Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darius McCollum

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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The result was keep, Nomination withdrawn. (Non admin closure). Qst (talk) 12:45, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Darius McCollum

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Prior speedy deletion overturned at deletion review as both privacy and notability issues remained controversial. This is a procedural nomination, my opinion is delete unless notability beyond curiosity value can be established keep per the efforts of Dhartung. ~ trialsanderrors 22:17, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete as per WP:BLP1E. Corvus cornix 23:06, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. I have expanded the article with numerous additional citations beyond the Harper's profile to show continued media attention as well as serious consideration of the legal and medical aspects of his case. He is the introductory example in a book about the autistic spectrum, the magazine profile was an award finalist, and a play about him was presented overseas. --Dhartung | Talk 09:32, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. The article has evolved sufficiently to justify retention. Marc Shepherd 14:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, and thanks to Dhartung for putting in the references showing the wider interest in McCollum. --Groggy Dice T | C 16:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Notability expands beyond the WP:BLP1E marker: he is used as an example in some cases when discussing the controversial issue of Asperger's syndrome/autism and crime. It is referenced and sourced properly, and it should not be deleted and seems to meet criteria adequately. --Solumeiras talk 18:38, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, notable, in spite of the fact that I corrected a BLP violation in the article after all of the above. No article states that he has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and several articles state that no court has accepted that diagnosis. Wiki should pay extra attention to conferring diagnoses in articles, and only the highest quality sources should be used to substantiate diagnoses. His Asperger's diagnosis is unconfirmed; we cannot state he has AS. See WP:MEDMOS. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:15, 9 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.