Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kent Bowers

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 keep. Notability is disputed, but the sense of the participants here is that the subject squeaks by the notability guideline. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 13:16, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kent Bowers[edit]

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Criminal who fails Wikipedia's notability guideline for criminals. Notability rests on one event and thus not suitable candidate for an article. Claritas § 16:58, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep As a criminal not particularly notable, however as the last person to be executed in their country just about tips it to keep for me. Would be handy if article could be expanded as to why he was last. yorkshiresky (talk) 19:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as aricle fails notability criteria for criminals. That he is the last person executed in their country does not change it. Notability is not temporary and if another person will be executed in this country, than he is not notable anymore, thus he is not notable. Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 19:45, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep (article creator). Not sure if it's worth commenting as the creator, but I would argue that the fact that he is the last person executed by Belize makes him notable for "something beyond the crime itself", which is #1 in WP:PERP. Although technically possible, it is highly unlikely that Belize will ever execute someone again, so Bowers will likely be the last. He is mentioned in numerous sources as the most recent person executed by Belize. If Belize were executing people frequently I would agree with Armbrust (above), but that doesn't seem to be the case nor does it seem likely to become the case. It's been 25 years with no executions there, and lately Belize has been beginning to make some moves towards abolishing capital punishment. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 12:53, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I agree with Good Ol’factory. Last execution in Belize should be notable--it's a once-in-twenty-five years event Vrivers (talk) 11:01, 15 September 2010 (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.