubt now that it passes WP:GNG. Edwardx (talk) 09:46, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. It has improved considerably. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:15, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep current version demonstrates notability. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:50, 26 May 2020 (UTC)


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