Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William L. “Corn Pop” Morris


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  06:07, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

William L. “Corn Pop” Morris

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WP:ONEEVENT. He has only received coverage in the context of Biden's speech and the articles are more about the speech than about him. Spicy (talk) 13:00, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Spicy (talk) 13:00, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Delaware-related deletion discussions. Spicy (talk) 13:00, 25 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Mr. Morris and his life and background have now been discussed hundreds of times in national and international television, print and radio reports spanning more than a year. Separate from Vice President Biden’s remarks about Mr. Morris, another acquaintance of Mr. Morris has publicly discussed Corn Pop and the Gang known as the Romans.  Former Delaware State NAACP Chairman Richard Smith knew Mr. Morris and has publicly discussed how Morris was the leader of the largest gang in Wilmington, Delaware.
 * Mr. Morris’ relevance and notoriety is no less significant than to another individual who is the subject of a Wikipedia article and only became known when his name was brought up in the 1988 Presidential campaign. That individual’s name is Willie Horton.  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Horton
 * There are many similar examples I will share. It would be inconsistent to delete this article and not those articles.  It would seem to be biased censorship.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Number9060862 (talk • contribs) 14:02, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect to Joe Biden presidential campaign. The article is all a report of what Mr. Biden alleged his interactions with Mr. Morris were.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:42, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I considered that as an alternative to deletion, but the subject is not mentioned on the 2020 campaign page (or any other page) and I'm not sure it would be WP:DUE to include. Spicy (talk) 16:02, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete seems to be a WP:BLP1E, with several news articles around the event in September 2019. No indication of lasting significance. Alternatively weak merge to Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. I think it would be undue there, but am not positive. Eddie891 Talk Work 00:25, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 22:20, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:NRV all we have so far is "who was reportedly the leader of a gang" but the only sourcing is based on Joe Biden's anecdotes about someone he allegedly knew far away and long ago. Joe Biden said this ... Joe Biden said that. Politicians are known for coming up with anecdotal tales to entertain an audience. The image should also be deleted from Commons, as the only source is "own work" with nothing to verify who this is and when it was taken. — Maile  (talk) 22:45, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The above comparison to the Willie Horton controversy during the presidential campaign of Michael Dukakis is flawed and not valid. Willie Horton was a convicted felon serving a life prison sentence for murder, assault, armed robbery, and rape. While Dukakas was Governor of Massachusetts, a weekend furlough program allowed Horton to escape.  Horton was eventually re-captured and is currently serving his  life sentence.
 * William L. “Corn Pop” Morris has been deceased for years, and was, at worst, the leader of a street gang. There is nothing in that article that gives the reader context on why his name even came up with Biden, nor does it say (or source) that Morris was convicted of a crime. I don't see how Biden's anecdote over having an argument with Morris - when he (Biden) was the pool's life guard - over his bathing cap and jumping up and down on a diving board, is in any way a comparison to a convicted murderer-rapist-armed robber. There is nothing in his article that makes him notable.  The alpha and omega of the entire story is just a footnote Biden told about his days as a swimming pool lifeguard.  Nothing else.— Maile  (talk) 21:46, 6 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete as WP:NOTNEWS / WP:ONEEVENT. We need to be sensitive around biographies. Archrogue (talk) 19:51, 6 September 2020 (UTC)


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