On 4/8/07, Eugene van der Pijll eugene@vanderpijll.nl wrote:
Erik Moeller schreef:
I think if one wants to institute such a policy, a good test would be whether the person's notability is the result of a _continuing_ record of activities (which are verifiable), rather than a singular event.
I'm looking forward to see your vote at [[Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion/Lee Harvey Oswald]].
Then add a clause like "singular event of limited historical significance".
Are history books likely to write about the event in the future? Is it a particularly relevant case study?
Again, I'm fine with a clause that allows 15 minute celebrities to get their articles removed (or at least strongly consider their wishes in an AfD). For anyone whose actions leave an indelible record of continuing media coverage (or historical analysis) I'd have reservations.
As for Michael's suggestion that such things can sometimes be done without much fanfare by OTRS volunteers and the like, IMHO, this is what {{prod}} is for -- it can be used by anyone to get articles deleted without the usual AfD spectacle, and still leaves a track record for future review.