Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Burlingame

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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. Daniel.Bryant [ T ยท C ] 01:15, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Charles Burlingame

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Not notable; only refs are (1) an entry that documents every victim of 9/11 and (2) an unofficial Arlington National Cemetery site. Fails WP:BIO: article would never have been created had it not been for his manner of death. Fails Wikipedia is not a memorial. Delete. Dylan 18:20, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep he is qualifies as a "Person achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events, such as by being assassinated.", per WP:BIO. It's important to have an article on him, because he is also frequently cited in 9/11 conspiracy theories, with his involvement in Pentagon MASCAL exercises and other factors. Searching "Charles Burlingame" on Google [1] turns up 13,000+ results, so the sources are there to support this article. --Aude (talk) 18:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
    • See these threads [2] and [3] from the Loose Change forum as examples of what I mean. I've been working on 9/11 articles generally, in addition to my other topic areas, and can work on this article. And folks on the Loose Change forum do consult Wikipedia. --Aude (talk) 18:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep given Aude's edits since this AfD began. Notability issue has been fixed. --A. B. 21:34, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep as per Aude. Also, his case triggered reform of Arlington burial criteria. I've added this to the article with a congressional source Bwithh 22:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - its funny, someone told me that the article I created was being proposed for deletion, I asked myself "who the hell is charles burlingame?". But after looking at the history I remembered I created it because he is important in the story of 911, and an article featuring him makes this encyclopedia more complete. Its true that wikipedia is not a memorial, but the amount of sources produced after the propD shows that information about him is more than a memorial. Fresheneesz 01:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep as now properly cited. Thanks to Aude and Bwithh for research and sourcing. -- Satori Son 06:23, 22 November 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.