Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Burnett

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The result of the debate was keep. —Xezbeth 10:13, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Burnett

He died in the 9/11 attacks, but WP:NOT a memorial service, and he otherwise only marginally notable, as vp of a small company that has no WP entry. Most of his article is not about him, but about what happened before and during the attack. Radiant_>|< 11:17, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

• Weak keep: This name is not nearly as frequently mentioned as Beamer's is outside of a context that makes his identity clear, but the three or so airborne folks who left words, etc., are possibly going to need to be explained to future readers. Geogre 13:01, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. As per Geogre: Sure, WP:NOT a memorial, but this man stands out as memorable among all of the victims. jglc | t | c 13:23, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Wikipedia isn't a memorial, but this particular guy is notable, both for his words and for being a significant part of the attempt to take back the plane from the hijackers. --Scimitar 14:49, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. The people who fought the hijackers on UA 93 are notable. Sjakkalle (Check!) 15:04, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Mike H 15:37, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Weak keep. He is not nearly as notable as Todd Beamer, but his words and actions are significant. Perhaps merge with a related article? –DeweyQ 16:25, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Weak keep. Agree, he isn't very well known, but he's still an important figure as far as 9/11 goes. ral315 17:55, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. DS1953 17:59, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. NSR 20:26, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete or merge with a related article. Nothing memorable about him except the context. Kissl 15:17, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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