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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 02:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine Woods[edit]

Murder victim lacking notability. I find nothing to indicate that the crime was particularly unusual or otherwise noteworthy. [1] Prod removed by author. —dustmite 01:10, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete - NN. after reading the articles provided as sources, I see nothing to distinguish this from the thousands of other people who are murdered every year. My Alt Account 01:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete; the only sources are local-interest news stories, blogs, and an America's Most Wanted "Web Exclusive", meaning they didn't air it. Non-notable. Melchoir 01:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. All murder victims are notable. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 01:50, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: While I think that all victims of murder deserve a certain amount of attention and respect, to say that they all have encyclopedic notability is simply over the top. Wikipedia is not a memorial. Can you imagine the precedent that would set? —dustmite 02:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • TbT, I think your intentions are good, but, with respect, adding every single murder victim to this encyclopedia would be the very definition of cruft. And it is not practical. My Alt Account 02:13, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Being murdered does not confer notability in itself. This one doesn't seem particularly distinctive. Fan-1967 02:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per above. --דניאל ~ Danielrocks123 talk contribs Count 02:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. It's not really a distinctive murder, and frankly, listing every murder victim would flood Wikipedia. --Supermath 02:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Perhaps we should have a wikipedia page on every war casualty as well? Sorry. VegaDark 03:54, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment. Saying every murder victim is notable is no different from saying that every town is notable. Many towns have only stubs; even more, particularly in less developed countries, have no article at all. Recognizing that all murder victims are notable doesn't mean that Wikipedia will be flooded because the articles will only be created if someone takes the time to research and write the articles. All that accepting the notability of murder victims will mean is that if someone creates a verifiable, non-copyvio article about a murder victim, it will normally be kept. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 03:55, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Comment. Something like 11 people a week are killed in New York City alone [2]. They don't even all make the news. Being a murder victim is nowhere near unique nough to per se make someone notable.–♥ «Charles A. L.» 12:56, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Saying every murder victim is notable is no different from saying that every town is notable. — Wrong. Towns usually have census reports published for them. Towns often have history books written about them. The same is not true of murder victims. Wikipedia is not a memorial, and our WP:BIO criteria are part of ensuring that. Uncle G 14:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. What makes all murder victims any more notable than all AIDS sufferers or all robbery victims? Are all murderers notable? All police officers who arrest murderers? The only thing remarkable about this case is the salacious value furnished by her form of employment. Robert A.West (Talk) 06:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Wikipedia is not a memorial, nor is it a repository for miscellaneous stories that happen to make it to news networks. Murder may make for good television, but it doesn't often make for noteworthy articles. User:Robert A West makes a sound point about the sensationalist draw of the girl's occupation swinging attention to her murder. --S0uj1r0 07:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. No notability shown. --Nlu (talk) 09:37, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: "Cortez bloody fingerprint was found on the blood"... I'm not sure whether to laugh or shake my head in despair. All the problems of finding fingerprints "on the blood" notwithstanding, what kind of fingerprint would one imagine to find "on the blood" other than a bloody one? --S0uj1r0 10:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Completely non-notable.UberCryxic 19:21, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Not all murder victims are notable. -AED 07:19, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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