Talk:Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley

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Contested deletion[edit]

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... (your reason here) --Davidgoodheart (talk) 02:24, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This was one of the biggest cases in the history of Wisconsin, and is just as creditable as any other missing persons case, as it can be found all over the internet and on youtube. It also belongs on the List of people who disappeared mysteriously. It definitely should be kept.

Her disappearance may be a notable subject. The young lady, definitely not. If this was such big news where are the reliable sources? It certainly isn't one of the biggest cases in Wisconsin, considering a major organized crime raid took place in Wisconsin and one of the members of the Pabst family was kidnapped. Ever hear of a fella named Dahmer? Hyperbole will not help. If this case was so big, where are the citations to the Milwaukee or Madison papers? A truly big story would gave been covered in Minneapolis or Chicago. John from Idegon (talk) 02:49, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Moved[edit]

I have moved this page here in the assumption that this page is a biography about a person who disappeared. If you decide to move the page, please notify me beforehand on my talk page. --Non multa,sed Vicipaedia 00:21, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vami_IV, as this page has been moved previously, there is no way that was an uncontroversial move and should not have been done BOLDly. Please undo your move and start an RM. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 22:19, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@John from Idegon How might I do un-move this page? Do I just move it back? Honest to God, all I was doing was clearing a backlog and thought that a page about a girl who disappeared should be moved to her own page. I have no connection to this story. --Non multa,sed Vicipaedia 22:26, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, thought I saw that you had deleted a page so you could make the move and assumed you had page mover rights. I'll take it to RM. John from Idegon (talk) 23:40, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Errors in "Later developments" section[edit]

Please verify, but I believe there are several errors in the "Later developments" section.

The second sentence of the section's first paragraph states, "Although [Mel Williams's] goal was to record a band which was performing, the conversation between two men was unintentionally recorded as well," and cites Reference 18, "Old Tape Gives New Clues in Half-Century Old Death of Former Charleston Girl", an article by Nathanial West published in the Mattoon, IL, Journal Gazette & Times Courier on May 24, 2004 (an archived version of this article captured 3 January 2021 may be found here). However, the cited article makes no mention of Williams's intention to record a band and instead describes Williams as having intentionally recorded the primary speaker of the two men, Clyde "Tywee" Peterson, as part of Williams's informal interview of Peterson. The same article is cited again at the end of the first paragraph's final sentence, "Although authorities promised to investigate the lead, no further developments were ever made." While the article does state that authorities promised to investigate the lead, the article does not state that "no further developments were ever made." KAPet (talk) 02:54, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]