Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harold McQueen, Jr.

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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The result was Keep, nomination withdrawn by nominator with all commentors also advocating that it be kept. Procedural close. (Non-admin close). -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 21:18, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Harold McQueen, Jr.

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Page does not meet notability guidelines for biographies, as he is only notable for a crime and an execution (Wikipedia is not a newspaper) StaticElectric 16:32, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

  • This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 16:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep establishes notability for the fact he was the first person to be executed in that state since the death penalty was reinstated. Lugnuts 18:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep In addition to being the first person to be executed in Kentucky since the early 1960s, the law was changed shortly after his death, allowing persons to choose between electrocution or lethal injection. Although there are still a few nutjobs who opt for the electric chair when they have a choice, he was charged with murder... and with 1,100 volts. Article does well in listing Ms. O'Hearn, the convenience store clerk whom he shot to death 16 years previously. Mandsford 18:33, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per nom, who admits that he is notable. Article could do with some sources, but a Google news search shows that they're out there. faithless (speak) 20:23, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I withdraw my objections. StaticElectric 20:41, 18 September 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.