Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jessica Lunsford

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The result of the debate was keep. —Korath (Talk) 06:49, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jessica Lunsford

Not encyclopedic, Wikipedia is not a memorial. Look I'm sorry she was killed, but is Wikipedia a memorial or an encyclopedia? Other than dying what has this girl done to make herself encyclopedic? Many children are killed by predators, do they all deserve articles?  ALKIVAR™ 12:12, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Merge with John Couey. --SPUI (talk) 12:15, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - She was in the news, and everything there is verifiable if it is fact or not. There are no space considerations. Burgundavia 12:17, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
  • I've been in the news. A biography about me would be factual too, that doesnt make me necesarily worty of inclusion.  ALKIVAR™ 12:20, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • Why not? It is factual, and can be verified. Burgundavia 12:42, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge with John Couey. DO'Иeil 12:18, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete "It's always sad when people die, but Wikipedia is not the place to honour them. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must have a claim to fame besides being fondly remembered by their friends and relatives." (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not). Also, is John Couey that significant? Being murderer, burglar etc. isn't that unique.-Hapsiainen 12:19, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, WP is not a memorial service. Radiant_* 14:13, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, WP not a memorial service.
  • This vote was cast by IP User:66.149.81.66, which has only one edit in its history. -Hapsiainen 18:32, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
    • And as such is invalid. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 04:59, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Gotta vote keep. — she's just as notable as Elizabeth Smart, Samantha Runnion, and Carlie Brucia. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 18:22, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • If you'd like to keep those article, your vote is reasonable. If you are not certain, you should find other reasons than status quo. Status quo isn't a Wikipedia policy. -Hapsiainen 18:32, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
  • They haven't yet made a television movie or a foundation for her memorial. These were reasons to keep Samantha Runnion and Elizabeth Smart articles. -Hapsiainen 18:44, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
    • Not to mention Elizabeth Smart is still alive and may end up doing something notable down the road. Jessica Lunsford is dead and will not be doing anything else. If anything she has more in common with say Polly Klaas, but Polly has the benefit of having LAW made because of her case, hence her notability. This girl other than being a news headline for a few days/weeks/months will likely dissapear shortly after the trial is over.  ALKIVAR™ 20:40, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. If we have an article about her rapist and murderer, we should also have an article about her... Geneviève 22:29, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  For the record I was waiting for the results to this before listing him. I dont think he belongs either.  ALKIVAR™ 22:47, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. WP is not a memorial service, but her case was national news, and space is cheap. -- IlyaHaykinson 03:57, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Why did this VfD disappear and then reappear? Anyway, strong keep. Jessica Lunsford even made the news here in Finland. — JIP | Talk 06:34, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Mike H 06:35, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep I was the entry starter, and my intent was not for the article to be a memorial, but an entry encapsulating the facts of the case. It seems quite likely to me that some future legislation in Florida may take place based on this case, and a law very well may be written in her name. Even though she has died, I wouldn't be so fast to discount future ramifications of this case.Cwire4 07:32, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. disk not full — Davenbelle 08:41, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

Keep, but merge Couey with Jessica. Saopaulo1 08:56, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, Notable. Verifiable. -JCarriker 10:39, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but with reservations. Article needs cleanup and expansion. Megan1967 10:42, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Extreme keep. Wikipedia is the sum of all abductee knowledge. —RaD Man (talk) 18:06, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Based from this article, Jessica's murder underscores a problem with tracking sex offenders, and I expect that one or two new laws will come out from this sad case. Zscout370 19:34, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep or possibly merge. -Sean Curtin 02:17, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep This was an internationally known story. Definitely notable and verifiable. mpiff 23:16, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. It made the news even internationally; it's verifiable; it's likely it will trigger changes in the US legislation regarding known sex offenders; and, as someone said, the disk is not full yet, we do not need to save a few bytes. But by all means merge with the article on the perpetrator. Redux 18:12, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Noteworthy abduction and murder; 1000 mourners at her memorial service. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 18:44, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, emphatically. Everyking 04:11, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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