Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Riley Williams

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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 00:06, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Riley Williams[edit]

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Another lucky participant in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol who was not notable until this moment in time. WP:BLP1E applies. ... discospinster _talk 22:20, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Lacks significant coverage establishing notability to surpass BLP1E and WP:CRIME. Reywas92^Talk 00:00, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete Tomaatje12 (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to the main article about the Storming of the Capital. Could be a name in a list of names of people who participated in the riot, not notable otherwise. Oaktree b (talk) 02:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:ONEEVENT and WP:TENYEARTEST.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 06:46, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is still WP:TOOSOON in light of WP:BLPCRIME but if she is proven to have attempted to sell a computer from Nancy Pelosi's office to Russian Intelligence, she may pass WP:GNG. Not sure if the boyfriend's claims are true or not. I think the article should be deleted for now or moved to a draft for now though.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 22:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Another non-notable person who attended the storming. JayJay^{What did I do?} 07:00, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, no significant coverage of her as a person. Geschichte (talk) 08:29, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per WP:BLP1E. Some Dude From North Carolina^{wanna talk?} 13:08, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to the article on the storming of the Capitol. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I am pinging everyone who commented, so far, to draw to their attention recent reporting on important details from Williams occupation of Nacy Pelosi's office. I thought at least some of you might appreciate a heads up on reporting that might trigger you to change your mind. If true it sure undermines her claims of being a patriot. Geo Swan (talk) 20:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Discospinster, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, MJL, Some Dude From North Carolina, Geschichte, Darryl Kerrigan, JayJay, Reywas92, Tomaatje12, and Oaktree b:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/2021/01/18/pelosi-laptop-riley-june-williams/
https://www.wgal.com/article/woman-wanted-by-fbi-capitol-riot-claim-she-stole-pelosi-laptop-arrested-riley-williams/35251405#
https://globalnews.ca/news/7585188/riley-june-williams-arrested-nancy-pelosi-laptop/
- Couldn't care less, this is still fleeting news about a person known for this one event: the events of Capitol storming and its aftermath are notable, not the individuals involved. I would certainly encourage expansion of the alleged crimes and their consequences at Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol#Notable arrests and charges or a spin-off but we should not have separate pages for biographies. Of course her claims of being a patriot are BS, but that doesn't warrant her getting her own article. Reywas92^Talk 20:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Relevant content merged and sourced added to Aftermath_of_the_2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol#January_18. Reywas92^Talk 20:40, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, but I don't think this is a surprise. I already mentioned it above. It seems like her former romantic partner accused her of this, but that allegation has not been confirmed, and is being investigated. She has been charged with the equivalent of trespass. I think the same WP:BLPCRIME considerations apply. If she is charged, convicted and/or receives enduring coverage about the laptop theft/attempted sale, she may be notable, but at this time I continue to think it is too soon.--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 20:30, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Still falls under WP:BLP1E so it doesn't matter. Some Dude From North Carolina^{wanna talk?} 21:17, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: See, I get that everyone's really eager to document the activities of these people, but we don't need articles with the life story of every individual who was involved. ... discospinster _talk 21:36, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Clearly falls under our guidelines against one event notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:50, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete - We can not have an article accusing someone of a crime without a guilty verdict as it goes against our WP:BLP policies. If ad I mean If it is proven that she attempted to sell a computer from Nancy Pelosi's office to Russian Intelligence then we have a new ballgame where WP:BLP1E wouldn't apply. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:10, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - she is more notable than others who stormed the capitol. She is the only one accused of stealing a computer and trying to sell it to the Russians. That sets her apart from all other rioters, and makes her far more notable. Banana Republic (talk) 06:02, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E. Seems exceedingly unlikely that she will have lasting notability, but if that happens the article can be recreated. GorillaWarfare (talk) 19:40, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:SUSTAINED. Agree with GorillaWarfare: there's no indication this person will receive any lasting significant coverage, but if they do, this article can be recreated then. Red Rock Canyon (talk) 20:35, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E. --GRuban (talk) 21:57, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
speedy merge/delete per WP:BLP1E plus what GorillaWarfare and Red Rock said. No further arguments needed, other than a speedy move on this one. 2601:18C:480:F40:B4C5:FFED:1B67:A5CF (talk) 14:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom Jenyire2 (talk) 18:56, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete but info on here should be saved - if officials go much further with the Russia allegations, or there's some unexpected connection to something else, it could justify her own article. Abeg92contribs 23:57, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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