Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kristin Smart

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The result was keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:25, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kristin Smart

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Delete - only notable for having disappeared, failed WP:BIO1E. Otto4711 (talk) 01:26, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There was one event, but there's been 13 years of coverage.[1] - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 02:05, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which implicates WP:NOT#NEWS. Otto4711 (talk) 02:22, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's mostly about stuff that doesn't receive ongoing national coverage. "While including information on recent developments is sometimes appropriate, breaking news should not be emphasized or otherwise treated differently from other information. Timely news subjects not suitable for Wikipedia may be suitable for our sister project Wikinews. See also: Wikipedia:News articles" This is still covered to this day, which makes NOTNEWS not apply, in my opinion. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 02:29, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and Rename: Disappearance of Kristin Smart. As it stands, it seems to violate WP:ONEEVENT, but national attention and legislation that took place as a result, seem to establish lasting notability for the event (not the person) Whitespider23 (talk) 05:00, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename Per Whitespider23. The disappearance resulted in legislation, bringing this case to greater notability than the average disappearance or murder. Edison (talk) 05:38, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Continuing coverage over more than a decade in addition to passage of legislation named for her all establish notability. BLP1E has no relevance here, as with others whose coverage in reliable and verifiable sources continues beyond an initial event. It's well past time that BLP1E is rewritten to reflect actual consensus at AfD and thereby eliminate needless nominations. Alansohn (talk) 22:45, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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