Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Wijewardhana

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 no consensus‎. Owen× ☎ 17:38, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Wijewardhana[edit]

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Subject's only claim to fame was that he was a police officer who was killed by a vigilante mob. WP:VICTIM states that "where there are no appropriate existing articles [that could incorporate the available encyclopedic material relating to that person],...the victim in question should be the subject of a Wikipedia article only if the victim...had a large role within a well-documented historic event".

The killing wasn't a historic event - there were many events involving police officers during the Sri Lankan Civil War, either as victims or perpetrators. There is no inherent notability in being a police superintendent or an amateur rugby union player.

Article also fails WP:BASIC as there isn't significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources. The only sources are in relation to the killing or memorials written by relatives or friends. No sources prior to subject's killing.

There are currently no articles that could incorporate the available encyclopedic material but it's possible an article could be created to cover the entire incident - the killing of the civilian by the police and subsequent mob killing of the subject. Obi2canibe (talk) 13:01, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Police and Sri Lanka. Obi2canibe (talk) 13:01, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:31, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The killing of Charles Wijewardhana gained much national coverage during and years after the incident [1], [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] with Wijewardhana been considered as one of the senior most police officers killed in the Sri Lankan Police service [8]. Given he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police which is the military equalant to a Major General or a General officer which has been considered to have sufficient coverage to qualify per WP:SOLDIER, the article meets the notablilty requirment. Cossde (talk) 13:45, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, @Cossde: - WP:SOLDIER is no longer applicable. It needs to comply with WP:ANYBIO. Dan arndt (talk) 04:48, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dan arndt, can you please tell why WP:SOLDIER is no longer applicable? Cossde (talk) 13:54, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cossde: - the notability guidance previously provided by the WP:SOLDIER essay has been deprecated as a result of this discussion. It is no longer considered by WikiProject Military history to be useful guidance on the notability of military people, and its use in deletion discussions is actively discouraged by the project. Deletion discussions regarding biographical articles should refer to WP:ANYBIO. Dan arndt (talk) 05:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per above. Victim of a notable murder that was widely covered in Sri Lanka. Batmanthe8th (talk) 19:06, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 14:26, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom hundreds of Police officers have died in the Sri Lankan Civil War.Fails WP:BASIC.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:53, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: and move to The death of Charles Wijewardhana (or similar) per NBIOs guidance on events and 1Es, the references in the article push this past GNG. // Timothy :: talk 07:22, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 10:53, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I just don't see notability for this person; one of many tragic deaths during the civil war, but a non-notable career otherwise. Oaktree b (talk) 20:07, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Oaktree b one of the tragic deaths in the conflict not notable.Tame Rhino (talk) 16:28, 29 January 2024 (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.