Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abaidullah

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 of the debate was Keep - Richardcavell 01:05, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Abaidullah

Not notable, does not meet WP:Bio MilesToGo 00:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep - As a victim of the Bagram torture and prisoner abuse Abaidullah fulfills a WP:BIO criteria -- namely "Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events". -- Geo Swan 02:19, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Geo Swan. -- Captain Disdain 02:25, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: I have no opinion on whether the article in fact satisfies WP:BIO, though I suspect, per Geo Swan, it does. However, I would like to direct all concerned to the userpage of the editor who nominated this article, with the editorial comment nn terrorist, and to WP:POINT, and then ask them to think quietly for a moment. Hornplease 06:15, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Wow. I didn't spot that. Yeah, uh, I don't think we're exactly in NPOV country here, now. -- Captain Disdain 23:52, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, Wikipedia is neither a soapbox nor Wikinews. Stifle (talk) 23:01, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Seems encyclopedic enough to me. Better than a Simpsons episode. Keeping it doesn't hurt anyone, and may even help his cause. ··gracefool |☺ 07:58, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

  Comment The "may even help his cause" comment is not relevant to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a site for advocacy. GRBerry 14:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep As with many other detainees, a notable individual from a significant and ongoing political event. The article is well sourced, no reason to delete. Comments by User:Hornplease are duly noted. --Cactus.man ✍ 11:18, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, article is not a "soapbox", it is simply a telling of facts known about the person. We have many American prisoners, whether they be arsonists, rapists and burglars with their own article, why would this be different? Sherurcij ^{(talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject)} 18:12, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete No news articles cited, nothing but the transcripts and official records. This is evidence that the individual did not achieve renown or notoriety, even though the events they were involved in are newsworthy. Contrast Shaker Aamer, another detainee that had been mentioned in two news articles by two clearly significant news organizations, the BBC and the New York Times. GRBerry 14:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep - Notable enough according to WP:BIO JoJan 16:55, 12 June 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.