Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vehicular homicide

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The result was keep, withdrawn by nominator.

[edit] Vehicular homicide

Vehicular homicide (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This article has existed for more than eight months without becoming anything more than a dicdef. It is also a troll magnet, with its 'Famous People Convicted' section, which may violate WP:BLP, and the attempt to add a 'Famous People who were not Convicted' section, which definitely would violate WP:BLP. Donald Albury 16:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep - it's currently a stub. As a topic, I expect that there is roome for sourced expansion such as the severity with which this is treated within the legal systems of various countries etc. -- Whpq 17:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Plenty of possibility for expansion, and a notable topic since it's legally handled quite differently from, say, a stabbing. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:53, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• 'Keep. The topic is obviously notable. The Craig MacTavish and Ted Kennedy fascination of one individual shouldn't warrant its deletion. That fascination is systematic and prolonged (different IPs making identical edits over months apart): if anything that should be looked in to. ccwaters 18:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep — one of the most popular kinds of human killing. Sidik iz PTU 18:14, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete No reliable sources cited (the only "source" provided is a commercial website in the business of selling legal forms). Seems to be somewhat original research cobbling together different concepts. I can't speak for any jurisdiction that might have such a term in their criminal statutes, but I am certain that while the elements of the crime may vary from a stabbing, the legal principles and procedure will essentially be the same. As for a "popular" (?!?!?) kind of killing, what statistics or reliable source back up that claim? Agent 86 18:21, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Original research is not the same thing as {{unreferenced}}. --Dhartung | Talk 06:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
    • As for Sidik iz PTU's comment, surely it refers to:

The leading causes of death in 2000 were tobacco (435 000 deaths; 18.1% of total US deaths), poor diet and physical inactivity (400 000 deaths; 16.6%), and alcohol consumption (85 000 deaths; 3.5%). Other actual causes of death were microbial agents (75 000), toxic agents (55 000), motor vehicle crashes (43 000), incidents involving firearms (29 000), sexual behaviors (20 000), and illicit use of drugs (17 000).[1] (Adjust your black humor filter.) --Dhartung | Talk 06:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

*Delete This topic is as trivial as my driving record. Ted Kennedy 19:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.19.59.110 (talk • contribs).

• Keep per Whpq and Starblind. hateless 20:44, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per above _SUBWAYguy 20:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - While the topic could use some sourced expansion, being a "troll magnet" and "a stub for eight months" are not good reasons for deletion, in my books. Andy Saunders 21:11, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep mostly per Andy Saund. We don't delete articles because they need cleanup or improvement. I have added a paragraph for starters, and hope to improve it some more... this topic can certainly have a good article written about it. --W.marsh 00:16, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Uncle G and I have expanded the article considerably, still room for improvement, but people arguing for deletion should probably reconsider. --W.marsh 00:56, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. I haven't looked at the old version, but the current version looks great. --- RockMFR 05:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, fantastic expansion by Uncle G and W.marsh. --Dhartung | Talk 06:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
• As nominater I am withdrawing this nomination. -- Donald Albury 09:39, 5 January 2007 (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.