Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Execution of Nathaniel Woods

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The result was no consensus. Editors do not agree whether this event falls under WP:NOTNEWS. Plausible arguments are made by both sides. (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 00:01, 9 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Execution of Nathaniel Woods[edit]

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Per WP:NOTNEWS, virtually all the national coverage is in early March 2020 (from 5 or 6 March, when he was executed, and from 13 March, when his sister confronted the governor), the other news articles are in local news outlets such as this or in advocacy groups. It's remarkably hard to find coverage before or surrounding the weeks of his execution that would indicate enduring significance and notability. While that may change in the future, Wikipedia cannot keep an article that may become notable at some unspecified time in the future. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:05, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - as per WP:NOTNEWS. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:35, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - it looks like there are still articles about this coming out. There's definitely coverage of it from after March. [1], and [2] and [3], and [4], and [5] are all from May or later. It was a significant and controversial event due to a man being executed when he didn't have anything to do with the murders. Wes sideman (talk) 16:07, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I think this is enough of an event to lift it above NOTNEWS. Drmies (talk) 16:09, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep For same reason as above. Inexpiable (talk) 19:11, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This was far from an average execution. Passes GNG.★Trekker (talk) 16:57, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 02:32, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:43, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Alabama-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:43, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - ongoing controversy. Bearian (talk) 00:40, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I don't see the continuing interest. Most of the links from Wes sideman simply say that the Walter Barton execution was the first one since the Nathaniel Woods execution (a longer-than-normal gap because of COVID). The one that isn't, [6], mentions that the protest led by Woods' sister had participants few in number. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:21, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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.