Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William J. Marks, Sr.


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. The Bushranger One ping only 07:14, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

William J. Marks, Sr.

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non notable individual whose only "claim to fame" is the tangential involvement in one event, a crime. Fails WP:BLP1E and WP:CRIME. -- The Red Pen of Doom  23:06, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:57, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:58, 23 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. This Google News search shows that the guilty plea was covered by several different major newspapers in the United States, including the New York Times, the Charlotte Observer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and the Miami Herald. This article, while brief, confirms his corporate posts and role as director of a bank. Eastmain (talk • contribs)  00:50, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * brief is a bit of an understatement for the non crime coverage. the content is merely a press release about filling a corporate role in a small business and is certainly not anything that shows significance or anything approaching notability outside of the crime. -- The Red Pen of Doom  04:13, 24 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —JmaJeremy  ✆  ✎  21:21, 29 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - The subject's only notability is a single crime plea, which falls squarely into WP:BLP1E. - SudoGhost 21:24, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete, as per above. All the news are copy-paste the same text. MaNeMeBasat (talk) 11:10, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
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