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The result was delete. Tony Fox (arf!) 19:02, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Louis Jones, Jr.[edit]

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The subject has no notability aside commiting a murder. Not to minimize the impact of a murder, but aside from that, the man was non-notable. There was nothing in this case that makes it pass WP:N/CA and I believe falls into the area of WP:ONEVENT. Niteshift36 (talk) 04:16, 23 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Delete per nom. Clearly fails WP:ONEVENT Whitespider23 (talk) 04:45, 23 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Weak keep - "most recent person executed by the US" is a kind of notability. Also, I have to say if I came to Wikipedia researching capital punishment or crime in the US military I would be strongly assisted by this page. It does need a great deal more citation, though. - DustFormsWords (talk) 04:51, 23 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Since notability isn't temporary, but being the "most recent" is, I'd say that's not really an indicator of notability. Please note, he was the most recent executed by the Federal government, not the most recent in the US. BTW, he wasn't charged with a crime by the military or tried by a military court, so he wouldn't necessarily be much help if you were researhing crime in the military.Niteshift36 (talk) 05:03, 23 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Delete for failing WP:ONEEVENT per nom. If being the "most recent person executed by the US federal government" is enough for notability, that would require deleting and changing the article if and when there is another execution of that type. At best, that's a line for List_of_most_recent_executions_by_jurisdiction#United_States and not much more. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:47, 23 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• query - was there an Ann Rule book, or at least an article, about this case? It sounds incredibly familiar. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:39, 25 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Delete. Summarizing current WP:N/CA guidelines on perpetrator articles: "Editors should consider creating articles on perpetrators if at least one of the following is true: They are notable for something beyond the crime itself; the victim is a renowned world figure; or the motivation for the crime or the execution of the crime is unusual." This article subject clearly falls outside these parameters. Tan | 39 22:17, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.