Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koro Kepa

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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:28, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Koro Kepa

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Doesn't come anywhere close to satisfying WP:SOLDIER. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:30, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep WP:SOLDIER doesn't come anywhere close to being a policy. The nomination fails to consider the alternatives to deletion preferred by our actual editing policy such as merger into Māori Battalion. Warden (talk) 11:02, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. It is the de facto standard for soldiers. WP:NOTMEMORIAL is a policy. The guy wasn't even the last surviving Maori, just the last from a subgroup. What next, Joe Schmo, the last surviving Sicilian-American in the 101st? Clarityfiend (talk) 11:59, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Warden, you've been told before, many times, that WP:PRESERVE is part of the editing policy and is not part of deletion policy, and the status of WP:SOLDIER has been explained to you as well. Please stop ignoring the concerns people have with your keep !voting in discussions like this. Continued citing of WP:ALPHABETSOUP that is not relevant to deletion becomes disruptive after a certain point. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 17:22, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:30, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:30, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:30, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Fails not just WP:SOLDIER, but WP:NPERSON too, not to mention WP:NOTMEMORIAL. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 17:25, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Misses the "significant coverage" part of WP:GNG. Really, the only coverage I could find was that he had died, so WP:NOTMEMORIAL likely applies as well. EricSerge (talk) 17:41, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I checked the Stuff.co, New Zealand Herald and 3News websites, and the article used as a reference was the only mention of Mr Kepa I could find. Given that this is more a news story than a full obituary, I don't think that notability is established here. It's sad to see that only a handful of veterans who served with the 28th Maori Battalion remain alive. Nick-D (talk) 00:40, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
delete' - Below all criteria above - SimonLyall (talk) 01:09, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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