Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Morcombe

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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.

Result was Keep. — Caknuck 06:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Daniel Morcombe

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A news incident that probbaly belongs on Wikinews, and an apparent confusion between the public interest and that which merely interests the public. Guy (Help!) 09:23, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep Perfectly suitable article for the vicitim of a crime, Wikinews is for news stories, this is about the victim and the profile so its not the actual news story, just an article related to it.The Sunshine Man 16:31, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete There are millions of kids that go missing every year. This one doesn't seem particularly special. Novalis 16:45, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep If its referenced to media reports, its notable and verifiable. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 18:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep A very notable crime, especially in Queensland where it was a big front page news story for months. Could and should be better sourced however. -- Mattinbgn/ talk 22:14, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, for the reasons outlined by Mattinbgn. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Euryalus (talk • contribs) 22:33, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
  • Keep, media reporting covers four years. John Vandenberg 22:53, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per all those advocating same. The case has been reported on sporadically for a number of years, is always brought up when other kids go missing, spawned a charitable organisation and is generally well-known. Hard to be more notable than that. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 01:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

His family has developed a Foundation and put out a child safety DVD. [1] Capitalistroadster 01:52, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep, there were roughly a quadrillion news stories about this kid when he disappeared, and big (expensive) billboards all over Central station with his picture and a hotline number. I find it hard to believe that there's not plenty of sources available. Lankiveil 05:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC).
  • Keep As the person who wrote this after it was discussed at deletion review, I found sources relating to this. The fact a foundation has been set up in his name and that there has been substantial press coverage in Australia should probably assert notability. --SunStar Net talk 07:59, 5 May 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.