Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy

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. Arguments for retention seem to focus on the existence of other articles, and I should note that BLP1E is a policy, not a guideline. Fritzpoll (talk) 10:13, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy[edit]

BLP1E, notable only for manner of death. Prod contested by article creator with the statememnt that he "thought the person was notable," which is a bit of a given. I gave the article the benefit of the doubt, but no one (including the creator), has added to the article since it was deprodded. In this case, BLP1E is particularly obvious because every article about him is posthumously written and says "he was killed in an air raid." Additionally, his WP article is GHit #1 of only 530 results. MSJapan (talk) 17:30, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - as you say, the article has been given the chance to have WP:BIO established, but as it stands, this seems to have failed (he might have been a notable journalist before jis death). An alternative would be to redirect to an article about the raids or the killings of journalist in Sri Lanka (if such articles exist, of course). -Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 18:20, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 23:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep There are series of articles and even Cat for journalists and Media Workers killed during war.Here is a list of some those killed in Iraq. [1]I would not agree that is strictly [[WP:BLE1]which is a guideline rather than a rule.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 04:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Upon taking a look at the stated link, the list (which is in fact a template at the bottom of the page, and neither a list nor an article) has over half its entries redlinked. I think that would in fact support deletion, because none of the blue links are such because of the individual's death - they were notable for something else first. MSJapan (talk) 04:23, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Sorry if I was not able to clarify my point clearly.Firstly there articles for several journalists who here [2] here there is a category for journalists killed in the Iraq War .Journalists killed in War including those who otherwise were virtually unknown before there death. Further International journalist organisations note Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy as journalist[3].Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:51, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As a bio, fails notability criteria. His death isn't even notable because it was not a murder/assassination, meaning he wasn't targeted by the air strike. Wikipiedia is not a memorial. And WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a good rational for keeping the article either. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 19:41, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per User:Pharaoh of the Wizards Taprobanus (talk) 04:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - WP:NOTNEWS first and foremot, but also no a memorial. -- Whpq (talk) 14:51, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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