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The result was no consensus. WP:NPASR. (non-admin closure) sst✈^(discuss) 16:54, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sean McIlvenna[edit]

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Delete: non-notable paramilitary. No more entitled to an article than any of the hundreds of paramilitaries killed in The Troubles. Quis separabit? 02:53, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - seems to be quite well remembered, considering in addition to the marching band he gets an annual parade (in Glasgow no less). As usual features in multiple books on the history of the IRA. I don't think the right approach to take (especially when the subject is people killed in The Troubles) is to decide whether people are "entitled to an article." [1], [2], [3], [4] —Мандичка^YO 😜 04:54, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that Irish republican fifth columnists in Glasgow (who, ironically, are among the most staunchly opposed to Scottish nationalism and the SNP Party) choose to glorify him, mostly, I suspect, to irritate the authorities and pro-unionists in the West of Scotland, particularly Lanarkshire, does not make him remotely notable as notability is defined for Wikipedia editing purposes. And re your other point; yes, it is entirely appropriate "to decide whether people are "entitled to an article", as determining eligibility for an article is why AFD exists in the first place. Also, given that some 3600 people were killed in the last installment of The Troubles, we are not creating 3,600 articles, are we? That would be "selective condemnation" and Gerry Adams says that's wrong. Quis separabit? 15:30, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 15:11, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 15:11, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 15:11, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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