Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russell Bentley

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The result was Speedy keep. WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure)‎ GRuban (talk) 13:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Russell Bentley[edit]

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This individual is of little notability. Barely covered in any media. He only recently resurfaced due to being missing. Definitely does not deserve his own article. BeŻet (talk) 10:02, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military, Russia, and Texas. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:10, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, given more than 3 independent sources, all national newspapers or news sources, over a period of time (2015 to 2022), having him as the primary (or one of the primary) subjects of the articles; reaches WP:NBASIC. Klbrain (talk) 12:24, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Definitely notable, I found his name in Russian press and started googling. Lots of coverage. Tiphareth (talk) 16:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, per above. Providing one more additional link btw. [1] PoisonHK _{Sapiens dominabitur astris} 10:12, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, people have short memories but Bentley received a lot of coverage in 2014 when he first went to fight with the separatists. He was interviewed at the time by Vice and Newsweek. He has not only just become of interest due to reports of his alleged disappearance. --Katangais (talk) 16:40, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, He is now reported mudered. I looked up this article when I saw a report of his death PeterNimmo (talk) 16:00, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, He has been a subject of interest many times since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014. 2600:1007:B037:10F5:1556:E6F3:9C9A:6781 (talk) 19:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, per Klbrain and Katangais. Multiple, independent reliable sources over a period of time should demonstrate notability. ⁂CountHacker (talk) 20:35, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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