Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Hilder

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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 22:42, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stephen Hilder

Story did get a lot of coverage in UK, but probably non-notable. TigerShark 09:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom, although if there is a collection of parachuting accident victims, perhaps he can go there. BigHaz - Schreit mich an (Review me) 09:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. I don't know if it's worth merging anywhere. There is no source listed and the article gives the impression that it may have been a suicide more then an accident. 205.157.110.11 09:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete it got coverage but it was just a newsitem - unencyclopedaic Dlyons493 Talk 10:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - although there are sources available and it could be argued he passes WP:BIO as "achieving renown or notoriety for [his] involvement in newsworthy events", I think this will fail the 100-year test. Yomangani^talk 12:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep (but expand please). It think he he was notable enough. This accident was very notable, becuase it's one of a kind. There aren't very many cases of someones parachute risers being deliberately cut in a murder or suicide attempt. It did get a considerable amount of converage, and there were a few documentaries filmed about this story. The name Stephen Hilder is pretty well-known in the skydiving community. There are plenty of less-notable articles here on wikipedia. BennyD 20:55, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

It was a huge news story and definatly will be something people look back on in years to come especially as there was so much mystery surrounding what actually happened and what caused Stephens death or whom. There are many other articles on Wikpedia and some have not even been big news, therefore if this is deleted then I have a list of lesser events etc which I think should definatly be deleted too. Wikpedia should cover as much as it can so it has variety and can satisfy its readers and fufill there search needs and hence limit itself and the information which it provides.

To delete would be a mistake and it would be like censoring an historical event which happened, what will be next, who should decide what is worth mentioning and what is not ? Freedom of speech is another factor, it was a huge story and people in the future deserve to be able to find out more details regarding what exactly happened. Hence posting would be a good idea. I think in time this story will get bigger as has happened with various events in history for example the Jack the Ripper murders was nowhere near as big an event at the time as it is looked back on today. However I more then welcome people adding too and expanding the story. But it definatly needs to be kept in my opinion... Adam (starter of article) Adamhill1980@hotmail.com 06:57, 9 September 2006 (UTC)—

If you give this article another chance, it WILL be expanded. Like I said earlier, there are entire documentaries about the Stephen Hilder investigation. This is a VERY notable news story. It would definetely be a huge mistake to delete an article about one of the most mysterious and disturbing skydiving accidents in recent times. I definetely think this article deserves a chance to be expanded and become more encyclopedic. I changed my earlier vote to "strong keep" after thinking about it for a while. BennyD 18:02, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

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.