Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cpl Dustin Jerome Lee

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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 Delete. Davewild (talk) 20:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cpl Dustin Jerome Lee

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Contested prod. Memorial and dog adoption advocacy page with little assertion of notability. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:53, 17 November 2007 (UTC)


So how much time to you get before the watchdogs jump in? I had barley started the entry before it came up to be deleted- I thought Wikipedia entries where meant to be for works in progress and editable when new events came about or happened-thats why I started it. Maybe the story won't make national news maybe it will, but this is an event worth noting. I wanted this entry to be a work in progress so that I could finish it as the story developed.

A precedent of Military Working Dogs has already been set, but the Marine Corps so far is not cooperating. Military Working Dogs Right now there are 3 congressmen and and senators involved in this adoption and is still fresh so that it has not made national news yet. Once the story of Lex is over, I think it will be wikipedia worthy. I had to introduce the handler to introduce the K9- there will be more to come and if not then I personally will delete the entry. I respect wikipedia for what is and have no intention of turning it into a political platform or soapbox as suggested but to start an entry on the journey of this dog such as. If a TV show like Buffy the Vampire Slayer is wikipedia worthy then I think that the Journey of a canine that was nearly killed and the family of the dog's master wants to adopt it is. By God it may not be as important as FART LIGHTING- but hey what do I know? ...I think a canine that served his country and nearly died while doing so deserves an entry.

If the Marine Corps caves in (which they probably will) it may not set another precedent for MWD adoptions and set a standard. If it doesn't then feel free to delete the entry, but at least give it some time. I have a feeling the Marine Corps will won't it settled with the least edia involvement as possile but right now if they don't abide then it will be on the floor of the house in a couple of weeks and will be made public. Thanks- DevilDog_99

  • Strong delete WP is not a venue for obtaining publicity. WP is not a soap box. When the question of notability is settled in reliable sources, THEN re-add the article; until then, what's it doing here? --- tqbf 04:18, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom, good grief! RMHED (talk) 15:43, 19 November 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.